  Historical ReviewAstrology, the science of the stars and their influence on the lives and destinies of human beings, is a very old and honorable subject. It was early developed in Egypt and flourished chiefly in Chaldea, whose star-gazers and prognosticators were so famous that the name “Chaldee” came to be used as having the same meaning as Astrologer, not only in the Bible but among ancient writers. In the East it still has its followers and is much practiced by the Arabs and Asiatics. Its vogue in Rome and Greece was great, but it was forbidden by the Emperor Augustus, only to be revived later. The Moors in Spain held it in great respect and made it popular among the nations of Europe. Astrology continued to be popular until the sixteenth century. It was practiced by the European courts as late as the eighteenth century, even in England. It was considered a worthy science even by the great astronomer Kepler, and Lilly, another astronomer, was called before Astrology teaches us that the heavenly bodies influence not only the earth but all living creatures on the globe. Every child born is subject to the planet or star under which it came to life. When a child is born its mind is still a blank and its character unformed. The stars find a ready tablet on which to record their marks for good or evil, and the character, disposition, passions, gifts, talents, etc., which the child will show in later years are decided on thru the influence of the heavenly bodies. Thus, the planet Mercury gives wisdom and force of mind; Venus gives the power of loving; Mars, the desire to work and fight; etc. The general method of procedure in discovering the characteristics or deciding the fate of a man is to draw a horoscope, representing the position of the stars and planets in the whole heaven or within one degree of the eastern horizon, at the time of the individual’s birth. If the horoscope is to decide the success of an undertaking the date of the same is taken as a starting-point. Significance is given to each of the heavenly bodies as they appear singly or in conjunction and the horoscope is interpreted according to these significations. The great physician, Paracelsus, was enthusiastic in his teachings that the heavenly bodies had a great effect upon the bodies of men, especially upon their diseases, and many doctors until recent years consulted the stars in an endeavor to find the proper remedies for the suffering. The Bible has many instances which show the esteem in which Astrology was held. In the very first part we read that God made the stars to serve as “signs, seasons and days.” We read that the “stars in their courses fought against Sisera.” This shows how the heavenly bodies were supposed to influence the deeds of men. We all know that the tides are caused by the pulling of the moon, and that this planet would be a dreary waste were it not for the light and heat it gets from the sun. We have recently discovered that the sun’s rays also give us health, that they possess a great curative power and that the ultraviolet rays are of benefit in many diseases. It is but natural to suppose, therefore, that other planets and even distant stars influence this earth and its inhabitants. Many of the stars of which we see but dim specks are many thousands of times bigger than our sun and may exert a correspondingly great influence. All celestial bodies probably do have some influence on our minds and We may go further and claim that the planet of a child may affect the future of the parents and that there is a mysterious relation between the parents and their offspring. The orbits of the parents are often entirely changed by the coming of a child. It is not a rare occurrence to have the influence of the child completely overpower the lives of the parents. We all are acquainted with folks who date their good or bad fortune from the birth of a particular child. People who have been respected and prosperous seem suddenly hounded by misfortune after the birth of a son, and end in poverty. On the other hand, many a family can date its good fortune from the day a son or daughter was born to them. Dame Fortune is certainly a fickle fairy who dispenses her good and bad gifts with an erratic hand, and no one can tell what fate may befall. Warnings and danger signals are shown to us by nature more often than we think. But we are so intent on our troubles or on making money that we fail to recognize them. Nature has resource to dreams, premonitions, signs and omens to tell us of our impending fate. We are often agitated without knowing why, have moods of depression and causeless fears. They are portents on the part of nature that we are often too ignorant to heed. A study of Astrology may help us avoid many pitfalls. It must not be considered from a superstitious point of view, but as a possible fact in nature that may lead us to better things. Astrological ReadingsA system which will tell with exactitude what every person born under a particular star can accomplish, or what his particular bent or talent may be, is manifestly impossible. Every individual is subject to so many outside influences, is attracted or repelled by so many subtle, mental or psychic influences, that his astrological status is constantly undergoing some change. Just as every planet is subject to the force of gravity of every other heavenly body which pulls it out of The following tables, however, will give the reader a fairly correct estimate of his character, traits, faults and talents. The Astrological Guide to FortuneFirst find the exact date of your birth, express the numbers in one line. For instance: Let us say you were born April 5, 1876. April is the fourth month of the year; you must therefore write the date 4.5.1876. Now add these numbers thus 4 + 5 + 1 + 8 + 7 + 6 = 31. Repeat the addition with the resulting number 3 + 1 = 4. You now have a sum resulting in a single digit. This digit is your “Key of Fortune,” which gives you access to your planetary future. Now you must find your planet by adding the number of your present month to this Key. If the present month happens to be July, add 7. 4 plus 7 equals 11. Repeating the addition 1 plus 1 equals 2. You must now look for No. 2 in the “Planetary Chart” on page 9. You will find that Jupiter is the custodian of your Key. You will find in the table on page 9, that the house of Jupiter is designated by the letter B. Next consult the table of Primal Questions Let us suppose you selected question No. 1, “Does—— love me? ”Consult the Horoscope Chart on page 8 and you will find that question No. 1 is ruled by Aquarius. You will now turn to Table B, which was the letter corresponding to the house of Jupiter and look for Aquarius, which gives the answer “The person loves others besides you.” This is but one of the ways in which these astrological tables can be used. It is always best to consult an expert in this science, in order to obtain scientific results. Those counting their birthdays according to the Hebrew or Russian calendars will find the answer equally correct. Another method of consulting the oracle is to add the letters in your first name, counting one for A, two for B, etc., and proceeding as in the case of the dates, until there is one digit. Names have in all religious systems been considered of great influence in determining a person’s fate. The ancients were careful in selecting names for their children, believing that certain names could bring good or bad luck. Names were often changed in order to coerce Dame Fortune. Shakespeare may well ask, “What’s in a name?” According to Astrology, the name signifies very much. Horoscope (See Chart in Frontispiece.)
