CHAPTER XXX.

THIRTY-SIX EXAMPLE HOROSCOPES

IN ORDER to further aid the student of the stellar
science we present a number of horoscopes of peo-
ple who have come to us for help in their trouble. We
therefore know these cases to be authentic and trust
that our delineation of their various ailments by
means of astro-diagnosis may prove a true guide.

We have made an attempt at classification of
these horoscopes, but as there are generally symp-
toms of several diseases in each horoscope it has been
impossible to draw hard and fast lines in the group-
ing, and the student will therefore have to rely
mainly on the headlines for indications of what the
figure shows.

The first 22 horoscopes are found on pp. 624-634,
The last 14 figures are attached to their respect-
ive readings.

SEX AS A FACTOR IN DISEASE

It is our earnest conviction, that the less we
dwell upon sex, the less we read about it and think
about it, the purer we shall be mentally, and also
less liable to danger of morbid habits, for these
are often formed by overstudy of the sex question,
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and persons having a tendency in that direction
should be discouraged in attempts to discuss the
matter at all. In planning this chapter we had at
one time thought it possible to escape mention of
the subject, but more mature thought based upon
much study of health and disease from the mystical
standpoint has convinced us that we must go back
to the allegorical Garden of Eden for the starting-
point of pain and sorrow, as fully explained in our
literature. The effects of continued transgression
are with us today as a matter of actual fact, abuse
of sex is in the most literal sense the primal source
of sorrow, disease and degeneracy under which the
world is groaning, and in a work of this nature it is
obligatory to show the causes so that the remedy
may be found and applied. Therefore we shall
-attempt to show the prenatal influences revealed
by the horoscope as a warning to parents that mar-
riage is a sacrament, and not a license to sex abuse,
and that "the sins of the fathers are indeed visited
upon the children." At the same time, of course, an
innocent child is not born with the tendency to a
certain disease, its former living has made it liable
to a specific weakness, and for that reason it is drawn
by the Law of Association to parents from whom it
may obtain a body subject to that particular ailment,
Thus parents are only instruments in fulfilling the
selfmade destiny of the child. If we thoroughly real-
ize that fact, and can be persuaded to live pure and
wholesome lives, so that we may draw to ourselves

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souls of a kindred virtuous nature, how much better
for all the world. To drive this point home, the
writers undertake to paint the loathsome picture of
degeneracy, that the picture of purity may be the
more attractive by contrast.

In this connection we present first figure No. 1,
which is that of a boy, in 1912 about 16 years of
age. The Fourth and Tenth Houses, the planets in
them and their rulers show the parents. The parent
who most influences the life is shown by the Tenth
House configurations, and the Fourth House indi-
cates the one least concerned in the child's destiny.

In this figure Gemini is on the Midheaven, and
Mercury, its ruler, is square the Moon from cardinal
signs. Neptune is conjunction Mars in the Tenth
Houes and square the Sun in the mercurial sign
Virgo. This establishes well the morbid, neurotic na-
ture of the father, his instrumentality in depriving
the boy of the faculty of speech and of coordination
of muscular movements ; the boy cannot walk, but
staggers.

The mother's part is described by Sagittarius on
the Fourth House. Jupiter, the ruler is in Leo in
conjunction with the Dragon's Tail, (the Moon's
Western Node), which has an influence similar to
Saturn. It is also square to Saturn and Uranus ; the
latter being in conjunction in Scorpio. This describes
her as being a lewd woman ; degenerate, committed to
the dreadful theory of soulmates, affinities, free love
and all kindred abuses. These lewrd tendencies she

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imparted to the boy. The affliction to Leo affects
the heart, and as Saturn is the embodiment of ob-
struction, restraint and suppression, we may know
that the heart action is very weak, (had the affliction
come from Mars his dynamic energy would have
caused palpitation). Scorpio has rule over the sex
organ, Uranus and Saturn there give tendency to
self abuse, and on the well known principle that mu-
tilation of that organ affects the voice, we have in
this configuration an added reason of the poor boy's
inability to speak. The affliction coming from fixed
signs shows the deep rooted constitutional nature of
the evil, and what may come of conception during a
drunken debauch.

The Guardian of the Threshold

Horoscope No. 2 shows one of the most remark-
able psychic conditions we have ever come across.
Its portents in some respects are plain to any astrol-
oger, but investigation by one of the writers into
this person's past life adds sidelights and gives depth
to the meaning of configurations not otherwise ob-
tainable, also to the writer, who made the spiritual in-
vestigation two years before the horoscope was cast,
it was a revelation to note how the mystic facts he
remembered so well, were inscribed in this little wheel
of life. To enable the student to properly appreciate
the remarkable case we relate the story of how we
came into connection with the person, what we at-
tempted to do, and what actually happened.

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In the fall of 1910, a friend told us the sad case
of a young boy confined to his bed, lying upon his
stomach and elbows, persistently gazing at a certain
spot in a corner of the room, as if fascinated, his
whole frame continually shaking with sobs and
moans. At request of the friend we visited the un-
fortunate boy, and found that the object which drew
his gaze, with a power similar to that whereby the
snake charms a bird into its fangs, was an elemental
of the most horrible type we have ever seen. Stand-
ing by the bedside we directed a stream of force to-
wards the base of the poor victim's brain, and thus
drew him towards us in an endeavor to break the
spell, but -the fiend held the consciousness charmed to
such a degree that there was evident danger of rup-
ture of body and soul. We therefore desisted, and,
with the fearlessness born of inexperience, decided
to fight the elemental upon his own plane of being.
But the Elder Brother who is our Mentor sought us
that evening, he advised caution, and investigation
of the genesis of the monster before we took action.

Kesearch of the memory of nature developed
the fact that in its last life the spirit embodied in
the youth had been an initiate of the Order or Jesus,
a Jesuit, and a zealot of the most ardent type, cruel
and unfeeling in the highest degree, yet perfectly im-
personal, with no other aim in life save to further the
interests of his Holy Order. The health, wealth,
reputation or life of others he sacrificed without
qualm of conscience, so that the order was benentted ;

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he would have offered himself up as freely, for he
was sincere to the core. Love was as foreign to his
nature as hate, but sex was rampant, it tore his strong
soul to shreds; yet it never mastered him, he was too
proud to show his passion even to one who could have
gratified it, and so he developed the secret habit. It
must not be supposed that he became an abject slave
in that respect; he, the immortal spirit, fought his
lower nature by prayer, castigations, fastings and
every other conceivable means, sometimes he thought
he had conquered, but when he least expected it the
beast in him rallied, and the war waged as fiercely as
ever. Many times he was tempted to mutilate himself,
but he scorned such a course as unworthy a man, es-
pecially when that man had taken the vows of priest-
hood. At last he succumbed to the strain; vigorous
manhood was succeeded by a middle age of delicate
health, constant pain increased his mental anguish
and sympathy was born of suffering, he was no longer
indifferent to the tortures of victims of the Holy
Office. Being by nature a zealot and enthusiast in
whatever direction his energies were exerted, the pen-
dulum soon swung to the other extreme, Paul-like, he
fought to protect whom he had previously persecuted,
he incurred the enmity of the Holy Office, and finally,
broken in body, but dauntless of spirit he fell a vic-
tim to the torture to which he had subjected so many.
By the sincerity of his nature, and his later life,
he earned the right of admission to a Mystery School
and prepared for the privilege of working as an In-

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visible Helper in future lives. The Law of Associa-
tion drew him to birth in an American family who
were former friends, and from them he received a
nervous organization tuned to the high pitch re-
quired for his experience.

Saturn opposes the lifegiving Sun, suppresses
the nervous energy of Mercury, and obstructs the
Venus (venous) circulation, by hindering secretion
of urine and elimination of poisonous matter through
the kidneys which are ruled by Libra, the sign of Sat-
urn's exaltation where he is placed in this natal fig-
ure. As the planets which he opposes are placed in
Aries, ruler of the head, his disordering influence
manifests through the brain and mind, as well as the
genito-urinary system. The morbid condition of
these parts caused by Saturn's repressive influence
on the kidneys is further accentuated by Uranus con-
junction the Moon in the Sixth House which indi-
cates the health, under the sign ruling the generative
organs, Scorpio. As the horoscope shows tendencies
resulting from our actions in past lives, it is evident
that the self abuse of this person must bring him to
birth under a stellar ray affecting the health in that
particular manner, for when the soul has been over-
come by any particular besetting sin in any life,
death does not pay all any more than removal to
another city pays our debts in our present abode.
When we return, temptation will again confront us
until we conquer our weakness. It is the task of this
poor soul to extract the phoenix of virtue and chas-

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tity from the burning embers of passion and secret
vice. May God help him and strengthen his arm in
the terrible combat. Only Astrology, the Master Key
of Compassion, can adequately reveal to us the strug-
gle and anguish of the soul, and save us from the
crime of despising one in conditions of depravity.

The before-mentioned aspects were from Cardinal
and Fixed signs, which indicate that which is almost
unalterable destiny. But Neptune on the Ascendant,
in a Common sign, Gemini, points to a condition in
the making. He is trine to Saturn, the afflictor of
the mind, and supported by the dynamic energy of
Mars.

Neptune indicates the invisible spiritual hier-
archies which work with and upon us, and when
placed in the Twelfth House it is evident that sorrow
and distress may be expected from them. This posi-
tion renders the person liable to be preyed upon by
spirit controls, but the trine to Saturn and the sextile
to the Sun, Venus and Mercury protect him against
influence from outside sources. Thus he became a
prey to the demoniac embodiment of his former ac-
tions, the terrible creature known to mystics as
"Guardian of the Threshold," which the neophyte
must pass ere he can enter conscionsly into the Invis-
ible World. This dreadful shape had drawn its be-
ing from acts of cruelty committed by the man in
his bygone life ; it had fed upon the curses of his tor-
tured victims, and gorged itself upon the odor of
their blood and perspiration, as is the wont of elemen-

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tals; it was a monster in every sense of the word.
Death of its progenitor rendered it latent, but in the
new birth figure time was marked for retribution up-
on the clock of destiny. When the Moon by progres-
sion reached Mars' natal place in the Twelfth House,
his dynamic energy galvanized the monster into new
life, and the troubles of the poor lad had commenced.
The hate, anger and malice stored in the monster
radiated back upon him pang for pang and his nega-
tive Gemini nature crumpled under the onslaughts
of the demon. When we saw the thing it appeared
as a shapeless jellylike mass with many large green-
ish eyes imbedded at different parts of its body.
Every few seconds a sharp pointed, swordlike pro-
jection shot out from the most unexpected places in
its body and pierced the poor lad who lay cringing
upon his bed. Then, although the monster had no
mouth, wherewith to laugh, it seemed convulsed with
fiendish glee at the fear and pain it had given. At
other times, one or another of the eyes seemed to dart
from the monster,projected upon what resembled an
elephant's trunk and it would halt within an inch of
the victim 's eyes ; gazing into them with a compelling
power of awesome intensity.

There being so many good aspects to help him,
it is not likely that he will succumb, and when the
Sun reaches conjunction of Jupiter's place in the na-
tal figure and the Moon has passed the square to the
Sun's natal place, a distinct turn for the better may
be looked for. In the meanwhile the poor soul must

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struggle alone with its self made demon. Had not the
secret habit sapped vitality in the former life, birth
under a stronger sign would have given greater power
of physical endurance and rendered victory more
certain.

Disease of the Eyes

This malady is due to rays from certain nebu-
lous parts of the Zodiac; the Pleiades in Taurus 29,
the Ascelli in Leo 6, and Antares in Sagittarius 8.
When the Sun or Moon is in orb of one of these places,
and afflicted by Saturn, Mars or Uranus, or vice
versa, when Saturn, Uranus or Mars are in these neb-
ulous parts afflicting the Sun or Moon, trouble is in-
dicated, but if care is taken in the case of children
having this tendency to disease it may be greatly
modified or entirely avoided. The light in school-
rooms calls for attention on general principles, but
where a child has incipient eye trouble the parent
ought to request proper placement of the child in a
modified light, reading by lamplight or in the dusk
should not be permitted, and windowshades in the
home ought to be of a soothing color, With civiliza-
tion and life in cities the eyes have become habituated
to short focus and cannot quickly adjust themselves
to variation of range as the sailors and plainsmen.
When a child's horoscope indicates tendency to weak
eyes, residence in a rural district, if possible, may be
of immense value in preserving the vision, for exer-
cise of the eye muscles by frequent adjustment of

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focus from short to long range, and vice versa, will
materially aid to strengthen the eyes. It is a fact,
that much eye strain is due to congestion of the cili-
ary muscle, which adjusts the lens to range of objects,
and the sphincter muscle which contracts the iris.
Each time that fails to act quickly too much light is
admitted and the retina is hurt. Life in the open
while the child 's muscles are still limber will do won-
ders towards correcting such defects, and even grown
persons may derive vast benefit from outdoor life pro-
vided the eyes are properly shaded at first. Careful
osteopathic treatment of the eyes has also a most ben-
eficial effect of stimulating circulation and limbering
the muscles.

