The Message of the Stars[8]
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CHAPTER VIII
THE SUN, GIVER OF LIFE
The Sun, being the center of the solar system, is recognized by all as
the physical life-giver even when they do not believe in anything
superphysical; it is patent to everyone from personal observation that the
horizontal ray of the morning sun affects us differently from the perpen-
dicular noon ray, and that in summer the rays carry a life-force which not
only brings forth the verdure upon the fields, but also affects the human
temperament, and endows us with vital energy, courage and a hopeful spirit
foreign to the dark and gloomy winter months. This gloom is permanently no-
ticeable in the temperament of people living in the far north, where the ab-
sence of sunlight makes life a struggle that saps the spirit of frolic,
while in countries where abundance of sunlight lessens the cares of exist-
ence, the temperament is correspondingly vivacious and hopeful and sunny.
In the horoscope, the angel of each planetary ray at birth determines the
department of life it will affect. If the child is born at the noon hour
when the sun is at the Zenith, the daystar will appear in the 10th house of
the horoscope and bring preferment professionally. If the child were born
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at midnight when the sun is directly under the place of birth its influence
would be through the Fourth House, and it would brighten the old age of the
child then born.
There are three unfortunate angels for the sun; Children born shortly af-
ter sunset have it in the Sixth House, which indicates sickness, and as the
Sun is life-giver this position lessens the vitality and recuperative pow-
ers. Birth in the middle part of the afternoon places the Sun in the Eighth
House. This is the house through which the death-dealing forces act, and
logically, the Lord of Life is out of place in the House of Death. The Sec-
ond House shows what income we obtain by our own efforts, and as the Eighth
House is opposite the Second it reveals the sources of revenue for which we
do not personally exert ourselves, that is to say, legacies, pensions or
grants of a public nature. We have known people with the Sun in the Eighth
House to acquire vast sums, millions in one case, by speculation in mu-
nicipal necessities. Such persons are often threatened by death and some-
times have many hairbreadth escapes, but even with the best of aspects to
the Sun, a ripe age is seldom attained.
When a child is born shortly after sunrise the Sun is in the Twelfth
House, which is the avenue whence we reap our sorrows, and it has been our
experience that the early life of such a person is encompassed by trouble of
one kind or another.
When the ascendant of a person is in doubt and the place in the Zodiac
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which seems to fit nearest brings the Sun into the Twelfth House, the writer
has often found that the exact ascendant may be ascertained by asking the
person if his childhood's life was clouded by poverty of the parents and
consequent limitation for a number of years just after birth. This in all
the cases where it has been found that all other events fitted in the horo-
scope proved a successful method of determining the true ascendant, so that
the number of degrees from the ascendant to the Sun, the latter located in
the Twelfth House, would indicate the years of poverty, for the Twelfth
House makes for limitation in that respect, especially when the Sun is there
at birth. When the Sun by progression has passed through the Twelfth House
and comes into the ascendant, things begin to brighten for the person in-
volved, and when in time it passes through the Second House he will have a
period of financial success; but as stated the Sun in the Twelfth House,
just above the ascendant, usually makes a very poor home for the child dur-
ing the early years of life. If Pisces is there the cause will generally be
found in slothfulness and a desire for drink on the part of the parents,
which make them thus neglect their offspring.
The qualities imparted by a well placed Sun are dignity, strength of will
and courage, both physical and moral, a lofty pride and a keen sense of
honor and responsibility which make a person eminently reliable, a sterling
honesty and a hatred of anything small, underhanded or tricky. It makes him
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steadfast in love, staunch in friendship and generous even to enemies. A
dignified, exalted or well placed Sun brings friendship from people in a po-
sition to bestow substantial favors and aids the person materially in his
endeavors to advance in life.
When the Sun is afflicted and weak by sign and position the opposite
qualities are manifested; bom-bastic self-assurance, and bluster, love of
adulation and a desire to rule or ruin, but no courage to face opposition;
indulgence of the lower nature and a waste of the vital force with a conse-
quent loss of health and strength. When the Sun is weak the person is not
to be depended on; he regards his promises as pie-crusts, made to be broken,
and because of these traits such people always remain in obscurity.
