The Trine Influences of the Stars on Prosperity or Poverty. The Configurations of Trine, Sextile, and Opposition.
木星與太陽形成三分相,象徵偉大而榮耀的人。如果太陽位於上升點,這個徵象同時適用於父親與命盤本身。如果太陽位於角宮,則這個徵象適用於父親:它表示父親會很有名望,但不及前述配置那麼顯赫。如果沒有其他因素改善整體情況,則對命盤本身而言並不表示任何特別之事。
如果土星從左方與太陽形成三分相,而太陽位於上升點,則地位會更高:這類人會擁有大量土地與許多地產,並且變得富有。如果火星也與木星一同形成相位,這個配置象徵僭主;尤其當太陽位於上升點時,這類人將統治許多地區並掌握軍隊。如果土星也形成相位,命主的父親將會是偉大的人物,是武裝力量與軍隊的領袖(前提是其餘相位確實也 /70K/ 朝向提升其偉大地位而運作),但他不會是僭主,也不會好戰或凶猛。
如果火星與太陽形成對沖,而木星與土星從右方與太陽形成三分相,命主將以顯赫的地位卓越地領導群眾。如果土星與太陽形成對沖(在上述條件之下),命主將受到家人與朋友的反對,但他會勝過並制伏他們。
如果土星與火星都與太陽形成三分相,而木星位於對宮,並處於自己的度數或星座中,命主將會專斷而高貴。如果形成的是六合相,則這項預測的程度較弱。
金星在晨間天空與太陽形成六合相,表示父親與命主都會迷人而顯赫。/68P/ 如果金星位於善靈宮或善運宮並形成配置,命主將被〈女性〉認為值得獲得紫袍與黃金飾物。
Jupiter trine with the sun indicates great and glorious men. If the sun is in the Ascendant, the indication applies to the father and to the nativity. If it is at an angle, it applies to the father: it indicates that he is famous, but less so than under the previous configuration. It indicates nothing unusual for the nativity if no other factor improves the outlook. If Saturn is trine with the sun from the left and the sun is in the Ascendant, the rank will be higher: such men will own much land, have many estates, and become rich. If Mars is also in aspect along with Jupiter, the configuration indicates tyrants; especially if the sun is in the Ascendant, such men will control many districts and armies. If Saturn is also in aspect, the native’s father will be great, the leader of arms and armies (if indeed the rest of the aspects work /70K/ towards his greatness), but he will not be a tyrant, warlike, or ferocious.
If Mars is in opposition to the sun, with Jupiter and Saturn trine with the sun from the right, the
native will lead the masses magnificently and with high rank. If Saturn is in opposition to the sun (under the stated conditions), the native will be opposed by family and friends, but he will prevail and subdue them. If Saturn and Mars are trine with the sun, with Jupiter in opposition in its own degrees or signs, the native is imperious and noble. If the configuration is sextile, the forecast is less
Venus sextile to the sun in the morning sky indicates that the father and the native will be charming and distinguished. /68P/ If Venus is configured in Good Daimon or in Good Fortune, the native will be thought worthy (by women) of the purple and of golden ornaments.
土星從左方與太陽形成四分相時,會在命主的父親仍然在世時損害祖產,尤其當土星位於陰性星座或對沖的度數時更是如此。如果土星形成對沖,情況會糟糕得多:命主將被創傷與痛苦所壓倒,並受到親屬與依附者的背叛。如果土星位於右方,預測的結果會更加惡劣。如果土星位於上升點或中天,這些逆轉反而會較為輕微。
火星與太陽形成四分相,對父親與命主都不利。它會帶來創傷與痛苦。火星形成對沖,或位於受傷害的星座或度數時,會造成關節的傷害。如果火星從右方、在〈從太陽起算的〉第十個星座形成四分相,則會發生更糟糕的事情:除了上述一切之外,命主還會發瘋。
木星與太陽形成四分相,而又位於卑劣的度數或星座時,會變得不利:〈這種配置〉會破壞木星原本良好的影響,並使之轉變為相反的作用。但是,如果木星位於榮耀的度數或星座,尤其又位於角宮,則會帶來地位與財富。木星與太陽形成對沖是極為不利的:不僅木星所有良好的影響都會被熄滅,命主還會感受到上位者的憤怒與群眾的敵意。精確到同一度數的四分相與對沖尤其嚴酷。
對於夜生命盤而言,火星與太陽形成三分相,尤其當火星位於 /71K/ 陰性星座並從右方形成相位時,象徵偉大而著名的人物,以及掌握他人生殺大權的人——前提是命盤中其餘的相位也與此相符。此外,如果木星也從右方形成三分相,則會造就偉大的權勢者、城市的統治者以及群眾的領袖。
如果是女性命盤,而且金星形成合相,命主將成為女王,掌握許多地區的權力;她會成為施惠者,並且無人能及。
無論男性或女性命盤,如果其中一顆星位於自己適當的位置,而另一顆恰好位於自己的三角形中,並且沒有對沖,那麼他們將成為王中之王;前提是其中一顆星為宮主星,另一顆為共同宮主星以及命盤的主宰,而且兩者同時掌管幸運點與上升點。如果它們位於陽性星座,則好運會較少,實際上會差得多。六合相的作用則較弱,無論是帶來好處,還是造成相反的結果,都是如此。
Saturn square with the sun and on the left harms the ancestral property while the native’s father is still alive, especially when Saturn is in feminine signs or in opposing degrees. If Saturn is in opposition, the situation is much worse: the native will be overwhelmed by wounds and suffering, and will be betrayed by relatives and clients. If Saturn is on the right, the forecast will be worse. If it should be in the Ascendant or at MC, the reversals will be less.