Subtile Indications of Spiritual Sight

It is a well known scientific fact, that sensation
depends on ability to feel and interpret vibration in
air and ether, according to the sense involved
Ancient seers devised the Staff of Mercury as a sym-
bol of its effects, and among other spiritual secrets
embodied in the undulating forms of the twin ser-
pents, is also this, that Mercury is the originator of
all vibratory movement. Hence he is a prime fac-
tor in production of sensation and mental processes
arising in the consciousness as a result. An elevated,
well aspected Mercury therefore makes our senses
acute and the mind keen; an afflicted Mercury either
dulls the senses, or makes the person hypersensitive,
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produced which causes suffering according to house,
sign and affliction ; even the good aspects of a so-called
evil planet, though it brings out the virtue of that
planet, also carries with it a touch of the darker side
because even the best of us have something in our
inner natures which vibrates to that phase of the
planet's nature.

But, besides this roundabout way of acquiring
knowledge through vibrations in the air and ether
inaugurated by Mercury and interpreted by slow
processes in the brain mind where spirit and matter
meet, there is a direct path to knowledge symbolized
by the staff around which the serpents twine. This
is the ray of Neptune, the octave of Mercury, which
puts us in touch with the spiritual worlds. But, ob-
serve this, the staff and the serpents are not separate,
the staff goes through the winding forms of the ser-
pents, and thus we learn that in our present condition
spiritual knowledge is dependent on the brain mind
for concrete expression, and through the brain mind
the latter is colored according to the aspects of Nep-
tune.

Experience has proved that the afflicted stellar
ray from certain parts of the Zodiac already men-
tioned, interferes with the etheric vibration sensed by
the retina of the eye, and thus impairs the physical
sight. If, in the same figure, Neptune is focused
through one of these places, the so-called 'yellow
spot,' which is blind because unresponsive to the
etheric mercurial vibrations is sensitized by the spir-

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itual ray of Neptune, and thus it may be that a per-
son physically near sighted, or even blind, may view
the spiritual worlds hidden from people whose sight
is focused by mercurial vibrations. The aspect of
Neptune determines the grade and nature of the spir-
itual sight evolved, as illustrated in various horo-
scopes herewith. These were picked to demonstrate
other points, but it occurred to us that the phase just
mentioned is worthy of notice. It may be well, how-
ever, to warn students against absurd conclusions,
we do not say that everyone afflicted with eye trouble
by Antares, Ascelli or the Pleiades is gifted in
return with spiritual sight. The lady in horoscope
No. 5 is much afflicted physically, but Neptune is out
of orb, and she derives no vision from his ray. Spir-
itual vision may also be undeveloped in many who
have the aspect well defined, but in those cases it is
in process of unfoldment, and will yield easily to
proper exercises. Where this aspect is a square or
opposition it is wise, however, to refrain from any
attempt to seek illumination, for in those aspects lurk
great danger from spirit controls, elementals, etc.,
which is amply illustrated in horoscope No. 2,
where the opposition of Neptune to Antares is re-
sponsible for the awful vision of the Guardian of the
Threshold. There the physical sight is not impaired,
but in horoscope No. 3, defective eyesight is shown
by affliction from the Ascelli and like trouble comes
from Antares in No. 4. In one the trine from Nep-
tune produces voluntary vision of the super physical

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realms, and in the other his focus is square, hence the
spiritual sight obtained is intermittent and not under
control.

We have spoken of Mercury as originator of all
sense vibrations, auditory, olfactory, visual, etc., and
of Neptune as its octave ; to forestall questions we
may say that in the spiritual world separateness
ceases, sensations merge, so that sound and sight,
voice and vision are one. The Neptune ray carries
both, but undeveloped seers suffering from the in-
voluntary faculty, 'see' or 'hear' as it suits the
entities which obtain admission to them through the
ray of Neptune.

Horoscope No. 3 shows the inimical influence of
the nebulous spot in Leo 6, the Ascelli, on the sight.
This dangerous degree was rising at birth with the
Moon in close conjunction, and the Sun also in orb.
Saturn in 24 degrees of Libra is just within orb of a
square to the Sun in Leo 0 degrees, and as a result of
these various afflictions the person is compelled to
use bifocal glasses. There is a compensating advan-
tage however, Neptune in elevation and trine to the
Ascelli (with Sun, Moon and Ascendant in orb), has
endowed him with spiritual sight over which he has
perfect control, as the student may readily see by
examination of Mercury, the best fortified planet in
the horoscope. Saturn, by sextile, from the sign of
his exaltation,gives steadiness, persistence and con-
centration ;' Jupiter by trine from the house he rules,
expands the mind, makes it religiously inclined and

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benevolent ; Venus, by sextile, adds kindliness and
love of beauty. Thus it is evident that in this horo-
scope the relation of Mercury and its octave, Nep-
tune, to physical and spiritual expression of mind,
is well illustrated. Neptune is most highly elevated
and Mercury is most strongly aspectel. Neither is
afflicted, therefore he is not liable to hallucinations,
but weighs his experiences in the scale of logic. Com-
pare this horoscope with that of the poor young man
afflicted by the Guardian of the Threshold (No. 2),
where Neptune is in the Twelfth House in conjunc-
tion with Mars, and where Mercury is afflicted by the
opposition of Saturn, all from Cardinal signs; con-
trast of the two figures will bring out some fine points.
In horoscope No. 5 we see the Moon in the Sixth
House, about three degrees from Antares, and Saturn
is in the Twelfth House within 4 degrees of an oppo-
sition to Antares, about 7 degrees from exact opposi-
tion to the Moon ; thus his natal influence was mini-
mized. Had the opposition been close or exact, blind-
ness from birth would have been inevitable, but for-
tunately it was a weak aspect and the vision was not
seriously affected until the Sun by progression en-
tered the Twelfth House, passed the opposition to
the Moon, then opposition to Antares and arrived at
conjunction with Saturn. These points of contact
in the horoscope marked crises in the disease of her
eyes. Saturn being the afflictor, and Mercury also
squaring the ascendant, the nerves and muscles
crystallized until sight of one eye was lost and the

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other eye is almost blind. In November, 1912, the
Moon had progressed to the square of the Sun's
place at birth. That was the final crisis which viv-
ified the before-mentioned aspects. Neptune makes no
aspect to the points of the Zodiac mentioned, hence
the spiritual sight is deeply dormant.

Horoscope No. 4 is the most afflicted of all, the
Dragon's Tail, the Sun and Antares are in conjunc-
tion. That alone is sufficiently severe; the condition
is further aggravated, however, by a close square of
Neptune and Mars,and then the mea.sure of affliction
to the eyes is helped by a conjunction of Saturn to
the Pleiades which occurs in the Twelfth House.
Thus this horoscope shows the person then born to
have very weak eyes, and as a matter of fact she can
scarcely read even when holding book or paper a few
inches from the eyes and using a magnifying glass;
but the square of Neptune to Antares has opened her
spiritual senses to a certain extent so that she hears
spirit voices and at times has visions. These mani-
festations, being uncontrolled by her, are very un-
satisfactory of course, but prove the effect of Neptune
aspecting these points in the Zodiac.

The Dragon's 'Head' and 'Tail' (&— U)

As it has often been a sore puzzle to students
what are the 'Dragon's Head' and 'Tail' (called
the Moon's nodes in the ephemeris), and why one is
supposed to be good and to further all that comes
under its benefic ray, while the other is considered

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extremely evil, it may be well to show the reasonable-
ness of the philosophy.

First, let us say for the information of students
not versed in astronomical terms, that 'nodes' are
points where a planet, traveling in its orbit, crosses
the Sun's path; as for instance, the earth does at the
equinoxes. This is explained from both the astro-
nomical and mystic sides in our Simplified Scientific
Astrology, and also the revolution of the Moon's
Nodes.

Speaking from the convenient geocentric view-
point,the Sun crosses its eastern node each year at
the vernal equinox, 50 seconds of space in advance
of the point where it crossed the previous year; as
the Sun travels 15 degrees per hour, 50 seconds of
space are traversed in about 3 seconds of time.

The Moon rises about 50 minutes later each
night, applying the same measure, 50 minutes of
time correspond to about 3 minutes of space, and
the Moon's nodes recede just that much every day.

Thus the Sun travels around the circle of the
Zodiac in one year, but requires 27 times as many
thousands (27,000 years), to complete the precessional
circle of its nodes, the equinoctial points. The swift
moving Moon circles the Zodiac in 27 days and its
nodes make a full revolution in 1000 weeks or 19
years. (These figures are only approximate.)

In the case of the Sun the place where it crosses
the earth's equator in the east is always regarded as
the first point in Aries, no matter where in the con-

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stellations it falls because of precession. This pro-
cedure is perfectly justified because the life giving
qualities ascribed to the Sun in Aries are observable
as soon as it has crossed the equator; then the seeds
sprout, the mating season commences and the whole
creation seems stirred by the solar ray to bring forth.
Therefore astrologers say that the Sun is exalted in
Aries, and Aries is understood to be the first 30 de-
grees from the equinoctial point, the eastern node of
the Sun, where he crosses the equator at the vernal
equinox.

On the same principle the western node of the
Sun, the point where he leaves the northern hemi-
sphere for the winter months, is called the first point
of Libra, and Saturn, the planet of obstruction and
suppression is here exalted ; he is the reaper with his
.scythe, he mows down the fruits of the solar ray, he
suppresses life and joy, the gladsome voices of our
feathered friends are hushed in his presence, and the
.earth goes down to its wintry grave under his wither-
jng influence.

As the Moon gathers and reflects the solar light
upon earth, this borrowed light is similar to the di-
rect ray in certain repects, no matter where its east-
ern node (called the Dragon's Head), falls in the
signs, the effect upon affairs wherewith it is con-
nected by conjunction is like that of the Sun in Aries,
which makes nature sing with joy; it furthers and
accelerates personal matters in a most benevolent
manner, it so to speak, oils the wheels of life in the

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particular department where it is conjoined with a
planet. On the other hand, the Moon's western node,
(called the Dragon's Tail), corresponds to Libra
where Saturn is exalted and if in conjunction with a
planet it exerts an influence of suppression 'and ob-
struction similar in effect to the chill blasts of winter
ushered in by the saturnine exaltation.

Horoscope No. 6 shows its part in breaking the
femur (hipbone) of a lady. Its position in the
Twelfth House indicates confinement, the square of
the Sun from the Midheaven is a further natal afflic-
tion. In December, 1908, the full Moon was in exact
conjunction, and Jupiter, ruler of the Sixth House
(which shows sickness), was in exact square to the
Dragon's Tail, also in exact opposition to her Sun.
Thus indications of trouble were many. Sagittarius,
which has dominion over the hips and thighs, occu-
pies the Sixth House, so the femur was broken when
the lady slipped on an icy pavement just outside her
house. No. 4 shows the Dragon's Tail in conjunction
with the Sun near the fixed star Antares which has
an inimical influence on the sight, and the poor lady
who is thus afflicted is in great danger of blindness.

The Moan's nodes are tabulated in our Simpli-
fied Scientific Ephemeris, the position being given
for every day; its place at birth is 'found by simple
proportion, and the diagram herewith w-ill explain
that these points- are called the 'Dragon^s Head' and
the 'Dragon's Tail' because therpaths of Sun and

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planets appear serpentine when drawn upon a plane
surface.

Disease of the Ears

The Twelfth House indicates the confining in-
fluences in life. Mercury there in conjunction with
the Sun limits the spirit, and deafness hampers its
search after knowledge. The same happens if Saturn,
Mars, Uranus and Neptune afflict, also when the mer-
curial signs, Gemini and Virgo, are on the twelfth
cusp and Mercury is afflicted, (no matter where in the
figure it is placed). We append horoscopes of people
who are suffering from this malady ;No. 7 is the horo-
scope of a lady who is gradually losing her hearing.
Mercury, Venus and the Sun are in close conjunction
in Pisces, the twelfth sign, which is in the Twelfth
House. Blood, lymph, and the invisible vital fluid,
called 'nerve force' by science, are the builders of
our bodies; each planet, except Uranus and Neptune,
has dominion over one of their constituent parts.

£ Mercury rules the nerves, particularly the cerebro-
spinal system, and the invisible rose colored vi-
tal fluid which flows in the visible nerve sheath.

D The Moon also rules the nerves in a general way,
but has special dominion over the nerve sheaths
of the body, the sympathetic system and the
lymph.

U Jupiter governs the arterial circulation.

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9 Venus rules the venous blood.
$ Mars rules the iron in the blood.
O The Sun rules the oxygen.

T? Saturn has dominion over the mineral deposits
carried by the blood, which causes the arteries
and other parts of the body to harden.

When a planet is in very close conjunction to the
Sun, three degrees or less, it is said to be combust;
its ray is, so to speak, burned up in the terrific heat
of the Sun, and thus the afflicted planet is unable to
properly exercise its function in the life of persons
barn under that configuration. It is also evident
that as the weakest link of a chain is the first to give,
so the disability would show itself in a part of the
body otherwise afflicted.

