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Of Wars or Peace1
Book IV – Astrologia Munda
Section III – Chapter VI
Chapter VI
Hitherto we have proceeded in a plain and easy manner of instruction, for it is
my most earnest desire that the knowledge may flow as a stream amongst all
judicious souls, especially those of this my native nation or England. Therefore,
I shall here again desire the more quick and nimble apprehensions to pardon
both my largeness and plainness, since I write to those that are altogether to
seek these matters.
[How to judge where there shall be war in any year]
Wherefore then, know that the years of war, dissention, quarrels and bloodshed
are to be judged from the conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, as also from their
square and opposition; also from the Ascendant and angles of the Revolution of
the Year. For if, these superior planets are in conjunction, square or opposition
each other or applying to each other by any of these configurations,
wars are to be feared. They shall then begin when they are in partile
conjunction or aspect if they are in the angles or else they shall begin when
Jupiter enters his exaltation, one of his houses or in any of the angles of the
figure at the time of the Revolution. Judge that party to have victory that
is signified by the planet most elevated in his eccentric. For, if Jupiter is most
elevated and exalted above Saturn, then, they shall overcome who make
insurrection or begin the strife.
Also if Mars is in any of the angles at time of the Revolution, whichever
it is, he excites and stirs up wars according to his strength and power; if he is
strong and well dignified it will be more certain as also the strife and war will
be more invective and grievous. In like manner if
he is in a square of Saturn or Jupiter, because these are the superior planets.
Take this for an approved aphorism, that when any of the superiors, i.e., Saturn,
Jupiter or Mars 2
are in conjunction or any malevolent configuration one
another, there happens a great and manifest alteration in the elementary world
according to their strength, natural and accidental significations.
1
Cf Part 8, Chapter One, [14] – [19]: Abu Ma’šar On Historical Astrology: The Book of Religions
and Dynasties (On the Great Conjunctions) – translated from the original Arabic to English by Keiji
Yamamoto and Charles Burnett; published by Brill Academic Publishers ©2000
2
NOTE BY RAMESEY: who are thus termed because they are above the Sun.
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