Mars square with the sun is bad for the father and the native. It brings injuries and suffering. Mars in opposition or in afflicted signs or degrees causes injuries to the joints. If Mars is square on the right in the tenth (sign from the sun), worse will happen: in addition to everything else, he will go insane.
Jupiter square with the sun and in base degrees or signs becomes unpleasant: (this configuration) ruins the star’s good influence and turns it to the opposite. But, Jupiter in glorious degrees or signs, and especially at an angle, is productive of rank and wealth. Jupiter in opposition to the sun in most unpleasant: not only is all of Jupiter’s good influence quenched, but the native will feel the anger of superiors and the hostility of the masses. The exact-to-the-degree positions of square and opposition are harsh.
For night nativities, Mars trine with the sun, especially when in /71K/ feminine signs and on the right, indicates great and famous men, masters of life and death—provided that the rest of the aspects in the nativity agree. In addition, if Jupiter is trine to the right, it makes great dynasts, rulers of cities and leaders of the masses. If the nativity is female and Venus is in conjunction, the native will be a queen and will have power over many districts; she will become a benefactor and be unsurpassed. For male or female nativities, if the one star occupies its proper place and the other happens to be in its own triangle, there is no opposition: they become king of kings, provided the one (star) is houseruler and the other is co-houseruler and master of the nativity, and that they both rule the Lot of Fortune and the Ascendant. If they are in masculine signs, fortune will be less, in fact much worse. Sextile configurations have a weaker effect, both for good or for the opposite.
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對於日生命盤而言,/69P/ 如果火星從左方與月亮形成四分相,而且位於他人的度數或星座中,它將成為母親遭遇許多逆轉與苦難、以及地位下降的原因。命主也會受到旅行的影響;有些人成為士兵,生活勞苦而暴烈。這些事情會發生,前提是命盤在其他方面並非出身卑微,而且該星的主星、其輔助星,或同一宗派的星,沒有落在那些與上升點不形成相位的宮位。如果確實出現這種情況〈也就是與上升點不形成相位〉,命主就會成為俘虜,並遭到處決而死。如果火星形成對沖〈其他配置相同〉,不良結果會更強烈,也更難避免。事實上,如果火星從右方形成四分相,命主會突然失去一切。〈四分相與對沖之間的差異很大!〉
如果火星位於牡羊座〈自己的星座〉,而月亮位於巨蟹座〈自己的星座〉,結果就會完全不同,而更接近三分相的情況。同樣地,如果火星位於天蠍座〈自己的星座〉,並與位於金牛座的月亮形成對沖,那麼不僅不會有命運的逆轉,這些星反而會帶來成功與高位。
對於夜生命盤而言,金星與月亮形成三分相,並且位於陰性星座時,會使人迷人而幸運。有些人會統治群眾 /72K/,並被認為值得獲得紫袍與黃金飾物——其程度取決於命盤本身的偉大程度。他們會成為哲學家、藝術家、學者,以及國王朋友圈中的成員。
如果兩者〈金星與月亮〉都顯示這是一個「王者」的出生,因為其中一顆是宮主星,另一顆是命盤的主宰,那麼這個配置就是專制性的:人們會成為王中之王、著名而快活。當兩者形成六合相時,其力量則較為溫和。
當〈這兩顆星〉位於善靈宮與善運宮時,其效果與形成三分相相同;尤其當它們之間隔著一個回歸星座或分點星座時更是如此;如果這個配置同時注視著雙魚座與金牛座,效果就更加強烈。
金星與月亮形成四分相時,會使人成功、迷人而富有,並帶來三分相配置所能提供的一切——尤其當金星位於自己的星座或度數中時——但同時也會伴隨一些起伏。這些星所給予的東西很容易再次失去。
如果這些星不在自己的星座、不在自己的宗派,或位於彼此相反的度數中,它們就會因女性或 /70P/ 惡習而成為暴力、不穩定與惡名的原因。如果在這些情況下兩者形成對沖,結果會更加糟糕。
