There was a time when man-in-the-
making was male-female and able to beget children without the assistance of
another, but when one pole of the creative force was directed upward to
build the brain and the larynx mankind ceased to be bisexual and
thenceforth each male or female had to seek its complement to accomplish
the begetting of children. Therefore marriage was instituted by the
angels as a sacrament and the sacred rite of generation was performed
under their supervision in great temples at certain times of the year when
the interplanetary lines of force were propitious for propagation. The
rest of the time all lived together in the paradisaical bliss of chaste
companionship. Therefore parturition was painless and sickness and sorrow
were unknown.
But when, under the guidance of the fallen angels, the Lucifer
spirits, mankind commenced to exercise the creative function for pleasure
regardless of the stellar ray, death entered and the woman began to bring
forth her children in sorrow and suffering. For though a minister may
legally marry people, he, being ignorant of the stellar script, cannot see
if the basic harmony necessary to truly mate two souls is present. Therefore,
alas, most marriages fail to bring the happiness and satisfaction of soul
which mark the companionship of true mates. Besides there is the pain of
parturition incidental to mis-mating and the increased suffering of the ego
which is building its body under inharmonious prenatal conditions. Surely,
a heavy toll to pay for ignorance of the stellar science! Worse still, in the
great majority of cases where people do know astrology or where they are
informed of its pronouncement in their case, they refuse to heed it warning
voice when it is contrary to their desires. They often even hate the
astrologer who has the temerity to tell them that sorrow is in store if
they wed. Therefore it is at best a thankless task.
But this matter is so important at our present stage of evolution, it
has such far-reaching consequences both for the individual and for society,
that it is really criminal to leave to chance the choice of a mate.
Fortunately we are nearing the Aquarian Age and there is no doubt that people
will then study the stellar script; perhaps they will institute matrimonial
bureaus maintained by the church or state, with a view to guiding the growing
generation in the right direction. If children whose nativities are
harmonious could visit at each others' homes and become playmates the
attachment would undoubtedly ripened into love with the years. Then marriage
would not end the romance as it unfortunately does in the majority of unions
consummated at the present time, but it would intensify love and happiness
year by year. The bond of affection would grow stronger and aid the soul
growth of those under its magic spell as no other relation can.
Children would not be accidents then. They would be loved into life
and they would scarcely miss the heaven they had left for they would find
in their homes a heaven on earth. Therefore we pray that the time may
soon come when each community will have its matrimonial bureau conducted upon
the astrological basis where parents may send their child's birth data and
receive in return the name and address of another child who will be harmonious
as a mate. If the parents of both feel satisfied with respect to family
connections, etc., the children could be made acquainted; if not, other
names could be submitted by the bureau until one suitable according to both
the social and astrological standards was found. The children could then
become playmates, and there is no doubt that in time their affection would
grow into a love that would satisfy the youthful sentiments of romance.
Later an ideal marriage would crown their happiness.
Nor should we wait for the church or state to take the initiative.
If parents who believe in astrology would form associations, maintaining a
central bureau where horoscopes of their children could be kept on
file, grouped and classified with a view to finding true mates for them, it
would give such a practical demonstration of the worth of astrology that in
twenty five years enough cases could be pointed out to arrest the attention of
conservative people.
Man is, as Paul says, spirit, soul and body. Therefore the blending
of two beings in perfect harmony requires that they be in accord on
the spiritual, moral and physical planes, symbolized in the horoscope by the
Sun and Moon (Spirit or Ego), Mars and Venus (soul or sex) and the
Ascendant governing the physical body. These significators taken together
with the sign on the Seventh House and the planet therein show the innate
agreement or discord between people so far as the matrimonial relationship
is concerned.
The physical harmony is judged by comparison of the rising sign of
the two persons involved. Fiery signs agree, so do earthy, airy or
watery signs. But a person with a fiery sign rising cannot successfully mate
with one who has a watery or earthy sign on the Ascendant. It is like
mixing fire and water, or heaping earth upon fire. Fire will only combine
with fire and air. People having a watery sign on the Ascendant may
harmonize with a person having an earthy sign rising, or vice versa. But
neither the earthy nor watery signs will mix with the fiery triplicity.
On the moral plane the relationship is governed by Mars and Venus.
If Venus in the horoscope of one person is the same sign and degree as Mars
in the horoscope of another person, there will be love at first sight when
they meet, but the attraction will be sexual and unless there are other
powerful signs of harmony, Mars will dominate Venus, especially if Mars is
situated in the Seventh House or highly elevated above Venus in the other
person's horoscope.
When the Sun in one person's horoscope is on the place of the Moon in
the other person's chart harmony is shown on the spiritual plane.
The ideal marriage requires the blending of the two charts in all
these particulars and the happiness will depend upon the measure of agreement
as indicated. There are unions where people are sexually mated but have
entirely different characteristics in other respects and vice versa.
Therefore the two charts must be examined in their entirety to give a
reliable judgment.
The following will explain the indications for marriage in the
individual horoscope of both sexes.
An early marriage is indicated in a man's horoscope:
(1) When he is born in the light of the Moon, at the time she is
progressing from the new to the full, provided she is placed in the
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Tenth, Eleventh, or Twelfth House.
(2) When the Moon and Venus are strong and well aspected with a
number of other planets in the fruitful signs, Cancer, Scorpio, or Pisces.
(3) When the Moon and Venus are in the Fifth or Seventh Houses
which rule courtship and marriage.
(4) When a fruitful sign is rising with Cancer, Scorpio, or Pisces
in the Fifth or Seventh Houses.
(5) When Venus and Mars are dignified, elevated, strong and
well aspected.
(6) When Jupiter or Venus, or both, are in the Seventh House
well aspected.
A late marriage is shown in a man's horoscope:
(1) When he is born in the dark of the Moon; that is to say, when
the Moon is going from the full to the new and she is placed in the First,
Second, Third, Seventh, Eighth, or Ninth Houses.
(2) When the Moon or Venus are afflicted by Saturn, Mars, Uranus
or Neptune, especially if either of these planets is placed in the Fifth
or Seventh Houses.
(3) When Saturn, Mars, Uranus or Neptune are in the Fifth or
Seventh Houses.
(4) When the Moon is square or opposition to Venus or Jupiter
they bring trouble in courtship and consequent delays of the marriage.
Marriage is denied or is accomplished with great difficulty:
(1) When Saturn is in Scorpio which rules the genitals, or if the
Moon is there parallel, conjunction, square or opposition to Saturn the planet
of obstruction, for then there is little or no desire for sexual
intercourse, hence such people generally remain bachelors.
(2) When the Moon, or Venus, the planet of love, is afflicted in
the Saturnine sign Capricorn, especially if the affliction comes from
Saturn, the planet of obstruction, many obstacles to marriage present
themselves and it is doubtful if they can be overcome, hence it is unlikely
that the person will marry.
(3) When the Moon is square or opposition to the Sun it is
difficult for the person to make up his mind on any subject, and if the Moon
is placed in the First, Second, Third, Seventh, Eighth or Ninth Houses, this
will make it particularly difficult to come to a decision regarding marriage.
If at the same time there is an affliction from Saturn he will never make up
his mind, hence marriage will not be consummated.
(4) When the Moon is in the last degrees of a sign she is said to
be void of course, and if at the same time she makes no aspect to other
planets, it shows a lack of attraction to the opposite sex, which will
probably prevent the person entering the marriage relation.
An early marriage is indicated in a woman's horoscope:
(1) When she is born in the light of the Moon, that is to say, when
the orb of night is going from the new to the full, and the Sun is placed in
the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Tenth, Eleventh, or Twelfth House.
(2) When the Sun and Venus are in one of the fruitful signs,
Cancer, Scorpio, or Pisces, and well aspected.
(3) When the Sun, Venus, and Mars are well aspected in the Fifth
or Seventh Houses which govern courtship and marriage.
(4) When a fruitful sign is rising with Cancer, Scorpio, or Pisces
in the Fifth or Seventh Houses.
(5) When Sun, Mars, and Venus are dignified, elevated, well
and strongly aspected.
(6) When Jupiter or Venus is in the Seventh House well aspected.
A late marriage is shown in a woman's horoscope:
(1) When she is born in the dark of the Moon; that is to say, when
the Moon is going from the full to the new, and the Sun is placed in the
First, Second, Third, Seventh, Eighth, or Ninth Houses.
