Chapter V. Marriage（续 1）

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question may be occidental, men will then-cqnnect themselves with their daughters, or the wives of their sons; and women with their fathers, or paternal uncles, or the husbands of their daughters. “When the aforesaid configurations*, although not existing in signs of ‘affinity to each otherf, should be found in feminine places, they will render the parties obscene, lustful and shameless ; for instance, when found in the anterior.and hinder parts of Aries, and near the Hyades of Taurus, abaut the urn of Aquarius, in the hinder parts of Leo, and in the face of Capricorn. And should the last named planets, Venus and Saturn, be posited in angles, they will then, if posited in the first two angles, the eastern and southern, produce a total exposure of the. passions, and cause them to be publicly canvassed; but, if in the last two angles, the western and northern, they will produce eunuchs, or persons unprolific, and not possessing the proper channels of nature. . The passions, liable to operate in males, are to be considered by observation of Mars:. for should he be separated trom Venus and Saturn, but yet, at the same time, be supported by the testimony of Jupiter, he will make men pure and decorous in sexual intercourse, and incline them to natural usages only: and, if he attach himself to Saturn only, he will render them cold in blood and dull in appetite ; if, however, when Saturn and Mars may be thus connected together, Venus and Jupiter should also be configurated with them, men will then become easily excited and eager in desire, although they will still be continent, and restrain themselves in order to avoid reproach. But should Saturn be absent, and Mars be with Venus alone, or even although Jupiter

t These are such signs as are connected with each other in | any manner similar to that before described, as connecting Capricorn with Pisces, and with Libra; or, in other words, signs common.to the pla-, nets configurated.

also be with her, nzen will beceme highly licentious, and attemipt to gratify their desives in every mode*.—And further, if Venus be found more occidental, men will connect themselves with low women, female servants, and aliens or vagabonds; but, should Mars be found oecidental, with women of rank and gentlewomen ; or with women living with their husbaards, or under the protection of men.—Thus far with regard to males.

In the case of females, Venus. requires attention :. for, if she be configurated with Jupiter, or with Mercury, she wil cause women to be temperate and pure in sexual intercourse ; still, however, when she may be thus cénnected: with Mercury, if Saturn be not present aleo, she will cause them to be easily excited to. desire; although they will costrout their desires, and avoid reptoach.. But, should Venas be conjoined

or configurated with Mars alone, she will render women Itcentious and lustful ;. and if,.to both these planets, when thus

conjoined or configurated, Jupiter also present himself, Mars being at the same time under the rays of the Sun, women wil then mingle in tmtercourse with servants, and: persons meaner than themselves, or with aliens, or vagabonds : but, should it happen that Venus may be under the rays of the Sun, they will then. connect themselves with their superiors or masters. And, further, should the planets be in feminine

places, or configurated femininely, they: will be content with their passive faculties onlyt.

* The following passage also occurs.here: “ sas ss yay 0 816 Ter acepwy Surinoc, 0 8s erepo avarToARoe ECt, Kat Meog Bvepas Ras yuvainae sTorTas Trameiwaves, cure’ vwrepCorieee 22, 1 Bs augorepes os acepec Svrines cupelwet, Weer feover ve Sudv everras xarapepnc. Snkvzer dr roy Cwhov orapyevrey fy bic ot GCECEC, Ras auTOL Warysy areLorTas Ta TH-Dhauveg. 262s apeperters avaveAing act, Weoe peovey To arpay ogsamtineg shuct. sav 8s Codi. agereweey cream, erg Navay agosvixny wAimiay.””

t To this the following sentence succecds: tas Be agua dre msepeares WoL OL AEEPEC, Mas TeOg TO TreLELY.

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. Saturn, in being conciltated with such positions as those now described, contributes to produce greater obscenity ;

Jupiter, greater decency; and Mercury, greater _— ; and Breater fickleness, or instability.