The heavenly bodies that are of influence over the destinies of human beings, and consequently over all human affairs, will be given in this volume, together with their relations to each other and their various combinations, which, as astronomy teaches us, have re-occurred in regular intervals from time immemorial.
We shall find the influence of each star, of each constellation, and of each combination, based on the experience of thousands of years; we shall find elaborate tables, worked out with infinite patience by the old astrologers, and exceedingly helpful to the student. The directions for using them are simple and plain and can be understood and followed by a child, as are, also, those for the use of the “arcanes,” a marvelous inheritance from the ancient wizards in the shape of seventy-eight mysterious “tarots,” which were probably originally devised by the old masters as aids in teaching their art, and which are an interesting study by themselves.
Astronomy teaches us that there are two classes of heavenly bodies: “Fixed Stars” and “Planets.” The first are as many Suns at enormous distances from the Earth; our own particular Sun being, not the largest, but the nearest. The other class of stars are called “Planets” on account of their roaming habits, which are not, however, in any way erratic, since they follow regular routes over stated tracks, called their “Orbits.” The Earth is a planet and takes 365 days and a fraction to cover its orbit around the Sun, its central ruler. The other large planets known to us are, in the order of their nearness to the Sun, our common center:
If we now add that a large number of Fixed Stars, visible with the naked eye, have been grouped, from time immemorial, into Twelve Combinations called the “Constellations of the Zodiac,” we shall have an exact idea of the various celestial elements that furnish the necessary data for complete and accurate Astrological readings, or “Horoscopes,” — this being one of the first terms you must become familiar with.
So far we have not used any words or statements that are not used In every primer on Astronomy and the definition of the Zodiac which follows. Is also accepted by modern science, although dating back to the very dawn of human history.
The “Zodiac” is the imaginary route which the Sun travels around the Earth during a period of one year. We write “imaginary” because It Is recognized nowadays that It Is the Earth that Is traveling around the Sun, and not the Sun around the Earth. But this manner of expressing the idea, being In constant use, had better be adhered to for the present.
Now, as the Sun travels around the Earth, it seems to be entering every thirty days among a new set of stars, or “Constellation” which, ever since man began to take delight In contemplating the skies, have been known to be the successive monthly dwellings of the Sun, called the “Signs of the Zodiac.”
Before proceeding further it is therefore proper for us to give you the accepted names of the “Signs of the Zodiac,” and the exact periods during which these Constellations exert their influence over the Earth and the Inhabitants of it.
The astrological year begins with the spring equinox, on March 21st; thus:
The first Sign of the Zodiac — ARIES (the Ram) — reigns from March 21st to April 19th.
The second sign — TAURUS (the Bull) — reigns from April 20th to May 19th.
The third sign — GEMINI (the Twins) — reigns from May 20th to June i8th.
The fourth sign — CANCER (the Crab) — reigns from June 19th to July 23d.
The fifth sign — LEO (the Lion) — reigns from July 24th to August 22d.
The sixth sign — VIRGO (the Virgin) — reigns from August 23d to September 21st.
The seventh sign — LIBRA (the Balance) — reigns from September 22d to October 21st.
The eighth sign — SCORPIO (the Scorpion) — reigns from October 22d to November 20th.
The ninth sign — SAGITTARIUS (the Archer) — reigns from November 21st to December 20th.
The tenth sign — CAPRICORN (the Sea-Goat) — reigns from December 21st to January 19th.
The eleventh sign — AQUARIUS (the Water-Bearer) — reigns from January 20th to February 18th.
The twelfth sign — PISCES (the Fishes) — reigns from February 19th to March 20th.
The divisions of these twelve periods are called “Degrees” and not “Days.” As the student has doubtless already noticed, there are 30 degrees (days) in each sign, except in “Cancer,” where there are 35 degrees (days) to complete the regular cycle of 365 days composing the solar year; these five extra “degrees” or days are called “Epagomenes.”
We cannot, in this short work, give the reasons for these various arrangements, all very logical when fully understood; it would take too much time and space and only confuse the student who, at present, is solely looking for simple rules that he may apply himself, successfully. This second chapter, with the illustration that accompanies it, has indicated to him the first Astrological elements with which he must make himself absolutely familiar if he wants to proceed smoothly in his study of this strange and most curious science.
The symbol, or written mark, by which each sign of the Zodiac is invariably indicated in astrological illustrations and horoscopes, is given in our illustration next to the name of the sign it corresponds to and again, in the next chapter, at the head of each of the twelve divisions devoted to the Signs of the Zodiac and the Types that proceed from them.
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From Practical Astrology by Comte C. de Saint-Germain
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