(2) When the Sun and Venus are afflicted by Saturn, Mars, Uranus
or Neptune, especially if placed in the Fifth or Seventh Houses, which
govern marriage and courtship.
(3) When Saturn, Mars, Uranus or Neptune are in the Fifth or
Seventh Houses.
(4) When the Moon is square or opposition to Venus or Jupiter,
delays and trouble in courtship and marriage may be looked for.
(5) When the Moon is parallel, square or opposition to Uranus, the
octave of Venus, that also will bring delays.
Marriage is denied or accomplished only with great difficulty:
(1) When Saturn is in Scorpio, the sign which rules the genitals,
or when the Sun is there parallel, conjunction, square, or opposition to
Saturn, the planet of obstruction, the desire nature is held in clock,
hence when either of these conditions is found in a woman's horoscope it is
safe to judge that she will remain a spinster.
(2) When the Sun, or Venus the planet of love, is afflicted in the
Saturnine sign Capricorn, particularly if the affliction comes from Saturn,
the planet of obstruction, there will be many obstacles to marriage and it
is very doubtful if under the circumstances a marriage will result.
(3) When the Sun and Moon are afflicting each other by square or
opposition it makes the person vacillating on any subject, and if the Sun,
which is significator or marriage for a woman, is placed in the First,
Second, Third, Seventh, Eighth, or Ninth Houses, the will make it
particularly difficult to come to a decision regarding marriage. Should
there be at the same time an affliction between the Sun and Saturn it will
eventually prevent the person from making up her mind, hence marriage will
not be consummated.
(4) When the Sun by progression makes no aspect to the other planets
it indicates a lack of attraction to the opposite sex, which will probably
prevent her from entering the marriage relation.
The masculine Sun is the particular significator of the marriage
partner in a woman's horoscope, and the feminine Moon signifies the spouse
in a man's chart. Hence when the Sun and Moon are in good aspect to each
other, or to Venus, the planet of love, or Jupiter, the planet of benevolence,
happiness and joy are assured in the married relationship, particularly
if these planets are placed in the Seventh House.
On the other hand, Saturn, Mars, Uranus or Neptune, afflicting the Sun
in a female figure, or the Moon in a man's chart, indicate sorrow and
trouble through the marriage relation. If they are placed in the Seventh
House the testimony is all the more potent, and it is also foreshown that the
marriage will be dissolved.
In this respect, Saturn and Mars indicate death of the marriage
partner; Uranus may also bring about this ending if afflicted by Saturn or
Mars, but otherwise it points rather to a clandestine relationship which will
probably bring about the dissolution of marriage by desertion or divorce.
If one or more of the malefics, Saturn, Mars, Uranus, and Neptune,
are found in the Seventh House, and the Sun or Moon are in a fruitful sign,
Cancer, Scorpio, or Pisces, or in the double-bodies signs, Gemini or
Sagittarius, it is likely that the person will marry several times, and
probably to his sorrow.
If the Sun or Moon are aspected to a number of planets placed
in double-bodies signs, Gemini, Sagittarius, or Pisces, especially if
these signs are on the Seventh House, two or more marriages are likely to
occur. When the ruler of the Ascendant is placed in the Seventh House well
aspected to other planets and in a double-sided sign, Gemini, Sagittarius, or
Pisces, it indicates a plurality of marriages.
In a man's horoscope the planets to which the Moon makes an aspect
by progression after birth, indicate the women to whom he will be
attracted, together with their character and disposition, which are
determined by the signs that the planets are in and the aspects which they
make. For illustration, let us suppose that the Moon in a certain person's
horoscope comes first to a sextile of the Sun in Leo, and that the Sun is
aspected by a trine to Jupiter, then we shall find the description of the
wife by looking up the disposition, a noble character. If on the other hand, we find that the Moon after birth
makes a square to Mars in Scorpio, and Mars in turn square to Venus, then
it would show a woman of a very lewd, slothful and slovenly nature who would
be domineering, quarrelsome, extremely difficult to get along with. Similarly
for the other planets.
In a woman's horoscope the husband is described by the planets to
which the Sun makes an aspect by progression, these planets to be taken in
connection with the sign where they are found and the planets with which they
in turn form configurations, and the method is the same as indicated in
the case of the Moon in a man's horoscope. It should be remarked, however,
that when the significator of the marriage partner, aspected by the Sun or
Moon, is retrograde or weak by sign, as Saturn in Aries or Jupiter in Gemini,
the attraction is not strong enough to culminate in a marriage but will
probably indicate only a passing attraction. Therefore the student must
use his judgment in these respects.
Whether a person will have children or not cannot be judged from his
or her individual horoscope with any degree of accuracy for this matter is
not dependent on one only, therefore the horoscope of the prospective
parents should be compared and the individuals indications blended, then if
both horoscopes show a fruitful nature many children will be born, but if
both are only moderately fertile, or if one is very fruitful and the other
barren, the forecast must be made accordingly.
The indications shown in the individual horoscope may be interpreted as follows:
The Moon is the planet of fecundation and therefore the most
important significator; next comes Venus, the planet of love and attraction;
and last, Jupiter, the planet of benevolence. If either of these planets is
in the Fifth House, which indicates children, and in one of the
fruitful or double-bodies signs, Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces, Gemini, or
Sagittarius, it is an indication that the person has a fruitful nature and
will have a number of children who will be of good and pleasant disposition.
A similar judgment may be formed if the Eleventh House is thus invested.
For if we turn the horoscope upside down so that the Seventh House becomes
the First, then it will show the marriage partner's figure, and the Eleventh
House is then his Fifth House indicating children, therefore both the Fifth
and Eleventh Houses should be considered in this matter. But as already
said, the true state of conditions cannot be forecasted save by blending the
actual figures of both parents.
When the violent, turbulent Mars, or Saturn, famed in ancient
mythology as a destroyer of children, or the Sun or Uranus, are in the Fifth
or Eleventh Houses, they either prevent the birth of children or destroy them
during childhood. This is particularly true if Aries, Leo or Capricorn are
on the cusps of either of these Houses.
When the Moon is in Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces, Gemini, or Sagittarius, in good aspect to Jupiter or Venus, a large family is indicated.
But when the Moon is in Aries, Leo, or Capricorn, and afflicted by one
of the malefics or by the Sun, the marriage is usually barren. Saturn and
Venus in the Seventh House is also a sign of marriage without issue.
If there is a difference in the testimonies of the Fifth and
Eleventh Houses the judgment must be modified accordingly.
When a chain is subjected to
strain, imperfections in any of its links become manifest, and the
weakest link will break first. Similarly, in the case of the body, there
are certain inherent weak points and these are indicated in the horoscope.
From the moment of birth we subject the body to a constant strain, and in
time the weakness of the various points becomes manifest as disease.
The movement of the planets after birth measures the time when any
particular link is liable to break. This motion of the planets in the
horoscope is called "Progression." Study and practice of medical Astrology
require knowledge of how to progress the planets in the horoscope, and we
shall therefore take up that subject in connection with the message of the
stars relative to disease.
When the Sun rises in the East the day is young and the labors
allotted to each are still before us. Gradually the Sun progresses across the
arched vault of the heavens, and mark the time set for the performance of
our various duties, for keeping our appointments, for taking nourishment,
rest and recreation, and when it has run it course through the day and has
ceased to illuminate our sphere of action, its absence invites sleep until the
dawn of a new day shall present opportunities for continuation of the
activities left in abeyance from the previous day. If the Sun remained
stationary at any certain point of the sky it would not serve as a time
marker but as it is, all events of our lives are fixed by its progression.
The horoscope is a chart of the heavens for the time when the mystic
Sun of Life rises and awakes us from the long sleep between two lives, then
we are born in the physical world, to continue the labors of a previous
life, to keep the appointment there made with friend or foe; to reap the joy
or bear the sorrow which is the fruitage of our former existence on earth;
and as the progression of the sun marks the changing time of day and year, as
it ushers in season after season in orderly sequence and changes the
appearance of the Great World, the Macrocosm, so progression of the horoscope
will culminate in events; it measures the periods of prosperity and
adversity; it warns of impending temptation and tells from what quarter it
will come, thus aiding us to escape if we will but listen to its warning.