Horoscope No. 7 has both Venus and Mercury
combust in the Twelfth House; we may therefore con-
clude that there is a lack of nerve force or vital fluid,
and that the venous circulation of the ear is ob-
structed. Thus congestion is inevitable, and the hear-
ing becomes less and less acute. Osteopathy is ex-
cellently equipped to deal successfully with a case
like this; were the configuration in a fixed sign we
might not feel optimistic, but flexibility is the salient
characteristic of the Common signs, so we see no
leason why with patience and perseverance a cure
may not be consummated.

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As said, Saturn rules the earthly mineral matter
carried by our blood; from this concretions are
formed in the softer tissues, also the bony structure.
Therefore the skeleton is also under the dominion of
Saturn.

In horoscope No. 8, the auditory disability comes
through the fixed signs Leo and Scorpio, this makes
it more difficult to remedy, particularly as Saturn is
the afflictor and throws his malefic ray upon Mercury
from an angle. Science thought at one time that the
tympanum was the only, or at least the main factor
in hearing, but realizes now that as much or more,
depends upon the bony structure. It is the nature
of Saturn to obstruct and as Scorpio rules the organs
of excretion, we may easily see that this important
function is impaired, and that waste products have
difficulty in passing kidneys and colon. The whole
system becomes clogged in consequence, and as Mer-
cury in the Twelfth House marks the ears as weak,
it is only natural that the auditory nerve becomes
clogged and the bony parts of the ear grow denser
in the course of time.

Sour milk or buttermilk has a particularly whole-
some influence in clearing up a clogged system.
Many people rebel against the use of milk in quantity
because of an idea that it aggravate.s constipation ;
that is true in the beginning, but after a short time
the system will accommodate itself to the diet, which
will be then found superlatively cleansing, whole-
some and nutritious. Greens and fruits will also aid

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a person afflicted as horoscope No. 8 to eliminate the
waste and effect a cure in time.

Disease of the Vocal Organ

Among the subjects germane ^o thorough know-
ledge of Astrology are the similar effects of intrin-
sically opposite factors; Saturn is called evil, and
Jupiter good, but when Saturn is well fortified in a
horoscope it has an exceedingly desirable effect, and
an afflicted Jupiter is the very reverse of beneficial.
Thus there is a good side to each so-called ,'evil1
planet, and every 'good' planet has also an undesir-
able phase. The signs of the Zodiac are said to rule
certain parts of the body, but each sign has also sub-
sidiary dominion over the part ruled by its opposite
sign; affliction of Gemini may cause bronchitis, or
weaken the arms and shoulders, but sciatica, a Sag-
ittarius disease, may also result. Taurus rules the
throat, it has great sympathy with Scorpio, the sign
that rules the generative organs, hence we note the
change of voice in boys at the time of puberty; also
woman, when she forsakes the path of chastity and
lives a life of debauch acquires a coarser voice. Tau-
rus rules the larynx, but Mercury governs the air
which stirs the vocal cords to vibration; thus organic
affliction is indicated by affliction of Taurus and Scor-
pio, but functional disability by the position and as-
pect of Mercury. There is a similar relation between
Taurus (ruling the vocal organs) and Mercury (rul-
ing the air which passes through the larynx) as be-

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tween instrument and player. If Taurus (and Scor-
pio) are unafflicted the vocal organ is in good con-
dition, but an afflicted Mercury may nevertheless
cause a functional disorder of the speech. The re-
verse may also happen, namely, that a well fortified
Mercury partially overrides the effect of a Taurus
affliction. This is well exemplified in horoscope No.
9 ; Saturn, Neptune and the Sun conjoined in Taurus
cause a throat affection, but Mercury is in a sign of
voice, Gemini, (Libra and Aquarius are the other
signs of voice) and in conjunction with Jupiter. The
lady suffers constantly from throat trouble, but as a
good musician draws melody from a dilapidated in-
strument, so, by the aid of her well placed Mercury,
this lady is able to express herself better than many
whose vocal organs are sound; in fact, she teaches
elocution.

Horoscope No. 3 has a singularly well fortified
Mercury, there is no affliction to Taurus or Scorpio,
and the gentleman has a powerful voice capable' of
filling the largest halls without effort, yet not too loud
for the smallest, but Mercury in Leo, a beastial sign,
and Saturn in Libra, a sign of voice, are obstructive
of perfect vocalization, therefore the gentleman has
at times a certain halt or hesitancy of speech.

It follows as a matter of course that disabilities
of speech are more easily remedied than those that
are organic; patience, practice of vocal and breath-
ing exercises such as teachers of voice culture give,
(these are entirely different from the dangerous

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Hindu breathing exercises) are almost sure to re-
store normal conditions.

Horoscopes Nos. 9, 10 and 11 have Saturn and
Neptune conjoined in Taurus ; as a consequence all
have throat trouble, and also disorder of the genital
organs. Nos. 10 and 11 have both undergone opera-
tions for removal of certain parts, and Mercury in
Scorpio centers the thoughts of No. 10 upon sex, caus-
ing intense torture, as it is impossible to gratify the
craving. Saturn in a fixed sign is certainly a sore
afflictor, the reaper of fruits from a past life, and if
there is to be any solace it must come through knowl-
edge of the cause, prayer, and the patience engen-
dered thereby.

Disorders of tlie Mind

Before closing discussion of maladies peculiar to
the head, mention must be made of insanity, though
the underlying causes can only be hinted at in a work
of this kind, but the student is referred to The Rosi-
crucian Cosmo-Conception for a thorough explana-
tion of the cosmic agencies concerned in building the
brain, and a key to the astrological correspondences.
Here we only give the essential facts.

The brain and larynx were first built by the
angelic host from the Moon (Luna), who used part
of the sex force for that purpose, hence the intimate
connection between these organs. 'Lunacy' is often
induced by misuse of the sex force, and 'lunatics'
frequently have a flaw in the speech. When boys

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reach puberty the voice changes, the speech of a fast
woman becomes coarse, and degenerate men acquire
effeminate voices. In Italy 'singers anxious to culti-
vate a high tenor voice have become eunuchs to achieve
their purpose.

Into the system thus built by the lunar host un-
der Jehovah, rebel Angels led by Lucifer, the Spirit
of Mars, insinuated themselves, they inculcated pas-
sion, sex abuse and rebellion against the rulership of
the Angels of Jehovah. To offset their influence our
Elder Brothers from Mercury were commissioned to
foster reason that man may in time learn to guide
himself. All the great Hierarchies work in our bodies
constantly, but the three mentioned have particular
dominion over sex and sense, each invests one of the
three segments of the spinal cord. The sublimely
spiritual hierarchy of Neptune works in the spinal
canal and cerebral ventricles to awaken spiritual
senses which, when evolved, enable the imprisoned
spirit to pierce the veil of flesh and contact superphy-
sical realms. The Lucifer Spirits dominate the left
cerebral hemisphere which now is our principal organ
of thought. The Mercurians have dominion over the
right hemisphere, which will come into activity in the
future and elevate mankind to a higher, nobler plane
of life, give us the power over the lower nature and
make us Christlike. The lunar Angels hold sway in
the cerebellum which is the instrument of coordina-
tion. In this veritable 'Tree of Knowledge' the fight
is fought between forces which make for the emanci-

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pation of man and agencies which aim to keep him
dependent, as explained in Rosicrucian Christianity
Series, Lecture No. 14, "Lucifer, Tempter or Bene-
factor ? ' '

Such are the teachings which explain the deep
reason back of astrological dicta, and any qualified
seer may easily perceive the various agencies at work
in the human body, such are few, however, and the
student of Astrology has reason to thank God day by
day for the blessed science which is of greater benefit
than any measure of spiritual sight. Though the writ-
ers are firm believers in the law of compensation
which gives to each exactly what he has earned, nei-
ther more nor less, we cannot free ourselves from
the feeling that our measure of spiritual faculties
has been heaped and shaken down. We feel very,
very grateful for the privilege and added usefulness
in service which this gives us. Nevertheless, were
the alternative placed before us involving choice be-
tween loss of spiritual faculties and loss of our know-
ledge of Astrology, we should not hesitate one mo-
ment, but decide at once in favor of our beloved
science, neither ought this surprise anyone who will
give the matter a moment's thought. It is true that
spiritual sight, even in its rudimentary form enables
us to see the condition of the human body to the mi-
nutest detail, and thus affords a much easier means of
diagnosis than Astrology, but though it penetrates to
the innermost core of the bone, mere clairvoyance is
superficial compared to Astrology for it shows only

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present conditions of the body. To find the causes
which led up to that state and judge of future ten-
dencies, it is necessary to consult the memory of na-
ture. We should have to do that personally, and this
time would not permit, as we are handling hundreds
of cases, but a simple astrological figure,which we
may commission one of our students to cast, reveals
as much at a glance. There are delineated the causes
of mental, moral and physical disorders, it shows ac-
curately the stages that have been passed and the cri-
ses yet to come. It also indicates the direction in
which a remedy may be looked for and the most fa-
vorable time for administering the same. It helps
people Here and Now, and the astrologer who lives
up to his privilege has a mission so high and so holy
that the office of priest, (in the esoteric sense of the
term), pales into insignificance. Let the aspirant to
this great knowledge remember that he stands upon
holier ground than Moses before the burning bush,
when he looks at a horoscope. Through that circle-
.symbol of infinity an immortal soul is laid bare, and
woe to him who dares to look with profane eyes, for
no matter how that soul may have been smirched in
its pilgrimage through matter, it is essentially divine
and as dear to the Father, yes, perhaps even more
precious, than the righteous who do not need mercy
and compassion. This has been somewhat of a digres-
sion, but we have no apologies to offer, for we preach
Astrology as a religion and feel the necessity of em-
phasizing this phase in season and out, if by any

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means we may inculcate in others the reverence which
we ourselves feel for this divine science.

Returning to the astrological consideration of in-
sanity, and in view of what has been said we may note,
that the horoscope shows how, in the spinal canal,
rays of the various hierarchies blend, and Astrology
tabulates the resultant mental conditions as follows:

People not congenitally affected, with cardinal
signs rising, particularly if cardinal or fixed signs
also invest the Midheaven and Nadir, rarely become
insane. The active nature forbids morbid tendencies
and blues, disappointment is quickly thrown off and
hope springs eternal in the cardinal breast urging to
renewed struggle with conditions. It is said that the
exception proves the rule, and when Capricorn rises
the saturnine rulership gives a tendency to melan-
choly which under certain aggravating circumstances
may provoke suicide, particularly when the ruler is
cooped up in the Eighth House, as we see in horoscope
No. 12. Virgo, a common sign, devoid of stamina,
holds the Sun, Saturn, Venus and the Moon in this,
the house of death; it robs the person of joy in life
and impels him to end it under stress of sorrow.
Knowledge on the part of an astrologer friend has so
far forestalled the calamity, and it is hoped, may save
the poor man from committing so grave a crime.

When a Fixed sign rises at birth of a normal
child, chances of insanity in later life are so exceed
ingly remote as to be almost negligible, especially if
a Fixed or Cardinal sign is also on the Midheaven.

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In our extended practice, we know of no exception,
the rigid, set and inflexible nature of the Fixed signs
seems to protect the mind under all exigencies of
stress.

It therefore follows, that the mentally unbal-
anced come principally from those born with Com-
mon signs on the angles. The intrinsic nature of these
signs is Flexibility; as a reed in the wind they are
swayed hither and thither under stress of circum-
stances; they have no stamina or stability, and take
reverses much to heart, while they last. Sorrow
seems to overwhelm them and balance is easily lost.

It is a distinctive feature of the Rosicrucian
teachings that pupils in the Western world must be
given a reason for every dictum, so as to forestall
criticism, as much as possible, for it retards develop-
ment every time it is indulged. The Rosicrucian
teachings therefore aim to forestall questions at every
point by giving reasons for every dictum, so that the
critical mind may be weaned away from this attitude.
We are ardently looking for the day and reign of
Christ, the Friend of man, we do not know when He
will come, no man knows, but Paul said that when He
comes we shall be like Him. Adverse criticism and
skepticism were not traits of His character and any-
thing that will aid to eradicate these undesirable
characteristics hastens the glad day of Universal
Friendship.

