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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.—VOL. XXXII.

Thk Noetheen and Ecliptio Constellations

Accosdino to A Gseee Map 1

" The Most Beilliant Reoosd " of the Mystebious

Mitheaio Cult 36

Signs of the Zoduo 46

Sib John Keith's Globe 73

The Planisfhebe of Qeeuviqus 105

The Jtjstttia Fountain on the Rouebbsbo at

Feanefobt on the Main, befobe the Roueb, the
Old Town Hall 136

Membees of the Intebnational Conobess of

Astbolooebs at the Obsbbvatoby, Uoole, Belqiuu 169
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CONTENTS.—VOL. XXXII.
FAAE
Astrology in the History of Austria : by Erich von Beckerath 111
Astrology in the History of Frankfort-on-Main : by Erich
von Beckerath - 141

Balzac, Honor6 de : Competition Entry 119

Birthdays : January-February, 29 ; March-April, 71 ; May-June, 100;
July-August, 130 ; September-October, 162 ; November-December,
194.

Chopin, Frederick FranQois : Competition Entry 179

Correspondence - 32, 103, 133, 167, 199

Editor's Observatory :
The Wheel is turning. 1; Far-Keaking, 36; Twenty-five Years, 78;
Two Notable Centenaries, 105; Abyssinia, 196 ; An Interesting Pedigree,
169.

German Hercules, The : Competition Entry 149

Horoscope of King George V., The : by Alan Leo - 81

International Astrology - 4, 39, 77, 107, 137, 175

International Astrological Congress, 1935, The 189

Looking Backwards : by Maurice Wemyss 26, 68, 97,128, 160, 191

Lore of the Buggieri, The ; by Cyril Fagan 10, 47, 145, 185

New Moon, The - 4, 39, 77, 107, 137, 175

Nogucbi : Competition Entry 64
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Partridge, John : Competition Entry 22

Parts of the Planets, The : by Antoin Bois 92

Queries and Answers - 31, 102, 132, 165, 198

Reviews 30, 101, 131, 163, 195

Sun-Festivals of the Ancient Kelts, The : by John Rowland,

B.So. - 7, 43, 88, 124, 156
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VOL. XXXII., NEW SERIES: (XLVI., OLD SERIES)

Abyssinia :—135 Beethoven :—132

Abyssinia, Emperor op :—136 Belgium, Prince Albert of :—100
Accident Proneness :—91 Bell, Alexander Graham :—36
Adams, Evanoeline :—96 Beltane :—88
Adams, John :—162 Beroson, Henri :—1
Aeroplane Crash, An :—129 Berry, Hon. Sheila :—100
" Aoab Zaribl " :—30 Besant, Dr. Annie :—51, 57, 146
Am and Land :—99 Bickerstaffe, John :—25
" Am Locarno," An :—97 Birkenhead, Lord :—100, 194
Amsnips :—28, 99 Birth of a Nation, The :—68
Almanacs : Borras, Luioi :—10, 14
Astboloohjde :—101 Brioit :—8
Partridge's :—21, 24 Bristol, Sign Ruling :—103
Raphael's :—52 Bruce, Sir Robert :—162
Anoelo, Michael :—72 Buccleuch, Charles, 4th Duke of :—170
Argyll, John, 2nd Dtjke of :—172
Aspects :—198 Calendars :
Astrid, Queen, or Belgium :—191, 194 Florentine and Roman :—72
Astrological Congress :—189 Gregorian, Date of Introduction ;—99
Astrological Magazine, Polish :—108 Julian ;—3
Abxrolooy and Roman Catholicism :—46 Cardinal Signs, Moon in :—50
Astrology, Spread of :—52, 75 Centenaries, Two Notable :—105
Astrology, Official Recognition of, in Chinese Republic, Horoscope of :—102
Germany :—184 Choisnard, Paul :—46, 96
Austrian Republic, Horoscope of :—102 Chopin, Frederick Francois :—179
Avalon :—196 Christ, Birth of :—91, 127
Aviation, England-Australia Flight :— Christ, Death of :—127
27 Chronicle, A Pleasant :—161
" Chronooratobs " :—21, 03
Bach, John Sebastian :—134 Church of Catherine (Frankfort), Laying
" Background," The Natal :—14 Foundation Stone :—143
Baden-Powell, Lord :—53 Coley, Henry :—63, 136
Baird, John Looie :—36 Colun, Dr. :—161
Balzac, Honore du :—119, 123, 193 Collisions :—70
Balzac and Scott, Comparison Horo- Comparison Horoscopes :—123
scopes :—123 Competitions :—22, 25, 42, 64, 119,119, 179
Barthou, M. :—26 " Contasious Magic " :—90,157
Beccaria, Marquis C. B. :—71 Cork, Riohabd Boyle, Earl of :—173
Bede, The Venerable :—105 Criminality ;—32
 BEFERBUOE INDEX
" CsoaaSB " o» Cornwall :—44,158 Galileo :—36
Curious Coinozoenoe :—134 Garbo, Greta :—148
Curtius, Dr. J. :—29 Gagrious :—72
German Church Dispute, The 27
d'Annunzio, Gabriele :—71 German Hbroulbs, The :—149
Darwin, Charles :—31 German Republic, Horoscope of :—102
Das, Bhaoatan :—10, 14 Geruvious, Planisphere of :—UP
Daobler, Theodor :—130 Glastonbury :—195
Death, Mouent of ;—155 Gloucester, Prince Henry*, Duke of :—
de Baizao, Honors :—119 169
Dxores Influences (Wemyss) ; Gold, Gold I:—98
Abtistio :—162 ; Assassination :—192 Golden Bough, The :—7, 124, 126
Collisions :—70 ; Co-operation :—68 Gombos, Julius v. :—194
Diplomatic :—68 ; Discovery :—70
Explosive :—161 ; Flooding :—161 Grahame, Kenneth :—71
French :—69 ; Grasp op Fibst Pbinci Grand Teines :—11, 59
ceples :—71 ; Imaginative :—162
Intensity :—27 ; Method :—71,
Mzutaby :—160 ; Promises :—1Q9 Haile Silassie I. :—136
Receontno :—71 ; Shipping :—70 Hermes, Rule of :—164
Sight:—71; SuddenDeath:—26,191' Hindu Astrology :—201
Synthesis : —71 ; Trading : — 68
Wheeled Vehicles : —191 Historical Events and Planetary
Positions :—113, 117
Dennis, Miss Gene :—132 Hitler, Adolf :—17, 98, 149, 168
Dionne Quintuplets, The :—76, 100 Holy Graal, The :—195
Directional Astrology, Hindu :—163 Hooke, Robert :—130
Direction of Influence :—49 Horace, Birthday op :—140
Doumbr, President :—38 Horoscope, Sionifioance of the :—18
Doumeroue, M. Gaston :—130 Humbert, Prince of Italy :—162
Hungary, Post-War Horoscope :—102
Earbart, Amelia :—69 Huntly, 2nd Marquis :—174
Earthquakes :—128 Hyleg :—92,104
Earthquakes, Financial :—128
Economics :—161 Imitative Maoio :—90, 157
Eden, Anthony :—68 India, Future of :—28
Einstein :—2, 154 Insurance Story, An :—38
Elements, Fighting the :—69 Interlude, An :—43
Ephemerzs, Modern Astrology :—30 Isidore of Seville :—106
Ewlng, Sir Alfred :—71 Islamzo Exorcism ;—159
Explosions :—161 Italy, Sign Ruling :—136
Italo-Abyssinzan Dispute :—192
Fairbanrs, Douglas, Senr. :—100
Fateful Days :—26 Judge, William Q. :—146
Film Stabs, List of :—06 Junctinus :—72
Fixed Signs, Moon in :—52
Flooding :—161 Kent, Wedding of Duke and Duchess
Fole-Lore Club :—132 of :—28
" Foreground," The Natal :—13 Kent, Duohess of, Son born to :—107
Fortuna :—93 Kepler :—118
Fourth Dimension, The :—1 King Alexander of Yugoslavia :—26
Fhankfort-on-Main, Nativity of :—141 Kino Carol of Roumania :—34
 BEFERBNOK INDEX

Kdjo Qeoboe V. :—73 Mozart :—29

Kino Qboroe V.'s Horoscope :—81 Multiple Births :—133
Kino's Jubilee, The :—129 Mussolini :—17, 160, 168
Kino Leopold HI. or Belgium :—194 Mutable Sions, Moon in :—53
Kino Peter of Yugoslavia :—26
" Kitoe " 14 National Horoscopes :—102
Kbishnamurti :—64, 147 Naylob, R. H. :—61
Newcombe, Simon :—71
Lbbds, Sign Ruling :—103 Newly-Discovered Shrine, A. :—66
Lbo, Alan ;—61, 67, 74, 168 New Moons :—t, 39, 77, 107, 137
Leo, Mrs. :—74, 147 New York, Horoscope op :—67
Life, Part or :—92 Noouchi :—64
Life and Times of -Marc Antony —55 Notable Centenaries, Two ;—105
Lincoln, Abraham :—29, 31 Nova Herculis :—37, 70
Lippersbai, Hans :—36 Nunoesseb, Charles ;—147
Long, Huey P. :—130, 192 Nurbmbero :—199
Luminaries, Mutual Configuration ;—147
Luminabibs, The 49
Lunacy :—62 Oimelo :—7
Lunar Configurations :—57 Opticians :—36
Lunar Influence on Herring Fishery :— Orbs :—198
42
Lunar Pebiodioity :—3, 42 Paoanini, Niocolo :—133
Pabmbntier, K. D. :—27
Magic : Pahhott, Sir Edward :—26
Contagious :—90, 157 Part of Life :—92
Imitative :—90, 167 Part of Mabsiaoe :—92
Sympathetic :—7 Pabtridoe, John :—22
Maimonidbs :—106 Picard, Eudes :—96
Manchurian Republic, Horoscope of :— Planetary Confioubations; Similar :—10
102 Planetary Influence, Variations in :—16
Marconi :—36 Planetary Orientation :—47
Marion, Ma. :—132 Planetary Positions, Radical and
Mabquis, An Astrologer :—174 Proobessbd :—19
Marriage, Part of :—92 Plunket, Blessed Oliver :—127
May-Day Ceremonies :—89 Pluto-Lowell :—31, 61, 128, 148, 161
Menubin, Yehudi :—29 Porphyry, System op :—32, 103
Michael Anoelo, Birthtime :—72 Prediction Fulfilled :—28
" Middle-Ground," The Natal :—13 Prb-Ekistenoe :—200
Midsummbr Day :—124 Pbe-Natal Epoch :—101,164
Mionet, Francois :—100 Prinob Albert of Bbloium :—100
Modern Astrology Ephemeris and Year Prince Humbert of Italy :—162
Book i—30, 165 Princess Marina :—28
Modern Astrology, Noted Contributors ; Prize Competitions :
—74 Interpretation :—22, 64, 119, 149
Moll, J. J.:—27 Interpretation Result, 1934 :—26, 42
Moncbieff, Charles Scott :—1 Proorbss :—69
Monkouth, James, Duke or :—171 Promittobs :—20, 21, 61
" Morbo Castle " :—70 Ptolemy :—136
 BEFEEBNCE INDEX
Quadruplets, Birthdata :—133, 174 Sun-Festivals :—7,43, 88,124, 166
Queen Astrid op Belgium :—191, 194 " Sun-Kino," The :—146
Queen Caroline's Ascendant :—31 Sun-Spots :—106
Queensberry, James, 2nd Duee op -171 Sun-Stone, The :—157
Quintuplets, Birtrdata :—76, 100 Swan, Annie S. :—130
Sympathetic Maoic :—7
Raphael :—52
Rogers, Will :—194
Rollinat, Francois :—194 Television ;—36, 38
Romney, George :—29 Tennis Stars :—52
Timing op Events :—21
Royal Horoscopes, Comments on :—17
Townshend, Charles, 2Nn Viscount :—172
Russell, Lord William :—173
Transits of the Moon :—59
Saar Plebiscite :—69 Treaty of Versailles :—132
Sacred Wells :—44 Triplets :—133
Twelve Stations op the Cross, The :—131
St. Aidan :—9
Twin Births, Unusual :—70
San Francisco, Horoscopio Date :—99
Saturn Prominent :—16
SCHIAPARELLI :—71 Unit System, The :—30
Scientists :—54 Uranus Prominent :—17
Scott, Lady Alice Montagu Douglas :— U.S.S.R.. Horoscope op :—102
169
Soott, Miohael :—174
Serial Universe, The 2 Valery, Paul :—16
Shrine, A Newly-Discovered :—46 Van der Lubbe :—29
Sionipicators :—20 Vasari :—72
Silver Jubilee, The :—89, 129 Verdi, Guiseppe :—162
Versailles, Treaty op :—132
Smith, Mrs. Burnett :—130
Solar Influences, Examples of :—146
Spanish Republic, Horoscope of :—102 Washington, George :—144
Speed :—193 Wells, H. G. :—162
Starhbuberg, Prince E. R. :—100 Woolett, William :—130
Stonehenoe :—166 World Horoscope :—136
Stresa, Conference at :—129
Summer Time, Belgium, Holland, France, Zodiac, Eleven Sion :—3
New Zealand :—165
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Vol. XXXII.1 JANUARY-FEBRUARY, 1935. PNO. 1.

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THE WHEEL IS TURNING
"Time, understood in the sense of a medium in which we make distinctions
and count, is nothing but space."—Bergson.
Charles Scott Moncrieff, who was later to make a name
for himself as a translator of genius, was recognised in his University
days as a man of more than ordinary intelligence, with
The Fourth a certain amount of eccentricity in his make-up.
Dimension
Accordingly when it came to his turn to deliver
a Presidential Address to a debating society of which he was
a member, it was no surprise that he chose for his subject a conception
which was new to most of those in his audience,namely " The Fourth
Dimension," and as he, curling one leg round another, expounded his
views in melodious sentences which, however, nearly always ended in
a whisper audible only to himself, we who listened vaguely understood
the mystery that we, if we were fully conscious and had power over
the media in which we live, could move in time as readily as in space.
* * * *
The views of the great French philosopher, Henri Bergson, were
then beginning to percolate through to Britain and a few years later
many English and Scottish philosophers came round to
Space-Time the belief that space and time (not to be confused with
duration) were one and the same thing. When, therefore,
2 MODERN ASTROLOGY

the great mathematician Einstein proved a few years ago to the

satisfaction of a majority of mathematicians that there is an entity
space-time, a number of philosophers exclaimed " but that is nothing
new, we have known that for many years now." The mathematicians,
however, felt that the mathematical demonstration was more conclusive
and would not have accepted the philosophical theory, if not confirmed
by the mathematical proof.
* * * *
Now there comes along the cosmologist, J. W. Dunne, to expound
still another theory in his latest book, The Serial Universe.1 He
carries us a little further towards the conception that
"ubIymb®"' ':'3e ^u':ure 's already with us just as much as the past,
brings forward definite evidence of prevision, and bints
at the great difference it will make to one's outlook on life when the
scales drop from our eyes and we perceive the environment in which
we live as it really exists.
* * * *

By astrologers, of course, all these new conceptions that the

philosophers, mathematicians and cosmologists are pressing upon
their attention, are more readily grasped than by the
Time the ordinary layman, for it is with time that astrologers
Stady of
Istrologers have concerned themselves since the study of Astrology
began in the infancy of mankind. The year, the month,
the day, the hour are but astrological terms. There is no suitable
measure to apply to time but the intervals at which certain phenomena
occur in the heavens, such as the revolution of the earth round the
Sun, and the rotation of the earth on its axis. To be sure we nowadays
have clocks, but if all men were blind and there were none to observe
the Sun and stars and set a standard to which the clocks should
conform, after a few years confusion would reign and every city clock
would strike the hours to suit its own particular fancy. But men could
still tell the difference between night and day and summer and winter,
unless they were too deaf to hear the chirping of birds at dawn, and
their songs in the spring; too insensitive to feel the difference between
1
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hot and cold ; so devoid of the sense of smell as not to perceive the
scent of the summer flowers, and unless also incapable of tasting each
fruit in its season.
Living always with the conception of time in bis mind the
astrologer sees the Wheel of his own Life and the Wheel of Life of
the World, turning, turning, turning. He has not at present the power
to turn it back or forwards. He can just watch it turning. But he
knows as be watches, the colours which will appear as it spins. He
knows that when Mars was prominent on the Wheel in the past the
colours were flaming red, but that when Saturn appeared in an angle
all took on a sombre hue. By simple arithmetic ho calculates when
Mars or Saturn or some of the other planets will have prominent
places on the Wheel, and he watches it turning, turning. Can he alter
the Speed of the Wheel ? Can he alter the Colours ? Is Bergson
right, that man has free will, or is man only a puppet ?
Time will tell, for the Wheel is turning.

Lunar Periodicity
In the issue of Nature of 27th October last a letter is published
from Messrs. Ray & Chakraverty of the Zoological Laboratory of the
Universal College of Science and Technology, Calcutta, giving the
results of their observations of conjugation of Conchophthirius
lamellidens. The graph accompanying their letter " clearly shows
that the number of conjugants for the month has usually been highest
on the day following the new moon." In the face of this evidence,
scientists who have asserted that the only influence of the Moon on
the earth and its inhabitants is that of simple attraction and repulsion
will require to admit that they have been in error.

IN the Archiv fiir Religionswissenscha/t, 1933 (pp. 271-307),

K. Kerenzi describes a disc set in an 11 sign Zodiac.
In the same volume (pp. 141-73) Martin P. Nilsson discusses
solar religions and the effect on popular Astrology of the introduction
of the Julian Calendar.
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Snterimtiorml Astrology
METEOROt-OGtSTSaim at predicting the weather, butarefar from having achieved
Certainty of prediction. Astrologers aim at prediction in a much wider field and
are likewise liable to err. But io both cases the number of successful predictions
is greater than can be attributed to chance. As Sir Ernest Budge says, " Prophecies
are so often fulfilled to the letter that even the unbeliever is compelled to admit
that there is something in Astrology."
The New Year, as usual, provides us with the lunations in
Capricornus and Aquarius, two of the most ambitious and individual
signs of the zodiac. It would be difficult to find more
Bpitain distinctive conditions reigning than under the tenth and
eleventh signs, as personal horoscopes illustrate. And
in the national figures under review we shall note equally marked
phases.
At LONDON the lunation is closest to the eastern horizon in the
Capricorn month, conjoined with Mercury and square to Mars, which
is in the M.C. in its fall. The prodigal expenditure continues, with
 INTERNATIONAL ASTROLOGY 5
subtlety and craft and much distress as Saturn is afflicting; but
charity and benevolence are proverbial with Jupiter in good aspect
from the twelfth. The Aquarian lunation in February brings the
seventh house into action, also the tenth and fourth with the malefics
Mars and Uranus. It is a dangerous position for the Government,
for home and foreign affairs. Resignations may be expected over the
financial chaos produced with Neptune in second and a heavily afflicted
Jupiter. The outstanding feature is the enormous effort amongst all
classes for religious striving and peaceful solutions to international
problems.
* * *
The middle of Sagittarius and Leo ascend successively at Berlin.
At each of the lunations Jupiter and the Sun have rulership, as in
the case of Britain, but the February M.C. is different.
Germany Hard, even cruel, measures still continue with the
square to Mars in Cardinal signs. The prominence of
Mars in this map indicates the sway of military forces, but these are
likely to be enfeebled through irregularities. Foreign afiairs are in-
auspicious, but mass demonstrations should be a great source of hope
and provide material for emotion. A heavily falling budget has to be
faced in February and the opposition of Mars and Uranus is likely to
bring suddenand decisive changes due to decisions amongst the leaders.
The dictatorship shews signs of a cleavage.
* * ^
At Moscow the lunation is just below the horizon in January and
in the sixth in February. Saturn has a good hold over the Soviet
Republics and with Jupiter spending grandiosely the
Ruasia possibilities of balancing accounts must remain remote.
Meanwhile the masses find a very difficult time at hand,
crops are scarce and necessities are even scarcer, Saturn having a firm
grip all round. The situation does not improve to any extent in
February as the lunation in Aquarius is too firmly wedged. But
there is one unique feature affecting Russia only in this month. The
very close conjunction in Pisces of Mercury and Venus, the latter
exalted, occurs practically in the seventh house and may at long last
lift the veil permitting freedom and liberty in religious life and in
conscious effort towards improvement. The Moscow authorities have
at this time one of the greatest opportunities for spiritual progress
since the beginnings of the New Era for Russia. It is clear that the
need for religious life is making itself felt among the people at large.
jjc
At Delhi the Capricorn lunation appears in the eleventh house
with Pisces ascending and the trine to NEPTUNE should bring peace
at last. It is really a splendid augury for the immediate
India future of this vast country, as it is obvious that friendli-
ness is sincere and the best efforts are being put forth
to solve the problems that have so long been the anxiety of the many
6 MODERN ASTROLOGY

statesmen. The malcontents, under the afflicted Saturn, are for the
time being overridden by the fine Jupiter, while the AQUARIAN lunation
is under the auspices of Venus, Libra ascending at Delhi in February.
The conjunction of Venus, exalted in Pisces, is noteworthy, but some
heavy expenditure is entailed with entanglements in the Treasury
departments due to the afflicted Jupiter. Statecraft will carry the
day, noted by Saturn going to the conjunction of Mercury (rather the
latter leaving Saturn and applying to Venus).
* * * *
The recent Centenary celebrations will bring memorable results
with Taurus ascending at Canberra and the Capricorn lunation
holding the eighth house. The relationship here is
Aoetralia between Venus and Saturn, slightly good and productive
of commercial responses towards Britain. Financial
improvement may now be expected, long overdue, and in February
the Aquarian lunation in the second house will bring more strength
and hope for the immediate future. Staple products will be exchanged
on a large scale and buying of Australian Gold is likely to be indulged
in in February; the export market should be firm and there may be
a sensational discovery of the precious ore with Pluto in the seventh,
taking into account the other factors in the February figure. Note
that Neptune is on the M.C. ruling the triple conjunction of Mercury,
Venus and Saturn.
* * * *
At Washington, in January, Libra ascends, bringing the Capricorn
lunation close to the fourth house and Mars on the Ascendant. It is
not a favourable omen and the Administration is likely
United States to suffer seriously in repute. It is out of touch with
requirements and is not giving sufficient attention to
increasing legal enactments as far as they affect the populace. There
is more provender for the "Bosses" and great Corporations under
Venus and Saturn. Strangely enough the February lunation in
Aquarius provides the same rulership as Taurus ascends and the
lunation hovers between the tenth and eleventh house. Venus is in
the eleventh, enjoying Mercury's embrace and gliding from Saturn.
The beneficial influences that are brought into the physical world
during this lunation will shine very brightly upon the U.S.A. and
there is again a combination of forces that will bring Russia and the
U.S.A. into a still closer contact. The Western Continent should use
every effort to arrange for general Disarmament or for measures
towards ending warfare ; it has greater facilities under this lunation,
than any of the countries named. Will it rise to the occasion ?
David Freedman.
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®!l£ ^un-yestibals af the Ancient 'ftclts

II. OIMELC
By John Rowland, B.Sc.
We are much indebted to Mr. Rowland for bringing to notice interesting
festivals which are forgotten by the majority, and for describing them to us in
a scholarly yeteasily intelligible manner.—Ed.
It is a curious, but undeniable, fact that whilst the writings of
modern poets and mystics of the Keltic races (particularly the Irish)
have made most well-educated people aware of the existence of the
ancient sun- and fire-festivals of Samhaintide and Beltane, the festival,
originally of equal importance, which was celebrated on the first of
February, is to-day almost unknown, save among antiquarians. This
festival was known to the Kelts under the curious name of Oimelc, but
the origin of the name has never been satisfactorily explained.
The comparative ignorance with regard to Oimelc may be
attributed to the fact that the early Christian Church succeeded in
almost entirely obliterating this February sun-festival. The Church,
however, as has already been pointed out in the first paper of this
series, often incorporated what it could not suppress, and there are
many indubitable traces of sun- and fire-festivals in certain strange
practices which have come down to us from ancient times.
For instance, there can be but little doubt that the custom of
burning furze on February 1st, a custom which still survives on the
downs of North Wales and elsewhere in the British Isles, is a last
relic of the old festival of Oimelc. And any reader who cares to read
the chapters of Sir James Frazer's mighty book, The Golden Bough,
cannot fail to be struck by the fact that ceremonies of this kind, on
approximately the same date, are common throughout Europe.
The ancients always tended to the use of what is known as
sympathetic magic, and, seeing that the Sun, which had been for so
long in decline, was, by the beginning of February, definitely on the
"up-grade " once more, they tried to show that they appreciated these
efforts by imitating the light and heat of the Sun on earth—that is, by
lighting fires in high places, and such-like practices.
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In some cases, indeed, it was usual to throw burning discs into

the air, and to roll burning wheels down the hill-side. In fact, the
use of a burning circle to symbolise the Sun seems to go back into
the deepest mists of antiquity.
The old mid-winter festival, corresponding roughly with our
Christmas Day, which has not been dealt with at any length here,
was really the beginning of this work of (as they thought) reviving
the Sun, and it is not at all difficult to perceive that many of our
present-day ceremonies, such as the use of mistletoe (a pagan rite)
and the burning of the yule-log, are, in reality, the lingering remnants
of ceremonies dating from pre-Christian times. This was, indeed,
recognised in the Middle Ages, when the Church often declaimed
against these customs and asserted that they were unashamedly pagan
in their origin.
This, however, is a digression, and we must return to the ceremony
of Oimelc, which was a recognition of the gradual coming of Spring,
and the solar changes which accompany the period. When a pagan
festival could not be entirely suppressed, it was, as has already been
said, often incorporated in Christian ceremonies. It must not,
however, be understood that this necessarily impliesany bad tendencies
in the Church. When a pagan sun-festival was absorbed in a Christian
Saint-day, this does not mean that the Christian Saint is non-existent,
a merely legendary figure. Often the mere accident of the Saint's day
occurring on a date which was near to the pagan festival was enough
reason for the two celebrations to be incorporated.
For instance, Brigit (sometimes spelled Brig, Briid, Brid or Bride)
was one of the greatest of the Keltic goddesses of fire and of fertility.
The fact that the heat of the Sun was the one great force which helped
to produce good crops from the land is sufficient to explain why sun,
fire and fertility were often connected together in this way. We
must be very careful not to read modern ideas into the ceremonies
and festivals of the ancients, of course, but it is difficult, sometimes,
not to imagine that there were many anticipations of modern theories
in the festivals and rituals of the Kelts.
At any rate, Brid's day was on the 1st February, which corresponds
with the date of Oimelc. She was widely worshipped in Ireland and
in the Isle of Man, and Mr. A. W. Moore, the author of Folk Lore in
the Isle of Man, says that up to the late eighteenth century it was
 THE SUN-FESTIVALS OF THE ANCIENT KELTS 9
usual for housewives on the island to repeat, in the Manx language, on
February 1st: " Bride, Bride, come to my house to-night: open the
door to Bride and let Bride come in." This is a typical example of
a ceremony outlasting all knowledge of its original meaning.
But Brid was a very powerful influence in pre-Christian times,
and the tendency to assimilate Pagan and Christian teachings is easily
discernible. St. Bridget, the famous Saint of Ireland, was almost
certainly an historical personage, but, so inextricably confused has
her life been with the tales of Brid, the fire and sun goddess, that
to-day it is well-nigh impossible to say what is truth and what
semi-historical myth.
Another case is that of St. Aidan, a man who lived in the seventh
century, and who was a great missionary in the North of England.
He has been confused with Aedan {aed is a Keltic word meaning
"fire") a Pagan sun-god, and it is only from the fact that the Saint's
day is on August 31st, whilst the sun-god's great day is February 1st,
that the tangle can be sorted out.
Many other such muddles have occurred, but space will not
permit dealing with them in any detail. It must be, however,
remembered that all this does not necessarily mean any disrespect to
early Christianity: it merely consists of sorting out the pre-Christian
ideas which, in the course of the centuries, have become mixed with
the ideas of the early Church. Such authorities on ancient man as
Sir Arthur Keith, Sir G. Elliot Smith, the late Dr. T. F. G. Dexter
and the late Dr. W. J. Perry have done much along these lines,
disentangling an apparently contradictory mass of evidence.
But, apart from their interest to archceologists, it may be asked
what lessons have these theories and ceremonies of ancient man to
teach us to-day? The answer is surely this: the Pagan Kelts in
Britain and elsewhere, were a much more advanced people than we
usually think. They could, for instance, if we may turn for a moment
to the more immediately practical side, produce coloured enamels such
as more advanced ages have not equalled. A visit to the British
Museum, where some are on exhibition, should make that clear.
And it would seem, from a study of their ceremonies and festivals,
such as is being attempted in the present series of papers, as if they
bad a far wider knowledge of the movements of the heavenly bodies,
especially the Sun, than we are inclined to believe. Ancient
anticipations of modern theories are always interesting, and nowhere
less than in the field of Astronomy and Astrology.
 10

f&ht %or* of llji Jlugghrt

{Continued from Vol. XXXI., page 190)
By Cyril Fagan,
President of the Irish Astrological Society
The Report of the Irish Astrological Society published in the Modern Astrology
Year Book for 1934, aroused world-wide interest in the system of the Ruggieri, and
sve consider ourselves fortunate in securing an admirable series of articles on the
subject from the pen of Mr. Cyril Fagan.—En.
Before we can intelligently apply the Italian mode of prognos-
tication to a nativity, it is desirable to review in some detail the
significance we attach to planetary positions in terms of the mundane
sphere or framework of the horoscope. At the outset it must be
obvious to the discerning astrologer that on the days when princes and
millionaires are ushered into the world, many thousands of others are
born throughout the globe, who can claim no exalted parentage, enjoy
no patrimony, the majority dying" unknelled, uncoffined and unknown."
More than this; among those teeming thousands who share their birth-
date with the highest in the land will be found a most diversified motley
of humanity, differing not only in social status and worldly possessions,
but also in character, talent, mentality, avocation, health, physical
stamina, and indeed in every possible phase of human expression.
Whence comes this diversification ? Allowing for the influences of
heredity and environment, and putting aside, for the moment, all
questions of pre-natal figures, where are we to seek for a solution to
this problem. In the writer's private collection of many thousand
horoscopes, all arranged chronologically, he has numerous examples
of people born on the same date and year who differ widely from one
another. Thus Luigi Borras, alias " Milo," the strong man of Italy,
shares his birthdate with the meek Bhagavan Das, author of The
Science of the Emotions ; a mentally defective girl [vide Sepharial's
Manual of Astrology) with His Holiness Pope Pius XI., master of
twenty-two foreign languages; a loafer and ne'er-do-well with Liam
MacLiammoir, Ireland's greatest actor ; an incendiary and inmate of
an asylum with an eminent throat specialist; a confirmed jail-bird
and thief with a popular and trustworthy commercial traveller;
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a tone-deaf student with a brilliant virtuoso ; a bookmaker and tippler

with an austere divinity student; an illiterate woman with a prominent
architect; the naturalist Charles Darwin with the politician Abraham
Lincoln ; the philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson with the novelist
Lord Lytton; and a gentle unaffected breadwinner with Benito
Mussolini, dictator of Italy. Many similar cases of " twin " horoscopes
are in the writer's collections, each one of the twin widely differing
from the other. At no point does there seem to be a correspondence,
not even in colouring or build. Whence, then, this divergency ?
Obviously not in the inter-planetary configurations for, with the
exception of the Moon, they are identically the same; and in many
cases even the Lunar configurations do not appreciably differ.
It will be apparent from the above examples that those who have
achieved success share their birthdates with those that have failed,
therefore to judge the merits of a nativity merely from the number of
"harmonious" aspects that abound in the map would be too fatuous
to merit comment, were it not that the modern tendency to delineate
character, occupation and destiny merely from an inspection of the
Ephemeris, and without a knowledge of the birth-time, is all too
prevalent. Indeed, if anything, success and achievement go hand-in-
hand with the so-called " inharmonious " aspects, while the failures
and nonentities of life will have a surplus of sextiles and a crop of
" Grand Trines" to produce for the benefit of the enquiring.
1 am afraid that many in the astrological world have got some
queer notions as to the meaning of planetary configurations or
aspects. The belief that nothing but good can emanate from
harmonious aspects and evil from discordant aspects is far from the
truth. How can the nature of the configuration alter the effects of the
.planet ? A trine or sextile of Mars or J upiter to the Sun has identically
the same influence as the quartile or opposition. It is not a question
of goodness or badness or luck or misfortune. These are dependent
not on planetary configurations but on the situation of the planet in
the horoscopic framework. The difference between a square and
a trine is that the former is more forceful and energetic than the
latter. So it is a matter of quantity and not quality, and on the
principle that " nothing succeeds like excess" (to quote one of
Wilde's paradoxes), achievement and greatness are the fruition of
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horoscopes bristling with discordant aspects, while the sextile and trinal
horoscopes can never work up sufficient energy to achieve anything
noteworthy in life, and are in consequence doomed to remain obscure.
It is obvious therefore that we have got to look to factors
other than planetary aspects to determine the success or otherwise of
a nativity, and these factors must be variable throughout the course
of twenty-four hours : that is they must be dependent on the ' hour '
of birth, for in this way only can the divergency of fortune be
determined. If, for example, it is conceded that Jupiter is the planet
of riches and wealth, then it must follow that in the nativities of
those blessed with the good things of life, Jupiter must be placed
somewhere in the mundane sphere, where immense scope is afforded
for its activity, whereas those who are without even the necessities of
life, and live in constant penury, must have the same planet obscurely
placed in the horoscopic framework, where great resistance is offered
to his beneficent effects. Again Uranus—the index of social elevation,
power and eminence—will be found in a position of prominence in
the nativities of dictators and those born to the purple, while in the
nativities of those who exercise no authority, but are in a position of
subordination, Uranus will be found to be impotently placed.
We are driven then to the conclusion that all planets do not play
an equal part in the scheme of the nativity. Some are all-powerful
and exercise an over-riding position, dominating the life of the
individual, while others are absolutely powerless to produce any good
whatsoever,—in spite of good or bad aspects. Obviously, therefore,
some portions of the Mundane Sphere or framework of the Horoscope
afford an immense field for planetary activity while other portions are
comparatively insensitive to planetary vibrations, offering an almost
impenetrable barrier to their rays. Here it must be realised that
to achieve all-round success the vibrations of every planet must
penetrate to the native. If a planet is a dumb note, that is if its rays
cannot penetrate with ease to the centre of birth, its benefits are
entirely lost.
The ancients averred and experience confirms that those portions
of the earth's sphere coincident with the eastern and western horizon
and with the meridian and nadir offer a path of great conductivity to
stellar influences, while those portions coincident with the cusps of
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the succeedent houses offer a path of greater resistance and less
penetration. Those parts coincident with the cusps of the cadent
houses so diffuse and dissipate the planetary influences before they
penetrate to the birth-place that their power is almost wholly lost or
rendered ineffectual. As a full understanding of this subject is
essential if we are to interpret a horoscope aright, it is perhaps worth
while considering the subject in a little detail.
The Natal " Foreground "
The natal " foreground " comprises the situations immediately on
•either side of the cusps of the first, tenth, seventh and fourth houses,
and commonly known as the Angles. Forming a path of exceptional
conductivity to stellar vibrations, they offer immense scope and oppor-
tunity for planetary action. They denote rapidity of decision,
precipitancy, spontaneity, conspicuousness and power. The Ruggieri
held with Claudius Ptolemy, that these angles were a position of
Splendour and Abundance and planets situated in the Angles were
said to be " placed in glory," exercising their individual properties in
their plenitude and manifesting health, vigour and alacrity of action
and had an over-riding influence in the life of the individual. Being
the path of least resistance it was consequently the line of greatest
success. Planets in the " foreground " were said to be " prominent,"
" conspicuous," " active" or to the fore. In terms of time the
"foreground" is related to the immediate present, and that which is
close at hand.
The Natal Middle-Ground
This is comprised by the cusps of the succeedent houses (second,
eleventh, eighth and fifth), and offers a path of considerable density
or resistance to planetary penetration, often completely impeding or
nullifying planetary activity. The mid-position between the cusps of
the succeedent and cadent houses, are probably the densest portions
of the mundane sphere, almost blotting out the influence of a planet,
the more so if fixed signs are involved. They are responsible for
many "dumb" notes in a nativity, especially in the eighth house,
where planets were said to be "dead." The " middle-ground" thus
•denotes delayed action, retarded growth, fixity and obdurateness.
King Edward VII. had Uranus placed in the second house at birth.
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and he did not exercise his sovereign power as monarch until his
60th year. The writer has a large number of nativities of the
destitute poor in his collection of horoscopes, and in the majority of
cases, Jupiter, the planet of riches, is found in the middle of the
succeedent houses, and in the remaining cases in cadent houses. Not
that planets in succeedent houses are weak, on the contrary, they
enjoy immense strength, but their action is so slow and ponderous as
almost to be ineffectual; the resistance to motion or change being
pronounced. Thus in one case Mars was placed in the eighth house,
splendidly configurated by the Sun, Moon and Jupiter. This man
was born with a fine physique and great reserve of energy, but he
was too reluctant to exert himself physically, evading all strenuous
exercise and sport that eventually his muscular system atrophied.
Luiga Borras, Italy's strong man, born at 3 a.m. in Milan, on the
12th January, 1869, had Mars stationary on the M.C. at birth, while
the meek author of the Science of the Emotions, Bhagavan Das,
born at sunrise in Benares on the same date, has Mars in the eighth
house. Save for this altered mundane position of Mars, the planetary
configurations in both nativities are identical. The mentally dense or
those who suffer from fixity of ideas, often have the Moon placed in
the middle-ground of the horoscope. In Alan Leo's " lessons" he
published the horoscope of a common domestic servant, under the
name " Kittie," who has the Sun, Moon, Venus and Jupiter all conjoined
in Aquarius near the cusp of the eighth house ; and he rightly assumes
they were all " dumb " notes in her life. The writer has a similar
horoscope of the domestic servant, where there is a conjunction of
the Moon, Mercury, Venus and Jupiter in Taurus in the eighth house,
and her fate was no better than that of " Kittie." In terms of time
the middle-ground corresponds to the future or middle age and holds
a future promise and ultimate success. About middle-age the Angles
would be directed to planets in succeedent houses, and thus by
progression transfer them from a state of lethargy into a state of
activity and development.

