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 superphy-
sical ; it is patent to everyone from personal observa-
tion that the horizontal ray of the morning sun affects
us differently from the perpendicular 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 en-
dows us with vital energy, courage and a hopeful
spirit foreign to the dark and gloomy winter months.
This gloom is permanently noticeable in the tem-
perament of people living in the far north, where
the absence of sunlight makes life a struggle that
saps the spirit of frolic, while in countries where
abundance of sunlight lessens the care of existence
the temperament is correspondingly vivacious
and hopeful and sunny.

In the horoscope, the angle 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 Zenith the daystar will appear
in the 10th house of the horoscope and bring pre-
ferment professionally. If the child were born at
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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 angles for the sun:
Children born shortly after sunset have it in the
Sixth House, which indicates sickness, and as the
Sun is life-giver this position lessens the vitality
and recuperative power. Birth in the middle part
of the afternoon places the Sun in the Eighth House.
This is the house through which the death-deal-
ing forces act, and logically, the Lord of Life is out
of place in the House of Death. The Second 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 specu-
lation in municipal necessities. Such persons are
often threatened by death and sometimes 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

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the place in the Zodiac which seems to fit neares^
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 child-
hood's life was clouded by poverty of the parent and
consequent limitation for a number of years just
after birth. This in all cases where it has been
found that all other events fitted in the horoscope
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 involved, 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 as-
cendant, usually makes a very poor home for the
child during the early days 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
makes them thus neglect their offspring.

The qualities imparted by a well placed Sun
are dignity, strength of will and courage, both phys-
ical and moral, a lofty pride and a keen sense of
honor and responsibility which makes a person emi-
nently reliable, a sterling honesty and a hatred of

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anything small, underhanded or tricky. It makes
him steadfast in love, staunch in friendship and gen-
erous even to enemies. A dignified, exalted or well
placed Sun brings friendship from people in a posi-
tion 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 consequent 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 be-
cause of these traits such people always remain in
obscurity.

In the world at large the Sun signifies employ-
ers and those in immediate authority over the per-
son such as judges, and other government officers,
and when the exigencies of life bring a person in
contact with them he will receive 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 indi-
cations that a man will make a good husband, and
an unaspected, weak or afflicted Sun gives him a
tendency to neglect his hearth and home.

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As general significator of health the Sun rules
principally in masculine figures, (and the Moon in
feminine horoscopes), but both lights and import-
ant. 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 suf-
fers more if her Moon is afflicted than if her Sun
is evilly aspected.

THE SUN IN THE TWELVE HOUSES.
Ol The Sun in the First House

The Sun is the source of vitality and the First
House signifies our constitutional 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 augments the
recuperative powers. It brightens life during
the days of childhood 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 exercise authority
over others; they are very jealous of the e.steem
of the community, upright and honest in their
dealings.

When the Sun is afflicted in the First House
it lowers the vitality, makes the person timid

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and vacillating, lacking in courage and ambi-
tion; hence the chances of a successful life are
slim unless many other good aspects modify
this condition.

©2 The Sun in the Second House

This shows the person will find favor with peo-
ple in a position to further his material pros-
perity and will by their help gain a comfortable
living, but it also gives a tendency to squander
money on the principle that ''what comes easy
goe.s easy." Unless this trait is 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.

03 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.

04 The Sun in the Fourth House

In one sense this is a 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 lat-
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ter part of life it is always a consolation to see
that the declining years will be brightened by
the Sun of success. That should make the bur-
dens lighter to bear.

O5 The Sun in the Fifth House

The Fifth House rules courtship, children, pleas-
ure, education and publications; 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 suc-
cess as a teacher, publisher or editor, but
strangely enough, though the Sun rules the
heart whence spring our children, his position-
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 fervent
heat of passion seems to scorch the human plant
ere it has time to grow. This tendency is modi-
fied 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 offspring is never
prolific.

©6 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 particularly liable to disease

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and slow to recuperate. On that account their
diseases are frequent and long-drawn-out to an
extent which often amounts to chronic inval-
idism.