The natal horoscope shows unerringly weak points in our character or
constitution, but the progressed horoscope indicates when previous indulgence
of harmful habits is scheduled to bring sorrow or sickness; it tells
truthfully when crises culminate; thus it warns us to be on the alert at
critical moments, and fortifies us in the darkest hour of calamity, with hope
of surcease of sorrow and sickness at a definite time, hence the
importance of knowing how to progress the horoscope.
But, some may say, if all is thus foreshown, it argues an inexorable
destiny decreed by divine caprice; what use is there then of striving, or
knowing; let us eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die. If we were
born into this life on earth for the first and only time, to live here for
a while and then pass away from this sphere never to return, fate and
favoritism independent of justice would seem to rule. Such cannot be the
case; in a world where everything else is governed by law, human existence
must also be reducible to a system, and we hold that a reasonable solution of
the mystery of life is given by the Twin Laws of Being, the Law of Rebirth
and the Law of Causation.
That which has a beginning must have an end, and conversely, that
which is without ending can never have had a beginning. If the human spirit
is immortal and cannot die, neither can it be born; if it will live to
all eternity, it must have lived from eternity, there is no escape from
this truth; pre-existence must be accepted if immortality is a fact in nature.
In this world there is no law more plainly observable than the law of
alternating cycles, which decrees succession of ebb and flow, day and night,
summer and winter, waking and sleeping. Under the same law man's life is
lived alternatively in the physical world where he sows seeds of action and
gains experiences according to his horoscope. These, the fruits of
existence here, are later assimilated as soul powers in the spiritual
world,; birth and death are thus nothing more than gateways from one phase of
man's life to another, and the life we now live is but one of a series. The
differences of character, nobility or brutality, moral strength or
weakness, possession of high ideals or low instincts, etc., are certain
signatures of soul power or soul poverty. Finer faculties are the glorious
garments of gentle souls wrought through many lives in the crucible of
concrete existence by trial and temptation. They shine with a luster which
illuminates the way and makes it easier for others to follow. Coarseness
of caliber proclaims the young in Life's School, but repeated existences
here will in due time smooth the rough corners, mellow and makes them
soulful also.
The horoscope shows this difference in the texture of the soul and
the aspects indicate how the soul is ripened by the kaleidoscopic
configurations of planets in progression, which fan the fires in the furnace
of affliction to cleanse and purify the soul of blemish, or brighten the
crown of virtue when victory is won, but though the planets show the
tendencies most accurately there is one indeterminable factor which is not
shown, a veritable astrological "x," — the will power of the Man,
and upon
that rock astrological predictions are ever liable to founder; that,
at times, is the Waterloo of even the most careful and competent astrologer,
yet the very failure of well-founded predictions is the blessed assurance
that we are not fated to do thus and so because our horoscope shows that at a
certain time the stellar rays impel us in a given direction. In the final
analysis we are the arbiters of our destiny, and it is significant, that
while it is possible to predict for the great majority of mankind with
absolute certainty that the prediction will be vindicated, because they
drift along the sea of life directed by the current of circumstance,
predictions fro the striving idealist fail in proportion to this spiritual
attainment of will power which rouses him to self assertion and resistance
of wrong.
A beautiful little poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox gives the idea in a
most pleasing form:
"One ship sails East and another sails West,
With the selfsame winds that blow;
'Tis the set of the sail
And not the gale
That determines the way they go.
"Like the winds of the sea are the ways of fate,
As we voyage along through Life;
'Tis the act of the soul
That determines the goal'
And not the calm or the strife."
Besides the physical world in which
we live, move and have our being at the present time, where sunshine and
rain, storm and snow, heat and cold affect our physical being in various
ways, a world of finer substance permeates the denser matter, and the
forces indigenous to that realm impinge upon our souls, as feelings, desires
and emotions, because the soul is clothed in substance from that world.
Mystics therefore call this realm in nature the Desire World. A still more
subtle substance, an ocean of Thought, pervades both the Desire World and
the Physical World, and as the mind is composed of substance from that
region, it senses the waves of thought generated by other spirits endowed
with mind.
Here in the physical world, Time and Space are prime factors of
existence, but in the Desire World distance is practically eliminated
because spirits having dropped the mortal coil travel with the speed of
lightning, and as spiritual sight pierces the densest substance, light there
is never obscured, so there is no night, neither does heat and cold affect
the soul, hence there is no seasonal division either, to mark time as
definitely as in the physical world. But nevertheless, there is a
certain sequence of events. In soul flights from place to place on the
globe, we sense the nature of intervening country in spite of speed, but in
the World of Thought, to think of a place, is to be there instanter, neither
is there past or future; events are not separated by time, or places by
space, but all is one eternal here and now.
As the science of Astrology is founded in cosmic fact, there are
also three stages in progression from incipient events in the World of
Thought, to accomplished facts in the Physical World, and there are two
methods of horoscopic progression pertaining to the finer realms besides
the actual movement of planets observable in the Heavens.
Suppose a pole billions of miles long stuck into the earth at the
Equator, and at right angles to the poles, then, as the earth turns upon
its axis, the end of the pole would describe a circle in the heavens; this
the Astronomers call the "Celestial Equator," and the position of a
heavenly body on this line is measured in degrees and minutes of "Right
Ascension," from the point where the sun crosses the equator at the vernal
equinox. This axial rotation of the earth brings a new degree to the zenith,
or Meridian about every four minutes, and by the rules of one system of
progression we may calculate how many degrees of Right Ascension come to the
Meridian position from birth to the formation of a certain aspect.
The intervening degrees are then converted to time at the rate of 1
degree equals 1 year.
The other system of progression is founded upon the orbital revolution
of the earth, but in this system the positions of the planets are expressed
in degrees of Longitude and measured on the ecliptic or Sun's path, from
Aries 0 degrees to Pisces 29. The measure of time is the same as in the
system first mentioned: 1 degree equals 1 year, but there is this important
difference, that while the earth takes only 4 minutes to turn 1 degree upon
it axis, it requires 24 hours to move 1 degree in its orbit.
Thus, by one system of progression all the aspects that govern events
in a life of 60 years would be formed in 60 times 4 minutes, which equals
4 hours or one-sixth part of a day.
By the other system, formation of aspects for the same period of
life would require 60 days, or 2 months, or one-sixth part of a year.
Thus coming events cast their shadows before, but the shadows varies
in length according to the exaltation of the sphere of life whence it is cast.
From the sublime height of the World of Thought, where all things
have their inception in the eternal, the progression of events in a life are
silhouetted upon the screen of Time while the infant is still upon the
threshold of birth, but the shadow is so short, 1-360 part of a day
being equivalent to a year, that an error of 4 minutes in the given time of
birth would throw predictions out a whole year. Few people know their birth
hour to the minute, therefore this systems of progression is of little use
and little used.
Shadows of events projected from the denser Desire World are longer
and more definite; it does not require great delicacy or precision to
calculate progression at the rate of 1-360 part of a year equal to 1 year.
By this method an error of 2 hours in the given time of birth would only
cause an error of 1 month in predictions; this system therefore gives
universal satisfaction, and is most commonly used. In the following sections
we shall explain a simplified method of this system of prediction, whereby
mathematical calculation of events for a whole life may be performed in a few
minutes by any intelligent child who can add and subtract.
When a child is born at 7 A.M., in New York, and another at 6 A.M.,
in Chicago, a third at 1 P.M., in Berlin, a fourth at 2 P.M., in St.
Petersburg and a fifth at 12 noon in London, the Observatory clock at
Greenwich would point to noon, at the exact moment when all these children
were born, hence though the clocks in their several birthplaces pointed to
different hours, the Greenwich Mean Time of their births would be identical: — noon. And as the planets' places in the ephemeris are calculated for
Greenwich, noon, it would be unnecessary to make corrections; we should
simply place each planet in the natal horoscopes as tabulated in the
ephemeris. This would be most convenient, but he saving of calculation in
a natal horoscope where the G. M. T. is noon, fades into insignificance
before the facility this gives in progressing the planets for years subsequent
to birth, as required to predict events, for in natal horoscopes where the
G. M. T. is before or after noon, the places of the planets must be
calculated for each year just the same as at birth. We have evolved the
following simple method of saving this calculation and of copying the
progressed planets direct from the ephemeris into any horoscope.