In the world at large the Sun signifies employers and those in immediate
authority over the person, such as judges and other government officers, and
when the exigencies of life bring a person in contact with them he will re-
ceive at their hands whatever treatment is merited by his Sun.
The Sun being masculine is significator of the marriage partner in a
woman's horoscope (and the feminine Moon serves a similar purpose in a man's
figure), hence a well placed Sun is one of the indications that a man will
make a good husband, and an unaspected, weak of afflicted Sun gives him a
tendency to neglect his hearth and home.
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As a general significator of health the Sun rules principally in mascu-
line figures (and the Moon in feminine horoscopes), but both lights are im-
portant. It may be said however, that the health of a man is not so much
endangered by afflictions of the Moon as by a weak Sun, and vice versa, a
woman suffers more if her Moon is afflicted than if her Sun is evilly
aspected.
THE SUN IN THE TWELVE HOUSES
THE SUN IN THE FIRST HOUSE
The Sun is the source of vitality. The First House signifies are consti-
tutional condition and the home of our childhood, hence the Sun well
aspected in the First House adds to the vitality of the rising sign and aug-
ments the recuperative powers. It brightens life during the days of child-
hood and stabilizes the nature, making the person more cheerful and compan-
ionable, ambitious to succeed in life, courageous in overcoming obstacles.
The outlook on life is joyful and optimistic, hence the chances of success
are increased. People with the Sun in this position love to lead and exer-
cise authority over others; they are very jealous of the esteem of the com-
munity, upright and honest in their dealings.
When the Sun is afflicted in the First House it lowers the vitality,
makes the person timid and vacillating, lacking in courage and ambition;
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hence the chances of a successful life are slim unless many aspects are
good, thus modifying this condition.
THE SUN IN THE SECOND HOUSE
This shows the person will find favor with people in a position to fur-
ther his material prosperity and will be their help gain a comfortable liv-
ing, but it also gives a tendency to squander money on the principle that
"what comes easy goes easy." Unless this trait be curbed it may bring about
financial stringency, for it is not so much what we earn that counts as what
we spend. We shall be poor with an income of a million if we spend two.
THE SUN IN THE THIRD HOUSE
This favors travel and makes the person bright and observing, eager to
investigate conditions and things, for it imparts a scientific turn to the
mind. It is a good position for writers as it helps to bring them to public
notice and favor.
THE SUN IN THE FOURTH HOUSE
In one sense this is very unfortunate position because it deprives the
person of the help of the solar influence during the major portion of life,
which is on that account a constant uphill struggle, but as the Fourth House
rules the latter part of life it is always a consolation to know that the
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declining years will be brightened by the Sun of success. That should make
the burdens lighter to bear.
THE SUN IN THE FIFTH HOUSE
The Fifth House rules courtship; children, pleasure, education and publi-
cations; when the Sun is there it favors all these except children. It
makes the person a favorite with the opposite sex, gives him much enjoyment
of life, also success as a teacher, publisher or editor, but strangely
enough, though the Sun rules the heart whence spring our children, his posi-
tion in the Fifth House is distinctly unfavorable for their begetting. This
is especially so if the fiery Fifth sign Leo is on the cusp. Then the fer-
vent heat of passion seems to scorch the human plant ere it has time to
grow. This tendency is modified to some extent when a watery sign is on the
cusp, but when one of the partners has the Sun in the Fifth House the off-
spring are never numerous.
THE SUN IN THE SIXTH HOUSE
Seeing that the Sun is the Giver of Life it is evident that when it is
confined in the Sixth House it is debilitated and the vital flow is ob-
structed; therefore people who have the Sun in that position are par-
ticularly liable to disease and slow to recuperate. On that account their
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diseases are frequent and long-drawn-out to an extent which often amounts to
chronic invalidism.