If the person is an employee of someone else
he will be efficient in his work; he will have nc
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 sucess in business, but indicates trou-
ble with servants who will be domineering.

If other configurations in the horoscope en-
able the person to shake off the grip of sickness
the Sun in the Sixth House gives great ability
in chemistry, preparation of health-food, and
makes the person a capable nurse or healer.

07 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 rea-
son to complain in that respect for he will al-
ways attract someone with a high sense of honor
when in need of a partner, and as marriage
is the most intimate of all partnerships, the Sun-
in the Seventh House is a particularly fortunate
configuration in that respect, for it will
bring the person a mate who is absolutely

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steadfast and true, one who may indeed be de-
pended upon as a helpmeet in all the exigen-
eie,s 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 so-
lar positions.

Should the person be unfortunate enough
to become involved in litigation the Sun in the
Seventh House insures the favor of the judge
and a successful outcome.

O8 The Sun in the Eighth House

The Eighth House is the angle of incidence
through which the death dealing 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 al-
so often happens that when genius has gone
begging all through life and passed the portal
of death in obscurity it gains belated recogni-
tion, fame and immortality through this posi-
tion 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

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after marriage but also a tendency of the mate
to be over-generous and squander the means.

O 9 The Sun in the Ninth House

This position brightens the mind and fills the
person with high ideal/3 and lofty ambitions.
It makes him generously tolerant of other peo-
ple's opinions — noble and kind-hearted. There
is an inner urge to solve the problems of life
and learn the 'whys' and 'wherefores,' hence the
mind turns naturally toward philosophy, reli-
gion 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.

0 10 The Sun in the Tenth House

This is one of the surest signs of general suc-
cess in life. The person rises by the favor of
those above him in the social scale and obtains
positions of responsibility and trust. He is much
respected in the community and often honored
by election to public office, and he may always
be depended upon to justify the trust reposed
in him.

Gil The Sun in the Eleventh House

This is a good sign that the hopes, wishes and

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aspirations of the person will be realized; it at-
tracts people in a position to befriend him and
with an inclination to do so.

G12 The Sun in tJie 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 account of the ensuing
trouble the person goes into voluntary or en-
forced exile, living his life henceforth a stranger
among strangers. Even when such drastic con-
ditions do not prevail, the first third of the life
is usually wasted in vain efforts to find a bal-
ance 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.
G T 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 unex-
ampled strength which gives to the person a
wonderful fund of energy wherewith to with-

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stand the onslaughts of disease and should he
be taken ill his powers of recuperation will
quickly free him from the clutches of sickness.
People with this configuration are principally
liable to fevers on account of the fervent 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 be-
comes bald.

0 8 The Sun in Taurus

A favorable position for the financial fortunes
but it also gives a tendency to extravagance, es-
pecially in dress, and makes the person ex-
tremely 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 organ and gives the person
a strong, pleasant voice.

O IE The Sun in Gemini

Gemini is a Mercurial sign and third in the ga-
mut, hence this position gives a blended influence
of the Sun, Mercury and the Third House. This
favors expression for Mercury as 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

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the Sun in Gemini and when it is necessary or
expedient to travel the person gains thereby
physically and mentally. It gives a pleasant, af-
fable disposition which makes him generally
liked among his associates.

O ED The Sun in Cancer

Cancer is the fourth sign and is ruled ny the
Moon, innce the Sun in Cancer Is a mixture of
the Sun. Moon and fourth House influence. In
the radical horoscope (where Aries is in the
Ascendant) this is the nadir, and vitality is at
, its lowest ebb, therefore the person with the Sun
in Cancer is apt to be indolent even when not
sickly at all. He is harmless and avoids quarrels,
hence 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 there-
fore the Sun in Cancer gives a tendency toward
the occult, often with psychic experiences.

O5V 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

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golden rule; the affections are deep and lasting.
People with the Sun in Leo are staunch defend-
ers of those they love, but equally strong in their
aversions. Leo is the sign which rules the heart
and whatever people with the Sun in Leo do is
done with a concentration of purpose which
compels success. They make fine 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 a combination of the solar, mercurial and
Sixth House influence. 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 necesarily insincere; he merely looks out
for number one.