For day nativities, /69P/ if Mars should be square with the moon while on the left and in another’s degrees or signs, it will be the cause of many reversals and afflictions for the mother, as well as reduction in rank. Men will be subject to travel; some become soldiers, toilsome and violent. These things happen, provided that the nativity is not base-born in other respects and that the master of the star, or its helper, or a fellow sect-member are not in places which do not have the Ascendant in aspect. If this condition does obtain (the Ascendant is not in aspect), men become captives and die by execution. If Mars is in opposition (the other configurations being the same), bad results are stronger and more difficult to avoid. Indeed if it should appear square to the right, men suddenly lose everything. (The difference between square and opposition is great!) If Mars is in Aries (its sign) and the moon in Cancer (its sign), the results are quite different and are like those for trine. Likewise if Mars is in Scorpio (its sign), in opposition to the moon in Taurus, not only will there be no reversals of fortune, but in fact the stars will produce success and high rank.
For night nativities, Venus trine with the moon and in feminine signs makes men charming and fortunate. Some rule the masses /72K/ and are thought worthy of the purple and of golden ornaments—depending on the greatness of the nativity. They become philosophers, artists, scholars, and members of the circle of king’s friends. If both (Venus and the moon) indicate the the birth is “royal,” because one is the houseruler and the other the master of the nativity, the configuration is dictatorial: men become king of kings, famous, merry. When sextile with each other, they have a more moderate power. When (the stars) are Good Daimon and Good Fortune, the effects are the same as if they were trine, especially if a tropic or an equinoctial sign lies between; even more so, if the configuration beholds Pisces and Taurus.
Venus square with the moon makes men successful, charming, and wealthy, all that the trine configuration provides—especially if Venus is in its own sign or degree—but with some ups and downs. What these stars give is easily lost. If the stars are not in their own signs, not in their own sect, or are in contrary degrees, they become the cause of violence, unsteadiness, and infamy due to women or /70P/ vice. If they are in opposition under these circumstances, worse results.
對於日生命盤而言,水星作為晨星與月亮形成三分相時,會使人富有創造力、成功、聰明而容易激動。如果命盤本身相當顯赫,則會造就國王的書記、城市或地區的統治者、學者、演說家與數學家。
水星作為昏星,尤其對夜生而言,會造就博學之人、哲學家以及神祕儀式的入門者。如果由於其他星的〈影響〉而使命盤顯赫,則會造就高貴之人、受到群眾尊敬之人,以及與權貴和國王熟識的人。水星是透過與提供主要影響的星共同掌管而產生這些作用的。如果水星位於不具作用力的宮位,它就無法施展自身的任何影響。〈一般而言,在所有命盤中都可以看到,任何一顆星形成三分相時所產生的效果,都與它在同一星座中形成合相時相同。〉
水星與月亮形成六合相,其影響比前述配置更遲鈍、更微弱。水星與月亮形成四分相時,會使人敏銳而精明,但這種敏銳會轉變為犯罪傾向,使人成為 /73K/ 心懷惡意者、誹謗者,以欺詐與暴力行事,並且毫無健全的動機。如果兩者形成對沖,除了前述的〈惡劣〉影響之外,命主在行事上還會心意乖逆、缺乏親和力,因此會受到所發生之事的傷害。
水星與土星形成三分相,尤其當兩者都位於自己的三角形中時,會造就王室管事、代理行政者,以及監督航運、地產和類似事務的人。他們會變得精明、聰慧而專注。
水星與土星彼此形成四分相時,會使一切變得遲鈍:它們會使人懶散、好爭吵、任性、行動遲緩,並靠誹謗、背叛、欺詐與暴力維生。他們也會變得幾乎不能言語,而且聽力不佳。
如果火星與土星或水星形成相位,便會消除前述的言語障礙;但前提是它們不在自己的宮或界中,彼此沒有交換宮位,月亮沒有從右方形成相位,它們與月亮沒有任何接觸,而且它們不是整個命盤的主要宮主星或共同宮主星。這些細微變化竟具有如此強大的作用!