If the person is an employee of someone else he will be efficient in his
work; he will have no difficulty in obtaining well-paid positions but he
will be very touchy towards his employers and make frequent changes under
the pretext that his abilities are not sufficiently appreciated. If he is
an employer, this position of the Sun is good for success in business, but
indicates trouble with servants, who will be domineering.
If the configurations in the horoscope enable the person to shake off the
grip of sickness the Sun in the Sixth House gives great ability in chemis-
try, preparation of health-food, and makes the person a capable nurse or
healer.
THE SUN IN THE SEVENTH HOUSE
Partnerships are often unsuccessful because of the selfishness of the
participants but he who has the Sun in the Seventh House will have no reason
to complain in that respect for he will always attract someone with a high
sense of honor when in need of a partner, and as marriage is the most inti-
mate of all partnerships, the Sun in the Seventh House is a particularly
fortunate position in that respect, because it will bring the person a mate
who is absolutely steadfast and true, one who may indeed be depended upon as
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a helpmeet in all the exigencies and vicissitudes of life till death do
part. As there is no earthly treasure equal to such an enduring love this
is perhaps the best of all solar positions.
Should the person be unfortunate enough to become involved in litigation
the Sun in the Seventh House promotes the favor of the judge and a success-
ful outcome.
THE SUN IN THE EIGHTH HOUSE
The Eighth House is the angle of incidence through which the death deal-
ing forces act, and as the Sun is the giver of life it is evident that this
position is extremely detrimental as far as vitality is concerned, and it
often brings a promising life to an early termination. It also often hap-
pens that when genius has gone begging all through life and passed the por-
tal of death in obscurity it gains belated recognition, fame and immortality
through this position of the Sun.
As the Second House signifies the financial condition of the person and
shows what he does with the money he earns, so the Eighth shows what comes
to him apart from his own efforts, that is to say, inheritances, the wealth
of the marriage partner, etc. Therefore the Sun in the Eighth House shows
an increase of wealth after marriage but also a tendency of the mate to be
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over-generous and squander the means.
THE SUN IN THE NINTH HOUSE
This position brightens the mind and imbues the person with high ideals
and lofty ambitions. It makes him generously tolerant of other people's
opinions--noble and kind-hearted. There is an inner urge to solve problems
of life and learn the "whys" and "wherefores," hence the mind turns
naturally toward philosophy, religion and law. And as we always excel in
the things we love, people with the Sun in the Ninth House make excellent
statesmen, lawyers and ministers of God. They shine in all intellectual and
scientific pursuits. Their mission often takes them into foreign lands.
THE SUN IN THE TENTH HOUSE
This is one of the surest signs of general success in life. The person
rises by the favor of those above him in the social scale and obtains posi-
tions of responsibility and trust. He is much respected in the community
and often honored by election to public office, and he may always be de-
pended upon to justify the trust reposed in him.
THE SUN IN THE ELEVENTH HOUSE
This is a good sign that the hopes, wishes and aspirations of the person
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will be realized; it attracts people in a position to befriend him and with
an inclination to do so.
THE SUN IN THE TWELFTH HOUSE
This is the signature of the lonely soul who as a recluse shuts himself
off from his fellows. It brings with it a danger of conflict with the au-
thorities or an inability to fit in with the family conditions and on ac-
count of the ensuing trouble the person goes into voluntary or enforced ex-
ile, living his life henceforth a stranger among strangers. Even when such
extreme conditions do not prevail, the first third of the life is usually
wasted in vain efforts to find a balance and settle down to some life work.
Like the Sixth House position of the Sun, this also favors work with the
sick in hospitals, chemistry and laboratory work, or work with prisoners; it
gives a love of the occult and leads to curious lines of research.