The Sun in Virgo makes good chemists,
nurses and doctors, not surgeons but drug-doc-
tors; they are firm believers in medicine and lots
of it.

O === The Sun in Libra

Libra is ruled by Venus and it is the seventh sign
hence the Sun in Libra combines the influence
of Venus with that of the Sun and the Seventh

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house, with the result that the person loves tre
marriage partner so devotedly that he ex-
cludes everyone else; for of a person with that
configuration 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 a
tint of construction to the art of Venus. This
is brought about as ability for the architecture
and the finer branches of decorative construction
when the Sun is in Libra. This configuration
also gives a fine, sonorous voice and vocal talent.

T~he Sun in Scorpio

This gives the person a very blunt and brusque
manner with a tendency to ride rough shod over
anybody or anything that stands in the way of
his desires; an overweening egoism and a feel-
ing that he knows better than anybody else; ex-
tremely cruel and indifferent to the sufferings
of other people or creatures. It is the sign of
the vivisectionist, the surgeon, the soldier and
the butcher, also sea-captains.

This configuration is good for gain by mar-
riage but gives a tendency to extravagant ex-
penditure.

The Sun in Sagittarius

This gives lofty ideals and a noble aspiring dis-
position aiming to rise by raising others. It

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makes the person benevolent, philanthropic and
therefore beloved among his associates. He is
often the recipient of honors and appointments
to positions of trust, and missions of a delicate
nature, nor could a better selection be made, for
such people are the souls of honor. This config-
uration also brings success in religion, law and
statesmanship for it gives an expansive mind
fitted to grapple with the greater problems of
life.

OV3 Tlie 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 he; it also 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 configuration cannot be bought
but will administer justice as they see it, to all
comers, and 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 of environment.

O^ The Sun in Aquarius

This is a combination of the Sun, Uranus and
the Eleventh House influences. It gives the per-
son an intuitive perception of the inner nature
of things and a 'touch with the forces and ideas
of the spiritual realms which leads him to take

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up when possible, new and advanced cults, or
methods of healing such as Naturopathy, Elec-
tro-therapy, Astro-therapy, Magnetic Healing,
etc. He is also drawn to scientific research and
ultra-intellectual or strange religions. This con-
figuration gives popularity and firm friends
among people who are in a position to bestow
favors and further the person's attainment of
his ambitions.

0 X. 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 incurs enmity of oth-
ers he will be vindicated in whatever they may
do to hurt his reputation. People with the Sun
in Pisces have a strong tendency towards psy-
chism, mediumship and the occult in general.

THE SUN IN ASPECT WITH OTHER PLANETS

9 P 6 O Venus parallel or conjunction to t~he 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 config-
uration occurs in the Seventh House it is a posi
tive testimony of unalloyed marital bliss. In
the Second or Eighth Houses it leads to ex-
travagance of the person or his mate ; in Scorpio

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it is not good for the morals and in Pisces it
leads to intemperance. This aspect strengthens
the constitution, increases the popularity and
makes smooth in social intercourse 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.

£ P 6 O Mercury parallel or conjunction to the Sun.
These are the only aspects ever formed and are
good for the memory and mentality provided
Mercury is not closer to the Sun than three
degrees, for then he is 'combust' and his good
qualities are burned up in the Sun's rays. It is
most fortunate 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).

D P 6 O The Moon parallel or conjunction to Sun.
No matter in what sign or house the conjunc-
tion of the Lights occurs the person will be so
.strongly marked with the characteristics of that
sign that lacking knowledge of his true Ascena-
ant 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

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which the conjunction 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 it will give a strong tend-
ency to intemperance which will bring trouble;
in the Third and Ninth Houses it will brighten
the mind and induce travel from which he will
benefit ; in the Second 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. Peo-
ple who have such close conjunction or eclipses
become listless, disspirited and out of sorts every
time there is a new Moon. It does not seem to-
interfere with the good effects in other depart-
ments of life.