The Natal "Background"

Comprised by the cusps of the cadent houses (third, twelfth, ninth
and sixth) the ancients held these positions to be the weakest in
 THE LORE OF THE RUGGIERI 15
the whole mundane framework. Planets were said to be placed
" ingloriously " when situated in cadent houses. Certainly they seem
to lose all strength and power, their energy being diffused and
dissipated in unprofitable argument, useless speculation and in
a multitude of conflicting directions, ending in indecision, uncertainty
and vacillation. Although planets are excessively active when placed
in the background they lack all the one-pointed rapidity of decision
conferred by the foreground of the horoscope. Shrinking from direct
action and publicity all decisions are referred to the far-distant future.
The present with its immediate opportunities is ignored and its
problems evaded, the future state becoming the only objective; all
thought and action being translated in terms of futurity. Accordingly,
effort in the "present"—the only reality—is paralysed, for the future
is the present unrolled, so that planetary action in so far as it affects
the present is rendered weak, obscure and debilitated. Hence the
cadent houses denote the far-flung horizon of the future, or the
obscurity of the forgotten past, and corresponds with old-age, senile
decay, the after-death conditions, life in seclusion, or in foreign parts,
monastic orders or exile. All secluded philosophic or scientific
speculation either as to the origin of life or its ultimate purpose as
well as the desire to reach out into space, or to yonder distant shore,
to explore, to fathom the unseen, to travel, or communicate over vast
distances, such as by means of wireless telegraphy or aviation, have
their root either in the celestial (mutable signs)or mundane backgrounds.
Hence planets in the "background " of the nativity were regarded as
obscure, delicate, impoverished and liable to a condition of illness. It
is customary to refer to such planets as being "backward," "remote,"
" distant," or " inconspicuous."
Variations in Planetary Influence
It has thus been demonstrated that variations in the fortunes of
two or more people born on the same date cannot be due to difference
in planetary configurations, since such do not exist, but rather to the
position of the planets in the framework of the horoscope. Thus
there would be evinced a marked difference in the effect, say, of the
Moon conj. Jupiter in the' foreground of the horoscope and the
same configuration occurring in the background. In the former case
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we get indications of one who is fSted and enjoys social distinction

{cf. Queen Mary's Horoscope), but in the latter case a humble
parentage or lack of opportunity to improve one's earthly lot frustrates
the hope of enjoying worldly'success in the present, so the mind takes
refuge in the hope of future rewards and greatness by exercise of the
religious life. The benefits of JUPITER are in this case relegated to
futurity. Again, MOON conj. Mars in the foreground denotes
achievement as a soldier, sportsman or engineer, but occurring from
the background diverts the attention and activities to things remote,
far away, beyond the stars or seven seas, so the mechanical talent is
directed to problems of aviation, wireless telegraphy and communica-
tions generally. Again, MOON conj. Venus prominently placed
presages a round of pleasures, dances, parties and amusements
generally, but as these are denied by a background Venus, substitution
is sought in romantic literature or in holiday-making in foreign cities
where pleasure or licence abound.
It will thus be realised that the judgment of a horoscope does not
depend on the so-called good or bad aspects of the Sun and MOON
to the planets hut on the scope and opporlunity for action enjoyed by
the planets in the Mundane Sphere or " horoscopic environment."
For example, " poverty" is usually held to be due to evil aspects of
Saturn to the luminaries or evil aspects between JUPITER and
Mars or Jupiter and Saturn and soon; aspects that are common
to thousands born on the same date, whose individual fortunes must
and do vary. The capacity to earn money, to hoard possessions, to
be acquisitive, is vested in Saturn, and therefore we should expect
to find this planet active and well to the fore in the horoscopes of
millionaires, and those who know the value of every penny, practising
economy and thrift, and who succeed in piling up large fortunes.
Bernhard Baron, Hugo Stinnes and Sir David Yule are examples of
milliouaires who had "prominent" SATURNS (in an angle in each
case). On the other hand, poverty, penury and inability to save
money and to bargain, and the lack of the business sense will coincide
with Saturn lost in the " background " of the horoscope, or rendered
dumb in the eighth or second houses. Saturn also represents
inheritance, succession, hereditary rights and real estate, and Kings,
Princes, Dukes and those who succeed to vast holdings will also have
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Saturn prominent in their horoscopes, as for example the Duke of

Norfolk. URANUS is also "prominent" in the horoscopes of
financiers such as Kreuger and Lowenstein and all those who are
ambitious of power and authority and love to exercise dominion over
men. Thus, dictators and autocrats have UraRUS well in the fore-
ground, such as Mussolini, Hitler, Pilsudski and Roosevelt; while
those who are incapable of holding "executive" positions or exercising
command will be found to have Uranus lost in the background.
Soldiers, athletes, boxers, fighters, and those who enjoy an excellent
physique and good health and are noted for courage will ha\'e Mars
dominant; while those who detest war, bate physical exertion and are
prone to put on flesh, easily succumbing to sickness and ill-health, will
have Mars as a " back number " in their nativities. Max Schmeling,
Jack Doyle and the author of My System, Lieutenant Muller, all
have Mars prominently placed at birth, likewise such Generals as
Joffre, Foch, Haig and Napoleon. In the same way we can judge of
the effectiveness or otherwise of the other planets in a nativity. This
way of looking at a horoscope will afford an entirely new key to
interpretation and will be found a facile and invaluable clue to
character, circumstances and opportunity.
As further examples we will cite the horoscopes of Queen Victoria
and King Edward VII. The Sun,—the natural index of pride,
superiority and dignity—is prominent (angular) in both nativities, and
these monarchs were accordingly imperious and conscious of their
dignity. On the other hand, His Majesty King George V. and the
Prince of Wales have the SUN remotely placed in cadent houses, and
they are accordingly less imperious and much more accessible and
democratic in manner. In keeping with the social elevation of
Royalty, nearly every member of the British Royal House (and for
that matter, nearly every royal scion in Europe) has JUPITER
prominently placed at birth and in signs of dignity; moreover, King
Edward VII., King George V. and the Prince of Wales have SATURN,
the planet of inheritance and succession, not only prominent but in
signs of exaltation or dignity, while the late Duke of Clarence who
did not succeed had SATURN as a " dumb " note in the second house.
The planetary indices of Royalty are Jupiter and Uranus,
respectively representing wealth and executive power—and these
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planets in the horoscopes of Royal personages are usually found in

mutual configuration from prominent positions and configurating the
Moon ; Saturn being also in configuration if the succession is
hereditary. King Edward VII. and King George not only have
URANUS and Jupiter in mutual configuration but also configurated
with the Moon. Further, as in the case of all people who attract
attention or who are before the public eye or who appear in public,
such as politicians, actors and film stars, the Moon will also be found
well to the fore in Royal Horoscopes or configurated with the
Ascendant. Queen Victoria, King George, Queen Mary and the
Prince of Wales, all have the Moon well in the foreground of their
nativities, while King Edward VII. has the Moon in square to the
Ascendant. Finally, it will be observed that Venus is a "back
number" in the Prince of Wales's Horoscope, being cadent, in
a Fixed Sign and unconnected with planets in angles, and he remains
unmarried.
Generally speaking, the failures and nonentities of life, the
common crowd who never rise above the position of mediocrity, will
have but few planets prominently placed ; while those whose achieve-
ments become historical will have many planets in the foreground.
If their achievements and fame are lasting and have exercised
a profound effect on the world the planets will be found not only
angular but in fixed signs, as in the Horoscope of Napoleon
Buonaparte.
The Significance of the "Horoscope"
While the position of the planets in the various "grounds"
denotes their opportunity and scope for action it was on the planetary
configurations to the " horoscope " that the Ruggieri based their chief
judgment of the Native's destiny. To them the discovery of the
" horoscope" was of primary importance and no configuration to
this point, however minute, was overlooked. Although the term
" horoscope " is now held to mean the whole scheme or chart of the
nativity, anciently it was restricted to the actual degrees of the Zodiac
intersected by the plane of the eastern horizon at the moment of
birth; the root " hora" meaning not only an "hour" but also
a " degree " of the Zodiac. Naturally the " horoscope " is the most
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variable factor in the whole scheme of the nativity, changing from

minute to minute and therefore differing for every person born on the
same date but at a different time and in a different locality. If the
horoscope was configurated with Jupiter riches or wealth would be
the objective, either here or in the next life according to Jupiter's
mundane position. If configurated with Saturn the destiny would
incline to philosophy, religion or austerities; if to Uranus to social
advancement, power and so forth. It is, however, more effectual to
take the configurating planets to the horoscope in pairs or triplets.
Thus monarchs, dictators and social autocrats would have configura-
tions of Jupiter and Uranus to the horoscope ; free livers, adventurers,
Mars and Jupiter; highway-men, murderers and boxers, Mars and
Saturn ; philosophers, Jupiter and Saturn ; priests and monks, Saturn
and Neptune; scientists and astronomers, Mercury and Uranus;
astrologers, Mercury and Saturn; legal men, Mercury, Jupiter and
Uranus; engineers and soldiers, Mars and Uranus; artists, Venus
and Neptune: financiers, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus, and so forth,
the success and direction of their efforts being determined by the
position of the configurating planets in the mundane sphere. Greater
publicity and intelligence is added by the Moon's configurations and
pride and self-glorification by the Sun's aspects. If the "horoscope"
is void of configurations the life will be for the most part colourless
and obscure.

Radical and Progressed Planetary Positions

Before treating of the significance attached to the various planets,

it is necessary to remind the reader that the birth horoscope was
regarded by the Italian Astrologers as the " root" map, while the
progressed positions of the planets were deemed to be growth or
efflorescence of the root map. Just as the branches and leaves of
a plant or tree are more affected by storms, frost, rain and sunshine
than the root which lies securely hidden in the soil, so the progressed
planetary positions are far more sensitive and reactionary to transitory
influence than the root or radix Map. The latter during the process
of time and the laws of adaptation become more or less inured to the
changes taking place in the vault of heaven, and but little effects from
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these must be expected unless such transits constitute " Incidental

Star Courses " or are of an unusually ponderous nature.

General Significators and Promittors

It is customary in modern astrological practice to regard the

Sun, Moon, Fortuna and the Angles as significators and the
Planets as promittors, but from the point of view of the Ruggieri,
every planer in the natal and progressed Maps was regarded as a
significator, while every planet in transit was regarded as a promittor.
Planets were termed significators because each one signified a certain
element or department in the life of the individual, while transiting
planets were termed " promittors," because by their transit over, or in
configuration with, a significator they promised something. Radical
positions were known as " static," while the promittors or transiting
bodies were termed" dynamic."

Promittors in Action

In considering the effect of promittors it should be recollected that

the nature of their aspects or configurations is only a measure of
power and not of difference. Thus the transit of Jupiter by
conjunction, square or opposition, has precisely the same effects as
the sextile and trinal configurations, and in the following notes no
attempt has been made to differentiate between the effects of transits
in so-called harmonious or inharmonious aspects.
Transits of the minor planets such as Mercury, Venus and
Mars are not of great importance unless {a) they are in their stations
or retrograde, or (ft) enter into configuration with more ponderous
promittors, when they act as " chronocrators " or time indicators.
Transits of the very distant planets such as Pluto and
Neptune by such minor configurations as the unctile (30 degrees)
or its supplement, the quincunx (150 degrees), or by the nodal aspects
of the semi-quartile (45 degrees), or the sesqui-quartile (135 degrees),
are just as effective as the squares and oppositions. Daring the
average lifetime of an individual Pluto or Neptune seldom if
ever come to the opposition of their own place at birth. The
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importance of these minor transits of the far-distant planets will

become apparent when we come to consider one of the greatest of all
the Kuggieri secrets, to wit—" Incidental Star Courses."
Promittors in Double and Treble Harness
Nothing is moreliable to lead to confusion and mistaken judgment
than in considering the effects of promittors taken singly. Seldom
are the moving planets dissociated from one another: they are
usually bound up by some configuration or other to another planet,
and before judgment is pronounced the effect of these planets acting
in double harness must be given full consideration. Thus the effect
of Jupiter and Mars in transit to the Sun will have a very different
effect from Jupiter and Saturn or Jupiter and Uranus, and
further on in these notes special attention is being given to transits
taken in double harness. This understanding of the grouping of
transits is a "conditio sine qua non " of the Italian predictive art.
Timing of Events
Events seldom occur when transiting configurations are exact;
often they occur when the promittor is some distance from the
significator. They come into effect when
(а) On an angle of the " chronocratorial " horoscope
or
(б) When the Sun or minor planets enter into the configurations,
thus precipitating the events. In this case the Sun or
minor planets are termed " Chronocrators."
This subject will be treated in detail in the paragraph dealing
with " Chronocrators."
(To be continued.)
[Author's Copyright.)

Dr. Partridge's Almanac for 1935, with an account of his

resurrection from the Grave, also a brief exposition of his religious
and astrological teaching collected and set forth by George Beaton,1
is an amusing skit on Astrology and Astrologers, and on Partridge in
particular.
1
Chatto & VVindus, js.
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lolju Parlri&gc,—®1t£ ^Utrologcr, 1644-1715

"Good times, and bad times, and all times, pass over"
This Article is one submitted for the InterpretatioD Prize Competition

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JOHN Partridge was born at East Sheen on I8th January,

1544.1 Aubrey tells us that he was bound apprentice to a shoe-maker
as soon as he was old enough. At an early age he began to show an
aptitude for learning, and by the age of eighteen, he had secured
a Lilly's Grammar, a Gouldman's Dictionary, Ovid's Metamorphoses,
and a Latin Bible. By the help of these books he succeeded in
teaching himself Latin. As with most astrologers we find a prominent
Uranus. In this case Uranus was strongly placed in Scorpio, the
At 2.27 p.m. according to Sibiey (See M.A., 1933. p. 27).
 JOHN PARTRIDGE,—THE ASTROLOGER, 1644-1715 23

sign usually connected with occultism, and in close sextile to the

Ascendant. His splendidly aspected Mercury—his ruler—in
Aquarius, sextile Neptune, trine Moon, sextile Saturn, semi-sextile
Mars, conjunction Sun and trine Pluto (L), must have given him
a very active and fertile brain, with great powers of concentration,
and capacity for steady hard work (Mercury sextile Saturn). We
are told, he was very inquisitive, methodical, and very thorough
in his work, and he seems to have been a good example of a Virgo
Ascendant. He learned Greek and Hebrew and also studied
medicine, and from John Gadbury, the astrologer, he began to under-
stand Astrology. Through his knowledge of Latin, he read the
current works on Astrology, and acquired a keen appreciation of
the subject. For many years he studied and worked and showed
a remarkable natural ability for the science.
About 1678, when he was thirty-four, he gave up shoe-making,
and the first of his many publications made its appearance. A Hebrew
Calendar made its debut, followed by Astrological Vade Mecum,
Eccleseselegia—an Almanack, and Vox Lunar is, being a philo-
sophical Discourse of two Moons, which were seen in London on
June 11th, 1679. In 1680 were published The Nativity of the Most
Valiant and Puissant Monarch Louis the Fourteenth and Proclomus
or an Astrological Essay upon the Gonfi-gurations of the Celestial
Bodies compared with the nativity of the late damnable
plot. During this time his M.C. was trine Uranus, R., and needless
to say his publications met with success and approbation. He
translated Hadianus a Mynsichts, Treasury of Physic, in 1682, and
in this book he described himself as a physician to Charles II. It is
extremely doubtful if this was true, as there seems to be no evidence
that he had even attended court, or that he had ever received any
salary. However, this seemed to please the public, and his works
were even more favourably accepted.
He now started issuing a regular Almanac under the title of
Merlinus in Liberaius, in 1680. John Partridge was a Protestant and
he hated Popery, so that he gained great public favour by the way he
predicted against the Papist Party. Unfortunately when James 11.
came to the throne, he found himself in rather an uncomfortable-
position, and he was forced to leave England and seek refuge in
 MODERN ASTROLOGY

Holland. This appears to have come about under Ascendant

opposition Jupiter, R.—Jupiter ruling religion.
In 1689, he returned to England, and under Ascendant trine
Venus, R., he married Jane Kirkman, a widow (Saturn in seventh
house opposition Moon) who had a small fortune (Jupiter in eighth
house).
He does not seem to have possessed much gratitude, probably
caused by Moon opposition Saturn, square Mars, in his first house.
In 1697 he published Nebido Anglicanus or the black life of John
Gadbury. It was a most libellous account of the man to whom he
owed much, and who had taught and helped him considerably. John
Gadbury, however, seems to have subsequently forgiven him, and
they became reconciled.
By the beginning of 1700 John Partridge was recognised as one
of the leading men in his profession and had a very good income from
his Almanacs. Unfortunately unscrupulous people published
Almanacs in his name, and he was forced to warn the public against
these impostures. He made himself very well-known through this,
and Swift thought him an excellent scapegoat for his satirical wit,
and to show up the numerous charletans who were practising in
London at the time. So in 1708, when John Partridge was 64, and
when his M.C. was coming to the square of Uranus, R., Swift wrote
the following, Predictions for the year 1708, written to prevent the
people of England being further imposed upon by vulgar almanack-
makers by Isaac Bickcrstaffe, Esq. Swift, in sly humour said it
was his aim to rescue this noble art of Astrology from these illiterate
impostors who were bringing this great science to ridicule. He went
on to predict the death of John Partridge, the almanac-maker,
" I have consulted the star of his nativity by my own rule, and find
that he will infallibly die upon 29th March next about 11 at night of
a raging fever." On 30th March Swift then published a pamphlet
entitled " The Accomplishment of the first of Mr. Bickerstaffe's
Predictions, being an account of the death of Mr. Partridge,
the almanack-maker, upon 29th inst." Then Swift went on to
describe the death-bed scene and the alleged confession of Partridge
complete with many circumstantial details. The pamphlet proved
very popular and it was bought and read with great avidity, and this
 JOHN PARTRIDGE,—THE ASTROLOGER, 1644-I715 25

was followed by Swift's Elegy on the Death of Mr. Partridge,

concluding with the celebrated epitaph :
" Here five feet deep, lies on his back
A cobbler, star-monger and quack
Who to the stars in pure good-will
Does to his best look upward still
Weep all you customers that use
His pills, his almanacks or shoes."
Poor Partridge did not know how to deal with this attack and
found it completely beyond him to convince the world he was alive.
He was also under the influence of Sun conjunction Saturn, R. The
storm quite dazed him and no almanac appeared until 1714, when he
came under the benefic influence of Sun conjunction Jupiter, R. and
at last the notoriety from which he bad suffered had died down, and
people had forgotten John Bickerstaffe. So Merlinus was issued
again and continued until his death at Mortlake on June 24th, 1715.
He was buried in Mortlake Churchyard, and he left to his wife Jane
a good legacy, while to the world he bequeathed a considerable
knowledge of Astrology.

1934 Interpretation Competition

The average quality of the entries submitted for this competition
was better than it has ever been in any previous year, both as regards
literary style and the astrological ability displayed, with the consequence
that the poorest article published was so good as to be almost equal to
the best. It may be surmised, therefore, that the Editor's task in
selecting the prize-winner was not an easy one. After much delibera-
tion it has been decided to divide the prize of Five Pounds between
the author of A Queen of Sorrows and the author of The Stormy
Petrel. When the claims are lodged each of these writers will receive
£2 10s. Od. The writers of the other interpretations will receive
half-a-guinea each. Entries not published in 1934 will be considered
along with other entries for the 1935 Five Pound Prize Competition.
 booking ISackluarBs

OCTOBER—NOVEMBER
By Maurice Wemyss
An astrological commentary on current events
MARS reached the opposition of Saturn late on the 4th October,
in affliction with the Sun. This evil configuration focussed its
influence on Spain when two days later a " state of
Fateful Days war" was declared and over 500 deaths occurred in
conflicts between revolutionaries and government forces
during the following days. But even these fateful days did not fill
the world with such horror as the assassination of King Alexander of
Yugoslavia and M. Barthou, the French Foreign Minister, at
4.10 p.m. on 9th October, shortly after King Alexander had landed at
Marseilles on a friendly visit to France. The chief significators here
were Neptune and Jupiter in affliction, brought into effect by the
transiting Moon. These, combined with the Saturnian-Mars afflictions
to Alexander's progressed Ascendant, precipitated the other influences
present in his horoscope.
King Alexander was born at Cetinje on 16th December, 1888, at1
7.45 a.m. His radical Ascendant was Sagittarius 28 (on Sagittarius
9 Con.) close to the progressed Jupiter and radical Sun, and afflicted
by the radical Mars, the progressed Sun and Moon, and the progressed
Venus. His progressed M.C. was Sagittarius 9. He was every inch
a king, and worked only for the good of his country, as is indicated by
Mercury in the royal Sagittarius 18 conjoined with Jupiter and in
benefic aspect with Saturn and Uranus.
M. Barthou was born at Oloron (Basses-Pyrenees) on 25th
August, 1862. The birthtime is not8 known. His radical Mars was
afflicted by Mercury, Sun, and Moon; and the progressed Mars was
in the degree of sudden death—Aries 7.
The successor to the throne of Yugoslavia is the boy King,
Peter II., born on 6th September, 1923.' His education has been
largely in the hands of his English tutor, Mr. C. C.
Ring Peter of Parrott, for his father did not forget that during the
Yugoslavia War Sir Edward Parrott arranged that a number of
Serbian boys were given hospitality in Edinburgh and
1
Acc. to Dit Ailrologie, November, 1934. Dt Mvstickt Wertld, however, gives
17th 1December, at 10.26 a.m. and Astrosophie gives 11.55 p m, on the :6th.
For Gemini-Sagittarius g (or their rulers) blended in affliction with Mars or
Aries6 7 as denoting assassination, see M.A., 1932. p. 149.
Acc. to B.J. A., June, 1922, the time was 1 a.m.: but acc. to Die Astrologie,
November,
4
1934, about 11 a.m.
A horoscope for ah. 51m. 44s. a.m. is given in A.Q., December, 1934.
 LOOKING BACKWARDS

educated in an Edinburgh school. The boys of those war years are

now grown men and Sir Edward Parrott's thoughtful action may have
far-reaching consequences in promoting good relations between
Yugoslavia and Britain. The presence of Neptune in Leo 19 in
King Peter's horoscope in sextile to Saturn indicates that when he
reaches maturity he will know how to govern, and though at times
•economic difficulties will beset him the benefic aspects to Jupiter in
Scorpio 14 are more powerful than the adverse aspects to the same
planet, so that prosperity will come eventually to the Yugoslavs.
Serious differences in the German Church were brought to
a climax in the middle of October by the dismissal of Bishop Meiser
of Bavaria by Reich Bishop Muller. The majority of
The Qerman the older Protestant pastors in Germany stood firmly on
Church the side of Bishop Meiser and on 14th October, Reich
Disputes Bishop Muller was denounced from many pulpits as
" an instrument of Satan." On Saturday, 20th October,
twenty pastors met at Dahlem, Berlin, while in the presence of a large
congregation Dr. Koch, the Chairman of the Confessional Synod,
proclaimed the establishment of a Church Government apart from the
Reich Bishop. It was becoming obvious that Herr Hitler's nominee,
Reich Bishop Muller, would require to make substantial concessions
and on 26th October he accepted the resignation of his legal adviser,
Dr. Jaeger. Mercury and Saturn, blended, are two of the chief
significators in Church matters. During October Mercury approached
the Square of Saturn, reaching its nearest point on 22nd October and
thereafter becoming retrograde. It was within 7 degrees of the square
for the long period of 16 days from 14th October to 30th October.
A new chapter in aviation history was written by the flight of
twenty competing aeroplanes in the race from Mildenhall, Suffolk, to
Melbourne, Australia, which began at 6.30 a.m. on
& Hew ^Oth October. W. A. Scott and T. Campbell Black
Chapter in reached Darwin in 2 days 4 hours 33 minutes (as
Aviation compared with the previous record of 6 days 17 hours
History 4.5 minutes) and arrived at Melbourne to win the first
prize 18 hours 27 minutes later. Thb performance of
the second plane which arrived about 19 hours later piloted by
K. D. Parmentier and J. J. Moll1 was in some respects even more
remarkable than that of the winners, for the plane was not specially
built for the race but was an ordinary passenger-carrying plane of
the Royal Dutch Air Line, and actually carried passengers during the
greater part of the race. Venus was in Libra in the degrees of
intensity in trine to Saturn, while Neptune, ruler of Libra, was in
sextile to Mercury.
1
Parmentier was born at Amsterdam on 27tb September, 1904, at 1.44 a.m
with Venus in Libra in the third bouse, and Neptune in sextile to Mercury. Moll
was born at Socrabaja on 6th March, 1900, with Venus in Aries and Neptune in
Gemini. The birth data are taken from De Mysticke Wereld, December, 1934.
 MODERN ASTROLOGY

Another evidence of the great progress at present being made in

aviation was the publication on November 20th of an account of
the negotiations between Dr. Eckener and the U.S. Government
culminating in an agreement to permit the Airship LZ 129 to fly from
Germany to Miami, Florida. Mercury was in the first decanate of
Scorpio, along with the gaseous Jupiter (of more importance in regard
to airships than in regard to aeroplanes).
The Report of the Joint Committee on Indian Constitutional
Reform was published on 22nd November, a document remarkable
not only for the deep study of Indian problems and
The Future breadth of outlook which has gone into its preparation
of India ^ut also for the far-reaching character of the reforms
which it foreshadows. The Sun was in Scorpio 29 in
conjunction with Venus Scorpio 30. With all the good-will in the
world self-government (partial or total) cannot be given to India of
any type which will not lead to disaster. Tragedy is to be feared,
not for Britain, but for India.
November closed with rejoicing following the wedding on 29th
November of the Duke and Duchess of Kent,1 a wedding pageant
such as has not been seen in London for many a day—
A Royal Pair houses gaily decked for the occasion, all London on
holiday radiating good wishes to the charming bride and
handsome bridegroom, while the whole world listened for the first
time in history to a royal pair taking their vows. The Sun was in
Sagittarius bi conjoined with the lovers' planet Venus in Sagittarius 9.

IN Dura Europos IV. C. B. Willes gives copies of a horoscope

with comments (pp. 95-6, 105-19).
Dr. Rolt-Wheeler is to be complimented on the accuracy of
a prediction made for the Balkan States for the year 1934 published
in the January 193+ issue of L'Aslrosophie as follows :
" Etats Balkaniques: Rapprochement de LTtalie a cause des
attaques sournoises qui minent la solidarity de la Petite Entente.
Deux assassinats seront a noter, un d'une tfite royale, I'autre d'un
homme d'Etat de premier rang."
Unfortunately these words have proved only too true.

i Princess Marina was born on 30th November (Old Style], 1906 (according to
one who knew her from birth. Miss Kate F. Fox. in The Illustrated London News of
1st December], not New Style as stated in the daily press and adopted in last issue.
She had the O. thereiore, in 120J and 9 / d ? making her musical, and
skilful at drawing and painting.
 iiome fanitarg- an& Ifflrruatg !8trtlj&aus

Selected by MaURICE WEMYSS

In response to numerous requests for the publication of more horoscopes we
are devoting a page each month to this purpose. Readers desirous of knowing the
planetary positions at the birth of any famous person should forward particulars.
Requests by Annual Subscribers will be given preference.—En.

(1) George Romney, born 6th January (N.S.), 1735. Time

unknown. Note 5 in n * <3"; and ? <3 W. (See Wheel of Life,
Vol. III., p. 25, for the importance of these blends in the horoscopes
of painters.)

(2) Dr. J. Curtius, born at Hamborn (51° 26' N. 6° 46' E.) on

7th February, 1877, at 11.45 p.m., as supplied by M. Hentges to
Le Bulletin de la S.A. de France, July-August, 1932.

(3) Yehudi Menuhin (the famous boy violinist), born at New York
on 22nd January, 1917, "just before midnight." (See March,
1933.)

(4) Mozart, born at Salzburg on 27th January, 1756, at 8 p.m.,

according to a letter of his father quoted in the Life by J. G.
Prodhomme. (Noted by Miss B. S. Snell.)

(5) Abraham Lincoln, bom in Hardin County, Kentucky, on

12th February, 1809, " between 7 and 11 a.m." (See Nat. Astrological
Journal, February, 1934, where M.C. Vy5, Asc. T 8°48' are suggested.)

(6) Van der Lubbe, born at Leiden on 13th January, 1909, at

5.30 a.m. Convicted of the burning of the Reichstag. (Data
according to De Mysticke Wereld, November, 1933.)

G 5 5 s J u *1 ip (p L. M.C. Asc.
(i) Wi6 D 94 / 23 HrzJ T 3 } 2y » 7 rzoj D22R. ui 3
(21 urigj 2204 V328 W274 2 16 226J X 8 2123 b 4J W224 2112 ill ij
(3) =t 24 a: 1 V324R. KJ 94 a:ii T27 *,26^ stig 21 3JI}. 3^ m2g4 =2=23
(4) =74 "8 =8 — 2g fls oil}. .aiSJ a: 2 X13 21 6gi^ 224 D 84 11513
(5) =234 W 29 H104 r 74 ^254 H22 23 HI 94 ' 4 Ht6 53 5 T 9
(6) 53224 a 54 ar 4 226 2 2 11514^ TP 4 1^7 mrs 024!^ ^15 2 12
 ilehieitja1
All astrological books of importance are reviewed in this column
" without fear and without favour."
The Unit System of Judging Planetary Influences, by
Charles E. Luntz. (David McKay Company. SO cents = 2s. 6d.)
Many years ago Maurice Wemyss published a method of
measuring the relative strength of aspects. In this twenty-one page
pamphlet Mr. Luntz explains his method, e.g., if the progressed
influence is of the same nature as an aspect in the radix count 3 units,
if it is opposite count 1 unit, and so on. An exact trine or opposition
to Sun or Moon counts 10 subunits, 9 degrees distant 1 subunit.
An exact trine or opposition to planets counts 7 subunits, 6 degrees
distant 1 subunit. Sextiles and squares are reckoned as two-thirds of
these values—10 subunits equal 1 unit. Modifications of these values
are made for other factors in the horoscope.

Modern Astrology Ephenteris, 1935 and Year Book. (MODERN

Astrology Office. Is.)
The Ephemeris contains the usual details which have rendered
it an indispensable companion for astrologers. The Year Book
contains reports of Astrological Societies doing good work in many
parts of the world. Among the tables is included a Campanus Table
of Houses for the latitude of 45° North, approximately suitable for
Salem (Oregon), St. Paul, Montreal, Halifax (Nova Scotia), Bordeaux,
Turin, Belgrade, etc.

We regret to record the death of " Agar Zariel " at

East Geelong, Australia, on 21st July, 1934. He was a part
Founder and Past President of the Sydney Branch of the
International College of Astrology, and a tribute appeared in
the August issue of Adam and Eve over the names of
Chas. H. Spark, Basil F. Sutton and Grenville R. Francis,
respectively President, Past President and Honorary Secretary
of the Sydney Branch, " in affectionate remembrance of his
personality and appreciation of his knowledge, mental gifts,
and unfailing work in the cause of Astrology."

1
All books mentioned in Modern Astrology may be obtained by post from
Modern Astrology Offices.-
 (fineries an& ^.nstuers
Qdestions (by annual subscribers) dealing with topics of general astrological
interest will be answered on this page. We express our thanks to all the readers
who write with information assisting us to answer queries. We regret that we
cannot 5nd time to write to them all personally.
Answer 94.—Pluto was in T17 (approximately) in January, 1840.
If its rate of motion was 1 degree per annum it could not be in H28
on 5th May, 1818. But its rate of motion is not 1 degree per annum.
The arc it describes in a year is different at different portions of its
orbit. Its position at intervals of 10 years over a long period is given
in Modern Astrology, 1930, p. 375.
Answer 95.—Queen Caroline's Ascendant, n 4i, is as given in
Raphael's Manual, 1828, for 4.30 a.m. on 17th May, 1768, Lat.
52047'N. There does not seem to be any appreciable error in the
computation, assuming the time to be local mean time, which at that
date differed little from true solar time. If some other standard was
used the Ascendant cannot be computed with accuracy unless the
longitude is also given.
Answer 96.— Charles Darwin was born on 12th February, 1809,
the same day as President Lincoln.
President Lincoln's horoscope is given on our Birthday page
in this issue. The planets in Darwin's horoscope would be very near
the same positions. But the cusps would be different. In his case
the literary and mental n f 7 were important, and we find in f 6i
well aspected by S, and ^ ruler of n in trine to 2 and ^ being
the planets of evolution.
Query 100.—What are the birthdata of Gene Denis mentioned in
the Weekly Dispatch as the " woman who foresees " ?
—A. N. B., Richmond.
Query 101.—What are the dates when Summer Time comes
into operation in Belgium ?—X. Y. Z.
Query 102.—Do you have any records of the place and date of
birth of the following persons :
Francisco Villa of Mexico, Cleopatra, Marcus Antonius, Hannibal,
Ponce de Leon, Captain John Smith of Willoughby ?
—H. M., Swarthmore, Pa., U.S.A.
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(E-orresponbciitt
The Etlitor does not assume responsibility for any sratenients or ideas udvanceA
by correspondents, and the pnhlicalion of letters does not necessarily imply
syinpathv willi the views expressed therein.

To the Editor, MODERN ASTROLOGY

Criminality
Dear Sir,—Following on recent correspondence and your review,
I would like to point out that I nowhere state1 that good aspects between
the Moon and Mercury on the one hand and Jupiter on the other cause
criminality. All that I have done in my recent book is to record bare
facts and figures and I leave the reader to decide for himself whether
they represent coincidence or some true principle.
I would, however, take the occasion to remark that criminals
.are not necessarily entirely destitute of admirable characteristics.
Speaking from an extremely limited acquaintance I should say that,
.as a class (and always excepting the mere dregs of criminality), they
are resourceful, quick-witted, independent, not parasitic, and, among
themselves, if the proverb is to be trusted, even honourable.
I have never implied that the above contacts are the sole, or even
-chief, indications of the criminal horoscope, but have pointed out that
there are plenty of others of a kind which the traditionalist may find
much easier to digest.
Yours, etc.,
November 1st, 1934. ChAS. E. O. CARTER.

