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westerly; but, from the rule of Venus, intermixed with the south-west.

OF THE TERMS, ACCORDING TO PTOLOMY.

In order then of every sign, the exaltations, triplicities, and houses, are taken; and in general, that star which hath two prerogatives in the same sign, hath the first place, though it be a malefic; but when it doth not happen to have two prerogatives, the malefics are always placed last; the lords of the exaltation are first, then those of the triplicity, then, consequently, the lords of the houses, according to the order of the signs. Again, when stars have two prerogatives in the same sign, as is said, they are preferred to those that have but one,-Cancer and Leo, which are the houses of Sol and Luna, since the luminaries have no terms, the malefics possess them; because they are more powerful in order. Therefore, Cancer is attributed to Mars, and Leo to Saturn; where also a convenient order is observed. But concerning the quantity of the terms, when there is found no ruler by two testimonies in one sign, or those following the quadrant, each of the benefics, that is, Jupiter and Venus, take seven parts; the malefics, that is, Saturn and Mars, each five parts: but Mercury, who is common, six to make up thirty; and because some have a double ration always, for Venus alone is lady of Cancer and Taurus; seeing that the Moon hath no terms, every one that hath a double prerogative, either in the same sign or in those which follow to the quadrant, assumeth one part, to which points were joined: but the parts which those, that have a double testimony, do assume, take away from those that have a single prerogative; for the most part from Saturn and Jupiter, because their motion is slower.

OF THE OTHER FAMILIARITIES, TERMED THE FACES AND THRONES.

WHEN the planets observe the same configuration with the Sun and Moon, which their houses have to the houses of the luminaries, they are considered to possess their proper face. Thus when Venus is in sextile to the Sun and occidental, and in the same aspect with the Moon and oriental, according to the succession of the signs, she is in her proper face. The other planets follow this order according to their particular and natural configurations, viz. Mercury is in his face when in one sign distant from the luminaries, from the Sun when occidental, from the Moon when oriental; or in other words, from the Sun when situated in the following signs, from the Moon when located in preceding signs; hence Venus, as above illustrated, is in her face when in two signs distant from the luminaries, the orientality and occidentality being observed respecting each luminary: hence, Mars when in three signs distant, Jupiter when in four signs distant, and Saturn when in five signs distant, possess a proper face. But when they have a power in the place they possess, by two or more testimonies, thay are in their proper thrones; for under this circumstance their influence is more potent on account of the familiarity of the twelve signs co-operating harmoniously and agreeably. Thus Saturn has his throne in Aquarius, Jupiter, in Sagittarius, Mars in Scorpio, the Sun in Leo, the Moon in Cancer, Venus in Taurus, and Mercury in Virgo; and though there be no familiarity of the signs with them, yet if there be with others of the same condition with them, they are considered to be in their joy; and though it be distant, yet a sympathy of communication is discovered. An adverse and dissimilar condition prevailing, their influence is greatly lessened, deriving a new and mixed quality from the peculiar temperament of the ambient.

OF THE APPLICATIONS AND SEPARATIONS, AND OTHER FAMILIARITIES.

THE planets preceding, are said to apply to those which follow; and they which follow to separate from them, which antecede, when between them the distance is not great. In this light are to be understood bodily congresses, or any other familiarity; only it must be observed, that in applications and separations occurring between bodies, the latitudes are to be regarded, and only transits in the Zodiac are admissible; but in applications and separations by aspect, it is not necessary to regard the latitude, since all the rays are carried to the centre of the earth, and consequently meet on every side. Thus from the planets' peculiar and natural properties, and from the quality of the signs, and from their respect to the Sun and the angles, are considered the influence and efficient power of the heavenly bodies; oriental and accelerating their motion, their virtue and energy are strong and potent; but occidental and slow in motion, their operation is feeble. In addition to this, they possess more or less influence from their respect to the horizon; when they are in the mid-heaven, and in the eleventh house, they are very strong, and also when in the horizon itself or in the second house in the Imum Cæli, or the fourth house, or otherwise configurated with the oriental situation, their power is weakened, but extremely so when void of all familiarity.

Acceleration of motion is when the heavenly bodies move at a rate swifter than their mean motion; and they are slow in motion when they are slower than their mean motion.

The mean motion of the luminaries and planets, is as follows,

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The application of the heavenly bodies is of more powerful signification than their separation: thus, for example, the Moon in 10 degrees of Cancer, and Jupiter in 11 degrees of the same sign: the luminary here applies to the bodily union of the benefic planet Jupiter, and consequently this position is more potent, than that had she been located in the degrees of Jupiter, and Jupiter in her place, in which case she would have been in her separation. The same signification holds good with regard to other configurations; for instance, when the Moon is in 15 degrees of Virgo, and Mercury in 16 degrees of Capricorn, she applies to the trine of Mercury; and therefore her situation thus, is more strong than had she been in 16 degrees of the sign, and Mercury in 15 degrees of Capricorn.

The distance necessary to be noticed with respect to the bodily union, or other familiarities of the heavenly bodies, is either more or less than their orbs: therefore they are virtually in union, or in configuration, while they are within orbs; thus,

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Consequently, Saturn in 15 degrees of Aquarius, and Jupiter in 25 degrees of the same sign, are virtually in conjunction, since they are within orbs; for here they are distant 10 degrees, the orbs of Saturn being 10 and the orbs of Jupiter 12°; to prove this,

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They are therefore 1 degree within orbs, and consequently within virtual union, which would not have been the case had they been distant more than 11 degrees: again; Suppose Mars to be in 10 degrees of Aries, and the Sun

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Therefore, the Sun is virtually in trine aspect with Mars, being distant 10 degrees only from the perfect aspect. Had his approximation been distant more than 12 degrees 15 minutes the elongation would have been too great. Or, this method may be used.

Suppose Venus in 16 degrees of Cancer and the Moon in 7 degrees of Capricorn

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