第五宫

The fifth house is connected with enterprise and all matters of a speculative character, which are supposed to be concerned with pleasure and the generative principles. Planets in this house need special study, as it may be taken as showing in a special sense the trend of past lives.178. *$.—Grave risks in connection with love affairs, fraudulent enterprises, or troubles in connection with speculation. If well aspected, unexpected gains. This position sometimes favours platonic unions.179. Hi.—An enterprising and speculative nature. Sudden and unexpected gains and losses. Much romance, but estrangements in love affairs.180. h.—Keen interest in all enterprises, but sorrowful experiences in connection with pleasure, and often indifferent success concerning speculation. Trouble through children.181. %.—Success in speculation; luck in connection with enterprises ; fruitful issue; success in all pleasures, and social gain through children.

The Sun rising in Taurus gives an unusually firm physique, and accentuates the Taurus pride in strength. The Moon, being the planet of fecundity, is exalted in this exceedingly fruitful sign; hence people with the Moon in Taurus have large families, particularly if the configuration is in the fifth house, for that designates children.Venus, the ruler of Taurus, rising in that sign, makes the form beautiful as well as strong, it also gives artistic ability and musical inspiration.When Gemini is rising the body generated is tall and slender ; the arms and limbs are particularly long, fingers slender, hair dark, eyes hazel. Gemini people are quick, active and alert in all their movements, habitual restlessness is noticeable in the expression of the eyes, which differs in that respect from more fixed tendencies of the eyes of those born under the two preceding signs, although of course we do not mean that the Arian always looks angry and the Taurian stubborn, nevertheless, there is a settled tendency in those directions noticeable when these people are not occupied in a certain direction, but the Gemini person has an expression which Ls much more vivid, changeable and past finding out. They have acutely enquiring minds, always want to know the reason why, but often lack persistence to follow clews to the end, and thus meet disappointment. Being tactful they avoid giving offense even under provocation, and are therefore generally liked by all; though their own affections are not deep. Two distinct classes are born under this sign, one, too fond of reading, should cultivate independent thought, instead of repeating other people's ideas, or aping their manners; the other is scientific, well balanced and reserved; a model for any person.The Sun rising in Gemini brings out all the noblest traits of the sign, it makes the nature more settled and contented, gives more persistence and a particularly healthy and active body.Mercury, the ruler, rising in Gemini, sharpens perception, gives ability as a writer, or speaker, but makes the person born with that configuration extremely irritable, vacillating, fond of change of scene and employment. They are best fitted for traveling salesmen.

From the fifth house. Astrologers both ancient and modern, deduce their judgments relative to the children or offspring of the native ; Ptolemy joins with this the angle of the mid-heaven, and also the eleventh house : it is said to be the house of children and women, which in horary Astrology it certainly is ; denoting also the father’s property, both personal and real ; childrens health and welfare, whether present or absent ; also all questions relating to pleasure, amusement, gaming, taverns, theatres, banquets and merry-making of all sorts ; it is also the house of pregnancy.In State Astrology, it denotes ambassadors or messengers; as well the strength or weakness of any besieged place. According to an ancient manuscript, Haly, and other Arabian Astrologers of past times, set forth various other significations of the fifth house, as denoting “ in the above art, the cheapness or dearness of bread, wine, and victuals in general for that region to which the horoscope is erected.” In horary questions, the same authors write, “ the fifth house signifies, upon children, delectation, pleasure and legacies; also upon charters, books and messages ; it also signifies the brethren of brethren, for it is the third house accounted from the third; and the substance of father’s, being the second to the fourth house ; also the sickness of private enemies, being the sixth house from the twelfth ; and the enemies of friends, as being the seventh houseor opposite to the eleventh house ; and the death of kings or monarchs as being the eighth house from the tenth, or medium coeli ; and long journeys of religious persons, as being the ninth house to the ninth ; and the magistery or dignity of the absent, as being the tenth to the eighth house ; also the friends of the askers or enquirers enemies, as being the eleventh to the seventh house ; and lastly, the private enemies of servants, as being the twelfth house to the sixth.” It is a masculine house, and like Q , rules the stomach, liver, heart, sides, and back.

This tends to harden the interior nature, giving much ambition and exactitude. The personality is inclined to be rather grasping, selfish, and too practical externally, but inside the heart is always pulling away from externals. This being the fifth house from the Sun the circulation is apt to suffer. It gives great love of power and leadership, and ^ability to organise, govern and rule others. The ambitions are very keen and determined.This combination is equal to the Moon being in opposition to the Sun. It acts as a seventh house influence, causing the personality to go out to many indiscriminately ; it gives intuition and ability to judge human nature quickly, and some very marked occult tendencies. It gives refinement and much determination and will-power.