如果它們形成對沖,則會因死亡而使姊妹彼此分離。
For day nativities, Mercury as a morning star trine with the moon makes men inventive, successful, clever, and excitable. If the nativity is quite elevated, it makes secretaries of kings, rulers of cities or districts, scholars, orators, mathematicians. Mercury as an evening star, especially for night births, makes erudite men, philosophers and initiates of the mysteries. If the birth is lofty because of the other stars’ (influences), it makes noble men, those honored by the masses and acquainted with the great and with kings. Mercury does this by being co-ruler with the star which supplies the primary influence. If it is in an inoperative place, it cannot apply any of its own influence. (In general it will be seen of all nativities that any star has the same effects in trine as it does when in conjunction in the same sign.)
Mercury sextile with the moon has a duller and weaker influence than do the previous configurations. Mercury square makes men keen and shrewd, but this keenness turns to criminality and the men become /73K/ malicious, slanderers, acting with trickery and violence, inspired by nothing healthy. In addition to the previous (malign) influence, if the two are in opposition, the native is contrary-minded and ungracious in his activities, and so is harmed by what befalls him.
Mercury trine with Saturn, especially if they are in their own triangles, makes royal stewards, procurators, and those who supervise shipping, estates, and similar operations. They become shrewd, intelligent, and single-minded. Mercury and Saturn square with each other make everything dull: they make men sluggish, quarrelsome, and self-willed, slow in action, and feeding off calumny, treachery, trickery, and violence. They also become practically mute and hard of hearing. Mars in aspect with Saturn or Mercury cancels the previously mentioned handicap in speaking, if they are not in their houses or terms, if they are not exchanging domiciles, if the moon is not in aspect from the right, if they have no contact with it (the moon), and if they are not the overall houserulers or co-houserulers. That’s how strong these slight changes are! If they are in opposition, they separate sisters by death.
水星位於上升點或中天時,會使年輕人 /71P/ 博學、聰明、受過教育。然而,他們無法從自己的才能中獲得相應的好處,因為這些星所賦予的天賦會被彼此對立的配置所凍結。如果它們形成精確到同一度數的對沖,其影響會更加深遠:命主的聽力與言語能力會有障礙;他會逃入神廟尋求庇護,從事預言,甚至精神錯亂。
水星與木星形成三分相,象徵偉大的成就,尤其當水星處於晨升時。這些人會成為國王、城市或群眾的書記,或者成為財政官員。由於水星整體而言與職業活動有關,並提供實際行動的影響,因此命主會擁有崇高的地位與維持生計的資源,尤其當水星位於具有作用力的星座中時。如果兩星形成六合相,/74K/ 效果相同,但程度較弱。如果形成四分相而配置良好,它們仍會在某種程度上帶來財產與地位,但同時伴隨仇恨。如果配置不佳,則會連同仇恨一起帶來毀敗,以及來自上位者的反對。如果兩星形成對沖,會帶來更加嚴重的誹謗,人們彼此目的相左,並經歷命運的起伏。如果兩星在惡靈宮形成對沖,這些人會受到最高權威的壓迫,遭受群眾暴動的影響,而且兄弟稀少,或會與兄弟、子女或親屬發生爭吵。
水星與火星形成三分相,或從右方形成六合相,象徵相當多樣的職業活動:有時造就書記,有時則是商人、翻譯者、數學家、律師、哲學家——而這些人全都心懷惡意、尖刻、聰明而說謊。這個星的配置也會造就武器教官與角鬥士。如果木星也與它們形成配置,尤其是在具有作用力的宮位中,則會造就軍人,也常造就占鳥者、祭司、預言者,以及那些知道超出人所應知之事的人。
水星與火星形成四分相時,所造成的職業活動甚至比上述更加多樣:術士、流浪者、祭司、醫師、占星家、煽動民眾者、銀行家、偽造貨幣者、文書偽造者,以及那些以犯罪、暴力與欺詐維生的人。這些人會成為竊賊、偽誓者、無神論者,以及掠奪同類、貪圖利益、欺詐他人的人——簡言之,他們身上沒有任何值得稱道之處。因此,他們會捲入許多災禍之中,並 /72P/ 經歷被俘、流放與監禁。〈火星與水星〉會造成更加惡劣的結果,尤其當它們位於不具作用力的宮位或度數中時。
如果兩者都位於天底或下降點,或者其中一顆位於下降點、另一顆位於天底,它們會造成殺人事件;命主會成為共犯,並以強盜為生。少數人甚至會殺害自己的兄弟,而其最終結局也會是暴力的,尤其當月亮也參與這個配置時。他們會以暴力/自殺的方式死亡,並且曝屍而不得安葬。
如果這些星位於四足星座中,人們會被野獸奪去性命;如果位於擬人星座中,則會死於強盜之手;如果位於 /75K/ 固定星座中,人們會因從高處墜落而死;如果位於火性星座中,則死於火災;如果位於濕性星座中,則死於船難;如果位於回歸星座中,則死於競技場。當這些星彼此交換宮位或形成合相時,也會造成相同的事情。
如果其中一顆是宮主星,另一顆是命盤主宰,而水星與金星形成六合相或合相,則會使命主聰明、迷人、富有藝術性、喜愛遊戲、具有幽默感;有時會成為詩人、歌曲作者、演說者、演員、默劇演員;有時則成為運動員以及神聖競技會的勝利者。這些星會產生相當多樣的職業。
如果是女性命盤,這些女性會成為音樂家、性關係放縱,過著如同娼妓般的生活,具有文學傾向,並且喜愛朗誦。