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Character as Told by AstrologyJANUARY.—Those born in January are earnest, truthful people, usually not over-enthusiastic, but keen and possessing commercial and executive ability. They are slow to undertake anything, but once they are started they have grit and endurance. They are idealists and have a deeply religious nature. They are tolerant of others and charitable. Their love of society often makes them leaders in social and benevolent organizations. They are fond of great enterprises, in which they are usually successful. If they speculate, they win, altho they should be doubly cautious. They make good parents and excellent neighbors. Are inclined to neuralgia and rheumatism, which can be averted by proper care and diet. FEBRUARY.—Those born in this month are calm, judicious and even-tempered. They are good talkers and slow to show anger. In their business, they are faithful and earnest. What they begin is usually well planned and carried to a successful issue. They are fond of home life and indulgent to wife and children. They are inclined to be susceptible to cold and should beware of enervating diseases. Women born in February, especially the second half, frequently have psychic powers. Men make good lawyers or doctors and often rise to great prominence. Are liable to catarrhal and pulmonary troubles, but often live very long. MARCH.—People born in March are usually sensitive and critical. They are fond of domesticity and keep much to themselves. They often have great ability, are inventive and have a keen analytical mind. Many mathematicians are born in this month. They command psychic power and become good musicians. As a rule they are trustworthy as employees, and the women usually are fond of the mysterious. They are inclined to mental illness and often troubled with headaches and rheumatism. They should beware of all speculation and gambling. Headaches and nervous troubles may assail them in old age. APRIL.—This month produces people who are capable and successful. MAY.—Men born in this month, especially the latter half, are omnivorous readers and good talkers. They have artistic and musical tastes, but are not always successful as business men, as they lack the endurance and grit necessary to overcome obstacles. Will do better working for others than for themselves. They should never speculate or take unusual risks. In their home they are idolized and love their own devotedly. Have few friends but are attached to them. They are religious, sensitive, poetic and faithful. Many poets and composers are born in this month. They are liable to bronchitis and lung trouble. JUNE.—People born in June are pleasure-loving, fond of dress and luxury, easy-going and hate to make much effort. They reason thru intuition and are easily elated and just as easily depressed. They are often disappointed thru difficulty in coming to a decision. They do not calculate but are guided by likes and dislikes. They frequently gain thru speculation, but more often lose. They are eager for the society of great people and rise to heights of fame thru proper help and influence. Women make good as religious teachers. Men go into politics and other professions. They should beware of excesses in eating or drinking in order to avoid intestinal diseases. JULY.—Men born in July are possessed of great will-power, are often domineering and achieve big positions in business or politics. They often have unusual business ability and are leaders in forming big combinations. They are inventive and ingenious. They love dress, sports and ostentation. Their natures are keen, critical, forceful. They are not always just in their estimate of others, and while they give freely, are not always charitable. Their home life is often happy, but more often subject to scandal. They speculate successfully. Are often victims of catarrhal and pulmonary diseases. AUGUST.—Those born in August are quick, impulsive, kind-hearted. They are optimistic but easily depressed by music, art and literature. They are capable of big achievements. In old age their enthusiasm is apt to wane and their success diminishes. They talk well, are fond of society, cultivate a pure home life, are religious, charitable, tender-hearted. They are capable in positions requiring fidelity and confidence. They have mechanical ability and a great deal of initiative. Are apt to dream much and should profit by their dreams. They are apt to suffer from nervous disorders. SEPTEMBER.—Those born in this month are proud, ambitious and inclined to be showy. They have a positive nature often accompanied by literary ability. Their ideals run into money-making, and in this they are usually successful. They have a well-developed taste for fine clothes and beautiful homes. They are often jealous and suspicious, but make good husbands and wives and strict parents. They are often difficult to approach, as they hold themselves aloof from all but the highest society, and are frequently snobbish. They have a taste for literature and science. They are usually successful in speculating. Are inclined to accidents and diseases of the stomach and kidneys. OCTOBER.—October brings forth people of a religious and patriotic nature, fond of church, poetry and literature. They are devoted to their homes, make good neighbors, are kind, charitable and peaceful. Being sensitive, they are easily offended and are shy of strangers. Many of them become famous as artists, musicians, authors, actors or professional men. They are not so successful in commercial life, as they are sensitive to rebuffs and disappointments. They are optimistic and are happy as a rule. Often gifted with telepathic powers. Headaches and nervousness often afflict their mature years. NOVEMBER.