THE SUN IN THE TWELVE SIGNS
THE SUN IN ARIES
Aries is the exaltation-sign of the Sun and hence this is the most powerful
position of the central orb. There it radiates a vital force of unexampled
strength which gives to the person a wonderful fund of energy wherewith to
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withstand the onslaughts of disease and should be taken ill his powers of
recuperation will quickly free him from the clutches of sickness. People
having this position are principally liable to fevers on account of the fer-
vent heat of the Sun in Aries. As Aries rules the head the excessive heat
often dries up the scalp so that the hair cannot grow and the person becomes
bald.
THE SUN IN TAURUS
A favorable position for the financial fortunes but it also gives a tendency
to extravagance, especially in dress, and makes the person extremely fond of
the opposite sex, sometimes with detrimental results. It gives great
physical strength and the person loves to show off that people may admire
his prowess. Taurus rules the larynx and therefore the Sun in Taurus adds
strength to the vocal organs and gives the person a strong, pleasant voice.
THE SUN IN GEMINI
Gemini is a Mercurial sign and third in the gamut, hence this position gives
a blended influence of the Sun, Mercury and the Third House. This favors
expression of Mercury for it is the planet which stirs the vocal chords and
produces sound in the Taurian larynx; it also favors writings and travel;
the mind is brightened by the Sun in Gemini and when it is necessary or
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expedient to travel the person gains thereby physically and mentally. It
gives a pleasant, affable disposition which makes him generally liked among
his associates.
THE SUN IN CANCER
Cancer is the fourth sign and is ruled by the Moon, hence, the Sun in Cancer
is a mixture of the Sun, Moon and fourth House influences. In the natural
horoscope (where Aries is on the Ascendant) Cancer is at the nadir, and with
the Sun here, vitality is at its lowest ebb; therefore with this position
one is apt to be indolent even when not sickly at all. He is harmless and
avoids quarrels, hence is harmonious and agreeable in the home so long as he
is not asked to work too hard. This position of the Sun makes the first
part of the life barren of fruits but brings success in the later years.
Cancer is a psychic sign and therefore the Sun in Cancer gives a tendency
toward the occult, often with psychic experiences.
THE SUN IN LEO
The Sun in Leo gives a masterful nature with a large measure of
self-control, a keen sense of honor and a never-failing integrity. The per-
son aspires to rule others but would scorn to take a mean advantage or to do
anything to others that would not be in strict accord with the golden rule;
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the affections are deep and lasting. People with the Sun in Leo are
staunch defenders of those they love, but equally strong in their aversions.
Leo is the sign which rules the heart. Whatever people with the Sun in Leo
do is done with a concentration of purpose which compels success. They make
true friends and if one must have an enemy, a Leo will prove more honorable
and magnanimous than any other.
THE SUN IN VIRGO
This is combination of the solar, mercurial and Sixth House influences. It
shows the successful middleman between the producer and consumer, subtle,
extremely quick to see what will work to his advantage in the promotion of
business, pleasant and sociable, agreeable to all from whom he expects to
gain, but domineering to employees and fellow workers; a smooth talker but
not necessarily insincere; he merely looks out for number one.
The Sun in Virgo makes good chemists, nurses and doctors, NOT SURGEONS
BUT DRUG-DOCTORS; they are firm believers in medicine and lots of it.
THE SUN IN LIBRA
Libra is ruled by Venus and is the seventh sign, hence the Sun in Libra com-
bines the influence of Venus with that of the Sun and the Seventh house,
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with the result that the person loves the marriage partner so devotedly that
he excludes everyone else; for of a person with that position it may truly
be said that "the Sun rises and sets" in the marriage partner.
Libra is also the exaltation sign of Saturn, and his influence is there
at its best, giving an element of construction to the art of Venus. This is
brought about as ability for architecture and the finer branches of decora-
tive construction when the Sun is in Libra. This position also gives a
fine, sonorous voice and vocal talent.
THE SUN IN SCORPIO
The Sun in Scorpio, when well aspected, gives great energy, courage and in-
dependence. It makes the mind active, and favors success in such occupa-
tions as those of the surgeon or soldier. It also tends to improve the
finances after marriage, but tends to extravagance.
