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Source: "Simplified Scientific Astrology" by Max Heindel

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                    THE RISING SIGN AND THE TWELVE HOUSES:

   TO illustrate how a horoscope is cast, we will first cast four horoscopes
for persons born in Chicago, August 2, 1909, at 2:15 A.M.,  8:15 A.M.,  2:15
P.M., and 8:15 P.M., as far as the placing of th signs upon the cusps of the
houses.  The cusps are the dividing lines between the houses.

   Finding Chicago on the map,  we note that it is located near the 42nd de-
gree of the North latitude,  and close to 88 degrees of longitude West  from
Greenwich.

   Our first concern is to find the True Local Time of Birth.  We first turn
to  the rule on page 22 which says "to the NEAREST Standard  Meridian  Time,
ADD  four  minutes for each degree the birth place is EAST of  the  Meridian
corresponding to that Time.

   If  the birth place is WEST of that Meridian,  SUBTRACT four minutes  for
each degree it is West thereof.

   The nearest Standard Meridian Time is Central Time gauged by the 90th me-
ridian.   Chicago,  being 88 degrees West Longitude,  is two degrees East of
the 90th meridian.   We therefore add two times four,  or eight minutes,  to
the time shown by the clock, in order to find true local time.  In the case

   NOTE:  SOME FOREIGN COUNTRIES HAVE ADOPTED STANDARD TIME, BUT INFORMATION
ABOUT THIS MUST BE OBTAINED IN EACH CASE FROM THE COUNTRY IN QUESTION.

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of the first birth hour, when the clock showed 2:15 A.M. on August 2nd., the
true local time is thus found to be 2:23 A.M.  This True Local Time of Birth
will be used in all subsequent calculation of th horoscope.  Note,  however,
that  this correction of Standard to Local Time applies only to  the  United
States,  and is required only for dates subsequent to Nov. 18th, 1883,  when
standard time was adopted.  (See footnote, page 32.)

   We  will now proceed to find the sidereal time (abbreviated to  S.T.)  at
the birth place at the moment of birth.   As a starting point for our calcu-
lations we have the S.T.  (sidereal time) for Greenwich at noon.   From that
we  may calculate the sidereal time at the birth-place and hour by the  fol-
lowing rule:

   To  the  sidereal  time  for the noon PREVIOUS to  birth  (given  in  the
ephmeris) ADD--

   FIRST,  10  seconds  correction for every 15  degrees  of  longitude  the
birth-place is west of Greenwich.

   SECOND, the interval between the PREVIOUS noon and birth.

   THIRD, 10 seconds correction for every hour of this interval.

   Following the above rule we turn to the page of ephemeris in the back  of
this book and find the column marked Sidereal Time.  As our first birth hour
is August 2nd, 2:23 A.M., true local time, we note that the PREVIOUS noon is
August 1st.   Opposite that date we note the sidereal time as being 8  hours
37 minutes, which we put down thus:

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                                                               H.   M.   S.
S.T. at Greenwich for noon PREVIOUS to birth . . . .            8   37
Correction for 10 seconds for each 15 deg. W. Long.
   of birthplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                      59
Internal between the previous noon (Aug. 1st) and .

   the time of birth (Aug. 2nd, 2:23 A.M.) . . . .             14   23
Correction of 10 seconds per hour of interval . . .
   between PREVIOUS noon and birth (14 h. 23 m.). .
   equals 14 seconds or 2 min., 24 sec. . . . . . .                  2   24
                                                               --   --   --
S.T. at the birthplace on the birth-hour. . . . . .            23    3   23

   When the birthplace is located in EAST longitude,  CORRECTION FOR  LONGI-
TUDE  IS SUBTRACTED.   In case standard time is not used in the  country  of
birth (see footnote page 32),  the given time of birth is assumed to be True
Local Time, and no correction for standard time is made.  Had the child been
born  August 2nd at 2:15 A.M.,  in latitude 42 north,  but in  longitude  88
East, the S.T. would be figured as follows:
                                                               H.   M.   S.
S.T. Greenwich for noon (Aug. 1st) . . . . . . . .              8   37
Correction of 10 seconds for each 15 degrees EAST
   Longitude (subtracted). . . . . . . . . . . . .                       59
                                                               --   --   --
                                                                8   36    1

                                                               H.   M.   S.
Interval from previous noon (Aug. 1st) to birth,
   Aug. 2nd, 2:15 A.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             14   15   00
Correction of 10 seconds each hour of interval . .
   from previous noon to birth . . . . . . . . . .                   2   22
                                                               --   --   --
S.T. at birthplace, at birth-hour. . . . . . . . .             22   53   23

   As the Houses are governed by latitude, the same table of Houses is  used
as for the child born in Chicago.

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   With  this S.T.  we turn to the table of Houses for the latitude  of  the
birthplace, 42 degrees.  There we search the various columns marked Sidereal
Time for our S.T.  at birth:   23-3-23.  The one nearest to that is 23-4-46.
In  line  with that sidereal time will be found the various degrees  of  the
signs to be placed in our horoscope.

   In  the  first  column under latitude 42N.  opposite  the  sidereal  time
23-4-46, we observe the figure 15; at the top of the column we find the sign
pisces,  and above that the figure 10,  which  means that the 15th degree of

                            CHART OF BIRTH PLACE
                                AUG. 2, 1909
                                  2.15 A.M.
                                 LONG. 88W.
                                  LAT. 42N.

ASCENDANT: CANCER 8:10          7TH HOUSE: CAPRICORN 8:10
2ND HOUSE: CANCER 27            8TH HOUSE: CAPRICORN 27
3RD HOUSE: LEO 19               9TH HOUSE: AQUARIUS 19
4TH HOUSE: VIRGO 15            10TH HOUSE: PISCES 15
5TH HOUSE: LIBRA 20            11TH HOUSE: ARIES 20
6TH HOUSE: SAGITTARIUS 1       12TH HOUSE: GEMINI 1

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Pisces is to be placed on the 10th cusp,  as done in the accompanying  horo-
scope.

   In the next column, in line with our sidereal time, we see the figure 20,
at the top is the sign Aries, above that the figure 11,  meaning that 20 de-
grees of Aries is to be placed on the 11th cusp.

   In  the third column,  in line with our sidereal time,  is the figure  1.
Taurus and 12 are at the head of the column but beneath that is Gemini  sig-
nifying that 1 degree of Gemini is to be placed on the 12th cusp.

   The wide column marked Ascendant comes next.   There we find the  figures
8:10 in line with our sidereal time, and the sign Gemini at the top,  but we
disregard  that sign because the sign Cancer is placed between our line  and
the  top  and WE ALWAYS TAKE THE FIRST SIGN ABOVE OUR  LINE.   Therefore  we
place Cancer 8:10 on the Ascendant.

   Proceeding  along  the figures in our line we note the figure 27  in  the
first column to the right of the wide column.  At the top is the sign Cancer
again and the figure 2.   Accordingly we place the 27th degree of Cancer  on
the cusp of the Second House.

   In the extreme right hand column we find the figure 19,  th sign Leo  and
the figure 3 at the top of the column.   Therefore we place the 19th  degree
of Leo on the Third Cusp.

   We  have thus obtained figures for six of our houses,  the  six  opposite
houses are given the opposite signs and degrees.

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   Having Pisces 15 on the Tenth House,  we place the opposite degree  Virgo
15 on the Fourth Cusp, which is opposite the Tenth.

   Aries 20 on the Eleventh House is the opposite of Libra 20 placed on  the
Fifth Cusp.

   Sagittarius 1 placed on the Sixth Cusp forms an exact opposite to  Gemini
1 on the Twelfth House.

   The  Ascendant  is opposite the Seventh Cusp and  Capricorn  8:10  placed
there is the opposite of Cancer 8:10 on the Ascendant.

   Cancer 27 on the Second House will be properly opposed by Capricorn 27 on
the  Eighth House,  and Aquarius 19 placed on the Ninth is in opposition  to
Leo 19 on the Third.

   Now  all the cusps are filled,  but on account of the inclination of  the
earth's axis some of the signs may be INTERCEPTED between two cusps,  there-
fore it is necessary to see if all the twelve signs are in our horoscope be-
fore  proceeding  further.   Counting from Aries,  we note the  presence  of
Gemini.  Taurus is missing, and we therefore place it in its proper position
between Aries and Gemini.

   WHEN  A CERTAIN SIGN IS INTERCEPTED, ITS OPPOSITE ALSO WILL  BE  MISSING.
We may,  therefore, at once place SCORPIO in its proper position between Li-
bra and Sagittarius.

   It  will now be found that all the twelve signs are placed in  our  horo-
scope, Cancer and Capricorn each occupying two cusps.  It is finished as far

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as  placing the signs in their proper positions relative to the houses,  and
that is as far as we will proceed at the present time, so we will leave this
horoscope  and calculate one for a person born six hours later in  the  same
place:  Chicago, August 2, 8.15 A.M.

   We first have to find the True Local Time of Birth.   As before,  we  add
eight minutes to the time shown by the clock,  namely 8:15 A.M.   This gives
us 8:23 A.M. which is the True Local Time of Birth.

   Our  rule for finding the Sidereal Time at the birth hour and  place  re-
quires that we note the--

                                                               H.   M.   S.
S.T. at Greenwich on the noon previous to birth
   (Aug. 1st), as given in the Ephemeris . . . . . . .          8   37
Correction of 10 seconds for each 15 degrees W. Long.
   of birthplace (Chicago, 88 W.). . . . . . . . . . .                   59
Interval from previous noon (Aug. 1st) to the time of
   birth (Aug. 2nd, 8:23 A.M.). . . . . . . . . . . .          20   23
Correction of 10 seconds for each hour of interval
   (20:23) equals 204 seconds . . . . . . . . . . . .                3   24
                                                               --   --   --
Sidereal Time at birthplace at the birth hour                  29    4   23

Subtract the circle of 24 hours . . . . . . . . . . .          24
                                                               --   --   --
                                                                5    4   23

   As  there can be only twenty-four hours in a day,  we subtract  24  where
necessary,  and work with the remainder,  in this case 5-4-23 which was  the
true  Sidereal  Time in Chicago at the birth.   This time,  or  the  nearest
thereto, we accordingly seek in the Table of Houses for the latitude of Chi-
cago, 42 degrees N.

