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Book IV – Astrologia Munda
Section II – Chapter IV
whether he is combust or retrograde, or both, it matters not; yet join in
judgement with him the planet therein exalted or dignified by house 1
as for
example.
We shall imagine at the time of the Suns’ ingress, being diurnal, Aries to
ascend upon the cusp of the first house in any horizon, and the first degree
thereof. The Lord of Aries I find to be Mars, who because he is there in
is essentially dignified by house and has five essential dignities
therefore allowed him. The term of the cusp being one of the first six degrees of
the sign is Jupiter’s ; the exaltation is the Suns’ who has therefore four
dignities allowed him; the triplicity 2
is also the Suns’, for which he has also
three dignities and which makes with the other four, seven; then if we examine
yet further what face the cusp is in, it being in the first ten degrees of the sign,
we shall find it to be Mars’, for the which he has one dignity counted to him,
which together with the aforesaid five, makes six and no more. Hence then, I
am to conclude the Sun to be Lord of the Year being Almuten of the Ascendant,
or the planet bearing most dominion therein and whose dignities you see were
seven. Yet Mars shall be joined in judgement with him, but still the Sun shall be
chief dominator or significator, whether of good or evil, according to their
strength or debility, as you have already sufficiently been informed. Yet
because I desire that the students in the science should be well versed in their
rules, I shall yet further deliver some instructions touching the condition of such
things signified by the Lord of the Year in any Revolution by the signification
of his nature, place in the heavens, and his configurations with the other planets
what else shall be necessary to the accomplishment of this
art. I hope I shall not need to give you any more examples in this matter being
so plain in this one; wherefore then, we shall to our business in hand.
1 NOTE BY RAMESEY: In the eighth Chapter of the second Treatise, you are sufficiently taught the
essential dignities of the planets and how to judge them.
2 NOTE BY RAMESEY: if by day.
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