Chapter XXIX. THE LAW OF CORRESPONDENCES（续 2）

Saturn also rules the teeth and the skin. By his action the teeth decay and cause malnutrition, the synovial membranes are hardened, making the spine and limbs rigid ; he makes the skin tough as the years go by. Saturn is at home in Capricorn, and by his reflex action in Cancer he interferes with the

peristaltic action which is necessary to supply the body with food ; he then causes antiperistalsis, or vomiting. His general activities in the body are destructive and tend to end, £he life, of the, organism.

Saturn generally hurts by falls, bruises, and colds. He predisposes to chronic and deep-seated ailments, and his victims are difficult to reach because he imbues them with fear, worry, and pessimism, so that they refuse to believe in the possibility of a cure and cannot be induced to take a cheerful look on life.

The presence of Saturn in any part of the horoscope constitutes an affliction in itself, therefore we may note the following effects in the twelve signs, whether he is aspected by squares, oppositions, trines or sextiles, but naturally his effects are somewhat more inimical when in evil aspect.

T? T Saturn in Aries gives a tendency to headache, colds, catarrh, deafness, and chills, cerebral anaemia, dental decay, tartar, faintings, and, by reflex action in Libra, renal disorders.

T? b Saturn in Taurus gives a tendency to phlegm, diphtheria, quinsy, mumps, croup, decay of the lower teeth, choking, and by reflex action in Scorpio, stricture, constipation and similar disorders.

T? n Saturn in Gemini gives a tendency to rheumatic pains in shoulders and arms, bronchitis, pulmonary consumption, asthma, and, by reflex action in Sagittarius, sciatica and hip diseases.

i? z Saturn in Cancer gives a tendency to pyorrhoea, dyspepsia, gastric ulcer and cancer, nausea and belching, scurvy > jaundice, gallstones, anaemia, and stricture of the oesophagus.

T? SI Saturn in Leo gives a tendency to curvature of the spine, muscular inefficiency of the heart, weak back, arterio-sclerosis, and sclerosis of the spinal cord.

T? TT# Saturn in Virgo gives a tendency to weakened peristalsis of the intestines, abated absorption of chyle, obstruction of the ileum caecum and transverse colon, appendicitis.

T? =£= Saturn in Libra gives a tendency to locomotor ataxia, renal stones, gravel and sand, Bright 's disease, suppression of urine, malnutrition, and, by reflex action in Aries, headache, toothache, and other disorders of the head.

T? TTL Saturn in Scorpio gives a tendency to sterility, suppression of the menses, stricture, constipation, haemorrhoids and, by reflex action in Taurus, nasal catarrh, hoarseness, phlegm, and other throat affections.

T? t Saturn in Sagittarius gives a tendency to contusions of the hips and thighs, sciatica, gout, and hip disease; by reflex action in Gemini, bronchitis, tuberculosis, and other Gemini affections.

!? VS Saturn in Capricorn gives a tendency to articular rheumatism, eczema, erysipelas, and other diseases of the skin; by reflex action in Cancer, jaundice, gallstones, and dyspepsia.

> £? Saturn in Aquarius gives a tendency to weak ankles, easily sprained, and, by reflex action in Leo, curvature of the spine, sclerosis and other affections of the heart, back and arteries.

T? X. Saturn in Pisces gives a tendency to cold feet, rheumatism and bunions, also tuberculosis due to cold and wet feet, and, by reflex action in Virgo, dropsy.

The liver is the great center of the Jupiterian activity ; there he forms glycogen from the waste products of the portal blood-stream. The great central vortex of the desire body is also in the liver, and when an extra effort is to be made, Mars draws upon the glycogen storehouse of Jupiter for fuel. Saturn too is active in the liver, forming the gall, urea, and uric acid.