The reason has been given in Simplified Scien-
tific Astrology, why the Ascendant rules the body as

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a whole : it is the place occupied by the Moon at con-
ception. In the Bible angels are often mentioned as
heralds of birth and their lunar home is the focus
whence the spirits enter our terrestrial sphere on their
return to physical life. They fashion the etheric
mould for our present instrument, and direct the
growth of the foetus. Therefore the Ascendant and
the Moon show the organic disabilities which lead to
mental disorder. The congenital idiocy resulting
from lack of proper adjustment between the vital
body and the physical vehicle has been thoroughly
described in the Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception, to-
gether with causes producing the same during pre-
natal life. Astrologically this condition is produced
by an affliction of the Ascendant, that is to say, the
Moon's place at conception, which throws the angle
of the stellar ray out of parallax to the mother 's body,
and the physical vehicle is built in such a manner
that the head of the vital body is several inches above
the skull. Thus the nerve centers are askew, prevent-
ing the ego from properly controlling its instrument.
This is one of the configurations which produce idiocy
and St. Vitus' dance. Uranus and Neptune are espe-
cially concerned in producing this latter phenomenon.
Saturn is the cause of melancholy and depres-
sion. Mars and Uranus produce the muscular and
violent forms of insanity. Horoscopes 13 and 14 illus-
trate these peculiarities. No. 13 also shows the con-
nection between puberty and the mental state. Gem-
ini is rising, with Taurus and Mars intercepted in the

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Sixth and Twelfth Houses, from whence come disease
and confinement. The Moon is in Taurus, which rules
the larynx, she is in conjunction with Neptune,
square to Mercury, and Mars is in Scorpio, which
rules the generative organs. There we have at once
the tendencies to a disease, which is further accent-
uated by the fact that Neptune in Taurus squares the
Sun in Leo, and Leo has rule over the heart, and is the
prime factor in circulation upon which the life of the
body depends; thus the threatened illness may be set
down to trouble with the blood, produced by a ner-
vous affection. Puberty occurs at the time when the
Moon is in the opposite quarter from its place at
birth. She entered Scorpio, the opposite of Taurus
which held her at birth, at the time when the child
was nearly twelve years of age. Up to that time the
little girl had been bright, but the conjunction with
Mars in Scorpio precipitated the period and robbed
the growing child of vitality sorely needed at that
time. The initial periods were few, but left her de-
pleted of strength to withstand the square to Mercury
and the opposition of the Moon to its radical place.
(The radical place of a planet is its position at birth.)
This affliction of Mercury, the ruler, by the Moon at
birth, was thus excited and insanity showed itself in
consequence. As the affliction comes from fixed signs,
we may judge it will be impossible to overcome, and
the best that can be done for the poor soul is to pray
for the day of its release, that it may have a better
chance in a future embodiment.

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No. 14 is the horoscope of a young man. The common
sign, Gemini is rising, the ruler, Mercury, is in the
Eighth House, the house of death, Uranus and the
Moon are in opposition. This configuration, which is
similar to that of horoscope No. 12, has the same sig-
nificance, it presages suicidal tendencies under ner-
vous strain, and this augur is all the more dangerous
as it comes from fixed signs. Mars and Neptune in
Taurus give a desire for drink and the Sun in a
watery sign accentuates the tendency. Under such
circumstances the man has several times tried to end
his life in a most extraordinary manner. Jupiter in
Sagittarius, square to Saturn in Pisces, increases the
looseness of his morals and makes him dishonest, He
will forge and steal in order to satisfy his passion and
craving for drink and questionable society. Leo on
the Second Hou?e with Uranus and the Moon in close
conjunction, shows that he spends what he gets in
dissolute living.

There is one redeeming feature in the horoscope ;
Tenus in the Midheaven sextile to his ruler, and trine
to the Moon. He has energy and artistic ability
which, it is hoped, may in time rouse the better qual-
ities and make him a man. But again we reiterate
that with the affliction from fixed signs the obstacle
is almost insurmountable.

In conclusion the student's attention is directed
to the Third and the Ninth Houses, which will also
have an influence on the mind. Planets therein act

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according to the intrinsic nature expressed in the key
word of each.

Pulmonary Diseases

When we studied progression, horoscope No. 15
was used as an illustration to show the various crises
which eventually led up to the death of the native.
But in order to keep the student's mind closely cen-
tered upon the mathematical side, we refrained from
delineating the nature of the disease which caused her
demise, promising to elucidate that point in the
proper place.

Virgo is rising and Mercury, the ruler, is trine at
birth, but unfortunately he is combust, a term which
has been previously explained as meaning that the
heat of the Sun burns up the ray of any planet placed
too close thereto. The disease was not congenital
however, although the Moon was square to the Ascen-
dant. But Virgo people, we have seen, are extremely
fond of being sick. When once they have had a little
pain, they magnify and nuree it and are loath to let
it go. The square of Neptune in Aries to Uranus
caused St. Vitus' dance at about the age of five years,
when the Moon passed the opposition to Uranus. This
was the beginning of her illness. She afterwards re-
garded herself as an invalid and nursed sickness. At
the time of puberty the Moon was in Gemini in oppo-
sition to its place at birth. This excited the above
mentioned square between the radical Moon and the
Ascendant, it also caused the periods to be irregular

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and troublesome. The blood must have an outlet and
the square of Neptune to Jupiter in Cancer, which
rules the stomach, caused haemorrhages when the Moon
came into conjunction with the Dragon's Tail in Sag-
ittarius (the opposite sign to Gemini), and the radical
square of the Ascendant and the Moon were again
excited. Then also the lungs became affected and the
crises enumerated in the chapter on Progression
ended the life.

As we feel that this cannot be reiterated too
often, we repeat our injunction to students never to
let a patient know that there is any danger or that
there is a crisis ahead. Particularly, please remem-
ber particularly, if it is a Virgo, for they have no
chance at all if they know what is coming.

Horoscope No. 16 shows the natal configuration
of an actress. Sagittarius is rising, Jupiter and the
Moon are in close conjunction in Gemini, a mercurial
sign, they are supported by a trine of the Sun; thus
she had a most healthy constitution at birth, so far as
the lung power is concerned. Mars and Mercury are
also in an airy sign, giving energy to respiration and
it thus seems as though this person were singularly
well fortified against pulmonary trouble. But Sat-
urn, Neptune and the Dragon's Tail in Taurus in
the Sixth House, gives a tendency to colds and con-
traction of the throat. Uranus in Virgo produces con-
vulsive movements of the diaphragm and abdominal
region ; he is square to Saturn in Taurus, and thus we
see how graphically the stellar script pictures the

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tendency to convulsive coughing and haemorrhages
which nearly brought the young lady to an early
grave, when Mars by progression, came into conjunc-
tion with the radical Sun and vivified the square to
Saturn. \Ve rejoice to say that the good aspects first
mentioned enabled the young lady to wreather the
storm; but close attention to diet, regular living and
above all absolute continence are required to regain
full physical strength, for there is much evidence to
show that license played an important part in reduc-
ing the life forces and robbing her of the needed
strength at the critical period.

Diseases of the Stomach

Horoscope No. 17 presents a number of diseases,
but all have their root in an insatiable appetite fos-
tered by the fact that the person is a professional
chef. Venus in Taurus gives good taste in food, and
the sextile to Mercury in Cancer causes the mind to
run in the direction of preparations wherewith to
tickle the palate. But the Moon being ruler of Can-
cer, the rising sign which has dominion over the stom-
ach, shows that this over indulgence of the appetite
will result disastrously. The distended stomach
presses upon the heart, of which the Sun, our life
giver, is ruler. This planet is in Gemini, the sign
which has dominion over the lungs, and square to
Mars in Pisces. Mars rules the iron in the blood and
the Sun gives us oxygen, thus this square shows that
the blood will lack in that life giving element. The

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conjunction of the Sun with Uranus in Gemini pro-
duces spasmodic motion of the lungs and labored in-
spiration to obtain sufficient oxygen wherewith to
nourish the system, thus we have the condition called
asthma. Saturn and Jupiter are in Virgo which
rules the abdomen, square to the Sun and Uranus in
Gemini, showing lack of circulation and a tendency
to ulcerous growths, and there is a general lack of nu-
trition in the whole system because of the great en-
ergy required to eliminate waste from the enormous
quantities of food which this person consumes. Sad
to say, however, persons in that occupation protest
that they cannot help tasting, and that in spite of all
ills they must eat to excess. It were wiser of course,
to seek another profession and train the system to
moderation.

In horoscope No. 18 we have the natal configura-
tions of another chef, they are similar to those de-
lineated in No. 17. Cancer, the sign of the stomach,
is rising, with Mars and the Sun close to the Ascen-
dant, thus the forces of this individual will be di-
rected principally toward the stomach, and the
opposition of the Moon shows disastrous results which
eventually resulted from gratifying his ravenous
appetite. The Sun is life and motion, Mars is dy-
namic energy, and the excessive activity centered in
the stomach to take care of digestion causes this
organ to be inflamed. Nature is not a jerry builder,
she builds substantially and well, or our bodies could
never stand the abuse we give them as well as they do,

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but even the healthiest organism must give way in
time under such dreadful strain. As indicated by
the Sun and Mars, an ulcer developed from the heat,
it ate through the stomach and relieved the poor soul
from its misused body. Neptune in Taurus, the sign
of the palate, was of course also a contributing factor.
It is not to be supposed however, that anyone who
has Cancer rising or many planets in Cancer, is nec-
essarily going to die of the disease to which that name
has been given, but it would be the part of wisdom to
train children with such afflictions to abstain from
over eating, for it is a truism that more people die
from over eating than from starvation.

Diseases of the Heart

As the heart is the seat of physical life, its nat-
ural ruler is the Sun and the solar sign is Leo. But
it is a mistake to think that palpitation of the heart is
necessarily shown by an affliction to the sign Leo.
Indeed, there are many cases where over indulgence
of the appetite indicated by the sign Cancer distends
the stomach, which presses upon the heart producing
what the person then believes to be heart trouble.
This was the case in horoscopes Nos. 17 and 18, both
believed their heart trouble to be the primal cause
of the illness under which they were suffering, while
in reality it was only one of the effects.

But No. 3 shows a case of organic weakness of
the heart. The Sun is at home in the fixed sign Leo
and receives a square from Saturn the reaper; thus

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it is evident that the heart was a weak link in the con-
stitution and would cause trouble in time, unless
care was taken. Unfortunately of course, parents
knew less about Astrology a generation ago than to-
day, when the science is coming to the fore. The en-
ergy of which this horoscope is full, was allowed to
spend itself unrestrained with no thought given to
coming disaster.

Venus and Jupiter, the planets ruling the venous
and arterial circulation, are in opposition. Venus is
in Gemini the sign of the lungs, and when the Sun
progressed to the square of Venus' radical place, and
Uranus transited the Sixth House illness began,
breathing became labored as indicated by the square
of the life giver to the lungs. Uranus in opposition
to his natal place in Cancer produced the convulsive
movement known as the stomach cough, and thus for
years this illness robbed the man of vital energy, but
these afflictions passed and because of attention to
right living the system has been left none the worse
for the experience. Moreover, the suffering of the
soul has resulted in growth that he might not other-
wise have obtained.

Horoscope No. 19 shows another case of heart
disease. The Sun and Neptune are conjunct in the
Eighth House, in opposition to Mars. As this con-
junction is in the sign Gemini and in the house of
death, it is easy to see the portent. The dynamic
energy of Mars which tears everything to pieces, ac-
celerates motion, causes palpitation etc. The Sun

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and Neptune in Gemini show a likelihood of a haem-
orrhage of the lungs, resulting from over activity of
that vital organ. The Moon and Saturn in Leo show
the obstructed passage of the blood, for the keynote of
Saturn is obstruction and retardation ; thus the valves
of the heart become leaky and the backward flow of
the blood called regurgitation takes place.

Leo also rules the spinal cord and malefic config-
urations there may produce hunchbacks and kindred
disabilities.

Horoscope No. 20 is the figure of a beautiful boy,
well formed and healthy who became afflicted with
curvature of the spine. Here we find the Moon in
conjunction with the Dragon's Tail in the Twelfth
House, square to Saturn and Uranus in Scorpio. At
five and one half years of age the Moon had pro-
gressed to the square of its own place, this and the
conjunction with Saturn and Uranus in Scorpio,
brought on his affliction. After enduring eight years
of torture he died, having been taken from one free
dispensary to another and used by the doctors to prac.
tice on. Each doctor tried a new cure. He was in
plaster casts for years but to no purpose. The mother
is represented by Uranus in conjunction with Mars,
careless and of dissolute habits, she was glad of the
opportunity to place the boy anywhere in order to
shirk the responsibility of caring for him. The boy
died when the Moon had progressed to an opposition
of its own place, it was also then in square to Uranus
and Saturn.

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Diseases of the Kidneys

The kidneys are ruled by Libra and Scorpio both.
That is to say, the functional activity of secretion of
urine comes from Libra, but the bladder and urethra
through which elimination takes place are ruled by
Scorpio. Renal stones and gravel would result from
an affliction to Libra, for they are formed in the pe-
duncle of the kidneys. Diseases of the ureters are
also under Libra.

Horoscopes Nos. 3 and 21 are examples of how
the stars indicate diseases of the kidneys. In both
cases Saturn is in an angle and square to the Sun,
he is in his sign of exaltation. Libra which rules
the kidneys, is also elevated. This latter point may
not be apparent to beginners who look at No. 3 and
find Saturn, as they would say, down in the Fourth
House, but the nadir of the birth place is Midheaven
or Zenith of an opposite point on the earth, and plan-
ets in either of these points are found to have a
greater power.