To the Editor, MODERN ASTROLOGY

The System of Porphyry
Dear SIR, — Permit me to make a few observations in reply to
the astounding and inaccurate statements made by Mr. H. A. Vohman
■in the recent issues of your Magazine.
1
The statement which elicited the comments in the review and correspondence
• occurs on page ioo of Mr. Carter's Principles oi Horoscopic Delineation as follows:
" Here the sign-positions are not criminal but there are certain aspects which have
•that tendency, e.g. J) A 21 and O A 'i, which we have noted, and t S I1-"—Ed.
 CORRESPONDENCE

May-June, 1934, page 92. He states " another matter connected

with these Equatorial Primary Directions, which appears to have
Convinced Mr. E. H. Bailey that the system of Porphyry is the
correct one .... is that the formula for the calculation of aspects
does not appear to be satisfactory." The statement is wholly
incorrect. Neither the Equatorial Primary Directions nor aspects
had anything whatever to do with my adoption of the Porphyry
method as they are wholly unconnected with it. Further the alleged
unsatisfactory formula for calculating aspects is purely imaginary,
and the articles referred to dealt solely with an old method of com-
puting zodiacal directions with latitude, and had no connection
■whatever with House division.
He then proceeds to dispute my comment on taking the latitude
of a planet several years after birth, when all directions required for
an ordinary lifetime are formed within a few hours from the birth-
time. This point has been raised by other astrologers and did not
originate with me. Further, the taking of a fixed star which does not
rise in these latitudes for the purpose of refuting my contention is
merely an attempt to draw a red herring across the trail and is wholly
unconnected with the subject.
September-October, 1934, page 157. Further inaccurate state-
ments are made on this page. My researches were not based on
incorrect poles and oblique ascensions. The Raphaelian system is
not wrong and his Tables of Houses, which are identical with those
published by the late Zadkiel, are based on the semi-arc principle.
The fact that the cusps of the intermediate house are given in degrees
only does not warrant such an inaccurate statement. I am in
a position to prove this, for when the late Raphael brought out his
Tables of Houses for Great Britain, I assisted him, and supplied him
with a number of Tables, which were computed from specially
compiled tables of my own which contained all the variations given in
the Text Book of Mathematical Astrology. My tables were computed
more than twenty years ago, and the original Table of Houses for
London was actually made in 1897and was specifically referred to in
your pages, in your January 1901 issue. Page 158. On this page
Mr. Vohman bewails the fact that there is no published method of
ascertaining a planet's correct house position if it has no latitude, in
34 MODERN ASTROLOGY

the Porphyry method, and falsely accuses me of endeavouring to

surmount the difficulty by ignoring the latitude of the planets.
I emphatically deny this accusation. If Mr. Vohman is so perturbed
because there are no published tables for this purpose why does he
not compute one for his own use. To a mathematician of his ability
it should be a simple matter. It may however interest him to know
that in the Porphyry method, latitude does not make nearly so much
difference in the house position of a planet as it does in the semi-arc
method or even in the Regiomontanian or Campanian methods.
Page 159. Further inaccurate statements are made on this page.
He accuses me of having stated that " His " Astrology is a verifiable
science and based on nature. I have never used the word, neither
have I suggested or implied that I consider a planet to be nearly on
the boundary line between the second and third cusp when it is known
for a scientific fact that it is posited exactly on the first cusp.
Apparently Mr. Vohman does not seem to be able to understand the
vital difference between the erroneous semi-arc method and that of
Porphyry, otherwise he would not make such serious errors.
His remarks on my lessons on Medical Astrology are beside the
mark. The hylegiacal places in a map are the same for the Moon as
for the Sun.
No difficulty crops up with reference to the Pre-Natal Epoch.
The question of the Moon's latitude has always been considered
when it is placed in a different quadrant to that of its longitude.
The concluding sentence on this page is pure nonsense.
I must apologise for trespassing on your space, but I feel I am
justified in making a protest against the false accusations which have
been made against me.
Yours faithfully,
E. H. Bailey,
10/11, Red Lion Court, E.G. 4. Editor BJ.A,

IN The Story of My Life, by Marie, Queen of Roumania, the

time of birth of the future King, Carol, is noted (Vol. II., p. 50):
" The baby was supposed to appear round about the 18th of October,
so it had been decided that my sisters should leave on the 15th at
midday. But at one o'clock that Sunday morning 'the lovely new-
coming Crown Prince' put in his appearance." The year was 1893.
The place of birth was the Chateau de Pelesch, near Bukharest.
"THE MOST BRILLIANT RECORD" OF THE MYSTERIOUS MITHRAIC
CULT.
Photograph by the Yale University Expedition to Dura-Enropos.
(5« f>age 46.]
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"THE ASTROLOGER S MAGAZINE"

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FAR-KEEKING
"I dipt into the future far as human eye could see."—Tsnnybom.
Man and the animals are gifted with marvellous senses, giving
them the power to see, hear, taste, smell, feel, and in some cases to
perceive psychically. £ut there is a natural limitation
0
' koth to the distance at which these senses can operate
and to the extent of discrimination which can be used.
We can see the bright object which we call the Sun 93 million miles
away, but we cannot with the natural eye recognise a friend more
than a few hundred yards distant. We can see Saturn far away, but
we cannot with the natural eye perceive that it is surrounded with
t* rings.ft
# * » $
The more ingenious among mankind have, however, come to the
aid of the rest of the world and utilised the knowledge, which has
often come to them, as it were, by accident, to invent
The
Telescope instruments which appear to bring distant sights and
sounds nearer. Thus it was that when a spectacle-
maker saw his children playing with lenses and observed that they
sometimes distinguished very distant objects otherwise invisible, he
 MODERN ASTROLOGY

noted exactly what combination of lenses was required to produce

this result. Soon others discovered the secret and among the early
■craftsmen of the new type of instrument was Hans Lippersbai who in
1608 offered the Dutch Government " a far-gazing instrument," and
the great Galileo1 built one for himself in 1609. The English with
their love of Greek and Latin titles for new inventions called the new
instrument a telescope, but the Dutch still sensibly retain the natural
title of " far-keeker" (not spelt exactly that way) and even the
Germans, who are so fond of complicated words, retain the German
" Femrohr " (far-pipe) as an alternative to the Greek "Teleskop."
The telescope, like the megaphone, is really a magniBer, with
this difference, however, that the megaphone is applied at the point
where the sound waves are emitted whereas the telescope is applied
at the point where light waves are received. The telescope is,
therefore, more truly comparable to the old-fashioned ear-trumpet
which deaf people used to use.
* sfc * *
But now man has added another aid to bis vision of distant
objects. Alexander Graham Bell,' more than half a century ago,
showed how to convert sound into an electric code
Television which could be sent along wires and automatically
decoded by a receiver at the other end and reconverted
into sound, and patented the telephone (" the distant voice ") still
called appropriately " far-speaker " (Fernsprecher) by the Germans.
Then came Marconi,' who so vastly improved the methods of sending
the electric code without the aid of wires that broadcasting stations
are established in every country in the world and wireless receiving
sets are to be found in nearly every home. The latest marvel made
possible by these previous discoveries, is the wireless transmission of
pictures invented by John Logie Baird4, and now so far improved that
picture programmes are to be broadcast in the London area and
people performing in a studio and other scenes will be almost
instantaneously reproduced on "television" receiving sets far away.
1
For comments on the boroscopes of Galileo and other opticians, see W.L.,
Vol. III., p. 17.
* For influences in bis horoscope, see W.L., Vol. 11., p. 120.
• Loc. cit.
6
For bis horoscope, see it.A., 1934, p. 128.
 THE EDITOR'S OBSERVATORY 37
The telescope can only bring to notice distant objects when
there is no interruption in the line of sight, whereas the electric
waves which carry the code to be reconverted into pictures penetrate
in every direction. But the telescope has this advantage; the person
using it can look with it in any direction in which his vision is
uninterrupted whereas a television receiving set is useless and will
show nothing unless there is someone at a broadcasting centre
transmitting a picture.
w « »
Unless, then, there are intelligent beings on other planets it is
probable that our knowledge of the objects in the heavens will be
more advanced by improvements in telescopes than by
8ee
pMthe e ec r ca
l t ' l conversion, transmission and reconversion,
of visual objects. It is with telescopes, too, that we
are able directly to see more of the past than we can see with our
natural eye. As light travels very fast sights near at hand are seen
almost instantaneously, and thus we see a man striking a nail with
a hammer quite an appreciable time before the sound of it reaches us
and see the flash of lightning long before we hear the thunder. But
light from very distant objects takes some time to arrive. Thus
when the eclipses of Jupiter's moons are being observed allowance
has to be made for the fact that when the earth is at its furthest from
Jupiter the light takes 16^ more minutes to travel than when at its
nearest, and. when we see a New Star blaze up in the sky which is
millions' of light-years [away, we have to remember that we are
witnessing a conflagration which took place before our ancestors had
reached a stage of intelligence which entitled them to be called human
beings. It follows, therefore, that the past events on our earth can
be seen by intercepting the light rays which were reflected from our
earth long ago and reproducing a picture of what was going on then.
If these rays have travelled in a straight line we shall not be able to
catch them up, but if they travelled in a curve, as some are inclined to
think, it may be that some have already come back to us and if we
had only the means of magnifying[tbem and making the pictures distinct
we might see the joys and sorrows, the comedies and tragedies, the
trivialities and the epoch-making events of centuries past.
1
Nov* Herculis is, however, only about 2000 light-years away.
 UODBRN ASTROLOGY

But why must we always turn our telescope backwards into the
past. Surely we can turn it forward into the future and see the vision
of what is to be. Not yet has such a device been
fonrard invented and we can only look to the future with the
inward eye of the statesman or astrologer or meteorologist
aiding our reasoning and calculations with imagination, as the historian
colours with his imagination the bare facts obtained from documents
which inform him of the past. But just as the telescope really does
enable the natural eye to see what is past, so someday, somehow,
a material instrument may be invented, which will enable the eye to
peep into the future, and to register in the mind a more accurate
picture than can be obtained by Astrology alone. Meantime, however,
let us be thankful for the marvellous instruments that we have and
watch with interest the progress of " television."

We regret that owing to pressure on our space we have been

unable to include our usual pages of Reviews, Queries and Answers,
and Correspondence in this issue.

An Insurance Story
The following astrological story appeared in the Daily Sketch
recently:
" One day a Dutch broker asked for quotations in London for
insurance against the death of the President of the French Republic.
It was so long since such a disaster that be was able to insure for
^*30,000 at a rate of one-half of one per cent.
" A week later President Doumer was killed by a Russian fanatic.
"When the French police heard of the insurance they naturally
thought they had come across a widespread plot. Investigations
were made and the broker's client traced.
" He turned out to be a Dutch farmer, with no interest in
revolutionary politics.
"His hobby was Astrology, and it was at the prompting of the
stars that be made his insurance speculation."
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International Astrology
Meteorologists aim at predicting the weather, but are far from having achieved
certainty of prediction. Astrologers aim at prediction in a much wider field and
«re likewise liable to err. But in both cases the number of successful predictions
is greater than can be attributed to chance. As Sir Ernest Budge said, "Prophecies
are so often fulfilled to the letter that even the unbeliever is compelled to admit
that there is something in Astrology."
The Pisces and Aries lunations are significant of the world
Attitude of the masses in the opposition to the malefics, the first named
almost direct to Neptune and the latter to MARS. It
is obvious that the various Governments will have
considerable difficulty with the rising tide of opposition
And in many of the countries concerned the end is in sight.
Marked amongst these is the Home Government, whose stock is
falling considerably and which is suffering adverses at Bye-elections.
 40 MODERN ASTROLOGY

Sagittarius rises with the Pisces lunation in the second opposing

Neptune in the eighth. Mars in its detriment in the M.C. opposing
Uranus in the fourth. Drastic changes in Army, Navy and Industry
are foreshadowed, while a spur to trade should be given with the
ARIES lunation close to the M.C and opposing Mars. The Budget is
likely to bring small relief with Jupiter in Scorpio afflicting the
lunation and Mars in the fourth. But the Government will come out
well with Leo ascending and the Sun exalted.
* =!=
Saturn controls the issue early but Mars still dominates the
situation and the opposition to Uranus is fraught with serious conse-
quences. This latter is directed between the third and
OwaikBy ninth houses which indicate that foreign affairs remain
critical, Pluto lies in the seventh, receiving two squares
from the aforementioned malefics and the underworld presents
a situation which is a problem for the immediate future. In the
Aries lunation Mars occupies a less formidable house position but its
aspects are undeniably serious and continued unsettlement occurs in
numerous centres. The position is probably of great value to the
Chancellor, this kind of Mars being valuable to those types using
dictatorship.
» * * >j;
The Pisces lunation rises at Moscow but is well below the
Ascendant of Capricorn. Satum is nearer and the attempt at more
established forms of constitution may be tried. The
Russia recent revolt in the Union has hardly died away with
Uranus right on the second facing Mars and also
Neptune. Attempts at further secret moves to overthrow the powers-
are indicated and a measure of success is probable with the prominence
of Neptune. This latter planet rises in April this time to oppose
Saturn, and a concentration of energy towards further experiments
in what is termed democracy will not receive the popular assent that
has formerly followed the steps of the Soviet Unions. Indeed both
figures present changes of some importance of a Uranianand Neptune-
character.
 INTERNATIONAL ASTROLOGY

At Delhi Uranus is just below the ascendant facing Mars in

the seventh and squaring Fluto in the fourth. The lunation
occupies the twelfth bouse and the general situation is
India far from agreeable. Resentment is indicated with the
Home Government and the extreme section will make
themselves beard to a considerable extent. Words and still more
words under Mars trine Mercury will find a good solution, but the
adverse aspect to Jupiter makes much of this verbiage.unreliable. In
the Aries lunation the first degree of Libra ascending reverses the
previous one and Mars has moved backwards in this sign being below
the horizon. Pluto is right on top squaring Uranus and thus we
observe that India, in tackling ber foreign and domestic policies, is
far from arriving at a solution.
* ♦ *
At Canberra the Pisces lunation lies between the ninth and tenth
cusps with Gemini ascending. The trine between Mercury and Mars
renders the issue clearer in these distant Dominions and
loitpalia an increasing interest will be taken in the question of
the Secession of the Western States. Neptune being
in the fourth bouse at the moment the issue is premature, but the
ideal will become an important matter later with Neptune close to the
M.C. also a concentrated and ambitious one with Capricorn ascending.
The Aries lunation is in opposition to Mars placed in the fifth and
eleventh bouses respectively ; there is much hope for the whole of the
Southern Continent in having its expectations fulfilled.
^ ^ *

At Washington Libra 28 ascends with Uranus directly on the

horizon in the seventh. Thus Mars and Uranus oppose each other
upon angles. Some drastic changes in foreign policy
United States are foreshadowed and exceptional measures will be
taken in dealing with acute financial situations.
Neptune in the eleventh employs uncertain and secret methods in
public affairs and the art of blackmail will have attained a fine pitch.
In mechanics the United States is playing a leading part while the film
industry retains its premier position. In the Astrological world some
new discoveries are promised, but they do not belong to the traditional
 MODERN ASTROLOGY

order. The Aries lunation shews Taurus ascending with Venus just
below the ascendant and Jupiter in the seventh. This shews a more
prosperous state of affairs particularly in foreign matters. There
should be interchange of visits and a considerable portion of City
inhabitants will take advantage of special facilities to travel to
Europe. This figure indicates increasing material welfare in the West.
David Freedman.

1934 Interpretation Competition

The claims have now been lodged in respect of " A Queen of
Sorrows" and "The Stormy Petrel " and it turns out that these were
both written by the same person—Madam Mabel Baudot, Hove,
Sussex, to whom the Five Pound Prize has been forwarded. We
heartily congratulate her on contributing two such excellent articles.
In claiming the Prize she writes: "l was very glad to hear your
announcement as the ' Comrade Club' for the Blind, which we have
been running in Brighton for eleven years, benefits by these astro-
logical windfalls." We are pleased to know that the prize will be
put to such good use.

Lunar Influence on the East Anglian

Herring Fishery
For thirteen seasons careful records have been kept of the
quantity of herrings landed daily at Yarmouth and Lowestoft during
October and November. On analysing these records, experts on the
Staff of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries have discovered
that there is a definite monthly rhythm in the catches, the maxima
coinciding with the period of full moon. At North Shields, on the
other band, the maxima occur at the " first quarter," while in Scotland
there is no period of maximum catch. As G. A. S. writes in Nature
(26th January, 1935) : " In a notable advance towards the making of
more accurate forecasts of fluctuations in the yield of an important
fishery they (Mr. R. E. Savage and Mr. W. C. Hodgson) have
succeeded also in adding materially to the sum of our knowledge
concerning lunar periodicity in the behaviour of animals."
 43

t&\je ^un-3Featibala of tlje Ancient %dta

III. AN INTERLUDE
By John Rowland, B.Sc.
We are much indebted to Mr. Rowland for bringing to notice interesting
festivals which are forgotten by the majority, and for describing them to us in
a scholarly yet easily intelligible manner.—Eo.
In order to understand in any fulness the religious ideas of the
Ancient Kelts it is necessary to acquire some knowledge of the
religious environment of the world at that time. In that mysterious
period between the building of Stonehenge and the coming of Caesar's
legions to these shores, a period on which our history books remain
silent, the world knew many great religions, but they were all inter-
related in a way which we in these modern days find it difficult to
understand. The cult of the Sun-god who was variously named
Dionysus and Bacchus, for instance, commences with the Chaldean
astrologers and diviners who lived in Babylon during the earliest
recorded times, teaching the Babylonians what have been described
as the " Mysteries," which are probably Astronomical and Astrological
secrets.
The idea of what we may call the composite Sun-God Bacchus-
Dionysus really originated in the East, in the original birthplace of
Indian thought. The Chaldeans, who were the pioneers in the Western
world of many new ideas, first introduced it into Europe. How
intimately all the old ideas are inter-connected may be seen from the
fact that the very word Dionysus really means the god Dis from
Mount Nysa, and when Bacchus is portrayed, as he usually is in
Greek statuary, as crowned with ivy, the allusion to Christna, one of
whose names in popular speech was Kissen (ivy is " kissos " in Greek)
will be fairly obvious.
All these ideas were fermenting, then, in the intellectual world of
long ago. But how can we be sure that Britain was really affected
by them ? Only by tracing, in the rites and ceremonies which have
descended to modern days, the ideas and beliefs of Egypt, Phoenicia
and Babylon, as has already been done in the earlier essays of this
 MODERN ASTROLOGY

series, and as will be done in the remaining ones. Such authorities as

the late Dr. T. F. G. Dexter and Dr. Rendel Harris, have done
brilliant work on these lines, and it is on their t'esearches that the
present writer has based his work.
Dr. Dexter's interesting work on the so-called " crosses " of
Cornwall, for example, shows the influence of these Easterners most
clearly. Readers who have spent holidays in Cornwall will be
familiar with the tall grey monoliths, ending in a circular " cross," of
which that Keltic county shows so many. They are of various shapes,
but the most typical examples consist of a stone circle, sometimes
pierced with holes, standing on a stone slab (sometimes called the
"collar"), and with a long cone-like shaft below. One of the most
extreme examples rests in Camborne churchyard, where the girth at
the top is 3 feet 3 inches, and on the ground level 6 feet 8 inches.
These are quite definitely not Christian crosses: they were present in
the county for hundreds (maybe thousands) of years before Christianity
was introduced. But Dr. Dexter was the first to realise their real
meaning. Possibly from the description given above it will not be
obvious, but if the reader will take the trouble to draw a circle at the
top of a sheet of paper, a very narrow rectangle below it, and then the
long tapering shaft, the derivation of the symbol should be obvious.
It is that strange and mysterious piece of religious symbolism in
Ancient Egypt, the Ankh 1 No one is quite sure, at this late date, of
what the Ankh really stood for, but it represented life, and in Egypt
life was always associated with the Sun, so that it may fairly be said
that many of the so-called Cornish crosses are Astrological symbols
representative of Sun worship. This should not, by the way, be taken
to imply that none of the Cornish crosses are true Christian symbols.
Many of them are of much later date, but the orthodox Cornish
antiquarian would probably be unpleasantly surprised did be realise
what a large proportion of bis supposedly Christian " crosses " were
really pagan.
There is another interesting point which arises in this connection.
The many sacred wells of Cornwall are still, in many parts, regarded
with awe and superstitious dread. Maidens still bathe their bands,
their feet and their faces in the waters of these wells, leaving behind
some small thing as a token of their affection for the Saint after whom
 THE SUN-FESTIVALS OF THE ANCIENT KELTS 45

the well is generally named. These gifts used, in the days of old, to
be something valuable: gold or at any rate money. To-day a pin is
the usual gift, but, for it to be acceptable to the Saint it is necessary
for the pin to be bent double. Students of folk-lore have for long
been unable to understand this fact, until, at last, the explanation
dawned upon one of the keenest of them. In Egypt, the ancient
hieroglyph for a gift to a god was a bent piece of wire ! And so the
custom of to-day in a tiny Cornish village and the ideas of Ancient
Egypt, four thousand years ago, are linked up !
But what, it may well be asked, has all this to do with the Sun
Festivals of the Ancient Kelts, with which this series is supposedly
dealing? Just this: if we are to understand the minds of those
strangely distant people, we must try to probe into their habits and
customs. And the only way to do that is to study the descendants of
those habits and customs as we have them to-day. The reason for
this interlude into the consideration of actual festivals is to endeavour
to get, in the correct perspective, the various ideas which were in
competition in the ancient world.
That the Ancient Kelts had some astronomical knowledge is
certain; that they had ideas of Astrology seems likely. The solar
connections of Stonehenge should be enough, alone, to establish that
fact. But how these scraps of knowledge fitted in with their other
ideas it is very difficult to find out. Cornwall, Wales, Ireland and the
more remote parts of Scotland are the most promising grounds for
research in this way. It is in these Keltic countries that we can find
most evidence of what the Kelts really thought and did. Much of it
is lost in the mists of antiquity, of course : much of it will never be
recovered. But those of us who have inherited the legacy which the
Ancients left should find some pleasure in discovering how much we
owe to those ancestors of long ago.
Such authorities as Professor Sir G. Elliot Smith, Sir James
Frazer, Dr. Dexter and Dr. Rendel Harris deserve our best thanks
for the wonderful work which they have done in laying bare the
minds of our ancient ancestors. They will not agree, those old ideas,
with all that we know to-day, of course, but they will go far to show
us that we are not such remarkably " modern " people as we some-
times imagine. In the British Museum there are beautiful enamels.
 MODERN ASTROLOGY

made by Britons of two thousand years ago. They cannot be

surpassed, or even equalled to-day. And what holds good in the
world of craftsmanship also holds good of the world of thought. We
can leam much from a study of the ideas of the Kelts. It is to be
hoped that the present series of essays may do something to set
readers searching for traces of the ideas of the ancients in the world
of to-day. There are occasions when we can learn much which is of
value from such a search.

The Roman Catholic Church is now open-minded on the subject

of Astrology. A Father of the "Compagnie de J6sus" wrote recently
"Si on entend par la que la liberty humaine, tout en restant sauve,
subit une certaine influence des Astres, on se trouve devant une
th£orie aujourd'hui encore plus que t6n£breuse, mais qui peut avoir
quelque fondement scieatifique."
Paul Choisnard published a letter, addressed to him, authorised by
Pope Benfiit (? Benedict) XV. as follows ; "Je crois pouvoir vous dire
que le Pope a des intentions trfes hostiles contre le modernisme; mais
point du tout, je vous assure, contre I'astrologie , " It is quite-
clear, therefore, as Vicomte Ch. de Herbais de Thun points out in
Deinain that Astrology is not forbidden by the Roman Church, as
many have supposed.

A Newly-Discovered Shrine
Our frontispiece this month is a photograph of a newly-discovered
shrine of the religion that was Christianity's chief rival in the Third
Century A.D., the Mithraeum at Dura-Europos. It surpasses any
Mithraic sanctuary previously known—even that at Capua—in its rich
decoration and is the first found in Asia Minor. The larger bas-relief
in the centre bears the date 170 A.D. and the smaller one below
158 A.D.—probably the time of the original foundation. In the
foreground steps lead up to an altar. The niche is covered with
Third Century frescoes.
The signs of the Zodiac are painted round the inner curve of the
arch over the niche. The Twins, the Crab, the Lion, and the Virgin,
are shown in the photograph facing this page.
Reproduced by permission of ihe Director ol the Yale Univetsily Expedition to
Dura-Euvopos.
SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC
painted round the inner curve of the arch over the niche in the Mithraeum
discovered at Dura-Europos.
 47

She Itorc at tbc lluggteri

(Continued from page 21)
By Cyril Fagan,
President of the Irish Astrological Society
Thb Report of the Irish Astrological Society published in the Modern Astrology
Year Book for 1934, aroused world-wide interest in the system of the Ruggieri, and
we consider ourselves fortunate in securing an admirable series of articles on the
subject from the pen of Mr. Cyril Fagan.—Ed.

Planetary Orientation
Apart altogether from the question of the effective strength of
a planet as determined by its position in the natal grounds, its
direction of influence is conditioned by its orientation, that is to say,
by its situation in any one of the four Quadrants of the geniture.
These are in the Northern quadrant which embraces the sixth, fifth
and fourth houses; the Eastern which embraces the third, second and
first houses ; the Southern which embraces the twelfth, eleventh and
tenth houses; and the Western which embraces the ninth, eighth and
seventh houses. The Northern quadrant has dominion over gestation,
incubation, formation, creation, production and fabrication and is
concerned with all such activity which is usually carried out in the
privacy and darkness of nature's workshops or in the womb of mother
earth. It controls the foetal life, the structural influence of parents
and home, and denotes the studio, the factory, the forge and the
kitchen. It is associated with genesis, origination, creation, art and
manufacture and is negative or feminine in nature. The Eastern
quadrant has dominion over birth, commencement, self-realisation,
awareness, segregation, independency, locomotion, observation,
research, discovery, and knowledge. It rules laboratories, schools,
libraries and repositories of learning, and denotes all the eagerness,
vigour, and enterprise of youth and is masculine or positive in nature.
The Southern quadrant has dominion over florescence, maturity,
manhood, display, prowess, elevation, supremacy, organisation and
rulership. It denotes achievement, plenitude, the developed, con-
spicuousness, prodigality, multitudes and nations and is positive
 MODERN ASTROLOGY

in nature. The Western quadrant has dominion over generation,

fecundity, fruitfulness, copulation, union, transition, completion, repose,
languidness and rest. It denotes defence, captivity, surrender, retire-
ment, inertia, decay, corruption and death. It is concerned with the
transition of life from one state to another, either through the act of
generation or through sleep or death, and is futuristic in outlook and
is responsible for a condition of impressionability, receptivity and
apprehension, being the most negative and unfortunate of all the
quadrants. The Northern quadrant is associated with inventors,
manufacturers, composers, novelists, artists, dramatists, engineers,
designers and creators generally. The Eastern quadrant is associated
with research workers, observers, historians, scientists, explorers,
and travellers. The Southern quadrant is associated with those who
occupy the seats of the mighty, and those connected with national,
political, or social work, or whose concern is with the many, the
multitude,associations and societies,and representsorganisers, directors,
politicians, officials and public workers generally. The Western
quadrant is associated with those whose thoughts shoot forward into
futurity: such as the condition of the world in centuries to come;
or the after death conditions. Planets are said to be " Oriental " when
in the Eastern quadrant; in " Elevation " when in the Southern
quadrant; " Occidental " when in the Western quadrant and
" Hibernated " when in the Northern quadrant. Thus if the Moon is
hibernated the mind is directed inward, intent on creation, invention
or production, and much of the time is passed in service or in the
precincts of the home or workshop. If oriental the mind is positive,
inquisitive, eager for knowledge; fresh in ideas, nascent, and not
easily influenced by others; if near the Angle of the first house the
mind will be wholly concerned with things of the moment, the present,,
and the immediate, but if nearer the Angle of the fourth house—that
is to say in the third house—the mind will be more retrospective or
historical in tendency. If the Moon is in elevation the mind will be
matured, fertile and rich in concepts, of splendid memory, of wide
range and in perfect mastery, with a penchant for organisation and
control. If the Moon is occidental the mind is more mellow, and
inclined to withdraw from daily interests, endeavouring to envisage
future conditions and states, the imagination leaping ahead of time
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and space with a strong vein for prophecy and easily swayed and
influenced by the opinions of others. These quadrants not only
impress their influence on the mind according to the Moon's position
at birth but they will also affect the trend of the thoughts and actions
as the Moon in her progress passes through them. They influence all
planets in the horoscope. Thus if Mars is oriental the health will be
vigorous and excellent and the native inclined to be sportive, impulsive,
and combative, with a liability to accidents due to precipitancy; if in
elevation the native will be strong, defiant, powerful, dauntless, and
a terror to his enemies: but if occidental Mars becomes passively
conditioned and in consequence the native is liable to be attacked and
perforce must be on the defensive ; moreover he is liable to contract
fevers and contagious diseases. On the other hand Venus when
oriental is youthful, merry, dainty, delighting in innocent fun and
frolic and the happy pleasures of adolescence; Venus in elevation is
a veritable Queen, resplendent in all her matured charm {vide Greta
Garbo, Constance Bennett, Jean Harlow), while Venus occidental, is
more yielding, languid, luxurious, sybaritic and masochistic in
tendency and is prone to self-indulgence. The unhappy Mary, Queen
of Scots and the equally unhappy Alfred Dreyfus were born when the
majority of planets were occidental,, particularly Saturn—the Greater
Malefic—which was setting in both nativities. Both were creatures
of cruel circumstances and suffered long periods of incarceration (b ),
the more so as no assistance could be expected from their cadent
Uranus and Jupiter. That unfortunate royal prisoner Napoleon II.
also had b exactly setting at birth. The direction of influence of
every other planet in the nativity can be gauged in a similar manner,
care being taken to note whether "the direction of influence " is
modified by configurations to planets in other quadrants. It is well
to remember that oriental positions are positive and active, denoting
the doer, actor and the one who takes the initiative, whereas occidental
positions are negative and passive and denote that which is affected by
the actions of others.
The Luminaries
The Moon.—The Moon signifies the brain of Man. It is the
seat of sensation and the mirror of consciousness, and hence denotes
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the self-conscious man, who reacts to his environment, feeling pleasure

and pain, and indeed the whole gamut of physical and mental
sensations. It represents the Self ; the " I am " and the eternally
changing and occupied mind of man. It denotes the one who thinks,
cogitates, plans and acts, and is the most important factor in the
horoscopic art. It controls the outward appearance, the conversation,
the opinions, the prejudices; the movements, moods, poses and
affectations, and its influence is always outward, public and demon-
strative. The Sun on the other hand denotes the hidden and
inscrutable Self, whose voice is not heard but whose influence is felt.
It is the silent prompter behind the scenes and the living source of all
true inspiration and genius. Often in the stillness of the night when
the activities of the mind (i) have been subdued, sudden inspiration
from the Solar Self flashes forth and illuminates the brain. Some of
the world's greatest geniuses were bom at the full of the Moon, that
is when the mind received the full light of the living fountain of all
creation. But any configuration of the Moon to the Sun makes for
genius and inspiration.
Seeing, then, that the Moon denotes the movements of the Matt
in his daily occupation, and affords a clue to his thoughts, conversation
and actions, it is essential if we are to interpret a horoscope aright, to
give a great deal more attention to its sign position and configurations
than is customary. No astrologer will deny the fundamental
importance of the zodiacal position of the Sun at birth, for it is the
foundation or bedrock of the physical framework, character and
appearance, and its influence in the various Signs of the Zodiac has
been successfully treated by numerous astrological authors. But the
play of Life in action is solely determined by the Moon's position
and it behoves us to look a little closer into the matter and consider its
effects in the various zodiacal signs.
Cardinal Signs.—Thus if the Moon at birth is placed in the
cardinal signs (Tffi—Vy), the native will be extraordinarily responsive
to stimuli, and will be endowed with a keen, intense and incisive
brain, and will be ever alert, direct, one-pointed, vigilant, nimble, rapid
in decision, precipitant, impetuous and excessively busy. He will be
in the vanguard of every undertaking and will be conspicuous in
political, social, national, religious and similar widespread movements.
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Rapidly taking control of a situation he will seldom be retarded by

feelings of shyness or diffidence. Thus we find some of the foremost
pioneers and leaders in thought have the Moon in Aries at birth;
daring in conception and favouring independent thought, divorced
from traditionalism they introduce that which is new or novel; the
names of Robespierre, George Sand, Emile Zola and Lord Northdiffe
are representative of this class. The Moon in Cancer has produced
some of the greatest dramatic and emotional public speakers or actors
whose appeal is always to the multitude, such as Sir Henry Irving,
Sarah Bernhardt, Dr. Annie Besant and Leon Gambetta. The
Moon in Libra denotes those gifted with keen and ever-active
insight into human character and morals, and who take a delight in
unravelling and exposing the scandals and hidden motives of mankind,
making them excellent judges of men and manners; the names of
Catherine de Medici, Shakespeare, Ernest Renan and Lord Birkenhead
are typical of this class, while some of the greatest statesmen and
soldiers of all time have had the Moon in Capricorn. Among military
geniuses alone we find such illustrious names as Julius Caesar, Augustus,
Charlemagne, Wallenstein, Napoleon, Nelson, Wellington, Bismarck
and Foch, all having the Moon in this sign at birth. This is truly
a formidable list and but emphasises the importance of the Lunar
position. Note that ky is the sign of the exaltation of <f and is
a fitting house for the Moon in the horoscope of a great general. In
passing it should be remembered that the equinoctial signs (T-—) are
concerned with individuals while the solstitial signs (oo-Vy) are
concerned with humanity taken in the mass. Thus es denotes
peoples, nations, the public, while VJ- represents governments, institutions
and political parties. The astrologer who has his Moon in Cancer or
Capricorn would excel or be more at home in National or Mundane
Astrology, while the Astrologer with the Moon in Aries or Libra
would achieve greater success in Natal Astrology. It is interesting,
at this point, to contrast the horoscopes of such successful Astrologers
as Alan Leo and Mr. R. H. Naylor. Both were born with the Sun in
Leo and the Moon in cardinal signs. In Alan Leo's case the Moon
was placed in the sign Aries hut wa.s occidental and cadent in the
ninth house : he was essentially a pioneer and builder and did wonderful
work for Astrology, but his popularity and fame was limited to semi-
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religious organisations and to students. Naylor on the other hand,

has the Moon in the social sign Libra, and it is oriental and angular
and he commands a public hitherto untouched by any Astrologer, for
an angular Moon confers great publicity, and if fortified by configura-
tions makes one a public institution. Raphael, who had the Moon in
the fourth house in the Cardinal Sign Cancer, gained a certain
publicity with his " popular " almanacs, which adorned the shelves of
many humble kitchens. But Naylor with his rising Moon in Libra
has succeeded in contacting society and the fashionable world.
Fixed Signs. — The Moon placed in fixed signs at birth
(«, £1, m.,^) denote those who are conservative, steady, ponderous,
reliable and deliberate in thought and action. Adverse to change, they
prefer to remain entrenched in their fortifications and await oncomers
than fly hither and thither interviewing others as is the wont of the
Cardinal type. The sense of competition and rivalry is keenly
developed and they never cease to hurl invectives and thunderbolts at
their rivals or opponents; pride, envy and jealousy goading them on
to further efforts. The sign Scorpio is particularly noted for this
sense of rivalry and spirit of competition. In the world of sport the
Moon is found placed in ni and the opposite sign b more than in any
other signs. To take Tennis as an example we find that at the birth
of such champions as Suzanne Lenglen, Helen Jacobs, Crawford and
" Bunny " Austin the Moon is placed in the sign in. while at the birth
of the World Champion, Perry and Miss Dorothy Round it is found
in the opposite sign b • The contending natures of these two signs
(b-m) has anciently been depicted in the legend of Hercules and the
Serpent and later by Saint George (b) and the Dragon (m). Even in
Party politics where the spirit of opposition is firmly established we
find the Moon in these two signs strongly to the fore. Thus in Irish
politics, alone, we find President De Valera, Ex-President Michael
Collins and Kevin O'Higginsall born with the Moon in Scorpio, while
Ex-President William Cosgrave had the Moon in b and General
O'Duffy of Blue Shirt fame had the Moon in the other fixed sign .sr.
It will be recollected that both Michael Collins and Kevin O'Higgins
were assassinated. In gangdom where the spirit of rivalry is
developed to the highest pitch, we find the Moon in Scorpio at th«
birth of the notorious gangster Leggs Diamond. Many of the most
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truculent of astrologers have had the Moon placed in fixed signs.
Aquarius is more constructive and humane than the rest of the fixed
signs and has given to the world some of its finest originators,
organisers and character-readers. Lord Baden-Powell was born when
the Moon was in ~ conjoined to the juvenile 9 and he gave to the
world the Boy Scouts Organisation. The Aquarianspirit for organisa-
tion can also be seen in the horoscope of General O'Duffy, the
founder and originator of the Blue Shirt organisation. Of the
pompous, vain-glorious and theatrical sign Leo with its tremendous
emphasis on the personal pronoun, and its predilection for display
or self-pity it is only necessary to point out that Ne.ro, Pope
Alexander VI. (Rodrigo Borgia), Cicero, Francesco Cenci, Marquise
De Brinvillers, Louis XIV., Frederick the Great, Franklin, Disraeli
and Oscar Wilde were born with the Moon in this sign. In keeping
with the combative instincts of the rest of the fixed signs, the Moon-
in-Leo people dearly love to score a point over an opponent and
eagerly plunge into the fray. The Moon in Taurus often endows
the native with a physique which has extraordinary sex-appeal and in
many cases is accompanied by a superb figure or massive build.
Csesar Borgia, whose Herculean strength and magnificent physique
made him adored by the opposite sex, had the Moon in Taurus at
birth ; he was a splendid matador and once severed an ox's head from
its body with a single blow of his sword. Mae West, whose
tremendous sex-appeal is the talk of filmdom, had the Moon also in
Taurus at her birth, while the rude health and vitality of another
Moon-in-Taurus individual, G. B. S., is familiar to all.
Mutable Signs.—The Moon placed in mutable signs (n.nji,
t and H) denotes those in whom the sensations are extremely fine,
tenuous and sensitive. They are extraordinarily affected by changes in
environment and are usually very sympathetic and tender. Havinga very
delicately adjusted brain they ex&el in all classes of scholarism and learn-
ing, and are expert in detail, with a strong penchant for order, classifi-
cation, method and arrangement. They are well informed and display
a fine sense of analysis and judgment. Some of the world's greatest
thinkers, scientists, writers and artists were bom with the Moon in
these signs, but they lack backbone and stamina and are easily upset.
The Mutable signs are all dual and the ever changing and contradicting
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variations in their sensations and impressions leave them in a perpetual

