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SATURN IN CANCER is always weak and his virtues therefore find it dif-
ficult to express themselves when he is in this position. Nevertheless he
gives reliable judgment concerning houses, lands, mines etc., and gains by
investing in these things; when well-aspected, he favors thrift, economy and
solid comfort in the home with quiet, peaceful and comfortable conditions in
the latter part of life. He makes the person frugal and gives a good con-
trol of the appetite. But when afflicted he indicates domestic infelicity,
the person being held back in life by a gloomy kill-joy partner who is al-
ways restraining every ambitious thought. Trouble, sorrow and disappoint-
ment increase as the life advances and to this is added ill-health, for Sat-
urn in Cancer indicates that the stomach is weak and the gums subject to
pyorrhoea, hence there is inability to properly digest the food, so that un-
less such people have sufficient will to curb their appetites they become
the victims to chronic indigestion. Saturn in Cancer also indicates a reli-
gious tendency and an inclination toward study of the deeper sciences.
SATURN IN LEO when well-aspected gives favor from people higher in the
social scale and success in obtaining public appointments where the Satur-
nine virtues, tact, diplomacy, discretion and system, honor and executive
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ability are required. The constitution of these people is not overly strong
by they may maintain perfect health by the conservation of energy as indi-
cated by Saturn. When Saturn is afflicted in Leo however, they are cruel
and quick-tempered, jealous, and do not scruple to stoop to underhanded
methods to satisfy an ambition. This position also indicates heart trouble.
SATURN IN VIRGO gives a studious, deep, scientific mind of studying the
deeper problems of life. It indicates an innate ability to manage others.
It gives a thrifty, economical and frugal nature, but when Saturn is af-
flicted in Virgo the mind usually centers upon disease and the person be-
comes a confirmed hypochondriac. These people are the nest customers of the
patent medicine vendors for most of their ills are usually imaginary. This
position does however, carry with it a liability to intestinal diseases.
SATURN IN LIBRA is exalted and very strong and therefore his good aspects
bring out all the fine saturnine qualities and on that account secure for
the person public esteem and recognition. The marriage partner is chaste
and pure as gold. This position also brings good health and long life, but
when Saturn is afflicted in Libra the marriage partner is either treacherous
or removed by an early death. If the person goes to law he is likely to
lose, and become the object of public disfavor. He will also be subject to
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urinary troubles.
SATURN IN SCORPIO when well-aspected gives a rare mechanical turn to the
mind, a resourcefulness under the most difficult conditions, an indomitable
courage and a patient persistence before which even the most difficult con-
struction problems must give way. Hence such people make exceedingly able
engineers and are invaluable in all pioneer undertakings; they blend the
fire of Mars with the forethought of Saturn and are therefore invincible.
They gain by legacy, economy and thrift and their financial fortunes are
much improved after marriage. Good health and a long life are also indi-
cated, but when Saturn is afflicted in Scorpio the marriage partner is poor,
dull, egotistical and exacting and the person is liable to worry and
ill-health; constipation and piles are the basic causes when then affect the
nerves and the whole system.
SATURN IN SAGITTARIUS when well-aspected gives a charitable and philan-
thropic disposition with a desire to elevate humanity by self-help under
just laws and true religious impulse. It couples all the saturnine virtues
with the benevolent Jupiterian spirit of aspiration so that such people al-
ways aim to work for the public good according to their ability and station
in life. Therefore they are trusted, honored, respected and in much demand
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for positions where these qualities are of value, in social, industrial or
religious circles. When Saturn is afflicted in Sagittarius he makes the
person insincere, cynical and sarcastic, ambitious to fill positions of
trust and honor but for selfish purposes, liable to become involved in law
and lose thereby. This position also affects the lungs and the person
should be very careful not to catch cold.
SATURN IN CAPRICORN when well-aspected is strong and therefore his vir-
tues are also pronounced, with honesty and integrity as staunch as the Rock
of Gilbraltar and the determination to work toward the desired goal no mat-
ter how long it may take. Hence in spite of all handicaps and obstacles
people with a well-aspected Saturn in Capricorn ultimately achieve a large
measure of success and are generally esteemed by their contemporaries. But
when Saturn is afflicted in Capricorn the mind is gloomy and the person sees
life from a biased point of view. There is a general sense of dissatisfac-
tion which sometimes develops into a diseased mind. These people are cun-
ning, underhanded and not to be trusted.
SATURN IN AQUARIUS when well-aspected gives a humane outlook upon life, a
sympathetic and friendly disposition, very distinct and deliberate speech
and a seriousness in all affairs of life. These people therefore make
friends among the aged, the wealthy and the intellectual who are able to
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help then rise in life. But when Saturn is afflicted in Aquarius it makes
the disposition shrewd, cunning and alert to prey upon others by gaining
their confidence and friendship and such people therefore sink to the lower
levels of society. This position also carries with it a tendency to heart
trouble and varicose veins.
SATURN IN PISCES when well-aspected gives a tendency to success in some
quiet peaceful line of life where these people do not come into contact with
the public, such as laboratory or research work or in connection with insti-
tutions for the care of wards of the community; they are regular
"home-bodies" but when Saturn is afflicted in Pisces it gives danger of
confinement by a chronic disease or liability to imprisonment. The person
makes many enemies who will be persistent in their persecution of him.
THE ASPECTS OF SATURN
THE SUN SEXTILE OR TRINE SATURN endows the person who is fortunate enough
to have it with some of the finest faculties in the gamut, for it brings out
the best qualities in the two planets. It gives foresight, method and orga-
nizing ability with the moral stamina to carry any project determined on to
a successful conclusion despite delays and obstacles. Yet the person makes
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no enemies in so doing, for this configuration also makes him the soul of
honor, kind and considerate; he would never stoop to do anything mean for he
is 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
there from through heaven and earth be moved against him. These aspects
bring success in political and 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.
THE SUN CONJUNCTION OR PARALLEL SATURN. Either aspect has a very detri-
mental effect upon health, especially in the common signs where the resis-
tance is fundamentally low; in Gemini, Sagittarius and Pisces it gives a
tendency to tuberculosis. It does least damage in the fixed signs where the
resistance is greatest, but when sickness does get a grip on the person it
hangs on like grim death, for this configuration lessens the power of the
body to throw off disease quickly, hence recuperation is very slow. This is
especially true in a man's horoscope; in a woman's figure it affects her
husband's health.
THE SUN SQUARE OR OPPOSITION TO SATURN. These aspects are adverse to
that which is generally termed success, but they give an abundance of
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experience, so they are excellent form the standpoint of the soul. It may
truly be said of the person who has either that "the best-laid plans of mice
and men gang aft agely," for no matter how carefully be may plan his affairs
he will be subjected to delays and meet obstacles which will thwart his de-
sires; his marriage often is unhappy and is likely to end in divorce or
early death of the partner; there is difficulty in finding and keeping em-
ployment, trouble with employers and authorities, a feeling 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 necessity. In the first
place such a person has a tendency to crawl into a shall and shut himself in
and others out. He is pessimistic and a kill-joy, has little or no regard
for the feelings of others and is very obstinate. In the horoscope of a
woman it signifies marriage to one much older, a person who will hold her
with a very tight rein; it augurs death of the husband and often several
marriages which are terminated 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 Libra, his exaltation-sign, the latter part of
the life may be better because the person has taken the lessons of life to
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heart and mended his ways.
VENUS SEXTILE OR TRINE TO SATURN. The good qualities of Venus are love
and affection and the good qualities of Saturn are tact, diplomacy , method
and system, justice, thrift and economy, and we may therefore judge that
when these two planets are configurated in good aspect they make the person
faithful and true, just and honorable, diplomatic and tactful, systematic
and methodical, qualities which make for success in all departments of life.
Therefore a person with these aspects will be much sought as a friend and
adviser, or as a person to be trusted with any commission requiring sterling
honesty and ability. The make him simple in his tastes and of impeachable
morality. Hence either is what one may call one of the luckiest aspects in
the gamut.