In the two examples mentioned, Saturn, the
planet of obstruction, prevents secretion of urine but
does not interfere with elimination ol that which has
been secreted. But in horoscope No. 8 where he is
posited in the sign Scorpio square to Mercury, we have
a case where the formation of gravel and renal stones
is shown at birth. A person with such a configura-
tion ought to be extremely careful not to drink hard
water, for this may cause a painful ailment. Only

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filtered water should be used for purposes of cooking
and drinking. Sour milk, buttermilk and grape juice
are great solvents. We may further say that boiling
water will not soften it, and the fur which gathers in
a tea kettle, where hard water has been boiled is no
evidence to the contrary, for that scaly formation
was obtained from the water which evaporated, what
remains in the kettle for use is as hard as ever.

In horoscope No. 7 we find Saturn in Scorpio
square to Mars. Saturn produces the obstruction of
the blood known as haemorrhoids, and the dynamic
energy of Mars causes rupture of the congested
places ; thus we have the painful bleeding well known
to so many sufferers. As a secondary result consti-
pation adds to the malady, because persons afflicted
with the first named disease shrink from the added
pain of the stool, and do not respond to nature's call.
A prolonged rest seems to be the only physical means
which is really effective. Nature however, will be
very much aided by proper osteopathic manipula-
tions, and a diet consisting principally of milk.

Hip Disease

Sagittarius rising, or in the Sixth or Twelfth
Houses, is responsible for broken bones and accidents.
Under the chapter on the Dragon's Tail we saw how
the person described in horoscope No. 6 fell upon the
ice and broke her hip. No. 21 has even stronger in-
dications of accidents and probably the life will end
in an untoward manner. Sagittarius is rising, Sat-

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urn is exalted in the Midheaven exactly square to the
Sun, and Neptune is elevated at the nadir also squar-
ing the Moon ; thus both luminaries are afflicted. As
the Sun is lord of the house of death these auguries
presage an untimely end. The only hope lies in the
sextile of Jupiter to the Sun which gives hair breadth
escapes. This gentleman's life has been jeopardized
many times in railroad wrecks, automobile accidents
etc.,but although he has thus been near the gate of
death many times, the benefic ray of Jupiter has so
far preserved his life and no bones have yet been
broken. The lady described in horoscope No. 22 has
not been so fortunate, her arms and limbs have been
accidentally broken several times, for Mars and the
Moon are in Sagittarius in the Twelfth House, also
in opposition to Jupiter. The Sun and Mercury are
in the Eighth House in opposition to Neptune and
these planets are square the first mentioned positions.
Saturn, her ruler, is square to Venus so that she at-
tracts accidents and never escapes being hurt.

Diseases of tine Limbs

In horoscope No. 7 we find Mars in Aquarius
square to Saturn, and from this affliction it is evident
that there is an obstruction of the blood in the lower
limbs, usually known as varicose veins. Horoscope
No. 17 shows Mars in the sign Pisces in opposition to
Saturn and Jupiter. It is the nature of Saturn to
obstruct, and his conjunction with Jupiter shows that
the circulation is poor. Mars in Pisces produces heat,

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inflammation and swelling of the feet, because of the
stagnated blood. We have already seen that the per-
son there described is gluttonously inclined, and
therefore it is no wonder that stagnation of the blood
produces such painful afflictions as indicated by these
configurations. The remedy of course, is self-evident,
it is moderation.

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No. 23. — INSANITY AND SPIRIT CONTROL

In judging this horoscope we look first to the
mentality, as this is always the most important factor
in the treatment of a patient. Mercury and the Moon
are the two principal factors in determining this
point, though, of course, all the planets have their
bearing on that as well as on any other subject. Here
we find that Mercury is combust and that it is with
the Sun in the Common sign, Pisces. That in itself
is not a very good augur; we further find that the
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it is square to both Saturn and Jupiter, and that
therefore the mind must be of a weak and unstable
nature. Mars, the Moon and Neptune in Aries would--
in itself make an erratic person, but when we find,
as here, that Luna is square to Jupiter, the planet
of religion, also to Saturn, the planet of obstruction
and negation, it naturally causes a very evil condi-
tion. The opposition of Jupiter arid Saturn show that
whatever desire for religion Jupiter might engender,
would always be opposed by the influence of Saturn,
who would council "Don't, don't," causing the per-
son to deride what he or she really wants to believe.
It is a common experience that that which we cannot
understand, appears chaotic and erratic to our minds.
Neptune is the planet of fear and chaos to us, for the
human race has not learned to live up to its high
vibrations, and the Moon together with Uranus makes
that chaotic mental state which we find in this circle.
To offset this influence there is the trine of Jupiter,
the planet of religion, to both the Sun and Mercury;
but even this powerful influence will not be able to
break the condition entirely, though there is no doubt
this great redeeming power has had an effect in stav-
ing off the evil day when the mind \vill break down
entirely. As usual, the marching orbs in their cir-
cling dance come to a point where the string of each
aspect is touched which then produces the tone of
either harmony or discord that impels us to actions
which we call good or evil ; so also in this case. The
time marked on the clock of destiny by the hand of

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God was April, 1913 ; then the lunation fell into con-
junction with the Moon in Aries. This naturally
excited the radical square to Saturn and Jupiter, also
their opposition, and thus the climax was precipi-
tated ; the person became violently insane.

We may look for the immediate cause that pre-
cipitated that calamity to the radical position of Nep-
tune and Uranus. These, the octaves of Mercury and
Venus, in a square position will always bring the
person in contact with spirits who have left the body,
or who have never inhabited a body such as we have
at the present time.

During aspects like the above, they would have
a powerful chance to use this poor person a.s a tool
for their nefarious practices, for naturally those spir-
its which come under a square are not what we would
call good in any respect ; they have no benevolent
designs of helping their victim, no matter what they
may profess in that direction.

The question then comes: What can we do for
a person in that condition? We have a good aspect
to the Moon and Neptune, which is the sextile of
Venus. Neptune rules music — classical string music
in particular— and Venus in Aquarius gives the per-
son a love of just that kind of music, which will
soothe the mind. This configuration also gives a love
of bright colors and sunshine which will help to tone
the system. She should not be allowed books, but
should have a complete rest from all mental effort,
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diet. With these there is a probability that the evil
configuration may be overcome and the person re-
stored to mental health, though that will never be
robust,

No. 24. — HEART TROUBLE, INSUFFICIENT OXYGENATION,
EYE TROUBLE, DEATH

Good Aspects: Mars trine the Moon, sextile Sat-
urn; Uranus trine Neptune; Jupiter sextile Neptune
and Uranus.

Bad Aspects: The Moon conjunction Antares.
opposition Saturn and Venus; the Sun conjunction

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Dragon's Tail, square Jupiter; Mercury square Mars.
The Moon on the Ascendant in Sagittarius
makes the patient restless and unstable, but not shift-
less, because the Moon is also trine to Mars. This
gives her much more energy than usually possessed
by Sagittarians. Even the opposition of the Moon
to Saturn and Venus, which robs life of its joys and
makes her melancholy, is, in a certain sense, a help ;
it gives her a persistence and resistance that will not
allow her to give in to disease. Mercury square Mars
shows that she has a very quick temper, and as Mer-
cury is in Taurus, the sign of voice, the unfortunate
characteristic will find expression in an unbridled
tongue. This will hurt her most seriously from a
physical standpoint (not to speak of the even more
deplorable spiritual injuries) , for Mars is in Leo, the
sigh of the heart, and that always predisposes to pal-
pitation. He is sextile to Saturn, but even good as-
pects to Saturn are physically inimical, and the Sun,
which is ruler of the heart, is in conjunction with the
saturnine Dragon's Tail. The nerves also are af-
fected by the square of Mars to Mercury, hence the
heart is far from normally balanced, and -the out-
bursts of 'temper which this person is apt to indulge
in on the slightest provocation may cause heart fail-
ure at some time, by putting an undue strain on this
organ and interfering with the already sluggish cir-
culation, which is shown by the square of Jupiter
to the Sun and the Dragon's 'Tail, also the conjunc-
tion of Venus to Saturn, and its opposition to the

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Moon, Jupiter and Venus being governors respect-
ively of the arterial and venous circulation.

The head is particularly congested because the
Sun conjunction the saturnine Dragon's Tail occurs
in Aries, the sign of the head, and Saturn, the planet
of obstruction, is in Gemini, the sign of the lungs, in
conjunction with Venus. This shows interference
with the circulation of the venous blood in the lungs.
The Moon, which governs the tidal air, is in oppo-
sition, showing that an insufficient amount of air is
inspired into the lungs to cleanse the blood of its
poisonous carbon dioxide, and the presence of Saturn
shows a hardening of the tissues, which is apt to
develop into tuberculosis. You will also notice that
Jupiter, the ruler of the Ascendant, is in the Eighth
House square to the Sun and the saturnine Dragon's
Tail in the Fourth House, and all are in Cardinal
signs. This is a strong testimony of an accidental
death, and Mars in the Eighth House, in the sign
Leo, which rules the heart, shows that hemorrhages
may be the cause which ends the physical life.

If this person had been taken hold of in time
and taught self-control, this serious condition could
probably have been avoided; even now a frank state-
ment concerning the great danger that undue excite-
ment may cause, should help her to govern her tem-
per, and thus lengthen life.

The Moon conjunction Antares, and opposition
to Saturn shows that the eyes are in danger also, and
Saturn in Gemini, which is a mercurial sign, shows

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nervous affection, and the conjunction of Venus
would suggest a congestion of the muscles of the eyes,
which may be greatly relieved by osteopathic treat-
ment.

A healer with Leo rising, and Saturn not in
Gemini, would be best able to handle the case.

No. 25. — HEART TROUBLE, TUBERCULOSIS, KIDNEYS

We judge first the mental calibre of our patient.
Four Common signs are on the angles, and this at
once describes the nature as weak and vacillating.
Mercury square the Moon further accentuates this

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wavering and flightiness of her mind, and Saturn
conjunction Venus and Jupiter in the Twelfth House
robs life of its joy, making the person subject to mel-
ancholy and morbid fear. This characteristic is some-
what ameliorated by the sextile of the Sun to Uranus,
which fosters altruism, and the trine of Mercury to
Neptune, which gives spiritual perception, thus aid-
ing to dispel gloom by directing the mind from sor-
rows which are but fleeting, to the eternal verities.
To sum up, she is prone to be either "down in the
dumps," or "up in the air," and it is necessary to
strive to cure her of both depression and elation,
which are alike harmful. Equipoise must be culti-
vated to aid in attaining and maintaining health.
Were Fixed signs on the angles this would be next to
impossible, but with Common signs there she is more
adaptable and reachable.

Regarding the ailments to which this lady is sub
ject, we note first Uranus in high elevation, conjunc-
tion the Dragon's Tail, whose influence is saturnine,
that is to say, obstructive and crystallizing, harden
ing. . Both are in the airy sign Gemini, which gov-
erns the lungs, and square to Saturn in the Twelfth
House, which denotes confinement — in prison, hos-
pitals or upon a sickbed. This gives us at once the
key to the trouble. Sometimes the tidal air is almost
stopped by the Dragon's Tail, and the square of Sat-
urn, Uranus prevents asphyxiation by the convulsive
movement of the lungs known as cough, which clears

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away the obstruction and enables the heart to again,
circulate the blood.

The blood is unable to throw off its poisonous"
carbonic acid because of the obstructive power of the
Dragon's Tail in Gemini, and the square of Saturn
to Uranus in the sign of the lungs. The arterial and
venous circulation are also impeded by the conjunc-
tion of Jupiter and Venus with Saturn, hence, mal-
nutrition and carbonic acid poisoning are in evi-
dence. The hardening of the lungs and consequent
cough, label the case as tuberculosis.

Elimination of urine is retarded by the square
of Mercury to the Moon, which is in the latter part
of Libra, the sign of the kidneys. Mercury governs
the sensory nerves, while Mars rules the motor nerves
and muscles. He is in good aspect, showing that the
mechanical apparatus is in good condition, but that
the trouble is nervous. This may be alleviated by
manipulations, and so may the sluggishness of the
bowels indicated by Saturn in Virgo. The Mars hour
would be the best time, the Sun hour next. Outside
this treatment dry rubs with coarse gloves will stim-
ulate the skin and aid in eliminating carbonic acid
from the system. Whole wheat bread toasted, plenty
of fresh milk given while still warm (for then it con-
tains the maximum quantity of the ether which is so
necessary to restore the vital body), and as much
green uncooked food as the patient can take should
be given, for that also contains a maximum of ether.
Onions are particularly valuable nerve-builders.

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A person with Taurus rising, whose Saturn is
not in the degrees included within the patient's First
or Sixth House, Virgo or Pisces, will make the best
healer for this patient.

No. 26. — TUBERCULOSIS

Good Aspects: Uranus trine Mercury and Nep-
tune; Moon sextile Venus; Saturn sextile Mars.