The Sun here afflicted gives the person a very blunt, brusque manner, a
feeling that his judgment is better than that of others, and a tendency to
ride rough-shod over anybody or anything that stands in his way. It often
makes him indifferent to suffering, and may transform the surgeon into a
vivisectionist.
THE SUN IN SAGITTARIUS
This gives lofty ideas and a noble aspiring disposition aiming to rise by
raising others. It makes the person benevolent, philanthropic and therefore
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beloved among his associates. He is often the recipient of honors and ap-
pointments to positions of trust, and missions of a delicate nature, not
could a better selection be made, for such people are the souls of honor.
This position will also bring success in religion, law and statesmanship for
it gives an expansive mind fitted to grapple with the greater problems of
life.
THE SUN IN CAPRICORN
This is a good sign that the person will rise in life by the aid of the
good-will of people in a higher position than himself; it shows that he will
merit their trust and acquit himself well in a position of responsibility
and trust; it makes him careful, prudent, faithful and honest. Judges with
that position cannot be bought but will administer justice as they see it,
to all comers. It gives an all round love of fair play and wins for those
who have it the respect and esteem of all in their circle.
THE SUN IN AQUARIUS
This is a combination of the Sun, Uranus and the Eleventh House influences.
It gives the person an intuitive perception of the inner nature of things
and a touch with the forces and ideas of the spiritual realms which leads
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him to take up when possible, new and advanced cults, or methods of healing
such as Naturopathy, Electro-therapy, Astro-therapy, Magnetic Haling, etc.
He is also drawn to scientific research and ultra-intellectual or strange
religions. This position gives much popularity and firm friends among
people who are in a position to bestow favors and further the person's at-
tainment of his ambitions.
THE SUN IN PISCES
Gives a retiring disposition and favors success in occupations removed from
the public gaze such as prisons, hospitals, institutions for the poor, etc.
If the person incur enmity of others, he will be vindicated whatever they
may do to hurt his reputation. People with the Sun in Pisces have a strong
tendency towards psychism, mediumship and the occult in general.
THE SUN IN ASPECT WITH OTHER PLANETS
VENUS PARALLEL OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SUN calls out the artistic side of
the nature, making the person fond of music, art and poetry; it strengthens
the love nature and if the configuration occurs in the Seventh House it is a
positive testimony of unalloyed marital bliss. In the Second or Eight House
it leads to extravagance of the person or his mate; in Scorpio it is not
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good for the morals and in Pisces it leads to intemperance. These aspects
strengthen the constitution, increase the popularity and make social inter-
course smooth so that the person has many friends and keeps them.
As the orbit of Venus is so small she never forms the sextile, trine,
square or opposition to the Sun.
MERCURY PARALLEL OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SUN. These are the only aspects
formed between the two. They are good for the memory and mentality if Mer-
cury is not closer to the Sun that three degrees, for then he is 'COMBUST'
and his good qualities are burned up in the Sun's rays. It is most fortu-
nate to have Mercury rise BEFORE the Sun at birth for he is the Lightbearer
who holds the torch of reason before the Spirit which in the horoscope is
symbolized by the Sun. When he rises after the Sun the mentality is not
nearly so keen (unless other good aspects favor).
THE MOON PARALLEL OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH SUN. No matter in what sign or
house the conjunction of the Lights occurs the person will be so strongly
marked with the characteristics of that sign that lacking knowledge of this
true Ascendant even the most competent astrologer is likely to be misled and
judge him to be born with the sign rising in which the conjunction took
place, and whatever matters are ruled by the House in which conjunction
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occurs will play a very important part in the life. In the First House he
is an out and out egotist with very little love for others save in so far as
they serve his ends; in the Seventh, his world pivots on the mate; in the
Tenth House or sign he will sacrifice all other considerations to rise in
public life; in the Twelfth House or sign the conjunction will give a strong
tendency to drink, bringing trouble; in the Third and Ninth Houses it will
brighten the mind and induce travel from which he will benefit; in the Sec-
ond House it will bring wealth, especially if in good aspect with Jupiter.