state of hesitation. It is an effort for them to make up their minds or
to make a choice: they need plenty of time to weigh the matter and
think it out. If they decide on one course of action in the morning it
has been forgotten or altered before evening. Continually weighing
the t>ros and the cows, it is finally left to others, or to the force of
circumstances, to settle the matter. In public affairs where rapid
decisions and quick actions are imperative they are lost and if asked
to shoulder responsibility they quickly fall to pieces, get flurried and
flustered and end a bag of nerves. They feel physical pain keenly
and it is difficult to hold them to a decision as their moods vary like
a weather cock. It is interesting to note that Krishnamurti, who was
born when the Moon was riding high in the heavens in the spirited
but mutable sign Sagittarius has had his arrangements for summer
camps and lectures continuously altered or postponed over the course
of the last four or five years, and this notwithstanding the fact that
his Ascendant and Sun are in fixed or immovable signs. Moreover
his shyness, so characteristic of the mutable signs, is well-known;
while his dissolution of the "Order of the Star": his message of
freedom, and his skill in sport are typically Sagittarian in nature,
reminding one of the untrammelled horse exulting in the freedom of
the hills and dales. His gentle graciousness, beauty of person and
poetic diction are discernible in the Moon's opposition to Venus.
The mutable signs have, however, produced many noteworthy names
in the realm of, science and literature. Thus the Moon in Gemini has
produced some fine practical scientists such, as Pasteur, Kepler and
Leibniz while the opposite sign Sagittarius' has produced such noted
speculative and theoretical scientists as Thomas Huxley and
Alfred Russel Wallace, Copernicus, Einstein and Sir Oliver
Lodge ; Sagittarius has also produced, when the Moon was in that sign,
such literary geniuses as Victor Hugo and Charles Dickens. Pisces,
the most sensitive and sympathetic sign in the Zodiac, is responsible for
many doctors, nurses and humanitarians and those content to spend
their days in service such as Sir Richard Quain and Saint Therese
of Lisieux, as well as many artists and musicians such as Michelangelo,
Goethe, Shelley, Poe and Schubert. As a rule, however, the Moon in
common signs, unless notably configurated, is not very productive
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especially in the world of action or politics, and it certainly needs
strong reinforcements from planetary aspects.
To enable the reader to get a clear picture of the Sun and MOON
in action, it might be helpful if we contrast the horoscopes of Pope
Alexander VI. (Rodrigo Borgia) and that of Napoleon. The former
had the Sun in Capricorn and the MOON in Leo, while the latter had
the Sun in Leo and the MOON in Capricorn. The soul of the Pope
was that of the avaricious priest (Sun conj. Saturn) whose ambition
was for ecclesiastical power and earthly possessions; he was cold,
austere, selfish and unfeeling. But with the MOON in Leo, his life
was spent in a riot of feasting and entertaining, and his appearance
was that of a bejewelled gallant, eclipsing all others in the splendour
of his raiment and the costliness of his ornaments. On the other
hand, Napoleon, whose heart was rooted in his ambition to be an
Emperor, a king of kings (Sun in Leo), was in his daily life simple in
personal wants, dressing as a common corporal, sharing in the simple
fare of his soldiers, relieving them at their posts, and having
a predilection for the rigours of barrack life. Always in harness,
vigilant, alert and attentive to duties, he was ever ready to move from
place to place in rapid marches so as to outwit the enemy.
In the horoscope of Oscar Wilde we find the SUN in the
Venusian sign of Libra and the soul of Wilde was moving in the
element of loveliness, beauty and art; but with the MOON in Leo he
lived a splendid existence, entertaining lavishly, posing as a dandy, an
artist and social lion. Mr. Arthur Weigall in his delightful study of
The Life and Times of Marc Antony has given us descriptions of
the character of Julius Caesar and Pompey which are remarkably in
keeping with the position of the Moon at their birth. Caesar was
born when the Moon was in Capricorn (in conjunction with Uranus)
while Pompey had the Moon in the humane but mutable sign Gemini.
Having referred to Caesar's whirlwind return to Rome, and his
phenomenal rapidity of action and audacity, the author continues :
" Pompey, however, erred as much on the side of anxious indecision
as Caesar did on that of rash confidence; and strange to say, neither
of them looked far ahead, the difference between them being that
Caesar could make up his mind in a flash and could concentrate
with astonishing intensity upon his immediate object, while Pompey,
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as he grew older, found an increasing difficulty in forming

a decision of any kind." Indeed it was this anxious indecision
that caused Pompey and his superior forces to be utterly routed at
the battle of Pharsalia. In connection with Caesar's rapid marches
and alacrity of decision we are reminded of Napoleon's accomplish-
ments in the same direction. Of Cicero, who was born with the Moon
in the resplendent Leo, the author quotes from Plutarch : " He was so
ludicrously pompous and vain that he offended many people by
continually praising and magnifying himself ; for neither Senate, nor
Comitia, nor court of law could meet without him being heard to boast
of his action again Catiline and Lentulus; and he filled his speeches
and writings with his own praise to such an extent as to render
a style, in itself most pleasant and delightful, tiresome and sickening."
If the MOON at birth is well in the foreground then the life will
be full of change, action, colour and variation, and the appearance,
abilities, conduct or behaviour will make the individual a public
character. As stated before, nearly all public personages whose
personalities are continually in the limelight of publicity, such as
Kings, Princes, Presidents, Generals, Politicians, Sportsmen, Actors,
and Film Stars, will be found to have the MOON well to the fore at
birth. But even those who are in a lower station of life and are
blessed with a prominent MOON in the Circle of Apparition, will
move constantly before the public, even as a public salesman or
shopwalker. But if the MooN is distant at birth, the life is for the
most part secluded and removed from public gaze. As an example
of the extraordinary publicity conferred by an angular Moon, it will
I think be sufficient if I give the names of some thirty film stars, who
were born when the Moon was close to the three upper angles. They
are all leading stars and are as follows: Ronald Colman, Reginald
Denny, Warner Baxter, William Powell, Richard Dix, Rudolf
Valentino, Maurice Chevalier, William Haines, Clark Gable, Ben
Lyon, David Manners, Lew Ayres, Douglas Fairbanks (junior),
Marion Davies, Ann Harding, Norma Shearer, Genevieve Tobin,
Barbara Stanwyck, Elissa Landi, Carole Lombard, Helen Chandler,
Clara Bow, Mary Astor, Nancy Carroll, Sylvia Sidney, Dorothy
Jordan, Jean Harlow, Maureen O'SulIivan, Dorothy Lee and Marion
Marsh.
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The various houses in which the MOON is placed denote the
sphere in life in which the native moves ; thus if the Moon is
placed in the sixth or twelfth houses he or she usually leads the
confined life of a member of a religious order, or as a domestic
servant, or an inmate of a hospital or asylum. If in the fourth house
the life is often spent in the home of parentage or in laboratories. If
in the eleventh house the life is spent amidst the association of friends,
party members or in societies or clubs. If in the eighth house as
surgeons, doctors or those confronted with the ailing or death. If in
the ninth house, the religious life makes its appeal. If the MOON is
distant but at the same time in Cardinal Signs, the life is for-the most
part spent iu travelling or in distant parts. Speaking generally,
however, the MOON in the background is not afforded much oppor-
tunity for movement, unless placed in-Cardinal Signs, when the mind
will be inclined to intensive and active study, which will be of
a religious or prophetic nature, if in the ninth house; or of a historical
nature if placed in the third house.
Lunar configurations.—The significance of Lunar Configurations
differs widely from Solar Configurations—a fact not appreciated by
the majority of astrologers. Thus there is a world of difference
between such configurations as SufJ conjunction JUPITER and MOON
conjunction JUPITER. In the former case we get those happy
contented souls in which good humour and spirituality simply radiate
from them. They make no attempt to impress their inner joyousness
and buoyancy on others, and for the most part they themselves are
unconscious of its existence, yet it is always/elf and leaves its impres-
sion on others; for it has its seat in the heart and not in the mind. Alan
Leo had the Sun conjoined with Jupiter, and his buoyancy and good
humour was felt and experienced by everyone who came into contact
with him. It was innate in the man; and sprang naturally and
without effort from him. On the other hand, the influence of the
Lunar conjunction with Jupiter is consciously recognised and
comprehended by the native, and through his thoughts, words and
actions he strives to convey the flood of noble and spiritual ideas that
gushes through his brain, to his listeners or readers of his books.
Thus Dr. Annie Besant was born with the Moon in the emotional
sign Cancer in conjunction with Jupiter, and by the force of her
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oratory, and through her pen, she endeavoured to lift the world to the
level of her own noble thoughts.
Solar configurations are deep seated, rooted in feeling and are
not under the control of the mind or will. They act spontaneously
and often unexpectedly and generally when the pride or feelings are
affected. But lunar aspects, having their origin in the brain, can be
controlled, dominated, trained and exercised at the dictates of the will.
The solar and lunar sides of human character often act quite
separately and are at complete variance. Thus in the case of
Marshal Foch we find the Sun conjoined with Venus in the sign
Libra—obviously not a very warlike configuration. The soul of that
venerable General was simple, kindly, affectionate, delighting in the
serene beauty of his rural home and in the gay society of his little
granddaughters. His Moon, however, wasangularin thesign Capricorn
opposed to the God of Wars—Mars—and in trine to Mercury in
Virgo and here we get a different man: the keen, alert, resourceful
soldier. It is only when the Sun is configurated by the Moon that
the Mind is fully illuminated by the creative vital Solar force and
thus establishes concord and mutual assistance between the inner and
outer sides of man's nature. Thus Julius Caesar, who was born when
the Moon was full, found his Solar and Lunar natures in perfect unison
and he was thus enabled to achieve success when thousands would
have failed.
The MOON, then, not only denotes daily movement and conduct
but also our acquired faculties, business attributes, craft and predilec-
tions, according to its sign position and configurations. Thus all great
soldiers, mechanics, engineers and electricians will have the Moon
configurated with Mars (c/. Foch, Haig, Edison and Marconi), while
those who have to play the rfile of Kings and Emperors will have the
Moon configurated with Jupiter and URANUS and so on. Hence,
contrary to the Ptolemaic dictum, one's natural avocation or profession
is vested in the MOON and her configurations, and not the SUN.
Lunar configurations are so important that it would be impossible
to treat of them all at this stage and it will therefore be best to consider
them in detail when we come to consider the effects of each planet
taken separately and in double or triple combination. At the same
time it is the intention to note the effect of transits across each planet
 THE LORE OF THE RUGG1ERI 39
■so that the reader will have in his possession a complete key to the
prophetic art.
Incidentally it may be mentioned that genius and great talent is
nearly always associated with squares and oppositions and seldom
with sextiles or " Grand Trines." Thus, some of the greatest workers
and thinkers in the world will be found to have the Moon in square
or opp. to Mercury. Great soldiers like Foch have the Moon in
opp. to MARS and great inventors like Marconi have the Moon in square
to Mars. Kuskin had the Moon in opp. to Mercury and Mars,
while Oscar Wilde, who was the most brilliant conversationalist
of his day, had the Moon in square to Mercury and Uranus, the
latter being in mutual opposition. The great novelists and imaginative
writersusually have thesignificator of Art, VENUS, heavily besieged by
squares and oppositions from Pluto, Jupiter and Saturn, and
configurated with the Moon. Thus Charles Dickens had Moon
conj. Neptune square Venus ; Dumas Moon square Venus,
Saturn, Jupiter and Pluto ; Victor Hugo, Moon square
Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn : Venus conj. Sun conj. Pluto.
Transits to the Mooit.—In essaying the value of transits to the
progressed Moon attention should be paid to her position in the
Mundane sphere, for if the Moon should be passing through a Cadent
House (especially from common signs) the life will be relatively
obscure and removed from publicity ; while if the Moon be entering
an angle the life will be eventful, full of colour and replete with action
and publicity. It must also be remembered that all transits show the
social atmosphere in which the native moves and affect the moods and
health to no small extent. Thus the stationary transit of Mercury
to the Moon will make the native restless, over-active, wide
awake, and will deny sleep or repose, the mind being concerned with
a multitude of things. Venus' transits to the Moon make for
pleasure, self-indulgence, music and amusement. Mars' transits
usually denote physical pain, inflammations, fevers, especially if he
is stationary, when the transit is exceedingly dangerous. Both MARS
and Saturn in configuration to the progressed Moon denote surgical
operations, or blows, hurts, or serious injuries, while MARS and
Uranus both in configuration with the progressed Moon denote
danger of fatal accidents, fires, etc. In all cases these troubles are
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occasioned during the pursuit of one's daily activities, or are the direct
result of such activities. Thus, wrecks at sea; railway accidents,
especially to the stoker and driver; workmen falling off ladders,
domestics scalding themselves while cooking, etc. But often they
arise as the result of neglected attention to the requirements of the
body ; or to unwholesome diet;—dental trouble, gastritis, blood
poisoning, gout, eye strain, etc. The transit of JUPITER brings good
health and good humour, a healthy appetite, sufficiency of means and
a sense of prosperity and well-being—the native moving among people
in fgood society. JUPITER and SATURN together in aspect to the
MOON bring increased finance, the relief of debts, and the removal of
the causes of immediate anxiety.
The transits of SATURN to the progressed MooN merit special
comment because of their inordinate duration, stretching over
a period of fifteen years ! This extraordinary transitual phenomenon
is due to the fact that both the MOON in its progress and SATURN in
transit move at approximately the same rate which varies between
eleven and fourteen degrees per annum. The MOON in progress
slowly overtakes the transiting SATURN and for a span of some fifteen
or more years there is a hare and tortoise race between them until
eventually the MOON gets a clear lead away from Saturn. But due
to the variations in the Moon's motions and the fact that during all
this period SATURN REPEATEDLY TURNS retrograde and then direct,
it is again and again in precise conjunction with the MOON. The
effect of this prolonged transit is considerably to restrict the move-
ments and liberty of the native. Under this influence he is often tied
for many weary years to an office or other job, or gets married and
finds bis liberty curtailed and freedom gone. Family cares and
anxieties press heavily on him and all he earns goes toothers for their
support. Or under this influence a girl gets married and is tied to the
home to rear and slave for a large family for many a year to come,
hardly ever getting a break. In nearly all cases the mind is
continually harassed by the struggle for existence, relief only coming
when Jupiter in transit also configurates the Moon. If Saturn at
birth is a cadent Planet the struggle is all the keener and poverty
knocks at the door; but if SATURN is angular success meets the
native in bis struggle as a wage-earner. Generally then, the transits
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of SATURN to the Moon denote curtailment of liberty, increased

responsibilities and burdens and a "settling down" to a groove
in life.
Uranus.—The transits of URANUS to the MOON denote the
society of those in executive positions such as the Government
Services, the legislature, or Corporate Bodies or Institutions, the
mind being fired with the desire for promotion or increase in authority.
It is usually an active and exciting time, the native being more
dictatorial than usual,
Neptune.—The transits of Neptune to the Moon often bring
the native into the society of spiritists, occultists or mystery-mongers,
filling the imagination with eerie ideas or nightmare tales; leading to
undue apprehension, hysteria, deception and jangled nerves.
Pluto.—The transits of PLUTO to the MOON usually focus the
spot-light of publicity on the native due to some sensational
occurrence. Thus a criminal charge, an accident, death, an act of
daring, a divorce suit, would have the desired effect. Generally,
however, the spirit of independence, freedom, enterprise or daring
inflames the mind to break bonds and to act in an altogether unique
manner. Thus, this transit often denotes public appearance on
platform, stage, screen or dais, the native being impulsive, outspoken
and headstrong. Of course the importance of sign and house position
of the MOON at the time of the transit must never be forgotten as
Cadent Houses and Common Signs will only bring but desultory
effects. But the predominating influence is the quest for release,
independence and freedom of movement and action.
The Moon as Promittor.—As a daily guide to the fluctuations
in our moods and the direction of the imagination the transits of the
MOON across the radical or progressed Planets are of interest,
provided we all take note of the attendant dynamic configurations of
the MOON. Thus :
Transits of the Moon across the Sun turn the mind upon
oneself and awaken the sense of self-importance.
On MERCURY—the mind is directed to occupation, study and the
exercise of reason.
On Venus—to the desire for romance, pleasure, song.
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On MARS—to physical exercise, and in both sexes this transit

awakens cravings for sensual enjoyments.
On J UPITER—to the society of people in good positions and of
ideas of social advancement.
On SATURN—to finance and business cares and responsibilities.
On URANUS—to the desire for change, variation, alteration,
removal.
On Neptune—to dreams and curious longings,music and fiction.
On Pluto—to action, freedom and enterprise.
It is usual for the native to take the initiative in some move
when the MOON is transiting the Angles of the first or tenth house,
or to be urged into action when it is transiting the fourth or
seventh house. In either case attention is directed to the native's
person.
Lunacy.—Lunacy is due, not so much to the destruction of
reason, as to a disordered imagination. If the MooN is imprisoned
in the twelfth or sixth house, or rendered dead or dumb in the eighth
or second house, the imagination is liable to become disordered or
diseased in a variety of ways dependent on its Sign position and
configurations. Thus, fixity of ideas or confirmed bad habits are
associated with the Moon in Fixed Signs. Configurations of
Neptune predispose to exaggerated notions, megalomania, hallucina-
tions and delusions, the imagination being flooded with a torrent of
strange fears and apprehensions. URANUS predisposes to despotic
actions, and associated with Mars to ungovernable tempers with
a tendency to violence and arson. Hypererotic mania is connected with
conligurations of VENUS and MARS to the MOON. Homosexuality and
indulgence in the secret habit is associated with Lunar configurations
to Venus and Saturn ; the latter Planet being prominent while the
former is obscurely placed. In the female natus the tendency to
homosexuality is denoted by lunar configurations to MARS and
SATURN in aspect, especially if SATURN is more dominant than
Mars.
Under the combined stress of planetary transits to the Progressed
Moon the imagination may become disordered, with fatal results.
Thus in the Astrologers' Quarterly [or December, 1932, the case of
a school-teacher who committed suicide is cited. He was born at
 THE LORE OF THE RUGGIERI 63
midnight on the 15th December, 1892, in Poona, India, and committed
suicide on the 19th October, 1932. His Progressed MOON at the
time was in 26 degrees Aries on the cusp of the eighth house and the
following were the promittors (transits) for that date:
Uranus 21 degrees Aries
Saturn 28 „ Capricorn
Pluto 23 ., Cancer
Neptune 9 „ Virgo
Sun 26 ., Libra

Aspects.—Sun square Uranus, square Saturn, square VeNus,

semi-square Neptune—all acting on Moon prog.

It will be noted that the SuN in this case was precisely in

opposition to the progressed MOON on the date of the fatality. That
is, it acted as the " time indicator" or " chronocrator," for it showed
the exact date of the month the fatality would eventuate. More will
be said on this subject later on.

(To be continued) [Author's Copyright)

Wilson Street, off Gray's Inn Road, London, has been

re-named Coley Street, after Henry Coley, the astrologer, who lived
in that neighbourhood. Mr. Reginald B. Coley, in a letter to " Mr.
Gossip " of the Daily Sketch, writes: " My father, the late Henry
Coley, Conservative Agent in Joseph Chamberlain's Birmingham
office, was directly descended from Henry Coley the astrologer and
was himself no mean lecturer on the planets. In his papers he
mentioned definitely that the Henry Coley died in 1690. The painter,
Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, I have always understood, was
related to Henry Coley, the assistant of Lilly."
 iSogncbt

" The world my country; to do good my religion"

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ist Dec. sAsc. On November 24th, 1876, at approximately1

D d X rising
Q d V f M.C. 11.30 a.m., near Inawashiro, Japan, a boy was born.
His mother earned a scant living on the mortgaged farm
which was her sole asset when her husband deserted
her and her two daughters. This boy, Seisaku Noguchi,
was her living hope. His father had been shiftless and
drunken but this boy might become a successful farmer;
in the meantime his mother worked and prayed.
1
Seisaku Noguchi was born near Inawashiro, Japan (38N. i4aE.] on 24tb
November, 1876, at "high tide" in the daytime (approximately ri.30 a.m, on
that date) according to the biography by Gustav Eckstein.
 NOGUCHI
Transit: But alas! during the last week of May, 1880,
over rid. v 3d Seisaku was left alone by his sister and fell into the
i » end S-gth household fire. He lived, thanks to his mother, who
propped open her eyelids with sticks for twenty-one
nights and days to save his right hand and feet. But
^Disposes oV left hand was a knotted stump. He could never be
j << V Asc. a farmer. His mother said, "The gods know best;
what this act really meaus none of the living can say."
So he was sent to school. He sold fish before
D tf >2 A (?
school, carried baggage after school and tended the
bathhouse fires for tbe privilege of reading by their
^ 3d <f light. He learned to conceal his crippled hand and to
* 5 << m . sc. any boy who ridiculed him. He alternated intense

8 "i toth laziness with bursts of brilliant accomplishment and

° » ruHng'ioth became a star pupil- Later, his friends collected money
to send him to a doctor who restored to usefulness the
crippled hand. He determined to be a doctor and
8 m 10th became the doctor's drug boy. He knew that he would
ruler of Asc. be a bacteriologist the day he first looked through the
doctor's microscope. The magical will knew its own.
Friends financed him at medical school in Tokyo,
1# transits 10th where he alternated brilliant work and study of languages
j'c'usp'ith ' dissipation. He never learned to handle
money but throughout life he could always persuade
s d i rad. more out of his friends' pockets. In November, 1898,
H.r 2nd house, be had his license but felt that his physical defect barred
Si
him from general practice. He secured a research
^ Asc. position at the Imperial Institute but lost interest in the
limited routine; he fell into dissipation but brought
Rad. hi a tf ^ i himself up short and resolved to go to America. A visit-
ing American professor was politely non-committal.
Noguchi felt that his future was settled. After a few
high-salaried months on a Chinese epidemic Commis-
sion he still did not have passage money to America.
tl tr. nth in 7 , . .
Leaving a ^t. frien(f furnished it; be had no prospects in America
ruler Asc. but his friend said, " Noguchi is like the wind and will
Applying * 7
gth find a crevice." He got drunk and spent the money
 66 MODERN ASTROLOGY

before morning, yet was able to face his friend and

secure from bim an order for a steerage passage.
On December 5th, 1900, he left Japan. Arrived at
the University of Pennsylvania, he found no opening
and his situation became desperate before a patron.
Dr. S. Weir Mitchell, was found to finance a research
Vtr. ATjdlj
ASC- position for him. Noguchi threw himself into the work
i tr
' pflaneis on sna^e venoms with all the strength born of his recent
fp tr. M^c- glimpse into the abyss, and within eleven months was
ruler of a'.' giving a demonstration before the National Academy of
Science and was awarded a fellowship fund. He
continued to work like a madman most of his life.
ist Dec. He was now twenty-four. He was small, slight,
ip.^uler in a with large head and shoulders. His features were
o S "l drawn, his hair dry and curly, his lips full and red, his
Q L^
nose small, his wide-set eyes snapping with intelligence.
He was nervous, irritable, intensely vital, friendly,
D a h h rising exquisitely courteous. He always worked alone and
was secretive, often melancholy. He combined the
ability to work for weeks without rest when on the trail
$□5 of a discovery, tremendous scientific curiosity, flaming
iy3d s i gth imagination illuminating endless patience of method,
Q d 2i f with abnormal personal sensitivity, poetry, love of living
and above all, trust in providence. He did not talk
religion; his life was given to scientific exploration for
t— + ' J
human welfare.
Rad. Ind. He spoke " cow's English " and, others added,
Ma
ir'a8e-"demented cow" when he became excited. He wept
ip m Si jte
□ t mioth when reproved, was messy in his work but infinitely
* » d d'gth patient, enjoyed chess, writing letters, his friends.
Aspects. painting, hunting and fishing. On April 10th, 1911,
^ K Asc,
ruling 6th he very quietly married a beautiful American girl.
□ 0 << if Although childless, his marriage was as happy as his
*f erratic and work-engrossed nature would allow.
8
house.'lp'tr ioth In 1903 fortune gave the coveted prize—a year
app. a rad. ip, abroad and a staff position with the new Rockefeller
rulerAsc. * ¥ J
end 8-gth Institute. On September 22nd, 1904, he returned to
 NOGUCHI

Tr. ygtbni New York, the world's finest laboratory, many friends,
an adequate salary and publication of his first book.
Between 1910 and 1913 he made epochal discoveries in
^tr^^rn ioih. bacteriology of syphilis and became world-famous.
^tr. mh aI'3d fa the age of thirty-seven he made a triumphal tour of
Tr.3/ xiad a s Europe: in the late summer of 1915 he returned home
ni 10th
Tr ij o »tr 8 nit0 v's't 'lls mot'ler an(l t00k her to Tokyo to share his
roih great honours there. They never met again : she died
Tr. T) in 4th _ _
house November 19th, 1918.
Tr. v ethoVrad. The next few years ran smoothly except for an
Tr.tyapp. o 8 nv almost fatal illness with typhoid fever, beginning May
Tr! j/a $ "rad., 24th, 1917, and ending late that fall after a dangerous
Ru,er
appendicitis operation. From 1918 to 1926 he travelled
in Central and South America, working on yellow feyer
and received everywhere with honour.
But his destiny was drawing to a close. Doubt
Tr. over © rf was cast on his work by developments in African
Tr ^ ^ ' yellow fever epidemics. He determined to go to Africa,
V I A ' IO although neither he nor his wife believed he would return.
Tr. <Va 8 m roth
He was fifty-one, bis health greatly impaired by diabetes
and an enlarged heart. But he had to clear away the
Tr. j) cuspofStb uncertainties threatening the integrity of his yellow fever
house . ....
findings. His work was still the one burning motive.
Tr D ?
g(h ^ On October 22nd, 1927, he embarked for Africa. After
months of intense but inconclusive research he con-
Tr. V near <<
Ruler $, tracted yellow fever and died, a martyr to science, at
□ * a1 !phh noon on May 21st, 1928 at Accra, West Africa.
Tr. it * W o
8tb-gth

In the National Astrological Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1, Manly

Hall takes the date of purchase of Manhattan Island, 6th May (N.S.),
1626, at 9.20 a.m., as the horoscope of New York and makes some
interesting comparisons with the City's history.
1
Yellow fever destroys the digestive system and kidneys in fatal cases.
68

Voohtng HackhiKfbB

DECEMBER—JANUARY
By Maurice Wemyss
An astrological commentary on current events
The United National Party of South Africa was inaugurated at
Bloemfontein on 5th December at a meeting attended by 800 delegates.
In the words of General Smuts the meeting was
The Birth of witnessing " not only the birth of a great party, but also
• Nation the birth1 of a great nation." The former South African
party made concessions in regard to agricultural policy
and the taxation of the gold mining industry while the former
Nationalist party confirmed the existing relationship between South
Africa and the British Commonwealth of Nations. Mars was in
Virgo 27 (a degree of co-operation) in sextile to Mercury in Scorpio.
It was partly the force of economic conditions which led to this
alliance between the two hitherto opposed groups. Great Britain's
new tariff walls have low places over which colonial products are
permitted to enter, and it is thus economically more advantageous to
be a member of the British Commonwealth than to be a foreign
Republic. The friendly Jupiter was in Scorpio 12 (near the trading
degrees) in sextile to Neptune. But, of course, other factors
were also at work, and Dr. Hertzog's visits to Britain in the past
few years, no doubt, led to friendships with British people and
a consequent changed attitude to Britain in the abstract.
Mr. Anthony Eden is making a name for himself as a diplomat
and was praised on all sides for his tactful handling of the complaint
against Hungary made by Yugoslavia. A resolution
Diplomacy prepared by him on the instructions of the League of
Nations Council on 10th December shortly after 8.15
p.m. was considered by both parties to the dispute, approved by them,
then laid before a Council meeting at 11.30 p.m. and unanimously
adopted. Mercury was in Sagittarius 7 in trine to Hercules in Leo
(approaching the diplomatic degrees) and Saturn was approaching the
sextile to Uranus. Mr. Eden was born on 12th June, 1897, with
Saturn conjoined with Jupiter in Scorpio 26 in trine to his progressed
Sun in Cancer 28. His radical Mars was in Leo and his progressed
Mars close to the progressed Jupiter. In January the sextile of
1
We regret that we have no record of the time when the Inaugural Meeting
opened.—Ed.
 LOOKING BACKWARDS

Saturn to Uranus was completed. While the aspect was within

a few degrees of being exact many diplomatic steps of importance
were made behind the scenes. One outward manifestation of these
activities was the signing of a Franco-Italian pact at Gome on the
evening of 7th January when the Moon was nearing to the conjunction
of Saturn.
It was under the same benefic Saturnian-Uranian influence that
the Saar plebiscite took place on 13th January (when the Sun was in
the political Capricorn 23) resulting in an overwhelming majority in
favour of re-union with Germany. The Germans went into ecstasies
of joy and the rest of Europe heaved a sigh of relief that the vote
was so decisive as to make it unlikely that the territory will be
a ground of dispeace in the future. The happy outcome of the vote
also induced Herr Hitler to declare on 15th January " We will make
no further territorial claims on France." Mercury was in Aquarius 4
close to Venus in Aquarius 8 near the French degree, Aquarius 5, and
there is every reason to hope that France will not have her territory
invaded by her neighbour for many years to come.

December and January did not pass without man being required
to fight with the elements. The State of Victoria, which was
celebrating its centenary, had summer weather such as
Fighting the it had never before experienced. Instead of continuous
Bieraents sunshine rain fell in torrents during a large part of
December and manysmall townships were overwhelmed
in the ensuing floods. The 4,000 inhabitants of Koo-wee-rup sat on
the roofs of their houses, while the water threatened to engulf them,
till they were rescued with the greatest difficulty, and in other
localities, too, thousands lost their all. Neptune in Virgo 14^ in
square to Venus (in the ascendant at the December lunation) was
probably the principal indicator. Fire also took its toll in December,
the most disastrous conflagration being at the Kerns Hotel in Lansing,
Michigan, shortly before dawn on 11th December. Saturn, the planet
ruling buildings, was near the flaming Aquarius 25 afflicted by Jason,
ruler of the fiery Sagittarius 18|r, which was occupied by the Sun.
Jupiter, ruler of Aquarius 25, was in semisquare to Mars. Many
lives were lost.
In the middle of January progress was recorded in two different
directions. Miss Amelia Earhart accomplished the first solo flight
from Honolulu to California in 18 hours 16 minutes,
Progreii having left Honolulu at 3.15 a.m. G.M.T. and arrived
at Oakland at 9.31 p.m. G.M.T. (1.31 p.m. L.S.T.) on
12th January. Mars was in Libra 14. Industrial progress received
its due meed of praise when King Ghazi of Iraq, by turning a tap on
the morning of 14th January, started oil flowing along steel pipes
1,150 miles from Kirkuk in Iraq to Haifa in Palestine and Tripoli in
Syria. Jupiter was in Scorpio 19 in sextile to Neptune.
 MODERN ASTROLOGY

The influence for collisions was strong on 23rd to 2Sth January

-when Aries-Libra 4 (degrees of collision) were afflicted by Mercury
Aquarius 17 to 21, Venus Aquarius 18 to 21, Jupiter
CoIHalont Scorpio 20^. Neptune, ruler of Libra 4, was in Virgo
14 close to the shipping degrees, afflicted by Uranus and
Lowell-Pluto. On 23rd January, two of Britain's largest battleships,
H.M.S. " Hood " and H.M.S. " Renown," collided about noon off the
coast of Spain. The Moon was in Virgo 14 in conjunction with
Neptune. A much more serious collision occurred a few miles off
Sea Girt, New Jersey, on 24th January at 9.30 p.m. (2.30 a.m. G.M.T.
on 25tb January) when the American liner " Mohawk " sank after
a collision with the Norwegian freighter "Talisman." The Moon
was in Libra 3^, and the eighth cusp was afflicted by the Neptune-
Uranus-Lowell-Pluto combination. Forty-six lives were lost,
region where the accident occurred is evidently under
influences at present for it was near the same spot that the
occurred to the " Morro Castle" in

An account of the events of December and January would be

incomplete without a reference to the " New Star" which blazed up
in the Constellation Hercules and was first noticed by
Mova Mr. J. P. M. Prentice, Stowmarket, in the early morning
Hercult* 0f I3th December as a third magnitude star. After
some days it increased in brightness to about second
magnitude and remained at that magnitude for quite a number of
day s. Its position1 was about ten degrees N. W. of Vega and six degrees
S.S.E. from Gamma Draconis. Therefore its longitude was approxi-
mately Capricorn 3. At the time of its discovery the Moon was in
opposition to Neptune the planet of discovery, while Aries-Libra 26,
the degrees of discovery, were well aspected by Venus, Saturn, and
Uranus. The degree in which the Nova is situated has some relation
to classical scholarship, which may receive a great stimulus in the
near future, and, later, when persons now born come to maturity.

Unusual twin births occurred in November last, the babies

being born two days apart. They were both girls, the children of
Mrs. Leslie Daniels, Bridge Street, Brackley, Northamptonshire.
The first was born there on 21st November at 7.20 p.m., and the
second on 23rd November at 9.35 p.m.
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It is given as R.A. i8h. j.Stn. Dec. 4S053'N,
 &}nu ^tarcb an& ^pril BirtljErajis

Selected by Maurice Wemyss

In response (0 numerous requests for the publication of more horoscopes we

are devoting a page each month to this purpose. Readers desirous of knowing the
planetary positions at the birth of any famous person should forward particulars.
Requests by Annual Subscribers will be given preference.—Ed.

(1) Marquis C. B. Baccaria (writer on jurisprudence and

economics), born at Milan on 15th March (N.S.), 1735. Time
unknown. (One might guess the time as about 8 a.m. G.M.T. with
B t 12.)
(2) Simon Newcomb (one of the greatest American Astronomers),
born 12th March, 1835. Time unknown.
(3) Schiapareiii (one of the greatest Italian astronomers), born
14th March, 1835. Time unknown.
In these two horoscopes n 5 (near the degrees of " sight"),
$ 2? 28 (on ss 10 Con., " grasp of first principles ")> <7 ® 8
(" method "), ? 2? 3 (on W 15 Con., " reckoning "), L. T 14 (on K 27
Con., near the degrees of " synthesis"), may be specially noted.
(See Wheel of Life, Vol. II., pp. 189 ff. "Mathematicians, Physicists,
Astronomers.") The planet receiving the strongest good aspects is
V in n 5 ^ 2.
(4) Kenneth Grahame (author of The Golden Age), born in
Edinburgh 8th March, 1859, at 10.15 a.m. as recorded.
(5) Gabriele d'Annunzio (Italian poet, aviator and patriot), born
at Pescara on 12th March, 1863, at 8.49 a.m. (Acc. to Demain,
February, 1934.)
(6) Sir Alfred Ewing, born at Dundee on 27th March, 1855, at
12.30 p.m. as recorded. (See M.A., 1932, p. 322.)
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 MODERN ASTROLOGY

Michael Angelo's Birthtime

Mr. Cyril Fagan draws our attention to the conflicting
evidence as to the day and hour of birth of Michael Angelo.
According to Corrado Ricci, Michael Angelo's father made the
following record; " I note that to-day, 6th March, 1474, a male child
was born to me. I gave him the names Michael Angelo. He was
born on a Monday morning four or five hours before day-break.
I was then ' Podesta' of Caprese and it is at Caprese that he was
born : He was baptised on the 8th of the same month. .
It may be mentioned that this date, 6th March, is at the epoch 1474
of the Incarnation {ab conceptione) according to the Florentine
Calendar and 1475 of the Nativity [ab Nativitate) according to the
Roman style."
Vasari the astrologer tells that the planets were propitious at the
moment of Michael Angelo's nativity, "Mercury and Venus having
entered with benign aspect into the house of Jupiter which indicated
that marvellous and extraordinary works both in the domain of manual
art and of intellect were to be expected of him."
* lie * *

The father's note was presumably written on an anniversary

of the birth and states that he was born 6th March (O.S.) 1474/5
which is equivalent to 15th March (N.S.), 1475 (a Monday) four or
flve hours before daybreak, i.e. between 0.59 a.m. and 1.58 a.m. (if
"temporary" hours are used). But Vasari like Junctinus (see
N.N. 470) has computed the horoscope for 6th March, 1473/4
equivalent to 15th March (N.S.), 1474 (not a Monday), while
Gauricus has computed it (see N.N. 472) for 3rd March (O.S), 1474/5.
The horoscope by Junctinus is cast for about 4.30 a.m. and that by
Gauricus for about 4 a.m. Junctinus was born in 1522 and Gauricus,
Bishop of Civitate, in 1476, so that they were both contemporaries of
Michael Angelo.
Perhaps some Italian readers of Modern Astrology may
have access to original documents and will help us to clear up the
mystery.
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Founded August 1890 under the title oj
"THE ASTROLOGER'S MAGAZINE"

Modcri>

Astrology
A Journal devoted to the search for truth concerning Astrology

^hwSHS1] MAY-JUNE. 1935. [No. 3.

(Ebttor's Olisertintory

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
" Time cannot stay to make us wise—
We must improve it as it flies."—Isaac TAYt,OR.
King George V. came to the Throne in 1910 and the twenty-five
years which have elapsed since then have fulfilled the expectations
then aroused that in him Great Britain had a worthy successor to his
father. The general events of his reign are summarised in the public
press and other periodicals and we need not reiterate them but rather
concern ourselves here with the history of Astrology, and more
particularly of Modern Astrology, during that period.