Bad Aspects: Moon conjunction Dragon's Tail;
Moon square Jupiter; Sun square Mars; Uranus
square Venus.

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This is the horoscope of our friend, James Casey,
who wrote such helpful articles in the 'Rays.'
He passed into the invisible worlds in June, 1918,
and as he has no relatives connected with our
society who might read this diagnosis and feel bad
on that account, he gave us permission to use it for
the benefit of his fellows. He was born on April 24,
1884, 2:00 P.M., in Harlem, Iowa, and became af-
flicted with tuberculosis while living in Denver, Colo.,
the Mecca for all who are afflicted with this disease.

You will notice that Saturn, the planet of crys-
tallization and obstruction, is placed in Gemini, the
sign which rules the lungs, and although Saturn is
the highest elevated planet in the horoscope, besides
being unafflicted, there is always a weak spot in the
anatomy where he is found. The hot, inflammatory
and disruptive Mars is in Leo, the sign which governs
the heart; square to the Sun, which is ruler of Leo,
in the sign Taurus, which governs the throat and all
the passages there. This is a configuration which
usually produces fevers, inflammation, wounds and
haemorrhages. Thus there was a tendency in the sys-
tem toward tuberculosis, and you will furthermore
notice that there are four Common, flexible signs on
the angles, the Sixth House sign, Virgo, being on the
Ascendant with the spasmodic Uranus afflicting
Venus, the ruler of the venous circulation, which is
placed in Gemini, the sign ruling the lungs. Uranus
gives a tendency to coughs and spasms, so you see
that the condition is very well outlined in the horo-

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scope, and the four Common signs show that when
he became subject to illness the Virgo nature was
too weak to throw it off and he simply made up his
mind that he was going to die from it, hence there
was no help. If he had been able to throw off the
feeling of impending death and struggle against the
sickness there is no doubt that with this horoscope he
could have overcome.

But now let us see how this worked out with the
help of the progressed planets. He was born on the
-24th of April in 1884 at 2:00 P.M. The adjusted
calculation date shows that the planets in the ephem-
eris correspond to December 19th, 1883, so we may
say that this is practically the 1st of January, 1884.
Counting forward in the ephemeris from that date,
we find that the Sun by progression in June, 1918,
had reached eight degrees of Gemini, thus being in
orb of the radical Saturn in Gemini, the sign ruling
the lungs. The previous New Moon fell on June 8th,
also in Gemini and between the radical Venus and
the progressed Saturn. Thus it increased the sat-
urnine congestion of the lungs and excited the square
of Uranus to Venus, which brought on a particularly
severe cough and spasms ending the life of the body
a few days later.

No. 27. — ADENOIDS AND CONSTIPATION

In this figure the planets are grouped in four
groups: Neptune is in conjunction with Mars, Sat-
urn in conjunction with Uranus, Mercury in conjunc-

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tion with the Sun, and Jupiter in conjunction with
the Moon. The last two groups are also squaring
each other. Venus is alone and forms a trine to Ju-
piter. Note also that the Sun is parallel to Neptune
and Mercury, and Venus is parallel to Mars.

This is a horoscope of a young lady born Novem-
ber 27th, 1896, 2 :15 P. M., Tacoma, Washington. We
note first that there are Cardinal signs on the angles,
showing her to be active in nature. But she acts more
from impulse than from reason. This characteristic
is shown by the fact that the Moon is square to Mer-

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cury and the Sun. Naturally as both the Moon and
Mercury are significators of mind, any inharmonious
aspects between them is detrimental. Add to this the
further fact that Mercury is combust or burned up
by its close proximity to the Sun, and it is very evi-
dent that we may expect to do very little with this
person by reason. This does not mean that she is
of an evil mental disposition ; she is quite the reverse,
as shown by the conjunction of the Moon with the
planet of benevolence, Jupiter, and the trine between
this last named planet and Venus, the planet of love
and pleasure.

The trouble for which this young lady has con-
sulted us is adenoids, which cause extreme difficulty
in breathing. The condition is very clearly shown in
the horoscope. When we remember that afflictions in
one sign always give a reflex action in the opposite,
we shall readily understand that Saturn, the planet
of obstruction, in conjunction with Uranus, the planet
of spasmodic action in the sign Scorpio, is certain to
interfere with the rhythmic breath through the Tau-
rus region comprising the throat and lower part of
the head. Furthermore, Scorpio also governs the
nose, as you will realize when you remember that the
most prominent feature of the true Scorpio person
is an aquiline nose of generou/s dimensions. Thus an
afflicted Saturn located in Scorpio, which causes an
obstructed rectal region and constipation, also at the
same time gives a tendency to throat trouble and ob-
struction of the nasal passages.

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In the case of this patient we find the condition
aggravated by the square of the Sun and Mercury
with the Moon and Jupiter. The Sun and Mercury
being placed in Sagittarius are therefore active in the
opposite sign Gemini, which governs the lungs, and
as the Moon governs the tidal air in the lungs the
square of these planets will naturally affect the
breathing.

Now for the remedy ; it seems far-fetched to at-
tempt to rectify an obstruction in the throat by work-
ing on the anus. Nevertheless, Saturn, the planet of
obstruction, conjoined with Uranus, the planet of
spasmodic action in Scorpio, shows that at certain
times the sphincter muscles of the anus are so tightly
closed that it is impossible for the diaphragm to
move. Under ordinary conditions there is an in-
breathing through the anus which regulates the air
pressure in the bowels, a fact that is not generally
known, but when the sphincter muscles are congested
by a configuration of so severe a nature as this one,
this automatic regulation stops and the diaphragm
is then unable to work with the necessary freedom;
therefore the lungs are deprived of the necessary
tidal flow of air. So, to relieve this condition an ad-
justable mechanical dilator should be used. It should
be noted that there are two sphincter muscles to oper-
ate upon, the inside one being located just a little way
inside the anus.

After a few treatments of this kind the bowels
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foods such as prunes, figs and not forgetting coarse
whole wheat bread.

There is no doubt that this person has resorted
to mouth breathing, which has aggravated the throat
trouble, but by consistent continuance of the treat-
ment here outlined she will soon experience less diffi-
culty in breathing and it will then be an easy matter
to learn to breathe through the proper channels, the
nostrils.

A healer having Leo on the Ascendant and whose
Saturn is not in Virgo would probably be the best one
to help this patient.

No. 28. ACCIDENTS TO HEAD, POOR OXYGENATION

Good Aspects: Saturn sextile Jupiter, trine
Mars and Uranus.

Bad Aspects: Jupiter opposition Mars and Ura-
nus; Moon opposition Venus; Sun and Mercury
square Uranus, Mars and Jupiter.

This is the horoscope of a man born on March
16, 1865, at 3 P. M., in England, and it affords a good
example of how accidents and also crises are shown
in the horoscope. The main affliction comes from the
fact that the Sun and Mercury are in close conjunc-
tion in the Eighth House, occupied by Pisces. This
itself is unfortunate for the reasoning faculty. They
are both square to Jupiter in Sagittarius, which also
has a strong influence upon the mind. But worst of
all, they are square to Mars, the planet of dynamic

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energy, impulse, etc., and Uranus, the planet of light-
ning-like action, which precludes forethought. When
action is dictated by this intuition generated under
good aspects, all is well and the person is better off
than when he is forced to use the comparatively slow

reason. But when it is generated under the adverse
aspects of the square and opposition, it results in such
rattle-brained foolhardiness and absolute lack of
thought and intelligence that the person is generally
mentally incompetent. So we see at the very first
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account of weak mentality is apt to get into trouble
and accident*. But the injuries which he has received
in consequence of his lack of forethought were all
to the head and as the horoscope does not show any
serious affliction to Aries, which rules the head, ex-
cept that Mars and Mercury, which rule the two
hemispheres of the cerebrum, are square, what then
caused these accidents, we may ask. and the answer is
found in the progression of the Sun, which corre-
sponds with the time when this person was injured,
the Moon also bearing its part in bringing about these
accidents. In 1876. when he was eleven years of age,
the Sun and Moon were both in conjunction with
Neptune in the sign Aries and at that time he met
with an accident which caused the first injury to his
head. In 1896 the progressed Sun was in opposition
to Saturn from Aries; you will notice that Saturn is
retrograde so that although he is in the last degrees
of Libra his influence is thrown backward into that
sign and works as an opposition between Libra and
Aries, affecting the head. The Sun was also parallel
to Saturn and this is one of the most inimical influ-
ences in the whele gamut, for it destroys all vitality
of the person who is under its sway for a number of
years. (One of the writers can testify to this from
personal experience, having felt it for ten or twelve
yean.) At the same time the Moon was in opposition
to Mars and Uranus and square to the Sun and Mer-
cury at birth, thus there were very severe afflictions

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at that time and the poor man suffered a considerable
injury.

The third accident came in 1908. at the age of
forty-three. At that time the Sun was in opposition
to the Moon's radical place and the progressed Moon
was in conjunction with Uranus and Mai?s, square to
the Sun and Mercury, radix. The opposition of the
Sun and Moon occurred from Taurus, which governs
the lower part of the head, where he was hurt.

In consequence of these various accidents the
man is now suffering from chronic headaches and he
is on the verge of insanity. Various doctors have
been called on for advice but no one is able to put his
finger on the seat of the trouble. Consulting our
ephemeris we find that during the man's lifetime Sat-
urn will continue to retrograde further back into
Libra, and that his influence in Aries is becoming
stronger with every year. Saturn always causes
bruises and depression ; we are therefore satisfied that
there must be a depression of the skull and an exam-
ination should be made to find this and have it re-
moved. But the square of the Sun and Mercury to
Mars and Uranus in Gemini, which rules the lungs,
shows also that there is something the matter with the
oxygenation of the system, and Saturn in Libra in-
dicates that there is a scarcity of urine. These defects
can be remedied by breathing exercises and through
regulating the diet. When that is done there will be
at least a large measure of relief.

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THE MESSAGE OF THE STARS

A healer with Aries rising, whose Saturn is not
in Aquarius, will be best able to look after this
patient.

No. 29.— GOITRE

As the hour of birth of the person in this horo-
scope is not known, we place Aries in the First House,
Taurus in the second, etc.

Mercury and the Moon are significators of the
mind, and we find them in opposition. This in itself
is not a good sign of mentality. We further find that
Jupiter in the mercurial sign Gemini is square to

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Uranus 16-20 and Mars in the other mercurial sign
Virgo ; thus all the significators point to a weak, and
even an erratic mentality. In the last few years Mer-
cury has, moreover, progressed past the natal places
of Uranus and Mars, thus accentuating the trouble.

A person may, however, have a weak mind and
yet it may not become entirely unbalanced, provided
there are no other malefic aspects in the natal planets
or the progressed positions. The person may be con-
stitutionally below the stature of the normal mind,
and still retain unto the last sufficient hold upon him-
self or herself so that it does not become an actual
disease .

When we look for the signs of disability in a
horoscope like the present, we turn to the aspects
for our information. Saturn, it appears, is in con-
junction with the Dragon's Tail, and this adds to his
malefic influence ; he is further in conjunction with
Neptune in 18 degrees of Taurus, and also with the
fixed star Aldebaran in 29 degrees of Taurus. As Sat-
urn is the planet of obstruction and Taurus rules the
throat we naturally look for some obstruction in that
region, and we find that a concretion has taken place,
a growth, a crystallization known as Goitre, a disease
which also further bears out the indications in the
former aspects which we have discussed.

Were it not for good aspects which we have not
hitherto mentioned, namely, the sextile of Saturn
to Mercury and its trine to the Moon, this person
would certainly have become an inmate of an insane

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asylum, but this is one of the few cases where Saturn
really helps, in a material sense, for even his good
aspects will obstruct when coming to the other plan-
ets, but when this obstruction is applied to the Moon,
the flightiest planet of all, and to Mercury, the one
next to her in swiftness and instability, both of them
significators of mind, Saturn does really help to hold
the flighty mind in check, and such a weak mental
condition as the one found here will be vastly bene-
fited by that aspect, whereas if there are no evil
aspects the sextile of Mercury and Saturn will
strengthen the mind in a wonderful degree.

As Saturn in Taurus always affects the functions
of the opposite sign Scorpio, namely elimination, it
is of great importance to see that both kidneys and
bowels act freely with a person like this. Nothing
but distilled water should be taken into the system
on any account. As the muscles of the neck are al-
ways strained in hill and stair climbing, a person
with this disease should be housed on a level and on
the lower floor of the house. A vegetarian diet con-
sisting of uncooked food is preferable to any other,
and it is particularly necessary to get the vegetable
salts which may tone the body and bring the standard
of general health as high as possible; lettuce is the
best single vegetable for this purpose.

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No. 30.— WEAK BACK AND LIMBS, EYE TROUBLE,
DEAFNESS

Good Aspects: The Moon sextile to Uranus and
Jupiter; the Sun sextile to Mars.