   The nearest time is 5-3-29, and in line with that we find the degrees for
the  various  cusps  of  our houses.  In the column next to the right of the

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Sidereal  Time is the figure 17.   At the top of the column the sign  Gemini
and  the  figure 10.   We therefore place the 17th degree of Gemini  on  the
Tenth Cusp.

   In the next column to the right is the figure 21.  At the top of the col-
umn,  the sign Cancer and the figure 11, so we place the 21st degree of Can-
cer on the Eleventh Cusp.

   The next right hand column has the figure 22.  At the top is the sign Leo
and the figure 12,  so we place the 22nd degree of Leo on the Twelfth House.
The  large column marked Ascendant has the sign Virgo and the figures  18:56
are in our line,  so we place Virgo 18:56 on the Ascendant,  or First House,
of our figure.

   In  the first column to the right of the wide column we note  the  figure
14.  We not also that the sign Libra is above our line before we come to the
top of the column, and we therefore disregard the sign found there, but note
that figure 2,  which indicates that the Second Cusp is occupied by the 14th
degree of Libra.

   In  the extreme right hand column we find the figure 13 and also  a  sign
before we come to the top of the column,  the sign Scorpio,  so we place the
13th degree of Scorpio on the Third Cusp.

   Now we have placed signs on the six houses,  and we proceed to put in the
six opposite signs on the opposite houses as before:   Opposite Gemini 17 on
the  Tenth  House  we  place  Sagittarius  17 on the Fourth House.  Opposite

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Cancer 21 on the Eleventh we place Capricorn 21 on the Fifth.   Opposite Leo
22 on the Twelfth we place Aquarius 22 on the Sixth.   Opposite Virgo  18:56
on the Ascendant we place Pisces 18:56 on the Seventh.  Opposite Libra 14 on
the  Second  place Aries 14 on the Eighth,  and opposite Scorpio 13  on  the
Third, place Taurus 13 on the Ninth House.

   Now all the cusps of the horoscope are filled,  and we start to count the
signs  to  see if they are all present or if it is necessary to put  in  any

                            CHART OF BIRTH PLACE:
                                AUG. 2. 1909
                                  8.15 A.M.
                                 LONG. 88W.
                                  LAT. 42N.

ASCENDANT: VIRGO 18:56           7TH HOUSE: PISCES 18:56
2ND HOUSE: LIBRA 14              8TH HOUSE: ARIES 14
3RD HOUSE: SCORPIO 13            9TH HOUSE: TAURUS 13
4TH HOUSE: SAGITTARIUS 17       10TH HOUSE: GEMINI 17
5TH HOUSE: CAPRICORN 21         11TH HOUSE: CANCER 21
6TH HOUSE: AQUARIUS 22          12TH HOUSE: LEO 22

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that may be intercepted.  We commence our count at Aries,  and find that all
twelve signs are represented,  and it is therefore at a stage of  completion
where we decide to leave it for the present.

   We  next proceed to cast the horoscope for a person born at Chicago,  Au-
gust 2, at 2:15 P.M.  We find that the PREVIOUS noon is August 2nd and so we
start our calculations as follows:

                                                               H.    M  .S.
S.T. at Greenwich on the noon previous to birth
   (Aug. 2nd). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          8   41
Correction of 10 seconds for each 15 degrees W. Long.
   of birthplace (88 degrees). . . . . . . . . . . . .                   59
Interval from previous noon to the time of birth
   (noon to 2:23 P.M.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           2   23
Correction of 10 sec's for each hour of interval. . .                    24
                                                               --   --   --
S.T. at birthplace on birth hour . . . . . . . . . . .         11    5   23

   Turning  to our Tables of Houses for latitude 42N.,  we find the  nearest
S.T. to be 11-4-46.

   In the first column under latitude 42N. is the figure 15;  the sign Virgo
and the figure 10 are at the top of the column.   Therefore we place 15  de-
grees of Virgo on the Tenth Cusp.

   The second column has the figure 16,  Libra and the figure 11 at the top,
so 16 degrees of Libra is placed on the Eleventh House.

   The  figure 10 is in the third column,  and the sign Scorpio between  our
line and the top, therefore we disregard the sign at the top,  but  note the

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                            CHART OF BIRTH PLACE:
                                 AUG 2. 1909
                                  2.15 P.M.
                                 LONG. 88W.
                                  LAT. 42.N

ASCENDANT: SCORPIO 29:16         7TH HOUSE: TAURUS 29:16
2ND HOUSE: CAPRICORN 1           8TH HOUSE: CANCER 1
3RD HOUSE: AQUARIUS 8            9TH HOUSE: LEO 8
4TH HOUSE: PISCES 15            10TH HOUSE: VIRGO 15
5TH HOUSE: ARIES 16             11TH HOUSE: LIBRA 16
6TH HOUSE: TAURUS 10            12TH HOUSE: SCORPIO 10

figure 12, and accordingly place 10 degrees of Scorpio on the Twelfth House.

   In the wide column we see the figures 29:16, which we place on the Ascen-
dant with the sign Scorpio found at the head of the column.

   The  column to the right of the wide column contains the figure  1,  with
the sign Capricorn above and at the top is the figure 2.   Therefore we  put
Capricorn 1 on the Second Cusp.

   The extreme right hand column shows the figure 8, the sign Aquarius above
and  the figure 3 at the head of the column.   Accordingly we place the  8th

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degree of Aquarius on the Third House.

   Now our six cusps are filled,  and we proceed to place the opposite signs
and degrees on the other six cusps as described in detail in connection with
the first two horoscopes.   When that has been done we count our signs  from
Aries  to see if all are represented.  That brings out the fact that  Gemini
and   Sagittarius  are  missing.,   so  we  insert  them  in  their   proper
places--Gemini  between Taurus and Cancer,  Sagittarius between Scorpio  and
Capricorn.   Our horoscope has been completed as far as the signs and houses
are concerned, therefore we leave it for the present to cast the last of our
four experimental maps for a person born in Chicago, August 2, 1909, at 8:15
P.M.  True Local Time of Birth is 8 minutes later or 8:23 P.M.

   As before, we note the--

                                                               H.   M.   S.
S.T. at Greenwich on the noon previous to birth
   (Aug. 2nd). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          8   41
Correction of 10 seconds for every 15 degrees the
   birthplace is West of Greenwich . . . . . . . . . .                   59
Interval between the previous noon and birth . . . . .          8   23

Correction of 10 seconds for every hour of interval
   between previous noon and birth . . . . . . . . . .               1   24
                                                               --   --   --
Sidereal Time at birthplace at the birth hour. . . . .         17    6   23

   With this sidereal time we turn to the tables of Houses for the  latitude
of birthplace, 42N., and find the nearest S.T. to be 17-7-49.

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   In the first column under latitude 42N.  we find 18.   At the top of  the
column,  Sagittarius and the figure 10, therefore we place Sagittarius 18 on
the Tenth Cusp.

   The second narrow column shows the figure 9.   Capricorn is above and the
figure 11 is at the top of the column,  so we place Capricorn 9 on the Elev-
enth Cusp.

   The third narrow column has the figure 2 with Aquarius above and the fig-
ure 12 at the head of the column, so we place Aquarius 2 degrees on the cusp
of the Twelfth House.

                            CHART OF BIRTH PLACE:
                                AUG. 2. 1909
                                  8.15 P.M.
                                 LONG. 88W.
                                  LAT. 42N.

ASCENDANT: PISCES 7:08           7TH HOUSE: VIRGO 7:08
2ND HOUSE: ARIES 25              8TH HOUSE: LIBRA 25
3RD HOUSE: TAURUS 26             9TH HOUSE: SCORPIO 26
4TH HOUSE: GEMINI 18            10TH HOUSE: SAGITTARIUS 18
5TH HOUSE: CANCER 9             11TH HOUSE: CAPRICORN 9
6TH HOUSE: LEO 2                12TH HOUSE: AQUARIUS 2

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   In the wide column are the figures 7:8, Pisces above and ASCENDANT at the
top, so we place 7:8 of Pisces on the Ascendant.

   To the right of the wide column we find the figure 25; Aries and 2 are at
the top, so we place Aries 25 on the Second Cusp.

   The extreme right hand column has the figure 26 and Taurus is at the  top
with the figure 3.  Accordingly we place Taurus 26 on the Third Cusp.

   Having  thus filled the six cusps,  we proceed to fill the  six  opposite
houses with the opposite signs.

   Gemini  18  on the Fourth in opposition to Sagittarius 18 on  the  Tenth.
Cancer 9 on the Fifth in opposition to Capricorn 9 on the Eleventh,  and  so
on.  When all the cusps have been filled we count the signs an find that all
twelve  are  present,  hence our horoscope has reached  the  same  stage  of
completion as the ones previously cast.

   These horoscopes of four children born in the same city (Chicago) on  the
same day and year (Aug.  2,  1909) BUT AT DIFFERENT HOURS,  show graphically
that people may be, and are, born under all the twelve signs anywhere on any
day of the year.

   When we compare the four horoscopes we have cast we may learn several im-
portant lessons.   In the first place,  we may see the worthlessness of  the
statements so often heard;  "I was born under Taurus,"  or "I was born under
Scorpio,"  which  simply  means  that the person was born in May or November

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when the Sun was in the signs mentioned.   Such a statement at once  exposes
the one who so expresses himself as being ignorant of the science of Astrol-
ogy  and reveals the fact that if he has had a horoscope east,  it has  been
done  by  an incompetent astrologer.   These sometimes advertise to  cast  a
horoscope  "telling your fortune from the cradle to the grave"  for  a  very
small sum.  But a conscientious  astrologer cannot give a simple delineation
of character without spending at least an hour in calculation and close con-
centration and to make predictions covering a whole life would require  days
of arduous work.   The scientific astrologer may speak of a person as having
Taurus or Scorpio RISING,  and that statement at once shows that a  calcula-
tion has been made taking into consideration year,  month,  day,  hour,  and
place, making the horoscope cast absolutely individual; while the other type
of horoscope (?) is determined solely from the month when a person was born,
without regard to day, hour or even year.