In 1910 the Magazine was already twenty years old and its
founder, Alan Leo, had so established its prestige that he was able to
take a trip to India for the purpose of further study and
Alan Leo the enlargement of his outlook, leaving the Magazine in
charge of Mr. A. H. Barley, the sub-editor. He
returned with renewed zest to London and continued till his death in
1917 to advance the cause which he had so much at heart. Before
Alan Leo entered the ranks of the astrologers the study of the subject
was confined to a mere handful of people. At his death it numbered
74 MODERN ASTROLOGY
among its devotees people prominent in every walk of life, the most
valuable supporter probably being Arthur Mee, founder of the
Astronomical Society of Wales, a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical
Society, a member of the B.A.A. and of the Soci6t6 Astronomique de
France. As assistant editor of the Cardiff Western Mail he arranged
for the inclusion in that paper of frequent informative articles on
Astrology.
On Alan Leo's death Mrs. Leo, who had previously been
a frequent and much appreciated contributor to the pages of the
magazine, carried it on to the satisfaction of subscribers,
Mrs. Leo with the assistance of Major C. G. M. Adams for nine
months and thereafter for eleven years with Mr. Vivian
Robson, B.Sc., as joint editor. Throughout that period, and indeed
also in Mr. Leo's time, one of the most valued contributors was
Mr. H. S. Green who bad a knowledge of the mathematical basis of
Astrology to which few others have attained, and was responsible for
many of the articles on Mundane Astrology, a subject which first
became a feature of the Magazine in 1913. From the close of 1929
till her death on 23rd May, 1931 the present writer gave "unofficial"
assistance to Mrs. Leo in the editing of the Magazine, and on her
death took over control.
* * * *
It is probably true to say that every astrological writer who has
come to the front in Britain in the past quarter of a century made his
Astrological debut in the pages of MODERN ASTROLOGY.
Oontrtbators Apart from those already mentioned the names of Mr.
Carter, Sepharial, Mr. E. H. Bailey, Mr. George Bailey,
Miss Pagan, Mr. Cyril Fagan, Mr. Frankland, Miss Margesson,
Esm6 Swainson, Dr. Rolt Wheeler, Mr. Alec Stuart, Mr. P. J.
Harwood, Mr. Thoresby and Mr. Vohman at once spring to the mind,
while among the contributors from the Empire and foreign countries
are such able writers as Miss Olive M. Stevens, Mrs. Louise Johnson,
Miss Evangeline Adams, Miss Elizabeth Aldrich, Dr. A. E. Thierens,
M. Krafft, Herr Erich von Beckerath and M. Paul Horn. Among
people well known in other walks of life who have taken an interest
■in the subject as evidenced by letters or articles are J. J. Bell, the
 THE EDITOR'S OBSERVATORY 75
author of Wee Macgregor, who in 1912 submitted the horoscope of
" Jim Crow " for an interpretation competition and Clifford Bax, the
author and playwright.
^ * s{c
Throughout the whole of its life the Magazine has slowly but
surely made an impression on the scientific world and many scientists
now study periodicities, with a recognition that such
'f'vfaw6 periodicities are conditioned in some cases by the Moon,
and in others by some other factor beyond the earth's
own immediate environment. By no means least of the causes v/hich
have contributed to this change of view is the frequency with which
successful predictions have been made in the Magazine (though
prediction is only a subsidiary subject of astrological study). Alan
Leo's interpretation of the Kaiser's horoscope in 1915 when he said
" He will ruin his country financially. He will close the royal
dynasty for Germany and will be the direct cause of a revolution that
will bring a Republican Government to the seat of power in
Germany " was certainly remarkable, and the present writer claims
to have made the most nearly correct forecast as to the date of the end
of the Great War when he wrote to the Editor of MODERN
Astrology in 1916 stating that from a comparison of various
horoscopes of officers at the front he gauged the end of the war at
"about December, 1918," that too, at a time when the general
expectation was that it would end in the Autumn of 1916 or Spring of
1917.
* * *
The extraordinary progress of Astrology since the war is evidenced
by the number1 of Astrological Societies which have sprung up all over
the world and also by the many languages into which
^Astrological' sorne of the Leo books have been translated—French,
Knowledge Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, and, since 1925, into German.
In Germany the books are meeting with a good
response among members of the Theosophical Society. The most
recent " translation," if such it may be called, is that of Everybody's
1
For further information see Modern Astrology Year Book.
76 MODERN ASTROLOGY
Astrology into Braille for the blind, to which permission was accorded
in July, 1934.
The present editor is grateful to the many old friends of Mr. and
Mrs. Leo who continue to support the Magazine and the Leo
publications. He is always glad to hear from readers, both old and
new, as to which features they enjoy and does not take amiss any
well-intentioned criticisms or suggestions, for it is his hope that the
Magazine will for many years to come worthily uphold the traditions
which it has behind it, and continue to deserve the encomiums which
have been bestowed on it in the past.

According to the National Geographic Magazine of February,

1935, Dr. A. R. Dafoe, the doctor who attended at the birth of the
Dionne Quintuplets, described his part in the event as follows:
"At 4 a.m. on May 28th, 1934, a hurry call came from the
Dionne home. I was astonished to find two babies had already been
born and a third was arriving. Two neighbours were acting as
midwives and doing excellent work. ... In the meantime another
baby appeared in the world and this was followed by still another.
The attendants told me afterwards that my eyes were bulging, and
with the arrival of each baby my only word was ' Gosh' with ascending
inflection."
The births were near Callender, Ontario. {See the birthday page
in this issue.)

Owing to illness in his household Mr. Fagan regrets that he has

been unable to complete the next instalment of The Lore oj the
Ruggieri in time for this issue. We are sure our readers will be
disappointed but will accept the inevitable with a good grace and
will read Mr. Pagan's next article when it appears with even greater
relish, if that were possible, than they would otherwise have done.
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78

Intentattounl JUtrology
Meteorologists aim at predicting the weather, but are far from having achieved
certainty of prediction. Astrologers aim at prediction in a much wider field and
are likewise liable to err. But in both cases the number of successful predictions
isgreaterthan can be attributed to chance. AsSir Ernest Budgesaid, " Prophecies
are so often fulfilled to the letter that even the unbeliever is compelled to admit
that there is something in Astrology,"
The lunations for May and June comprise three figures for
which the conjunction takes place in Taurus, Gemini and Cancer
respectively. The latter is at the " tip of the tail" of the crocodile
and will hardly affect the various conditions that arise in the different
countries but it will have an effect at the end of the first two
lunations.
On the 2nd of May in the late evening the Sun and Moon meet
in conjunction in Taurus parting from that of Uranus and applying to
Mercury ; in opposition to Jupiter, sextile to Saturn and
Britain trine to Neptune. Sagittarius rises in London and
Jupiter is badly placed in Scorpio retrograding in the
twelfth and receiving the opposition of the luminaries. Considerable
expenditure upon Public Services and Unemployment results and the
local authorities are bard put to it in meeting huge demands upon
their resources. As the lunation in Gemini gives little improvement
the War fever spreads again during June with a bellicose Mars,
though it does not get beyond vain threats and expletives. The
crushing aspects to Saturn and Neptune are witnesses to the
unedifying spectacle of mass subservience to dictatorship. At the
end of the month a more hopeful outlook is to be discerned when the
lunation in Cancer will, with the trines to Jupiter and Saturn and
benefic aspects to Uranus and Neptune, produce marked changes
towards goodwill to all concerned. It will allow the country to
emerge well and await the reception of its engagements.
*
The figures remain much the same but at Berlin Sagittarius rises
in May and Leo in June with Capricorn at the Cancer lunation.
Mars is placed in the M.C. and Germany is faced with
Oermaaj problems similar in many respects to Britain. But the
dictatorship has a strong bold in that country being
 INTERNATIONAI, ASTROLOGY 79
used with no small effect. Neptune in the eighth receiving the
opposition of Saturn gives a peculiar and mysterious tone to the
subtleties of modern scientific problems which are now being
investigated. In June the lunation is above the horizon in Gemini
and the trine to Mars may help in military organisation. The
position of Saturn is becoming critical for the rulers and we should
not be surprised to hear of further efforts to overthrow the regime
before July sets in. Note further the difficult position of Venus.
* * * *
At Moscow Capricorn, the end of Leo, and Aquarius rise in the
three lunations. The Taurus group are close to the fourth house
which indicates that the Soviet is closely concerned with
RuBsia its domestic policies threatened from several quarters.
Jupiter is on the M.C. but of doubtful benefit as it is
much afflicted and also retrograde. The June figure gives greater
strength and a watching brief is held abroad with Uranus in the ninth.
There should be a larger literary output, increase in forms of transit
and extension of lines of communications with the strong Mercurial
influence. Some staggering blows to internal industry will be felt
under the Saturn Neptune afflictions from the lunation. The Russians
are in the self-deceptive stage if they imagine their creed will be
readily swallowed outside their boundaries. However, there is much
to be achieved at the end of the month as Saturn becomes stronger
and the general position improves with the rising of Aquarius and
Venus setting in the seventh.
♦ * ♦ *
Saturn, the traditional ruler of India, is just above the horizon in
May at DELHI when Pisces ascends with Neptune just below the
seventh. The two planets describe the situation most
India accurately; and it only requires the discerning and
impartial mind to read this lunation to gain an insight
as to general and detailed intentions. A fair amount of restraint will
be displayed yet an undercurrent of ill-will, peculiar to the country,
is observed. Some adjustments come from the benefic influence of
the lunation and wise counsels are eagerly sought. The position is
reversed in JUNE, with Virgo ascending Neptune being in the twelfth
80 MODERN ASTROLOGY

and Saturn in the sixth, the opposition of the two orbs coming closer.
The lunation lifts itself into the ninth, the nation waiting for leadership.
The close of the month brings URANUS to the ascendant when an
explosive demonstration may occur at any period. But as the Cancer
lunation is well aspected it is directed towards reconstruction with
skilled and sincere effort.
* * * *
Taurus rises at Canberra with the lunation just above the horizon
and Saturn in the tenth. Considerable restraint and thwarting of
public endeavour must be expected. Some public
JLuBtralia services are hindered and many of the plans and schemes
subjected to hostile criticism. Severe recriminations
follow but with the setting of Jupiter there is the promise of immediate
reform. In June Neptune reaches the M.C. in square to the
lunation and opposing Saturn. Sagittarius is upon the ascendant and
a crumb of comfort may be had from a slight benefic between Jupiter
and Neptune. By the end of the month Mercury ascends in its own
sign, Gemini, with the Cancer lunation just below. A more favourable
policy is being pursued which has the support and sympathy of the
Townsfolk when home and domestic interests will be urged forward
to the utmost. The future of the Southern lands will largely depend
upon decisions taken by the Australian Government during the next
few lunations.
* * * *
The American peoples are well favoured by Venus at the outset,
Mars rising in Libra having pacific intentions but largely in theory.
Venus in Gemini makes too many mouthpieces utter
United States verbose statements on policy. In JUNE Uranus will
be upon the ascendant and is the governing factor, for
sudden and unexpected moves will be declared for reform and
reconstruction. The spread of astrological literature, of New Thought
movements and kindred organisations will mark a further stage of
development and financial interests may be turned in such directions.
The lunation in Gemini is close to the second house and some really
crazy speculation is likely to result with the afflictions to Neptune and
Saturn. By the end of the month Venus will hold the M.C. and
Jupiter the ascendant, two outstanding factors in general goodwill,
financial improvement and social welfare.
The Cancer lunations will be largely beneficial to the World and
it may be predicted that the crisis will be faced boldly and tackled
under the play of the powerful forces of the superior planets in
benefic aspect to the lunation.
David Freedman.
 81

Iforoscope of lling George

By Alan Leo
This Article is reprinted exactly as it appeared in Modern Astrology in
1910. We think all readers will agree that Alan Leo interpreted the horoscope
with skill and truth.
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There are three main features, and four hopeful signs in this-
horoscope; making seven chief characteristics, so far as national
affairs are concerned;
1st. Born under Aries England's ruling sign.
2nd. The Sun in Gemini London's ruling sign.
3rd. Neptune rising in Aries Neptune rules the seas.
4th. Venus rising in Taurus Taurus rules Ireland.
5th. Saturn exalted and angular India's ruling planet.
6th. Jupiter powerfully placed Jupiter rules our Colonies.
7th. Uranus on the cusp of fourth
house Uranus, the planet of reform.
82 MODERN ASTROLOGY

THE KING'S FIRST SPEECH

" My Lords and Gentlemen,

" My heart is too full for me to address you to-day in more than
a few words. It is my sorrowful duty to announce to you the death
of my dearly-loved father the King. In this irreparable loss which
bas so suddenly fallen upon me and upon the whole Empire, I am
comforted by the feeling that I have the sympathy of my future
subjects, who will mourn with me for their beloved Sovereign, whose
own happiness was found in sharing and promoting theirs. I have
lost not only a father's love, but the affectionate and intimate relations
of a dear friend and adviser. No less confident am I in the universal
loving sympathy which is assured to my dearest mother in her
overwhelming grief.
"Standing here a little more than nine years ago, our beloved
King declared that as long as there was breath in his body he would
work for the good and amelioration of his people. I am sure that the
opinion of the whole nation will be that this declaration has been fully
carried out.
"To endeavour to follow in his footsteps, and at the same time
to uphold the constitutional government of these realms, will be the
earnest object of my life. I am deeply sensible of the very heavy
responsibilities which have fallen upon me. I know that I can rely
upon Parliament and upon the people of these islands and of my
dominions beyond the seas for their help in the discharge of these
arduous duties, and for their prayers that God will grant me strength
and guidance. I am encouraged by the knowledge that I have in
my dear wife one who will be a constant helpmate in every endeavour
for our people's good."
In this genuine speech of King George we find the link that binds
him to his father, and it is making no uncertain prophecy to say that
he WILL endeavour to follow in his father's footsteps. It is shown in
his horoscope.
Astrologers throughout the world have now a unique opportunity
of studying the nature and influence of the planet Neptune, which
rises upon the ascendant of the King's nativity, and which therefore
 HOROSCOPE OF KING GEORGE V. 83
cannot fail to make its influence known and felt during the whole of
the time that he occupies the Throne.

A Brief Delineation of the King's Horoscope:

The AscendaNt.—The first sign of the zodiac, Aries, was
rising, and the second degree. This gives a fiery or vital, active,
energetic and restless body.
The Disposition given by the sign Aries is enthusiastic,
courageous, frank and enterprising. It produces an ambitious, ardent,
undaunted and independent spirit, and inclines to impulsive action,
with liberal tendencies; in every way it is the sign of the pioneer or
hero.
The Ruling Planet.—Mars, the ruling planet, causes the
martial element to be prominent, giving a hatred of secrecy, restrictions
or obstacles. It wins its way by combat, energy, self-confidence,
original methods and indomitable will.
In this nativity the planet Mars was in the royal sign Leo at
birth. This will cause the King to be generous, magnanimous,
affectionate, sociable, independent, authoritative and capable of taking
great responsibility ; in manner somewhat abrupt or decisive,
determined, and not easily moved from any fixed purpose.
Its position in the fifth house denotes a sensuous nature, keen
senses, and the ability to enjoy all pleasures to the full, especially
music, art and the drama.
The position of the ruling planet is considerably strengthened by
both the Sun and Moon being in sextileaspect to it. This denotes
a love of military displays, much skill and foresight in this direction,
and the assurance of victory in the event of war or invasion. The
square aspect between Mars and Venus, however, denotes heavy
expenditure, domestic troubles, and an over-generous spirit, with
a liability to be imposed upon through feeling or impulsive action.
Neptune Rising.—The most remarkable feature of this
nativity is the rising of the planet Neptune, in trine aspect to the
ruling planet Mars. It will be hard to judge which of these two
planets may be said to be the actual ruler, Neptune being angular,
powerfully placed, and practically /ree /rotn affliction.
Although a great deal of information has been collected regarding
84 MODERN astrology
the influence of Neptune, no definite effect of its influence in all the
signs has so far been tabulated, and to hazard a judgment concerning
Neptune's influence in this nativity is therefore somewhat difficult.
However this much may be safely said : the King will be very fond
of all stringed instruments, and is probably a proficient performer on
one at least of them. He will be passionately fond of the water, and
will not only receive extraordinary impressions, but will also be very
intuitive, and well able to read the thoughts of those around him.
We may suggest that he will be fond of all mystical subjects, will
possess high ideals, and be able to exercise a peculiar fascination over
others by his sensitive magnetism. One thing is certain about this
position of Neptune upon the ascendant in the King's nativity. It
will reveal a character quite unexpected, and go far to upset the
calculations of those who think they know how he will act under
given circumstances, for he will be more inclined to act upon his own
initiative than upon the advice or desires of others.
The Solar Position.—The majority of the planets, including
the Sun, are in the Airy triplicity. This is important, as the Sun is
upon the cusp of the third house in the sign Gemini. Beyond all
doubt King George is a gentleman of refined tastes, a good judge of
literature, a thoughtful reader, and gifted with a keen appreciation of
mental things. This position, as is well known, gives a love of travel,
a studious mind, and good reflective or reasoning power. It also
makes the native artistic, versatile, and well able to see both sides of
a subject where others can only see one; this will cause him to
appear dualistic or mutable, but it is very useful with an idealistic
nature such as he possesses, for it enables him to give attention to
details without losing sight of the general plan, and its dangers—
indecision and diffuseness—are overset by the sextile aspects to Mars
and Neptune.
The Lunar Position.—The Moon in the sign Libra, angular
and in good aspect to the ruling planet, promises our King popularity
and denotes the powerful co-operation of his wife, whose attachment
and sympathy will be of considerable help in this respect. The
separation of the Moon from the square of Uranus is an unfavourable
influence; it affects his domestic life through his children, to whom he
is passionately attached; it will make him rather too critical
 HOROSCOPE OF KIKG GEORGE V. 85
at times, and liable to suffer through nervous strain, thus producing
irritability.
The Polarity, however, of Sun in Gemini and Moon in Libra
is a very favourable one. To quote from Astrology for All, Part I.
{p. 93), " it increases the intuitions, and bestows much refinement with
a sympathetic nature ; gives a great amount of foresight, sharpens the
perceptive faculties, inclines to study, and gives a great amount of
imitativeness, with ability for public writing. . . It gives success
in artistic pursuits, and a cheerful, sociable, humane nature."
The Mercurial Influence.—In all probability the greatest
surprise with regard to the King's character will be the determined
and persistent attitude that he will take to ensure the carrying out of
his own mental views of things. His impulsive and receptive
tendencies will cause those who seek to influence him to misjudge his
true mental condition; with swift intuition he will grasp the whole
details of whatever is placed before him, and although apparently
slow in making up his mind, it will be formed and fixed, and those
who can upset it when once formed will indeed be very clever. This
combination of the Sun, Moon and Mercury will make King George V.
a very strong character, as the future will distinctly declare.
We may sum up the nativity of King George V. in a most
favourable manner. He will be a kingly ruler, well able to uphold
the dignity and the prestige of the British Empire. He will rule
firmly, generously, and thoughtfully. He will do all in his power to
aid true reform, and will show philanthropic tendencies in all his
dealings with national affairs. He will do more than any other ruler
has ever done towards breaking up the materialistic tendency of our
age, and will lend his support to all spiritual, moral and mental
advancement.
In a word, he will surprise many by his abilities and the very
active interest he will take in national affairs.

The Possibilities of the Future

As in the case of King Edward the Peacemaker, the coming to
the Throne of King George V. will cause him to be a changed man.
He has much power within him, hitherto latent and unexpressed, and
bis sincere love and devotion to his father will make him determined
86 MODERN ASTROLOGV
to follow in his footsteps as far as possible. His one defect will be
his lack of the diplomatic element; he loves the straight and direct
road, and can rely sufficiently upon his own judgment, but this
necessary quality of diplomacy will need to be supplied by his
admirable wife, whose gift in this direction is shown by the Moon in
conjunction with Jupiter at her birth. The change, however, will
come through his ability to realise to the full the amount and the
seriousness of the responsibility that has now been placed upon him.
The meridian of a King's nativity is always a singularly important
angle. The sign Capricorn was upon the cusp of the tenth and
eleventh houses at the King's birth. This sign culminated when our
late good King came to the Throne. Every King who is to possess
power must be touched by the ray of Saturn or Jupiter, the planets of
power.
Is it a remarkable coincidence, or a very significant fact, that
Saturn, ruler of King George's midheaven, is placed in the sign of
the Balance, and in the western angle ? He came to the Throne at
a seriously critical period in the nation's history. Both the rulers of
the fourth and tenth are placed in the scale of Justice. It is most
significant that the Moon should be in one part of the scale of Libra
and Saturn in the other, denoting: a levelling up of public interests,
and the balancing of accounts between the extreme classes; new and
important reform laws; the aid of powerful friends, the unification of
party interest, and a better parliamentary system with wiser legislation
than England has ever known before.
The British Empire has now come to the sign of the balance,
the turning point in its career, and much will depend upon the
patriotism of her people.
The sign Aquarius, to the middle of which the meridian of the
King's horoscope has now progressed, is the sign of socialism in its
highest form. It is the sign of mankind as a whole, as Leo is the
sign of royalty and the King.
In the Grand Man of the Heavens Leo is the sign of the heart,
and Aquarius of the blood that passes through it. It is the organ
through which the venous blood is collected and the arterial blood
passes into circulation ; and just as the arterial blood differs from the
venous, so does the wise socialist differ from the ignorant.
 HOROSCOPE OF KING GEORGE V. 87
Specialities is the King's Nativity
Drugs and narcotics are fatal to the King's mind and health.
He will suffer from severe headaches at times, also stomachic
troubles, but have no real organic disease.
He loves temperance, is passionately fond of his children and
firmly believes in spiritual things.
His reign will be remarkable for reform of all kinds, more
particularly in thought and the mental attitude of the nation.
He will exercise much influence over the Protestant religion, and
the Christian faith will be strengthened by undergoing some strange
modifications. It will be more liberal, less restricted, and much more
tolerant with regard to other religions.
During this reign the theory of Reincarnation will greatly spread,
and become generally tolerated.
George V. will take a deep interest in Irish affairs, and although
Ireland will give the Government much trouble at first, yet after a few
years she will become more peaceful than she has ever been.
The colonies will increase, will be drawn nearer to the centre,
will become more than usually prosperous, and probably be federated.
Science and philosophy will make enormous strides, and begin to
work more harmoniously with religion. The study of metaphysics
will become more general.
Jupiter culminating at the King's birth favours a peaceful reign,
and he will do all that lies in bis power to avert war; but he will
hardly escape a grave and serious/>ro£»a£»t7tTy of war during his reign.
A Prophecy.—King George V. will draw around himself an
inner circle that will be perfectly autocratic, and yet which will give
to all circles outside the utmost freedom and liberty. He is intuitive
enough to see that this will be productive of the greatest good, and
therefore, whilst the dignity of the Crown will be stronger and more
helpful than it has ever been in endeavouring to maintain peace with
honour, there will grow up outside a New DEMOCRACY with successful
confederative ideas.
If King George V. does not do more than any other living man
of to-day towards the settlement of the socialistic problem, then it will
never be done apart from a revolution ; this possibility is shown in
his nativity by Uranus square Moon and opposition Jupiter.
The accession of King George foreshadows a complete revolution
in national politics, and the consequent rapid improvement in national
affairs.
If our politicians were only superficial students of Astrology they
could read this " handwriting on the wall."
Long Live the King!
88

®ijt ^un-ITsatitrala of the Ancient %cUa

IV. BELTANE
By John Rowland, B.Sc.1
We are much indebted to Mr. Rowland for bringing to notice interesting
festivals which are forgotten by the majority, and for describing them to us in
a scholarly yet easily intelligible manner.—Ed.

By far the most important of the ancient Keltic Sun and

Fire-festivals is that of Beltane. The difficulty, indeed, is to
compress the information available within the space which is
available.
The last remnants of the Beltane ceremonies are seen in the
May-day celebrations which have been carried out at any rate to
within recent times. For instance, in Cromac's Glossary we read
that the Druids lighted fires on May-day in honour of their fire-god
Bel, and that cattle were driven between the fires as a preservative
against disease. Since this book is of tenth-century date, it is, of
course, possible that its information may not be too dependable, but it
can be checked by comparison with rites and ceremonies known to
have been carried out at a much later date.
Sir James Frazer, whose authority has already been invoked in
this series, considers that the traces of human sacrifices at Beltane
are unmistakeable, and a writer of the history of the parish of
Callander, Scotland, says that at the end of the eighteenth century,
" on the first day of May, all the boys in the township meet on the
moor .... they knead a cake of oatmeal which is toasted on a stone.
They . . . divide the cake into . . . portions. One of these portions
is daubed with charcoal, and all the bits are then put into a bonnet
and drawn by each blindfold. . . Whoever draws the black portion,
has to leap three times through the flames" of a fire. According to
the Scottish historian, Sir James Sinclair, this youth is spoken of as
"dead " for the rest of the ceremony.
Whatever their knowledge, and however well they studied solar
2
Our readers will be interested to learn that Mr. Rowland's first novel,
Blooiskei in Bayswatcr, is to be published thisautumn by Herbert Jenkins, Ltd.—Ed.
 THE SUN-FESTIVALS OF THE ARCIENT KELTS 89
phenomena, there were certainly some traits of our ancestors of long
ago, which we do not feel inclined to imitate ! But it is not difficult
to see that this ceremony links up on the one hand with the human
sacrifices of the Druids (of which we read so much in the popular,
Somewhat superstitious views of the matter) and on the other hand
with those ceremonies as recorded in the tenth century.
All the May-day ceremonies of " Merrie England," too, can be
easily linked up with the beliefs of our pre-Christian ancestors.
Consider the Maypole, the Helston Furry Dance {not Floral Dance,
as some people have it, but Flora Dance, after the Goddess of the
Romans), the greeting of the approach of May with horns, which was
once general, and many other strange customs—all of these can, if we
probe deeply enough, be traced back to the ideas of the Ancient Kelts.
Unfortunately, our space will not permit much detail of these
interesting affairs being given here, but it may not be without value to
recall that up to about a hundred years ago sweeps used to celebrate
May-day by dancing and cavorting about the streets of London.
The writer has before him a copy of a print, issued about 1820, in
which sweeps are depicted as celebrating May-day in this manner. It
may be thought puzzling to explain why chimney-sweeps should be
associated with May-day festivities, but it is highly probable that this
is a kind of folk-memory of the former connection of the Beltane fires
with this period.
It was, indeed, in the Highlands of Scotland that the Beltane
Fires survived for the longest time, and these seem to have been still
continued, under their original name, up to the eighteenth century,
whilst the decision this year to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of
His Majesty the King, comes, appropriately enough, at the beginning
of May, when bonfires will be lit on the highest points of the British
Isles, as in the long ago.
If an Ancient Kelt could come back, and look at Britain at the
beginning of May, 1935, there are, no doubt, many things which
would surprise him, but the chain of bonfires which would be found
all over Britain would certainly appear to him the most natural thing
in the world.
But why, it may be asked, were these ceremonies, often difficult
and involved enough, carried out on the first of May ? Why light
90 MODERN ASTROLOGY
fires on the hills ? Why have men or beasts to leap through the
flames ? Why make sacrifice to the gods on this day of all days ?
And that is where the peculiar interest to a modern person, of these
strange old customs really arises.
As has already been pointed out in the earlier articles of this
series, the Ancient Kelt felt, in some manner which we seem to
have forgotten, a vital connection between the Sun, fire, and his gods.
In a way, one might almost say that the three things were identical in
his mind. And, as a result, he always tended to celebrate his religious
festivals at times when the Sun was in the process of some change.
It was not the Equinox which attracted him, nor the Solstice, save in
a minor degree, although, as we shall see in the next article, the
Midsummer Festival was quite an important one. The really
important time to him was the time when the Sun showed signs of
gaining the Ascendancy again. The end of March [i.e. the Equinox)
was not an important period because it was by no means obvious that
the Sun was at last ceasing his days of weakness and taking on
strength again.
But by the beginning of May things were better. The plants
were beginning to grow green, the bitter days of Winter were at last,
definitely over, and Spring was well in sight. The Kelt, curiously
modern in some ways, realised that this was due to the beneficent work
of his God, the Sun, and he gave thanks for that. If his thanks
sometimes took peculiar forms (or what, to us, seem to be peculiar
forms) that is because the mind of a more primitive race is bound to
work in a very diflerent fashion from the mind of modern man. Still,
thank the Sun he did, and these thanks, as has been mentioned before,
took two forms, that of "imitative Magic," which consists of doing,
on a small scale, what the Sun does on a large scale (i.e., lighting
fires), and that of " Contagious Magic," which consists of placing the
object which it is desired to influence in contact with some influencing
medium [i.e., driving cattle through fire to give them the health
and fertility which only the Sun-fire could give).
The mind of man may change its outward semblance, but
inwardly it remains very much the same. When, to-day, we feel the
joy of Spring, when we walk in the green fields and feel an urge of
thankfulness, we are really expressing, in a more civilised way, the
 THE SUN-FESTIVALS OF THE ANCIENT KELTS 91
very same mental tendencies as those expressed by the Kelt of
long ago.
And, once again, we can marvel at how nearly those primitive
ancestors of ours got to the truth. They saw that the approach of
Spring brought all these things, they made observations of the Sun,
and (probably) the stars, and they understood that all these things
were connected. If their sight was dim as compared to ours to-day,
is that to be wondered at ? If they did not see the tremendous
implications of all their discoveries, is it surprising ? We should, at
any rate, honour them for knowing as much as they did. If we had
no books, no telescopes, no written language even, should we be much
further forward ?

Accident Proneness
ON 21st February, the report of the Medical Research Council
for 1934 was issued, in which the admission was made that some
people are liable to " accident proneness," it being found that if a large
number of individuals are exposed to the same risks, 75 per cent, of
all the accidents occurring among them are sustained by a small
minority of the group, possibly consisting of as few as 10 per cent,
of its number. " This," the report states, " is an entirely different
result from that which would be found if the distribution of accidents
among individuals were due to chance.
"The phenomenon, moreover, is independent of any question of
responsibility or blameworthiness; the statistical result holds good
even although the subject of numerous accidents may on some of the
occasions appear to have been the victim of fortuitous circumstances
or of the actions of others."
The only theory put forward to date to account for such
a phenomenon is the astrological theory.

The Rev. John Stewart, M.A., Ph.D., has written a book1

attempting to prove that Christ was born in 8 B.C. and died in
A.D. 24.
1
When did our Lord actually live ? T. & T. Clark. 4s. 6d.
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Wife mparts of the planets

By Akxoin Bois
Mr. ANtoiN BolS deserves our thanks for drawing attention to a department of
Astrology on which great emphasis was placed at one period, hut on which few
persons are qualified to write at the present day.—Ed.
These Parts or Points which were held in considerable esteem
by the ancient astrologer appear to have been practically lost sight of
at the present day, and we have little information concerning them.
The list chiefly used by the modern astrologer is that contained in
John Gadbury's Doctrine of Nativities. On comparing this however
with those mentioned by Albumazzar we find there are many
differences, and I prefer the last named list.
As an instance, John Gadbury gives for the part of marriage the
following:
Venus from the cusp of the seventh house plus Ascendant and
nothing more, but Albumazzar states that the above point is common
to both male and female and gives in addition the following parts:
Saturn from Venus plus Ascendant for males.
Venus from Saturn plus Ascendant for females.
Those who have read the work of M. Christian, L'Womme Rouge,
on Kabbalistic Astrology, will notice that he gives these points but uses
Sun from Venus for the part in the case of men. He is supposed to'
have derived a large part of his astrological work from Jerome Cardanus,
but I have not noticed any mention of the parts in the last named
author's works. I believe, however, there are some manuscripts in
France which have not been published.
There is one point I should like to mention, and that is, the ancient
writers laid great stress on the Part of Life or Hyleg, and on this point
judged if the child would live. This is found as below :
Deduct the Moon at birth from the nearest new or full Moon
preceding, and add to the Ascendant.
Now one question arises on this and other points, and that is,
should this deduction be made from the position of the Moon at
Sunrise and added to the birth Ascendant, or from the actual position
at birth ? It will be seen that many of the points have to be reversed
 THE PARTS OF THE PLANETS 95
at night, and in fact some writers are of the opinion that all the points
should be reversed in a night horoscope.
All the old writers state with regard to Fortuna that the night
calculation is from the Moon's position to the Sun. Of course it will
be seen that this can make a great difference in the position of Fortuna.
This is a subject that requires to be thoroughly investigated.
To those students who are interested in the Doctrine of Elections,
those parts should be of considerable interest, and they were held to
be absolutely necessary by the ancient writers on that subject.
Unfortunately I have not the time at my disposal to carry out
investigations, so I am putting the whole theory forward so that
readers of this article can try them on their own horoscopes, and
I hope that through them they will find a key to accurate prediction.
To put the student on the right lines I will first of all give the
major parts of the Planets. These differ from those given by modern
writers who refer all the positions to the Sun. No mention is made in
the ancient writers to these solar points :
Major Points
Sun part: Moon from Sun plus Ascendant reverse night.
Moon part: Sun from Moon „ ,, ,, ,,
Saturn part; Saturn from Moon part plus Ascendant reverse night,
Jupiter part: Jupiter from Sun part „ „ „ „
Mars part: Mars from Moon part „ „ „ „
Venus part: Moon part from Sun part „ „ „ „
MERCURYpart: Sunpartfrom Moonpart ,, „ „ „
It will be noticed that in the case of the parts of Venus and
Mercury their position is not used, but simply the position of the Sun
and Moon points. The calculations are quite simple and I give below
one or two examples:
Sun's Part for Day Horoscope
Say Sun 6.15 Libra = 6 6 15
Moon 7.10 Sagit. = 8 7 10
9 29 S
Asc. 15.6 Taurus = 1 15 6
11 14 11
or Pisces 14,11 which is the Sun's part or point.
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We will now calculate Jupiter's part:
Sun's part as found - 11 14 11
Jupiter say 15.20 Leo = 4 15 20

6 28 51
Ascendant 15.6 Taurus = 1 15 6

8 13 57
or Sagittarius 13.57 = Jupiter's part.
I now give the full list of points for each house of the horoscope
and those marked * have to be reversed in a night nativity.

First House
Life. Moon from nearest full or new Moon at birth plus Asc.
*Quality of Life. Jupiter from Saturn plus Asc.
*Duration of Fortune. Place of Fortuna from © part plus Asc.
'Reason. Mercury from Mars plus Asc.

Second House
Substance. Lord of the second house from second cusp plus Asc.
Opposition. Saturn from Mercury plus Asc.

Third House
BROTHERS. Saturn from Jupiter plus Asc.
Number of Brothers. Mercury from Saturn plus Asc.
Love of Brothers. Mercury from the degree of itsLord plus Asc.
(If Mercury in Gemini or Virgo take its
position as the point.)

Fourth House
*SuN from Saturn plus Asc.
*DEATH OF FATHER. Saturn from Jupiter plus Asc.
"Grandfather. Lord of the Sun from Saturn plus Asc.
"Nobleness. Saturn from Mars plus Asc.
Heritage. Venus from Saturn plus Asc.
"Work of the Earth. Venus from Saturn plus Asc.
 THE PARTS OF THE PLANETS 95
Fifth House.
*Sons. Jupiter from Saturn plus Asc.
*Daughters. Mars from Jupiter plus Asc.
*InfaNts. Jupiter from Saturn plus Asc.

Sixth House.
^IllNess. Saturn from Mars plus Asc.
Servants. Mercury from Moon plus Asc.
Prison or Captivity. Lord of the Sun from Sun plus Asc. Day.
Lord of the Moon from Moon plus Asc.
Night.

Seventh House.
Marriage. Men, Saturn from Venus plus Asc.
,, Women, Venus from Saturn plus Asc.
Beauty of Women. Moon from Mars plus Asc.
Honesty of Women. Moon from Venus plus Asc.
Difficulties of Marriage. Moon from the Lady of Venus
plus Asc.
*Discord of Marriage. Mars from Jupiter plus Asc.
Cousins. Saturn from the Lady of Venus plus Asc.

Eighth House.
Occasion of Death. Moon from cusp of eighth to degree on the
eighth.
*MORTAL Planet. Lord of Asc. from Moon plus Asc. The most
perilous year of Life, Saturn from the nearest
new or full Moon plus Asc.
Envies. Saturn from Mars plus Mercury.

Ninth House.
Faith and Religion. Moon from Mercury plus Asc.
*TRAVEL BY Land. Lord of the ninth from cusp of ninth plus Asc.
Travel by Water. Saturn from the fifteenth degree of Cancer
plus Asc. If Saturn is in fifteen degrees
of Cancer it is taken as his point.
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Tenth House.
Nobility. Sun from 19 Aries, Day, or Moon from 3 Taurus, night,
plus Asc. If the Sun or Moon are in these degrees
they are to be taken as the points.
* Government. Mars from Moon plus Asc.
* Magistrates. Mercury from Mars plus Asc.
*CoNgUEST. Sun from Saturn plus Asc.
*Sudden Advancement. Saturn from Fortuna plus Asc.
Estimation. Mercury from Sun plus Asc.
*Seat of War. Mars from Saturn plus Asc.
* Profession and Action. Saturn from Moon plus Asc.
Industry of the Hands. Mercury from Venus plus Asc.
Honour and Proceeds from Profession. Sun from tenth
plus Asc.
*Felicity and Profit. Fortuna from Jupiter plus Asc.
*MOTHER. Venus from Moon plus Asc.