VENUS PARALLEL, CONJUNCTION, SQUARE OR OPPOSITION TO SATURN brings out
the evil qualities of the two planets and troubles which are thus generated
usually come through the person's relations with the opposite sex. It makes
him underhanded and scheming to gratify his passions, often in an unusual
manner, and his perverted desires are usually directed against someone who
is much younger than himself. If regular marriage relations are entered
into, such a person is often a demon of jealously which makes life a burden
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for the marriage partner on account of his suspicious nature. People with
these afflictions are also stingy in all money matters and exceedingly
avaricious. They have very poor business judgment and are therefore liable
to losses, failure and bankruptcy. During the earlier years people with
these configurations should beware of dealings with older people who will be
prone to take advantage of them, but later on it will be their turn to prey
upon the young.
MERCURY SEXTILE OR TRINE TO SATURN acts as a brake upon the flighty mind
and gives it a seriousness, depth and concentration which is of inestimable
value in life. The forethought and profound reasoning ability indicated by
these aspects insure success in whatever vocation the person may pursue.
The patient persistence which permits no temporary failure to stand in the
way of ultimate success, also caution and diplomacy make such people invin-
cible in the long run. Therefore they generally become prominent in connec-
tion with some serious enterprise such as secret societies, the church or
even in politics. They are in demand for high positions where a steady hand
is required on the helm. But they do not usually shine for they are very
quiet, subdued and serious in their manner and demeanor. They are absolute-
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ly honest, hence they make the very finest judges obtainable.
MERCURY CONJUNCTION OR PARALLEL TO SATURN. These aspects also give depth
to the mind and forethought, together with all the other good qualities enu-
merated as resulting from the sextile or the trine, if Mercury is otherwise
well-aspected; but not in so full a measure, or at any rate the person does
not seem to be able to externalize them as readily, hence does not meet the
same assured success as given by the definitely good aspects; he also suf-
fers from the tendency to melancholy denoted by the square or opposition,
especially if the aspect occurs in one of the common signs or in Capricorn,
and if in Gemini it interferes sadly with the dexterity; such people tend to
drop everything they take into their hands. These aspects also give an em-
barrassing timidity and if Mercury is afflicted the undesirable qualities
enumerated as resulting from the square or opposition may be looked for.
MERCURY SQUARE OR OPPOSITION TO SATURN makes the person subject to
trouble and delays all through life. He is thwarted on every hand by slan-
der and secret enemies and this condition in time makes him bitter and sar-
castic with the additional consequence that he is shunned by all who can
possibly get away from him, and that in time leads him to become a recluse
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who shuts himself away to brood over his troubles. Such a person sometimes
becomes a subject of melancholia of a most piteous character. These aspects
also make the person cunning and untruthful. They give the same desire to
study the occult conferred by the good aspects, but there is the great dif-
ference that while the good aspects of Saturn and Mercury incline to the
study of occultism from unselfish motives the bad aspects impel him to fer-
ret out nature's secrets for person power or gain.
THE MOON SEXTILE OR TRINE TO SATURN imparts all the best saturnine
qualities tot he mind; it makes the person self-reliant, serious, sober and
systematic, careful and thrifty in business affairs and gives success in
life through tactful and diplomatic dealings with others. Such people are
eminently reasonable and trustworthy in all matters of honor and justice and
gain great esteem in the community on that account. Their patience and per-
sistence are inexhaustible.
THE MOON CONJUNCTION OR PARALLEL TO SATURN is not always to be classed as
a bad aspect so far as the mental qualities go, for in any case it deepens
the mind and gives greater power of concentration, but if Saturn is strong
by sign, in Libra or Capricorn, and the Moon is otherwise well-aspected this
position also will impart the virtues of Saturn, through under all condi-
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tions it makes the mind gloomy and the person is subject to periodical
spells of melancholy; but if Saturn is weak by sign, especially if he is in
Aries and if the Moon is otherwise afflicted, then his conjunction is to be
judged and read the same as the square and opposition The effect of the
conjunction also depends upon the department of life we are considering; for
instance, the conjunction of the Moon and Saturn is good for concentration
of the mind, but bad for the digestion, particularly in a woman's horoscope,
where it has also the tendency to obstruct the menses with all that that im-
plies, and in a man's horoscope it indicates the death of the marriage part-
ner. Similar distinctions should be made when reading the conjunctions of
the so-called malefics.
THE MOONSQUARE OR OPPOSITION TO SATURN is one of the signatures of sor-
row in life, for it makes the mind melancholy and full of worries so that
the person is constantly carrying an atmosphere of gloom with him and as
thoughts are things this attitude of mind brings about delays and disap-
pointments in every department of life. Such a person will experience dif-
ficulties from persons and things signified by Saturn, probably parents, and
if he has money he may lose it and have difficulty in getting more. Thus he
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may be in poverty all his life. He will make more enemies than friends and
become subject to slander and scandal, but the disfavor he meets is undoubt-
edly merited for these aspects make the mind bitter and selfish and such
people are unscrupulous, avaricious and entirely unfeeling with respect to
others, hence they are under the whiplash of Saturn that the sorrow and
troubles which they themselves are constantly feeling may make them more
mellow. If the aspect is six, five or even four degrees from being exact
and if Saturn is in his exaltation sign Libra these aspects are not quite so
evil in the latter part of life. They may then imply that the person has
learned his lesson and as a consequence he may find himself in easier cir-
cumstances. The adverse aspects of Saturn to the Moon are very had for the
health, particularly in the woman's horoscope. There they indicate obstruc-
tions of the female functions. In the man's horoscope they either deny mar-
riage or indicate the death of the marriage partner and their general ten-
dency is to obstruct everything connected with the houses and signs wherein
they are placed in the horoscope.
JUPITER SEXTILE OR TRINE TO SATURN gives a strong character with a deep
and profoundly philosophical mind, a benevolent disposition with a strong
sense of justice and fair play. All the virtues of Saturn and Jupiter are
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combined by these aspects and people in whose horoscope they are found will
consequently gain honor and esteem in the community where they are. They
will be looked upon as the pillars of society and gain prosperity commensu-
rate with the environment in which they are placed, for these aspects give
sound financial judgment, the ability to grasp opportunity when it is met,
benevolence, devotion to duty, religion and all good objects in life.
JUPITER PARALLEL OR CONJUNCTION SATURN has the same beneficent influence
as the sextile or trine, though not in as great a measure and if Jupiter is
weak by sign or otherwise afflicted the aspects will probably count for very
little, but in that case its effect upon the arterial circulation will be
obstructive, giving a tendency to sclerosis of the arteries the same as the
opposition and square.
JUPITER SQUARE OR OPPOSITION TO SATURN gives a diffident, vacillating
mind unable to form decisions, always distrustful of others, indolent and
inclined to drift with the tide, often a ward of society either in the
poor-house or the prison, for the character is basically dishonest. These
aspects also give a tendency to arterio-sclerosis.
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MARS SEXTILE OR TRINE TO SATURN gives a capable, determined and ener-
getic nature capable of intense and sustained actions and of obtaining un-
usual results thereby. The executive ability, dominant forcefulness and en-
durance of these people are remarkable and consequently they are constantly
accomplishing that others cannot achieve. On account of these qualities
they always rise to prominent positions and are much esteemed on account of
their ability but seldom liked for these aspects also make the character
cruel and hard. They give a strong physique and general good health.
MARS CONJUNCTION, PARALLEL, SQUARE OR OPPOSITION TO SATURN. These are
thoroughly bad aspects indicating a selfish, violent, harsh and cruel na-
ture, quick-tempered and vindictive, absolutely dishonest and untruthful;
unscrupulous and liable to public disgrace and imprisonment, also to acci-
dent and a violent death, but if one of the planets is essentially dignified
or exalted the evil influence is much enhanced. It should also be remem-
bered that such serious defects do not result from one aspect alone and if
the other configurations in the horoscope are good the foregoing delineation
will only apply in a very mild measure.
