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Book IV – Astrologia Munda
Section I – Chapter III
[The true significators of the people of any nation, in any Revolution of the
Years of the World]
In like manner, look whatever sign ascends at the time aforesaid, i.e., the Suns
ingress into Aries in any year, and that sign, together with the Lord, shall
particularly denote the common people of that kingdom or nation for which
your scheme is erected, and shall be their significators, and the Moon generally,
as the Sun is the general significator of the rulers. 1
In declaring unto you the significators of the enemies of both king and people
in any Revolution, I might also show you the defects of some of the ancients,
but I should rather choose 2
to pass them over in silence, they meriting so much
at our hands otherwise; wherefore let us to our business.
[Of the enemies of King and people in any Revolution]
See that in every Revolution of the world you have regard to the opposite house
signifying your significators, as the seventh house denotes the open enemies of
the common people and king in a hostile way; the twelfth house their private,
and the ninth house the secret enemies of the kings or rulers, because 3 it is the
twelfth from the tenth. 4
[Of their assistance, etc.]
Even so, as the second house signifies the wealth and assistance of the people,
so does also the eleventh the Kings Aid, wealth and assistance; the eighth the
1 This is, in a general way true. However the most important significator of the people is the Lord of
the Year. “You will also look, for the rustics and their condition, from the Lord of the Year and its
place, and from the aspect of the planets toward him” - Revolutions of the Years of the World by
Māshā´allāh, translated by Ben Dykes “The Works of Sahl & Māshā´allāh”.
2 NOTE BY RAMESEY: you I had not a desire to be as brief as may be.
3 NOTE BY RAMESEY: as you have heard in the 42 nd Chapter of the Second book.
4 The 7 th house is the apparent or known enemies of both the ruler and the people, in other words of
the nation as a whole. It is also the partners of the nation since that is the signification of the 7 th . In
general, this is foreign nations in my opinion. It is «others» that are not the people of the nation. The
7 th is also the 10 th from the 10 th and as such indicates where the magistery and «actions» of
«government» are directed, i.e. in foreign relations. The 12 th is also the 6 th from the 7 th and in my
opinion signifies those of bad reputation as agents of foreign powers, i.e. the foreign subversives
such as terrorists. Bonatti says of the 12 th from the 10 th ; «…the hidden enemies of kings because it
[the 9 th ] is the twelfth from the tenth. And this is the cause why prelates and other religious men are
secretly opposed to kings.» In other words, this house also dignifies those of the people of the nation
that are secret enemies of the ruler.
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