Bad Aspects: Saturn opposition to Neptune;
the Sun and Mercury square to Jupiter and Uranus.

This is the horoscope of a young man born on
September 6, 1900, at 6 :00 A M., and the disability
complained of is a weakness in the back and limbs,
which prevents him from moving about normally.

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Astrologically we find that this is due to several
causes. In the first place, there are four Common
signs on the angles, the Sixth House sign, Virgo, be-
ing on the Ascendant which governs the condition of
the body. It is a vital point in that respect. This in
itself shows his somewhat indolent nature and a tend-
ency to give up very easily. We also find Mercury,
the ruler of the Ascendant, in the Twelfth House,
denoting hospitals and chronic illness ; he is square to
Jupiter and Uranus, which are placed in Sagittarius,
the sign which governs the hips and the great sciatic
nerve. The Sun, the giver of life, is also square to
Uranus, the planet of irregularity, which is conjoined
with Jupiter in Sagittarius. And finally, Saturn, the
ruler of the bony structure and its articulations, is
placed in Sagittarius in opposition to Neptune, in
Gemini. All these configurations naturally tend to
bring about the conditions complained of if nothing
is done to prevent, and in this case, with four Com-
mon, flexible signs on the angles, with the life-giving
Sun sextile to Mars, the planet of dynamic energy,
and with the Moon' sextile to Jupiter, the planet gov-
erning the arterial blood, it is quite possible to obtain
relief by means of exercises which will remove the
sluggish conditions.

But we also find other weaknesses of a serious
nature latent in this horoscope. Uranus is in con-
junction with the nebulous star Antares in Sagit-
tarius 8°, square to the Sun and Mercury. This im-
plies a grave danger to the sight and also to the hear-

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ing because of Mercury being in the Twelfth House.
These conditions can certainly be overcome if the
ounce of prevention is applied. We take it that be-
cause the man is not able to otherwise occupy himself
he is an inveterate reader and this will bring trouble
if persisted in. Massage of the head in the region of
the eyes and ears, and exercise of the limbs and body
will aid in restoring this young man to health, and a
healer with Taurus on the Ascendant whose Saturn
is not in the patient's Sixth House will probably have
the most persistence in the performance of this work.

No. 31. — EYE AND EAR TROUBLE, POOR CIRCULATION

*Mercury, the significator of mind, rises before
the Sun and is in the Twelfth House, conjunction
Neptune, its higher octave. This shows that the mind
is naturally inclined toward the higher and more spir-
itual things of life, though Jupiter square Mercury
from the house of mind indicates that under severe
afflictions she may at times feel inclined to follow the
example of Job and reason with God concerning the
hard fate she has to bear. The Moon, which is the
other significator of mind, square Venus, shows us
that considerable sorrow may be expected in this life ;
but the parallel of Venus, the Moon and Sun to Mars
gives her the energy and fortitude to bear up under
all afflictions; and though, as said, she may feel like
murmuring at times, there is no danger of a general
despondency. She will always look upon life from a

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much more hopeful angle than even people who are
not at all afflicted (in comparison with her), and the
strength of her hope is bound to help her in a degree
beyond human measure; for even as the person who
gives way to worry and melancholy is thereby made

more unhappy OT unhealthy, so also the per.son who
constantly keeps an optimistic spirit is bound to gain
thereby correspondingly in health and happiness.
The Sun on the Ascendant, even though it is afflicted
by a square of Uranus, is nevertheless a valuable asset
in recuperation. The Sun sextile Saturn will give her

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a persistence, a tenacity of life, that will not let go
despite all discouragements.

This lady has been deaf since she was five
years of age and this disability is indicated by the
position of Mercury in the Twelfth House, by his
conjunction to Neptune and his square to Jupiter.
This latter aspect indicates that it is sluggish circu-
lation of the blood which is responsible for the dis-
ability. These aspects of Mercury also make her
dumb, particularly because Mercury is in Taurus,
which governs the vocal organs. She has nevertheless
learned to talk, showing that there is no organic dis-
ability but only a functional weakness.

But these are not all of the poor lady's afflictions.
You will notice that the Sun is in Taurus 29. In
other words, it is in conjunction with the Pleiades,
a nebular spot in the Zodiac. It is also square to
Uranus and parallel to Mars. Therefore the eyes are
sorely afflicted; one is almost blind, the other not
much better, so that there is danger that she may lose
her sight entirely.

On account of her afflictions and the position in
which she has been placed, this lady has been unable
to get an education. Nevertheless, by persistence, in-
dicated by Saturn sextile the Sun, she has accom-
plished much. She writes a really beautiful letter
which tells how she was in comfortable circumstances
up to 1906, when the earthquake in San Francisco
deprived her of her all, and still she has not given
up hope. Her mental attitude, inspired by her Sun

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parallel Mars and sextile Saturn, is justified in quite
a large measure. The trouble comes from Saturn,
the planet of obstruction, in Aries, the sign which
governs the head, and the squar.e of Jupiter, the
planet which governs circulation, to Mercury in Tau-
rus, the sign which governs the throat, There are also
signs of malnutrition, indicated by the presence of
Mars in Cancer, the sign which governs the stomach,
square Venus, which governs circulation. If the sys-
tem could be given the proper amount and kind of
food and the head and neck massaged with special
attention to manipulations of the ears and eyes, con-
ditions may be considerably relieved and further pro-
gress of deterioration stopped. An Aquarian whose
Saturn is not in Libra would have a most beneficial
effect in this case.

NO. 32. — H/EMORRHOIDS, BLIND, LATENT SPIRITUAL
SIGHT

In the case before us we have not the hour of
birth, and will therefore insert the signs in their re-
spective Houses, commencing with Aries in the First,
Taurus in the Second, etc. This person was born
November 27, 1867.

Good Aspects: Sun and Mars trine Neptune.

Bad Aspects: The Sun and Mars conjunction
to Antares ; Saturn square Jupiter ; Mars conjunction
the Moon and Venus; Saturn conjunction Mercury.

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Regarding the mentality of this person, we find
that the con junction of Saturn and Mercury, par-
ticularly in the Eighth House sign, Scorpio, clouds
the mind with gloom. The Moon, which is the other
significator of mind, conjunction to Mars in the Ninth

House sign, Sagittarius, would have the tendency to
make the patient rebellious against misfortune. This
tendency is somewhat softened and toned down by
the presence of Venus in conjunction with these plan-
ets, and we may therefore conclude that this person
is apt to be very much depressed in mind whenever

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misfortune overtakes him ; that he rebels, at least in-
wardly, very strongly against the blows of fate,
though Venus may prevent him from expressing his
disappointments.

With regard to the ailments to which this person
is subject, we find in the first place that Jupiter
square to Mercury and Saturn, the latter being in
Scorpio, which rules the rectum, gives a tendency to
constipation and haemorrhoids. This configuration
also interferes with the circulation of the arterial
blood. His disability is further enhanced by the
square of Jupiter to the Sun, the latter planet being
ruler of the organ which circulates the vital fluid.

But there is a great misfortune in this life, com-
pared with which the troubles previously mentioned
pale into insignificance. The Sun and Mars are in
conjunction with the fixed star Antares in eight de-
grees of Sagittarius, and this configuration always
brings trouble to the eyes, though it may not result in
blindness from birth. In the present case the crisis
came when the Sun had progressed to the opposition
of Uranus, at the same time striking the square to
Neptune. In that year the Moon also was in conjunc-
tion to Neptune in the sign Aries, which rules the
head. This kindled the double fire of Mars and the
Sun at birth, with the result that inflammation of the
eyes made the man blind beyond hope of recovery.

It may seem strange that the writers selected this
horoscope for analysis, as the patient is beyond help,
but it offers certain points which it will be well for

THIRTY-SIX EXAMPLE HOROSCOPES 665

the student to impress upon his mind. You will no-
tice that Mars is trine to Neptune, and that the Sun
is only seven degrees from the exact trine to the same
planet. The culmination will be reached before even
the vital body is brought to birth. This is a very
favorable indication that the spiritual sight may be
awakened in this person and that it will compensate,
or more than compensate, for the loss of the physical
faculty. There is, however, as you will also note,
the square of Neptune and Uranus which makes
for mediumship ; on that account it would be advis-
able for this person to be very closely on his guard
during the time when the spiritual faculty is being
developed, and until he is perfectly safe and balanced
in the other world, and it would be a great privilege
for a healer receiving such a case to aid a person
stricken by the misfortune of blindness to cultivate
the latent faculty shown by the horoscope.

No. 33. — HEART TROUBLE, DROPSY

Good Aspects: Jupiter trine Mercury; Saturn
trine Mars.

Bad Aspects: Saturn square the Sun, Moon and
Venus ; the Moon opposition to the Sun and Venus ;
Mercury square Neptune; Mars conjunction Uranus.

We consider first the mind of this lady, to obtain
the key to her condition, for the mind is the most
important factor in bringing about disease and cur-
ing it. You may call that Christian Science or what-

666 THE MESSAGE OF THE STARS

ever you please, the fact remains and has been made
use of by all successful healers, either consciously or
unconsciously, no matter to what school they belong.
And there is more healing in a cheery word from the
physician in whom the patient has faith, than in all

his medicines. Conversely, when he gives up hope
and makes a long face, the patient dies, unless he
'gets mad,' or 'spunky,' as once happened to the
writer when he was broken down from overwork.
He went to a hospital to get nursing and quiet, and
had to engage a regular doctor to comply with the

THIRTY-SIX EXAMPLE HOROSCOPES 667

rules. He knew that his condition would not change
till the Moon did, but lay patiently waiting, though
the case was approaching a crisis, for his mind was
too lethargic to set to work; he expected the Moon to
do it all at the proper time. But on the day of the
New Moon his doctor came in with another, and both
had faces a yard long. They did not think he had
another hour to live, and he laughed, but it made him
'mad,' and he commenced to work on himself with
the result that the dropsical swelling which had al-
most reached the heart, was gone in a few hours and
he was out in the sunshine getting a dose of new life.
Before a month had elapsed he had not only left the
hospital behind, but had written The Rosicrucian
Philosoplnj. There is no doubt that the fluid could
not have been eliminated before the change of the
Moon, but the co-operation of his mental attitude was
necessary to help the lunar forces, and combined with
proper action it brought results. Similarly in every
case, the right attitude of the mind must be cultivated
or cure is impossible.

This figure shows an unfortunate person, for the
mind is in a bad state. Saturn is square to the Sun,
Moon and Venus. The Moon, which signifies the in-
stinctual mind, is in opposition to the Sun and Venus,
robbing life of all joy, making her pessimistic and
prone to look only on the dark side. Mercury, the
planet of reason, is square to Neptune, the planet of
spiritual perception, all testimonies which tell us that
nothing we may say is likely to make her cheer up.

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Such a poor person is a burden to herself and
her associates all through life, so they shun her
while she is able to take care of herself, that is to say,
while the body is in comparative health, but the af-
flictions which make her mentally miserable also have
their effect on the body, for as we mould the lines
of our face to an exact expression of our habitual
mode of thought, so are also our other organs shaped
and built by this force, and the evil effects show them-
selves as disease. The Sun, Venus and Mercury in
the Eighth House indicates that when sickness comes
she is going to let it takes its course, she will make
no effort to fight for life.

The nature of her sickness is seen to be heart
trouble, from the fact that the Sun is on the cusp of
Leo, which governs the heart; in conjunction with
Venus, which., governs the venous circulation, and
opposed by the Moon, which rules the liquids of the
body. The Sun, Venus and the Moon are squared by
Saturn, the planet of obstruction, and thus we see
that there was a natal tendency to poor heart action
and faulty elimination of liquids.

In 1913 the Sun progressed to the conjunction
of Uranus and Mars, and the aspects of the Sun are
always effective for three years, one and one-half
years before the aspect is exact, and a like period
after. Therefore it was still active in 1914, when the
Moon progressed to the conjunction of Saturn and
thus enlivened this square to the Sun, Moon and
Venus. Neptune, the watery planet, also reached the

THIRTY-SIX EXAMPLE HOROSCOPES 669

natal Sun by transit, and the poor soul was released
by the total obstruction of the liquids ; in other words,
the dropsical condition stopped the heart.

The main effort in .such cases should be to get
the person to fight. If she could have been made to
see that it was her gloomy outlook on life that was
responsible for her sickness and that if she does not
fight here and now, she will have a harder fate to
face next time, it might have helped. No person who
is naturally pessimistic can change over night, but
they can do a whole lot to cultivate optimism if given
years, and we should strive to inculcate this attitude
of mind in all, besides trying to be cheerful ourselves,
for that is a healer's greatest asset.