URANUS SEXTILE OR TRINE TO SATURN is fortunate for a public career in an
officially capacity for it gives ambition and determination with ability to
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concentrate upon large problems and exercise authority, plan upon large
problems and exercise authority, plan and systematize. It strengthens the
intuition so that such people are guided by an interior insight when new and
important steps have to be taken, therefore they are in demand and find po-
sitions with large corporations where they win their way through sheer abil-
ity. The mind is both mechanical and ingenious, hence this position often
denotes the successful inventor, particularly along the lines of electri-
city.
URANUS CONJUNCTION OR PARALLEL TO SATURN has an influence like the good
aspects of the planets are elevated, in angles, essentially dignified or ex-
alted, as Saturn in Libra or Capricorn or Uranus in Aquarius or Scorpio; but
if the conjunction occurs in signs where either of the planets is weak, like
Aries, Taurus, Cancer, or Leo then the influence will be detrimental and
should be judged the same as the square or opposition.
URANUS SQUARE OR OPPOSITION TO SATURN gives an unscrupulous, dishonest
nature with an extremely violent temper. The outbursts are as sudden as a
bolt from the blue and exhaust the person completely. These people are very
eccentric and look at everything from a peculiar angle; they are treacher-
ous, idle, indolent and altogether dangerous to the community. These
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aspects also indicate chronic or incurable diseases according to the signs
wherein they are placed, but as said, if the other indications in the horo-
scope are good the influence of a single aspect will not bring out such evil
characteristics and therefore the whole horoscope is to be carefully consid-
ered before judging the influence enumerated for they may be materially
minimized by favorable indications in the horoscope.
NEPTUNE SEXTILE OR TRINE TO SATURN is good for success in worldly affairs
for it brings out the saturnine virtues--honor, self-reliance, determina-
tion, etc., by which the person gains the confidence and esteem of others,
but the principal effect is spiritual and therefore only felt by those who
are able to respond because of other aspects in the horoscope. To them it
gives the ability to delve deeply into occult and mystical subjects, also to
become proficient in the art and practice of them.
NEPTUNE CONJUNCTION OR PARALLEL TO SATURN has the same effect as the good
aspects when it occurs in a sign where either of the planets are strong as
Neptune is in Cancer and Pisces and Saturn in Libra and Capricorn.
NEPTUNE SQUARE OR OPPOSITION TO SATURN lays the person liable to loss by
deception, treachery or fraud.
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CHAPTER XIII
JUPITER THE PLANET OF BENEVOLENCE
From each of the divine Hierarchies which have ministered at birth and
evolution of humanity we have received certain qualities and faculties upon
which we are being nursed from nescience to omniscience and from impotence
to omnipotence in life's great school. From the Lords of Venus we received
the priceless gift of love which links humanity in the tenderest affection
of varying degrees and makes life beautiful. From the Lords of Mercury we
received the no less valuable gift of mind which enables us to conquer the
material world and provide ourselves with the comforts of life, but some-
thing more is needed. The divine spark within us is every seeking an outlet
and the greater the two qualities of love and intellect grow, the stronger
the upward urge, but this cannot be fully satisfied either if the Spirit
seeks to raise itself to its divine source only through the love nature ex-
pressed by Venus and culminating in its higher octave Uranus. The religious
fervor then expresses itself as devotion of the most sublime nature but
there is still a lack. Feeling without knowledge is incomplete. Nor can
the inner urge be satisfied if through the mercurial channel of intellect it
attempts to raise itself to the spiritual perception of Neptune, the higher
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octave of Mercury, for though the intellect be sharp as a razor it is of no
account when it is devoid of love. It therefore follows that ONLY BY THE
WEDDING OF LOVE AND INTELLECT CAN WISDOM BE BORN. The mercurial knowledge in
itself, through neither good nor evil, may be used for one purpose or the
other. Even genius shows only the bent of this knowledge. We speak of a
military genius, one who has a wonderful knowledge of the tactics of war,
but a man of war, whether he be a Napoleon or a common soldier, is not be be
classed as wise because he deliberately crushes the finer feelings of which
we take the heart as symbol. Only when the mercurial faculty of mind is
tempered, blended and balanced by the heart-born faculty of love generated
by the Venus ray, is wisdom born of the union. And this is the quality
which the planetary spirit of Jupiter is seeking to infuse into mankind to
aid them in their spiritual evolution that they may rise above the material
plane and soar to higher spheres. Therefore the Jupiterian ray makes people
human, honorable, courteous, refined and generous, law-abiding and reli-
gious, cheerful and optimistic. The true Jupiterian is aptly described as a
jovial fellow, and he is usually large but his heart is almost too big to
find room even within his capacious chest. The corners of his mouth are al-
ways turned upward with a broad smile that can only be described as radiant
and in his hearty good-feeling he is so demonstrative that when he shakes
your hand the ligaments of your arm are almost sprained. He is "hail
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fellow well met" with everybody, always ready to give anything or anybody a
boost. He seems actually grateful to you when you ask him to do you a favor
and is never so happy as when working hard to help others. He would not
harm a child and never gets angry on his own account but when moved to
righteous indignation on account of the wrongs of others then he may be ter-
rible in his wrath, yet he will never be cruel to the aggressor or the op-
pressor, but show mercy and kindness even to them as soon as they have been
vanquished. Such is the pure Jupiterian, but of course he is very seldom
found at the present time. Nevertheless, an increasing number of people are
beginning to walk the way of wisdom and show the Jupiterian traits.
It is said that "Opportunity knocks at every man's door," yet we often
hear people bewail their fate because they "never had a chance." Saturn is
blamed for our misfortunes when we have learned to study Astrology; we are
so intently on the lookout for evil that we usually forget to look for the
good, and thus miss our opportunity. It takes Saturn thirty years to go
around the horoscope, by transit, and form aspects to all planets, but Jupi-
ter, the most beneficent influence in the solar system, goes around once in
eleven years and thus the good fortunes which he may brings are at least
three times as numerous as the misfortunes brought by Saturn's evil aspects.
As a matter of fact, we get from others just what we give, each is
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surrounded by a subtle auric atmosphere which colors our views of others,
and the thoughts, ideas and actions of others towards us. If we harbor
meanness in our hearts, that colors this atmosphere so that we see meanness
in others and in their actions towards us, we awaken this trait in them, as
vibrations from a tuning-fork start another of the same pitch to sing. On
the other had, if we cultivate the Jupiterian qualities of benevolence, his
expansive smile, his cordial attitude of mind, etc., we shall soon feel the
response in our circle of acquaintances and the beneficent aspect of Jupiter
will them have greater effect in making our life and work pleasant.
Jupiter is essentially dignified when found in Pisces, or in Sagittarius,
the sign of aspiration. He is exalted in Cancer, the house of the Moon, for
the seed-atom which furnishes the body of the incoming Ego is protected by
the Moon into the sphere of Cancer but in Jupiter represents the spiritual
part and therefore he presides at the ingress of the Ego itself into the
body. He also rules the blood in which the indwelling spirit finds expres-
sion, though his activities are confined principally to the arterial circu-
lation. He furthers assimilation and growth, and therefore he also rules
the liver. (Saturn rules the gall bladder.) Jupiterians are very fond of
show and display. In their religious observances they love ceremonial and
they are rather partial to the established church but often dislike any
"ism" not sanctioned by society or correct form.
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When Jupiter is afflicted his influence makes the person lawless, sensu-
ous, self-indulgent, gluttonous, extravagant and careless in the payment of
his obligations, hence liable to loss of health, trouble with the law and
consequent social disgrace. An afflicted Jupiter makes people sporty, fond
of horse-racing and gambling.
JUPITER IN THE TWELVE HOUSES
JUPITER IN THE FIRST HOUSE when well-aspected is a good sign of health
and general fortune in life. It gives a good-natured, kindly disposition, a
nature which breathes cordiality, honor and uprightness. These people love
pleasure, particularly out-of-doors, and are fond of traveling. They have
considerable executive ability and are therefore sought for positions of im-
portance and responsibility. There is an inclination to stoutness in later
years.