But if the conjunction of the Sun and Moon is closer than three degrees
it has a tendency to deplete the vitality and if the conjunction is also a
solar eclipse, AND THE CHILD SURVIVES, this will be particularly noticeable,
all through life. People who have such close conjunctions or eclipses be-
come listless, dis-spirited and out of sorts every time there is a new Moon.
The conjunction or eclipse does not seem to interfere with the good effects
in other departments of life.
THE MOON SEXTILE OR TRINE TO THE SUN. The good aspects of the Sun and Moon
make for general success in life, health, fair financial conditions, good
home surroundings with faithful friends, and esteem in the community; they
favor a rise in life because of the person's innate ability, which either
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gains for him the recognition of people in a position to help him rise, or
impels him to carve his own way.
THE MOON SQUARE OR OPPOSITION TO SUN makes the person vacillating and un-
settled in disposition, changeable and unable to pursue a settled course in
life, rash to plunge into enterprises, but lacking the persistence or conti-
nuity of purpose to carry anything to a successful conclusion. For that
reason such people become failures in life, especially in their dealings
with women and people higher in the social scale such as employers, the au-
thorities, judges, etc. They always have difficulty in obtaining employment
and keeping their positions when they obtain them for they are
hyper-sensitive and ready to take offense, with or without provocation.
These configurations also affect the health, rendering the body liable to
colds and making recuperation slow when sickness has overtaken the person.
SATURN SEXTILE OR TRINE TO SUN endows the person who is fortunate enough to
so have it with some of the finest faculties in the gamut, for it brings
out the best qualities in the two planets. It gives method, foresight and
organizing, executive and diplomatic ability with the moral stamina to carry
any project determined on to a successful conclusion despite delays and ob-
stacles. Yet the person makes no enemies in so doing, for this configura-
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tion also makes him the soul of honor, kind and considerate; he would never
stoop to do anything mean for he is very sincere and just in his dealings
with all men, but on the other hand, when he believes a certain course of
action to be right, he will never swerve therefrom through heaven and earth
be moved against him. These aspects bring success in political or judicial
positions also in connection with mining or agriculture. The person often
benefits by legacy, but recognition and success are generally delayed till
middle life.
SATURN PARALLEL, CONJUNCTION, SQUARE OR OPPOSITION TO THE SUN has a very
detrimental effect where the resistance is fundamentally low; in Gemini and
Sagittarius it gives a tendency to tuberculosis. It does least damage in
the fixed signs where resistance is greatest, but even there when sickness
gets a grip on the person it hangs on like grim death, for it lessens the
power of the body to throw off disease quickly, hence recuperation is very
slow.
These aspects are extremely adverse to that which is generally termed
success, but they give an abundance of experience, so they are excellent
from the standpoint of the soul. It may be truly said of the person who has
them, that "the best-laid plans of mice and men gang aft agley," for no mat-
ter how carefully he may plan his affairs he will be subject to delays and
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obstacles which thwart his desires. His marriage is unhappy and is likely
to end in divorce or early death of the partner. He had difficulty in find-
ing and keeping employment, trouble with employers and authorities, a fell-
ing as if he were held in leash all his life and denied expression in any
direction. These are the outward experiences but they are generated by the
inner nature, and until that changes he must suffer the whiplash of neces-
sity. In the first place he has a tendency to crawl into a shell and shut
himself in and others out. He is a pessimist and a kill-joy, has little or
no regard for the feelings of others and is very obstinate. In the horo-
scope of a woman such an aspect signifies marriage to one much older who
will hold her with a very tight rein; it augurs death of the husband and of-
ten several marriages which are ended by death or divorce.
These configurations often bring legacies, but either there is trouble
and litigation over the bequests, or the person squanders the estate after
he receives it. If Saturn is in his exaltation sign, Libra, the latter part
of the life may be better because the person may have taken the lessons of
life to heart and mended his ways.