   If a horoscope could be cast by such a method or, rather, lack of method,
there would be only twelve kinds of people on earth and all persons born  in
the same month would have the same fate.   Such is manifestly not the  case;
in fact, there are no two people whose experiences are exactly alike, and an
Astrology which does not make such a distinction cannot be a true science.

    The scientific astrologer asks first the year of birth because he  knows
that the planets do not come into the same relative positions more than once
in a Great Sidereal Year;  thus a child's horoscope cast for 1909 cannot  be
duplicated for 25,868 years.  Next he asks the month, for upon that will de-
pend  the position of the Sun,  which is in a different sign every month  in
the year.

   The day determines particularly the position of the Moon,  which  changes
from one sign to another every two  and  one-half days; and the hour is also

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needful to fix its position, as it moves about 12 degrees each day.

   Yet even with these data the horoscope would lack individuality, for if a
child is born every second that would mean that 3,600 people are born within
the same hour.  If we can bring the data to within ten minutes of the actual
time  of birth we should have the wherewithal to calculate a relative  posi-
tion  of the planets such as would fit only 600 of the people on earth.   If
we add the last datum,  PLACE, which enables us to calculate THE RISING SIGN
AND DEGREE, we shall have an absolutely individual horoscope, for it is sel-
dom indeed that two persons are born in the same place, at the same hour and
minute.   Event twins are born at an interval of from twenty minutes to sev-
eral hours apart,  and we can readily see that a different degree would then
be rising for each of the two.  When the last of a sign is rising for one of
the twins,  the other will usually be born under the next sign.  As the ris-
ing sign is one of the principal significators in moulding the body, the ap-
pearance of the second twin might be totally different from the first.

   A comparison of the rising signs shows an apparent lack of uniformity  in
the diurnal motion of the earth.  At 2:15 A.M. Cancer 8:10 is rising,  while
twelve hours later Scorpio 29-16 is on the Ascendant, showing that the birth
place has travelled only about 141 degrees in the twelve hours involved.  To

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complete  the  circle,  it must travel 219 degrees in the  remaining  twelve
hours.  But as the diurnal rotation of the earth on its axis is uniform, the
lack  of uniformity in the motion noted above is due to its not  being  true
diurnal motion.   This condition is caused by the obliquity of the  Ecliptic
and  the consequent unequal division of the latter by the planes  separating
the  houses,  these planes being those of the horizon and the  meridian  and
four  intermediate  ones at 30 degree intervals.   For this  reason  certain
signs  rise more slowly than others and are therefore called signs  of  long
Ascension,  while their opposites are called signs of Short  Ascension.   It
will be evident from the foregoing that most people are born under the signs
of long ascension,--Cancer,  Leo,  Virgo, Libra,  Scorpio and Sagittarius in
the Northern Hemisphere, and their opposites in the Southern Hemisphere.

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                HOW TO CALCULATE THE POSITIONS OF THE PLANETS:

   As the Ephemeris is calculated for Greenwich at the time when the  Obser-
vatory clock strikes twelve,  it is necessary to make corrections for  other
hours and for places East or West from that point when it is desired to cal-
culate a horoscope.

   By  adding  four minutes for each degree of longitude the  birthplace  is
West  of Greenwich to the TRUE LOCAL time of birth we obtain  the  Greenwich
Mean Time as recorded by the Observatory clock.  This is written G.M.T.

   We will apply this rule to calculate the G.M.T.  of the horoscope for Au-
gust 2, 8:15 A.M. at Chicago, which is 88 degrees West longitude:
                                            H.M.
True Local Time of Birth (see page 38)      8    23  A.M.  Aug. 2
4 min. times 88 degrees equals 353 min.     5    52
                                           --------

Greenwich Mean Time (G.M.T.)...........     2    15  P.M.  Aug. 2

   Multiplying the degree of West longitude of Chicago (88 degrees) by  four
minutes gives us 352 minutes, which we divide by 60 because there are 60

   Note:   To find the G.M.T.  when the time given is standard time,  it  is
only  necessary  to add the even number of hours that the time zone  of  the
birthplace  is West of Greenwich or subtract the number that it is  East  of
Greenwich,  paying no attention to true local time,  because the  correction
for  true  local time is automatically included in this method  without  any
calculation.   Beginning students, however, had best follow the method given
elsewhere.

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minutes in each hour.   Thus we obtain 5 hours 52 minutes,  which we add  to
the true local time of birth, 23 minutes after 8 in the morning, and the sum
is 15 minutes past 2 o'clock in the afternoon, which is the G.M.T.

   That  is to say,  at the identical time when the child was born  and  the
Chicago clocks pointed to 15 minutes after 8 o'clock in the morning, the Ob-
servatory clock at Greenwich showed 15 minutes past 2 o'clock in the  after-
noon.

   This  latter  is  the time we must use to make our  calculations  of  the
planets' places, and in order to have as few factors in mind as possible the
beginner is advised to FORGET THE LOCAL TIME OF BIRTH when once he has found
the G.M.T.

   In Western longitudes the G.M.T. may advance into the day following birth
on  account of the addition of 4 minutes for each degree of  longitude.   In
the  cases  where  the longitude of the birthplace is East  of  Greenwich  a
subtraction of 4 minutes is made for each degree;  hence the G.M.T.  may re-
cede into the day preceeding birth.  Therefore we speak neither of  birthday
nor birth hour, but of the G.M.T. day and hour.

   Our  concern is now to find the motion of the planets of the G.M.T.  day,
which is from the noon before the G.M.T.  to the noon after the G.M.T.   The
positions of the planets are found in the ephemeris.

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   As our G.M.T.  is Aug.  2, 1909, at 2:15 P.M.,  if we desire to calculate
the  daily motion of the Sun we note its longitudes on the noon of Aug.  2nd
(the noon before G.M.T.) and Aug. 3rd (the noon after G.M.T.).  As we are to
subtract  we  place the longitude of the planet on the last day  above,  for
that facilitates the operation.

                                                     Deg.  Min.

The Sun's longitude at noon on Aug. 3rd, 1909,
   (as given in the ephemeris)................       10    28
The Sun's longitude at noon Aug. 2nd..........        9    31
                                                     --------
The motion of the Sun on the G.M.T. day.......        0    57

   The next step is to FIND THE INTERVAL between the G.M.T.  and the NEAREST
NOON,  for that is also a basis of our correction.  In the present horoscope
the G.M.T.  is Aug.  2,  2:15 P.M.  The nearest moon is obviously 12 o'clock
August 2nd, and the interval between 12 o'clock noon and 2:15 P.M. is there-
fore 2 hours and 15 minutes.

   The motion of the planet on the G.M.T.  day and the interval from  G.M.T.
to nearest noon having been found, our problem may be thus stated:

   When the Sun moves 57 minutes of space in 24 hours, how much does it move
in 2 hours and 15 minutes?  Answer:  5 minutes.

   This  method of working the corrections by simple proportion may be  used
with  advantage where the motion of a planet is less than one  degree;  with
Venus, Mercury, and particularly in the case of the Moon, it is much quicker

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safer  and more exact to perform the correction by means of  logarithms.   A
table  of  logarithms is found on the last pages of our  Ephemeris  for  any
year,  also a partial table in the back of this book, and its use is exceed-
ingly simple.

   At the top of the table is a line of figures:  0 to 23.  They are for the
Hours or Degrees ( both being divisible into 60 minutes);  on the left  hand
side is another column having the minute figures:  0 to 59.

   When we wish to find the logarithm of a certain number of hours and  min-
utes  we simply place our index finger upon the figure corresponding to  the
number of hours or degrees wanted,  run it down the column till we reach the
line corresponding to the minutes wanted.   At that point where the line  of
minutes intersects the column of hours or degrees will be found the  desired
logarithm.

   For instance, the daily motion of the Sun in the horoscope under calcula-
tion  is 0 degrees 57 minutes.   We place our index finger upon  the  column
marked 0 at the top.   We run the finger down the page till we come in  line
with  the figure 57 in the minute column.   Where this line  intersects  the
column 0 is the figure 1.4025, which is the logarithm of the Sun's motion on
the G.M.T.  and the NEAREST noon.   In this case the interval is 2 hours  15
minus.  Running our index finger down the column marked 2 we find the figure

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1.0280  in  line with the figure 15 in the minute  column.   That  logarithm
(1.0280) is the logarithm of interval.

   The  daily  motion of each planet differs from the daily  motion  of  all
other planets.   Therefore the travel of each must be separately  calculated
and the logarithm of its motion found,  but the interval between the  G.M.T.
and the nearest moon applies equally in the calculation of all the  planets,
so that,  ONCE THE INTERVAL HAS BEEN ASCERTAINED,  ITS LOGARITHM MAY BE USED
IN THE CALCULATION OF ALL THE PLANETS' PLACES.

   Continuing our calculation, we place the-
Logarithm of the Sun's motion from noon Aug. 2nd
   to noon Aug. 3rd (57 minutes)..................   1,4025
Plus Logarithm of interval........................   1.0280
                                                     ------

Logarithm of distance traveled by the Sun during
the interval......................................   2.4305


   The value of that logarithm in degrees and minutes we ascertain by  find-
ing  it or the logarithm nearest thereto in the table.   In the present  ex-
ample the nearest logarithm is 2.4594.   This figure is in the column marked
0 degrees at the top, and in line with the figure 5 in the extreme left-hand
column  which contains minutes.   Therefore the value of the logarithm is  0
degrees  5 minutes.   Thus we have obtained the same answer to  our  problem
(When the Sun moves 57 minutes in 24 hours, how much does it move in 2 hours
and  15  min.?)  by using logarithms as we did working by  proportion.   The
latter method may seem easier to the beginner,  but  once  the  logarithm of

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interval  has been found the logarithmic method will be found to be  easier,
quicker and more exact,  for the answers obtained by the two methods are not
always quite identical,  and particularly in the case of the Moon logarithms
should be used.

