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Of fertility and sterility
Book IV – Astrologia Munda
Section III – Chapter VII
Chapter VII
[How to judge of plenty in any year]
Reason and experience teach us that commonly after war comes scarcity; and
after peace, plenty; and therefore these being their successors, as I may say, or
events, I have thought good in this Chapter to speak thereof.
Wherefore in this matter have regard to the Ascendants of the conjunction and
prevention of the Luminaries to the Revolution in their places. If the place of
the conjunction or prevention apply to the place of Jupiter, and Jupiter have
dominion in that place, or if he assists the Lord of the Ascendant, and the Lord
of the fourth house at that time is free from misfortune, and the application of
the Ascendant of that law or the change of triplicities, applying to the place of
Jupiter or Venus by conjunction or aspect, there shall be plenty at that year of
such things as the earth does produce; especially if the Lord of the second
house assist or apply unto the Lord of the Ascendant by a good and friendly
aspect. This shall be more assuredly confirmed if the Part of Fortune has power
and dignity there in that place, because those signify plenty upon plenty. 1
[Of scarcity or dearth]
But if you would know when the year is likely to be scarce and unfruitful, see if
Saturn is ruler or disposer of the place of the conjunction or opposition by
essential dignity or aspect, or whether he is Lord of the Ascendant or Almuten
thereof, or afflicts it 2
by any malevolent aspect, or is in any angle; and the Lord
of the fourth afflicted of the infortunes, especially of Saturn. For if so, scarcity
is threatened and is assuredly expected, especially if he is in opposition of
Mercury, or in any of the angles of the figures at the time of the conjunction or
1
This explanation from Ramesey is very obtuse and unfortunately quite ambiguous. He is once again
plagiarizing Abu Ma’shār and quoting directly from on the Great Conjunctions and he is doing so
without fully grasping what Abu Ma’shār is explaining. For a comparison of Abu Ma’shār’s text and his
explanation, please see Appendix IV.
2
This is probably referring to the Lord of the Ascendant or Almuten; i.e. if Saturn afflicts the Lord of
the Ascendant or Almuten of the Ascendant with a malevolent aspect!
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