Mercury in the Ascendant or at MC makes young men /71P/ learned, intelligent, educated. They do not, however, get the benefits of their talents, because the gifts of these stars will be frozen by the opposing configuration of the stars. If they are precisely in opposition, to the degree, their effects will reach much further: the native will be handicapped in hearing and in speech; he will take refuge in temples, prophesying or even being mentally distracted.
Mercury trine with Jupiter is indicative of great deeds, especially if Mercury is at morning rising. Men become secretaries of kings, of cities, or of the masses, or they become financial officials. Since Mercury is altogether concerned with occupations and provides the active influence, the native will have a high status and the possession of a livelihood, especially if Mercury is in operative signs. If the stars are sextile, /74K/ they have the same effects, but to a lesser degree. If they are square and configured well, to some extent they bring possessions and status, but with hatred. If they are configured badly, they bring ruin along with hatred, and the opposition of superiors. If the stars are in opposition, they bring even greater slander, and men are at cross purposes and suffer ups and downs. If the stars are in opposition in the Bad Daimon, men will be crushed by the supreme authority, they will feel the effects of mass insurrections, and they will have few brothers, or will have quarrels with their brothers, children, or relatives.
Mercury trine with Mars or sextile to the right is indicative of quite varied activities: sometimes it makes secretaries, sometimes merchants, translators, mathematicians, lawyers, philosophers—all of them malignant, bitter, intelligent, lying. This star also makes arms instructors and gladiators. If Jupiter is configured with these, especially in operative places, it makes military men, often augurs, sacrificial priests, seers, and those who know more than men should. Mercury square causes even more varied activities than has been mentioned: magi, wanderers, sacrificial priests, doctors, astrologers, demagogues, bankers, counterfeiters, forgers, those making their living by crime, violence, and trickery. Men become thieves, perjurers, atheists, and those who prey on their fellows, are greedy for gain, who are defrauders—in short, those who have nothing admirable in them. As a result, they are involved in many evils and /72P/ have experience of captivity, exile, and prison. (Mars and Mercury) cause even worse, especially when they are in inoperative places or degrees. If both are at IC or in the Descendant, or if one is in the Descendant while the other is at IC, they cause murders; the native will be an accomplice and will make his living as a bandit. A few will be fratricides and their final end will be violent, especially if the stars include the moon in their configuration. They will die violently/as suicides and will lie unburied. If the stars are in four-footed signs, men will be taken by beasts; if in anthropomorphic signs, by bandits; if in /75K/ solid signs, men will die by falls from heights; if in fiery signs, from fires; if in moist signs, by shipwreck; if in tropic signs, in the arena. The stars do the same things when changing domiciles or in conjunction.
If one is houseruler and the other is master, and if Mercury is sextile or in conjunction with Venus, it will make the native intelligent, charming, artistic, fond of games, endowed with a sense of humor; sometimes poets, songwriters, declaimers, actors, mimes; sometimes athletes and victors in sacred games. These stars are productive of quite varied occupations. If the nativity is feminine, the women become musicians, promiscuous, living like prostitutes, of a literary bent, fond of recitations.
