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Book IV – Astrologia Munda
Section III – Chapter VII
prevention; or be in square or opposition of the Lord of the second, Lord of the
Ascendant, Part of Fortune or its dispositor. Scarcity may also be expected
when Saturn afflicts the Moon, or the Moon applies to him by either
conjunction or aspect, having last separated from the conjunction or opposition
of the Sun. 1
In like manner, judge penury and want, if either of the malevolents
afflicts the year thus, especially if they are in square or opposition of Mercury.
But you must note that the evil threatened by Saturn is worse than that
promised by Mars, as the good promised by Jupiter is much better than that
signified by Venus. And judge the quality of the good or evil promised or
threatened by any of these, from their proper nature and the nature of the sign
wherein they are; as if Saturn is in an airy or watery sign, he denotes floods,
inundations and many storms, tempests and destruction by high winds; if in a
fiery sign, drought etc. Also note, that if Mars in that Revolution in
which the Lord of that nation, kingdom, law or commonwealth is exalted, is
then in any of its own houses, he shall signify much rain. And if he is in any of
the houses of Saturn, little or no rain is to be expected; and in other houses, a
mean is promised.
1 This doctrine is based in an original concept of the «bond of the Moon». Paulus explains this in this
way, «And if the dissolution of the bond encounters a malefic, it becomes responsible for many evils.
If it encounters [a star] that is stationary or subtracting in numbers [i.e. retrograde], it provides manias
[i.e. fears], imprisonments, emaciations, and lingering illnesses; and sometimes it becomes
responsible for hard to cure injuries, and occasionally it takes away life. And furthermore, the
dissolutions of the bonds are called oppressive and afflict exceedingly whenever the Moon, when
loosed from a conjunction [New Moon] will make a meeting with Ares [Mars] and from the whole
Moon with Kronos [Saturn].» Cf Chapter 35 – Introductory Matters – by Paulus Alexandrinus,
translated by Dorian Gieseler Greenbaum, M.A. and published by ARHAT ©2001
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