Eleventh House.
Friends. Mercury from Moon plus Asc.
Praise. Jupiter from Venus plus Asc.
Honourable Companions. Fortuna from Sun plus Asc.
Hope. Saturn from Venus plus Asc.

Twelfth House.
Enemies. Lord of the twelfth to twelfth.

In Demain, January, 1935, M. Brahy draws attention to the

horoscopes of the two famous French astrologers, Paul Choisnard and
Eudes Picard, born on the same day, 13th February, 1867, but at
different times and places, the former at Tours at II p.m., the latter
at Grenoble at 5.45 p.m. He shows wherein they resembled each
other and wherein they differed. He also comments on the curious
coincidence that Picard died on 12th November, 1932, at 4 a.m., at
the same time that the New York astrologer, Evangeline Adams,
passed away.
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ICaakittg Uatkluarbs

FEBRUARY—MARCH

By Maurice Wemyss

An astrological commentary on current events

During February and March war-clouds appeared for Uranus

in Aries 28-29 already afflicted by Neptune, was also opposed by
Mars, though fortunately not closely, throughout a con-
War-Cloucls siderable portion of these months. The restraining
Saturn also helped,.with its sextile to Uranus, to
preserve sanity among the nations of Europe. But the events which
did occur after Saturn moved away were serious enough. The
proposals for an "Air Locarno" for the co-operation of all the Air
Forces of the defenders of peace were submitted to Germany on
3rd February and accepted in principle by Germany on 15th February :
but there were rumblings of thunder at no great distance and fears of
a storm when on 16th March Germany announced that, notwith-
standing her obligations under the Treaty of Versailles, conscription
was to be reintroduced, and a peace-time army to be formed greater
than that of France.
Britain has always found it difficult to believe that Germany is as
black as she is painted. Her theologians are charming, frank, and
innocent of harm. Her peasants are genial, and her business men are
honest. But unfortunately there is a strain of the heathen some-
where, and a clique of fanatics who drive the nation on to aggressive
militarism. Though allied diplomatists keep quiet about the causes
of the Great War and German diplomatists say that Germany was
not to blame, everyone knows in his heart who was primarily
responsible. Little incidents showed it as clearly as state documents
and the invasion of Belgium. Thus in 1912 the Kaiser was cruising
in Norwegian waters escorted by several German battleships, including
the " Breslau." The German officers came aboard a British ship
on a pleasure cruise, were voted most gallant by the ladies, who felt
flattered when asked to waltz with them. By accident my sister
happened to mention to an officer of the " Breslau " that she lived in
a house close to the Firth of Forth, and the officer's talk thereafter
consisted less of pleasantries and more of questions obviously designed
with a view to obtaining information which might be of use to him in
the event of war with Britain, questions to which, needless to say,
98 MODERN ASTROLOGY
he received uo answers which satisfied him. Another incident is also
evidential. In 1913 I sat with a cousin in a caf£ in Cologne, and
a genial sea-captain, for all the world like the pictures we later saw
of Von Tirpitz, came up to our table and engaged us in conversation.
" What do you think about all this talk of war between Britain and
Germany ? " said he. " Oh it's just a lot of newspaper nonsense,"
we replied (ignorant of Astrology and of the powerful afflictions
approaching]. Then later, "just wait and see," he vouchsafed, "you
think the German waiters are frightened of you, but they bow and are
polite only because of your money. When the war comes it will be
a difierent story." There was no doubt that be was hoping for and
expecting war; first a war with France and then, after France was
beaten, a war with Britain. But Germany had not foreseen that
Britain would honour a "scrap of paper" and come in at the start of
the war as a result of the invasion of Belgium.
To-day there is no doubt whatever that a certain section of the
German people are preparing for a war ten years hence. They are
entitled to an army for defence. But an army half the size of the
army proposed would be quite sufficient to keep badly-organised
Russians at bay, and, as for France, no one for a moment supposes
that France would think of attacking Germany. But alas, poor
Hitler! his dreams, as his horoscope shows, fortunately for the world
will not come true, and sane Germans will after some years be tired
of making sacrifices to support an army which they cannot afford.
The German problem has somewhat eclipsed the Somaliland
dispute between the Italians and Abyssinians (which looked ugly in
the beginning of February but which ought readily to be settled by
the League) and the Greek revolt early in March, both also due to
the friction of Mars.

The sextile of Saturn and Uranus maintained interest in economic

questions and there was a definite attempt on the part of many
countries to grapple with the difficult situations confront-
Gold, Qold! ing them. Attention was frequently centred on gold
owing to the strength of aspects to Aquarius-Leo 25.
On 18th February Mercury was in Aquarius 27, near the Sun in
Aquarius 29 and Saturn in Pisces Oj, in trine to Mars in Libra 2+
and sextile Uranus. The Supreme Court of the U.S.A. on that day
laid down that though the Government had no right to stop gold
payments on their bonds they had the right to take gold from circula-
tion and therefore that holders of State and Municipal gold contract
bonds bad no alternative but to accept payment in the devalued dollar.
Towards the close of March Belgium found rigid adherence to the
gold standard too much of a handicap to her trade and decided on
29th March to abandon it provisionally and to depreciate the belga by
at least 25 per cent. Mercury was then in Pisces 14 (on Aquarius 25
of the Constellations) in opposition to Neptune.
 LOOKIKG backwards 99
The wreck of the airship Macon on the night of 12th/13th
February when Jupiter, the planet of balloons and airships, was squared
by the Sun : tornadoes and storms in many parts of the
lir and Land world on 23rd to 26th February when Mercury was in
the airy Aquarius near the square of Jupiter, and the
turbulent Mars was squaring Lowell-Pluto : the setting up of a new
world land speed record of 276.816 miles per hour for a mile at
Daytona Beach about 4.12 p.m. (9.12 p.m. G.M.T.) on 7th March by
Sir Malcolm Campbell when Venus was in Aries 12, with the dispositor
Mars in the third house in trine to Mercury ; these are other events
of importance in the period under review which it is worth while
chronicling.

Date of Introduction of the Gregorian Calendar

The dates of change from the Julian to the Gregorian Calendar
in various countries are given in More Notable Nativities. In
countries which were partly Protestant and partly Catholic the date
of the change was not the same throughout the whole country.
A useful Supplement to the More Notable Nativities list is given in
the issue of Zenit of March, 1935.

Date of Change Places

16th October, 1583. Bavaria, Austria, Salzburg, Tyrol."
14th November, 1583. Jiilich, Cologne, Mainz, Miinster, Strassburg,
Trier.
22nd January, 1584. Freiburg, Lucerne, Schwyz, Solothurn,
Unterwalden, Uri, Zug.
12th December, 1700. Friesland, Geldern, Groningen, Overyssel,
Utrecht, Zutphen.
12th January, 1701. Basle, Berne, Biel, Genf, Neuchatel, Sargans,
Schaflhausen, Thurgan, Zurich.
1st January, 1724. Appenzell, Glarus, St. Gallen, Toggenburg.
1798. Graubiinden.

IN The Astrological Bulletina of April, 1935, C. E. Burnley gives

a horoscope chart of San Francisco based on the date of discovery of
the Bay, 2nd November, 1769 (after 10 a.m.).
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iJtaij anit fnns fBittlj&ap

Selected by MAURICE WEMYSs

In response to numerous requests (or the publication of more horoscopes we

are devoting a page each month to this purpose. Readers desirous of knowing the
planetary positions at the birth of any famous person should forward particulars.
Requests by Annual Subscribers will be given preference.—Ed. t
(1) The Hon. Sheila Berry, born at Weybridge on 3rd May,
1913, at 9.50 a.m., according to her mother.
Her engagement to Lord Birkenbead was announced on 6tb
November, 1934, and the marriage is to take place on 1st May (a few
.days after the publication of this number). The D in at M.C.
in sextile to tyczJi, and sextile *?, shows courage and tact. She is
well fitted to play her part in the world.
(2) Quintuplets, born at Callender, Ontario, on 25th May, 1934,
soon after 4 a.m., all girls (see page 76). The cusps given are for
one of them, presumed born about 4.36 a.m.
(3) Prince E. R. Starhemberg, born at Gferding (480N.18', 140E.)
on 10th May, 1899, at 3.37 a.m., according to Zenit.
(4) Francois Mignet (historian) born at Aix, Provence, on 8th
May, 1796, at 7 p.m., according to the Life by E. Petit. (Data
supplied by Miss B. Saxon Snell.) Note If d O in 8 19 in the
seventh bouse.
(5) Douglas Fairbanks (screen actor), born at Denver, Colorado,
on 23rd May, 1883, at 9 a.m., according to the National Astrological
Journal, Vol. 7, No. 3.
(6) Prince Albert of Belgium, born at Brussels on 6th June
1934, at 11.35 p.m. (Summer Time), according to newspaper reports
on 7th June 1934.

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Big n 9 «I9 as 3 H, oj X 8} 013! nj 4R ia ejli- X 2j a 29 >n 17
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All astrological books of importance are reviewed iu this column
" without fear and without favour."

Almanack Astrologique, (Chacoraac, Paris. 10frs. = 3s.)

This excellent almanack contains monthly predictions and
a special article by Nitibus on the future of France. M. Boudineau,
Julevno, and F. Ch. Barlet contribute articles on various subjects of
astrological interest. The book also contains an ephemeris of the
planets places.

The Pre-Natal Casting of the Horoscope, by E. S. WaldroR.

(Obtainable from Schaefer & Co. Ltd., Honolulu. 4s. = U.S.A. SI.)
Mrs. Waldron explains the recognised rules for ascertaining
the pre-natal epoch and deducing from it the degree on the horizon
at birth, when the exact time is not othenvise known, as explained on
pp. 64-67 of Alan Leo's Casting the Horoscope. She enters into
great detail giving in thirteen notes on the procedure to be followed
no fewer than fifty-nine separate rules. She also takes not merely one
example horoscope but seven example horoscopes to demonstrate the
seven slightly different types of procedure (according to the position
of the Moon). She quotes Sepharial's Table of Genders and states
that "after several years of working with them no error has ever been
discovered." The book is sure to prove helpful to those anxious to
learn to cast the horoscope by this method.

An exhibition of books on the occult was held in London in

December comprising 500 volumes selected from Mr. Harry Price's
collection of 12,000 books, including many books on Astrology.

1
All books mentioned in Modern Astrology may be obtained by post from
Modern Astrology Offices.
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Qoestions (by annual subscribers) dealing with topics of general astrological

interest will be answered on this page. We express our thanks to all the readers
who write with information assisting us to answer queries. We regret that we
cannot find time to write to them all personally.

Answer 97.—The following are the horoscopes of (1) The

Spanish Republic, Madrid, 14th April. 1931, about 5.50 p.m. L.M.T.
(2) The U.S.S.R., Petrograd, 15th September, 1917 at midday
L.S.T. (3) The Austrian Republic, Vienna, 12th November, 1918,
4 p.m. L.S.T. (4) The Manchurian Republic, Changchun, 1st March,
1932, at 10 a.m. L.S.T. (5) The Chinese Republic, 12th February,
1912. Time unknown. Computed for Noon, L.S.T. Pekin. (6) The
German Republic, Berlin, 9th November, 1918, at 1.30 p.m. L.S.T.
(7) Post-War Hungary, constituted at Budapest, 1st March, 1920,
1.17 p.m. L.M.T.

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(r) T24 H18 »I2 xifij fl, 4j ®I2J VJ23 TI6 iiy 3^. mi8J ®2i AIS
(2) nj!22 run n)(29l). ^284 si 2 nn Aioi araojlj. SI 6% o Sj 'n!23 ><122
(3) "I I9i H xj 2 1 5j m 16J V] 1 ®I5J A27I —24 A 9i ® 6 l/jzoi B13}
•(4) Kioj 227 3f 3 T2o| x 4 AljH — 04 T17 'it 641}. ®20 —11J n 8
(5) =22 216 s= 8 n 16 n 44 2 12 B14 St 04 ®2tj n27 ssxSJ ni2j
(6) 111164 kJ20 2 1 11124 2284 ® 16 A274 *24 AS? O 6J 210 JSI2
(7) K104 2s28 1x284 — 9 111 8 Alo^. 14! 81^ K 2 Jl gify as 54 K28 as22

Query 103.—Should we use all the 43 additional aspects

proposed by George Wilde and the aspect of 15 degrees mentioned
by Mr. Carter in his Principles of Horoscopic Delineation ?
—J. K. B., Glasgow.

Query 104.—Should we take the traditional orb of 12 degrees

for aspects to © and B or accept Mr. E. H. Bailey's view that an orb
of 7 degrees should be allowed for major aspects (<5 *□ Ag) and
3 degrees for minor aspects ?—J. K. B., Glasgow.

Query 105.—What were the positions at noon on 25th January,

1759, the date of birth of Robert Burns ?—J. K. B., Glasgow.
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doneaponbence
The Eitilor does not assume resfrmsibi/ity for any stutemenls or ideas advanced
by corresfondenls, mid the pablicaiion of letters does not necessarily imply
(ympalhy with the views expressed therein.
To the Editor, Modern Astrology
The Sign of Bristol
Dear Sir,—I have thought for some time that Bristol came
under the Aries decanate of Leo—and I think the recent fire at the
City Hall confirms this view.
The fire, I hear, probably started some time before it was found
out—through au electric fuse. This may have coincided with •? d 2
in sz opposition Bristol's 28 St. You see if 2 rules copper one can
easily see how this would occur.
If anyone has collected any other definite dates as regards Bristol,
1 should be very pleased to have them.
I have recently been to Leeds, and I rather wonder if that towfn
comes under Aquarius, although I have no data to confirm this point.
It is I think the only town in Yorkshire that is really cosmopolitan in
its character and welcomes so many occult societies at various times.
Echo Villa, Yours sincerely,
Batheaston, Bath. Esme SWAINSON.

To the Editor, MODERN ASTROLOGY

The System of Porphyry
Dear Sir,—I feel that the readers of Modern Astrology
consider that a reply is due from me to Mr. E. H. Bailey's letter in
the January issue.
He takes exception to my statement that the Equatorial Primary
Directions appear to have convinced him that the system of Porphyry
is the correct one. He says that neither the E.P. Directions nor
aspects had anything whatever to do with his adoption of the
Porphyrian method as they are wholly unconnected with it. I consider
that I stated the case fairly. He said in his Houses of the Heavens
that " his investigations of the Porphyrian method coupled with the
discoveries he had made in connection with the Equatorial method
of Primary Directing had very considerably modified his views."
Vol. 14, p. 173. When discussing a conjunction in his
104 MODERN ASTROLOGY

Equatorial Directions he said: " It is further a strong point in

support of the Porphyrian method of house division.
Vol. 15. p. 26.
He says that the Raphaelian Tables are identical with those of
Zadkiel.
1 agree that they are identical but would point out that Mr. Bailey
himself described the Semiarc Method in Vol. 14, p. 76. He
stated that the rules were to be found in Simmonite and informed us
that if the cusps be computed by that process they will give degrees
and minutes which are not distant from the meridian by one-third
or two-thirds of their respective semiarcs. Raphael's Tables were
computed by this method.
Mr. Bailey says that the tables with which he supplied Raphael
contained all the variations given in the Text Book of Mathematical
Astrology. But the cusps of the intermediate houses in Raphael's
Tables do not agree with those in the Century Tables of Houses by
the author of the aforesaid text-book. Let us take the tables for
59° N. Sidereal Time 12hrs. The twelfth, second and third cusps,
according to Raphael are: 13°"v. OVtf, and 180~ whilst according to
the Century Tables they are 130|i 34'.1, 29° ^ 15'.7 and 180«? 33'.5
respectively.
He says that "the question of the Moon's latitude has always
been taken into consideration when it is placed in a different quadrant
to that of its longitude." But in 1919 he said; " the question has
arisen during the last few years as to how far there is justification for
considering the Moon's latitude when calculating its rising or setting
for purposes of the epoch." He then gave an example where the
Moon was in a different quandrant from its longitude, BJ.A., Vol. 12,
p. 81. When he computed the second of Queen Victoria's epochs he
ignored the latitude of the Moon. If he had taken it into consideration
the sex would have been male.
Mr. Bailey shirks the point 1 raised about Medical Astrology.
I admit that the hylegiacal places in a map are the same for the
Moon as for the Sun. He states that the Anareta is that planet ,d
which afflicts the hyleg. Now the Moon, in some cases, may be
hyleg if it be in a hylegiacal place; but he gives us no rules for
ascertaining the Moon's exact position, in a scheme according to
Porphyry, when it has latitude.
Yours faithfully,
H. A. VOHMAN.
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XXXII.] JULY-AUGUST, 1935. [No. 4.

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TWO NOTABLE CENTENARIES

" Power to do good is the true and lawful end of aspiring."—Francis Bacon.
The reputation of few men is so great or so universal in its
character that it can survive twelve centuries, yet such is the
reputation of Bede who died on 26th May, 735, and
'rlie ^Bede*11'6was
dubbed " The Venerable " by those who came
after him. In celebrating this centenary of his death
those who have sung his praises have in some instances described
him as the greatest Englishman and in others as one of the greatest,
pointing to his " Ecclesiastical History," to his introduction into
England of the method of reckoning dates from the Christian Era,
his wide range of learning, and bis admirable moral character. But
none of the eulogies that we have read have emphasised that the view
of the world open to him was framed in an astrological frame, that he
had written tracts on arithmetic and astronomy, and that he even
recognised in the twelve disciples the twelve types' of the twelve
astrological signs.
His interest in Astrology was natural for he derived a large part
of his knowledge from Isidore of Seville (whom Dante places beside
1
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106 MODERN ASTROLOGY

him in Paradise) who in turn had studied Hyginus and devoted

a Chapter to the problem " Have Stars a Soul ? "
One of the most interesting treatises by Bede which has survived
is that on the events which thunder foretells according to the day of
the week, and the month, of its occurrence. Modern admirers of
Bede, if they happen to disbelieve in such things, assert that Bede
could not have been so foolish as to write it and, therefore, that it was
not written by Bede.
* * * *
While Englishmen have been celebrating the twelfth centenary
of the death of a great Englishman, Jews have been celebrating the
„ . eighth centenary of the birth of Maimonides in 1135.
He is by some regarded as the greatest theologian and
philosopher that the Jews ever produced, and, as in the case of Bede,
bis religious and moral character was exemplary. Like Bede be
must have perceived the law and order of the universe more clearly
because of his study of Astrology. Born in Spain, the chief centre
for astrological study at that period, bis reputation spread far and
wide and his knowledge of Medical Astrology secured for him the
appointment of Court-physician to the great Saladin.
Thus the two greatest men whose centenaries are being celebrated
this year probably owe the saneness of their outlook and their breadth
of vision largely to the fact that they were well grounded in Astrology,
the Science of the Sciences.

MR. E. L. HAWKE, Secretary of the Royal Meteorological

Society, recently drew attention in The Morning Post to the researches
of A. Tchijevsky, showing a close connection between sun-spots and
revolutions, rebellions, and riots.
Another correspondent points out that the Copenhagen scientists,
Drs.Trante and Dull, published last year evidence that the death-rate
follows a 27 day rhythm, corresponding to the period of rotation of the
sun-spot zone. Maximum deaths from derangements of the nervous
system coincide with the sun-spot maximum, deaths due to circulatory
troubles occur seven days later, and cases due to respiratory troubles
eight days later.
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International Astrology
Meteorologists aim at predicting the weather, but are far from having achieved
certainty of prediction. Astrologers aim at prediction in a much wider field and
are likewise liable to err. But in both cases the number of successful predictions
isgreaterthan can be attributed to chance. As Sir Ernest Budgesaid, "Prophecies
are so often fulfilled to the letter that even the unbeliever is compelled to admit
that there is something in Astrology."
The Cancer lunation of 30tb June, printed in the previous issue,
together with the Virgo lunation and some elements of the composition
of the figure for the end of August, make up the content of the
interpretations for the two months.
108 MODERS ASTROLOGY

In London the first degrees of Capricorn and Libra ascend in the

respective lunations of Cancer and Leo. The former while causing
a fairly high mortality in the country due to the square
Britain of Mars in the eighth is improved by the trine to
Jupiter and Saturn, notably as the latter is ruler
of the Ascendant. Steadiness and stability will carry the Government
along. The warnings of a General Election and a reconstructed
Cabinet imply an early appeal to the country. If the Government
calls into consultation an astrologer, he would advise not later than
the end of JULY and certainly before the lunation of Leo. This latter
in any case offers a severe criticism of Government policy with
a square to Mars, Jupiter and Uranus. The last named can easily
overthrow the Cabinet with the opposition from Mars. Extreme
reform measures are favoured and whichever party controls the
parliamentary machine will have to face critical problems at home
and abroad. The Virgo lunation, end of August, opposing Saturn and
conjoining with Neptune promises Democratic control. Socialists
are likely to gain numerous seats, but are NOT likely to have the
requisite majority. A definite move towards the Right wing, however,
can certainly be expected by the new Premier. Domestic problems
will have far greater attention than under the former regime and the
new Premier will be far more popular than his predecessor.
* * * *
The pungency of the German pronouncements of Defence are
subtleties that will be readily understood by certain Saturnine
features which govern the Cancer lunation where
Germany 13 Capricorn ascends at Berlin. There is a link between
Britain and Germany as far as foreign policy is
concerned and students should note carefully the tenth house positions
in each map. The Leo lunation, however, brings Germany into
greater prominence and her so-called defensive measures against
external aggression are by no means settled. Note again Saturn
right on the cusp of the sixth house. Her superior servants can be
diplomatically dealt with. A change of administration or certain
enactments more favourable towards the masses should be looked for
as the Autumn approaches.
* * * *<
 INTERNATIONAI, ASTROLOGY 109
For the next few weeks Russia is less in the limelight, working
hard at internal problems. The Cancer lunation's sextile to
Uranus is favourable towards its efforts and during
RaBsia August a great display may be expected, a kind of
triumphal show with the Leo lunation right on the
M.C. This may also be a warning to interested parties that Russia
is ready for any act of aggression. Libra rises at Moscow with the
lunation square Mars and the vast energies of the country are engaged
upon armaments, just as elsewhere. Britain and Germany are being
influenced by Venus conjunction Neptune. Indeed, the whole world
will come under this extraordinary and powerful planetary conjunction
in July, which will have repercussions in most distant parts. One
wonders what the Soviet reactions are going to be under a planetary
combination that promises peace on earth and a measure of goodwill
along democratic lines.
* * * *
The Cancer lunation occupies the third house and the trine to
Saturn, the accepted ruler for India, is a certain indication of
accomplished aims. Principles of Federated Govern-
Isdla ment, placed upon the statute book of the Home
Parliament, will tend to bring a new phase into the
lives of the Indian peoples which the Venus-Neptune conjunction in
Virgo exemplifies under the Leo lunation which is about to set.
Jupiter, ruler of the Delhi Ascendant, is square to "the lunation,
opposing Uranus but trine Saturn. The call for old and early
traditions is the inner urge, but we are likely to witness a far larger
measure of freedom granted to the Hindu races than may be commonly
expected. It should ultimately work beneficially, if we can rely upon
the Venus-Neptune conjunction. The Virgo lunation is just over the
Ascendant in August but we must leave this for a later note.
^ *
Mercury rises in its own sign at Canberra with the Cancer
lunation just below the Ascendant. The two malefics, Saturn and
Uranus, lie between the tenth and Asc., rendering
luttrftlia continued criticism and opposition to State measures.
Already we have observed dissension in the vast
Western tract, which seeks to secede from the Commonwealth.
110 MODERN astrology

There is little probability of success, but much bitterness occurs with

Saturn ascending at Canberra with the Leo lunation which is now
below the descendant and setting. An important astrological question
now hovers upon the horizon as a result of JUPITER, Venus and
Neptune. The affairs in the Southern continent will go far towards
a part solution of the rulership of Pisces: but it is generally admitted
that NEPTUNE exercises a powerful effect over this strange sign. It
will certainly benefit the whole of Australia materially and in the
religious life.
*
Jupiter rises at Washington in Scorpio for the Cancer
lunation receiving the trine from Saturn and sextile from Neptune
while the luminaries are also in trine. This is a favour-
United States able condition for the whole of the country and should
express itself in improved business facilities and
arrangements for organising public activities in such a manner as to
come within the scope of all concerned. Saturn's opposition to
Neptune is very distasteful and crime experts are well employed with
numerous investigations. The end of Cancer ascends at the Leonine
lunation bringing it below the horizon, Mercury on the Ascendant and
Uranus in the eleventh. Talking, gossiping and newspaper enterprise
are features of national interest. The United States forges ahead of
all other States where enterprise and convenience are concerned and is
likely to benefit to an amazing extent as a result of discoveries in
agriculture. Cattle plagues which have infested Europe and
particularly England, might now find a remedy about this time,
emanating from America.
David Freedman.

The Planisphere of Geruvigus1

ONe of the earliest manuscript planispheres extant showing th«
representations of the constellations as we now know them is contained
in a Roman MS. of the Phenomena of Aratus of the 2nd Century
A.D., now in the British Museum, These representations differ from
the earlier Egyptian representations.
i See Frontispiece.
 Ill

Jlatralogg in tip ^tstorg of ^.nstria

A STUDY BASED UPON ASTRONOMICAL AND

HISTORICAL FACTS

By Erich von Beckerath, Frankfurt a.M.

" Are you serious ? Even the destiny of states depends upon
the stars ? What foolish talk ! "
That is about the tenor of every layman's remarks on reading
this heading.
" I don't believe in such things !" that is the customary remark of
all those to whom Astrology has not yet become a fact of decisive
import and of those who believe Astrology to be a kind of fortune
telling by cards or of witchery, because they never took the least
trouble to examine astrological facts in a serious and neutral manner.
However, there are some who are already more accessible, for
they have seen from correctly cast and well judged nativities that
a man's character can be well recognised therefrom and that,
accordingly, a quite definite destiny results, for a man in certain
circumstances of life can only act in a pre-determined manner,
prescribed by his character, so that the destiny is fulfilled which is
already outlined in his nativity.
But there are only very few to whom it is reserved to conceive
that Astrology yields not only the epitome of the individual's destiny,
but also that it shows how all living organisms such as ships, towns,
peoples, countries and even whole civilisations are subject to the
cosmic flow. It is indeed a remarkable experience for a man both
with astrological and historical knowledge to compare cosmic rhythms
with terrestrial correspondences and to recognise, first uncertainly,
but then more and more clearly a certain order and regularity in all
terrestrial happening which seems to have a set purpose which,
however, is for the present unknown to us.
A book which excellently shows how in history certain phenomena
112 MODERN ASTROLOGY

and events must rise, disappear and return, and bow the development
and the fall of every civilisation depends upon certain laws, is Oswald
Spengler's ingenious and highly gifted work Der Untergang des
Abendlandes (The Decline and Fall of the West), one of the most
imposing works ever written about the philosophy of history. In the
■second volume the author, certainly without being an astrologer,
■speaks of cosmic drifts, which, he clearly shows, must correspond
with terrestrial effects.
I do not know why and how I was one day suddenly smitten by
the idea of making an investigation about the history of Austria from an
astrological point of view, i.e., in the same manner as Spengler has
put civilisations side by side, by comparing them and finding so
a correspondence in their structure, their " soul," their phenomena
and their finish, to proceed in a similar manner and to put planetary
positions side by side with historical events and to see whether in this
case, too, there are such correspondences.
So I consulted the well-known German Encyclopaedia Meyer's
Konversationslexikon and perused the history of Austria by noting
down the most important historical events. Then I added the
planetary positions of these days1 and was surprised to find that the
21st or 22nd degree of Aquarius plays a most important part in the
history of Austria, for during all these events the Sun was near 2l^>
or in a strong aspect hereto (abt. 21 SI, 21 IH. or 21 b), and when
calculating moreover the planets' places of the mediaeval Austrian
events I found that already in these remote times likewise not only
the Sun, but also other big planets were in a strong aspect to 21^, by
which the important events are fully explained.
Thus it is quite clearly shown that here is the question of
a cosmic rhythm, of a historic parallel to astronomical data,
consequently of a real fact which is at any time controllable and
which cannot be passed without taking note of it. This fact cannot
be ignored either by our astronomers or by our historians, for both the
1
la part takea from modern and ancieat astronomical epbeznerides, in part
calculated with Scbocb's Planttentafclu jur jedermann for noon. The places of Venus
and Mercury were neglected because of the insignificant transitory effect of these
planets. As experience shows, only the superior planets have strong transit effects
(except Sun and Moon). The calculation by Scbocb's tables was made after the
simplified method by which the results are subject to the small margin of error of
•f* degrees (Schocb, p. XIII.].
 ASTROLOGY IN THE HISTORY OF AUSTRIA 113
historical data and the planets' places are entirely of a scientific
character. The only thing to do here is to compare these two given
data in order to find whether they are analogous. This all has
nothing to do with mysticism, superstition, occultism or fortune
telling by cards, with which Astrology is so often confounded, either
by accident or design. If competent scientific men continue in
refusing to examine impartially such and similar astrological facts,
we have the right to doubt their devotion to science.
The correctness of the idea of a return of historical events and
their coherence with the revolution of the stars is proved by the fact
that I made this investigation about the history of Austria already
towards the end of the year 1933 outlining at the same time this
present article. As Raphael's Ephenteris for 1934 at that time was
already published and as I found therein that on 13th February, 1934,
a highly remarkable planet cluster near 21 ^ would take place
(O 24 ess, D 14-24 ss:, l? 191 ss:, 2 11 ess, Si 19 55:), I expected for
this day again a grave event for Austria because this had often been
so in former days when the zodiacal point 21 ss: was strongly aspected
or transited. I mentioned this supposition in the said article and sent
the manuscript to two German editors (Regulus-Verlag, Gorlitz, and
Astra-Verlag, Leipzig) and to some friends of mine on the 3rd
January, 1934. The Regulus-Verlag acknowledged receipt of my
letter on 9th January, 1934, and as it is well-known, the troubles in
Austria took place exactly on 13th February, 1934, and the following
days.
That everybody may convince himself of the coincidence of
historical events with certain planetary positions, I herewith quote
some prominent data taken from the German Encyclopaedia Meyer's
Konversationslexikon together with the planets' places on the
respective days.
(1) 843, ll//t August.—Treaty of Verdun, most important day in
the history of Germany and, therefore, too, of Austria. The Prankish
Empire is divided into three parts.
Please note the strong occupation of the sign Capricorn. It is,
furthermore, interesting to note that the point 22 Libra which is
presumably likewise an important point for Austria, is appearing
already at that remote time.
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 ASTROLOGV IN THE HISTORY OF AUSTRIA 115

(2) 955, 101/t August.—Great victory of Emperor Otto I. on the

Lechfeld.
(3) 1260, \2th July.—Ottolcar's victory near Kroissenbrunn. In
consequence hereof conquest of Styria.
(4) 1308, Isf May.—Albrecht I. is murdered by his nephew
Jobann Parricida.
(5) H91, 7th November.—Peace of Pressburg. The successor of
the Emperor Matthias in Hungary, Ladislaw II., compelled to agree
to the Emperor Frederic III. and his family becoming his successors
in case of his dying without male offspring.
(6) 1522, 7th February.—Division of the Hapsburg countries
under Charles V.
(7) 1608,1/11 February.—Pressburg Coalition. The Hungarian,
Austrian and Moravian diets sign a confederation against the Emperor
to maintain the religious concessions given to them.
(8) 1620, 8th November {lor calculating the planets' places this
date was supposed to be a Gregorian one).—Victorious battle near the
" Weisser Berg " (white mount), the Emperor is delivered from all
troubles, Bohemia is entirely subjected, the Austrian diets are forced
to homage, and Protestantism is extirpated in all other Austrian
countries.
(9) 1626, May.—Peasant rising in Upper Austria, is suppressed
by arms and with great bloodshed (for calculating the approximate
planets' places, the Gregorian date of 15th May was selected).
Here again it is to be noted that two big planets are occupying the
point 22 —, besides the aspects to 21 sis !
(10) 1664, Isf August (assumed to be a Gregorian date).—
Montecuccoli's victory near St. Gotthard. By this, Austria obtains
the favourable peace of Vasvar, by which it is able to consolidate his
sovereignty in Hungary and to limit the rights of the Hungarian diets
and their religious freedom.
(11) 1687, 12th August (assumed to be a Gregorian date).—
Victorious battle near Mohacs against the Hungarians. In
consequence hereof conquest of Croatia and Slavonia.
(12) 1688, 9th May (assumed to be a Gregorian date).—
Transsylvania is incorporated in Hungary which, since the victory of
Mohacs, is subjected to the Hapsburgian sovereignty.
116 MODERN ASTROLOGY

(13) 1691, 19/A August (assumed to be a Gregorian date).—

Victory of Ludwig von Baden near Szalanketnen against the
Turks.
(14) 1717, \6th August.—Great victory of Prince Eugen near
Belgrade against the numerically far superior Turkish army.
(15) 1742, 17th May.—Frederic the Great's victory near Chotusitz
(first Silesian war).
(16) 1763, 15th February.—Peace of Hubertusburg. Maria
Theresa must definitively renounce Silesia in favour of Frederic the
Great.
(17) 1779, \Zth May.—Peace of Teschen.
(18) 1801, 9th February.—Peace of Luneville, very unfavourable
for Austria. Note in this case the especially strong aspects to 21c» !
(19) 1804, \lth August.—Expecting the dissolution of the
German Empire in the near future, Franz II., after Napoleon
Bonaparte's declaring France to be a hereditary monarchy, takes
the title of a hereditary Emperor of Austria and calls himself
henceforth Franz I.
(20) 1806, (ith August.—In view of the constitution of the
Rhenish Confederation, Franz I. gives up the crown of the German
Emperors. The Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation ceases
to exist.
(21) 1809, 13th May.—Occupation of Vienna by Napoleon.
(22) 1811, 20th February.—National bankruptcy.
(23) 1813, 11th August.—Austria's declaration of war on France.
(24) 1848, 15th May.—Violent petition on account of the
unsatisfactory constitution. The academic legion and the workmen
are forming line with arms.
(25) 1855, l&th August.—Conclusion of the concordat with the
Papal See, restriction of sovereignty of the State, the elementary
school teaching is entrusted to the clergy. This is a very remarkable
example!
(26) 1859, 10th November.—Peace of Zurich, Austria must
abandon Lombardy.
(27) 1861, 26th February.—Proclamation of a new constitution.
(28) 1865, IMh August.—Convention of Gastein, treaty with
Prussia regarding the Schleswig-Holstein question.
 ASTROLOGY IN THE HISTORY OF AUSTRIA 117

(29) 1867, "Jth February.—Baron Beust is appointed Prime

Minister.
(30) 1868, Hth November.—By autograph letter of Franz Joseph
it is ordered that the Empire henceforth is to be called the Austro-
Hungarian Monarchy (equalisation between Austria and Hungary).
(31) 1873, Isf May.—The "great crash" (economic and
commercial crisis) in Vienna.
(32) 1889, 30</» January.—Mysterious death of the hereditary
Prince Rudolf in his hunting lodge at Meyerling near Baden.
Kronprinz Rudolf was born 1858, 21st August (©28 SI !). He
married 1881, 10th May (020 bi !).
(33) 1893, I2flt November.— Prime Minister Taaffe's demission
(after he had been for 14 years the leader of the Austrian Government).
(34) 1918, \2th November.—An event of very incisive effect.
Collapse of the Empire and of the Monarchy, the Republic is
proclaimed. There is no doubt that this important event is the result
of the most powerful aspects of this day to 2iK5, especially by
Uranus which, as it is well known, has always very powerful and in
general reformatory or even revolutionary effects, the more so as he
was in conjunction with 21^5, accompanied by the Moon and strongly
aspected by big planets !
(35) 1934, llth February.—Rising of the socialists by force of
arms against the Confederative Government is suppressed likewise by
force of arms. Great number of victims. An event of such or similar
effects was already foretold by me in November, 1933, in virtue of
the astronomical ephemeris for 1934 from which the strong aspects to
21555 were clearly to be seen beforehand. It is to be noted also that
Pluto-Lowell was in ss 23 □ — 22.
Thus, it may be taken for a certainty that the 21st or 22nd
degree of Aquarius plays a most important part in the history of
Austria. Now, a systematical research had to find out which other
zodiacal points enter here into consideration, for there were also great
events in Austria or for Austria when 21555 was not aspected or
transited by planets. So, for instance, 22 Libra (or Capricorn)
seems to be a further important point for Austria. As it can be seen
from the precedent examples, there were often planets in the
neighbourhood of 22 Libra or in aspect thereto when great things
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were occurring in Austria. This corresponds quite to the old

astrological {tradition by which all Austria is strongly under
Libra.1
By such historio-astronomical investigations which are nearly
entirely wanting in our present astrological literature, I- was able to
determine several important zodiacal points of a famous German
town, and I even hope to succeed in reconstructing her nativity,
however, only after very troublesome researches taking much time.
In the middle ages and in antiquity, a nativity of a town was quite
commonly recognised, but to-day it is regarded as meaningless,
especially in Germany where Astrology is about to be fully forbidden
and declared to be a superstition by the Nazi Government. But how
matters stand in regard to this "superstition" is clearly shown in the
preceding investigation, which is merely a juxtaposition of historical
and astronomical facts, i.e., fully valid scientific values. Scientific
values are always recognised and admitted by our authorities, why
not in the case of Astrology ?