Jupiter afflicted on the Ascendant gives a tendency to self-indulgence,
according to the sign wherein he is placed. If in Cancer the person becomes
an inveterate glutton and literally makes a god of his stomach with the in-
evitable result that in the course of years he becomes excessively stout,
the liver being particularly enlarged and as a consequence he is subjected
to sickness of a serious nature. In Sagittarius it makes him an inveterate
gambler who would stake his soul on the toss of a coin. In Pisces he
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becomes an incurable drunkard, in Scorpio a sensualist of the worst nature
and so on with the other signs. It may also be said that whenever Jupiter
is afflicted on the Ascendant the health suffers through some corruption of
the blood.
JUPITER IN THE SECOND HOUSE when well-aspected, particularly by the Sun
or Moon, gives great financial prosperity in life and this is a fortunate
position in that respect even when Jupiter is afflicted, but then the person
is liable to loss under bad directions. When Jupiter is unaspected he gives
no help; the person may then be poor and starve.
JUPITER IN THE THIRD HOUSE when well-aspected gives a mind of a highly
optimistic nature so that no matter what other obstacles there may be in
life the person who has this position will always look at the silver lining
of the cloud and in so doing forget the cloud itself. He will have excep-
tional educational advantages and what is more the education which he re-
ceives will be of great benefit to him. He will be popular among his broth-
ers, sisters and neighbors and they will help to benefit him. Success is
indicated by traveling, writing and publications. When Jupiter is afflicted
in the Third House the person is liable to be in wrecks and accidents while
traveling, but he will not be injured though he escape only by a hair-
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breadth. If Saturn afflicts he will become careless and indolent, thus for-
feiting the respect and esteem of his immediate family, but if Mars is ad-
verse they will mistrust him because of rash and imprudent acts.
JUPITER IN THE FOURTH HOUSE when well-aspected is most fortunate for the
home conditions, especially in the latter part of life. People with Jupiter
in this position will do better in their place of birth than anywhere else.
They will receive considerable help from the parents and probably an inher-
itance from them. Their business affairs will be on a solid basis and run
smoothly so that at the close of life there will be a considerable accumula-
tion according to their station and the opportunities of their environment.
They pass their days in peace and end them amid friends, wealth and
prosperity. But when Jupiter is afflicted in the Fourth House the person
should leave his native town early in life for the conditions there will be
detrimental to this success. Lavish and extravagant expenditure, love of
display and kindred costly tendencies will sap his resources and bring him
into bankruptcy; besides a false pride will keep him from undertaking a
radical reform even when he has awakened to the fact that he ought to do so
if he would save himself and the only way out of it to make a new start will
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be removal to another city.
JUPITER IN THE FIFTH HOUSE and well-aspected increases the number of
children and they will bring much profit and pleasure to the parents; it
gives popularity and good friends who will be a help to the person, also a
sociable and pleasure loving disposition. Gain by speculation is foreshown,
high intelligence and success in educational work or the publishing or news-
paper business. These people make fine teachers and have a very convincing
way of putting things. If Jupiter is afflicted in the Fifth House, espe-
cially in Sagittarius, it gives a tendency towards gambling and loss
thereby, a love of sports, disinclination for work, and trouble with chil-
dren.
JUPITER IN THE SIXTH HOUSE gives good health and success in the care and
cure of the sick, faithful servants, and the respect and esteem of all with
whom the person comes in contact in the course of his occupation. But when
Jupiter is afflicted in the Sixth House it gives a tendency toward liver
troubles, enlargement of the liver, obesity and general disorders produced
by over-indulgence of the appetite.
JUPITER IN THE SEVENTH HOUSE gives a noble, great-hearted and sympathetic
marriage partner who will bring the person favor, fortune and social
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prestige. It is an ideal indication for marriage, also for a person seeking
to take a partner or enter into partnership. He may also be assured that
the partner will be noble, sincere, honest and trust-worthy, and that suc-
cess will come by co-operation. It is an ideal position for a lawyer for it
indicates success in law and the ability to reconcile opponents. But if Ju-
piter is weak of afflicted the person will lose his lawsuits or suffer by
misplaced confidence in his partner; marriage will be delayed or denied and
when consummated trouble will arise through the indolence and self-indulgent
habits of the marriage partner. Therefore wisdom would dictate that the
person avoid such relationships.
JUPITER IN THE EIGHTH HOUSE when well-aspected indicates financial gain
by marriage, partnerships or legacy, but when weak or afflicted it indicates
lawsuits and losses in connection with these matters. A well-aspected Jupi-
ter in the Eighth House is also a sign of an easy and peaceful termination
of the life when the full course has been run.
JUPITER IN THE NINTH HOUSE gives a peaceful, noble, optimistic and
kind-hearted disposition, with religious tendencies, broad-minded and
tolerant of the opinions of others, but favoring the more orthodox and es-
tablished lines of thought. The person is much esteemed in society and apt
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to occupy prominent positions in church, state or in institutions of learn-
ing or philanthropic associations. This position also gives a love of
travel with pleasure and gain thereby. But when weak or afflicted by sign
or aspect it gives arrogance and love of display which is our of proportion
with the person's pocketbook, consequently there are lawsuits and liability
to social discredit. It also shows danger when traveling.
JUPITER IN THE TENTH HOUSE when well-aspected is one of the best indica-
tion of an eminently successful and virtuous life, especially if he is sup-
ported by Saturn, Sun and Moon, for then the person will rise to a high po-
sition in the church, state or law and gain great wealth, honor and social
esteem. Furthermore he will deserve all he gets for the character will be
of superlative nobility. But if Jupiter be weak or afflicted in the Tenth
House, particularly by Saturn or the luminaries, it shows that the character
is not reliable. The person may rise but his evil deeds will find him out
and therefore he will experience reversals of fortune and loss of prestige.
JUPITER IN THE ELEVENTH HOUSE and well-aspected gives wealthy and influ-
ential friends who may be relied upon to help the person to realize his
hopes, wishes and ambitions. It also gives a sociable disposition and fond-
ness for pleasure. In a man's horoscope it signifies that the marriage will
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be fruitful and that his children will be a credit and a help to him, but
before judgment is rendered in this respect the wife's horoscope should also
be examined to see whether it concurs, for if not then the judgment must be
modified. When Jupiter is afflicted in the Eleventh House either the person
meets friends who are good and sincere in their desire to help him but lack
the ability or less the friends whom he attracts come to him to be ben-
efited. In either case he will not be helped much by friends but must de-
pend upon his own resources to attain his desires.
JUPITER IN THE TWELFTH HOUSE when well-aspected brings gain and success
through occupations carried on in comparative seclusion such as laboratory
work, work in hospitals or asylums in an executive capacity; or in a posi-
tion in one of the fraternal orders which have to do with sick benefits or
in the study and practice of the mystical or occult arts. If people with
Jupiter in this position are personally indigent they receive much bounty
from people or institutions of a fraternal or charitable nature, but if they
are well-to-do they give lavishly to these purposes. If they have enemies
they also have a way of turning them to friends. If Jupiter is afflicted it
makes the person indolent and improvident so that in time he usually becomes
the ward of one of the charitable institutions where he lives till the end
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of life without either trouble or worry.
JUPITER IN THE TWELVE SIGNS
JUPITER IN ARIES gives a high-spirited, energetic and ambitious mind, al-
ways on the lookout and alert for new and progressive methods usable for ad-
vancement in the world's work, it makes a true pioneer, neither too conser-
vative not too impulsive, a thoughtful, but sympathetic disposition,
sincere, honest and trustworthy, somewhat religiously inclined. It gives
some legal of literary ability and a love of out-door games with popularity
in social and business circles. But if Jupiter is afflicted the mind is not
so conservative and well-balanced. There is a tendency to rash and impul-
sive acts; impatience and temper are shown under adverse circumstances with
a consequent loss of esteem and popularity.
