Chapter XXIX. THE LAW OF CORRESPONDENCES（续 3）

During the gestatory period Mars has given to the body iron, especially in the form of haemoglobin, and with the first breath oxidation of this substance commences to produce the heat so necessary to life and consciousness. This operation is continued all through life, and thus to the Martian ray falls the important task of supplementing the Sun in the maintenance of the vital spark until the mystic Sun of life has completed its circle and reached the sign where the quickening took place. Then Scorpio gives the body its death-sting, Mars and his friend Saturn cut the silver cord, and the freed soul soars as an eagle into the empyrean seeking the celestial spheres which are its true home. Therefore Scorpio is symbolized both by a scorpion and an eagle.

On account of his mission as aide to the Sun in the maintenance of life, Mars ever aims to cleanse the body of filth and waste accumulation so that the fire's of life may burn brightly, hence, when the gourmandizing habits of Jupiter and Venus have clogged the system, or the obstructive tendencies of Saturn have poisoned the body by stoppage of elimination,

Mars lights the fire of fever and inflammation to burn out the refuse and give the system a new lease of life and energy. Thus many of the pathogenic effects of Mars aim at a constructive end.

But Mars not only aids the vital process of the life-giving Sun, who is exaltation ruler of Aries; he is himself exaltation ruler of Capricorn, where Saturn, the planet of death, holds sway, and between those two thieves the Sun, the Lord of Life, is crucified, suffers and dies, while they part his physical garment. The role of Saturn in this process has been described in the appropriate chapter, and of Mars it may be said that by his recklessness he predisposes to accidents by burning, scalding, wounds, or gunshot. He rules the genitals through Scorpio, and depletes the vitality and causes genital disorders by passional excesses, haemorrhage, rupture of blood vessels. Excessive menses and haemorrhoids show his activities in the blood ; hernia and contagious diseases are also manifestations of the martian ray. As Mars is a malefic, his presence in any sign or house constitutes an affliction in itself, regardless of his aspects, but naturally his pathogenic effects are worse when he is aspected by square or opposition than when he is fortified by sextile or trine.

His effects in the twelve signs may be more specifically stated as follows:

$ T Mars in Aries gives a tendency to sunstroke, cerebral haemorrhages or congestion, inflamma-

tion of the brain, brain fever and delirium, shooting pains in the head, insomnia, and wounds in the head ; by reflex action in Libra, inflammation of the kidneys, renal haemorrhage and renal calculi.

$ 8 Mars in Taurus gives a tendency to mumps, enlarged or inflamed tonsils, suffocation, adenoids, diphtheria, polypus and nose-bleed, goitre, inflammation of the larynx; by reflex action in Scorpio, excessive menstrual flow, scalding urine, venereal ulcers, enlargement of the prostate gland and strangury.

$ n Mars in Gemini gives a tendency to haemorrhage of the lungs, pneumonia, bronchitis, cough, wounds or fractures of hands, arms, and collarbone; by reflex action in Sagittarius, fractured femur, and sciatica.

$ £E Mars in Cancer gives a tendency to milk-fever, inflammation, ulceratlon and haemorrhage of the stomach, dyspepsia.

$ Si Mars in Leo gives a tendency to muscular rheumatism in the back, overheating of the blood, enlargement of the heart and palpitation, pain in the heart, suffocation and fainting (angina pectoris), inflammation of the pericardium.

$ irg Mars in Virgo gives a tendency to typhoid, inflammation of the bowels, peritonitis, worms,

diarrhoea, cholera, and ventral hernia, appendicitis.

$ =0= Mars in Libra gives a tendency to inflammation of the kidneys, excess of urine, hasmorrhage of the kidneys and renal stones; by reflex action in Aries, brain-fever, sunstroke, pains in the head.

$ n\. Mars in Scorpio gives a tendency to excessive menses, scalding urine, gravel, pand, and renal stones, inflammation and ulceration of the ovaries and uterus, also of the vagina and urethra, varicocele, enlargement of the prostate gland, stricture and strangury, venereal ulcers and haemorrhoids ; by reflex action in Taurus, inflamed tonsils or larynx and nose-bleed.