Professor G. R. Goldsbrough, D.Sc., F.R.S.,gave a lecture

on " Kepler and Kepler's Laws," before the Newcastle-on-Tyne
Astronomical Society on 14th February, 1935. He pointed out that
part of Kepler's duty, when lecturer in mathematics at Gratz, was to
prepare an annual almanac containing weather predictions and
astrological forecasts. Kepler, he said, attempted to improve
Astrology by rejecting the frivolous part with the object of basing it
on sounder reasoning and declared that " Nature, which has conferred
on every animal the means of subsistence, has given Astrology as an
adjunct and ally to Astronomy." Kepler adopted the Hindu idea that
the world Cor rather a great cycle) began with all the planets in
conjunction and computed this as occurring on 27th April. 3977 B.C.
at 11 a.m. in the meridian of Prussia.
1
la this conaectioa I remember that France is said to be under si, which in
the beginning of 1934 was again verified by the fact that France was anew involved
at that time in a Colonial war in Morocco (ntj. Saturn, Mars and Sun were
placed at that time in Aquarius, so that they formed then a hostile aspect to France
# A). Furthermore Morocco is under ni according to the astrological tradition,
i.e., this country is by itself always in a strong tensioaal relation to France, as
nt and SI are in □ to each other.
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Honor6 de Balzac was born1 on the 20th of May, 1799 at
Tours, for which district he always showed a great partiality.
" Where sweet and gentle thoughts flourish like the vine in good
earth."
His father was a solicitor's clerk, and subsequently a commissariat
officer; a man of literary and eccentric character, from whom his son
inherited his peculiar temperament.
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The horoscope is taken from 1001 Notable Natioities.
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He had two sisters, one of whom, Laura, was his life-long friend,
and encouraged him when the rest of the family derided his " futile "
literary labours.
At the age of seven he was sent to school, but proved an
indifferent scholar, and the b€te noire of his masters. A great reader,
he browsed at random in the pastures of learning, disliking to follow
the rigid curriculum of his college. He was a great writer, even at
this tender age and accustomed to record bis thoughts and impressions.
His desk was full of manuscripts and one of these, on "the power of
the will," was seized by a master and confiscated, to his great
chagrin.
The severe discipline of the school had a disastrous effect on his
health (SDW i <? 2 ^ ss) and his parents withdrew him. At 19
be was a law student. His opinion of this profession and others of
a similar category may be gleaned from the words he attributes to
one of his creations, the lawyer, Derville : " Do you know that there
are three men in society—the priest, the doctor and the lawyer—who
do not like the world. They wear black robes, perhaps because
they are in mourning for all the virtues and illusions. The most
unfortunate of the trio is the lawyer. When a man consults a priest
he is moved by a desire for repentance, by remorse or by beliefs that
make him interesting, which ennoble him, and are a consolation to
the soul of his mediator, whose duty is not without joy: he purifies,
repairs and reconciles. But we others, lawyers, advocates, we hear
always the same sordid thoughts: nothing changes them : our offices
are sinks which cannot be purified."
In 1819 he matriculated. His mother wished him to be a notary.
He strongly objected. " Count me for dead," he cried, " if one caps
me with that extinguisher. I should become a hack, making his
thirty turns per hour, who drinks, eats, sleeps, and has his movements
controlled and fixed beforehand. And you call that Life, this
mechanical round, this everlasting return of the same thing"
((?2S80d2:I)/nW). At this time his father was superannuated,
and the family were obliged to economise. Honor6 having been
obdurate in bis determination to adopt literature as a career, they
rented an attic for him for sixty francs a year, and made him a scanty
allowance, barely enough to feed him.
 HONORfe DE BALZAC 121

After many hardships, failures and disappointments, one day

leaning on the parapet of a bridge, and gazing wistfully into the Seine,
he remarked disconsolately to a friend— " I wonder if I am not
doomed to sleep in its wet sheets."
At this epoch he wrote a tragedy in verse, "Cromwell," which
was poor stuff, though he himself believed it a work of genius.
Flushed with pride he hastened to declaim the piece to his family.
The reading was received with stony silence, if not with boredom.
They took no pains to conceal their disappointment. The effort was
in fact a feeble one. Poetry was not his forte. Balzac, however,
doubting the critical competency of his own relatives, obtained the
opinion of an expert, whose decision was crushing—he should try any
calling but literature, he was told.
If bis imagination was fascinated by letters, it was his indomitable
will (Ob, ^ b, '?*¥) which determined him to follow them as
a career. Up to this point, his genius had strayed. He had tried
poetry, business, journalism, printing all unsuccessfully. He became
bankrupt in fortune and reputation, and broke the heart of bis father,
who died from grief in June, 1828 (M.C. p □ Lr).
The study of Sir Walter Scott's novels had a great influence on
his art, and shortly afterwards he produced his first success—Les
Chouaus (Asc. b appro*. A S : near M.C. p), soon followed
by other works. His success opened to him the drawing-rooms of Paris,
and he became a " Lion," meeting, amongst others, the Duchesse de
Castries. These impressions of fashionable Parisian life, he embodied
in such works as Le Pire Goriot.
In 1832 began the great romance of bis life, the correspondence
with the gifted and beautiful Polish Countess Hanska, a great
admirer of Swedenborg, which had such a tragic ending. After
travels in France, Switzerland, Poland, Germany, Italy and
Sardinia (Dnear 13° $ c? V), on March 14th, 1850,he achieved his
heart's desire by marrying her. But, alas, his happiness was of short
duration. Worn out by ceaseless literary labours, overstimulated by
coffee, fatigued by his journey and the strain of matrimony, he
returned to Paris prostrated, and died the 18th August following.
(M.C.p SB 5° b i? r 2 r : Asc. p — 40 0 St ©p2B2l0
appro*, b b r.)
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At his funeral Victor Hugo said of him—

" Is it not true, you, who listen to me, that such interments are
a proof of immortality ?
" In the presence of the illustrious dead, one feels more distinctly
the divine destiny of human intelligence, which descends to earth to
suffer and to be purified. It is impossible to think that the souls of
those who have given such proof of genius whilst living, should pass
away with death."
Fame could not continue to elude him, who had at birth, strongly
posited in the mid-heaven, O d If *, and 5 * (? A
* * » «
Labor Suus.
As revealed in his writings, we see Balzac in three phases—The
social historian (Asc. SI 24°, <?es80, ? ss 3°, ¥ n50). The economist
and reformer (5 W 12°: H'Hl.lS0: OW: b2S220 *^). Theoccultist
rising NJ?* W, * ^ , A 5 ).
In his human comedies Balzac seized upon the idiosyncrasies of
people and exaggerated them. Most of his characters are sketched
from life, the result of his close observation and profound psychological
insight. H e is the pathologist of the soul.
It is remarkable that the plot of his principal stories turns on the
financial ruin produced by the indulgence of some particular vice or
obsession.
As a recorder of the social foibles of his age, he may be compared
with Dickens, but he lacked the latter's sense of humour (OisslS0)
and pathos (T 8°). Baizac was essentially a realist and his outlook
was that of the historian and moralist. Both had 5? 15 denoting
a tendency towards exaggeration and satire and an inclination to
dwell on the sartorial peculiarities of their characters: both were
great travellers and interested in foreign countries. Balzac was
a staunch catholic and royalist (SI, rising: O W), Dickens was more
democratic (O iss). Balzac had b ss 22°, whilst the other had
5 22°. Both had if EE. In Balzac's map 2 as 3° is opposed to
the other's b 4°.
A French critic considers Balzac superior to Shakespeare. But
they are difficult to compare. The Frenchman may be a more
accurate psychologist, but he lacked the poetic and romantic qualities
 HORORfe DE BALZAC 123

of our master poet, the matchless beauty of whose language and

spirit of romance places him in another category. Shakespeare had
the idealistic and romantic ^ in n 6° occupied in Balzac's horoscope
by 2#. In both cases b was in the third decanate of as, denoting
a sympathy with the tragic side of life and a tendency to moralise.
In both maps S was in as 8°: and both disliked routine and
monotony, and were to some extent, criminologists. Both had © in b,
constructiveness and finance. Balzac's partiality for finance has been
commented on in the Wheel of Life, and Shakespeare expresses
a similar viewpoint in "As You Like It." Balzac had S in the same
degree as our English poet's ©, b 12°-13°. Shakespeare had
? n 14° opposed to the other's J) t 15°, indicating a more artistic
expression and choice of subject. Balzac had studied the Waverley
novels and it is highly probable that he had read Shakespeare also.
Balzac had a comprehensive mind S A ^ UJ 19° and displays
in his lesser known works a knowledge of spiritualism, psychometry,
auto suggestion, alchemy and mysticism. He possessed a magic
talisman inscribed with Arabic characters, by which he set great
store. It was supposed to confer on its proprietor gifts, both mental
and material.
The best known of his mystical writings is the Peau de Chagrin,
the idea of which was probably derived from oriental sources. It
bears a strong resemblance, as to motif, to one of R. L. S.' stories in
The Island Night's Entertainment—"The Brass Bottle." R. L. S.
had t 16° on the M.C. 6 Balzac's I), but like Shakespeare he had
three planets in the romantic and adventurous — T, signs conspicuous
by their absence in Balzac's chart. It is interesting to compare
Balzac's horoscope with Scott's, as the latter had a potent influence
on the other's early work. Scott's © was d ^ in SL 23°, the degree
of sympathy and on Balzac's ascendant: S in both horoscopes was
in mutual trine. Scott's c? was trine the other's ©, from TP 24°-
b 27°, V in one was c? b in the other, from ss 190-220. ¥ in
both cases was in mutual trine and Scott's ^ was on Balzac's S, and
c? b HI. 11°-13°.
His interest in rural sociology is admirably exposed in Le
Mddecin de Campagne, which however lacks artistic form, and both
this work and Le Cure de Village, show his strong catholic convictions.
The plot of the latter work is strong and the situations are intensely
dramatic. The fine character of the Abbe Bonnet is portrayed with
much feeling and power.
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SE|£ jfoit-lfrstibaia of tlje Ancient %elts

V. MIDSUMMER DAY

By John Rowland, B.Sc.

Wb are much indebted to Mr. Rowland for bringing to notice interesting

festivals which are forgotten by the majority, and for describing them to us in
a scholarly yet easily intelligible manner.—Ed.

PROBABLY the Midsummer Festival is that of which the most

distinct and most widespread remnants still remain in all parts of the
world, civilised and uncivilised alike. At one time, on June 23rd and
24th, fires (always a sign of Sun-festivals) were lit in all parts of
Europe. The custom still survives in Brittany, Provence, Greece
and other places, whilst the new movement in Cornwall, avowedly
Keltic, which aims at reviving the Cornish language and encouraging
in other ways the relics of the Kelts still existent in the Duchy, has
revived the custom of bonfires on Midsummer Eve. These are now
lit on all the highest hills throughout Cornwall.
It is not only in Europe, however, that these fires are lit. The
custom is widespread among the Mohammedans of North Africa, and
Sir James Frazer points out that the celebration of Midsummer fires
(dependant on a Sun-date) among a Mohammedan people, who
measure time by the moon, is a very remarkable feature. It " seems
to prove," he says, in the Golden Bough, " that among the
Mohammedan peoples of Northern Africa, as among the Christian
peoples of Europe, the Midsummer Festival is quite independent of
the religion which the people publicly profess." It is, indeed, a relic
of the far older religion dependent on the sun and stars, which was, in
turn, derived from the discoveries of the Chaldean astronomers and
astrologers.
This older cult, then, was not entirely suppressed, and is still in
evidence even to-day. The Christian Church, as we have seen in
previous essays in this series, usually incorporated what it could not
suppress, and these Keltic fires were incorporated in the festivities
 THE SUN-FESTIVALS OF THE ANCIENT KELTS 125

associated with St. John's Eve and St. Peter's Eve, these two dates
being very close to Midsummer Day.
The Eve, however, as we have already seen, was often regarded
as being more important than the day itself. We can see this in
Christmas Eve at the present time. As a result, it is the Midsummer
Eve bonfires that lasted until comparatively late in history. The
Cornish people, who remained obstinately Keltic after most of the
rest of the British Isles had lost its earlier Kelticism, carried lighted
torches from village to village on the hill-tops, and fires were lit with
them, as late as 1754, when the celebrated Dr. Borlase, one of the
most distinguished of Cornish historians, actually recorded the
ceremonies which he had observed. Details may be found in his
book, A 0/Comwafi, published in that year. At about the
same period similar festivities could be seen in Ireland and in the
remoter parts of Scotland.
Returning to Cornwall for a moment, William Bottrell, in his
Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall, which was
published in 1873, recorded the fact that these fires were to be seen
as recently as forty years previously on all the hills of Cornwall, and
adds " Some towards Redruth still retain their Baal fires." Baal, one
should add, was only one of the forms in which the Sun was worshipped
by the ancients.
Like Samhain and Beltane, already mentioned, there were all
kinds of mystic rites connected with Midsummer. It was supposed
in Ireland that a piece of charcoal, taken from a Midsummer fire, and
sewed in the clothes of a woman, preserved her from the plots of
fairies and witches, whilst a live coal was considered to bring luck to
the house if it was used to light the new fire.
All this gives us a clue to the origin of the Midsummer Festival.
The Sun then reached its highest point in the sky, and to the people
of pre-historic times, as to the people of to-day, that implied
a considerable thing. Harvest-time was approaching, the crops were
nearing ripeness, and there were all kinds of mystic rites to be carried
out in order to encourage the Sun to carry on the good work which he
had done during the preceding months.
Naturally, we should beware of reading too many modern ideas
into the beliefs of the ancients, but it is fairly probable that the Kelts
126 MODERN ASTROLOGY

had far greater knowledge than we are apt to believe. Julius Caesar,
in his conquest of Britain, quite possibly destroyed almost as much
civilisation as be brought, which is a fact not generally suspected.
Many people think the Ancient Kelts who once inhabited these islands,
ignorant savages, naked and uncouth. This is certainly far from
being the truth, as scholars are coming more and more to see.1
If it be granted that in material things the Kelts were much more
civilised than is generally thought, it is quite possible that their
religious and scientific beliefs contained the germs of truths which
later generations have come to recognise as profoundly important.
Of all the thousands of books which have been published in the
last thirty or forty years, the one which has exercised the most
far-reaching effect on the thinkers of this generation is Sir James
Frazer's The Golden Bough, and a careful study of that really
remarkable treatise on primitive beliefs will be found to support the
attitude which these papers have been an endeavour to suggest, that
the Keltic folk-lore of which so much still remains, contains remnants
of great astronomical and astrological theories which bad some truth,
mingled with much magical superstition. The Midsummer Festival,
as the one still most widely celebrated, contains most of this nature,
and much can still be done in studying such things. There are facts
still unrecorded, and many of them, if not written down, will die out
of memory, and be completely lost. It is not suggested that these
things are of any vital importance, but it is of the most intense interest
to see how our forefathers of so long ago, worked out their philosophy
of life and made their theories square with the facts of existence.
In these pages many strange things are noted : there may be
stranger yet to be discovered and made' clear. If our modern ideas
do not quite chime with the ideas of the ancients, whose relics are
still to be found at Avebury, at Stonehenge, on Dartmoor and in
Cornwall, we shall find that there are many things still in existence
which prove a remarkable similarity between ancient beliefs and
modern knowledge.
The facts which have been detailed in these papers are facts,
1
An excellent statement of this point of view, written for children, but well
worth reading by adults, is to be found in A Pre-History Reader, by Dr. T. F. C.
Dexter (Watts & Co., is. 6d.).
 THE SUN-FESTIVALS OF THE ANCIENT KELTS 127

however. They are not the specious theorising which [is so easy to
upset. Orthodox archseologists and antiquarians may not agree with
the conclusions which have been drawn, but it is difficult to see what
other conclusions can be thought valid.
At any rate, the next and concluding essay of this series will
attempt to sum up the arguments which can be advanced in this
matter, and then readers can well be left to settle the matter for
themselves. Only one thing is certain : we are only beginning to
unveil the mysteries of the Ancient Kelts, and, unless we approach
the matter with a completely open mind, we shall never approach any
nearer to a solution of the complicated questions involved.

PROFESSOR Domenico ArgentieRI recently read a paper on

the date of Christ's birth before the Congress of the Italian Society of
Sciences at Naples (according to The Times of 24th December last).
He places it in 11 B.C. because (l) Quirinus was Governor of Syria
from 11 to 9 B.C.; (2) Halley's Comet, which appeared in the autumn
of 12 B.C., was the only Comet recorded by the Roman or Chinese
historians as appearing between 2S and 4 B.C.; (3) Herod's Massacre
of the Innocents took place in 12 B.C.; (4) the early Christians
remembered that Christ was born on the day after Saturday, and the
traditional birthday, 25th December, fell on a Sunday only in 11 B.C.,
out of the 12 years preceding the Christian Era.
He places Christ's death in A.D. 27 regarding that as the only
year between A.D. 20 and A.D. 33 when the Jewish Easter (15 Nisan)
fell on a Friday (namely 11th April, A.D. 27).

A BIOGRAPHY of " Blessed Oliver Plunket " by Deputy Mrs.

Concannon is shortly to be published. She has ascertained the date
of his birth, 1st November, 1625, from his horoscope among the
Ashmolean MSS. in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. It is suggested
that the horoscope may have been drawn up by Antony a Wood, the
historian of Oxford who studied Astrology. He was a protege of
Ralph Sheldon, whose mother helped to put Oliver Plunket in his
coffin.
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APRIL—MAY
By Maurice Wemyss
An astrological commentary on current events
Earthquakes are often very alarming, but the surprising
thing is that the death-roll is usually much smaller than might be
anticipated, relatively to the destruction of property.
Earth-Shaking When, therefore, news came to hand that over 600
lives had been lost in the Persian province of
Mazanderan as a result of recurrent shocks from 12th April onwards
it was regarded as grave. But these 'quakes were as nothing
compared to shocks experienced in the island of Formosa on 21st
April at 6.2 a.m. L.S.T. (10.2 p.m. G.M.T. on 20th April) and 6.22
a.m. L.S.T., resulting in over 3,000 deaths and injuries to 12,000
people—the worst "quake in Japanese territory since 1923. But the
casualties in Japan in turn were infinitesimal in comparison with
the casualties in an earthquake disaster in Quetta and the surrounding
villages (in Baluchistan) on 31st May, at 3.3.2 a.m. L.S.T. ( = 9.33.2
p.m. G.M.T. on 30th May), in which about 80 per cent, of the
population in the area were wiped out (about 40,000 people) and
a large proportion of the survivors were injured.
Saturn, the trembler, must in these cases take a large part of the
blame. During the period he has been not far from the opposition of
Neptune (by a coincidence equated by the Romans with the Greek
Poseidon " the earthshaker ") and the sesquiquadrate of Pluto-Lowell.
On 12th April the combination was afflicted by the semi-square of the
Sun, and an earthquake stimulus was further given by the presence of
Venus in the degree of fracture, Taurus 25. On 20th April Saturn
received the square of Venus and semi-square of Mercury, and on
30th May received the square of the Sun and sesquiquadrate of Venus,
the major aspects to Lowell-Pluto and Neptune being at this date
much closer than on the dates when the earlier afflictions took place.
Saturn was on the Ascendant at Quetta at the previous lunation
(2nd May).
In financial matters the world also received several shocks.
Though President Roosevelt was successful on 23rd May in obtaining
the support of the Senate for his veto of the Patman
Financial Bonus Bill (when Venus was in Cancer 13 in trine to
'Quakes Jupiter), and thus prevented wild inflation (the issue of
2,200,000,000 dollars without additional security in gold
 LOOKING BACKWARDS 129
or investments) a severe blow was dealt to America's economic
position a few days later on 27th May, when the Supreme Court
declared the National Recovery Act unconstitutional. Though the
economic planets were afflicted and temporary disturbance resulted
from the disablement of the President's economic machine, it was not
in any caseproducing the results that were expected of it and Jupiter's
good influence may effect recovery in other ways. On the same date
under the same influences France was in jeopardy in matters of
finance and queues of timorous people lined up outside the Bank of
France to convert their money into gold, while the exchanges turned
sharply against the franc. But Jupiter there, too, is coming to the
rescue and good will come out of evil for it looks as if a real attempt
is to be made to grapple with the budget deficit.
Compared with the earthquake disasters the wreck of the "Maxim
Gorki " with the loss of forty-eight lives seems a small matter, but it
too is written in the stars. The moment when the world's
An Aeroplane biggest aeroplane crashed was 12.45 p.m. (9.45 a.m.
Crash G.M.T.) on 18th May, when, on a flight at Moscow
Central Aerodrome, it was struck by a smaller plane,
piloted by M. Blaguin who was " stunting " contrary to orders. At
the previous lunation Mars was in Libra 7i in the house of death at
Moscow afflicted by Mercury and Jupiter, and on the day of the
disaster was squared by the transiting Venus. In the figure for the
time of the occurrence the combination was afflicting the 8th cusp
Campanus.
The world at large was, on the whole, relieved at the turn which
events took at the Conference which opened at Stresa on 11th April.
It was particularly gratifying that Sir John Simon was
Stresa able to announce on the second day that Germany was
ready to join an Eastern pact of non-aggression, even if
certain of the other Signatories of such a pact stipulated between
themselves for separate agreements of mutual assistance. Jupiter in
the degree of promises, Scorpio 22, must have had much to do with this
good omen for the future, though it was by no means completely free
of afflictions.
But undoubtedly the most cheerful note in a harassed world was
struck by the cheers of the Londoners in Jubilee Week (5th to 11th
May, when Mercury and Jupiter were in benefic aspect
The Klog'a with Lowell-Pluto), and by the enthusiastic expressions
Jubilte 0f Joyalty to King George V. throughout Britain and
the Empire. Human nature was seen at its best and other
countries realised that if there can be such affection and devotion between
individuals and their king so too nations can surely eventually attain
to a condition in which it is not a necessary part of their character
that they should indulge in hatred and suspicion of their neighbours.
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^ome fnlir snd August IStctljdays

Selected by Maurice Whmyss

In response to numerous requests for the publication of more horoscopes we

are devoting a page each month to this purpose. Readers desirous of knowing the
planetary positions at the birth of any famous person should forward particulars.
Requests by Annual Subscribers will be given preference.—Eo.

(1) Robert Hooke (experimental philosopher, and "the first to

state clearly that the motions of the heavenly bodies must be regarded
as a mechanical problem ")i born at Freshwater on 18th of July
(O.S.), 1635. See W.L., Vol. II., p. 67.
(2) William Woolett (engraver), born at Maidstone on 15th
August (O.S.), 1735. Note ^ X19^ (on X3 Con.) 5*2.
Cf. " Engravers," W.L., Vol. II., p. 95.
(3) Huey P. Long (the "Dictator" of Louisiana), born at
Winnfield, La. on 30th August, 1893, at 4.15 a.m., according to
N.A.J., May, 1935. Note 9, ruler of the tenth, in — 9df? —11.
A touch of humour is given by the rising 5 in SI20.
(4) Mrs. Burnett Smith (Annie S. Swan), born at South Leith
on 8th July, 1859, at 8 a.m., as recorded.
(5) M. Gaston Doumergue (former President of France), born at
Aigues-Vives (Gard) on 1st August, 1863, at 11 p.m. (see Astrosophie,
March, 1934). Note 0S19 d 5 , and M.C. 1^24^ A 2 .
_ ^ (6) Theodor Daubler (poet), born at Triest on 17th August, 1876,
at 6.45 a.m., according to Die Astrologie, September, 1934. Note
5 A^.

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" without fear and without favour."

Weltall und Menschenkdrper, by Paul J ulius SCHATT. (Otto

Wilhelm Barth-Verlag, Munich. R.M. 4.80 = 7*. 6d.)
THIS astrological book is original in style and will stimulate
thought, though the actual subject matter is familiar, the relation of
the macrocosm and microcosm, the effect of the planets and of
aspects, man's health and ill-health, sexual relationships, talismans and
amulets, and so on.
Der Kreuzweg Christi als Tierkreis-Mysterium, by FRIT2
SCHLEIFER. (Korsch, Dusseldorf. R.M. 3 = 5s.)
THIS book deals with the twelve stations of Christ's journey
bearing the Cross and relates each of them to a different astro-
logical sign. The text of the Bible is examined in detail and
many hidden meanings are explained. The book has a Foreword by
Professor I. M. Verweyen of Bonn.
Sterneii Mdchte und Me«sc/i,by Dr. F. Schwab. (Bernhard
Sporn Verlag, Zeulenroda i. Thuringen. R.M. 6 = 10s.)
The author gives the results of his long experience as a doctor
who used Astrology as an ally. He is, however, not merely
a statistician but an observer who has found life interesting and
imparts some of his interests to his readers.
Aspektanalyse, by ERICH Carl KOhr. (Verlag Bernhard
Sporn, Zeulenroda i. Thiir, R.M. 3 = 5s.)
THIS is a very thorough analysis of astrological aspects, their
qualities, the differences when applying and separating, right and left
aspects, sensitive points, and the effect of aspects in secondary and
primary directions.
1
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Qdestions (by annual subscribers) dealing with topics of general astrological

interest will be answered on this page. We express our thanks to all the readers
who write with information assisting us to answer queries. We regret that we
cannot find time to write to them ail personally.
Answer 98.—Beethoven was born on 16th December, 1770,
when the planetary positions were as follows;
Ol)S«<rv'? ijivl
7 24i 722i W27 1122} W3} TUSi ti 22 f). »SI4 VJ2li
The horoscope is commented on in Wheel of Life, Vol. II.,
p. 212.
Answer 99.—The Peace Treaty was signed at Versailles on
28th June, 1919. The moment when the German plenipotentiaries
signed was 3.12 p.m. (Summer Time), i.e., 2.12 p.m. G.M.T. (See
Modern Astrology, 1919, p. 285) the positions being as follows:
©DSS t n *1 IJVL. M.C. Asc.
9S6 esijJ m24 A2I n23 aa22j A23 K ijlj. AS 206 ASJ ^295

Answer 100.—Miss Gene Dennis was born at Kansas, Missouri

on 7th December, 1907, at 2 a.m., as stated by herself. A similarly
gifted personality is Mr. Marion, born at Prague on 15th October, 1892,
at 6 a.m., as stated by himself.

ON Saturday, 9th February, the City Folklore Club held an

Astrological Evening at the City Literary Institute, Goldsmith Street,
W.C. 2. The speaker was Miss A. Geary, Hon. Secretary of the
London Astrological Research Society, her subject being " Reading
the Stars." There was a large attendance and that the subject bad
proved interesting was shown by the number of questions which
were put to the speaker after her lecture.
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The Editor does not assume responsibility [or any statements or ideas advanced
by correspondents, and the publication of letters does not necessarily imply
sympathy with the views expressed therein.

To the Editor, MODERN ASTROLOGY

Multiple Births
Dear Sir,—Under separate cover I am enclosing a newspaper
[The Evening Star of 7th March) giving a full account of the birth
of quadruplets to Mr. and Mrs. George Johnston of Dunedin,
New Zealand, which event occurred during the evening of Wednesday,
6th March, 1935. The first birth, a son, took place at 6 p.m.
New Zealand Summer Time (12 hours ahead of Greenwich) and the
three daughters were born between then and 10.30 p.m. As the
mother had been sent to hospital some days earlier and X-rayed the
four children were expected and special arrangements were made by
the hospital authorities for this rare event.
According to medical statistics the chance of quadruplets being
born into the world is one in every 757,000 births.
Up till the day of writing the babies are all well and thriving.
On the same day that quadruplets were born in Dunedin, triplets,
all girls, were born at the Royal Hospital for Women, Paddington,
Sydney, New South Wales. I am unaware of the time of birth in
this latter case.
Yours faithfully,
Dunedin, New Zealand. VernON S. Brent.
17lk March, 1935.

To the Editor, MODERN ASTROLOGY

Sir,—In your May-June issue for 1934, the birth of the famous
violinist Niccolo Paganini was given as 18th February, 1784, in
answer to a request of a subscriber in Oslo, Norway, for the planetary
positions.
134 MODERN ASTROLOGY

It is well known that musical and other dictionaries are at

variance as to his actual birth date. The other date is October 27th,
1782, which is also the one inscribed on a plate outside the house
where Paganini was born, and it is reasonable to suppose that his
son or relatives would never have tolerated an incorrect inscription of
the birth of their celebrated ancestor.
It is true that Paganini, for vain professional reasons, induced
his lawyer Germi to apply to the priest at San Salvador to have his
age reduced "well below forty." The fake document was obtained
to the great consolation of Paganini !
Thus, while there is reasonable proof for accepting October 27th,
1782, the authenticity of the other is still lacking.
I may at the same time call attention to the birth date of another
famous musician and composer, John Sebastian Bach.1 Biographers
and some dictionaries give bis date as March 21st, 1685 and 1686.
March 21st, however, is Old Style and of no value to astrologers.
Ten days have to be added forthe seventeenth century and the correct
date stands as March 31st, 1685. The year 1686 as given in some
books is due to ignorance of the time systems in use in Germany and
England for past centuries.
Yours truly,
Chicago, 111. P. A. Lisbon.
April Bth, 1935.

Mrs. Alice J. Wild, Nightingale Lane, Bromley, Kent,

records a curious coincidence, namely, that each of her three sisters
gave birth to a baby on the same day, 2nd August, 1928.
To Mrs. G. Scott, St. John's Park, Blackheath, a boy, at 3.30 p.m.
To Mrs. A, Jespersen, Richardson Road, Hove, a boy, at 6.30 a.m.
To Mrs. R. de Retis, Park Street, London, N. 1, a girl, at 6 a.m.

1
Bach's birth date is given as zrst March (O.S.), 1685, in Wheel 0/ Life,
Vol. II., p. 211. There is, however, some doubt whether this was in terms of the
Civil Year or not. In some places at that period 21st March, 1685 would fall in
t686 according to our modern method of reckoning.—En.
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ON THE MAIN, BEFORE THE ROMER, THE OLD TOWN HALL
(Seen from West)
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ABYSSINIA
"The future of Abyssinia is shrouded in mystery . . . Will the three
European powers who are interested come to a friendly understanding, is the
great cjuestiou. I am afraid they will not."—Modern Abyssinia (1901), by
Augustus B. Wylde.
Abyssinia has been very much in the foreground of the world
picture recently. Lying in the torrid zone and harbouring a number
of somewhat wild tribes only partly under the domination
Comments ^ ru^I18 raoe' w'10 are a hybrid people, partly
" Semitic," partly Negroid (whose kings cherish a tradi-
tion of descent from Solomon and the Queen of Sheba), it has been
visited by a comparatively small number of Europeans, and thoroughly
explored by a mere handful. In the early centuries of the Christian
Era it was regarded as in the South West quadrant of the then known
habitable world, described by Ptolemy as " Libya." Each quadrant
was regarded by him as ruled by one of the astrological triplicities,
Libya being governed by Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces. " It owns Mars
as its principal ruler in consideration of its Western portion and on
behalf of the South it is also governed by Venus." But blended with
these rulers are other rulers according to whether countries are situated
in the North, South, East, or West of Libya. " The parts of this
quadrant," says Ptolemy, " which lie near the middle of the entire
earth are Cyrenaica, Marmarica, Egypt, Thebais, Oasis, Troglodytica,
136 MODERN ASTROLOGY

Arabia, Azania, and middle Ethiopia. These countries being situated

in the north-east of their quadrant have due familiarity with the
north-east triplicity (consisting of Gemini, Libra, Aquarius) and are
governed by Saturn and Jupiter, and also by Mercury. Their in-
habitants, therefore, participate in the influence of all the five planets
in vespertine figuration and consequently cherish due love and reverence
for the gods, and dedicate themselves to their service In
a state of subjection they are submissive, cowardly, abject and most
patient : but when they command they are brave, generous, and high-
minded The natives of Arabia, Azania, and middle Ethiopia
have familiarity with Aquarius and Saturn ; they consequently feed
on flesh and fish indiscriminately, and live in a state of dispersion like
wild beasts ; they never unite in society, but lead a wandering and
savage life."
Coley appears to follow Ptolemy in regard to zodiacal rulership
and lists Ethiopia under Aquarius and Saturn. It is to be remembered,
however, that Ptolemy regarded these as sub-rulers and that the whole
of the two triplicities mentioned also had influence.
:£ sjt
Italy, as is well known, was regarded as ruled by Leo, the sign
opposed to Aquarius, indicating sometimes partnership but sometimes
opposition : but modem research indicates that Aries 27
plus a blend of Gemini is an important component in the
Italian character.1
According to the modern method of measuring the world horoscope
from the Greenwich Meridian as Capricorn 19 (on Capricorn 0 of the
Constellations) the last decanate of Aquarius is now on the Midheaven
of Abyssinia and the first decanate of Gemini on the Ascendant.

The present Emperor of Abyssinia, Hail6 Silassi6 I., is stated in

the public press to have been born on I7th July, 1891,
Tll6 B eror
^^ . a day on which Aries 27 was severely aflSicted by Uranus
111
Silassie 1 ^'^ra 27 i, Mars in Cancer 281, and Saturn in Virgo 14,
omens of the friction between Abyssinia and Italy,
i Cf. U.A., 1927, p. 315.
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(6) Washington.
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.^inteiimttoiml ^strologjj
Meteorologists aim at predicting the weather, but are far from having
achieved certainty of prediction. Astrologers aim at prediction in a much wider
field and are likewise liable to err. But in both cases the number of successful
predictions is greater than can be attributed to chance. As Sir Ernest Budge
said, " Prophecies are so often fulfilled to the letter that even the unbeliever is
compelled to admit that there is something in Astrology."
The lunations of Virgo, Libra, and a touch of Scorpio are brought
into play with the interpretations for the current period.
Cancer rises at the Virgo lunation and Pisces at the Libra lunation
at London. Pluto is close to the ascendant at the former, the Sun and
Moon being in opposition to Saturn, in close trine to
Britain Uranus and in wide conjunction with Neptune. It will
be noticed that all the malefics are operating and this
applies throughout the world. Two malefics are elevated above the
138 MODEEN ASTROLOGY

horizon and control the situation for Britain, which certainly does not
give much ease or comfort. Threatening situations in foreign affairs
are constant, but slow and tortuous movements will prevent any
sudden outbreak. A powerful concentration of forces between the old
and the new policies is indicated with Saturn and Uranus in benefic
aspect. Meanwhile slight improvement occurs in domestic affairs.
Saturn holds the Eastern horizon at the Libra lunation, the only
marked feature being a good Martian aspect. lucreasing road fatalities
and air disasters occur with Mars in the 8th. The opposition of the
Scorpio lunation to Uranus is ominous.
j}: *

The first degree of Leo ascends at Berlin at the lunation of 29th

August and the end of Aries in the successive period. The Virgo
lunation is in the second house with Saturn in the eighth
Germany and retrograde. A serious deadlock is arising, especially
as Saturn rules the seventh in opposition to the ruler of
the ascendant. The rulers and the ruled are discontented and with
Uranus close to the M.C. an appeal to popular discipline will meet with
temporary success. Mars rules the second figure with Mercury right
on the seventh, the lunation being in the sixth house. Government
prestige is much below par. Note Jupiter afflicting the lunation as
lord of the eighth. Later on vast financial problems will face the country
as Jupiter afflicts Saturn in the Scorpio setting, and rules at Berlin.
Extreme caution and careful diplomacy alone can keep the malcontents
quiet. Nevertheless the whole country has a sinister Neptune garb.
* * * *

Leo rises at Moscow and Uranus is close to the M.C. at the Virgo
lunation which occupies the second house. Some striking material
results will become apparent, and the Soviet forges
Russia ahead, as must be the case with any nation that has
Uranus elevated over other orbs and in powerful benefic
aspect to the ruler of its ascendant. Astrologers should disregard all
reports by people with interests in either direction and concentrate on
the monthly figures to get real and material facts. The Libra lunation
occurs in the sixth house with Mars close to the seventh as Gemini
 INTERNATIONAL ASTROLOGY 139
ascends. The working population share in the Government, but
a distinctly militant tone is adopted. The country will be able to en-
trench itself with some success in the Scorpio lunation which launches
itself close to the M.C.
* * * *
Virgo 11 rises at Delhi with the lunation just above the horizon
and Neptune within 3 degrees of the ascendant. This is none too
agreeable, especially when we observe Saturn, India's
India ruler, receiving theopposition of the lunation and Neptune.
Dire distress, I regret to say, occurs and the whole
country is plastic, ready to he moulded by popular cries. Saturn
makes its appearance in the ninth house at the Libra figure, however,
and fair counsels then prevail. A vast congress is likely to be called
for settling internal problems. But as Gemini ascends a frightful
babel of tongues will confuse the real issues. Nevertheless a more
peaceful condition is gradually arriving as Saturn receives the benefic
aspects of the Scorpio lunation. Heavy financial losses through
injudicious gambling occur at this period with the heavy affliction to
Uranus.
* * * *
The Virgo lunation is in the sixth house while Aries 7 ascends at
Washington. This places the States in a relatively powerful position
with regard to the other countries in its material welfare
United States and without exception should produce commercial
success and increasing employment in various fields of
industry. The opposition to Saturn indicates serious domestic strife
and a high rate of mortality in hospitals and institutions. Sagittarius
ascends later. Weakness is displayed by the Government as the Sun
is in its fall. Strenuous efforts are made to keep clear of European
conflicts but as Saturn will be in the fifth house at the Scorpio lunation
with Uranus in the seventh a stalemate occurs and the only hope is the
benefic aspect from the solar conjunction. The U.S.A., however, wins
through with much pride and is steadily building up surplus supplies
for future needs.
A « * A
140 MODERN ASTROLOGY

Sagittarius rises at Canberra at the Virgo lunation giving rise to

a more hopeful frame of mind. Owing to the opposition of Saturn
there is little headway and probably severe losses on
Australia stock raising will be experienced, this Saturnian feature
severely affecting the trade of the continent. As a result
of the extravagant Jupiter, there will be spending and borrowing on
an extensive scale and at least much pleasure and recreation will be
derived from public works. The Libra lunation is near the second cusp
and gives muscular energy and vitality, but there is still a heavy
expenditure as Jupiter in semi-square rules the situation and encourages
the spenders.
* * *
A few lines may be devoted to the crisis in this country. Cancer
ascends in the end of August at Rome. The trine to Uranus gives
superiority to Italian Armaments. Students will note
Italy the approaching conjunction to Neptune. But in the
long run Italy, if she enters into warfare, will have to
face the results of the opposition to Saturn. If we presume that the
Abyssinians will be affected by Neptune, Italy must pay a heavy price
for her demands. The Libra lunation is no better as Neptune is in
the sixth ; but the sextile of Mars to the lunation will bring success to
arms. Mars rises at Rome in the end of October in Sagittarius with
Jupiter as ruler square Saturn, while the lunation is in opposition to
Uranus. This is sufficient for the war-mongers and the only hope of
averting a catastrophe lies in the lunation's benefic aspect to Mars and
Saturn.
David Freedman.

