Chapter XVIII. The Solar-Lunar Combinations（续 1）

be seriously impaired through disappointments in the love life. This position brings success through ambition and favours all matters connected with music and the drama.

This combination stimulates the critical and discriminative tendency of the Moon in Virgo. It exalts the practical nature and brings out all the scientific characteristics. The solar position considerably improves the lunar characteristics and makes the mind more logical and more accurate in its judgments. It gives a considerable amount of ability in all literary pursuits, but also awakens all the exacting tendencies, although it dispels some of the melancholic attributes of Virgo. It intensifies the expression of all studies, and gives a considerable amount of musical ability, especially in expression. It strengthens the love of chemistry and hygiene of the Virgo nature and success in hydropathic affairs. It often gives greater ability than there is opportunity to use profitably. Success comes through holding some servile position.

We have now reached what is practically the opposition of the Sun by the Moon ; therefore all that is contained in the Aries nature may find its expression in the equilibrium and balance of the sign Libra. This is a good position for all those who use comparison, and it tends to bring reflection and perception to a state of balance. It causes a keenly sensitive nature, and one who is very receptive to the surrounding mental atmosphere. It brings out all matters related to music and the fine arts ; gives a love of recognition, and benefits the life when it co-operates with others. It makes those bom under it good counsellors and advisers, and fits them for the legal profession or all matters where arbitration and judgment are required, usually the judgment is unbiassed and carefully weighed. This position tends to bring out the clairvoyant faculties. It will bring some fame or recognition, and place those under its influence in prominent positions.

This is not a good combination, the niartial element being very Strongly marked, increasing the passions and inclining the nature to be rather hard, dogmatic, positive, and even jealous. It causes the life principle of Aries to be expressed on physical lines, giving revolutionary tendencies, and making those under its influence easily excited, irritable, angry, and revengeful. In cases where the rising ' sign indicates it, and the planetary positions are favourable, it inclines to mysticism and the occult ; but there is a danger of psychic faculties being somewhat abused. Children born under this combination should have a good education and be taught to be less combative and forceful, and also to live pure lives. This is not a good position for the health. It favours success by assertion and aggressiveness.

THE SUN IN ARIES AND MOON IN SAGITTARIUS

This is a very good combination, the fiery triplicity being weH represented. It gives a very quick, sympathetic and inspirational nature, but a tendency to go to extremes, especially in physical matters* . There is always a certain amount of restlessness and inclination to do things hastily, especially in speech. It intensifies the religious inclinations. It strengthens the sincerity and btraightforwardness of the personality, and gives very strong tendencies to prophesy or speak unconsciously, yet accurately, in regard to the future. It gives impulse, some exaggeration, and a tendency to go to excess. This combination gives some skill in musical performance, and fits those under its influence to become good teachers or preachers. It is good for travelling and exploration. It brings benefit through the Church and religious matters.

This combination gives an intense love of fame. The Saturnine qualities of the Moon are accentuated, and the personality made exacting and inclined to fluctuating moods. It gives remarkable imagination and splendid ability in all practical methods concerned with

gaining popularity. This combination increases the inquisitiveness of the personality, and gives a very determined and positive nature Cleverness is much appreciated, and persons in a higher rank of society are sometimes worshipped. This is a very sensitive combination, and the brain is a very receptive one, especially to the mental conditions of others. Tact and diplomacy are often overridden by impulse and self-assertiveness. It weakens the self-esteem but increases the love of approbation. It causes those under its influence to aim for leadership, and to rule or domineer over others. It favours uncommon pursuits, and brings success through force of character.

This combination gives ability to study human nature. It brings out all the pleasing characteristics of the Moon in Aquarius, making the personality somewhat original and at times eccentric. It intensifies the artistic and enterprising characteristics and gives some ability in literary matters, a bright, clear'^mind, well able to express itself. The imagination, intuition and mental sensitiveness are much increased, and there is a love of educational and scientific work. It intensifies the independence, but gives the ability to deal with others successfully. Determination and enterprise are combined, the Aries nature is steadied and its influence made very reliable. This is a fortunate influence in all matters connected with associations, public bodies, local governments ; it also brings help and assistance from friends and acquaintances.

This combination is not altogether a harmonious one, the action of the Sun being too strong for the lunar position, which produces a discontented, restless, and often worrying nature. But ii tones down considerably the impulsiveness of Aries, and when the two are working harmoniously, it increases the generosity and the spirit of evolution. It gives a love of the occult, the profound and mysterious, but usually much sorrow comes into the life, which causes those born under it to think more deeply than most of the combinations under Aries. In this combination the personality may be very receptive to

all the impressions coming from the higher nature ; but the personality must be peaceful and harmonioiis, otherwise the force will be too strong and be inclined to cause the Moon to receive too many evil impressions. It gives success in connection with public institutions, asylums, and some authority in a quiet and unobtrusive manner. It is also favourable for ail veterinary work.

The Sun in Taurus will make the individual character behind each lunar expression more firm, plodding, enduring and determined, but there will be a tendency to move slower and act more cautiously, quietly and practically than when the Sun was in Aries. We have now the expression of the Sun from the exaltation of the Moon, and each combination will tend to strengthen the personality more than the individuality, which may often lay behind the personal expression.

This combination gives a very strong personality. There is a tendency to be impulsive, headstrong and rather too dogmatic. The abilities are not under-rated and there is a considerable amount of persistency, tenacity and exactitude. There is plenty of reserve power behind all the force that is expended, and when those born under this combination make up their minds to carry out any purpose in life, they nearly always succeed ; but they expect a great deal from others and manifest a stubborn desire to make others conform to their requirements — the moral nature is usually very strong.

This combination gives success in life through energy and the desire to excel. It favours enterprise, the spirit of daring and all matters where a determined will is required. It gives good constructive power and the ability to organise. Prosperity is obtained through perseverance.

This combination gives a considerable amount of determination, and those born under its influence are not easily thwarted in their

purpose. They possess a great amount of self-control, but are rather too self-contained, too reserved, and often secretive ; but they are remarkably strong characters, fearless, persistent and hopeful, possessing much feeling and an affectionate nature. They easily attain to great success in the financial world and appear to have a disregard for finance although they cannot help being often very much mixed up with it. This combination is the most practical and solid of the preceding influences, but there is a danger of becoming too obstinate. When obedience is observed, they make very fine characters.* There is a tendency, however, to become too self-centred, and too reserved or determined.