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Book IV – Astrologia Munda
Section III – Chapter IX
temperate mansion 1 and whether the Lord of the Mansion has any aspect to the
conjunction, opposition, Ascendant of the Revolution, or
Lords of these; and of what nature, temper and quality he is and the Mansion he
is in; and accordingly judge of the state of the weather, he being the general and
chief significator, especially if he is the Almuten of the Ascendant; for he shall,
as Ptolemy says, be significator though he does not behold their conjunction or
opposition; but if any other does, you must join him 2 in the judgment
with him. 3
Consider also the fixed stars of the first, second, third and fourth magnitudes
rising, culminating and setting; and see how they are aspected
by the significator and see whether any of them are in conjunction with him;
consider their nature and in which Mansion they are. Also, consider the nature
and quality of the Lord of the place of any Great Conjunction or any eclipse of
either luminary and to what planets or fixed stars they apply, as also the Moon
after her conjunction or opposition with the Sun. And as you find it requisite,
consider the major testimonies and judge of the nature, quality and temper of
the weather.
If your significator is free from impediment, strong, no wise beheld of any of
the planets; nor he in conjunction or applying by aspect to any of them,
nor to any notable fixed star, you shall judge the quality and nature of
the weather from his bare signification. But if any planet is configured with him
or he with any planet or fixed star, you are to judge according to the nature of
your significator and the nature of the planet or fixed star in conjunction or
other configuration with him by making a rational and judicious commixture;
and this all happens at that time and on those days wherein you find them in
conjunction or aspect.
As if, e.g. Saturn were chief significator of weather in an angle, no wise
impedited nor applying to any other planet nor any to him, he shows
temperate showers and seasons, dark clouds over-spreading the sky; especially
if he were in a temperate Mansion. But if it were a cold Mansion, the weather
will incline to cold; if moist, to moisture. But if he were impeded or ill aspected
he shall signify storms, tempests, hail, rain, wind, thunder and dark clouds;
especially if he were then malevolently aspected of Venus or Mercury out of an
1 NOTE BY RAMESEY: Which you are taught in the 1 st section and 3 rd chapter of the third book of
this volume being our Introduction to Elections. See Appendix V
2 I.e. the other planet beholding the Ascendant
3 I.e. the chief significator or Lord of the Mansion of the Moon
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