JUPITER IN TAURUS when well-aspected gives an eminently kind and sympa-
thetic nature to all people but a deep-seated, tender and warm love for
those towards whom the relationship warrants such expression. This position
also attracts wealth and gives a generous disposition to aid in philan-
thropic enterprises; yet Jupiter in the Second House or second sign is never
lavish or extravagantly generous but rather conservative and inclined to in-
vestigate the merits of any proposition before he extends a helping hand. On
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the other hand he is absolutely open-handed to those who are near and dear
to him. His home and his family are all in all. When Jupiter is afflicted
in Taurus it inclines to extravagant expenditures for show, display and
gratification of the lower nature. Such people are great gourmandizers,
fond of rich and savory foods that tickle the palate. They often experience
financial difficulties and trouble with creditors, also such sickness as may
result from the over-indulgence of their appetites according to other indi-
cations of the stars.
JUPITER IN GEMINI when well-aspected gives literary ability of a high
class and if that is backed by the necessary education success in this line
in certain. This position also gives an inventive turn to the mind, a love
of mathematics and an attraction towards the occult. Jupiter in Gemini
shows that travel will bring both pleasure and profit and it gives an honor-
able, courteous and friendly disposition. But if Jupiter is afflicted the
person is liable to meet with losses and trouble when traveling. He will
have a number of hair-breadth escapes from accidents, legal and religious
trouble, also difficulties with brothers, sisters and close relatives.
JUPITER IN CANCER. The full effect of Jupiter for good or ill is never
felt until the middle life and this is especially the case when he is placed
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in the Fourth House or fourth sign, Cancer. When well-placed there he gives
an exceedingly kindly and courteous disposition, that is at peace with all
the world; he is endowed with a most vivid and fruitful imagination, a
dreamer of Utopian dreams and a lover of the occult and mystical. There is
also however, a practical side to the nature which makes him ambitious to
attain worldly success and fortunate in his investment in houses, lands or
mines, so that he will accumulate property and be well-to-do especially af-
ter middle life. this position also indicates that the person may receive
much help from his parents during life and an inheritance after their death.
Jupiter in Cancer makes the person very fond of the pleasures of the table
but if well-aspected he will probably keep himself within such bounds that
his health does not suffer. If however, Jupiter is afflicted it inclines to
inordinate gluttony which will eventually corrupt the blood and cause such
disease and noxious growths as result from that condition.
JUPITER IN LEO gives a truly noble nature, blending kindness and courage,
self-reliance and loyalty, self-restraint and compassion, mercy and justice.
It indicates, in short, a paragon of virtues nowhere excelled. It gives an
abundance of vitality and a strong constitution so that it marks a leader
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physically, morally and spiritually, nor will such a person ever be content
to follow. He craves positions of trust and responsibility, the greater the
better. He will always be equal to the occasion and never abuse the confi-
dence of those who have placed him there. Such people have an innate cul-
ture and refinement. They are fond of everything that tends to the uplift
of humanity, religious, sincere; sure to win recognition and success dealing
in speculative investments. When Jupiter is afflicted in Leo the person be-
comes cruel and sensuous, abnormally fond of pleasure and subject to loss by
investments, speculation and gambling.
JUPITER IN VIRGO gives a cautious, analytical and practical nature with
an almost unerring faculty for discriminating between the seeming and the
real, for sifting truth from error and arriving at facts. They cannot fer-
ret out secrets by underhanded methods as Saturn in Capricorn which makes an
ideal detective, but if Jupiter in Virgo is the judge no one is clever
enough to hide the truth from him. A well-aspected Jupiter in Virgo indi-
cates success with servants who will be found faithful and loyal, ready to
do their master's bidding. It also indicates prosperity through business or
professional vocations; but if Jupiter is afflicted in Virgo it gives a
cynical carping and critical disposition, mistrustful of others and there-
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fore liable to loss through servants or employees. Such people cannot suc-
ceed in business and they will find it extremely difficult to obtain or keep
a position. At any rate they will serve in a very inferior capacity.
JUPITER IN LIBRA when well-aspected gives a kind, sympathetic and loving
disposition, a conscientious, sociable and benevolent nature and an interest
in all that makes for the uplift of humanity--music, art, literature, social
intercourse, et cetera. On that account the person is popular, particularly
with the opposite sex from whence gain and benefit may be expected. Success
in the business and public life are shown. But if Jupiter is afflicted in
Libra undue indulgence of the lower nature will bring trouble and public
scandal with a consequent loss of popularity and prestige.
JUPITER IN SCORPIO gives an ardent, aggressive and self-reliant nature,
an enthusiastic, constructive and resourceful mind with the ability to meet
all the exigencies of life in an efficient manner and it ensures success in
practical everyday occupations, gives a large family and plenty of means to
provide for them. This position also shows a tendency towards occult inves-
tigations. But if Jupiter is afflicted in Scorpio it will bring loss and
trouble through the indulgence of the lower nature in an inordinate measure,
love of rich an expensive good and sickness on that account.
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JUPITER IN SAGITTARIUS when well-aspected gives good fortune and general
success in life, a humane, broad and philosophical mind, a reverent and re-
ligious disposition. Hence people with this position rise to the top and
become leaders in their various spheres of life, finding places of
prominence in church or state, scientific or philosophic enterprises or in-
stitutions. If Jupiter is afflicted in Sagittarius it makes the person
sporty, fond of cheap and gaudy display, extravagant and ready to take a
chance on any gamble, causes loss of social standing if born in a better en-
vironment, trouble through law, financial difficulties, narrow-minded sec-
tarian views if incline to be religious.
JUPITER IN CAPRICORN gives an ambitious nature, self-reliant and
self-controlled with a desire to rise to a position of authority over others
also the ability to dictate wisely and well. It gives a careful, economical
disposition, and an abhorrence of waste; ingenuity, resourcefulness and some
mechanical ability. These people are trust-worthy to a degree, sincere and
honest in all their undertakings and hold every promise inviolate, therefore
they usually rise to honor, esteem and general popularity. As already said
their aim is to attain independence at the head of some business, but if
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they do not succeed in that and have to work for others they are best suited
to be in the employ of the government, either municipal or national. On ac-
count of the implicit trust generated by their sterling characteristics of
honesty, sincerity and faithfulness these people are often made the re-
cipients of confidence from friends who feel the need of sharing their
troubles with someone who can be depended upon either to give honest, disin-
terested advice or else to keep the secrets told then inviolate. If Jupiter
is afflicted in Capricorn it makes a miser who will hoard all he can scrape
together and deny himself all except the barest necessities and is conse-
quently despised by all who know him.
JUPITER IN AQUARIUS when well-aspected gives a humane, optimistic,
original and philosophic mind, fond of friends and the society of others
particularly those who are interested in science or mysticism, literature
and music, consequently he attracts people of that nature and they will be a
benefit to him in helping him to realize his hopes, wishes and ambitions.
He may possibly obtain a position of importance in some official capacity
with secret or occult societies. This is a good indication of general suc-
cess in life, but if Jupiter is afflicted it makes the nature restless, ner-
vous and erratic with revolutionary or anarchistic ideas with disinclination
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for serious work and such people are generally disliked and distrusted.
JUPITER IN PISCES gives a charitable, sympathetic and hospitable nature
which loves to minister to the outcasts of society. These people are
veritable angels of mercy to all who suffer in body, soul or spirit. They
are well known to those who are "sick of in prison." Being of a sensitive
nature and subject to the influences from the invisible world they not in-
frequently have psychic experiences and become students of the occult. They
love music, art and literature and if well-aspected by Venus, Jupiter in Pi-
sces will give considerable ability as a performer; but if Jupiter is af-
flicted in Pisces it gives a vacillating mind, a nerveless, cowardly nature
indulging in all vices in the calendar and a generally despicable
dispositon--a social parasite.
THE ASPECTS OF JUPITER
THE SUN CONJUNCTION, SEXTILE OR TRINE TO JUPITER. The conjunction gives
a tendency to apoplexy, especially if it occurs in Aries, but with that ex-
ception 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 even against very severe onslaughts of disease, and should a
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particularly unfavorable planetary influence succeed in breaking down the
constitutional resistance recovery will be so rapid as to seem miraculous.
