Chapter VIII. THE SUN, GIVER OF LIFE（续 2）

This is a combination of the solar, mercurial and Sixth House influence. It shows the successful middleman between the producer and consumer, subtle, extremely quick to see what will work to his advantage in the promotion of business, pleasant and sociable, agreeable to all from whom he expects to gain, but domineering to employees and fellow workers; a smooth talker but not necesarily insincere; he merely looks out for number one.

The Sun in Virgo makes good chemists, nurses and doctors, not surgeons but drug-doctors; they are firm believers in medicine and lots of it.

Libra is ruled by Venus and it is the seventh sign hence the Sun in Libra combines the influence of Venus with that of the Sun and the Seventh

house, with the result that the person loves tre marriage partner so devotedly that he excludes everyone else; for of a person with that configuration it may truly be said that "the Sun rises and sets" in the marriage partner.

Libra is also the exaltation sign of Saturn, and his influence is there at its best, giving a tint of construction to the art of Venus. This is brought about as ability for the architecture and the finer branches of decorative construction when the Sun is in Libra. This configuration also gives a fine, sonorous voice and vocal talent.

This gives the person a very blunt and brusque manner with a tendency to ride rough shod over anybody or anything that stands in the way of his desires; an overweening egoism and a feeling that he knows better than anybody else; extremely cruel and indifferent to the sufferings of other people or creatures. It is the sign of the vivisectionist, the surgeon, the soldier and the butcher, also sea-captains.

This configuration is good for gain by marriage but gives a tendency to extravagant expenditure.

This gives lofty ideals and a noble aspiring disposition aiming to rise by raising others. It

makes the person benevolent, philanthropic and therefore beloved among his associates. He is often the recipient of honors and appointments to positions of trust, and missions of a delicate nature, nor could a better selection be made, for such people are the souls of honor. This configuration also brings success in religion, law and statesmanship for it gives an expansive mind fitted to grapple with the greater problems of life.

This is a good sign that the person will rise in life by the aid of the good-will of people in a higher position than he; it also shows that he will merit their trust and acquit himself well in a position of responsibility and trust; it makes him careful, prudent, faithful and honest. Judges with that configuration cannot be bought but will administer justice as they see it, to all comers, and it gives an all-round love of fair play and wins for those who have it the respect and esteem of all in their circle of environment.

This is a combination of the Sun, Uranus and the Eleventh House influences. It gives the person an intuitive perception of the inner nature of things and a 'touch with the forces and ideas of the spiritual realms which leads him to take

up when possible, new and advanced cults, or methods of healing such as Naturopathy, Electro-therapy, Astro-therapy, Magnetic Healing, etc. He is also drawn to scientific research and ultra-intellectual or strange religions. This configuration gives popularity and firm friends among people who are in a position to bestow favors and further the person's attainment of his ambitions.

Gives a retiring disposition and favors success in occupations removed from the public gaze such as prisons, hospitals, institutions for the poor, etc. If the person incurs enmity of others he will be vindicated in whatever they may do to hurt his reputation. People with the Sun in Pisces have a strong tendency towards psychism, mediumship and the occult in general.

9 P 6 O Venus parallel or conjunction to t~he Sun calls out the artistic side of the nature, making the person fond of music, art and poetry ; it strengthens the love nature and if the configuration occurs in the Seventh House it is a posi tive testimony of unalloyed marital bliss. In the Second or Eighth Houses it leads to extravagance of the person or his mate ; in Scorpio

it is not good for the morals and in Pisces it leads to intemperance. This aspect strengthens the constitution, increases the popularity and makes smooth in social intercourse so that the person has many friends and keeps them.

As the orbit of Venus is so small she never forms the sextile, trine, square or opposition to the Sun.

£ P 6 O Mercury parallel or conjunction to the Sun. These are the only aspects ever formed and are good for the memory and mentality provided Mercury is not closer to the Sun than three degrees, for then he is 'combust' and his good qualities are burned up in the Sun's rays. It is most fortunate to have Mercury rise before the Sun at birth for he is the Lightbearer who holds the torch of reason before the Spirit which in the horoscope is symbolized by the Sun. When he rises after the Sun the mentality is not nearly so keen (unless other good aspects favor).

D P 6 O The Moon parallel or conjunction to Sun. No matter in what sign or house the conjunction of the Lights occurs the person will be so .strongly marked with the characteristics of that sign that lacking knowledge of his true Ascenaant even the most competent astrologer is likely to be misled and judge him to be born with the sign rising in which the conjunction took place, and whatever matters are ruled by the House in

which the conjunction occurs will play a very important part in the life. In the First House he is an out and out egotist with very little love for others save in so 'far as they serve his ends;, in the Seventh, his world pivots on the mate; in the Tenth House or sign he will sacrifice all other considerations to rise in public life ; in the Twelfth House or sign it will give a strong tendency to intemperance which will bring trouble; in the Third and Ninth Houses it will brighten the mind and induce travel from which he will benefit ; in the Second House it will bring wealth,, especially if in good aspect with Jupiter.

But if the conjunction of the Sun and Moon is closer than three degrees it has a tendency todeplete the vitality and if the conjunction is alsoa solar eclipse, and the child survives, this will be particularly noticeable, all through life. People who have such close conjunction or eclipses become listless, disspirited and out of sorts every time there is a new Moon. It does not seem tointerfere with the good effects in other departments of life.

D * A O The Moon sextile or trine to the Sun. Thegood aspects of the Sun and Moon make for general success in life, health, fair financial conditions, good home surroundings with faithful friends, and esteem in the community; they favor a rise in life because of the person's innate

ability, which either gains for him the recognition of people in a position to help him rise, or impels him to carve his own way.

D n <9 O Tine Moon square or opposition to Sun makes the person vascillating and unsettled in disposition, changeable and unable to pursue a settled course in life, rash to plunge into something but lacking the persistence or continuity of purpose to carry anything to a successful conclusion. For that reason such people become failures in life, especially in their dealing.s with women and people higher in the social scale such as employers, the authorities, judges, etc. They always have difficulty in obtaining employment and keeping their positions when they obtain one, for they are hyper-sensitive and ready to take offense, with or without provocation. These configurations also affect the health, rendering the body liable to cold and making recuperation slow when sickness has overtaken the person.

V * A O Saturn sextile or trine to Sun endows the person who is fortunate enough to have it with some of the finest faculties in the gamut, for it brings out the best qualities in the two planets. It gives foresight, method and organizing, executive and diplomatic ability with the moral stamina to carry any project determined on to a successful conclusion despite delays and obstacles. Yet the person makes no enemies in so