—People born in this month are fond of travel and delight in nature. Their home life is happy, altho they are prone to jealousy. They are cool and brave in the face of danger, but easily depressed thru disappointments. Their temperaments are nervous. They are often stubborn and quick to take offense. As a rule they are faithful to their employers, firm in their allegiance and just to all. They are not usually religious, but inclined to free-thought. They should never speculate, but stick to a legitimate business. Often troubled with diseases of the digestive organs. DECEMBER.—Those born in the Christmas month are often proud and stubborn. They like flattery and have a high opinion of their own How to Determine the Lucky and Unlucky Days of Any Month.(This method is taken from an ancient treatise on Astrology.) Ascertain from any almanac the day on which a full moon occurs, and count the number of days from that to the end of the month: you then multiply the number of days in the month by the number ascertained as above, and the total will give you the lucky days (subject to a further test hereafter explained). If the total happens to be, say, 516, the lucky days of that month would be the 5th and 16th, and if it should be The unlucky days are determined in precisely the same manner, by multiplying the number of days in the month by the number which have passed previous to a full moon. After working out your list of lucky days in the manner above described, you must then test them, in order to be sure that there are no opposing influences. You can do this by calculating the unlucky days. Should you find that any day of the month which was designated as lucky came also in the list of unlucky days the latter preponderates and you must strike it from the lucky list. This plan of demonstrating lucky and unlucky days is very ancient, and has been tested to such an extent that it is considered accurate by most astrologers. In olden times, before the mass of the people understood much about figures, the professional fortune-tellers demanded a large fee for computing the lucky days of any month, which they accomplished in the manner above described. Lucky marriage days for girls were cast in the same manner, except that the age of the girl was used as the multiplicator, or multiplier, instead of the number of days in the month. The result was determined Unlucky Days for Males
Almost all persons (being of male sex) who are born on the days included in the foregoing table will—in a greater or less degree—suffer, not only by pecuniary embarrassments and loss of property, but will also experience great distress and anxiety troubles about their children, daughters forming unhappiness in their family affairs, grave disaffection toward each other among those who are married, trouble about their children, daughter forming unfortunate attachments, and a variety of untoward events of other descriptions. The influences of these days are calculated to excite in the minds of persons born thereon an extraordinary passion for speculation, for change in their affairs, for the initiation of new undertakings, but all of them will tend nearly to one point—loss of property and pecuniary embarrassments. If such persons embark their capital on credit in new concerns or engagements, they will be likely to receive interruptions to the progress of their undertakings. Those who enter into engagements intended to be permanent—whether purchases, leases, partnerships or, in short, any other speculation of a description which They will find their affairs from time to time much interrupted and agitated, and will experience many disappointments in money matters, trouble through bills, and have need of all their activity and address to prop their declining credit; indeed, almost all engagements and affairs that are entered into by persons born on any of these days will receive some sort of check or obstruction. The greater number of such persons will also be subject to sickness. List of Unlucky Days for Females.
The old author from whom these particulars are derived concludes with The Derivations of the Names of the MonthsJanuary—The Roman Janus presided over the beginning of everything; hence the first month of the year was called after him. February—The Roman festival was held on the 15th day of this month, in honor of Lupercus, the god of fertility. March—Named from the Roman god of war, Mars. April—Latin Aprilis, probably derived from aperire, May—Latin Maius, probably derived from Maia, a feminine divinity worshiped at Rome on the first day of this month. June—Juno, a Roman divinity worshiped as the Queen of Heaven. July—Julius—Julius CÆsar was born in this month. August—Named by the Emperor Augustus CÆsar, B.C. 30, after himself, as he regarded it as a fortunate month, being that in which he had gained several victories. September (Septem, or 7)—September was the seventh month in the old Roman calendar. October (Octo, or 8)—Eighth month of the old Roman year. November (Novem, or 9)—November was the ninth month in the old Roman year. December (Decem, or 10)—December was the tenth month of the early Roman year. About the 21st of this month the sun enters the Tropic of Capricorn, and forms the winter solstice. Derivations of the German and English Days of the WeekSunday, (Saxon) Sunnandaeg, day of the sun. Monday, (German) Montag, day of the moon. Tuesday, (Anglo-Saxon) Tiwesdaeg, from Tiw, the god of war. Wednesday, (Anglo-Saxon) Wodnesdaeg, from Odin, the god of storms. Thursday, (Danish) Thor, the god of thunder. Friday, (Saxon) Frigedaeg, day of Freya, goddess of marriage. Saturday, the day of Saturn, the god of time. The names of the seven days of the week in the languages derived from the Latin originated with the Roman astronomers. They gave them the names of the sun, moon, and five planets, viz.: Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn. |
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