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金星與土星形成三分相,會使人嚴厲、缺乏幽默感、傲慢,在愛情方面粗魯而放縱,並與出身卑微或年長的女性,或與娼妓發生關係。這些人會與兄弟或庇護者的妻子、父親的妻子,或自己的繼母發生關係。他們的妻子則會偷偷離開,與丈夫的奴隸或朋友發生關係。
當然,必須注意,預測會隨著星座與度數的變化而產生很大的改變:即使是相同的配置,即使諸星彼此同在,也可能象徵卑劣的人、沉溺於情慾之中而有時性生活放縱的人;但它也經常可以象徵那些不受愛欲影響、只從自身獲得快感的人。
〈金星與土星〉形成四分相則糟糕得多:前述三分相的效果都會變得更加惡劣。人們會娶娼妓為妻,並變得令人厭惡而墮落。如果 /73P/ 這個配置位於下降點或天底,情況會更加糟糕。如果火星又形成合相、四分相或對沖,上述的敗壞還會進一步惡化:這些人會做出可恥之事,並受到所有人的譴責。他們往往會因此成為醜聞的對象、遭到監禁,並不得善終。如果這些星位於「潛伏的」星座或度數中,/76K/ 人們會沉溺於不潔的情慾與違反自然的快樂之中。
如果這兩顆星彼此形成六合相,其效果與三分相所述相同,但較為微弱。如果兩者都在東方晨升,它們會使女性男性化,使這些女性不僅在日常生活中舉止如男性,甚至在與其他女性發生性關係時,也扮演男性的角色。如果這些星是昏星,則會使男性女性化:有時男性在與其他男性發生性關係時扮演女性的角色,但他們也常會失去自己的性器官。
土星與木星形成三分相,象徵一種有利的配置。這些星會使人成為土地所有者、穀田與葡萄園的主人、穀物種植者,以及建造房屋、村落與城鎮的人——但他們性情嚴肅而傲慢。
如果這個配置更加顯赫,而且火星從右方形成相位,土星與木星會使人成為將軍、陸軍與海軍的領袖,並使少數人登上王位或成為僭主。如果這個配置恰好位於土星的三角形〈雙子座、天秤座、寶瓶座〉中,尤其當木星位於寶瓶座,而火星沒有形成相位時,這些星會使人謙卑而膽怯,在任何方面都不顯赫,也不參與任何公職,而寧願選擇退隱的鄉村生活。職業方面的差異會隨星座與宮位的不同而有所變化——但是,當這些星一同位於具有作用力的星座中時,仍會產生相同的效果。
土星與木星形成四分相,會削弱木星的良好影響,尤其當土星位於右方並正在升起時更是如此。這時,人們必須經過極大的困難才能取得成功;他們會受到懲罰,只能透過勞苦與痛苦獲得利益,並且會在子女方面遭受損失:有些人無子嗣,有些人則會目睹子女死亡。
兄弟宮對他們而言也是有害的:這些星會以死亡拆散親近而彼此相愛的兄弟,並使其他兄弟變得充滿仇恨而邪惡,尤其當這些星不在角宮時更是如此。當兩星形成對沖時,情況最為嚴酷,會帶來苦難與挫折。
/77K;73P/ 土星與火星形成三分相,象徵那些生計不穩定、無法忍受艱苦的人。他們愚鈍,但行動暴烈。他們要麼子女稀少,要麼失去已出生的子女。這些人會成為俘虜或遭受傷害。
土星與〈火星〉形成四分相則糟糕得多:他們的子女會遭到毀滅,兄弟也同樣如此;兄弟之間會因仇恨而彼此分離;他們會變得不可救藥或遭受傷害。他們在行動中容易冒犯他人,受到權貴的敵視包圍,並遭到他們的陰謀陷害。
這個配置會使人陷入極大的危險:人們會因強盜或敵人的襲擊,或因船難而暴死。少數人會淪為俘虜。他們也經常受到火災或刀劍的威脅。如果土星與火星形成對沖,則會使前述影響更加強烈。除了上述情況之外,人們還會變得貧窮、困苦、不幸;少數人會成為搬運工、如負重牲畜般勞作的人;他們從事勞苦而受人鄙視的工作。
然而,這些配置存在著很大的差異,不僅取決於各個星座與度數本身的特徵,也取決於命盤本身的顯赫程度。如果木星、月亮與太陽都不注視這個配置,則此出生是卑微的。如果它們從右方形成相位,而且其中一顆是這些星的主宰,另一顆是宮主星,那麼前述效果便會發生:在〈第九宮〉神之宮與〈第三宮〉女神宮中相當惡劣;在〈第十一宮〉善靈宮與〈第五宮〉善運宮中程度較輕、影響較弱;但在〈第十二宮〉惡靈宮、〈第六宮〉惡運宮,以及無作用與陰影之宮(Inactive and Shadowy Place)中,則會更加惡劣而強烈。
如果命盤是顯赫而具有王者性質的……
Venus trine with Saturn makes men severe, humorless, supercilious, rough in love and promiscuous, yet lying with base-born or elderly women, or with prostitutes. These men lie with the wives of their brothers or patrons, with those of their fathers, or with their stepmothers. Their wives sneak off and lie with their husbands’ slaves or friends. It is, of course, necessary to note that predictions can change greatly in accord with the changes of sign and degree: the same configuration, even if the stars occur together, can indicate sordid men, those sleeping in their lusts and sometimes promiscuous; but often it can also indicate those who are unaffected by love, who only take enjoyment by themselves. (Venus and Saturn) square are much worse: the effects mentioned for the trine configuration become worse. Men take prostitutes as wives, and they become loathsome and depraved. It is even worse if /73P/ the configuration is in the Descendant or at IC. The deterioration noted above becomes even worse if Mars in in conjunction, square, or opposition: men then act shamefully and are denounced by everyone. Often because of this they become a subject of scandal, are imprisoned, and meet a bad death. If these stars are in “lurking” signs or degrees, /76K/ men enjoy impure passions and unnatural pleasures. If these stars are sextile with each other, their effects are the same as those attributed to the trine configuration, but dim and weak. If both are at morning rising in the East, they masculinize women, so that the women not only act like men in their daily life, but they even do the work of men when lying with other women. If these stars are evening stars, they feminize men: sometimes men serve as women when lying with men, but often they lose their sex organs.
Saturn trine with Jupiter indicates a favorable configuration. These stars make men landowners, masters of grainland and vineyards, grainfarmers, constructors of buildings, villages, and towns—but they are austere and supercilious. If the configuration is more exalted, with Mars in aspect from the right, Saturn and Jupiter make men generals, leaders of land and sea forces, and they raise a few men to the kingship or to tyranny. If the configuration happens to be in the triangle of Saturn (Gemini Libra Aquarius), especially if Jupiter is in Aquarius with Mars turned away, the stars make men humble and fearful, not brilliant in anything or sharing in any office, but rather choosing a retired, rustic life. The variations in occupations occur in accord with the differences of sign and place—but the stars do have the same effects when they are together in operative signs.
Saturn square with Jupiter dulls the good influence of Jupiter, especially if Saturn is on the right and rising. Then men succeed with great difficulty, they are subject to penalties, they make gains only with toil and pain, and they suffer loss in their children: some are childless, others see the deaths of their children. The Place of Brothers is damaging to them: these stars separate close, loving brothers by death and make the other brothers hateful and vicious, especially when the stars are not at the angles. When in opposition, these stars are most harsh and bring misery and setbacks.
/77K;73P/ Saturn trine with Mars points to those who are insecure in their livelihood and unable to endure hardships. They are stupid but violent in their actions. They either have few children or lose those that are born. These men become captives or are injured. Saturn square (with Mars) is much worse: their children are destroyed, also their brothers; brothers are separated from each other by hatred; they become incorrigible or are injured. They are prone to give offense in their actions and are encompassed by the hostility of great men and are plotted against by them. This configuration falls into great danger: men die violently from attacks of bandits or the enemy, or by shipwreck. A few go into captivity. They are often endangered by fire or sword. If Saturn and Mars are in opposition, they make the previously mentioned influences much stronger. In addition to the above, men become poor, distressed, unlucky; a few become porters, beasts of burden; they have toilsome and despised jobs.
