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Book IV – Astrologia Munda
Section I – Chapter II
Chapter II
Containing some necessary considerations before Judgement
Look that you can readily and exactly distinguish of your true significators, as
which house and planet denotes the king; which the people; which their
assistants; and which their enemies, etc. and from where you are to inquire of
the fertility and sterility of the earth, wars or peace, or any other accident;
otherwise you shall never be able to come to any perfection in this most Divine
Science.
Ever be sure you weigh well the fortitudes and debilities of your significators,
as how they are essentially and accidentally dignified, 1
how located in the
figure of the heavens, and how aspected benevolently or malevolently by the
fortunes or infortunes, and so judge according to the nature of the planet
afflicting or assisting your significator, good or bad, as the signification and
nature of the aspect, planet, sign and house wherein he is denotes; and the
signification of the planet to which he transfers his light.
[Saturn and Mars not always evil, neither Jupiter nor Venus ever good]
Do not conclude Saturn and Mars always malevolents and infortunes, and
Jupiter and Venus ever fortunes and significators of good; for as it may happen,
they may be 2
fortunes and infortunes as they may be posited in houses, and be
significators, as you have been already shown in the first Chapter of the first
Section of our Introduction to Elections.
[The vanity of the opinion that Saturn and Mars are always bad and Jupiter
and Venus good]
As for example, in the Sun’s ingress into Aries, I have Libra ascending, or
Aquarius or Capricorn, and Saturn located therein; I must not hereby, because
Saturn is naturally evil, judge the consideration and state of the people signified
by the Ascendant to be evil and unfortunate this year, but contrariwise 3
they
will be in a most prosperous and gallant condition.
1
NOTE BY RAMESEY: which you are sufficiently taught in the eighth Chapter of the Second
Treatise.
2
NOTE BY RAMESEY: contrary to this general and simple opinion.
3
NOTE BY RAMESEY: other testimonies concurring.
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