D * A O The Moon sextile or trine to the Sun. The-
good aspects of the Sun and Moon make for gen-
eral success in life, health, fair financial condi-
tions, good home surroundings with faithful
friends, and esteem in the community; they fa-
vor a rise in life because of the person's innate

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ability, which either gains for him the recogni-
tion of people in a position to help him rise, or
impels him to carve his own way.

D n <9 O Tine Moon square or opposition to Sun makes
the person vascillating and unsettled in dispo-
sition, changeable and unable to pursue a settled
course in life, rash to plunge into something but
lacking the persistence or continuity of purpose
to carry anything to a successful conclusion. For
that reason such people become failures in life,
especially in their dealing.s with women and peo-
ple higher in the social scale such as employers,
the authorities, judges, etc. They always have
difficulty in obtaining employment and keeping
their positions when they obtain one, for they
are hyper-sensitive and ready to take offense,
with or without provocation. These configura-
tions also affect the health, rendering the body
liable to cold and making recuperation slow when
sickness has overtaken the person.

V * A O Saturn sextile or trine to Sun 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 organizing, ex-
ecutive 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

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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 so
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 though heaven and earth be moved
against him. These aspects bring success in po-
litical or judicial positions also in connection
with mining or agriculture. The person often
benefits by legacy, but recognition and success
is generally delayed till middle life.

J? P 6 D <? O 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 the resistance is greatest, but when
sickness does get 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 re-
cuperation 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 excel-
lent from the standpoint of the soul. It may be
truly said of the person who has them that "the
best-laid plans of men and mice gang aft agley, ' '
for no matter how carefully he may plan his af-

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fairs he will be subjected to delays and meet ob-
stacles which will thwart his desires. His mar-
riage is unhappy and usually ends in divorce
or early death of the partner. He has difficulty
in finding and keeping employment, trouble with
employers and authorities, a feeling as if he is
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 he has a tenden-
cy 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 horoscope of a woman
it signifies marriage to one much older who will
hold her with a very tight rein, it augers 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 his exalta-
tion sign, Libra, the latter part of the life may
be better because the person has taken the les-
sons of life to heart and mended his ways.

If <5P*Ao Jupiter conjunction, parallel, sextile or
trine to Sun. The conjunction gives a tendency
to apoplexy, especially if it occurs in Aries, but

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with that exception we may say that these config-
urations are sure indications of health, wealth
and happiness. They give the person an abund-
ance of vitality which is proof against very se-
vere onslaughts of disease, and even when partic-
ularly favorable planetary influences succeed in
breaking down his resistance, recovery will be so
rapid as to seem miraculous. This nearly im-
pregnable condition of health is all the more un-
assailable because it is backed by a disposition
at once sunny and jovial and that latter charac-
teristic 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
because they never betray a trust and they have
clear heads, good judgment and executive abil-
ity so that they are well fitted to help others.
These characteristics also favor their own finan-
cial fortunes, so they accumulate wealth, but
theirs is never ' ' tainted money ; ' ' they never
benefit by the loss of others. They are relig-
iously conservative and may be aptly described
as "pillars of society." They shine particularly
in governmental offices.

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U D 8 O Jupiter square or opposition to the Sun is
bad for the health because it gives a tendency
to indulge in bad habits. The person is far
too fond of the so-called "good things of"
life," and very selfish in satisfying his own.
comforts, he never exercises himself or denies
himself so the circulation becomes sluggish and.
as these people have a superabundance of blood
it is productive of various noxious growths and
kindred disorders, sometimes a fit of anger raises
the bloodpressure 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 dis-
position 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 it is but a step to the
bankruptcy court. A false pride often prevents
these people from working honestly for others,,
they would rather prey upon the public as gam-
blers, 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. Child-
ren with these aspects should be given special
training in self-restraint, thrift and honesty;
they will have a tendency to scorn and scoff at

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religion, but perhaps the memory of a devout
mother may help to keep them straight.