There is, however, much variation in these configurations, not only with respect to the individual characteristics of the signs and degrees, but also with respect to the greatness of the nativity. If Jupiter, the moon, and the sun do not behold this configuration, the birth is lowly. If they are in aspect from the right and one is the master of these stars and the other is the houseruler, then the previously mentioned effects happen: quite bad in (the IX Place of) the God and (the III Place of) the Goddess; to a lesser and fainter degree in (the XI Place of) Good Daimon and (the V Place of) Good Fortune; but worse and more intense in (the XII Place of) Bad Daimon, (the VI Place of) Bad Fortune, the Inactive and Shadowy Place. If the nativity is exalted and royal…
木星與火星形成三分相時,如果其中一顆是宮主星,另一顆是命盤主宰,則象徵偉大的人物、領袖與獨裁者;尤其當這兩顆星位於自己的星座、三角形或度數中,位於具有作用力的星座中,或者彼此交換宮位或界時,更是如此;如果它們掌管幸運點或幸運點的宮主星,效果尤其強烈。它們會造就重大事業:國王、掌管軍事的人〈海軍或陸軍〉、重建城市的人 /78K/,或摧毀城市的人。
如果形成六合相,這兩顆星的力量較弱,就如同前述的配置一樣;但是,如果它們位於角宮,則表示上述的惡事並不會降臨在命主身上,而是 /75P/ 發生在其他人身上。這些人會成為陸戰與海戰中的拙劣指揮者;也會成為強盜首領、暴力的領袖、虐待狂,以及嗜血之人。
如果命盤屬於專業職業類型,例如公證人或律師,命主會成為告密者。如果這個配置中又有水星參與,而且月亮與火星有所接觸,情況就會極其可怕:這類人會變得比野獸還要惡劣。
木星與火星形成四分相時力量很強,尤其當其中一顆位於上升點,而另一顆位於中天或〈第十一宮〉善靈宮時。這種配置會比三分相更強,尤其當兩者之間隔著一個回歸星座時。〈如果木星與火星位於同一星座中,它們的力量會更加強大。〉
當兩者形成四分相時,其效果與三分相相同,但會伴隨危險與挫折。當它們在不具作用力的星座中形成對沖時,影響便會變得嚴酷。如果命盤的其餘因素顯示命主將成為領導者,他將陷入極大的危險,並受到親屬與敵人的背叛。
如果這兩顆星都不是宮主星、命盤主宰或共同宮主星,那麼三分相的配置只具有中等程度的作用。命主會成為軍事/政府官員。如果由於其他作為輔助星或具有輔助力量的星,而顯示出高位的可能性,那麼命主便會獲得升遷。這些星會使人成為城市的統治者以及坐堂審判的法官。
如果命盤由於太陽、月亮或土星而具有軍事性質,命主會成為十夫長(decurion)或百夫長(centurion),也就是短期軍事行動或小型城市中的〈指揮官〉。
如果命盤由於太陽、月亮以及其餘諸星而顯得卑微,或者火星與木星與它們形成三分相,這些人便會變得卑賤:成為官員的奴僕 /79K/、總督的下屬;他們也經常成為獵人、角鬥士以及武器製造者。
這些事情會隨著星座〈位置〉的變化而有所不同:如果它們位於角宮,便會使人從年輕時起就獲得顯赫地位;如果它們在角宮之後升起,則會使人從成年時期開始變得顯赫;如果它們在角宮之前升起,則會帶來卑微與地位的降低。
Jupiter trine with Mars, if one is the houseruler and the other the master, indicates great men, leaders and dictators, especially when these stars are in their own signs, triangles, or degrees, in operative signs, or when they have exchanged domiciles or terms, especially if they rule the Lot of Fortune or its houseruler. They make great affairs: kings, those in charge of the military (navies or armies), those who rebuild cities /78K/ or those who destroy them. When sextile, these stars are less strong, just as with the former configurations, but if they are at an angle, they indicate that the evils which are mentioned do not loom over the native but /75P/ over others. They become bunglers of army and naval battles; they become bandit chiefs, violent leaders, sadists, drinkers of blood. If the nativity is professional, e.g. a notary or a lawyer, the native becomes an informer. If the configuration includes Mercury, and if the moon has contact with Mars, the situation is quite terrible: such men become worse than wild beasts.
Jupiter square with Mars is strong, if one is in the Ascendant and the other is either at MC or in (the XI Place of) Good Daimon. This configuration will be stronger than that of trine, especially if a tropic sign is between. (If Jupiter and Mars are in the same sign, they are even stronger.) When square, they have the same effect as when trine, but with dangers and setbacks. When in opposition in inoperative signs, they become harsh. If the rest of the nativity’s factors point to leadership for the native, he will fall into great dangers and be betrayed by his relatives and by enemies. If neither star is houseruler or master or co-houseruler, the trine configuration is mediocre. The native becomes a military/government official. If high rank seems to be hinted because of the other stars which are helpers or have the power of helpers, the native will advance in rank. These stars make men rulers of cities and judges on the bench. If the horoscope is military because of the sun, the moon, or Saturn, the native becomes a decurion and a centurion, (a commander) in short campaigns and of small cities. If the horoscope is base because of the the sun, the moon, and the rest of the stars, or if Mars and Jupiter are trine with them, men become base: slaves /79K/ of officials, subordinates of governors; they are frequently hunters, gladiators, and weapon makers. These things are indicated by the alteration of the signs’ (positions): if they are at the angles, they cause greatness from youth; if they rise just after an angle, they cause greatness beginning in adulthood; if they rise before an angle, they cause lowliness and degradation.