$ t Mars in Sagittarius gives a tendency to fracture or dislocation of the femur, sciatica, and ulcers of the thighs; by reflex action in Gemini, pneumonia, bronchitis and cough.

$ V3 Mars in Capricorn gives a tendency to carbuncles, erysipelas, smallpox, chickenpox, measles, pimples, itch and other eruptive or inflammatory skin diseases; by reflex action in Cancer, dyspepsia and ulcerated stomach.

$ £? Mars in Aquarius gives a tendency to varicose veins, fracture of the leg and blood-poisoning; by reflex action in Leo, heartstroke, overheated blood, fainting and palpitation.

£ X Mars in Pisces gives a tendency to deformities of the feet, or accidents to them, corns, bunions and perspiring feet; by reflex action in Virgo, ventral hernia, inflammation of the bowels and diarrhoea.

Uranus rules the ether which is the medium by \vhieh the light rays are transmitted, hence he has considerable influence over the eyes and is responsible, when afflicting the Sun or Moon, for various diseases of the eyes, or even blindness. This is especially the case when the Sun or Moon is placed in the Pleiades (Taurus 29°), or the Ascelli (Leo 6°) or Antares (Sagittarius 8°).

Modern astrologers have not yet had time to tabulate the full effects of Uranus in all the signs, and as for the pathogenic effects still less is known, Lut he is said to be exalted in Scorpio and our own experience seems to indicate that Uranus has a very marked evil influence on the sex which is ruled by this sign, producing most deep-seated venereal diseases. By reflex action or affliction to planets in Taurus (ruled by Venus) where the organ of coordinated action is located, he produces erratic movements, as seen in St. Vitus dance, contortions, spasms, tetanus, cramps, hiccough and hysteria.

As ruler of the ether and gases he is responsible for injury and shock by electricity which travels

through the ether. Nitrogen, a gas, is the base of a number of compounds whose characteristic Uranian. instability makes them highly explosive, and Uranus is thus responsible for such deaths and injuries as occur on that account, especially if placed in the Eighth House.

J# 8 Uranus in Taurus gives a tendency to diminished pituitary secretion and consequent abnormal growth.

*& n Uranus in Gemini gives a tendency to spasmodic asthma, colds, and a dry, hard cough.

J# 5> Uranus in Cancer gives a tendency to hiccough, produced by the erratic action of the diaphragm, also a hard, dry stomach cough and cramp of the stomach, gas and flatulence.

V SI Uranus in Leo gives a tendency to palpitation, spasmodic heart action, spinal meningitis and infantile paralysis ; by reflex action from Aquarius similar effects are now observable.

Uranus in Virgo gives a tendency to flatulence, and abdominal cramps.

Uranus in Libra gives a tendency to intermittent action of the kidneys and venereal eruptions, of the skin ; by reflex action in Aries, sudden and violent headaches, shooting pains in the head, and hallucinations.

J# n\ Uranus • in Scorpio gives a tendency to miscarriages, abortions, and venereal diseases, and in the Fifth House he causes painful and difficult parturition, generally involving the use of instruments and often the infant is severely or fatally injured or stillborn.

^ V3 Uranus in Capricorn usually works by reflex action in Cancer, but as the children with this configuration are still young (this is written in 1918) the full effects are as yet unknown.

Neptune, the octave of Mercury, works principally upon the nervous system (ruled by Mercury) and at times produces frenzy where the person is beside himself on account of religious or other excitement. At other times he produces lethargy, coma, •catalepsy, trance or mediumship, where the bodily energies are in abeyance while the psychic powers .are in a state of hyperactivity. He rules the spinal canal, which is filled with ether during life. (It is true that surgeons tap it and draw out a fluid, but they may also draw water from a steam boiler because the steam condenses to water). This luminous gas is called tlie spinal spirit fire by occultists, and t>y vibrating the pineal gland, also ruled by Neptune, spiritual sight is produced, but it depends upon the rate and pitch of these vibrations what the person sees. By prayer, concentration and meditation, a