No. 34. — SEX, EYE AND THROAT TROUBLE

The type of mind is denoted particularly here
by the square of Saturn to the Sun. This occurs
from Cardinal signs, Saturn being essentially digni-
fied and therefore very powerful, while the Sun is in
Libra, the sign of its debility and greatest weakness.
Life and joy come from the Sun, while Saturn gives
gloom and death. Therefore we readily see that this
person must be subject to gloom and melancholy.
The sextile of Uranus to Mercury, the significator
of mind, tells that the person is endowed with an
almost uncanny lightning-like intuition, and the
square of Uranus to the Moon and Venus shows that
she is indiscreet and too weak for her own good. You

670 THE MESSAGE OF THE STARS

will notice that this square occurs from the Fixed
signs, Leo and Scorpio, and it is therefore a condition
which would be very difficult to overcome. Leo gov-
erns the heart, and Scorpio the generative organs,
and thus her secret is told in the horoscope in unmis-

takable terms. When such secrets of the soul are
revealed by this sacred science, it shows us also the
hidden springs which are causes of the acts we are
only too prone to condemn, and it teaches us that we
should pity rather than censure a soul impelled by
such an almost irresistible force as here revealed.

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The act itself should, of course, never be condoned,
but the tenderest kindness and the greatest effort to
succor should be given to the one who is thus afflicted.
The horoscope is, as you know, the clock of des-
tiny, and the position taken by the planets at birth
give certain tendencies for life. From that natal
position the planets move on to different positions
with every year that passes, as the hands of a clock
move around its face; thus they bring to pass events
foreshown at birth. Now you will notice that the Sun
is in eleven degrees of Libra in this horoscope, so at
nineteen years of age the Sun entered the sign Scor-
pio. At twenty-two it reached the conjunction with
the Moon and Venus and a couple of years later the
square with Uranus was reached. During this period
the unfortunate tendency spoken of developed and
the seeds of disease wrere sown which resulted in a
number of operations, both in the lower regions and
in the throat, for you must remember that the oppo-
site is always afflicted. The generative organ can
never be hurt without in some measure its counter-
part, the larynx and throat, also being affected. Dur-
ing the years which have intervened between that
time and 1914 the Sun had pursued its path through
Scorpio, and reached the affliction of Jupiter, which
occurs from the sign Leo in 23 degrees. This square
was also augmented by the fact that the Moon in its
circle around the horoscope had been going through
Taurus, so that was an opposition of the progressed
Sun and Moon, both of them squaring the planet

672 THE MESSAGE OF THE STARS

Jupiter at the same time. The Sun's square to
Jupiter will for a few years be an affliction to this
poor person. Uranus at birth was also on the Aseelli
in Leo, the nebulous spot that is so dangerous to the
eyes, and from there it squares the Moon. This, also,
is another danger which faces this person, for, as you
know, eye trouble is very often the accompaniment
of indiscretion.

Now comes the question, what can be done for
thi^ poor person, and, as we have often stated, the
first effort should be toward instilling hope into the
mind. Persons suffering with melancholy are always
centering their thoughts upon self, always seeing
their own desperate position which appears to them
more hopeless than that of any other. If their in-
terest can be diverted from self then the battle is
more than half won; that should be the first consid-
eration of the healer.

A simple diet should be prescribed and no highly
seasoned dishes permitted a person of this nature.
The sextile of Uranus to the Sun and Mercury and
the trine of Neptune to Jupiter shows that an appeal
along the higher lines, an appeal to the better and
nobler nature will not meet with a rebuff and it is
possible on account of these positions to elevate this
person's ideas and ideals so that she may become a
servant of humanity instead of driftwood upon the
ocean of life. You will note that all the planets are
in Cardinal and Fixed signs, that the Common signs
are void of planets, therefore there is a great deal of

THIRTY-SIX EXAMPLE HOROSCOPES 673

hope. There is energy in this person, and when this
energy has been turned in the right direction, when
she has become thoroughly aroused, then the great
sinner may become the great saint, and a blessing to
humanity.

No. 35. — SOLITARY VICE, TUBERCULOSIS

Good Aspects: Neptune trine Uranus; Uranus
sextile the Moon.

Bad Aspects: Mars conjunction Venus; Sun
conjunction Saturn; Uranus square Mercury; Nep-
tune opposition the Moon.

674 THE MESSAGE OF THE STARS

This is the horoscope of a lady born May 21,
1883, at 5 A.M., Longitude 88 West, Latitude 44
North, and the student will at once note that five of
the nine planets are placed in the Twelfth House,
which governs sorrow, trouble, and self-undoing.
This has been a characteristic feature in the life. We
may also call attention in passing to the placement
of Jupiter in the Second House. Jupiter is the planet
of opulence and here he is strong in his exaltation
sign Cancer, but he is entirely unaspected. The lady
is a competent worker in her vocation, stenography
and bookkeeping, but has, nevertheless, found herself
unable to obtain employment at various times and
has been at those times on the verge of starvation.

With respect to the mental qualities we find that
Mercury is square to Uranus, and the Moon in oppo-
sition to Neptune. This makes her skeptical, critical,
very peculiar and spasmodic in her mental processes,
with an extremely morbid imagination. Uranus is
placed in the Fifth House, governing courtship and
the relation among the sexes prior to marriage, and
therefore, squared to Mercury, it indicates an uncon-
ventional turn of the mind, with a tendency to pro-
miscuous relations, involving public criticism and
slancfer. That in itself is an extremely unfortunate
configuration and condition in a life, but it is only
one of a number of afflictions which point in the same
direction, for in the Twelfth House, the house of
sorrow, trouble, and self-undoing, we find Mars, the
planet of dynamic energy, conjoined with Venus, the

THIRTY-SIX EXAMPLE HOROSCOPES 675

planet of love, in the fiery sign Aries, another in-
flammatory sex condition; and last, but not least, we
note Neptune in Taurus, opposition to the Moon in
Scorpio, which governs the generative organs. This
latter is the worst of all for it makes the mind almost
insane upon this subject, conjuring up before the
imagination morbid pictures, and where the config-
uration occurs from the Sixth and Twelfth Houses
it is a certain indication of inveterate self-abuse.
Naturally such practices in time undermine the health
and disease shows itself in the weakest parts of the
body according to the indications of the horoscope.
In the present case we find Saturn on the cusp of
Gemini in conjunction with the Sun. Gemini is the
sign which rules the lungs, and the conjunction as.
we see is almost exact, wanting only 26 minutes. Thus
the cold, crystallizing saturnine forces are harden-
ing the lungs and producing the disease we know as
tuberculosis, which is slowly sapping her vitality and
carrying her toward an early grave. It may be noted
in passing that the lady 's mother succumbed to tuber-
culosis at the very moment when she gave birth to
this child and Mars by progression has now arrived
close to the place of Neptune at birth. This will un-
fortunately in all probability accentuate the morbid
craving indicated by Neptune opposition to the Moon,
so that if left to herself the end will not be very
far off.

Tuberculosis though serious is not, however, nec-
essarily fatal if she can be put under restraint so

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that it becomes impossible for her to gratify her pas-
sion that saps her vitality by solitary vice. Thus the
spells of gloom which are also resultant from the
conjunction of Saturn and the Sun in the Twelfth
House can be overcome if she can be given a brighter
outlook upon life. Then the usual measures employed
against tuberculosis may probably also save her. She
has an intense attraction for the occult, indicated by
the exact trine of Neptune and Uranus, also by Ura-
nus sextile to the Moon. By playing upon those
strings and giving her a new interest in life it may
be possible to win her away from her present morbid
channels of thought. At any rate salvation from the
evil configurations should always be sought through
the good aspects and substituting the higher for the
lower may help this poor soul out of her condition.
Very little can be done physically until the mental
•condition is changed. A healer with either Libra or
Aquarius rising and whose Saturn is not in Scorpio
would be beneficial, but much firmness is needed here
and therefore probably the Fixed sign would be
preferable.

No. 36. — HORNY, VENEREAL GROWTHS AND KIDNEY
TROUBLE

Good Aspects: Mercury sextile Jupiter.

Bad Aspects: The Sun conjunction Uranus;
Mars conjunction Venus; Neptune square to Sat-

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The Moon is unaspected.

This is the horoscope of a young man born in
Boynton, Missouri, October 11, 1889, at 6:00 P.M.
It is a strange case which has puzzled all the doctors
who have been consulted. About five years ago all

the joints in arms, limbs and neck commenced to
grow stiff, so that by degrees he became unable to
move. At the same time there appeared, instead of
the nails, a strange horny growth on fingers and toes ;
this grows to a certain length or stage of development
and then it begins to suppurate. This facilitates the

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removal of the growth and when that has been com-
pleted the suppuration ceases, but immediately a new
growth begins to form. Lately the jaws have also
commenced to grow stiff, so that now the young man
can no longer eat with comfort.

The very first glance at the horoscope shows us
Uranus, the planet of spasmodic action, in conjunc-
tion with the Sun, and being in the sign Libra, which
rules the kidneys. We also note that Uranus is par-
allel with Mars, the planet of dynamic energy; this
shows at once that the action of the kidneys is spas-
modic and irregular so that instead of the poisons
being eliminated from the body by these organs they
are retained and naturally contaminate the whole sys-
tem. B.ut we also find that this patient is poisoned
to a greater extent than ordinarily by a venereal dis-
ease contracted about seven or eight years ago ; this
is shown as a tendency in the natal horoscope by the
conjunction of Mars, the planet of dynamic energy,
with Venus, the planet of love, in the Fifth House,
which governs courtship and the relations of the
sexes before marriage. Saturn is also there with his
obstructive hand and square to Neptune, the planet
which governs strange and unusual conditions. He
is in the sign Gemini, which rules the hands and fin-
gers. About seven years ago, when the Moon was in
Pisces by progression, the sign which governs the
toes, it was in opposition to Venus, Mars and Saturn
and square to Neptune. We base our judgment that
the disease was contracted at that time 011 the fact

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that the afflicting planets are in Common or flexible
signs and it could have been avoided without much
effort. As it is, the most drastic measures for puri-
fication of the blood must be adopted; the patient
should be brought to California, treated with daily
sunbaths to facilitate copious perspiration, and given
nothing but water and fruit juices until the system
has been cleansed.

PLANETARY HOURS

Measures for the alleviation of pain and disease
cannot always be deferred to a propitious time, but
where that is possible the student will find that reme-
dial treatments given under the propitious planetary
rays are much more efficient and successful than
when applied haphazard. Therefore the following
hints may be found valuable.

Surgeons who have watched and tabulated these
matters inform us that the operations performed
while the Moon is increasing in light (see p. 521) are
generally more successful, less liable to cause compli-
cations and more quickly healed than operations per-
formed when the Moon is decreasing in light.

When a surgical operation seems unavoidable
consult the ephemeris and if the Moon is going
through the sign which rules that part of the body
where the operation is to be performed defer it for a
day or two till the Moon gets well into the next sign.
This will minimize the danger of complications, and

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not infrequently the symptoms change so that opera-
tion is avoided.

Always look to the benefics and the good aspects
in a horoscope for directions concerning how, and
when to treat. Suppose the Sun, the giver of life, is
square to Saturn, the planet of stagnation and death.
The tendency is to rob the person of vitality and if he
is taken ill recuperation will be very slow. Then, to
give the most effective and energizing treatment ap-
ply the principle of the day and hour rulers as given
in our Simplified Scientific Astrology, choose the
Sun's day (Sunday) and the hours ruled by the Sun
on any day. Treatments on Mars' day (Tuesday)
and the hours ruled by Mars on any day, will also
build up wonderfully. Similarly with the other plan-
ets, their virtue and power is greatest during the days
ruled by them.

But the so-called malefics also have their virtues.
Poultices intended to draw suppuration from a
wound, or bring a boil to a head are most efficacious
on the hot and inflammatory Mars' day (Tuesday),
or in the hours of Mars on any day, but applications
made to disperse a swelling are most successful when
applied on the day of Saturn, the planet of suppres-
sion, or in his hours on any day.

Treatments received on the day and in the hours
of the planets which are well aspected in the patient's
horoscope are always more powerful and beneficial
than they would be if given in the hours and on the
days ruled by planets afflicted when he was born.

THIRTY-SIX EXAMPLE HOROSCOPES 681

Six tables of Planetary Hours covering the twelve
months, usable for both North and South Latitude,
will be found in Simplified Scientific Astrology.

CONCLUSION

We have now given an exposition of the methods
we use in diagnosis of disease. This we trust will
enable the student to work out the subject for himself
or herself in greater detail. And as he or she uses
it unselfishly to aid suffering human beings, the spir-
itual qualities will be developed in each so that The
Message of the Stars revealed in each horo.scope will
be as an open book. Thus used, this wonderful
science will aid him or her to lay up treasures in
heaven, as nothing else in the world can do. And we
pray God that this book may be the means of foster-
ing soul growth in all who aspire to follow the dual
commandment of Christ:

"Preacli the Gospel and heal the sick."

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Despite all we can say, many people write en-
closing money for horoscopes, forcing us to spend
valuable time writing letters of refusal and giving us
the trouble of returning their money. Please do not
thus annoy us, it will avail you nothing. We use
Astrology only for healing purposes and if you are
sick we will gladly help you, but we do not advise
people in worldly affairs either gratis or for pay.

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