Theorem I
If the Greenwich Mean Time of birth was before noon, it is evident
that the planets' places in the ephemeris are calculated for a later time
and also that, as they progress at the rate of a day (of 24 hours) for a
year, they will reach the Longitude given in the ephemeris some day within a
year after birth.
Theorem II
If the G. M. T. of birth was after noon, it is plainly to be seen
that the planets' places in the ephemeris for the year of birth are
calculated for an earlier time than birth, and that the position there
given corresponds to a certain day in the twelve-month before birth.
Furthermore, if we can find the date in the twelve-month before birth,
or after as the case may be, when the planets were in the degree and minute
of longitude registered in the ephemeris, we may use that date as a
starting point of calculation instead of the birthday, and as aspects formed
during the travel of the planets from the position given on any noon to the
noon next following, indicate events in the corresponding year of life, the
same starting date may be used for any year. Therefore, once that adjusted
calculation date has been found, no further calculations is required
to progress the planets in that horoscope; they may be simply copied from
the ephemeris. It is only necessary to bear in mind that the horoscope
thus erected does not apply to the year from birthday to birthday, but from
the adjusted calculation date of one year to the same date of the next.
There are two methods of finding this date; the first is the more difficult
and not so accurate, but it shows the philosophy of the correction better
than the second method, and we therefore give examples of both.
We will use the figure No. 26 (Medical Astrology Section), which is
the horoscope of a man who died of hemorrhages in June, 1918, to illustrate
how the adjusted calculation date is found, but defer description of the
case and its crises. The man was born April 24, 1884, Longitude 95 W.,
Latitude 42 N., at 2 P.M., True Local Time. We first find the G. M. T. by
adding to the local time of birth 4 minutes for each degree the birthplace is
west of Greenwich.
True local time of birth, April 24:
2:00 P.M.
Correction for 95 degrees W. Long:
6:20
Greenwich Mean Time of birth April 24:
8:20 P.M.
In compliance with Theorem II, we subtract from the birth date, April 24, a
correction of 8 hours and 20 minutes which the G. M. T. is past noon. The
measure of time used in this system is as follows:
24 hours correspond to 12 months.
2 hours correspond to 1 month.
1 hour corresponds to 15 days.
4 minutes correspond to 1 day.
According to this scale we subtract from:
April 24, 1884
Correction for 8 hours — 4 months
Correction for 20 minutes — 5 days
— 4 months, 5 days
Adjusted Calculation Date:
December 19, 1883
We may, however, find the Adjusted Calculation Date much more
accurately and with less labor by the following fourfold rule:
Rule
(1) Find the interval from G. M. T. to the following noon.
(2) To this interval add the Sidereal Time for Greenwich noon on
the birthday, as given in the ephemeris. The sum of these is the Sidereal
Time of the Adjusted Calculation Date.
(3) When the G. M. T. at birth is A. M. of the birthday, or P. M.
of the preceding day, count forwards in the ephemeris till you find a day
having the required S. T.; that is the Adjusted Calculation Date.
(4) When the G. M. T. at birth is P. M. of the birthday or A. M. of
the succeeding day read backwards in the ephemeris till you find the day
having the required S. T. which designates it as the Adjusted Calculation
Date.
We shall use the same example as before to demonstrate this method.
Section 1 directs us to find the interval between G. M. T. and the
following noon. Please observe this, the following noon, for all depends
upon this being accurately understood.
From:
April 25, 12:00 noon
Subtract G. M. T:
April 24. 8:20 P.M.
Interval from G. M. T. to next Noon, 15 hrs. 40 min.
By Section 2 of Rule:
Add S. T. of birthday as given in ephemeris:
2 hrs. 11 min.
S. T. of Adjusted Calculation Date:
17 hrs. 51 min.
By Section 4 of Rule:
As G.M.T. is P.M. we read backwards in the column of the ephemeris
giving S.T., until we come to Dec. 19, 1883. On that day the S.T. is 17
hrs., 51 min., and the A.C.D. is therefore Dec. 19, 1883.
Thus, by both methods we have arrived at identical results, but
slight discrepancies may appear in using the proportional method because that
makes no allowances for long and short months, hence the method last
demonstrated is more accurate as well as easier. If this man had been born
two hours later, the Adjusted Calculation Date would have been November
19, 1883. Where children are born late in the year and early in the morning,
the Adjusted Calculation Date may run into January or February of the next
year. It is therefore very important to state the Adjusted Calculation Date
by year also, in this case December 19, 1883.
Now, that we have arrived at the point where we are to make use of
our A.C.D. to progress the man's horoscope and show how accurately it marks
the crises, the first application of the date to the horoscope is a
crucial point, and the student is earnestly warned to overlook no word in
our description so that he may acquire understanding of the principle. Once
having grasped the point, an immense amount of labor will be saved, so it
will pay to follow our instructions to the letter.
Write in the margin of your ephemeris for 1884 opposite the
birthday (April 24), December 19, 1883. Opposite April 25 write December 19, 1884. Opposite April 26 write December 19, 1885, and so on, as shown below.
Every day after birth corresponds to a certain year of life which starts on
the day written in the margin, and the planets in line with any A.C.D.
indicate the events for twelve months from that date.
Dec. 19, 1883....Apr. 24
Dec. 19, 1897....May 8
Dec. 19, 1884....Apr. 25
Dec. 19, 1907....May 18
Dec. 19, 1885....Apr. 26
Dec. 19, 1916....May 27
Dec. 19, 1886....Apr. 27
Dec. 19, 1917....May 28
Dec. 19, 1887....Apr. 28
Dec. 19, 1918....May 29
The motion of the Sun and planets from day to day is slow, and as
we count a day for a year, we may liken their progression to the short hand
on the clock of destiny: they indicate the year when a certain condition
shown in the natal horoscope has ripened, and is ready to manifest as an
event. The swift moving Moon is the long hand; it marks the months when
aspects culminate in events. Therefore we divide its motion during the year
commencing with any adjusted calculation date, by 12, but for rough figuring
we may consider the Moon's travel in the progressed horoscope one degree
a month.
Planetary aspects alone do not operate, however; an aspect of the
progressed Moon or a New Moon is required to focus the hidden forces.
Therefore crises shown by the planets are sometimes retarded beyond the time
when the aspect culminated and we may think we have safely escaped, but the
first aspect of the Moon which excites it will prove that "though the mills of
the gods grind slowly, they grind exceeding fine." The finer forces lose
none of their intensity by lying latent in Nature's lock-box of events.
Now let us see how the planets worked in the horoscope we have
just given. In the year 1915 we find the progressed Sun, the life-giver,
had reached the conjunction of the Midheaven, Gemini 5-0. The New Moon on
May 2, 1916 fell in Taurus 11-44, square to the radical Mars; on the 31st of
May the second New Moon was in Gemini 9-40 in conjunction with the radical
Saturn in the M.C., which latter had been obstructing the capillaries of
the lungs; thus hemorrhages resulted. At this time the young man, who had
become a very efficient astrologer, began to realize that he was entering a
critical period and did all possible to overcome its influence. But a
succession of lunations during the year 1916 afflicted his Midheaven and
Saturn by square and opposition in the sign ruling the lungs, Gemini, made a
constant struggle necessary. With the negative sign of Virgo on the
Ascendant, with Uranus in the First House square to Venus in Gemini, and with
Jupiter afflicted by a square of the Moon, both the venous and arterial
circulations were restricted, preventing deep breathing and complete
oxygenation of the blood in the lungs.
In
the Spring of 1918 this young man, after consulting his own
horoscope, unfortunately made up his mind that he would pass out on a certain
day, and made all necessary arrangements for his funeral. This state of
mind was very dangerous to one in his weakened condition and to one with his
negative Ascendant. He precipitated the crisis even before its normal time,
as we will show.
We will now proceed to find what brought about the crises that
terminated the life on June 1, 1918. We first find where the progressed
planets were at that time. We take the date May 28, 1884 for the places of
the progressed planets on the Adjusted Calculation Date, Dec. 19, 1917.
We now progress the Sun and Moon 5 1-2 months beyond this date to June 1,
1918. If we subtract the Moon's longitude on a given day from its place on
the following day, the difference is its motion during the 24 hours
intervening, which corresponds to a year of life in progression. Division of
this by 12 gives us the rate of its monthly travel.
