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Book IV – Astrologia Munda
Section IV
Section IV
Teaching how to judge the natural mutations and accidents of the elementary world
by the appearance of eclipses, comets, Great Conjunctions and blazing-stars
In the sixteenth chapter of this very fourth book, I have already declared what
an eclipse of either of the luminaries is and the cause of that defect in either of
them. Wherefore, it would be both needless and superfluous here again to touch
thereon. I shall therefore give you now, the whole method whereby to judge of
any mutation or accident in this world portended by eclipses, and that in brief
according to the rules of our predecessor Ptolemy, whom I prefer for his
shortness and plainness before any of the writings that I have met with. It is true
Leovitius has been very large on this subject, and others. But since what
Ptolemy has delivered to us is sufficient for instruction to any that are to seek in
these matters, I shall pass them by as more mysterious and intricate, and yet
tending no more to edification.
In the first section and first chapter of this fourth book, you have been taught
that in your judgment of Revolutions you are to consider the place of the
eclipses of either Luminary or both, if any such happen, and join them in
judgment, for if there is any eclipse, or eclipses, you are to see if there is any
agreement between them and the Lord of the Year and Ascendant of the
Revolution. There is nothing more certain than that there follows many
inconveniences and alterations in the world after any of the great lights are
eclipsed. By them 1 all things have their substance and nutriment in a natural
way, and therefore, it must need follow that sublunary things must suffer
detriment in one kin or other when either of them are deprived of their light and
influence; especially if both in on month. Whence Hermes says,
there shall much inconveniency and trouble happen in the world when both
luminaries shall be eclipsed in one month, and chiefly those places in which
their effects shall be manifested. 2
[What time the figure of heaven is to be erected for the judging of eclipses]
1 The luminaries
2 There are many so-called sayings of Hermes attributed to him, especially in the late medieval and
reformation periods. However, most of these are in no way connected to the original Hermes, but are
most often recorded by pseudo writers and posers simply because the name Hermes lent authority to
what someone was writing as being authentic!
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