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Book IV – Astrologia Munda
Section III – Chapter XIII
according to discretion. Those places that are less effectual are the last term of
Aries and the signs Gemini, Virgo and Libra.
[Ordinary signs of the mutation of weather or tokens of rain] 1
And here for the manifestations of the secret and admirable power and
influence of the heavens, stars and planets I may justly reprehend such as deny
their influence on the sublunaries by these ordinary and common signs of rain.
For example, the unusual crowing of the cock, i.e. at times unaccustomed,
denotes rain; also the inordinate swelling of the seas, rivers and other waters in
calm and moderate weather; the straightness of doors and windows; 2
the noise
and trumpeting of peacocks; the crying of fowls around waters; the crying and
whining of swine; the absence of sea and water fowl from the sea and
frequenting the land and land fowls frequenting the water; the chirping of
sparrows in a morning, i.e. about sun rise or a little after; the sudden motion of
beasts out of one place into another and their making then a noise; the frequent
licking of their feet and hooves; and this is very remarkable in the cat, who still
before rain and tempestuous weather will run up and down the house turning
over and over and playing with her tail, and ascend up hangings, beds or such
like to the roof of the room. And this she will do very often together although
each time she endangers herself by descending. Even as though, and as I
conceive it, she was by the influence of the heavens constrained to such mad
freakish actions. You may also observe that these creatures make a great stir at
such times in licking their feet and rubbing their feet about their visage and
head, whence the vulgar usually say at such times, «the cat washes her face»,
etc. The greedy feeding of beasts also denotes rain and their sniffing the air
with their head held up against the wind; the resorting of poultry to their roosts
being covered with dust; the egression of worms out of their earth; the tumbling
and rubbing of dogs in the dust; the busy heaving of moles; the quick prattling
of the crow; the high flight of birds; the close flying of the swallow to the water
and the flapping of her wings therein; the busy working of the spider in her
web; also the business of the ant with her eggs; the sound of bells when they are
heard further than usually; the inordinate sweating of stones in dry weather; the
hankering of bees about home in fair weather; the excessive pain of corns and
1
This is what we commonly call «old wives tales» and «folk lore» today. It is an interesting nonastrological
addition by Ramesey!
2
Woodwork such as doors and windows as well as their openings and framework they were set in
were very susceptible to changes in humidity so that if the relative humidity rose, doors and windows
might swell or sag causing them to appear not straight.
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