Moon's place on A.C.D. Dec. 19, 1917,
(May 28 in ephemeris for 1884):
Cancer 27.11
Moon's place on A.C.D. Dec. 19, 1918,
(May 29 in ephemeris for 1884):
Leo 11.14
Moon's travel by progression
from Dec. 19, 1917 to Dec. 19, 1918:
14.03
Dividing 14 degrees 3 minutes by 12 gives the Moon's monthly travel as 1 degree 10 minutes. This we add to its place for each month as shown in the following table:
Dec. 19, 1917 Cancer...27.11
Mar. 19, 1918 Leo...0.41
Jan. 19, 1918 Cancer...28.21
Apr. 19, 1918 Leo...1.51
Feb. 19, 1918 Cancer...29.31
May 19, 1918 Leo...3.01
As we see above, the progressed Moon was in Leo 3.01 on May 19, 1918,
and as it moves 1 degree 10 min. per month, in the 13 days to June 1st it
would travel 0 degrees 29 min., reaching Leo 3.30, and making a square to
the radical Sun.
On Dec. 19, 1917, the progressed Sun was in Gemini 7.29. We count
forward from Dec. 19th to June 1, 1918, 5 1-2 months, and as the Sun moves
58 minutes per year, making 5 minutes per month, in 5 1-2 months the
progressed Sun would arrive at Gemini 7.56, conjunction to Saturn.
The New Moon on May 10, 1918 fell in Taurus 19.00, conjunction to
the radical Neptune. This was the day the young man had chosen as the day
of his death, but the crisis was not reached until the transiting Sun
reached the conjunction of Saturn in Gemini 8.33, the night of May 30th.
At the same time Saturn was transiting conjunction to radical Mars and
square to radical Sun, depleting the vitality, and the transiting Moon and
Neptune were square to the radical Sun. All this was too much for him to
endure in his weakened condition and he began to sink. June 1st when the
transiting Moon reached the square to Saturn and the Midheaven, and the
opposition to the Ascendant, he passed into the great beyond.
Thus we see that we cannot base judgment upon merely one affliction.
We must look to the progressed planets, the strong transiting planets, and
particularly to the New Moon to excite a natal affliction.
Besides the progression of planets which we trust has been
sufficiently elucidated, we must also note a similar forward movement of the
houses, but these must be calculated by the same method as when casting a
natal figure, save that we use the Sidereal Time for the day which
corresponds to the year for which we wish to progress the horoscope. In
relation to the man's horoscope we have studied, the critical year was 1918,
and May 28 in the ephemeris for 1884 corresponds. We bear in mind that
birth occurred at 2:00 P.M., True Local Time, in Lat. 42 N., Long. 95 W.,
for these factors are used in placing the degrees on the houses just as in
the natal chart; the only change is using the S.T. of the progressed birth
day.
H. M. S.
S.T. at noon previous to progressed birthday, 1918
(see ephemeris for 1884, May 28):
04 25 00
Correction of 10 seconds for each 15 deg.
birthplace is West of Greenwich:
00 01 03
Interval from previous noon to birth:
02 00 00
Correction of 10 secs. per hr. of interval:
00 00 20
Sidereal Time of progressed birth:
06 26 23
With this S.T. we turn to the Tables of Houses for the Latitude of
birth place, and erect a horoscope with twelve Houses in the usual manner; we
may further insert the planets' places on the A.C.D. for 1918, then we
shall have a complete separate horoscope for the year, which we may compare
with the natal chart. Some Astrologers use that method, but we advise
another, which we think facilitates comparison and judgment of aspects
between the natal and progressed position of the planets in a degree
unattainable by any other system; it is illustrated in the various figures
used in this book.
We write the natal chart in ink, as that is unchanged during life;
we also draw a large circle outside it, to contain the progressed position
of the planets. These and the houses we write in their proper places,
but lightly, and with pencil, so that they may be easily erased and the
horoscope erected for another year without the necessity of rewriting the
natal chart.
But no matter how placed, two full horoscopes with 24 houses, 18
planets, a couple of dragons' heads, each with its respective "tail," and
two Parts of Fortune, make quite a maze, and if the full galaxy of aspects,
including biquintiles, sesquiquadrates and other highsounding nonsensicals
are to be figured out the astrologer will surely so lose himself in the
mathematical labyrinth that he will be unable to read a syllable of the
message of the stars. During the first year of his astrological study, one
of the writers being originally of a mathematical turn, had the habit of
constructing figures, and tables of aspects, so fearfully and wonderfully
made that they beat the proverbial "Chinese puzzle;" they were veritable
"Gordian Knots," and the destiny of a human being was so tangled in each,
that neither the writer who had concocted the abomination, nor anyone else
could ever hope to disentangle the poor soul involved. May he be forgiven;
he has mended his ways, and is now just as zealous to eliminate all non-
essentials from the horoscope, but having been enmeshed in the maze of
mathematics, his experience should serve as a warning. Our minds, at best,
are but feeble instruments to fathom fate and surely we shall have the
greatest chance of success by applying our science to the most important
facts, and these are usually the simplest.
If this be granted, the question presents itself: What are the
essentials and what may be eliminated with advantage to clear the
progressed horoscope of useless, befogging elements?
First, with regard to the progressed houses, only two vital points
produce results when aspected: the Midheaven, which is spiritual in
nature, and the Ascendant, which is a significator in material matters. We
shall treat that subject later; for the present we confine ourselves to the
argument that it will facilitate judgment of the progressed horoscope if
we leave the ten unessential cusps out, and draw two dotted lines with
pencil to mark the progressed Midheaven and Ascendant.
In the second place, the student may readily convince himself by
looking through the columns of any ephemeris, that the motion of Neptune,
Uranus, Saturn and Jupiter, during the two months which represent progression
for a life of 60 years, is so slow that they seldom form an aspect not
registered in the natal chart. In rare cases where an important aspect is
formed, the fact is easily seen, and the planet should then be entered in the
outer ring of the progressed horoscope, but in the great majority of cases it
is better to leave these planets out, and enter only the progressed positions
of the Sun, Moon, Mars, Venus and Mercury.
In conclusion of our treatment of the method of Progression, two
important points must be mentioned: The Midheaven at a given Sidereal Time
is the same for all Latitudes, so that two children born at the same S.T.
would have the same sign and degree on the M.C., but if one were born in
Alaska and the other in Mexico, the Asc. would vary much and change the
grouping of planets in the houses very considerably, with the further result
that planets which influence the First House affairs in one horoscope affect
Twelfth House matters in the other, etc. Thus the lives of these people
would be very different.
The same argument applies to the progressed horoscope of a person
traveling North or South from his birthplace. His progressed M.C. remains
unchanged, but he receives the forces from a different ascending figure,
according to the Latitude where he resides, and the grouping of planets
relative to the progressed Ascendant varies accordingly. As examples we may
state that both writers have left their birthplace; one traveled 2,000 miles
West, but is close to the same Latitude as her birthplace, hence both her
M.C. and Asc. are the same as if she had remained in her native city.
The other writer was born in Latitude 56 N., and now lives in
Latitude 32. Had he remained in the far North, his progressed Ascendant
would in (1912) be Virgo 6, exactly conjunction to Mars' place at birth, but
the Ascendant of his new home is Virgo 0 degrees, and in this latitude he will
not feel the effect of the Mars ray for a number of years.
The other important point we had in mind is the necessity of
being definite in regard to the year for which we progress. Perhaps a
person tells us that a certain event occurred when he was 26, and another in
his 50th year. Such statements are ambiguous, and give no safe working
basis. The Astrologer may go home and do an immense amount of work to no use,
because he thought the person meant that one event occurred when he, the
person, was between 26 and 27 years of age, and a later consultation
reveals that he meant the year between his 25th and 26th birthdays. Pin them
down to the year, 1850, 1900, or whatever it may be, but never accept a
person's age as a starting point.
On the same principle, never predict that an event will happen when
a person is so and so old; that also is ambiguous and gives them no
satisfaction; give the year and month; never hedge; never predict anything of
which you are in doubt; when you are satisfied a prediction is justified,
speak fearlessly, but tactfully; believe in the stars, and the stars will
fully justify your faith.