This nearly impregnable condition of health is all the more unassailable be-
cause it is backed by a disposition at once "sunny" and "jovial" and that
latter characteristic 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 for they never betray a trust; they have good clear heads, good
judgment and executive ability so that they are well fitted to help others.
These characteristics also favor their own financial fortunes so that they
accumulate wealth, but theirs is never "tainted money," they never benefit
by the loss of others. They are conservatively religious and may be aptly
described as "pillars of society." They shine particularly in governmental
offices.
THE SUN SQUARE OR OPPOSITION TO JUPITER gives a tendency to indulge in
habits which are bad for the health; the person is far too fond of the "good
things in life" and very selfish in supplying his own comforts; he exercises
little and never denies himself, with the result that the circulation
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becomes sluggish and as these people have a superabundance of blood their
lassitude and indulgence is productive of various noxious growths and kin-
dred disorders; sometimes a fit of anger raises the blood pressure to such a
point that a vessel burst and ends the life or leaves the person thenceforth
a useless wreck. These aspects give a bombastic, haughty disposition with
an inordinate love of display and thus induce to extravagance both in social
and business affairs with the result that the person sometimes finds himself
involved in debt which he cannot pay and then there is but a step to the
bankruptcy court. A false pride often prevents these people from working
honestly for others so they would rather prey upon the public as gamblers
where there is an opportunity to swindle other people and get what they call
an "easy" living until then land in the meshes of the law. Children with
these aspects should be given special training in self-restraint, thrift and
honesty, above all, religion, for they have a tendency to scorn and scoff at
religion, but perhaps a memory of a devout mother may help to keep them
straight.
VENUS CONJUNCTION, PARALLEL SEXTILE OR TRINE TO JUPITER is one of the
best signs of success and general good fortune in life. It favors the
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accumulation of wealth and the enjoyment of all the luxuries of life. It is
a good indication of a successful and happy marriage, social prestige and
the respect of all with whom the person comes in contact. It endows him
with a jovial, optimistic, generous and large-hearted disposition, makes him
honorable to a degree, interested and active in philanthropic measures, lib-
eral in mind, tolerant of the views of others even where he differs
radically, fond of pleasure, traveling, parties, and capable of enjoying
life to the fullest extend; he loves expensive and ultra-comfortable things,
a fine house, valuable books, pictures and other rich appointments.
VENUS SQUARE OR OPPOSITION TO JUPITER gives the same luxurious likings as
the good aspects but limits the ability to satisfy them; although such
people make the most frantic efforts to present a fine front to the world
they are generally found out to he shams. Their lack of business ability so
often responsible for failure and bankruptcy and they are very liable to
suffer losses through treachery of others. Love and marriage also are
sources of sorrow for those whom Venus and Jupiter are afflicting. They are
apt to be jilted before marriage or the marriage partner will prove faith-
less and may desert them. These aspects also produce an amorous nature
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likely to take liberties regardless of the laws of decency and make the per-
son faithless to marriage vows.
MERCURY CONJUNCTION, PARALLEL, SEXTILE OR TRINE TO JUPITER is one of the
finest assets in life for it gives a cheerful, optimistic disposition with
the ability to always look upon the bright side of things and keep up the
spirits in the hours of adversity; the mind is broad, versatile and able to
reason correctly and to form a reliable judgment be careful deliberation;
these people never decide hastily; they require time to think over what is
presented to them, but once they have reached a conclusion, it will be found
incontrovertible. They are successful in law or literature and much re-
spected for their honesty and sincerity. These aspects are particularly
fortunate for people who travel for business or pleasure, for they will reap
both benefit and enjoyment from a migratory mode of life. It will make them
"healthy, wealthy and wise" beyond the average, loved by everybody for the
vital vibration they radiate upon whomever they meet.
MERCURY SQUARE OR OPPOSITION TO JUPITER gives a vacillating and wavering
disposition so that the person cannot make up his mind when more than one
course of action is open, hence people with these aspects often lose their
opportunities through procrastination and lack of judgment; they must
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therefore often be classed as failures. They are liable to scandal and
slander because of treacherous associates, and should not ravel for it will
bring them loss and trouble; they should also be extremely careful in making
contracts or agreements to do or deliver certain things at a specified time
for they will probably be unable to fulfill the requirements and thus
trouble and loss will result.
THE MOON PARALLEL, CONJUNCTION, SEXTILE OR TRINE TO JUPITER gives an op-
timistic, noble and generous disposition. The open-hearted honesty, fair-
ness and friendliness of people with these aspects make them universally
popular. These aspects strengthen both the reasoning faculties and consti-
tution, so that such people usually have a strong mind in a strong body and
hence a powerful personal magnetism which may be used to great advantage in
healing the sick. They have lofty ideals and a fruitful imagination with
the power of acquiring wealth which will grow greater if used in philan-
thropic enterprises of which these people are prone to dream. This is one
of the best aspects in the gamut and makes for general success in life both
physically and spiritually.
THE MOON SQUARE OR OPPOSITION TO JUPITER impairs the reasoning faculties
and brings the person trouble through litigation, lack of fore-thought and
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indecision or dishonesty. People with these aspects are too fond of osten-
tation aid display, extravagant beyond their means, lavish in their expendi-
tures, prone to take desperate chances in gambling or speculation to reha-
bilitate their fortunes and doomed to loss, slander and sometimes bankruptcy
on that account. These aspects are also bad for health in a woman's horo-
scope especially; they indicate digestive and liver troubles.
SATURN SEXTILE OR TRINE TO JUPITER gives a strong character with a deep
and profoundly philosophical mind, a benevolent disposition with a strong
sense of justice and fair play. All the virtues of Saturn and Jupiter are
combined by these aspects and people in whose horoscope they are found will
consequently gain the honor and esteem of the community where they are.
Thus they will be looked upon as pillars of society and gain prosperity com-
mensurate with the environment in which they are placed, for these aspects
give sound financial judgment and the ability to grasp the opportunity when
it is met.
SATURN CONJUNCTION OR PARALLEL TO JUPITER has the same beneficent influ-
ence as the sextile or trine through not in as great a measure and if Jupi-
ter is weak by sign of otherwise afflicted the aspects will probably count
for very little, bit in that case its effect upon the arterial circulation
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will be obstructive, giving a tendency to sclerosis of the arteries the same
as the opposition or square.
SATURN SQUARE OR OPPOSITION TO JUPITER gives a different, vacillating
mind unable to form decisions, always distrustful of others, indolent and
inclined to drift with the tide; often a ward of society either in the
poor-house or the prison, for the character is basically dishonest. These
aspects also give a tendency to arterio-sclerosis.
MARS SEXTILE OR TRINE TO JUPITER. It is the nature of Jupiter to be
somewhat conservative and dignified, but when blended with the fire of Mars
it gives enthusiasm and an ability to influence of others and imbue them
with the same feelings. It makes the nature noble, sincere, honest and
straightforwarded. This aspect is also good for the financial prosperity of
the person, for both Mars and Jupiter when well-aspected give good earning
ability and favor accumulation. Jupiter is somewhat conservative in respect
to expenditures, Mars is too free, but where the Martian and Jupiterian ten-
dencies are blended by a good aspect the result is an ideal, generous na-
ture, neither too lavish not too conservative, able to strike a happy me-
dium. These people have much ingenuity and constructive ability and
whatever they do they put their whole heart in it. Hence they are success-
ful in business, popular in society, fond of out-of-door sports and games.
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They love to travel and gain much pleasure by so doing. Mars rules the
haemoglobin in the blood which is so important a factor in health and vital-
ity, therefore the good aspects of Jupiter and Mars increase the red blood
corpuscles with the result that people with these aspects have an abundance
of health, vitality, power and endurance.
MARS PARALLEL OR CONJUNCTION JUPITER strengthens the constitution and in-
creases the vitality the same as the good aspects. It also indicates that
the person is able to earn much money and uses it freely and generously, but
the mental qualities are similar to those conferred by the bad aspects:
sporty, swaggering, tricky, deceitful and untruthful, impulsive in judgment,
but to be depended upon, and if the conjunction occurs in one of the watery
signs, especially in Pisces, the person will probably be a drunkard, through
this is not as certain as with the square or opposition.