JUPITER CONJUNCTION, PARALLEL, SEXTILE OR TRINE TO SUN. The conjunction
gives a tendency to apoplexy, especially if it occurs in Aries, but with
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that exception we may say that these configurations are sure indications of
health, wealth and happiness. They give the person an abundance of vitality
which is proof against very sever onslaughts of disease, and even when par-
ticularly unfavorable planetary influences succeed in breaking down his re-
sistance, recovery will be so rapid as to seem miraculous. This nearly im-
pregnable condition of health is all the more unassailable because it is
backed by a disposition at once SUNNY and JOVIAL and that latter character-
istic also makes the fortunate possessors of these aspects beloved by all
with whom they come in contact. Everybody is glad to see the person with
the perpetual smile, but they do more than "smile"--they earn the friendship
universally bestowed upon them by deeds of kindness, by words of sympathy,
cheer or hope as the occasion may demand. They are trusted by everybody be-
cause they never betray a trust. They have clear heads, good judgment and
executive ability so that they are well fitted to help others. These char-
acteristics also favor their own financial fortunes, so they accumulate
wealth, but theirs is never "tainted money;" they never benefit by the loss
of others. They are religiously conservative and may be aptly described as
"pillars of society." They shine particularly in government work.
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JUPITER SQUARE OR OPPOSITION TO THE SUN is bad for the health because it
gives a tendency to form bad habits. The person is far too fond of the
so-called "good things of life," and very selfish in supplying his own com-
forts; he never exercises nor denies himself so the circulation becomes
sluggish and as these people have a superabundance of blood this sluggish-
ness is productive of various noxious growths and functional disorders;
sometimes a fit of anger raises the blood pressure to such a point that a
vessel bursts and ends the life or leaves the person henceforth a useless
wreck.
These aspects give a bombastic haughty dispositions with an inordinate
love of display and thus induce extravagance both in social and business af-
fairs with the result that the person sometimes finds himself involved in
debt which he cannot pay and then it is but a step to the bankruptcy court.
A false price often prevents these people from working honestly for others;
they would rather prey upon the public as gamblers, followers of races and
other so-called sports where there is an opportunity to swindle people and
get what they call an "easy" living until they land in the meshes of the
law. Children with these aspects should be given special training in
self-restraint, thrift and honesty; they will have a tendency to scorn and
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scoff at religion, but perhaps the memory of a devout mother may help to
keep them straight.
MARS PARALLEL, CONJUNCTION, SEXTILE OR TRINE TO SUN. The conjunction gives
a tendency to fever, especially if it occurs in Aries, the sign which gov-
erns the head, but it is curious that people with that configuration seem
also to be able to endure a much higher temperature than others, and come
unscathed through such a siege of sickness as would ordinarily prove fatal.
With that exception these aspects all produce a super-abundance of vital en-
ergy which assures their possessor of the most radiant health all through
life, they strengthen the constitution and make the person able to endure
the harder tasks, and give him a dauntless determination and courage to face
the greatest odds. Given a plan to follow he may be trusted to overcome all
physical obstacles for he has both executive and constructive ability to-
gether with an indomitable will which refuses to recognize defeat. The dis-
position is frank and open but blunt and often brusque; they are too in-
tensely bent on whatever they want to do to waste time in politeness and
suavity; they brush the conventionalities aside without compunction and are
therefore not liked by people of too fine sensibilities; they are, however,
men and women of action and the foremost factors in the world's work; but
for their enterprise and energy the world would move much more slowly.
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Aspects to the Sun and Mars are absolutely necessary to give zest to
life; even adverse aspects are better than none, for where these planets are
unaspected the person is listless, vapid and he will never amount to any-
thing no matter how good the figure may be in other respects.
MARS SQUARE OR OPPOSITION TO THE SUN also endows the person with an abun-
dance of energy and the faculty of leadership, but these are turned to pur-
poses of deviltry and destruction. The courage implanted by the good as-
pects becomes foolhardiness, the person has loud, overbearing, swaggering
manner and is ready to fight at the drop of a hat, he is always in opposi-
tion to constituted authority and ready to rebel wherever he sees a chance.