When judging the effects of directions it is of the greatest
importance to bear in mine the tenor of the nativity, for even weak aspects
which are in harmony with the tendencies foreshown in the natal figure will
be much more active than a strong aspect which is contrary to the radical
indications. Supposing, for instance, that there are strong testimonies of
sickness and accident, as Mars in Sagittarius in the Midheaven square the Sun
in Pisces in the Twelfth House and square Saturn in Virgo in the Sixth
House; then the progression of Mars to square of the radical Ascendant would
undoubtedly precipitate an accident or a fever of a serious nature, but if the
Sun were trine Mars and Jupiter the effect of Mars square Ascendant would
produce little if any discomfort. Similarly with all the other directions,
and if the student neglects to take into consideration this all-important
point, he is likely sometime to make a great mistake and wonder why a
seemingly powerful direction produced no result in one case, while in another
a very weak aspect had such a far-reaching effect. Aspects between two
progressed planets are unimportant.
Another important point to remember is that aspects of the progressed
to the radical planets operate in proportion to the power of the radical
planet in the nativity. Let us suppose, for illustration, that in a certain
figure the Sun is elevated in Leo and aspected to a number of the other
planets — it matters not whether the aspects are good or bad so long as
they are close — then even a weak aspect from a progressed planet to the Sun
will have a marked result. On the other hand, if the Sun in that horoscope
received no aspect, or only one or two weak ones, then even a strong aspect of
a progressed planet would have little effect.
It should also be noted that a good aspect from a progressed planet to
a planet that is much afflicted in the nativity would produce small if any
benefit. In short, and to sum up, progressed aspects operate only in the
measure that they are in harmony with the trend of the nativity and the
planet wherewith they are blending.
The third important point to remember when judging the effects of
directions is that an aspect from a progressed to a radical planet is never
in itself sufficient to produce results; a harmonious aspect from the
progressed Moon or a lunation is absolutely essential to bring the tendency
to fruition. That is to say, if the progressed Sun comes to square of
radical Saturn, a sextile or trine aspect of the progressed Moon or of a
lunation will pass unnoticed; no effect will be felt until either the
progressed Moon or a lunation comes into conjunction, square, or opposition
to Sun or Saturn, and vice-versa, if the progressed Sun comes to a trine of
the radical Jupiter a square or opposition of the Moon will not affect it, it
must wait for a sextile or trine. For this reason directions are sometimes
delayed in their action beyond the time of their culmination, and at other
times they are somewhat hastened because a lunar aspect of the requisite
nature occurs slightly in advance of the time when the aspects of the
planets are complete.
It also happens that in cases where the event indicated by an aspect
involves two people the aspects of the planets by progression may be complete
in one person's horoscope and fertilized by a harmonious aspect without
producing a result, because the aspect in the other person's horoscope has
not yet matured. In this connection we remember the horoscope of a lady
whose Venus was placed in the Eighth House showing a late marriage. In her
45th year the progressed Sun reached conjunction Venus but neither engagement
nor marriage resulted; then the Sun and Venus came into conjunction in the
horoscope of a gentleman of her acquaintance bringing an engagement quickly
followed by marriage. Thus one had waited for the other, and unless such
a contingency is taken into consideration the astrologer is most liable to
meet his Waterloo when forecasting events.
When the Sun forms a conjunction,
sextile, square, trine or opposition to one of the planets by progression
the influence begins to manifest when the Sun is 1 1/2 degrees from the
exact aspect, and it is felt until the Sun is 1 1/2 degrees past the point
of culmination. And as the Sun moves about one degree a day, and the time
measure of directions is that one day equals a year, we may say that the
influence of the solar aspects is felt for a period of three years. Their
effects are particularly strong at times during this period when aspects of
the progressed Moon or lunations vivify them.
The parallel is different from the other aspects. In the case of
the slow-moving planets it lasts for a considerable number of years so that
a parallel of the Sun and Saturn may operate for ten or more years, and a
parallel of the Sun and Jupiter nearly as long.
It may also be noted that the conjunction ad parallel act
principally upon the health, while the other aspects also affect the
business, social standing, etc. Thus under the parallel of the Sun and
Saturn there would be a very protracted state of ill-health, while the
parallel of the Sun and Jupiter would strengthen the constitution materially.
The Sun progressed parallel, conjunction, sextile or trine to radical
Venus.
If the radical Venus was well aspected these directions will
bring a three-year period of unusual pleasure and enjoyment into
the life. If the person is not already married an attachment will
be formed and ripen into marriage of an ideal nature. If the horoscope
shows artistic ability, this will receive a great impetus during the
activity of this direction, and it will bring honor and social preferment.
The Sun progressed square or opposition to radical Venus.
If the radical Venus was afflicted, these directions will bring
a period of petty annoyances, social disgrace, trouble and sorrow,
with a tendency to be slovenly and to look upon the dark side of
life, but it can be overcome if the person will strive to be careful of his
morals and personal appearance. "Where there's a will there's a way."
The Sun progressed parallel, conjunction or sextile radical Mercury.
If Mercury was well aspected at birth this will mark a period
of unusual mental activity, so that the person will be able to further
his his ambitions and succeed in business by new ventures. If the natal
figure shows literary ability this is the time to make all efforts to produce
something worth while. It is a good and profitable time to travel either
for pleasure, in search of inspiration, or for the good of whatever business
he may follow. Advertising will be found a most effective way of
promotion business success under this direction.
The Sun progressed square to radical Mercury.
The Sun cannot reach the square of Mercury until late in life,
and in comparatively few lives at that, therefore its effects can
only be conjectured and it has no importance.
The Sun progressed parallel, conjunction, sextile, or trine to
radical Moon.
If the Moon was well aspected at birth these directions bring a period
of success and popularity. It increases the honor and esteem which the
person enjoys in his environment, it brings favors from influential persons,
employers, or the authorities, and if marriage has not already been
contracted, this direction will most likely bring about a successful union.
It is also an excellent time to form partnerships.
The Sun progressed square or opposition to radical Moon.
If the Moon was afflicted at birth this marks a very evil
period, replete with domestic unhappiness if the person is married; discredit
among the people with whom he is associated in business or socially, perhaps
imprisonment; loss by dishonesty of the partner, financial stricture or even
bankruptcy. He is also likely to suffer severely from ill health, and if
either the Sun or Moon are in Cancer, Scorpio or Pisces he may become a
chronic drunkard.
The Sun progressed sextile or trine to radical Saturn.
If Saturn is well aspected in the nativity these directions
will bring a steadying and consolidating influence into the life so
that the person will be able to discharge his duties in a most effective,
systematic and tactful manner. He will have greater opportunities for
advancement than before, and will be able to assume the added responsibilities
with credit. Much benefit may be expected from older people who will be drawn
to him will full confidence. Investments in land, mines, houses, and
similar things will prove profitable when made under this direction,
and in general it gives a very deep insight into all problems of life.
The Sun progressed parallel, conjunction, square or opposition to
radical Saturn.
If Saturn was afflicted in the natal chart these directions mark
a period of very evil influence. This is especially true of the
parallel, which lasts about ten years; the other aspects are only
active during the usual three years. Under these directions the
person suffers disappointments and delays in everything he undertakes. No
matter how carefully he may plan, something is sure to crop up to thwart
him, and this is apt to breed a spirit of worry and pessimism which makes
life seem a hopeless battle, with everyone conspiring to checkmate him.
Financial difficulties make matters harder, and he is liable to incur the
opposition of employers or the authorities. To crown it all, the health
suffers, especially under the parallel; his vitality will be very low,
and the recuperative power almost nil. All will depend on whether
he can look for the silver lining to the cloud, and strive to
learn the intended lessons, or whether he simply sinks down under
the load and gives up. Forewarned is forearmed and students of Astrology
have at least the knowledge that these trials are only passing. They know
when brighter days will come.
The Sun progressed parallel, conjunction, sextile or trine Jupiter.
