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People's Actions and Professions

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People's Actions & Professions

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Cornelius Agrippa on Saturn

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Cornelius Agrippa on the Moon

Activities, morals, manners, professions, relatives, and types of people

from Al-Biruni's Book of Instruction in the Elements of the Art of Astrology

Activities

Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
the Sun
Venus
Mercury
the Moon

Manners

Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
the Sun
Venus
Mercury
the Moon

Professions

Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
the Sun
Venus
Mercury
the Moon

Relatives

Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
the Sun
Venus
Mercury
the Moon

Activities & Morals

Saturn: Exile and poverty, or wealth acquired by his own trickery or that of others, failure in business, vehemence, confusion, seeking solitariness, enslaving people by violence or treachery, fraud, weeping and wailing and lamentation.
Jupiter: Friendliness, a peacemaker, charitable, devoted to religion and good works, responsible, uxorious, laughing, eloquent, eager for wealth, in addition to affability some levity and recklessness.
Mars: Marriage, travelling, litigation, business going to ruin, false testimony, lustful,a bad companion, solitary, spiteful and tricky.
The Sun: Longing for power and government, hankering after wealth and management of worldly affairs, and imposing wil1 on the ignorant, reproving evil-doers, harsh with opponents. If Sun is in exaltation, the position is favourable to kings, if in fall to those in rebellion.
Venus: Lazy, laughing, jesting, dancing, fond of wine, chess, draughts, cheating, takes pleasure in every thing, not quarrelsome, a sodomite or given to excessive venery, well-spoken, fond of ornaments, perfume, song, gold, silver, fine clothes.
Mercury: Teaching manners, theology ,revelation and logic, eloquent, fine voice, good memory for stories, ruining prospects by too great anxiety and misfortunes, fearful of enemies, frivolous, eager to buy slaves and girls, busybody , calumnious, thieving, lying and falsifying.
The Moon: Lying, calumniation, over-anxious for health and comfort, generous in distributing food, too uxorious, levity in appropriate places, excellent spirits.

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Saturn: Fearful, timid, anxious, suspicious, miserly, a malevolent plotter, sullen and proud, melancholy, truth-te1ling, grave, trusty, unwi1ling to believe good of anyone, engrossed in his own affairs and consequently indicates discord, and either ignorance or intelligence, but the ignorance is concealed.
Jupiter: : Good disposition, inspiring, intelligent, patient, high-m1nded,devout, chaste, administering Justice, truth-te1ling, learned, generous, noble, cautious in friendship, egoistic, friend of good government, eager for education, an honourable trusty and responsible custodian, religious.
Mars: Confused opinions, ignorant, rash, evil conduct licentious, bold, quarrelsome, unsteady, untrustworthy, violent, shameless, unchaste but quickly repentant, a deceiver, cheerful, bright, friendly and pleasant-faced.
The Sun: Intelligent and knowledgeful, patient, chaste, but sensual, eager for knowledge, power and victory, seeking a good name for helping others, friendly, hot-tempered but quickly recovering repose.
Venus: : Good disposition, handsome face, good-natured inclined to love and sensuality, friendliness, generosity, tenderness to children and friends, pride, joy, patience.
Mercury: Sharp intelligence and understanding, affability, gentleness, open countenance, elegance, farsightedness, changeable, deeply interested in business, eager for pleasure, keeps secrets, seeking friendship of people, longing for power, reputation and approval, preserves true friends and withdraws from bad ones, keeps away from trickery, strife, malevolence, bad-heartedness and discord.
The Moon: Simple, adaptable, a king among kings, a servant among servants, good-hearted, forgetful, loquacious, timid, reveals secrets, a lover of elegance, respected by people, cheerful, a lover of women, too anxious, not intellectually strong, much thought and talk.

Professions

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Saturn: Building, paymaster, farming , reclaiming and and distribution of water, fraudulent transactions, apportioning money and heritages, grave-digging; selling things made of iron, lead, bone, hair, copper, blaok slaves; knowledge used for bad purposes, such acts of the government as lead to evil oppression. wrath, captivity, torture.
Jupiter: : Noble actions, good government, religion, doing good; interpretation of dreams; goldsmiths work, banking; selling old gold and silver, white clothes, grapes and sugar-cane.
Mars: Law-making, selling and making armour, blacksmiths craft, grooms, shepherds, butchers. veterinary surgeons, surgeons, circumcisers, sellers of hounds, cheetahs, bears, wolves, copper, sickles, beer, glass, boxes, wooden cups, brigandage, contention, housebreaking, highwaymen, grave-robbers and prison, torture, execution.
The Sun: Receiving, giving and selling gold-brocades.
Venus: : Works of beauty and magnificence,fond of bazaars, commerce, measuring by weight, length and bulk; dealing in pictures and colours, goldsmiths work, tailoring, manufacturing perfumes, dealing in pearls, gold and silver ornaments, musk, white and green clothes, maker of crowns and diadems, accompanying singing, composing songs, playing the lute, feasts, games and gaming.
Mercury: Merchants, calculators and surveyors, astrologers. necromancers and fortune-tellers. geometrician.philosopher,d1sputatlon,poetry, eloquence, manual dexterity and anxiety for perfection in everything, selling slaves, hides, books, coins; profession of barbers, manufacture of combs.
The Moon: Engaged in business matters, missions. agencies, accounting; strenuous in rel1gion and divine law, skill in all branches; practice of medicine, geometry, the higher sciences, measuring land and water; growing and cutting hair; selling food, silver rings and virgins. also indicates captivity, and prison for the deceptions of wizards.

Relatives & Appearance

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Saturn: Fathers, grandfathers, older brothers and slaves. Owners of estates, kings' intendants, religious or various sects, devotees,wicked people, bores, the overworked, eunuchs, thieves, the moribund, magicians, demons, ghouls,and those who revile them.
Jupiter: : Children and grandchildren. Kings, vazirs, nobles, magnates, lawyers, merchants, the rich and their sycophants.
Mars: Brothers or middle age. Leaders, cavalry, troops, opponents, disputants in assembly.
The Sun: Fathers and brothers, slaves. Kings, nobles, chiefs, generals, officials, magistrates, physicians, societies.
Venus: : Wives, mothers, sisters, uterine kindred, delicate child. Nobles, Plutocrats, queens, courtezans, adulterers and their children.
Mercury: Younger brothers. Merchants, bankers, councillors, tax-collectors. slaves and wrestlers.
The Moon: Mothers, maternal aunts, elder sisters, nurses. Kings, nobles, noble matrons, celebrated,and wealthy citizens.

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