He has an extremely fiery temper but holds no resentment. On account of
these qualities he is universally disliked both by employers and his
fellow-workers, is always in hot water and never stays long in any place for
he is an agitator and trouble-maker. These aspects also dispose to acci-
dents in which the person may be maimed, also to gunshot and knife-wounds,
to scalding-burns and to fevers, inflammatory complaints, boils and erup-
tions.
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URANUS SEXTILE OR TRINE TO THE SUN makes the person intuitive, original, in-
ventive and independent in his manner of conduct and personal appearance,
also with respect to food and certain mannerisms; he is what people call ec-
centric, often conspicuous, yet not offensively so; given to pursuits and
studies which people consider "queer" such as occultism and astrology, but
also delving into the unknown after nature's secrets concerning electricity
or the like. He often becomes a successful inventor if other aspects give
the mechanical ability to work out his schemes. Uranus rules the ether and
now that we are nearing the Aquarian age his vibrations will in increasing
measure bring to our ken methods of using nature's finer forces and the
people with the Sun sextile or trine Uranus will be the media to attract and
interpret them for us as the aerials and receivers in a wireless station
collect and transcribe the messages carried by the ether waves to which they
are attuned. The person often rises in life through the friendship of
people above him in the social scale. He is of a very high-strung tem-
perament but has himself well under control, and rarely shows temper or an-
ger. He is an out and out idealist.
URANUS PARALLEL, CONJUNCTION, SQUARE OR OPPOSITIONS TO SUN makes the person
very high-strung, nervous and of uncontrolled emotions ready to fly into
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hysteria on any or no provocation. It predisposes to all nervous disorders
such as St. Vitus dance, epilepsy and lack of coordination. it makes him
impulsive and unreliable, without regard for the conventionalities highly
impatient of any human restraint upon his liberty and committed to the
theory of affinities, soulmates, and free-love, hence an undesirable mar-
riage partner and likely to figure in divorce proceedings or scandals of an
even worse nature.
There is also danger of trouble on account of connection with anarchistic
plots where the inventive faculty may find scope in the construction of ex-
plosives and infernal machines. Unless these aspects are modified by other
configurations these people are among the most dangerous to society. They
are liable to accidents from lightning and electricity, and all through life
they meet disappointment in every direction.
NEPTUNE SEXTILE OR TRINE TO THE SUN favors the possibility of developing the
spiritual faculties, for he intensifies the spiritual vibrations in the
aura. Many people with these configurations hear the harmony of the spheres
and if Mercury, the lower octave of Neptune gives the requisite dexterity
they become musicians of high inspirational nature. In others it breed love
of the occult which leads them into the higher life but they usually
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approach it from the intellectual standpoint of psychic investigators; a few
live the life and obtain first-hand knowledge.
NEPTUNE CONJUNCTION, PARALLEL, SQUARE OR OPPOSITION TO THE SUN also brings
the person in touch with the denizens of the invisible world by raising the
vibrations in his aura, but these configurations attract the undesirable el-
ement such as met at the ordinary spiritualistic seance. In a watery sign
Neptune induces the person to drink to excess and then the resulting accel-
eration of the vibratory rate frequently causes him to perceive the ugly,
gruesome forms abounding in the lower realms of the invisible world, which
are real elemental entities and not figments as believed by people who hear
him tell what he sees during delirium tremens.
These aspects also make the person liable to be swindled by sharpers and
confidence men, and easily hoodwinked.
It cannot be too strongly impressed upon readers and students that judgment
is never to be formed on any planetary aspect or position apart from the
balance of the horoscope. The unblended, basic nature of aspects is given
so that students may recognize innate tendencies and be alert to overcome
the evil and to cultivate the good. The free will of the individual can al-
ways modify the horoscope, as pointed out on pages 58 and 59, and in Chapter
XXII of this book. ("A word to the wise."--EDITOR.)