If Jupiter is well aspected at birth these aspects are among
the most fortunate in the whole gamut of directions, for they
indicate a period of financial prosperity, where every undertaking
succeeds, hence speculation, investments, and new ventures in
business will bring success and gain, the person will rise in popularity and
esteem in the community or his immediate sphere of associations, he may gain
much credit in connection with philanthropic or charitable undertakings, and
he will enjoy much social success and domestic happiness. There is a
tendency to travel or changes which will bring both pleasure and profit, and
ambitions that for years seemed impossible of realization are likely to be
gratified. Under these directions lasting friendships of benefit to the person
are often formed. They also strengthen the constitution and bring
radiant health, but the exuberance of animal spirits may later, under
evil directions, bring disease. If this is guarded against the increased flow
of vital fluid given by these directions will have a lasting beneficial
effect on the health.
The Sun progressed square or opposition to radical Jupiter.
If Jupiter is afflicted at birth these directions denote a
period of trouble and trials. Someone near and dear will pass out of the
person's person's life, either by estrangement or death; lawsuits,
financial losses and social disaster are threatened, with much
opposition from other people. If he invests money or speculates each
venture will prove a failure because of deception and
misrepresentation of those with whom he deals. If he makes a
change of business or travels to another city he will meet with
worse conditions, the health will suffer and domestic infelicity will
result.
The Sun progressed parallel, conjunction, square or opposition to
radical Mars.
If Mars is afflicted at birth these aspects mark an extended
period of a very evil nature. There is a state of rash and reckless
excitement which is apt to lead the person to do the most foolhardy things,
hence a liability to squander his money, wreck his prospects in life, become
crippled by an accident, or indulge in excesses which bring on fevers, boils,
or inflammatory complaints. He should be particularly careful not to
handle fire, hot water, explosives or firearms, and be guarded by
insurance against loss by fire, sickness or accident. The reputation
is also likely to suffer by scandal, therefore he should exert all his
energy and will power to act with all the discretion possible to him and so
endeavor to rule his stars.
The Sun progressed sextile or trine to radical Mars.
If Mars is well aspected at birth these directions indicate a period of
adventure when the person will be imbued with a powerful spirit of activity,
enterprise and industry; he will become acquainted with people of a pioneering
instinct or in some way receive an impulse that will start him upon a new
venture in life which will bring him success, friends, and prosperity. He
is likely to travel in search of new fields and to be very restless in
seeking an outlet for the energy which threatens to burst him, but
he is also too prone to squander the money which seems to come so
easily. If he were wise he would be a little less generous, for
when this aspect passes off, it is likely that the golden days are
over.
The Sun progressed parallel, conjunction, square or opposition to
radical Uranus.
If Uranus is afflicted at birth these aspects mark a very
critical period in the life. The person becomes very irritable and
short-tempered. He is liable to tax the patience of friends
and relatives to the breaking point so that a separation or estrangement
occurs. He will be repellent to others, rash, erratic, liable to do the most
strange and unexpected things. He may rush into litigation when he has
not the shadow of a case or cause, just for the mere insane love of
quarreling. Thus he is likely to disgrace himself permanently in the eyes of
all who know him, or, depending upon what other aspects are in force
at the time, it may be someone close to him who causes the disgrace
which then reflects upon him on account of the friendship or relationship.
The Sun progressed sextile or trine to radical Uranus.
If Uranus is well aspected at birth and the person is of a sufficiently
advanced type to respond to this influence, these aspects mark a period of
great spiritual and mental acceleration; the originating, organizing, and
inventive faculties become greatly enhanced, so that he is able to formulate
ideas, perfect inventions, and organize enterprises in a most surprisingly
efficient manner, with little or no effort. There may be sudden
and unexpected gains through inventions, investment or speculation,
and if he is not already interested in advanced thought or esotericism he will
most likely be attracted during this period and obtain a good start before
the aspect wears off.
The Sun progressed parallel, conjunction, square or opposition to
radical Neptune.
If Neptune is afflicted at birth these aspects mark a critical time
for those who can respond to the spiritual influence. They are then
hypersensitive and likely to develop an undesirable phase of involuntary
spiritual sight or apt to become entranced or obsessed by spirits from the
invisible world who seek a medium to gratify their desires, which are
usually bad. The person may also most easily become the victim of a
hypnotist and get into trouble through fraud, deception and disadvantageous
changes, or loss by speculation in large companies where the stock is
watered.
The Sun progressed sextile or trine to radical Neptune.
If Neptune is well aspected at birth these aspects mark a period
of spiritual awakening, when the person may receive an initiation which
will develop his spiritual powers and open the invisible worlds to him, if he
is sufficiently developed. For others it may develop the faculty of
inspirational music, and yet other people may experience a period of
unexampled love and bliss, but the majority cannot respond to this influence.
The Sun progressed parallel, conjunction, sextile or trine to radical
Midheaven.
These aspects bring a period of profit, preferment, honor and
recognition, favors from the authorities or employers, added social prestige,
and a general advancement of the worldly affairs. This is a good time to make special effort for obtaining an increase of
income for all endeavors in that direction will have a favorable stellar
influence behind them and are therefore more likely to succeed than at other
times.
The Sun progressed square or opposition to radical Midheaven.
These aspects mark a period of discredit when slander and enmity
threaten the honor and social standing. It is therefore best for the person
to be very circumspect in all he does or says, for trouble with the
authorities may result in imprisonment, or if with employers it may bring
loss of position. Financial fortunes are also threatened.
The Sun progressed, parallel, conjunction, sextile or trine radical
Ascendant.
These aspects mark a period of general good fortune, radiant health and
happiness. Whatever the person undertakes seems to prosper.
The Sun progressed square or opposition to radical Ascendant.
These aspects mark a period of ill-health, especially in a woman's
horoscope. There is also a great deal of trouble and general so-called
"bad luck."
The Moon travels through the
Zodiac at an average rate of between twelve and thirteen degrees a day,
and as the day in the art of progression is taken as a time measure
equivalent to a year, we may say that the Moon by progression from birth
to death travels at the rate of between twelve and thirteen degrees a
year, or about one degree per month. Thus in the course of about twenty-eight years she circles the whole horoscope and forms all the aspects that
can be formed to all the planets in the radical figure, and she may thus
travel two or three times around the horoscope in the life of the average
man or woman. It is her passage around the horoscope that makes the life
fruitful of events for the aspects of the planets themselves which indicate
the year when a certain influence is ready to be reaped as ripe destiny
and produce events in the life, do not of themselves cause either good or
ill effects unless an aspect of the progressed Moon or a lunation brings
the matter to a focus and marks the month when the occurrence will take
place. Therefore sometimes even strong aspects between the Sun and
planets, or between the planets themselves, are barren in effect when not
fortified by a progressed lunar aspect or a lunation of the same nature.
Neither do the lunar aspects have an influence of their own, or at
least if they have, it is not very marked unless the lunar aspect agrees in
nature with the primary direction then in force.
These are important points which the student should always bear in
mind. It should also be noted that the aspects of the progressed Moon to
progressed planets produce little or no effect and the influences set down
below are with respect to the radical planets.
The Moon progressed parallel, conjunction, sextile or trine to
radical Sun.
These aspects mark a rather prosperous period in life, bringing
important changes for the better. Not infrequently marriage results which
is both successful and happy. An increase of business if the person is an
employer, or a raise in salary if he is an employee, may be looked for at
this time, for superiors and those in a position to bestow favors are in a
generous mood and ready to give the person credit for all that is good in him.
The Moon progressed square or opposition to radical Sun.
These aspects indicate a time of trouble and loss. There is a tendency
to difficulty with employers or customers which will bring loss of
employment or business; the mind is vacillating so that the person cannot
make up his mind what to do, and thus he is apt to lose opportunities which
might bring gain and instead they bring loss. He will experience trouble with
the opposite sex, particularly the marriage partner if he is in the state of
matrimony. The health will suffer and there is a change for the worse in all
the affairs of life.
The Moon progressed parallel, conjunction, sextile, or trine to
radical Venus.
If Venus is strong and well aspected in the natal chart this period will
be one of pleasure and profit both, for the person will make new friends
and have opportunities to advance himself both socially and financially.
These aspects also frequently indicate the commencement of courtship or the
culmination of courtship in marriage, in a man's horoscope. They bring
good health and a happy, cheerful frame of mind, so that the whole world
seems bathed in sunshine. This is, in short, a period of general success and
happiness.
The Moon progressed square or opposition to radical Venus.
