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Book IV – Astrologia Munda
Section III – Chapter VI
judge according to discretion that they will be such as are of the nation or place
thereby signified, remembering that ancient aphorism ate a scientia; for you
must not judge impossibilities or what is contrary or repugnant to reason.
[By what nation or people the war shall be begun]
Again, if you would know by what nation or men the war threatened is to be
begun or acted, look to which part Mars seems to be assistant, remembering
that the Ascendant, the Lord thereof, and any planet from whom Mars last
separated are significators of the Kingdom, people or nation wherein your
Revolution is. The seventh house, the Lord thereof and the planet Mars next
applies unto are significators of their enemies; and that he assists more that
party with whose significator he is applying or configuration, or that which he
does more lovingly behold. For on whose side so ever you find Mars, say that
they shall be valiant and stout and turn their backs on no enemy whatsoever.
But if he is retrograde, it shall be occasioned by diverse men who aim at the
honour and applause of such actions as they are never able to perform, or are
worthy of the name, yet attributing that unto themselves which was acted and
accomplished by others, shall boast of great and high matters but shall perform
little or nothing and lay the burden of the war on other men’s shoulders and
shall themselves only thieve, pillage and plunder, and cut by the high ways.
And if Mars is stationary, as above said, the war shall be the more grievous and
hot and the men stronger and courageous.
Have regard also unto Saturn, who stirs up most deadly feuds and heartburnings
above any of the other planets when he is significator of dissentions
and troubles, and that to those to whose side he takes; also grievous troubles
and miseries unto those cities and towns subject unto the sign wherein he is,
according to the signification of the house of heaven he is in; as if in the
second, they shall be damnified in their estates, substance and riches; in the
third, in their small journeys, brethren and kin, and so, as you have been taught
above, you may run over the signification of every house of heaven. If he is
retrograde, he shall signify the same mischief which you heard of Mars, but
they shall be more grievous and intolerable.
[What may be expected when the Lord of the Year, half year, quarter, month
or day are in good aspect and reception of the planet signifying war]
Know also that if the planet denoting war is in good aspect and reception of the
Lord of the Year, he shall denote good during that Revolution, i.e. peace and no
war; if with the Lord of the Half Year or Quarter, no mischief by war shall
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