Like as I have promised,
I shall for the better instruction of the Students herein,
be in this Chapter somewhat more large in delivering the significations of the signs,
and how they are to be chosen in electing any manner of work.
Know then, that movable signs,
as are Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn, signifie
and denote mutation and alteration of things, and that they shall be of short
continuance; wherefore in Planting, Sowing, Grassing, and in buying and selling,
they are to be chosen; and if anyone fall sick in these signs, viz. when they are
in the ascendent, or bearing rule otherways, the sick party shall either soon die
or soon recover; and whoso flieth or taketh a journey at such a time, shall be
soon taken or return; and the promise made or any other thing then began, shall
soon come to an end, and be speedily performed; news or reports are at this time
uncertain, and most commonly false.
Then look that you begin not
any work you would have continue at such a time, but
in such affairs elect the fixed signs
which are Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquaries;
for in all things these make a continuance and prolong time; wherefore in building
it is good to elect these signs, also marriages, or any such thing as you would
have continue; if voyages or journies be taken in them, they cannot be good,
except there be many testimonies of the Fortunes; and if anyone be at such
time taken prisoner, his inlargement shall be protracted; and this I can
testifie upon my own knowledge; and who so shall incur the anger and displeasure
of anyone, shall never be more in that parties favour.
The common signs such as are Gemini,
Virgo, Sagittary, and Pisces, are to be
preferred in such businesses as you would have of no long continuance, nor yet
soon at an end; for they are neither movable nor fixed, but common between both;
wherefore that house founded, or what ever it be that is then began, shall not
long continue; wherefore in such it is good to purifie gold and silver, or to put
children to School or any other learning, and it advantageth in all such businesses
as do admit of a medium or indifferency, &c.
But to elect any business
beforementioned, or any other in the like nature,
put the Moon in the ascendent in a convenient
sign, viz. both agreeing to
your business in nature and continuance, and make her apply to a fortune with
reception in a sign also of the same nature if possible; if it be in the day,
see that your signs be diurnal or the day-houses of the Planets; and so on the
contrary, if it be in the night time; for so much the better will your business succeed.
To insist longer hereon were but vain,
wherefore let us proceed, &c.
In this manner of work, viz. Electing a
good and fitting time for the
acting or doing of any business you must have a special regard to the Moon,
and that she be nowise impedited or afflicted; for as all the ancient Rabies
in this Art do testifie, there are ten ways whereby the
Moon may be impedited;
wherefore since it is a thing so necessary, I shall here plainly insert them.
First then, the Moon may be
impedited by being in combustion of the Sun, and
even when she is twelve degrees distant from his body, either before or after;
or more plainly applying to or separating from him; but you must note she is
not so much afflicted when she is separated, as when she is applying.
In the next place
the Moon may be impedited when she is in the degree of her
fall, viz. in the third degree of Scorpio.
Thirdly, she may and is impedited
when she is in Opposition of the Sun,
Fourthly, when joyned with infortunes or in
Quartile, or Opposition of them.
Fifthly, the Moon is impedited when
she is within twelve degrees of the head
or tail of the Dragon, which is the term or place of an Eclipse.
Sixthly, when she is in the latter degrees
of a sign wherein there is an infortune.
Seventhly, when she is cadent from angles or
in via combusta the burnt way,
which is in the last 15.degrees of Libra, and the first 15 degrees of Scorpio;
and this is the worst Impedition the Moon can have, especially in Marriages,
and in all matters belonging to women, also in selling, buying, and in travelling
or going a journey.
Eightly, the Moon is impedited when she is
in detriment, viz. in Capricorn or in
Quartile, with her own house, or not beholding her house with Sextile or Trine.
Ninethly, when he is slow in motion, viz. when
she moves in four and twenty hours
less then is her ,mean motion (understand the same in all the Planets) The mean
motion of the Moon (according to the most learned in this art) is 13.deg.10.min.36.Sec.
Tenthly, and lastly, the Moon is impedited
when she is void of course, which is
when she is in any sign, and beholds not any Planet till she enter another sign, &c.
Let therefore (in all manner of Elections for good)
the Moon be strong and well
dignified, and in good aspect of the fortunes, and free from the Configurations
of the Malevolents, and that she be not in the Ascendent; yet if she be beheld
by the Fortunes, and be in the Ascendent, it is good to buy and sell; and make
the Moon and the Lord of the Ascendent (in your affairs of electing) behold the
Ascendent;
For when a Planet beholds not his own house,
it is like a man that
is not able to benefit his house nor remove the evil Impending; but when a Planet
beholdeth his own house, it is like a man that is strong in his habitation, that
is able to protect and defend those that are under his power and tuition, and to
repell and keep off those enemies that are without; and note further, that when the
Lord of the Ascendent is unfortunate, you must place him so as that he behold the
Ascendent with a Trine or Sextile;
And if the Moon be impedited,
let her by no means
be in an Angle, but place the Fortunes therein, or the Moon, when she is beheld of
the Fortunes out of an Angle: Let not Part of Fortune be cadent in the beginning of
any work or question from the Aspect of the Moon, or her Conjunction; it mattereth
not for the Dispositor of the Part of Fortune, neither mattereth it whether Part
of Fortune be cadent from the ascendent; but put the Lord of the ascendent with
Part of Fortune, because it is most profitable for gain; but let not the Moon
be placed in the second, sixth, eighth or twelfth from Part of Fortune because
it causeth ill success.
And in all beginnings of works whatsoever,
let the ascendent and the Moon be in
signs of right ascensions as are Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio and Sagittary,
because it denoteth good success and speedy dispatch in the business; but the
signs of oblique ascention, are Capricorn, Aquaries, Pisces, Aries, Taurus and
Gemini, cause a hindrance therein, and much tediousness; wherefore let not the
ascendent or the Moon be in signs of oblique ascentions: And if the Moon be
impedited, and your business is in such haste as that you must elect your
business at such a time, let not her have any relation to the ascendent
either by body or aspect, but let her be cadent from the ascendent, and
place a fortune in the ascendent, or in good aspect therewith, and
fortifie the cusp of the ascendent, and its Lord and the Lord of the hour .
Thus have you as brief as can be the general
way of judging of Elections:
let us therefore now descend to particulars; wherefore the Method we shall
take or follow herein, shall be to proceed according to the several demands
belonging to every house of Heaven, since there is no one thing or business
incident in the affairs and life of man but it is signified by one or other
of them: wherefore we will begin with the businesses appertaining to the
first house; and then in order we shall proceed to the second and third,
and so to the rest, &c.