If Venus was afflicted at birth this marks a period of considerable
trouble and disappointment. A courtship may be broken off or a marriage
dissolved by separation. The financial fortunes are likely to suffer and the
health is apt to be poor. Snubs and ostracism may be expected in the social
relation and the person should be particularly careful with the opposite
sex, for while this direction is operative there is considerable liability
to trouble from that source. Knowing what is doing and the nature and
duration of the influence, he should try to rule his stars by keeping as
cheerful a frame of mind as possible, schooling himself to act wisely in
the matters which are particularly shown as danger points.
The Moon progressed parallel, conjunction, sextile or trine to
radical Mercury.
If Mercury was well aspected at birth, these directions will bring out
the mental powers and it is therefore a favorable time to take up any
study which the person may feel attracted to. If any important changes have
been in contemplation this is the time to make the move, for under these
directions success is sure to attend in a much larger measure than under less
favorable influences, and if he has any important matters to settle with
brothers, sisters or neighbors, he will reach a favorable conclusion with
them much more quickly than at any other time.
The Moon progressed square or opposition to radical Mercury.
If Mercury was afflicted at birth the person will need to exercise a
great deal of care during the operation of these planetary influences, for
there will be a tendency to rash and indiscreet speech; thereby the person may
lay himself liable for libel or slander. It is also likely that if any deeds
or legal papers are signed during this time it will be to the person's
detriment and will later regret it. He should also be very careful of his
expressions in correspondence and if he is a literary man he should be doubly
careful or his writings will be more than likely to cause trouble for
himself or others. The mind will be much disturbed and he should
neither travel nor make changes but endeavor to keep himself as quiet as
possible during this time.
The Moon progressed parallel or conjunction radical Saturn.
If Saturn was afflicted in the natal chart this is a very critical
period. In a woman's horoscope it indicates ill-health, worry and trouble.
In the horoscope of a man, if he is married, it indicates domestic
difficulties or ill-health of the wife. There is trouble, delay and
disappointment in all the affairs of life and a tendency to worry over things
and become morbid and melancholy.
The Moon progressed square or opposition to radical Saturn.
If Saturn is afflicted at birth, these aspects mark a very evil time,
particularly with respect to health and the conditions in the home. They
produce a disturbed frame of mind with irritability and a tendency to worry,
a pessimistic outlook on life; gloom and despondency seem to be the rule, the
financial affairs also suffer and care should be taken to make no changes or
investments at this time. The only remedy is to try to keep as
philosophical an attitude as possible, looking for the silver lining of the
cloud and endeavoring to learn the lessons that are to be taught during this
period.
The Moon progressed sextile or trine to radical Saturn.
If Saturn was well aspected in the natal chart these aspects mark a
successful and prosperous period when one will gain recognition of a lasting
nature in his sphere of life. He will be able to take on added
responsibilities and acquit himself of the trust with credit. If any
investments in houses, lands or mines are contemplated this will be a very
favorable period to undertake such matters. This time will be epoch-making
in the life when a new, solid and stable foundation for success will be
laid, upon which the edifice of a successful life may be reared.
The Moon progressed parallel, conjunction, sextile or trine
to radical Jupiter.
If Jupiter was well aspected at birth, these aspects mark a period of
success and general good fortune. The health is excellent, or if the
person has been sick improvement may be looked for at this time. The frame of
mind will be happy and he will enjoy all the pleasures of life. It is a
particularly good time to travel for he will meet a friendly and cordial
reception everywhere. The financial fortunes will be benefited if
investments are made under these directions, or if the business is pushed to
the best of his ability. This is an epoch when things take a decided turn for
the better, and if the person takes proper advantage of the opportunities
then presented to him this time will be long felt in the life.
The Moon progressed square or opposition to radical Jupiter.
If Jupiter was afflicted at birth the person should be very careful of
his diet during the time when these aspects last, for there is a tendency to
excesses which will cause disease by making the blood impure. He should also
be very careful not to lose his temper because if there is any danger of
apoplexy shown in the natal figure it is more likely to manifest under these
stellar influences than at any other time. Keep as cool as possible and
avoid all stimulating food and liquors. Do not under any circumstances
undertake to speculate while these directions last for loss is certain and
there is a liability to be deceived or defrauded by others. There is also a
danger of domestic troubles and loss by lawsuits or similar matters. The
social prestige is likely to suffer on account of haughty, bombastic and
overbearing manners, therefore the person should be careful and moderate in
everything and also hold himself well in check.
The Moon progressed parallel, conjunction, square or opposition
radical Mars.
If the radical Mars was afflicted these aspects mark a very evil period.
In a woman's horoscope they indicate, for one thing, bad health, and in
a man's, violent quarrels in the home. There is a tendency to be quarrelsome,
foolhardy and reckless, with the result that the person may sustain bodily
injuries or accidents, also a tendency to the over-indulgence of the lower
passional nature which may bring trouble in its train, therefore he should
be very careful in his dealings with those of the opposite sex. Unless
great care is taken slander and social discredit are sure to result. These
directions also make the person very reckless and extravagant in financial
matters, liable to form hasty and erroneous judgments, therefore if papers
are signed at this time disaster is very to follow. These directions are
among the most reliable in operation and the person rarely escapes without
suffering loss or injury in some manner, therefore the greatest care should
be taken during this period.
The Moon progressed sextile or trine radical Mars.
If Mars was well aspected at birth thee aspects mark a period of
considerable activity in the life which will be to the benefit of the
person involved. A great deal of vital energy is accumulated and this
dynamic force naturally must have an outlet in some way, hence this is a good
time for the expansion of business or undertaking new enterprises; they are
sure to succeed if the person is not too precipitate in his efforts but uses a
grain of caution in the expenditure of this great energy. These aspects
are particularly active among those who work with or deal in the partial
elements of iron and fire, such as soldiers, surgeons and engineers; to
them they bring honor and promotion.
The Moon progressed parallel, conjunction, square or opposition
radical Uranus.
If Uranus was afflicted at birth these aspects mark a very critical
period, when the person is apt to make a sudden and unexpected change which
will have a disadvantageous effect upon the life, therefore he should guard
carefully against such a contingency. There is also a liability to the
formation of a clandestine relationship which will bring sorrow and trouble
to the person, hence he should avoid association with the opposite sex and
when this is unavoidable he should be very circumspect in his manner and
behavior, for under these directions people are very likely to judge him
severely for the slightest semblance of wrong-doing. There is a tendency to
irritability and cruelty of speech which is likely to cause domestic
unhappiness and the loss of friends that will later be regretted very much,
therefore the person should endeavor to curb himself; in fact it would be
better to avoid his friends as much as possible during this time.
The Moon progressed sextile or trine to radical Uranus.
These are excellent aspects for those who are sufficiently advanced to
respond. If Uranus was well aspected at birth, the original, intuitive and
inventive faculties will find an outlet at this time which may be very
advantageous to the person. If he is interested in the study of advanced
thought or esotericism this is a particularly good time to pursue such
subjects, for an expansion of consciousness may most easily result under
these directions, friendships are formed with advanced people who will be
of benefit to the person, and advantageous changes or removals may be
made, hence it marks an epoch in the life which is likely to leave a
permanent mark for good.
The Moon progressed parallel, conjunction, square or
opposition to radical Neptune.
The Moon progressed sextile or trine to radical Neptune.
If Neptune was well aspected at birth these directions may bring a
slight extension of consciousness and if the solar aspects to Neptune are
also in force at the same time an initiation may be looked for by those who
are sufficiently advanced to respond to this influence. But to the
majority of people it will probably mean only a pleasant time, a feast of
music or some similar experience.
The Moon progressed parallel or conjunction radical Ascendant
or Midheaven.
These aspects bring changes in the life, but whether these are good or
bad depends upon the other influences operating in the horoscope at the time.
The Moon progressed sextile or trine to radical Midheaven
If other influences agree this is a time of beneficial changes,
preferment and honor, and general success in the various departments of life.
The Moon progressed square or opposition to radical Midheaven.
These aspects indicate loss of prestige, trouble and anxiety,
financial loss, especially if dealing with women. It is a bad time to travel
or make changes.
The Moon progressed sextile or trine to radical Ascendant.
These aspects bring beneficial changes, financial prosperity, and
general good fortune.
The Moon progressed square or opposition to radical Ascendant.
These aspects mark a period of trouble. Ill-health may be looked for,
and if any changes or removals are made they will be to the person's
disadvantage.
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