   Having found the distance traveled by the planet during the interval  be-
tween the G.M.T.  and the nearest noon,  to find the place of the planet  at
the G.M.T.  (which is the end and aim of our calculations), we must add this
increment of correction to the planet's longitude on the noon nearest to the
G.M.T.  day if the G.M.T.  is P.M., for in that case the planet has traveled
farther than shown by the ephemeris.

   If,  on the other hand,  the G.M.T. is in the forenoon (A.M.) the  planet
has not yet reached the position indicated for noon in the ephemeris,  hence
it  will necessary to subtract the distance of travel for  the  interval-the
increment  of correction-from the planet's longitude given in the  ephemeris
for the noon nearest to the G.M.T.

   In the present case the G.M.T. is after noon (P.M.) so we add:

Longitude of the Sun n the noon nearest the      Deg.      Min.
   G.M.T., Aug. 2nd, as per ephemeris...Leo      9         31

Increment of correction.....................                5
                                                --------------
                                                 9         36

This position will be entered in the horoscope.

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   For  the  convenience of the student we will now enunciate the  rule  for
finding the planets' places, in consecutive order of operation:

   FIRST--Find the G.M.T. by adding to the LOCAL time of birth 4 minutes for
each degree of longitude the birth-place is WEST of Greenwich (subtract  for
East longitude).

   SECOND--Find  the INTERVAL between the G.M.T. and the NEAREST moon,  also
the LOGARITHM OF INTERVAL.

   THIRD--Find the planet's motion on the G.M.T.  day, from the noon  before
the G.M.T. to the noon AFTER the G.M.T.; find also the logarithm of that mo-
tion.

  FOURTH--Add to the logarithm of interval the logarithm of the planet's mo-
tion on the G.M.T. day.

   The  sum of these is the logarithm of the planet's travel during the  in-
terval.

   FIFTH--Find  the VALUE of the logarithm of the planet's travel during the
interval in degrees and minutes.  This is the INCREMENT OF CORRECTION.

   SIXTH--(a)  When the G.M.T. is before noon (A.M.) subtract the  increment
of  correction from the planet's position on the noon nearest to the  G.M.T.
(b)  When the G.M.T. is AFTER noon (P.M.) ADD the increment of correction to
the planet's longitude on the noon nearest the G.M.T.

   WHEN PLANETS ARE RETROGRADE REVERSE THE 6TH RULE.

   The  result in either case will give the exact position of the planet  at
G.M.T., which is entered in the proper place in the horoscope.

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   These  rules  have ALL been applied in calculating the  position  of  one
planet-the Sun-but as the G.M.T.  (August 2, 2:15 P.M.) and the logarithm of
interval  (1.0280)  are the same for all the planets we need  not  calculate
them again as directed by Sections First and Second but commence our  calcu-
lations of the Moon and planets according to Section Three:

                                                     Deg.  Min.
Longitude of the Moon on the noon AFTER G.M.T.
   as per the ephemeris (Aug. 3)...........Pisces     2     39
Longitude of the Moon on the noon BEFORE G.M.T.
   as per the ephemeris (Aug.2)..........Aquarius    17     55
                                                    ------------
The Moon's motion on the G.M.T. day..............    14     44

   The  student will remember that there are 30 degrees in each sign and  60
minutes  in one degree.   In the foregoing subtraction it was  necessary  to
borrow  1 degree and add its 60 minutes to 39,  for only then could we  sub-
tract  from the total of 99 minutes the 55 minutes required,  leaving a  re-
mainder of 44 minutes.  Similarly, we borrow on e sign (30 degrees),  adding
it to the one degree of Pisces left after we borrowed the one degree to work
our subtraction of the minutes.  Thus we subtract 17 from 31 degrees,  which
leaves a remainder of 14 degrees.

   According to Section Four of our rule we add--

Logarithm of the Moon's motion on G.M.T. day.....    .2119
Logarithm of interval............................   1.0280
                                                    ------
Logarithm of Moon's travel in interval...........   1.2399

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   Section Five directs us to find the value of this logarithm,  and in  our
table of logarithms we note as the nearest thereto the figure 1.2393.  Above
that,  we see at the head of the column the figure 1; to the extreme left is
the  figure 23,  indicating that the Moon has traveled 1 degree  23  minutes
during the interval (between G.M.T.  and the nearest noon).   This is there-
fore the increment of correction.

   Section Six (b) directs that we add the increment of correction to the--

                                                 Deg       Min.
Longitude of the Moon on the noon nearest
   G.M.T. (Aug.2)................Aquarius        17        55
Increment of correction..................         1        23
                                                --------------
The longitude of the Moon in the horoscope
                          ........Aquarius       19        18

   The motion of Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Jupiter on the G.M.T.  day from
noon  August 2nd to noon August 3rd is seen by a glance at the ephemeris  to
have been only a few minutes.  Consequently the distance they have  traveled
in  the interval is negligible and they may be entered in the  horoscope  as
having  the longitude of the NEAREST moon to the G.M.T.,  August 2nd.   Mars
has moved 15 minutes on the G.M.T.  day,  and we may therefore add 1  minute
for  his trael during the interval to his longitude August 2nd as  given  in
the ephemeris; so that we enter him in the horoscope as being in Aries 3:58.

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   Venus will need logarithmic correction.
                                              Deg.      Min.
Longitude of Venus on the noon after G.M.T.
   (Aug. 3)...........................Virgo      6        21
Longitude of Venus on the noon before G.M.T.
   (Aug.2)............................Virgo      5         9
                                               --------------

Venus' motion on the G.M.T. day.............     1        12


Logarithm of Venus' motion on G.M.T. day....           1.3010
Logarithm of interval.......................           2.3290

Increment  of  correction (value of log. 2.3290 or the nearest  thereto,  in
this case 2.3133) equal 0 degrees 7 min.
                                                 Deg.       Min.

Venus' longitude on the noon nearest G.M.T.
   (Aug.2nd)..........................Virgo      5          9
Increment of correction....................                 7
                                               ---------------

Venus' long. to be entered in horoscope....      5         16

   Mercury also has moved sufficiently to make it desirable to calculate his
exact longitude at G.M.T. of birth by logarithms--

                                              Deg.       Min.
Longitude of Mercury on the noon after G.M.T.
   .......................................Leo    9         22
Longitude of Mercury on noon before G.M.T.
   ......................................Leo.    7         17
                                               ----------------
Mercury's motion on the G.M.T. day...........    2          5

Logarithm of Mercury's motion on G.M.T. day..   1.0614
Logarithm of interval........................   1.0280
                                              -----------
Logarithm of Mercury's travel during interval   2.0894

Value of log. 2.0894, or increment of correction,
   0 degrees, 12 minutes.

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                                                 Deg.       Min.
Longitude of Mercury on noon nearest G.M.T. 
   .........................................Leo    7         17
                                                   0         12
                                              ----------------
Mercury's long. to be entered in horoscope..Leo    7         29

   The  position  of  the Dragon's Head,   or Moon's Node,  and the Dragon's
Tail,  have  now  to  be found.  The longitude of the Dragon's Head for Aug.
2nd,  the noon nearest to the G.M.T.,  is found in the ephemeris to be 13.47
Gemini.  The Dragon's Tail occupies the opposite point, namely 13,4 7 Sagit-
tarius.  These points are to be entered in the horoscope.

   There remains yet another factor to complete the horoscope:   the Part of
Fortune.   This is an imaginary point calculated from the longitude  of  the
Sun,  Moon,  and Ascendant.   The philosophy is, that the human body is pro-
duced by the lunar forces.   At the time of conception the Moon may be math-
ematically demonstrated to have been in the degree which is the Ascendant at
birth-at birth it has a different longitude.   In one of these positions the
Moon  may  be said to have magnetized the positive pole,  in the  other  the
negative  pole  of  the  seed atom which as a magnet  draws  to  itself  the
chemical  substance that builds the dense body.   The solar forces  vitalize
the body and, as it is constantly decaying, a pabulum is necessary to repair
waste.    That  nutriment  and  all  material  possessions,  are  therefore,
astrologically speaking,  derived through the combined influences of the Sum

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and the before-mentioned two positions of the Moon.   When the planetary as-
pects to this Part of Fortune are favorable material success and  prosperity
follow.  When adverse influences center upon it, reverses are met.  That na-
ture of the aspecting planet,  the sign and house it is in tell the  sources
whence we may expect one or the other, and thus show us where direct our en-
ergies or what what to avoid.

   The  Signs of the Zodiac are counted from Aries which is the first  sign,
and each is thus numbered-

Aries.........................  1      Libra..........................  7
Taurus........................  2      Scorpio........................  8
Gemini........................  3      Sagittarius....................  9
Cancer........................  4      Capricorn...................... 10
Leo...........................  5      Aquarius....................... 11
Virgo.........................  6      Pisces......................... 12

   To find the Part of Fortune:

   Add to the longitude of the Ascendant:  sign, degree and minute, the lon-
gitude of the Moon:  sign, degree and minute:

   From that sum subtract the longitude of the Sun: sign, degree and minute:

   The remainder is the longitude:   sign,  degree and minute of the Part of
Fortune.

   Applying this rule to the horoscope we are calculating,  we note the fac-
tors involved in the calculation as follows:

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                                                 Deg.      Min.
Longitude of the Ascendant......Virgo (6th sign)   18      56
Longitude of the Sun..............Leo (5th sign)    9      36
Longitude of the Moon.......Aquarius (11th sign)   19      18

   We then follow the rule and add--
                                           Sign      Deg.   Min.
Longitude of the Moon..................     11       19      18
Longitude of the Ascendant.............      6       18      56
                                           ---------------------
                                            18        8      14

   Subtract--
Longitude of the Sun...................      5        9      36
                                           ---------------------
Longitude of the Part of Fortune            12       28      38

   The twelfth sign is Pisces, hence the longitude of the Part of Fortune in
the horoscope will be Pisces 28:38.

   In the above example the student will notice that when adding the degrees
of the Moon and Ascendant:   19+18+the 1 degree  carried  in  the   addition
of the minutes equals 38,  but there are only 30 degrees in a sign,  so  one
sign was carried forward and added to the other signs, the same as we add 60
minutes to degrees or hours.

   If,  after  subtracting the longitude of the Sun there are more  than  12
signs left, we subtract the circle of 12 and work with the remainder.

   It also happens that the signs of the Sun's longitude exceed the combined
longitudes  of the Moon and Ascendant,  so that it is impossible to  perform
the subtraction.  For instance, if the--

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                                                 Sign      Deg.  Min.
Longitude of Ascendant......................Aries  1        25    55
Longitude of the Moon.......................Aries  1        25    50
                                                  -------------------
                                                   3        21    45

   If the Sun is in Capricorn, the 10th
sign, we cannot subtract 10 from 3 so we
Add the circle of 12 signs....................... 12        00    00
                                                 --------------------
                                                  15        21    45

   Then we may subtract--
Longitude of the Sun............................  10        29    55
                                                 --------------------
                                                   4        21    50

Longitude of Part of Fortune..............Cancer            21    50

   In the foregoing subtraction of 55 minutes from 45 we borrowed 1  degree,
60 minutes,  added that to the 45 minutes, and from their sum,  105 minutes,
we subtracted 55, leaving 50 minutes.

   To  subtract  29 degrees from 20 left after borrowing 1 degree  for  sub-
tracting  the minutes,  is impossible,  so we borrow one sign from  the  15.
That 30 degrees we add to the 20, which makes 50.   From that 50 degrees  we
subtract 29, leaving 21 degrees.  Of the 15 signs, we have borrowed 1, leav-
ing 14, and 10 from 14 leaves 4.  The fourth sign is Cancer 21:50.

   We will now make a list of the longitudes of the planets as we have  fig-
ured them, prior to placing them in the horoscope:

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                                                   Deg.     Min.
Longitude of the Sun...................Leo           9      36
Longitude of the Moon.............Aquarius          19      18
Long. of Neptune (noon Aug. 2)......Cancer          17      42
Long. of Uranus (noon Aug. 2)....Capricorn          18      15R
Long. of Saturn (noon Aug. 2)........Aries          23      13
Long. of Jupiter (noon Aug. 2).......Virgo          15      10
Longitude of Mars....................Aries           3      58
Longitude of Venus...................Virgo           5      16
Longitude of Mercury...................Leo           7      29
Longitude of Part of Fortune........Pisces          28      38
Longitude of Dragon's Head..........Gemini          13      47
Longitude of Dragon's Tail......Sagittarius         13      47

   The planets may now be placed in the horoscope.

   In  placing  the  planets the student should  particular  regard  to  two
points:

   FIRST--That the planets are placed intheir proper houses and order.   The
signs  and  degrees of the zodiac go in the direction shown by  the  arrows;
consequently, starting from Aries 0 (which must be in the Seventh House,  as
Aries  14 is on the cusp of the Eighth House) we note that Mars is is  Aries
3:58;  consequently we place him in the Seventh House close to the  cusp  of
the Eighth.   As Aries 14 is on the cusp of line which marks the entrance of
to the Eighth House,  and Saturn is Aries 23:13,  we place him in the Eighth
House just above the cusp.   Thus both planets are in their proper  relation
to one another and to the houses,  AND THEY ARE SO PLACED THAT IN READING WE
CAN MAKE MISTAKE AS TO THE SIGN THEY ARE IN.   If Mars had been placed lower
down in the Seventh House,  at a cursory glance he might even seem to be  in
Pisces, and Saturn,  placed  further up in the Eighth, might appear to be in

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                             BIRTH CHART:
                             AUG. 2, 1909
                               8:15 AM
                              LONG. 88W
                               LAT. 42N

ASCENDANT: VIRGO 18:56            7TH HOUSE: PISCES 18:56
2ND HOUSE: LIBRA 14               8TH HOUSE: ARIES 14
3RD HOUSE: SCORPIO 13             9TH HOUSE: TAURUS 13
4TH HOUSE: SAGITTARIUS 17        10TH HOUSE: GEMINI 17
5TH HOUSE: CAPRICORN 21          11TH HOUSE: CANCER 21
6TH HOUSE: AQUARIUS 22           12TH HOUSE: LEO 22

SUN: LEO 9:36               SATURN: ARIES 23:13
MOON: AQUARIUS 19:18        URANUS: CAPRICORN 18:15R
MERCURY: LEO 7:29           NEPTUNE: CANCER 17:42
VENUS: VIRGO 5:16           DRAGON'S HEAD: GEMINI 13:47
MARS: ARIES 3:58            DRAGON'S TAIL: SAGITTARIUS 13:47
JUPITER: VIRGO 15:10        PART OF FORTUNE: PISCES 28:38

Taurus.   That  would  cause  an error in reading which a little  care  will
obviate.   If the student observes carefully the method used in placing  the
planets in this horoscope there will never be any doubt as to the signs  the
planets are occupying.

  SECOND--The positions of the planets should be readable without the neces-
sity  of turning and twisting the horoscope,  which is subversive of  proper
concentration.  If planets in the  Third, Fourth, Ninth and Tenth Houses are

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written as we have inscribed Neptune and Uranus,  this inconvenience will be
overcome.

   The  horoscope has now been cast and is complete.   Most astrologers  now
start to read, but to do this work thoroughly it is necessary to make an in-
dex such as will be found in a later chapter.   In order to make the student
thoroughly  conversant with the manner of casting a horoscope we will  first
complete the figure cast in part for Aug. 2,  8:15 P.M.,  for that horoscope
offers certain peculiarities worthy of illustration.

To find the G.M.T. we add to the True Local
   Time of Birth, Aug. 2....................     8   23 P.M.
4 min. for each of the 88 degrees longitude,
   birthplace is west of Greenwich..........     5   52
                                               ----------------
G.M.T., August 3rd..........................     2   15 A.M.

   Here  is  an important point.   When we add 5 hours and 52 minutes  to  8
P.M.,  WE BRING THE G.M.T.  INTO THE FOLLOWING DAY;   at the indentical time
when the child was born and the Chicago clocks pointed to 15 minutes past  8
on the evening of August 2nd,  the Observatory clock at Greenwich showed  15
minutes past 2 on the morning of August 3rd.  Thus the noon of August 3rd is
nearest the G.M.T..  amd the interval between G.M.T. (2:15 A.M.) and nearest
noon  is  therefore 9 hours,  45 minutes,  the logarithm of  interval  being
.3912.

   We  have now performed the operations prescribed in Sections One and  Two
of our rule and we will next find the motion of the Sun on the G.M.T. day as

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directed by Section Three:
                                              Deg.      Min.

Long. of Sun on noon after G.M.T.
   (Aug. 3)...................Leo               10        28
Long. of Sun on noon before G.M.T.
   (Aug. 2)...................Leo                9        31
                                              ---------------

Sun's motion on the G.M.T. day...                         57
Log. of Sun's motion on G.M.T. day                    1.4025
Logarithm of interval.............                     .3912
                                               --------------
Log. of Sun's travel during interval                  1.7937

                                              Deg.      Min.
Value of logarithm 1,7937 (increment
   of correction) 0 degrees, 23 minutes
Long. of Sun on noon nearest G.M.T...Leo        10        28
Minus increment of correction...........         0        23
                                              ---------------
Long. of Sun at G.M.T................Leo        10         5

   This position may be entered in the horoscope.

   In  he last horoscope we added the increment of correction to the  longi-
tude of each planet because the G.M.T. was after noon.   Here the G.M.T.  is
before noon hence we subtract the increment of correction from the longitude
of each planet on the nearest noon to G.M.T. as directed by the rule Section
Six (b).
                                              Deg.      Min.
Long. of Moon on noon after G.M.T.....Pisces     2        39
Long. of Moon on noon before G.M.T.
....................................Aquarius    17        55
                                              ---------------
Motion of Moon on G.M.T. day................    14        44

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Logarithm of Moon's motion..................           .2119
Logarithm of interval.......................           .3912
                                                      -------
Log. of Moon's motion during interval.......           .6031

                                              Deg.      Min.
Value of logarithm .6031 (increment of

   correction)  5 degrees, 59 minutes.
Long. of Moon on noon nearest G.M.T.
   (Aug.3)........................Pisces         2        39
Minus increment of correction...........         5        59
                                            -----------------
Longitude of Moon at G.M.T.......Aquarius       26        40

   As in the first horoscope we calculated, so in this we may pass  Neptune,
Uranus,  and Saturn without correcting,  and enter the longitude of each for
the noon nearest G.M.T. in the horoscope.  Mars' motion is 15 minutes on the
G.M.T.  day and his motion during the interval of 9 hours,  45 minutes would
therefore be about 6 minutes.  Subtracting 6 minutes from Mars' longitude on
Aug.  3rd (the noon nearest G.M.T.), Mars' position in the horoscope will be
Aries 4:06.  Similarly Jupiter requires a correction of 4 minutes making his
position Virgo 15.17.

Longitude of Venus on noon after G.M.T.
(Aug 3)..............................Virgo       6        21
Longitude of Venus on noon before G.M.T.
(Aug. 2)............................Virgo        5         9
                                            -----------------
Motion of Venus on G.M.T. day............        1        12

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Logarithm of Venus' motion on G.M.T.
day.........................................          1.3010
Logarithm of interval.......................           .3912
                                             ----------------
Logarithm of Venus' travel during interval..          1.6922

                                              Deg.      Min.
Value of logarithm 1.6922 (increment
of correction ) 0 degrees, 29 minutes.
Long. of Venus on noon nearest G.M.T.
.....................................Virgo       6        21
Minus increment of correction..............      0        29
                                             ----------------
Long. of Venus to be entered in horoscope...

.....................................Virgo       5        52

   Mercury is the last of the planets we have to calculate.

                                              Deg.      Min.
Longitude of Mercury on noon after G.M.T.
   (Aug. 3)..............................Leo     9        22
Longitude of Mercury on noon before G.M.T.
   (Aug. 2)..............................Leo     7        17
                                             ----------------
Motion of Mercury of G.M.T. day.............     2         5
Log. of Mercury's travel on G.M.T. day......          1.0614
Logarithm of interval.......................           .3912
                                             ----------------
Log. of Mercury's motion during interval....          1.4526

                                              Deg.      Min.
Value of logarithm 1.4526 (increment of
correction)  0 degrees, 51 minutes.
Longitude of Mercury on noon nearest G.M.T.
(Aug. 3)................................Leo      9        22
Minus increment of correction..............      0        51
                                             ----------------
Longitude of Mercury to be entered in
horoscope...............................Leo      8        31

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   The  position of the Dragon's Head  or  Moon's  Node,  and  the  Dragon's
Tail,  have  also  to  be  found.  The Dragon's Head for Aug 3rd,  the  noon
nearest  the G.M.T.,  is found in the ephemeris to be in 13:44 Gemini.   The
Dragon's Tail occupies the opposite point of 13:44 Sagittarius.

   It now remains to calculate the Part of Fortune,  and we note the factors
in that problem as being:
                                              Deg.      Min.
Ascendant, the 12th sign..............Pisces     7         8
Longitude of Sun, the 5th sign..........Leo     10         5

Longitude of Moon, the 11th sign...Aquarius     26        40

   We proceed according to the rule given:
                                        Sign  Deg.      Min.
Longitude of Ascendant.................   12     7         8
Longitude of Moon......................   11    26        40
                                         ---------------------
                                          24     3        48

Minus:
Longitude.............................     5    10         5
                                        ---------------------
                                          18    23        43

Subtract the circle of 12 signs.......    12
                                        ---------------------
                                           6    23        43

Longitude of the Part of Fortune
   ..............................Virgo          23        43

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                              BIRTH CHART:
                              AUG. 2, 1909
                                8:15 P.M.
                               LONG. 88W
                                LAT. 42N

ASCENDANT: PISCES 7:08          7TH HOUSE: VIRGO 7:08
2ND HOUSE: ARIES 25             8TH HOUSE: LIBRA 25
3RD HOUSE: TAURUS 26            9TH HOUSE: SCORPIO 26
4TH HOUSE: GEMINI 18           10TH HOUSE: SAGITTARIUS 18
5TH HOUSE: CANCER 9            11TH HOUSE: CAPRICORN 9
6TH HOUSE: LEO 2               12TH HOUSE: AQUARIUS 2

SUN: LEO 10:05                 SATURN: ARIES 23:14
MOON: AQUARIUS 26:40           URANUS: CAPRICORN 18:13R
MERCURY: LEO 8:31              NEPTUNE: CANCER 17:44
VENUS: VIRGO 5:52              DRAGON'S HEAD: GEMINI 13:44
MARS: ARIES 4:06               DRAGON'S TAIL: SAGITTARIUS 13:44
JUPITER: VIRGO 15:17           PART OF FORTUNE: VIRGO 23:43

   We will now make a list of the planets as corrected for insertion in  the
horoscope:
                                              Deg.      Min.
The Sun..................................Leo    10         5
The Moon............................Aquarius    26        40
Neptune...............................Cancer    17        44
Uranus.............................Capricorn    18       13R
Saturn.................................Aries    23        14
Jupiter................................Virgo    15        17
Mars...................................Aries     4         6
Venus.................................Virgo      5        52
Mercury.................................Leo      8        31
Part of Fortune.......................Virgo     23        43
Dragon's Head........................Gemini     13        44
Dragon's Tail...................Sagittarius     13        44

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   We  have  now cast the two horoscopes and a comparison reveals  the  fact
that although cast for persons born in the same city on the same day of  the
year,  the characteristics of one of these persons will be entirely opposite
to those of the other, and as character is the determinator of destiny,  the
lives of these two persons will be entirely opposite.

   Before  we can judge these two horoscopes it is necessary that we  should
obtain a clear conception of the relations of the planets to one another, to
the  signs  of the Zodiac and to the houses as they are in each of  the  two
horoscopes,  and to that end we will make an index that shall  reveal  these
relationships  at a glance,  so that our minds may not be hampered by  math-
ematics at the time when we are judging the horoscope,  but be free and con-
centrated upon the meaning of the different aspects and positions.

                               RETROGRADATION:

   On  the page of our ephemeris copied in this book,  you will find in  the
columns of Saturn and Mars a capital R.  The meaning is as follows:

   The planets of our solar system move in one direction, from west to east,
but  their orbits about the Sun are of varying sizes,  and so are their  ve-
locities.  The earth travels 65,000 miles an hour and still its circle is so
large that it requires 365 days to journey around the Sun.   Mercury makes a
much smaller circle around the Sun, and travels 104,000 miles an hour, so it

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it  completes a revolution around the Sun in 88 days.   Uranus travels  only
15000 miles an hour, but its circle is so large that it requires 84 years to
complete.   The  other planets show similar variations of  speed.   If  they
traveled in a straight line the smaller and faster planets would soon  leave
the more ponderous and slow-moving behind, but as they move in circle,  they
pass a given point of observation again and again.   Were that point central
and stationary this constant forward motion of the planets in their  respec-
tive  orbits would be apparent to all observers;  but that is  the  trouble,
there is no stationary point; every particle, from Jupiter, the giant of our
solar system,  to the smallest particle of "stardust" is in incessant motion
around  a  common center,  and therefore, at times one planet  moves  almost
transversely to the path of another moving body and it appears for a time as
if it stood still in its orbit.  Astronomvers say that such a planet is sta-
tionary.   At other times this oblique motion of the planets relative to the
earth's  position in its orbit makes them seem to move backward in  the  zo-
diac,  and this we call Retrograde.  In the ephemeris we find a capital R in
line  with the day when any planet commences thus seemingly to  recede,  and
this retrogradation goes on until we find a capital D which indicates that a
direct forward motion of the planet is again observable.

   Though  this backward motion of a planet is only seeming,  it has a  very
real effect in respect to the influence which a planet exerts, for it is the
angle  of  the  ray which determines the influence of a planet.  The planets

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are foci which transmit and intensify the properties of fixed stars so  that
they  affect  us in a much greater degree than when not  focussed  upon  the
point of observation-the birthplace.

   Let us now suppose that at the time a child is born we look at Saturn and
beyond him,  right along our line of observation,  we see the fixed star An-
tares which is in about 8 degrees of Sagittarius;  the child is then getting
a tendency to eye trouble which is sufficiently severe even if the planet is
traveling "direct"  in its orbit as is generally the case,  for then Antares
gradually goes out of focus,  and Saturn will not return to the  conjunction
until it has completed its circle journey around the Sun (which takes  about
29 years).   If, on the other hand, we find that on the day after birth Sat-
urn has retrograded somewhat,  and still more the next day,  and so on for a
week or two,  then that also brings Antares out of focues, but THERE IS THIS
IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE,  that instead of taking 29 years to form the next con-
junction  Saturn may become "direct,"  and form the second conjunction  with
Antares in a few weeks after birth, and this repeated evil ray may aggravate
the  natal defect to such an extent that the child becomes blind.   Thus  we
reiterate, that WHILE THE RETROGRADE MOTION OF A PLANET IS ONLY SEEMING, ITS
INFLUENCE ON HUMAN AFFAIRS IS VERY REAL.

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                                 THE ASPECTS:

   The circle of the zodiac,  like any other circle,  is divisible into  360
degrees.   Within this circle move the heavenly bodies of our solar  system,
but their motion is far from uniform, as shown in the first chapter.  There-
fore  those  planets  which  move the slowest  are  overtaken,  passed,  and
re-passed by the swifter bodies.

   When  one planet is a certain number of degrees from another planet  they
are said to be in aspect.

                              TABLE OF ASPECTS:

   The Opposition       planets are 180 degrees apart
   The Square              "     "   90    "      "
   The Sextile             "     "   60    "      "
   The Trine               "     "  120    "      "
   The Conjunction         "     "    0    "      "

   The Parallel occurs when two planets have the same degree of declination,
no  matter  whether one is north and the other south of the  equator.   This
will be made clear in calculations which follow later.

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   Of the aspects mentioned above,  the Opposition and Square are said to be
evil;  the Sextile and Trine are designated good,  while the Conjunction and
Parallel are classed as indeterminate;  if they occur between so-called good
planets they bring good;  if between the evil planets (so-called) they bring
evil.   A  horoscope  is considered fortunate or the  reverse  according  to
whether  the sextiles and trines are more numerous than the squares and  op-
positions.

   Such a viewpoint is erroneous.  In the Father's Kingdom there is no evil.
What  appears so is only good in the making.   When a lapidary is cutting  a
precious stone he applies part after part of the rough gem to the grindstone
and at each application we may hear the loud screeching, as if in pain, from
the stone.  By degrees, however, as a consequence of the harsh grinding pro-
cess,  it will acquire a beautifully polished surface with  numerous  facets
capable of receiving, reflecting and refracting the brilliant sunlight.

   God and his Ministers,  the Seven Planetary Spirits,  are the  Lapidaries
and man is a diamond in the rough.   To polish and uncover his spiritual na-
ture varied experiences are necessary.   They may be pleasant or  otherwise,
as indicated by what are commonly called good or bad aspects; but it is safe
to say that the adverse experiences which come to us under so-called bad as-
pects  are  as potent developers of spiritual muscle--removing more  of  our
selfishness,  serving to make us more tolerant and sympathetic, as the harsh

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grinding  which  serves to remove the rough coat of the diamond.   Though  a
horoscope  full of squares and oppositions may indicate what  is  ordinarily
termed  a hard life,  such a one is infinitely preferable (from a  spiritual
standpoint) to a nativity with only "good" aspects,  for that could give but
an insipid existence,  while a "bad"  horoscope will give action and zest to
the life in one direction or another.

   Moreover as the stars do not COMPEL,  but give tendencies only,  it  lies
with us in a large measure to assert our individuality and transmute present
evil to future good.   Thus we shall work in harmony with the stars and rule
them by obedience to cosmic law.

   The  influence of an aspect between the planets at birth is felt even  if
they are not EXACTLY 60, 90, 120 or 180 degrees apart; an "orb,"  so-called,
of 6 degrees is allowed.

   In  the accompanying cut Saturn and Jupiter are within orb of each  other
because one is 1 degree,  the other 7 degrees of Aries.   Saturn being 1 de-
gree, is also within orb of Mars (3 degrees) and Mercury (5 degrees), but is
not within orb of the Sun,  Moon or Venus,  as there are more than 6 degrees
from 1 (Saturn's degree) to 9,  12 and 14,  the degrees occupied by the Sun,
Moon and Venus.

   The  spiritual  reason for this orb is as follows:--Besides  the  visible
body of man which we perceive by our senses, man has also invisible vehicles
called by Paul spiritual bodies, and man himself is a spirit.

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                                CHART:

FLAT CHART:
ASCENDANT: 0 ARIES, ETC.        VENUS: LIBRA 12
SUN: LEO 9                      MARS: GEMINI 3
MOON: AQUARIUS 14               JUPITER: ARIES 7
MERCURY: SAGITTARIUS 5          SATURN: ARIES 1

When  we have developed the faculty of spiritual sight,  which is latent  in
all,  we shall see these finer bodies protruding far beyond the  dense  body
which is located in the center of this "aura," much as the yolk of an egg is
in the center of the egg, surrounded by the white on all sides.

   Before  two human beings come in close physical contact their auras  have
mingled;  that is the reason why we "feel the presence of another"  at times
before we become aware of him by means of our ordinary senses.

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   As  above,  so  below.   Man  is made in the image  of  God  and  of  His
ministers--the star angels.   Each planet has an invisible world  protruding
into space beyond the dense visible sphere perceived by the eye.  When these
planetary  auras come into aspect an influence is felt,  though the  visible
planets may yet lack 6 degrees in forming an aspect or they may have gone  6
degrees past the aspect before the influence ceases.

   In order to determine at a glance just what aspect the planets in a horo-
scope have to one another,  when within orbs we note the following  division
of the zodiacal signs:

CARDINAL SIGNS:
CANCER--CAPRICORN
ARIES--LIBRA

FIXED SIGNS:
LEO--AQUARIUS
TAURUS--SCORPIO

COMMON SIGNS:
VIRGO--PISCES
GEMINI--SAGITTARIUS

   Planets  in Cardinal signs are in conjunction,  square or  opposition  IF
WITHIN ORB,  planets in Fixed signs are also in conjunction,  square or  op-
position if within orbs and so are planets in Common signs.  A glance at the
horoscope will reveal which of the three aspects is formed.

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   Another division of the zodiac is:

FIERY SIGNS:
ARIES--LEO--SAGITTARIUS

EARTHY SIGNS:
TAURUS--VIRGO--CAPRICORN

AIRY SIGNS:
GEMINI--LIBRA--AQUARIUS

WATERY SIGNS:
CANCER--SCORPIO--PISCES

   Planets in fiery signs are in conjunction or trine IF WITHIN ORB.   Plan-
ets  in earthy signs are in trine (or conjunction);  so are the  planets  in
airy or watery signs, as shown in the above diagram.

                   ESSENTIAL DIGNITIES AND EXALTATION:

   Planets are said to "rule"  or to be "essentially dignified"  in  certain
signs where the essential nature of planet and sign agree.   When placed  in
the opposite signs,  they are in their "detriment," and hence out of harmony
with their surroundings.

   Planets are more powerful in certain signs than in others,  and are  said
to  be "exalted"  when placed in such signs.   When occupying  the  opposite
signs, they are in their "fall," hence comparatively weak.

   The  following table will show the planets,  and the signs in which  they
are strong or weak, in accordance with the foregoing.  It will be noted that
each  of the planets,  with the exception of Uranus and Neptune,  rules  two
signs, while the Sun and Moon rule only one each.  Also note that Uranus and
Saturn are co-rulers of Aquarius and that Neptune and Jupiter are  co-rulers
of Pisces.

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                          TABLE OF PLANETARY POWERS:

PLANET:         RULES:              DETRIMENT:          EXALTATION:    FALL:

SUN             LEO                  AQUARIUS            ARIES         LIBRA
VENUS       TAURUS, LIBRA          SCORPIO, ARIES        PISCES        VIRGO
MERCURY     GEMINI, VIRGO          SAGITTARIUS, PISCES   VIRGO        PISCES
MOON           CANCER                 CAPRICORN          TAURUS      SCORPIO
SATURN      CAPRICORN, AQUARIUS    CANCER, LEO           LIBRA         ARIES
JUPITER     PISCES, SAGITTARIUS    VIRGO, GEMINI         CANCER    CAPRICORN
MARS        ARIES, SCORPIO         LIBRA, TAURUS         CAPRICORN    CANCER
URANUS      AQUARIUS                   LEO               SCORPIO      TAURUS
NEPTUNE     PISCES                    VIRGO              CANCER    CAPRICORN 

                            CRITICAL DEGREES:

   The following table shows certain degrees of the Zodiac which are  desig-
nated  as "critical degrees."   When a planet is within an orb of three  de-
grees of any of these points,  it will be found to exercise a much  stronger
influence in the life than otherwise.  This influence will tend to  increase
the  strength of an exaltation,  and also to offset the  weakness  resulting
from  a planet being in its fall or detriment.   It will also  increase  the
strength of aspects to that planet.

                          TABLE OF CRITICAL DEGREES:

CARDINAL SIGNS -- Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn;
                  1st., 13th., and 26th. degrees.
FIXED SIGNS --    Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius;
                  9th. and 21st degrees.
COMMON SIGNs --   Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces;
                  4th. and 17th. degrees.

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                                 ELEVATION:

   A  planet placed in or near the ninth or tenth houses is said to be  "el-
evated."  The nearer it is to the Midheaven, the more highly elevated it is.
A planet in elevation is much more powerful,  for either good or evil,  than
when placed at a lower altitude.

                                 THE ANGLES:

   When planets are found in the "angles"  of the horoscope (First,  Fourth,
Seventh and Tenth Houses) they are said to be ANGULAR OR ACCIDENTALLY DIGNI-
FIED.   When so placed,  they exert a greater influence for either  good  or
evil, than when located in the other houses.

   When the student has digested the above information he should proceed  to
make  a  table or index of the relationship of the planets as shown  in  the
diagram on page 89.

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                              MAKING THE INDEX:

   Looking  at the horoscope for 8:15 P.M. we note that Saturn and Mars  are
in Aries,  a Cardinal sign.  We therefore place them under Cardinal signs in
the  index.   Cancer,  the next Cardinal sign,  contains Neptune,  and  that
planet is entered under the Cardinal signs in the index.   Libra,  the third
Cardinal sign,  contains no planets.   Capricorn is the last of the Cardinal
signs;  Uranus is there and when we have entered him in the index we have  a
complete list of the planets which, in this horoscope,  are placed in Cardi-
nal signs.

   The Fixed signs are Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius.  In Taurus we find
no planet.  The Sun and Mercury are in Leo, hence we enter them in the index
under  th  heading  "Fixed."   Scorpio has no planets but  the  Moon  is  in
Aquarius.  It is therefore also entered under "Fixed" in the index.

   In this horoscope the Common signs Gemini,  Sagittarius and Pisces,  con-
tain no planets,  but Virgo,  the other Common sign,  has Jupiter and Venus;
hence  these  are entered under the list of planets in Common signs,  as  is
also the Part of Fortune.

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   This  completes our classification of the planets in respect to the  tem-
perament,  and to make sure that we have entered all in the index,  we count
them:   Four are in Cardinal; three are classified as Fixed, and two as Com-
mon, making a total of nine planets, besides the Part of Fortune.

   That is right;  so we proceed in like manner to note the planets in Fiery
signs.  We enter them in the index.  Next the Earthy, Airy and Watery signs.
We  have then made our classification according to elements,  and  again  we
count to see that we have entered all the planets.  Four are in Fiery signs;
three in Earthy signs;  one in Airy, and one in Watery signs.   The total is
nine planets, which is right.

   We next note the exaltation, etc., as given in the index.

   Now we are prepared to note the aspects,  and the student is particularly
requested  to follow the system as here outlined;  then he  cannot  possibly
miss any aspect.

   Place  the  index  finger of the left hand upon the first  or  left  hand
planet under th heading Cardinal in the index.   (In the present case Mars.)
Place  your  pencil point held in the right hand on the planet next  to  the
right in the Cardinal line (Saturn here).  Note by a glance at the horoscope
if these two planets are in orb (6 degrees) of each other.   Here the answer
is,  no;  one is 4, the other 23 degrees.  They are therefore not in aspect.
Keep the left index finger in place, but move the pencil to the right to the

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next planet (Neptune here), and ask, are they within orb? --again the answer
is  no.   Again the pencil point is moved to the right and is  on  the  last
planet  in the Cardinal line (Uranus); the question,  are the planets  under
the  index finger and the pencil point within orb,  is asked,  and  answered
negatively.

   Thus we have ascertained that the planet under our left hand index finger
(Mars) has no aspect to any of the other planets in Cardinal signs.  We then
move  the  left index finger one place to the right (to Saturn),  place  our
pencil point on the planet next to the right of that (on Neptune here),  re-
peat the query,  are the planets under the index finger and the pencil point
(Saturn and Neptune here) within orb?   A glance at the horoscope shows that
they are; one being 17 and the other 23.  They are therefore in aspect.  Our
rule  says that--Planets in Cardinal,  Fixed or Common signs are  either  in
conjunction square or opposition if within orbs!

   A glance at the position of Saturn and Neptune shows that they are not in
conjunction; nor in opposition; they must therefore be square to each other.
other.   We therefore write a square and the symbol of Saturn  in  Neptune's
line in the Index; also a square and the symbol of Neptune in Saturn's line.
Thus we have recorded that aspect.

   We  leave our left index finger on Saturn,  but move the pencil point  to
the right,  to Uranus.  We repeat our query, are they in orb?  The answer is

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yes,  and  their positions indicate the aspect as being a square.   This  we
note in the lines of Saturn and Uranus as in previous cases.   Then we  have
recorded  all the aspects of Saturn to the planets to the right of him,  and
we  move our left index finger to the right (to Neptune and Uranus) and  ask
our  question regarding orb.   The answer is yes.   Neptune and  Uranus  are
within orb of each other,  hence in opposition.   This aspect is entered  in
the index also and completes the aspects of Neptune.

   We have now noted in a thorough and systematic manner all the aspects be-
tween  the planets in the Cardinal line.  The same mode of procedure we  em-
ploy with the planets in the other lines WORKING IN EACH LINE STEADILY  FROM
LEFT TO RIGHT.  If this method is followed no aspect can be missed.

   In dealing with the planets in the Fiery, Airy,  Earthy and Watery signs,
we remember of course that they are in trine or conjunction if within orb.

   In getting the Sextiles a different method is necessary.  Start with Mars
(Aries 4 here),  add 60 degrees, which gives Gemini 4.  As, is any planet in
orb of Gemini 4?   The answer is no.  Pass the left index finger to the next
planet  in the horoscope (Saturn).   He is in Aries 23;  adding  60  degrees
gives Gemini 23.  There is no planet within orb of that point.  The left in-
dex finger is passed on to the next planet (Neptune) in Cancer 17.   We  add
60 degrees which gives Virgo 17.  We ask our question,  Is any planet in orb

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of that point?   The answer is yes--Jupiter in Virgo 15.   Then Neptune  and
Jupiter  are sextile and are so entered in the lines of both planets in  the
index.

   Proceeding we move the left index finger to every plant in the  horoscope
in turn;  adding 60 degrees and asking our question.   When we have followed
the  circle around we shall also have recorded all the sextiles  and  missed
none.

   The  Dragon's Head and the Dragon's Tail exert an influence in the  horo-
scope  only when in conjunction with a plant or the Ascendant.   An  orb  of
only two degrees or at most three degrees is allowed.   The Dragon's Head is
regarded as a benefic,  its influence being analagous to that of the Sun  in
Aries, and Jupiterian in effect.  The Dragon's Tail is malefic, being Satur-
nine in quality and having an influence similar to that of Saturn in  Libra.
In  the  present case neither the Dragon's Head nor Tail is  in  conjunction
with a planet,  hence there are no aspects to them to be entered in the  In-
dex.

   There  remain yet the Parallels.   To find them we turn to the page  from
the  ephemeris  for the month of birth (August) found in the  back  of  this
book.   At the top of the page we find the names of the  planets:   Neptune,
Uranus, Saturn, etc., and below each planet is noted its Declination for the
days of the month given in the left hand column.

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                               BIRTH CHART:
                               AUG. 2, 1909
                                8:15 P.M.
                                LONG. 88W
                                LAT. 42N

ASCENDANT: PISCES 7:08          7TH HOUSE: VIRGO 7:08
2ND HOUSE: ARIES 25             8TH HOUSE: LIBRA 25
3RD HOUSE: TAURUS 26            9TH HOUSE: SCORPIO 26
4TH HOUSE: GEMINI 18           10TH HOUSE: SAGITTARIUS 18
5TH HOUSE: CANCER 9            11TH HOUSE: CAPRICORN 9
6TH HOUSE: LEO 2               12TH HOUSE: AQUARIUS 2

SUN: LEO 10:05                 SATURN: ARIES 23:14
MOON: AQUARIUS 26:40           URANUS: CAPRICORN 18:13R
MERCURY: LEO 8:31              NEPTUNE: CANCER 17:44
VENUS: VIRGO 5:52              DRAGON'S HEAD: GEMINI 13:44
MARS: ARIES 4:06               DRAGON'S TAIL: SAGITTARIUS 13:44
JUPITER: VIRGO 15:17           PART OF FORTUNE: VIRGO 23:43

   As  our G.M.T.  is early morning on August 3rd we place the  declinations
for August 3rd opposite each planet in the index.

   An exception is the Moon's declination which requires a logarithmic  cor-
rection in accordance with the G.M.T.   This correction is made by the  same
method used in obtaining the Moon's longitude.  We thus find the Moon's dec-
lination to be 17-2.

   The declination of the Part of Fortune is the same as the declination  of
the Sun when in the same sign and degree.

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                                    INDEX:

ELEMENTS:                    DECLINATION:                    ASPECTS:

CARDINAL: MARS, SATURN,      SUN: 17:37-------CONJUNCT MERCURY; TRINE MARS;
          NEPTUNE, URANUS                     PARALLEL MOON
FIXED: MERCURY, SUN, MOON    VENUS: 10:32
COMMON: VENUS, JUPITER,      MERCURY: 19:32---CONJUNCT SUN; TRINE MERCURY
        PART OF FORTUNE      MOON: 17:02------SEXTILE SATURN; PARALLEL SUN
FIERY: MARS, SATURN          SATURN: 6:38-----SQUARE NEPTUNE, URANUS;
       MERCURY, SUN                           SEXTILE MOON; PARALLEL JUPITER
EARTHY: VENUS, JUPITER,      JUPITER: 6:47----TRINE URANUS; SEXTILE NEPTUNE;
        URANUS, PART OF                       PARALLEL SATURN
        FORTUNE              MARS: 2:50-------TRINE MERCURY, SUN; PARALLEL
AIRY: MOON                                    PART OF FORTUNE
                             URANUS: 22:41----SQUARE SATURN; OPPOSITION
WATERY: NEPTUNE                               NEPTUNE; TRINE JUPITER, PART
EXALTED: NEPTUNE                              OF FORTUNE; PARALLEL NEPTUNE
ESSENTIALLY                  NEPTUNE: 21:35---SQUARE SATURN; OPPOSITION
DIGNIFIED: MARS, SUN                          URANUS; SEXTILE JUPITER, PART
ANGULAR: MARS, SATURN,                        OF FORTUNE; PARALLEL URANUS
         JUPITER, PART       PART OF
         OF FORTUNE          FORTUNE: 2:25----TRINE URANUS; SEXTILE NEPTUNE;
CRITICAL                                      PARALLEL MARS
DEGREE: SATURN, MERCURY,     DRAGON'S HEAD:
        SUN, VENUS,          DRAGON'S TAIL:
        JUPITER
RULER: NEPTUNE, JUPITER

   Here the Part of Fortune is Virgo 23:43.   Take an ephemeris for any year
and find when the Sun was there.  That will be about September 17,  and then
the  Sun's declination was 2:25 (ephemeris for 1909.)  That,  then,  is  the
declination of the Part of Fortune.  In the same way the declinations of the
Midheaven and the Ascendant may be found if desired.

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   Having  entered all the declinations in the index,  place the left  index
finger on the declination of Neptune at the bottom;  the pencil point on the
declination next above (Uranus);  ask if they are within 1 degree or at most
1 1/2 degrees.   The answer is yes, and so they are entered in the column of
aspects as parallel.   Move the pencil up the line,  noting at each step  if
the declinations of the planets under the index finger and pencil point  are
within orb (one degree or a little more.)  When the pencil point has reached
the  top,  all parallels under the left index finger will have  been  noted.
Then move the left index finger one step up (to Uranus) and the pencil point
up to the declination of the planet next above; note their parallel, if any;
move  the pencil point upward,  step by step,  following the same method  in
moving  from bottom upward to get the declination as was followed by  moving
the index finger and pencil point from left to right to get the conjunctions
squares, trines and oppositions.

   When  the  Parallels  have been recorded the index is  finished;  and  if
placed below the horoscope on one sheet of paper as shown in the  accompany-
ing illustration the student will have ready at hand every means of  judging
the  figure  without turning his attention from that to  computing  aspects.
Thus a more concentrated attitude of the mind is attainable.  Neither is the
process of making the index as complicated as the process of describing  it;
in fact, it is simplicity itself, as it involves no mathematical calculation

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but only the proper methodical placement of the left index finger and moving
a  pencil point to the right or upward from that finger merely  asking  con-
tinually:   Are  the planets under finger and pencil within  orb?   If  this
method is followed out the student can never miss an aspect and will be able
to make such an index in from fifteen to twenty minutes.

   In order that proficiency may be achieved, the student should endeavor to
make the index for the horoscope cast for August 2nd., 8:15 A.M.

   Aspects to the Ascendant,  which represents the body,  have an  influence
upon the health.   Aspects to the Midheaven indicate the nature of one's op-
portunities for spiritual advancement.  But since the exact time of birth is
rarely known,  and since a small error in this makes several degrees differ-
ence  in the Ascendant or Midheaven, predictions made from aspects to  these
points are likely to be found unreliable.  Hence we have not entered them in
the Index.
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   NOTE:   In addition to the foregoing,  planets in the last six degrees of
any sign must be compared with all planets in the first six degrees of other
signs,  because they may be in aspect to each other without coming under any
of the preceding rules.  Examples of this are as follows:

   Mars in 24-30 Aries is in conjunction with Venus in 0-30 Taurus;  Mercury
in  26-0  Taurus  is  sextile  Jupiter  in 2-0 Leo; Saturn in 27-9 Gemini is

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square Uranus in 2-0 Libra; Neptune in 28-0 Cancer is trine Mars in 3-0 Sag-
ittarius; Venus in 29-30 Leo is in opposition to Mercury in 5-30 Pisces.

                          NOTICE TO THE STUDENT:

   The foregoing chapters describe the basis of Astrology and illustrate  in
detail the method of erecting a horoscope.   They also indicate the elements
of the science of reading a horoscope.   A great deal of additional informa-
tion  along these lines is given in the Philosophic Encyclopedia  following.
But  the  next  volume in this series, the  "MESSAGE OF THE STARS,"  is  the
Rosicrucian  text book on the science of Astrological Reading,  and the  ap-
plication of Astrology to our daily lives.   It contains a complete  exposi-
tion of the methods used in judging the radical horoscope, also in progress-
ing the chart and making predictions therefrom.   Medical Astrology and  the
diagnosis of disease are comprehensively death with, as are also the bearing
of  Astrology upon evolution and the general nature and effect of  planetary
vibrations.

   All who wish to go further in the subject are referred to this volume.

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