MARS SQUARE OR OPPOSITION TO JUPITER is the signature of the gambler and
if one of the planets is in a watery sign, especially in Pisces, he will be
a drunkard also, a tricky, dishonest and disreputable character who always
acts through impulse. With respect to health we find that these people suf-
fer principally from blood and liver complaints, the circulation is poor
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and the blood is so rich that there is danger of apoplexy.
URANUS SEXTILE OR TRINE TO JUPITER gives a broad, humane disposition and
a tendency to delve into the occult arts and sciences. It favors an asso-
ciation with secret orders and gives promise of prosperity in life. Such a
person is honest and sincere, sociable, hospitable and likely to benefit a
great deal from influential friends in official positions. This positions
also gives executive ability and success in connection with institutions of
learning.
URANUS PARALLEL OR CONJUNCTION JUPITER gives similar indications to the
good aspects but the influence is not quite so decided, particularly if ei-
ther of the planets is weak by sign or otherwise afflicted. In that case it
will be found that the tendencies conferred are more like those of the bad
aspects.
URANUS SQUARE OR OPPOSITION TO JUPITER gives am impulsive nature liable
to act in a sudden or unexpected manner to one's own undoing; loss by
speculation, lawsuits and impulsive extravagance are also indicated, many
changes both of occupations and residence, loss of friends and reputation.
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NEPTUNE SEXTILE OR TRINE TO JUPITER gives an inspirational, mystical na-
ture and success in an occupation connect with occult orders, that is to say
where the character is sufficiently developed is that Neptune can makes his
influence felt, for then this position brings out all the noblest and most
spiritual strength of both planets, and occult experiences are not infre-
quently the result. During the sleeping hours these people are quite con-
scious in the invisible worlds.
NEPTUNE PARALLEL OR CONJUNCTION JUPITER gives an influence similar to
that of the good aspects when Neptune and Jupiter are not afflicted, but if
they are in a weak sign and aspecting the other planets by square or opposi-
tion then the influence is similar to that one of the bad aspects of Jupiter
and Neptune.
NEPTUNE SQUARE OR OPPOSITION TO JUPITER indicates lack of control of the
emotions. The person is sensitive to the low psychic influences of the bor-
derland between the seen and the unseen worlds but they are of an
awe-inspiring and disgusting type, hence apt to cause hysterical conditions,
such as involuntary trance and kindred disorders attendant upon negative
psychism. From a material standpoint it gives danger of fraud through
speculation or large companies and dealing with predatory interests should
therefore be avoided.
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CHAPTER XIV
MARS THE PLANET OF ACTION
From the Bible we learn that Jehovah was the Creator of mankind for we
find His angels announcing the birth of various notable personages. Thus
the conclusion is inevitable that He and they preside over the generative
function and impart the quality of fertility which at that time was looked
upon as a token of the favor of God while barrenness was indicated as a sign
of His displeasure. This is in accordance with the Western Wisdom Teaching
which tells us that tin the earliest days when mankind was still in the mak-
ing Jehovah and His angels guided them to great temples at the times of year
when planetary conditions were propitious to generation, and men born under
those harmonious conditions lived for hundreds of years without sickness of
disease. It is noticeable that wild animals which are still entirely under
the guidance of their group-spirits and mate only at certain seasons are
also immune from sickness. Jehovah still retains control over the fertil-
ization of the animals which are attuned to His lunar vibrations through
their twenty-eight pairs of spinal nerves that correspond to the
twenty-eight days of the lunar revolution and His vehicle the Moon still
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measures the period of gestation for men and beasts.
But the Bible also tells us of LUCIFER and his FALLEN ANGELS who taught
humanity to take the prerogative of creation into their own hands and in-
stilled into them the passion that has caused sorrow, sin and death, because
the holy function of generation which was intended only for temporary pur-
poses of propagation and which works so well under propitious planetary con-
ditions has been desecrated and made subservient to the lusts of humanity at
all times regardless of the stellar rays. Yet it is a mistake to think of
the Lucifer spirits as evil, for under the sway of the angels humanity nei-
ther good nor evil and having no choice or prerogative, but since though the
martial Lucifer spirits we have learned to know good and evil we are also
able to exercise of will power to shun the evil and choose the good, to flee
from vice and cultivate virtue, thereby placing ourselves in harmonious
co-worker-ship with God and nature and unfolding our divine possibilities so
that we may become like our Father in Heaven.
While Jehovah and His angels are thus working upon humanity from the Moon
the Lucifer spirits who rebelled against His regime are located on the
planet Mars and from them also we have received and are receiving many valu-
able gifts, chief among them FIRE and IRON. It is well known that every
LIVING body is warm, for the Ego cannot manifest in the physical world save
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through heat, or perhaps it should be said that heat is generated in the
manifestation of the Ego. But without iron, which exists in the blood in
the form of haemoglobin, there could be no oxidation and consequently no
heat. That was the condition previous to the fall, so-called, when
man-in-the-making was mindless. But then the Lucifer spirits came and in-
fused iron into the blood, which made it possible for the Ego to draw into
its vehicles and from that time the Ego became an INDWELLING spirit capable
of evolving individuality. Thus had it not been for the Lucifer spirits man
could not have become man. It is their fire and their iron that has made
the world what it is today, good and bad according to the use man has made
of it. The solar force focused through the Moon imparts vitality and the
faculty of growth but the rays of the Sun focused upon us by the martial Lu-
cifer spirits give us dynamic power and are the source of all activity in
the world.
Power may be latent for milleniums, as exemplified in coalbeds, which are
reservoirs of solar force; a furnace and engine are required to transmute
and make it available as dynamic energy, but, once the sleeping giant has
been roused from latency to potency it knows no rest or peace till it has
expended the last ounce of its prodigious strength. Under strict control,
and carefully guided into channel of useful activity, this Martian force is
the most valuable servant of mankind; the most powerful agent in the world's
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work, an incomparable boon to humanity. But if it escapes control the ser-
vant quickly takes mastery, its inimical power of destruction and devasta-
tion is then as terrible as scourge as its beneficent use under guidance is
an inestimable blessing. It is as precious as it is dangerous, eternal
vigilance is the price of safety from its ravages, but without it the world
would be wilderness.
Mars, as a focus for the latent solar life, transmutes it into desire,
passion and what we may call animal spirits. It is a consuming fire, more
dangerous than all the nitroglycerine every manufactured, but also more pre-
cious than any other blessing we can have or enjoy.
The Hindoo preacher, nurtured in a land governed by Saturn, the planet of
obstruction, says: "Kill out desire." He dreams away his days in destitu-
tion, but as "temper" conserves the edge of the steel that carves its way
through all obstruction, so the well-directed energetic desires of the mar-
tial Anglo-Saxson have wrought a marvelous transformation in the earth; they
have reared a civilization beyond all which preceded it, and through perhaps
brutal in many respects, there is promise in that also, according to the
proverb: "The greater the sinner, the greater the saint." Parents should
take a lesson from a book of nationals and refrain from applying the Satur-
nine wet blanket to the fiery Mars spirit of children. Saturn always says
"don't, don't;" his aim is to repress and obstruct. A clear fire under
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proper control is useful, but death lurks in the smoke and noxious gases of
a smothered fire; too many "don'ts" smother legitimate ambition and frus-
trate accomplishment; they may drive hapless victims into ways of evil, for
the dynamic energy of Mars must and will have an outlet, so beware. The
worst faults of Mars are impulsiveness and lack of persistence, but he
breeds no hypocrites as does an afflicted Saturn.
From Mars we receive a number of our highly-prized virtues as well as
some of our worst faults. When well-aspected he gives a strong constitution
and physical endurance, a positive, independent and self-reliant nature, de-
termined and proud, generous and energetic, resourceful and quick to learn,
especially when in Aries, Leo, Scorpio or Capricorn, but when he is weak by
sign as in Taurus, Cancer, Libra or aspected by squares or oppositions he
makes the person quick-tempered, obstinate and spiteful, inclined to drunk-
enness and criminal acts, cruel and hard, a bully and braggart.
People who have Mars prominent in their horoscopes are eminently practi-
cal and play an important part in the world's work. They are especially
proficient in occupations where iron and fire are used for constructive pur-
poses or where sharp instruments are handled. Soldiers, surgeons and butch-
ers, machine workers and iron founders, engineers and man in kindred occupa-
tions are of the martial nature. They also excel in other positions where
courage and intrepidity are necessary qualities.
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MARS IN THE TWELVE HOUSES
MARS IN THE ASCENDANT, OR FIRST HOUSE, when well-aspected has a most ben-
eficial influence upon the constitution, particularly if he is in one of the
fiery signs, Aries, Leo or Sagittarius, or in the sign of his exaltation
Capricorn, but sometimes when a weak sign like Cancer is rising and the
other planets are much afflicted Mars in the Ascendant may infuse sufficient
energy into the body to tide it over the critical period of infancy. This
position also gives energy, ambition, courage, self-reliance and determina-
tion which are exceedingly helpful characteristics in winning the battle of
life. It indicates an enterprising and practical person who will shun no
effort in order to succeed. When Mars is afflicted in the First House he
nevertheless strengthens the constitution and gives muscular power and en-
durance, but he makes such persons rash, impulsive, headstrong and fool-
hardy. Thus they neglect the ordinary precautions to guard their health and
become subject to fevers and other inflammatory diseases, also liable to ac-
cidents and loss of blood by lesions of varying magnitude, danger from fire
such as burns or scalds, according to the nature of the afflicting planet.
In this respect the Sun is usually productive of fevers and inflammations.
Jupiter gives liability to broken bones or accident by railroad or rolling
stock, Uranus and Saturn falls and bruises and Venus disease caused by
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indulgence of the passional nature.
MARS IN THE SECOND HOUSE when well-aspected makes the nature free and
generous in financial dealings with others. The person has a splendid earn-
ing capacity and will make a financial success in any business or a martial
nature involving the use of fire, iron tools or machinery. It is also an
indication of money by marriage or legacy, but although the money comes fast
and easily, the person will not accumulate wealth as he is very generous and
fond of comfort and pleasure. When Mars is afflicted in the Second House
money will come just as fast as under the good aspects at times, but at
other times the bad aspects make the person outrageously extravagant and
inclined to be reckless in financial ventures, with the inevitable result
that heavy losses are incurred and the person may find himself without a
cent in the world. A competence may be made and spent several times during
life. These people never give up, however, and when they have met financial
disaster they immediately start to build up anew on the ruins of the old.
They are then usually successful for a time again, but they can never learn
to be more careful and less extravagant, hence they are always liable to re-
peated financial shipwreck.
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MARS IN THE THIRD HOUSE when well-aspected makes the mind keen, bright
and alert, fond of argument, quick at repartee, ingenious, inventive and re-
sourceful, with plenty of initiative and constructive ability. But when
Mars is afflicted in the Third House it gives liability to accidents on
short journeys, a quarrelsome nature specially liable to get into trouble
with brothers, sisters and neighbors. These people are very critical to-
wards everybody with whom they come in contact and therefore generally
feared and avoided when possible.
MARS IN THE FOURTH HOUSE when well-aspected gives a strong constitution
which is maintained unimpaired even in old age; the digestive faculty is
particularly good and consequently the health and strength are rugged. It
makes the native exceedingly aggressive in his efforts to "feather his nest"
and accumulate property for old age and rainy day. There is also likelihood
of a legacy from his parents. This is a very fortunate position, especially
if Mars is in Aries, Leo or Capricorn, but if Mars is weak as in Cancer or
Pisces and afflicted by square or opposition, digestive troubles or dissipa-
tion will undermine the vitality and the person will become more quarrelsome
and disagreeable every day he lives. He will be liable to accident by fire
in the home also to fevers and inflammatory diseases. People with Mars in
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this position should leave their native place as quickly as possible. This
may in some measure relieve the trouble.
MARS IN THE FIFTH HOUSE when well-aspected gives an ardent, demonstrative
love-nature. It makes the person fond of athletic exercises, sports and
muscular effort, a clean, masterful man much admired by the opposite sex or
a woman who is a real "pal" to her male companion. These people make excel-
lent disciplinarians and are much beloved by their pupils if placed in posi-
tions as teachers, or better still as principals for they make much better
leaders than followers. But when Mars is afflicted in the Fifth House it
makes the person very fickle in his affections. It is on with the new love
even before he is through with the old, an all-around flirt and therefore
likely to get into a great deal of trouble. Over-indulgence of the amorous
nature is liable to sap the vitality and create dangerous physical condi-
tions. In a woman's horoscope there is grave danger of death to a child in
the horoscope of either sex. People with Mars afflicted in the Fifth House
are also liable to loss through gambling and speculation in stocks, bonds
and securities.
MARS IN THE SIXTH HOUSE when well-aspected makes a quick, energetic
worker who is likely to rise to prominent position in the employ of someone
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else, therefore the larger the firm in which he seeks employment the better.
But he should not attempt to start in business for himself, for people with
Mars in the Sixth House always succeed better when in the employment of
someone else. This position also increases the vitality and should the per-
son on account of other planetary configurations in the horoscope become
subject to disease the dynamic energy and recuperative power of Mars will
soon burn and leave it in better health than before. But a liability to
trouble and quarrels with other employees or employer. Should the person be
in the position of employer himself he will always be at a variance with his
employees and subject to loss by theft and dishonesty through them. They
will waste his goods and have no regard for his interests. An afflicted
Mars in the Sixth House also gives a liability to fevers and inflammatory
diseases, dangers of burns, scalds and gun-shots and accidents sustained in
the course of employment.
MARS IN THE SEVENTH HOUSE when well-aspected gives a capable, industrious
and aggressive marriage partner, untiring in the promotion of the welfare of
the family, a strong personality who is bound to rule but will do so in a
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kindly manner. This applies to both sexes, for when in a man's horoscope
the marriage partner is indicated by Mars in the Seventh House she also will
be masculine and will want to take the reins of government in her own hands.
However, as Mars in the Seventh House gives a tendency to an early union
when the parties are both plastic they accommodate themselves to these con-
ditions more easily than if the marriage were consummated at a more mature
age. But if Mars is afflicted in the Seventh House it indicates an accident
or sudden death to the marriage partner who will be of a domineering, quar-
relsome nature and if one of the watery signs, Cancer, Scorpio not Pisces is
on the cusp he will also be a drunkard and sex addict. This latter applies
particularly if Mars is afflicted in Scorpio. Then he also brings on in-
flammatory diseases of the genitals or rectum.
MARS IN THE EIGHTH HOUSE and well-aspected brings financial benefit
through the marriage partner or by legacy. In business it is also good for
gain by partnerships, lawsuits or similar Eighth House matters. But when
Mars is afflicted in the Eighth House the financial conditions grow worse
after marriage through the extravagance of the marriage partner. Business
partnerships and litigation should also be avoided for they are sure to
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bring loss. People with Mars in this position should not delay making their
will for the end usually comes very sudden and unexpectedly.
MARS IN THE NINTH HOUSE well-aspected gives a liberal, broad and progres-
sive view upon all problems of life. People with Mars in this position are
likely to take up some cause having for its object the social or spiritual
upliftment of mankind in general and become very enthusiastic workers in the
particular cult which has aroused their sympathies. They are fond of a rov-
ing life and benefit by changing from one place to another, especially by
travel in foreign lands. They have a clean, clear and alert mentality and a
taking way or presenting their views to others. Therefore they make good
missionaries in whatever line of propaganda they take up. But if Mars is
afflicted in the Ninth House he makes people bigoted and fanatical in their
views, regular ranters who disgust all whom they try to afflict with their
ideas, whether they are religious or atheistic. People with an afflicted
Mars here should never travel, but remain in their native place for they
will always be in danger of accident on journeys and however much they may
be disliked in their native place they will find a still worse reception in
foreign parts.
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