Horace's Birthday
From a letter of Cyril Fagan's in the June issue of the Astrologer's
Quarterly it appears that Stephen Gwynn has adopted 11th January,
65 B.C., as the date of Horace's birth. 11th January (Julian) was the
date proposed in the Wheel of Life, Vol. III., p. 54. Either Mr. Gwynn
has accepted the speculative date given in the Wheel of Life, or by an
extraordinary coincidence has independently fixed on the same date
as the most probable one. ^
 141

JUtrologiT in ttje ^iatorg of Jfrankfort on tlj£ JHain

A FIRST RESULT OF AN ATTEMPT TO RECONSTRUCT
THE NATIVITY OF A TOWN
By Erich von Beckerath (Frankfort)
From all astrological books, ancient and modem, it can be leamt
that the old town of Frankfort-on^Main, in which until 1792 so many
German emperors were elected and crowned, is ruled by Libra, but
this is the only traditional notice. I did not succeed in 6nding any
other complementary data in the rather copious literature on Frankfort.
As the history of Frankfort is extremely rich and interesting, I
resolved to make a careful investigation about this tradition as to the
sign of Libra, in order to find if it could be proved by historical or other
facts and to see if the history of Frankfort might somehow be connected
with the stars. My studies are not yet concluded, but what I have
already found is enough to fill a big volume. I am completely spell-
bound by this work.
First of all, I made an interesting investigation by noting down
about 1,000 important historical events including those of the ea.rly
middle ages. Then I computed the planets' places of these days, for
the middle ages with the tables of Karl Schoch and for the other times
with the help of old and modern astronomical ephemerides, and was
very surprised to observe that some definite zodiacal points were
always strongly transited and aspected, e.g., 4° Pisces, 21° Aquarius,
and others. There is no doubt that I have found in this way some
radical places of the town's nativity. Which planet is to be supposed
on these places can be deduced from the kind and the character of the
event in question. I am about to outline my discoveries and to publish
them in a more extensive form in German astrological magazines.
Already when studying the historical books I was struck by the
multitude of events of a character which had strong relations to the
affairs of the fifth house, such as the numerous elections and coronations
of emperors, ecclesiastical and secular meetings, etc., etc., and the
importance of the fifth house was indeed proved later on by transits
and aspects of the planets, especially to the very remarkable point
142 MODERN ASTROLOGY

210cx, which must be near the cusp of the fifth house, assuming that
Libra was on ascendant.
Now I suppose that in the middle ages this nativity of the town
was known to the initiated architects who incorporated so many
astrological arcana in our Gothic cathedrals, town halls and fountains.
I am convinced that they said something about it, in a symbolical
form, in the fountain of the Rdmerberg at Frankfort on the Main
(c/. the frontispiece illustration).
Please have a look at the figure on the fountain : we see there
a " Justitia " holding a pair of scales in her left and a sword in her
right hand. The traditional explanation is, of course, that this is an
allusion to the privilege of the free imperial city of having its own
j urisdiction, but there were a good many free imperial cities in Germany
which likewise had their own jurisdiction but lacked a Justitia on
their fountains. An astrologer, however, judges this in quite another
way. It is striking that the figure of the Justitia is holding the scales
(= Libra !) higher than the sword ((J), so that we immediately under-
stand that no threatening is expressed here (which would be the case
if the sword were higher), but that the Justitia is saying : " Here is
a peaceful place, here is Libra ruling (and not the sword [= <?, T]) '• ",
for (J is in Libra in his detriment (= the sword is lower than the
scales !).
Another allegoric allusion of the same meaning is to be seen on
another fountain, the Liebfrauenbrunnen, only some steps away, on
the Liebfrauenberg (a square place), where a child represented on the
East side (East = ascendant !) of a square obelisk is playing with
a pair of scales and riding on a sword. The scales are represented
higher than the child and the sword is below him.
But let us return to the Justitia fountain. We see there, besides
the Justitia, four mermaids (fishwomen, Melusinas). What is a
mermaid ? A biological impossibility : a virgin (or an angel) above,
and a fish below. But just because this is an impossibility, we must
deduce that here is a symbol, an allusion to an arcanum, destined only
for initiated men. It is not difficult to find that half a virgin's (HJ)
body opposed to half a fish ()() body means the zodiacal opposition
of Virgo and Pisces. This symbol is well known to every student
of heraldry.
 ASTROLOGY IH THE HISTORY OF FRANKFORT ON THE MAIN 143

Furthermore : Do you believe that the number of four mermaids

is merely a matter of chance ? No, it is not, for the old architects
would say by this : Here is a matter touching the opposition of Virgo
and Pisces, and that at the fourth degree, and the more so as on the
Liebfrauenberg fountain (re-constructed in 1771) four delphities
(fishes = )() are to be seen, upon which the whole fountain is based.
But even this is no proof. However, I have found the following :
According to the Frankfort Chronica by Lersner, Part I., p. 24, the
Justitia fountain was erected in 1542. The moment, when the waters
were for the first time playing in the fountain, was 1542, August ISth, at
7 o'clock in the evening. At that time, the Sun occupied the fourth degree
of Virgo and in the East was rising 4° Pisces ! Saturn was at 4° TI\
(A 40K, -Jf 4°T1J).
I am convinced that this is no matter of chance, but that this
moment was wisely chosen by the architects.
The planets' places on this day were as follows :
O D <V V •? V <f ? 2 B
154.361 7 l6a T 20 JI26 itl4 ^2 73 ®20 he29 *4
Let me quote another example :
In the same Chronica, Part I., 2nd book, p. 72, is to be read that
the laying of the foundation stone of the famous Protestant Catherine
Church (near the Hauptwache, a central place of Frankfort), which is
likewise well known to every English tourist, took place in 1678,
March 15/25 (Friday before Judica) at 5 o'clock in the morning, in
presence of eight members of the Senate of the Frankfort Republic.
I was astonished to read that such an important ceremony was
fixed at an hour so early in the morning before sun-rising and in the
cold winter season. I supposed that it certainly was by intention,
and so I erected a figure for this moment. I was surprised to find
that again 40K was rising. The planets' places were as follows :
ODVljl'jV <72 SB Asc. M.C.
rj s7* ssiS* r8 njJ 306 hjoJ syj *74 itii8s 3<4 fig
The hour was not badly selected for laying the foundation stone
of a church, for the 2|--sign Pisces was rising just with its fourth degree
1 a
At 7 o'clock in the evening. Jbid.
' 5 o'clock in the morning. 4
4 with =: 21° ! 6
□ 21°.
144 MODERN ASTROLOGY

which is so important for the history of Frankfort, with 21 the church

planet therein, and strong, because in his own sign, near the ascendant
and conjunct with £ and ^. The ® occupied the first house, and
the other sign of 21, Sagittarius, was culminating (19°).
And when we look for the actual transits, we find that the figure is
right, considering the actual church troubles in Germany and the
conflict of the Church, both Catholic and Protestant, with the Nazi
government. Take, e.g., 1935, June 1st:
o n 10 rf >? rad. !
I) n 12 Ditto.
nj! 12 t S , J rad.! (1' was in XII. " at birth " = enemies !)
¥ W 4 <(]).? rad. !
•? * 10 d Asc. and 9 ,s ,H rad. ! !
"l 15 in VIII. ! □ H' rad., t D, 1 rad. !
<r 7 # 0,1#rad. !
But in the German newspapers there is not a word about this, of course.
Every astrologer can imagine how interesting it is to make a
detailed research on the nativity of a town and that it was an over-
whelming experience for me to understand suddenly the vivid language
of the four mermaids which I knew already when a boy. But after
having found that over arid over again the axis of 4°K-ln]? was alive
when great things happened at Frankfort, I felt that I was guided by
a mysterious power which revealed before me some of those wonderful
arcana, perhaps because ^ (which I have d M.C. at birth) is transiting
now my ascendant (15° TTJ) and forming A to ^ 2 13/15°^ in my
radical figure.

Me. Hamilton Stark writes us as follows : " In order to correct

the published statement of Mr. Wemyss and others who have not been
accurate I am offering the most dependable data obtainable anent
George Washington's horoscope of birth. He is believed to have
been born near 10 a.m., 11th February, 1731. By adjustment to the
Gregorian Calendar his birthday became the equivalent of 22nd February,
1732." But that is exactly the date for which Maurice Wemyss
computed the horoscope, which has been adopted by other astrologers,
namely for 11th February (O.S.), 1731/32 =;22nd February (N.S.), 1732.
SeeM.A., 1932, p. 44.
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[Continued from page 63)
By Cyril Fagan,
President of the Irish Astrological Society
Toe Report of the Irieh Astrological Society published in the Modern
Astrology Year Book for 1934, aroused world-wide interest in the system of the
Ruggieri, and we consider ourselves fortunate in securing an admirable series of
articles on the subject from the pen of Mr. Cyril Fagan.—Ed.

The Sun
The Sun represents the heart of man. It is the seat of Life and
the source of Love with all its attachments and repulsions. It is the
arbiter of man's destiny and the end of his search. For the consumma-
tion of humanity is the supreme union with Life, the only Reality.
Just as the Sun, clothed in the blaze of supernal splendour, is enthroned
in glory in the centre of his own planetary children, receiving their
eternal adoration for the vital gifts he so magnanimously bestows, so
the Sun in a nativity represents the supreme Lord and Eternal Love
seated motionlessly in the citadel of the heart.
The influence of the sign the Sun is placed in at birth together
with the influences of the planetary configurations he receives denote
those vital qualities, attributes and desires that are built into the very
fabric of his body and lie at the root of character. Being inseparable
from the man they represent his soxd and condition all his actions.
Unlike lunar configurations, which denote the conscious attractions
of the " ego," the Solar attributes belong to the great unconscious
realms of the mind but are only too obvious in their effects to the
onlooker.
Mundane Position
When the Sun is prominently placed in a nativity it betokens
one who is superior in manner and is ambitious of kingship. Proud,
lordly, vain-glorious, he will be given to display and ostentation,
according to the Solar configurations. He is fitted to occupy the seat
of honour in the palace, the council chamber, the academy, or in any
society, institution or establishment. The sense of rivalry is keenly
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developed and with a fanfare of trumpets and banners flying he will
engage in combat any challenger to his throne. He will compete with
the peacock in the splendour of his plumage. As there cannot be two
masters so two Solar individuals cannot remain in the same circle and
agree. Sooner or later one will oust the other from the ascendancy ;
the defeated one departing and forming his own coterie elsewhere.
The history of the Theosophical Society affords a striking illustration
of this fact when William Q. Judge contended with Mrs. Annie Besant
for the presidential chair. Both were Solar individuals, having their
Suns not only in opposite angles, but also in opposite signs. Judge was
born at Sunrise with the Sun in Aries, while Mrs. Besant was born at
Sunset with that luminary in Libra. Eventually Judge—Arian like—
broke away from the Society, and with his numerous followers formed
a rival organisation in America, leaving Mrs. Besant undisputed lord
of the Theosophical Society in India, a position she occupied until
her death. Incidentally it may be noted that the founder of the
Theosophical Society, like the founder of the Napoleonic Empire, had
the Sun at birth in its own sign Leo.
The Solar man is inseparable from his coterie or followers. They
are essential to his existence. They compose his audience and wor-
shippers. They are his children and think and act as he dictates ;
and he thrives on their flattery and appreciation. Wherever he goes
they follow him, and when he dies they perpetuate his memory. Of
course the best illustrations of the Solar influence are to be found in the
horoscope of Napoleon I., and in that of the Grand Monarch Louis XIV.
—" The Sun King." But to these could be added the horoscopes
of the Emperor Augustus, Vespasian, and Nero and the monarchs
Edward III., Henry VIII., Henri II., Catherine de Medici, Frederick
the Great, Lorenzo the Magnificent, Solyman the Magnificent, Duke of
Marlborough, Don Juan of Austria, Mar6chal McMahon, Oliver
Cromwell, General Grant, and in the realm of literature and arts
Goethe, Dumas, Wagner, Gounod, and Ruskin.
When the Sun is obscurely placed in the horoscope the native will
be simple, accessible and unassuming in manner and will mix freely
with the crowd and take a back seat in life. Unless the Moon is in
the Solar sign Leo or configurates the Sun he will not be ambitious
of honour or desirous of praise.
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The house-position of the Sun will often reveal the direction of
one's pride and devotion. Thus Krishnamurti, who was so devoted to
his brother, and whose death was the turning point in his career, had
the Sun placed in the third house at birth—the house traditionally
associated with brethren. At the time of his brother's death Saturn
was transiting in opposition to the place of his Sun. Charles
Nungesser, the brilliant War Ace, whose pride and glory was in defying
death, had the Sun conjoined to Jupiter in the house of mortality (the
eighth) and curiously enough Jupiter was in transit over his Sun when he
gloriously perished in an attempt to span the Atlantic. Mrs. Bessie
Leo, whose destiny was linked with that of her husband, had the Sun
placed in the seventh house at birth. Not a few of our great composers,
dramatists and artists had the Sun placed in the Northern quadrant,
as for instance Mozart, Schumann, Chopin, Tennyson, Yeats, Millet,
and Victor Hugo.
Mutual Configurations of the Luminabies
When the Sun at birth is in opposition to the Moon (Full Moon)
or in quincunz or trine to that luminary, especially if the Sun is
elevated or more angular than the Moon, it denotes one who is attracted
to Kings, Princes, Presidents and their suites and who aspires to the
highest offices in the land. He will be proud, lofty, haughty, ambitious
of honour and desirous of hero-worship and like JuliusCaesar, Augustus,
Richelieu and Hitler will strive to live in regal state.
If the Sun at birth is in conjunction with the Moon (New Moon) or
the Moon is young it denotes one who is attracted to the people and who
in consequence will devote his life to the public welfare, especially if
the benevolent Jupiter assists. Florence Nightingale, Dr. Bamardo,
and Henry Erskine are notable ezamples of this rule, being all bom at
the time of the New Moon.
Generally speaking, configurations of the Moon to the Sun denote
that the thoughts of the " self " (p) are centred on glory and renown
(©). The 'importance' and superiority of the native's personality
becomes the central theme of his every conversation. It is almost
impossible for him to talk or act in a detached way. His self-conceit
always intrudes. Continually studying his reactions to his superiors
he will do everything to perfect his status and improve his character.
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Loving to be thought a fine fellow he often falls a victim to the flattering

adventuress. If a girl she is in danger of being seduced by fine words.
The haunts of astrologers and character-readers are frequented in
order that they may hear their greatness recited ; but woe betide the
delineator who dares to tell the unpleasant truth. Indeed it is
this itching interest in " self " that has led many to study astrology
and kindred subjects for themselves in the hope that they will obtain
a deeper insight into their own ' greatness.' This is the more likely to
happen if Pluto—the planet of curiosity—is involved in the con-
figuration. Incidentally it will be noted that Pluto dominates the
nativities of astrologers, palmists and fortune-tellers, being often
angular or configurated with Mercury or the luminaries.
When the luminaries are not in any mutual configuration, and
provided the Sun is not dominant in the natus, then the natives will
be obscure and diffident and will in no way endeavour to advance
their interests, and will be indifferent to their own greatness. Indeed,
if the Moon is in common signs, especially Virgo or Pisces, they will be
uncommonly shy and will suffer tortures if forced to appear in public.
No ordeal is more terrible to the " Moon in Virgo " persons than to
have to speak in public or attend an afternoon tea-party in the drawing
room, and in their confusion they blush, stammer or become tongue-
tied. Under a cloak of modesty and decorum they hide a very bashful
personality and in order not to attract undue attention they will be
meticulously correct in their personal attire. The mysterious elusive-
ness of Greta Garbo affords no problem to the astrologer, who knows
that her Moon at birth is placed in Virgo. Individuals with the
Moon in the other three common signs, Gemini, Sagittarius and Pisces,
are hardly less sensitive and shy. I've seen the " Moon in Gemini "
individuals get into such a state of nerves that they could not hold
steadily the papers that were in their hands ; but instead of becoming
tongue-tied they talked rapidly in a jerky and excited manner;
while it is no uncommon thing to see the " Moon in Sagittarius " young
lady knot her legs round the legs of her chair in her nervous agitation.
This sense of " inferiority complex " is almost completely absent
when the Moon is in Cardinal signs (particularly Aries), especially if
configurated with the Sun. Much of the constitutional sensitivity
engendered by the Sun in Common signs will be less apparent if the
Moon is in Cardinal signs and configurated with the Sun. The busy
lives of these people give little time for brooding on their fine feelings.
{To be continued.) [Author's Copyright.]
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Adolf Hitler ! Dictator of over sixty million people—supreme
commander of a virile race, whose word is able to make or mar whole
communities, at whose command men seem to spring up ready armed
from the ground, as they were fabled to do at the injunction of the
Greek Cadmus.
What says the wheel of destiny of this remarkable man ? What
symbols of the mystery of the stars stand out in relief in the birth
chart of Hitler the Enigmatic ?
He was bom on the 20th April, 1889, at 6.30 p.m., the grandson
of a pedlar. The Hitlers belonged to Braunau on the Inn, in Upper
150 MODERN ASTROLOGY

Austria. They never stayed long in one place, being itinerant, and
of a restless spirit.
Herr Hitler, Adolf's father, had come to Lambach, some thirty
miles from Braunau, and was a Custom's " Unteroffitzier." The
peasants of Lambach were annoyed because he gave himself the airs
of a State official. The bourgeois status of the boy's father and the
early poverty of the family are shown by the elevated position of
Saturn in his fall in Leo, in close square to Venus and Mars in Taurus
in the seventh house. The retrograding Venus, co-ruler of the horoscope,
ever backs to the square of the planet of fate.
Adolf Hitler intensely dislikes to be reminded of his humble
origin, so leaves his past wrapped in a veil of secrecy. He never
mentions his mother. The only known fact concerning her is that she
was a Bavarian, and bequeathed him a certain sense of Slavonic
mysticism. From her he also inherited his love of talk. She is
indicated by the Moon and Jupiter in almost exact conjunction in
Capricorn. The cross rays between Saturn and Mars nearly always
denote an unhappy childhood, intensified in this instance by Venus
also being involved.
The last degrees of Libra are rising. Libra's reign in this
horoscope is nearly over, and Hitler's entire physiognomy, character,
and mentality correspond far more powerfully to the oncoming
Scorpio.
In any case, the rulers of the two signs are interlocked in a fierce
contest in this map—a continual wrestling between the upper and lower
nature, between the ideals and the passions. The eternal strife
between Venus and Mars " jumps to the eye " here.
The rising degree applies directly to the opposition of the Sun.
This implies lack of compatibility where his father is concerned
and also adumbrates the gigantic task to be attempted in this incarna-
tion. Note that the opposition is from a Venus sign to the Sun just
within another Venus sign. Great hope and promise are concealed
in this symbology.
Only a Colossus could have shouldered the task. Adolf Hitler
has stability, strength and purpose, as can be seen by the powerful
Taurean centre in the sphere of " others "—of those far removed from
himself, the sphere of conflicting opinions, aims and motives. All
 THE GERMAN HERCULES 151

these things, and many more, have to be fused into a homogeneous

compound, and Hitler has accepted the Herculean test.
He is closely attended by the planet of the New Age, Uranus, the
influence of which can be used as a diabolical agent or in its true
capacity as one of the most exalted of " the seven angels before the
throne." Uranus stands on guard in a karmic zone, the twelfth. This
is a curious oombination. The avant courier of Hitler's future is
thus placed in a sphere of the past, where the wrong doings, errors
and sins of long ago must be redeemed. Uranus is retrograding.
Now a retrograding planet seems to indicate a deep inner causation
which may remain latent for years and then manifest itself with
irresistible force—a wave of the great astral deep hurling itself on the
shores of this world. This work had to be undertaken. Libra-Scorpio
are signs of the reformative trinity, and Uranus is the Reformer
himself. Hitler proclaims that he is here to reform Germany, to give
her a proper status among the nations. Is not that great country
worth a mighty effort ? He will render unto Ckesar the things
which are Caesar's—prestige, honour, hope, faith and life ! Uranus
is in sextile with Saturn in the Midheaven, and the planet of Destiny
travels forward to meet the transcendental.
At twelve years of age, Hitler saved up a few kreuzen and bought
a ticket to see a wonderful play about the Swiss hero, William Tell.
His imagination was so fired by the courage of this indomitable man
that in later years he stated that probably his championship of German
rights was caused by this representation—" What mighty fire a little
spark may kindle ! "
He has a strong sense of the dramatic, and the lunar rays pouring
full upon Jupiter in the third give him a fine histrionic talent. Also
he possesses in abundance the Taurean expressiveness of speech and
action.
He was a voracious reader of history in youth, and his cardinal
interest was centred in the lives of the great dictators of the past.
His heroes were Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Charlemagne.
The Lunar-Jupiterian combination in a mental zone, and in Capricorn—
the sign of history and antiquity—causes this vivid visualisation of
the past. Jupiter expands Hitler's activity and vision through the
magnetic pull it gives to the Moon at birth.
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In addition, Luna rules in large part the ninth house, so that he

is intensely idealistic in the main, and although a man of action
because of the rising Uranus and the other strong planets in cardinal
signs, he is also a dreamer of dreams on account of the union of the
ultimate planets, Neptune and Pluto, in the eighth sphere, in an airy
sign, and is sensitive to the call of
" Dawn lands for youth to reap,
Dim lands where Empires sleep ! "
His mentality is exceptional in some respects—swift, nervous,
on thequi vive, for Mercury is in the leading fire sign and has a prophetic
touch through the Sagittarian decanate. Mercury for ever tugs and
pulls at the rising degree, so that his mind is constantly on the alert,
stimulated by the irresistible spring of Aries (our word " spring " comes
from the swift bounding urge of Aries, the first spring month). Thus
we have quicksilver in fire in this map.
Across the zodiac, Mercury also receives the stirring vibrations
of Uranus, and together these are helping to play out the swelling
harmony, interspersed at times with heartrending discords, which
is being orchestrated in Germany and to which the ears of every other
nation are listening in keen suspense.
The elder Hitler died when Adolf was thirteen. The Sun was then
applying closely to the conjunction of Mars, and approaching the
square of Saturn. The tiny pension did not suffice for the boy's
education, therefore he had to renounce the idea of becoming a State
official, and accepted temporarily odd jobs which he found distasteful
and poorly paid. After a while he went to Vienna, with only fifty
guelden in the world, and still dreaming of the purple of the Caesars,
became a builder's labourer ! Building is associated with Taurus,
and is also strongly influenced by Saturn, which was by now exactly
squared by the Sun. He hated the job, was greatly disliked by the
other workmen, and revelled in the resentments he aroused. Explosive
hatreds emanated from him at this period.
The War caught him in its toils. He was bundled off to the
Front on November 12th, 1914, as private in a Bavarian regiment.
Marching into danger with the other young men he sang with enthusiasm
the words sacred to Germany—
" Fest steht und treu
Die Wacht am Rhein."
 THE GERMAN HERCULES 153

He became a Lance-Corporal in the War ; was badly wounded in

a gas attack led by the British. Temporarily blinded, he was taken
to the field hospital, where for weeks he could not even read a news-
paper. The Sun was in close conjunction to Neptune (poison gas)
having just entered Gemini. He dreamed while here that he snatched
the German banner from weaker hands and led the troops to
victory.
Neptune in the eighth gives the faculty of " dreaming true " like
Peter Ibbotson in George du Maurier's mystical novel.
This was the end of his War experiences. Later he joined the
Socialists, where he was somewhat violent at times—Mars square
Saturn can be exceedingly revolutionary.
In 1934 he addressed meetings in several towns in Bavaria, and
was agreeably surprised to find that his voice was stronger and more
resonant than he had dared to hope. A deep powerful voice is a Taurean
attribute, this being the zone where sound is bom.
He was tried for his opinions and imprisoned at Munich in February,
1924. To his followers it seemed that his star had sunk below the
horizon. The Sun was now on Pluto's radical degree in Gemini—the
sign of mentality. His ideas had led him into trouble, and Pluto—
over-lord of Scorpio—was using his power in the eighth to disturb and
incarcerate. During this time, the Moon was travelling through Aries
in his natal sixth, near Mercury, which again indicates trouble worked
up through opinions and proclamations.
There was an intermezzo in gaol until December, when he was
released. The Germany of that period paid little attention to Hitler's
exits and his entrances. But in 1930 there was a transformation
scene. The Nazi activity had commenced ! In March of that year,
what Hitler describes as the ride of the Nazis into the German Valhalla
had begun ! There were nine hundred closely packed Nazi meetings
in this year. The Sun had now passed well beyond the difficult
Neptunian-Plutonian conjunction, and was now applying to the
sextile of Saturn, and Mercury, a swift traveller in Hitler's map, had
reached Cancer, the sign of the populace, sextile to his radical Sun, and
Venus, which had been retrograding until his 30th year, was now
hurrying forward once more in Taurus in the seventh house.
It has been truly stated that to his own people " Everyman is
154 MODERN ASTROLOGY

immortalised in Hitler." The German astrologers now consulted the

stars and declared that Mussolini's Fascist March on Rome had taken
place under similar planetary conditions. They prophesied that
nearly seven years after the Munich " Putsch " Berlin would be reached.
Germany became spellbound concerning the new leader. One news-
paper wrote " Hitler's stars show the same combination as Napoleon's,"
and others went so far as to say hysterically " Ecce homo ! "
He is a supreme Shock Troop Commander—Uranus opposition
Mercury, aextile Saturn. He has also marvellous and magnetic power
over youth. He has adopted the policy of picturesque exaggeration
in his dealings with young men. This is decidedly a Mercury-in-Aries
trait.
The worst blot on Hitler's escutcheon is the powerful and deep-
seated anti-Semitic feeling. Astrologically, this is plainly to be
discerned. Saturn, the ruling planet of the Jews, is in the Midheaven
in his fall, square to Hitler's co-rulers, Venus and Mars—both in the
house of open enemies. He declares himself to be definitely hostile
to this people in his drastic and Draconian way by the very slogans
of the Nazi Party. " Deutschland envache! Juda verrecke! "—
" Germany awake ! Judah perish ! " He spares not even Jewish
genius—Einstein was forced to fly for his life. Hitler seems to be
re-enacting the r61e of Pharaoh, and the cruel expulsion of the Israelites
almost resembles a second " Flight from Egypt."
This is the reverse of the medal—^intolerance, separateness, the
misunderstanding of the law of brotherhood and unity. This law
cannot be broken with impunity; the boomerang will return to the
hand of the sender. The harsh rays between the two malefics, in-
tensified by Saturn's square to Venus, dam up the natural flowing of
tolerance, understanding and compassion. The magnanimous
vibrations of Leo are chilled by the presence of the dark-ringed planet.
Ofttimes there is innate coldness of heart with Saturn in the Lion's
zone, ill-aspected.
On the other hand, so mixed are the rays in this chart from the
point of view of evolution, that the Dictator is extremely advanced
in other matters. He is a vegetarian, so has recognised the important
law that man should not prey upon the world of living things for his
food. He is sober in his tastes, simple in his personal style of living,
 THE GERMAN HERCULES 155

economical, intensely idealistic along many progressive lines, self-

sacrificing, hard-working, whole-heartedly devoted to Germany and
her future. The fine sextile of Saturn to Uranus is eloquent. Hitler
is, in short, a Uranian, struggling to fulfil and harmonise in
this incarnation the difficult commands of this dynamic master.
On the 3l3t January, 1933, Field-Marshal Hindenburg made
Hitler supreme by creating him Chancellor. In May, a year later, he
became Dictator of sixty-six million people. He is still only middle-
aged—in his 46th year. When he attained the position of supreme
Dictator, his Moon was progressing high towards thr Midheaven, Venus
was not far from the trine of the radical Moon, the Sun was applying
to the sextile of Saturn, and Mars to the trine of Uranus. This latter
trine will be exact in 1937.
The task is a stupendous one. Hitler-Hercules has the Twelve
Labours to perform in even more troubled times than the Greek hero
was forced to wrestle with in antiquity. Will the Dictator be equal to
the test ?
Astrologically, we think so, as his Uranian mentor is ever drawing
Saturn into a closer and closer sextile.
Many of Hitler's tools were unfavourable when he started out in
life, but he has brightened and sharpened them, with the intention of
building solidly and well. As Gasset, the Spanish psychologist, truly
says—" To be worth living, life must have a purpose."
Adolf Hitler has found his purpose. May he use it to give the
world peace !

Mr. 0. W. Ranta writes us from Fredrikink 38 (Tohkola),

Helsinki, Finland, as follows : " I have succeeded to relate the most
outstanding events and attainments of a deceased person to a horoscope
cast for the death moment of the said person ... I presented this
my discovery in the year 1926 to the Society of Psychical Research
here and proved it by many demonstrations. If your readers wish
I shall prove it also to them. I only beg them to send me the
information of the death moment and death locality of two persons
who lived at least twenty years and who were to some extent
remarkable. To facilitate my work I should appreciate if they would
include the death horoscopes, already computed."
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J^un-JTeatibala of tbe Jlnrient Helta

VI. CONCLUSIONS
By John Rowland, B.Sc.

We are much indebted to Mr. Rowland for bringing to notice interesting

festivals which are forgotten by the majority, and for describing them to us in
a scholarly yet easily intelligible manner.—Ed.
In the course of the last five issues of this journal, we have con-
sidered, in turn, a number of periods in the year, each pointing
unmistakeably to the fact that the Ancient Keltic rites of sun-worship
still have their influence on the people of to-day. Other dates might
have been adduced, had space permitted : Christmas, for instance,
is undoubtedly a mixture of pagan and Christian symbolism, with the
pagan symbolism predominating, which is only to be expected when
we remember that the date, December 25th, is in the rainy season in
Palestine, a time at which the events recorded in the Bible as having
taken place at the birth of Christ could not have occurred. There
has just as obviously been absorption of pagan ceremonies here as
in some of the other dates which we have already considered.
But it is time to sum up the evidence which is available, and see
what conclusions can be formulated. Expressed in the simplest
possible terms, the whole matter can be put quite briefly. The Kelts
believed (and rightly so) that the seasons of the year, determined by
the movements of the heavenly bodies, and particularly by the move-
ments of the sun, were of the utmost importance to the human race.
Only by setting his work according to the ever-changing seasons was
man able to ensure the succession of natural processes which produced
the harvest. And this, one might add in parenthesis, is a good argument
for the belief that the Kelt in Ancient Britain was a good agriculturalist.
The succession of the seasons might be of interest to nomad tribes,
but it was only to those engaged in agriculture that such matters
became of immediate practical importance. So it was among the
agriculturalists of the Nile valley, where, according to Sir Grafton
Elliot Smith, the science or art of tilling the soil originated, that the
careful observation of sun, moon and stars began, thus laying the
 THE SUN-FESTIVALS OF THE ANCIENT KELTS 157

foundations of astronomy and astrology, later developed by Chaldeans

and Phoenicians, and brought to these shores by eastern travellers
in search of precious metals. Cornish tin, especially, was a great
attraction, which provides abundant justification for the greater
prevalence of these beliefs in Cornwall to-day—a prevalence which
readers of the previous articles of this series will at once realise.
The great dates of the Keltic year were then seen to be roughly
corresponding to the Solstices and the Equinoxes—dates which
Christianity later appropriated without, perhaps, realising their true
significance. A study of strange customs on such dates as Hallowe'en,
Midsummer, May-day and so on, reveal traces of these ancient beliefs,
as do careful investigations of Saints' Days, and certain details of
folk-lore. There is to be no attempt to recapitulate all that has already
been said on these points, as readers who find this article too scrappy
and insufficiently detailed must refer back to previous articles, where
they will find each part of the subject dealt with more fully.
The real aim, then, of the ceremonies associated with the Sun-dates
already mentioned, are dependent on two kinds of magic. (Remember,
too, that magic does not necessarily mean any disrespect for the
beliefs of the ancients, for, as Sir James Frazer and others have often
pointed out, magic is the true forerunner of both religion and science.)
The two kinds of magic are what is known as contagious magic,
whereby the object which it was desired to influence was placed in
contact with the influencing medium, and imitative magic, which
consisted in doing on a small scale what the desired object did on
a larger scale. As examples of these two kinds of magic it will, perhaps,
be sufficient to cite the driving of cattle through a fire to give them the
health and fertility which only the Sun-fire could bring, and the
lighting of fires on hill-tops to imitate the Sun.
It was said above that the dates roughly corresponded with the
Solstices and the Equinoxes. That is so, but the correspondence was
only rough. Actually, as has been seen, the dates were sometimes
some weeks removed from the date as we know it accurately to-day.
This may be in part due to the fact that the ancients did not observe
things as accurately as we (although the amazing accuracy of the so-
called " Sun-stone " at Stonehenge suggests the greatest imaginable
accuracy on the part of the builders of that mighty edifice), but it is
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more probably because the important date was not the Equinox itself,
but a later period, when it became more obvious what was happening.
Early Man did not realise, as we realise to-day, the inexorable laws of
nature. He did not know that the succession Spring, Summer, Autumn,
Winter is as entirely determined and as unalterable as the succession
Ice, Water, Steam when heat is applied. As a consequence of this
vagueness, itself dependent on the absence of any criterion of scientific
belief, the Kelts were never quite sure that the weather was going to
take its appointed course. It was only some weeks after the Spring
Equinox that they knew that Summer was on the way. The days
were definitely getting longer, the Sun mounting higher in the sky.
The grass was growing and the crops were ripening—hence May-Day !
And similarly in the Autumn, when it became obvious that the Sun
was suffering from a decline. Some weeks after the Autumn Solstice
came the festival which we now know as Hallowe'en, but which was
then called Samhaintide.
All these things are facts. They cannot well be disputed. What
one would like to know is this : what are the orthodox antiquarians
going to do about it ? In Cornwall, for instance, there are numbers
of rough-hewn monoliths which are called " crosses." Many of them,
to the student, are quite obviously pre-Christian Sun and fertility
symbols. And yet the orthodox school of antiquarians continue to
refer to them as " crosses," and the writer has seen, in one moorland
village, a new " cross," erected as a War Memorial, which contains
the old Sun-serpent design (indicative of fertility) carved on its side.
It is not desired to delve any deeper into the subject of ancient
symbolisms in this article, since, being the concluding summary of
a series, it would not be well to introduce any new material which
would only make the whole matter infinitely more confusing to the
reader.
But after all it is of some interest to ascribe credit where credit is
due. If our ancestors of (probably) thousands of years ago were
more intelligent than we are apt to imagine, is it not of some interest
to find out that fact ? And there can be little doubt that much truth
lies hidden which may yet be revealed. A patient study of past
events will often surprise those who think themselves up-to-date.
Our Keltic ancestors knew more than we usually believe, and
 THK StTN-FKSTIVALS OF THE ANCIENT KELTS 159

a study of archseology, folk-lore and the associated sciences will soon

give modern man a healthy respect for his ancestors of countless ages
ago.

Note.—For the reader who would like to learn more about this
subject, a short bibliography is appended. The books are of varying
importance, and of varying interest, but all of them are worth reading.
Early Man in Britain, by W. Boyd Dawkins.
Life in Early Britain, by B. C. A. