Chapter XVII. The Moon and the Zodiac（续 1）

The native has good intellectual powers and is capable of following some intellectual pursuit ; he has a good memory and learns easily. 1 1 covers a great variety of occupations : servant, manager, agent, or subordinate in any capacity ; any occupation connected with grain or food-stuffs, such as farmer, miller, grocer, maltster, confectioner; and any connected with drugs or medicine, chemist, druggist, herbalist, analyst, doctor, dispenser, etc. He makes a trustworthy and fortunate servant and himself is fortunate through servants or those under him. This position, taken alone, tends to make him quiet and easy going, somewhat irresolute, not ambitious or pretentious. He has many friends, especially female friends. May belong to some company, firm, society, or association. There is likelihood of many short journeys and work as secretary, messenger^, clerk, traveller, schoolmaster, etc.

This position favours general popularity. It gives fondness for music, poetry, and the fine arts generally, and much ability in this direction. The native is affectionate, good-natured, kind in manner and easily gains friends. The native is fond of company, society and friends. Much of his fate and many events of his life will come about through his association with other people ; he will be greatly swayed and influenced by other people ; generally by some one person. It tends strongly to partnership, not merely in business, but in almost all affairs of life. He works with another person in nearly all undertakings ; and, without necessarily being irresolute, depends largely upon someone else, and can get along best in almost all things when associated with someone. The same may be said of the occupation and position in life.

This lunar position makes the native very firm and determined, self-reliant, and assured, and well able to stand alone and fight his own battles. He is abrupt and plain spoken, positive, energetic and capable of hard work, though also fond of the good things of the world and of easy living. He is conservative and averse to change, especially if forced upon him from without ; he is diflScult to influence and may be very obstinate ; and yet for his own purposes he will sometimes appear very revolutionary and changeable, and will advocate or carry out great and revolutionary changes. He is sometimes irritable, angry, and revengeful; this being a very bad position if backed up by other evil influences. It does not favour morality, and may give habits of drinking ; it often causes a coarseness in speech or manner, and threatens some scandal to the native ; it rather tends against fineness of feeling and refined instincts. It inclines to mediumship, psychism and occultism. A death occurs in the native's family, or in the ranks of their close associates, shortly before or soon after his birth or early in his life ; and he has much to do with death, acts as executor, is frequently brought into relation with the dead, or may follow some occupation connected with the dead. It attracts to the opposite sex in any horoscope ; favours marriage in a male horoscope, but threatens disharmony in the married state or in the relations with the opposite sex.

This position gives a quick, restless and unsettled manner, either to the body or mind ; the native is active in body and fond of physical exercise, sports, athletics, is a quick walker and worker. He is inclined to travel, and changes his abode frequently. His disposition is sincere and honourable, kindly and good-humoured. The native is religious and sincere in his belief even if it be unorthodox. There is some inclination for mysticism, psychism, and the occult ; he is a natural teacher or preacher, and may have something of the prophet in his nature. The intuition is increased and made more active, and there may be some psychic gift, such as clairvoyance. There is a tendency to dreaming and somnambulism. There may be talent or even genius for religion, philosophy, music, poetry, etc. In the lower type of horoscope the animal side of the sign will show rather than the religious, and then occupations and amusements connected with shipping and horses will be prominent in the life. He is a faithful worker or servant, and himself benefits by servants or those under him. He may have two occupations or may change his occupation.

This tends to bring the native before the public for good or evil, popularity or notoriety, ^hough it usually has some drawback attaching to it ; he may achieve relative fame or notoriety, or may move in some sphere that brings him before many people. If well aspected at birth, he may be vety popular as the head of some undertaking, may attract attention as a prominent or responsible person in some way, for something he has done or with which he is associated ; but if badly aspected in the nativity, the publicity signified by this position may be of an unpleasant nature. It gives some degree of rulership, generalship, and administrative ability, which is intensified if the sun is in a cardinal sign, or if a cardinal sign is rising. There is always some drawback or difficulty attaching to the occupation, to the fame or to the position the native gains ; he may raise up enemies, open or secret, or his reputation may suffer, with or without his having deserved it. The native is somewhat fond of show, is rather selfish, careful with money matters, calculating and cautious, and knows how to influence others, but is often cold by nature and thinks too little of the feelings of others. If the horoscope

is a good one, the more undesirable characteristics of this position may be obviated. If other influences assist, he may attain very considerable fame or prominence.

This lunar position gives some inclination for astrology, fortune telling, dreaming, visions, mediumship, mysticism, and the occult generally. Subjects that are unusual, original, eccentric, and novel, attract the native. He may become a freemason, or join some secret or mystical society, association or brotherhood. He is broad and humanitarian in his sympathies ; fraternises readily with those who are congenial to him, is easily drawn into the company of such, and will be found in some club, society, association, or group of those similarly minded. He has an inclination for political, educational, and scientific work, and may join any movement or public body relating to these ; has some inclination for local politics and municipal affairs. He is sociable and sympathetic in manner, and desirous of the good opinion pf others, and yet may be very independent, unorthodox, and unconventional at times. It increases the imagination, intuition, and mental sensitiveness generally. It is slightly unfavourable for the constitution, especially the nervous system. If the Moon is afflicted the eyesight may suffer.

The native is quiet, retiring, and easy-going, is restless and fond of variety, easily changes his mind, is irresolute and not always to be depended upon, is ratber easily discouraged, and meets with obstacles, misfortune and opposition in life. It gives a liking for reading of a roms^ntic or emotional kind, for poetry and music that appeals to the emotions and feelings. As speaker, writer, or composer, the native is fluent, copious, imaginative, and diffuse. He inclines to be religious, but is likely to be more emotional than intellectual; to feel rather than to reason out. He is sometimes wanting in buoyancy and hope, is too serious or too easily depressed, and may lack matter-of-fact common sense and humour. There may be a tendency to intemperance or dissipation, laudanum drinking, etc. Mediumship, clear dreaming, and various psychic powers may manifest themselves. It softens the frame and increases the fleshy and glandular structures and is not favourable for robust health. There is danger from secret enemies ;

the native may himself not be quite straightforward ; and there is liability to detention in hospital, poor house, prison, etc. ; but the worst effects will not follow unless there are accompanying bad aspects, or other indications in the nativity.

We may now definitely establish in our mind the idea that the Sun represents the positive centre, from which the true life is flowing, and that the Moon is representative of the receiver, or the negative and magnetic point.