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Book IV – Astrologia Munda
Section III – Chapter III
in an high measure to all those regions, towns, cities, kingdoms and nations
under the dominion of Venus and Libra; those you are taught in the
second book. And so likewise judge of any other planet and sign in the same
nature.
[If the Revolution is nocturnal]
But if the Revolution is nocturnal, you are to have regard to the place and
strength of the Moon, as you have heard of the Sun, and judge accordingly. For
if the Moon is Lady of the Year or of the Ascendant; increasing in light and
motion, in Cancer well dignified and aspected of the benevolent planets; you
shall judge the year will be successful, the people generally healthy, fortunate
and happy. But, if she is weak, impedited, afflicted of the malevolent planets,
slow in motion, decreasing in light and impedited; judge the contrary
and that this good or evil shall chiefly be incident to those regions and places
signified by her and Cancer. But, if she is not in Cancer, look to the planet that
is then her dispositor, i.e. he that is Lord of the sign she is in, and see whether
he be essentially or accidentally debilitated or afflicted, and accordingly judge
as you have heard of the Moon, good or bad, as he 1
is strong or weak; and that
it shall happen to the places subject to the sign ascending, the Lord thereof and
to the sign wherein the Moon is and its Lord, as also the region for which your
figure is erected.
See also if the Moon 2 is either in conjunction or aspect with Saturn 3
without any reception either of house [i.e. domicile], exaltation, triplicity, term
or face, 4
and the Moon decreasing in light. For if so, the mischief and
1
I.e. the ruler of the sign the Moon is in if she is not in her own domicile Cancer!
2
NOTE BY RAMESEY: the Revolution being nocturnal.
3
NOTE BY RAMESEY: or any other malevolent planet if in your figure you find him also accidentally
significator of mischief and impediment. [More than likely what Ramesey means by ’accidentally
made significator of mischief’ is that the malefic or other planet is posited in a ’bad’ house, e.g. the
6th , 12th , 8th or even 7th . –Or that malefic or other planet rules a bad house or ‘house of mischief’. –
Editor]
4
The ancients were for the most part unanimous in that reception occurred when a planet was
applying to another in that applying planet’s domicile, exaltation and at least two of these minor
dignities (i.e. Triplicity, terms or Decan) or the applying planet was itself in the domicile, exaltation, or
at least two of the minor dignities of the planet to whom it was applying. «The reception of the
planets is when a planet is joined to planet by its own domicile or its own exaltation; then it
receives it in a good spirit and in a perfect reception. There is also another reception that is below
this, i.e. less than that , e.g. when a planet is joined to the ruler of its own triplicity and terms or
to the ruler of the terms and the face, i.e. when it is joined to a planet that has in its own place two or
more of those minor dignities; and then it will be a true reception. But if it has only one, there will
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