It is somewhat difficult for the average student to segregate and combine the varied functions of this organ, but if we bear in mind that Cancer is the exaltation sign of Jupiter and the opposite sign Capricorn is the home of Saturn and the exaltation sign of Mars, we shall more readily understand that the

great benefic, Jupiter, endeavors to store in the liver the glycogen so necessary to the bodily activity. This, Mars, the opposing exaltation ruler, recklessly scatters by expenditure of muscular energy, and he is aided and abetted in his destructive activities by Saturn, who produces gall and urea which he deposits during the muscular work as uric acid in the various parts of the body where it manifests as gout and rheumatism. Saturn also makes the liver torpid and causes constipation.

Jupiter rules the adrenals and arterial circulation, hence his afflictions cause formation of adipose tissue, fatty degeneration of muscles, tumors, and morbid growths, enlargement of organs, waste of sugar and albumen as in diabetes and kindred diseases. Blood-poisoning, hyperaemia and apoplexy are due to afflictions of Jupiter.

The following effects may be noted when Jupiter is afflicted in the twelve signs:

U T Jupiter afflicted in Aries gives a tendency to dizziness, cerebral congestion, sleepiness, thrombus, fainting, ulcerated gums of upper jaw, and, by reflex action in Libra, diabetes and depression due to lack of adrenal secretion.

11 b Jupiter afflicted in Taurus gives a tendency to gourmandize, hence plethora and apoplexy, ringworm and carbuncles follow ; also ulcerated gums of mandible ; by reflex action in Scorpio, catarrh of the nose and nose-bleed.

If n Jupiter afflicted in Gemini gives a tendency to pleurisy, blood affections, congestion of the lungs, pulmonary apoplexy; by reflex action in Sagittarius, broken bones, gout and rheumatism in hips and thighs.

H £o Jupiter afflicted in Cancer gives a tendency to gourmandize, causing dilation of the stomach, dyspepsia, liver complaints, jaundice, and drop.sy ; by reflex action in Capricorn, which rules the skin, pimples and similar eruptions.

if Si Jupiter afflicted in Leo gives a tendency to apoplexy and fatty degeneration of the heart, the valve action is weakened, the circulation sluggish at times and at other times there is palpitation and feverish conditions; by reflex action in Aquarius, swollen ankles.

UTf% Jupiter afflicted in Virgo gives a tendency to enlarged liver, often ulcerated, jaundice.

if === Jupiter afflicted in Libra gives a tendency to melancholy due to diminished adrenal secretion, renal abcess, diabetes, skin eruptions due to sluggish action of kidneys; by reflex action in Aries* congestion of brain, coma and vertigo.

i£fl\ Jupiter afflicted in Scorpio gives a tendency to enlarged prostate gland, uterine tumors, urethral abcess, dropsy, hydrgemia, excess of urates and strangury; by reflex action in Taurus, apoplexy and nose-bleed.

U J: Jupiter afflicted in Sagittarius gives a tendency to rheumatism and gout ; by reflex action in Gemini, pulmonary apoplexy and corrupt blood

UV3 Jupiter afflicted in Capricorn gives a tendency to various skin diseases, and, by reflex action in Cancer > digestive ailments, dropsy, jaundice, and fatty degeneration of the liver.

U£? Jupiter afflicted in Aquarius gives a tendency to milk-leg, swollen ankles, and, by reflex action in Leo, apoplexy and palpitation.

U X. Jupiter afflicted in Pisces gives a tendency to swollen, perspiring feet, and, by reflex action in Virgo, enlarged liver, abdominal tumors, jaundice, and diseased intestines.

The ancient Egyptian sages called Cancer the sphere of the soul, and when the mystic Sun of life goes through this moist, fruitful lunar sign the seedatom of the ego.'s physical body is planted. While the embryonic body grows unconsciously as a plant grows, the mystic Sun of life passes through Leo, Virgo, and Libra. In the fourth month of gestation it passes through the second of the watery signs, Scorpio. Then the spirit dies to its heavenly home and is immured in its earthly prisonhouse by Mars, who chains it with the silver cord and thus brings

about the quickening. Then the Sun of life proceeds through Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and when after the nine months have been completed it has passed through the last of the watery signs, Pisces, the floodgates of the womb are opened and the ego launched upon the sea of life under the auspices of the martial sign Aries, where the giver of life, the Sun, is exalted.