<£ P 6 * A O Mars parallel, conjunction, sextile or
trine to Sun. The conjunction gives a tendency
to fever, especially if it occurs in Aries, the sign
which governs 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 have ordinarily proved fa-
tal. With that exception these aspects all pro-
duce a super-abundance of vital energy which
assures their possessor of the most radiant health
all through life, it strengthens the constitution
and makes the person able to endure the harder
tasks, it gives him a dauntless determination and
courage to face the greatest odds. Given a plan
to follow he may be trusted to overcome all phy-
sical obstacles for he has both executive and con-
structive ability together with an indomitable
will which refuses to recognize defeat. The dis-
position is frank and open but blunt and often
brusque, they are too intensely bent on what-
ever 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 fore-
most factors in the world's work; but for their

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enterprise and energy the world would move
much more slowly.

Aspects to the Sun and Mars are absolutely
necessary to give zest to life, even adverse as-
pects are better than none, for where these plan-
ets are unaspected the person is listless, vapid
and he will never amount to anything no matter
how good the figure may be in other respects.

D S O Mars square or opposition to the Sun also
endows the person with an abundance of en-
ergy and the faculty of leadership, but it
is turned to purposes of deviltry and de-
struction. The courage implanted by the good
aspects becomes foolhardiness, the person has a
loud, overbearing, swaggering manner and is
ready to fight at the drop of a hat, he is always
in opposition 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-work-
ers, always in hot water and never stays long
in any place for he is an agitator and trouble-
maker. These aspects also dispose to accidents
in which the person may be maimed, also to gun-
.shot and knife-wounds, to scalding-burns and to
fevers, inflammatory complaints, boils and erup-
tions.

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J? * A O Uranus sextile or trine to the Sun makes
the person intuitive, original, inventive and inde-
pendent in his manner of conduct and per-
sonal appearance, with respect to food and
certain mannerisms; he is what people call
eccentric and conspicuous, yet not offensively
so, given to pursuits and studies which people
consider "queer" such as occultism and astrol-
ogy, but also delving into the unknown realms
after nature's secrets concerning electricity.
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 vibra-
tions 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 who attract and interpret them for
us as the aerials and receivers in a wireless sta-
tion collect and transcribe the messages carried
by the ether waves to which they are attuned.
The person often rises in life through the friend-
ship of people above him in the social scale. He
is of a very high-strung temperament but has
himself well under control, and rarely shows
temper or anger. He is an out and out idealist.

V P 6 D 8 O Uranus parallel, conjunction, square
or opposition to Sun makes the person very high-
strung, nervous and of uncontrolled emotions,

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ready to fly into hysteria on any or no provoca-
tion. It predisposes to all nervous disorders
such as St. Vitus dance, epilepsy and lack of co-
ordination. It makes him impulsive and unre-
liable, without regard for the conventionalities,
highly impatient of any human restraint upon
his liberty and committed to the theory of affini-
ties, soulmates and free-love, hence an undesir-
able marriage 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 con-
struction of explosives and infernal machines.
Unless these aspects are modified by other eon<
figurations tncse people are among the most dan-
gerous to society. They are liable to accidents
from lightning and electricity, and all through
life they meet disappointment in every direction.

* A O Neptune sextile or trine to the Sun fa-
vors the possibility of developing the spir-
itual faculties, for he intensifies the spirit-
ual vibrations in the aura. Many people with
these configurations hear the harmony of the
spheres and if Mercury, the lower octave of Nep-
tune gives the requisite dexterity they become
musicians of high inspirational nature. In oth-
ers is breeds a love of the occult which leads

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them into the higher life but they usually ap-
proach it from the intellectual standpoint of
psychic investigators, a few live the life and ob-
tain first-hand knowledge.

tp 6 P[H 6" O 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 con-
figurations attract the undesirable element such
as met at the ordinary spiritualistic seance. In a
watery sign Neptune induces the person to drink
to excess and then the added acceleration of the
vibratory rate frequently causes him to perceive
the ugly, gruesome forms abounding in the low-
er realms of the invisible world, which are real
elemental entities and not figments as believed
by people who hear him tell what he sees dur-
ing delirium tremens.

These aspects also make the person liable to
be swindled by sharpers and confidence men, too
easily hoodwinked.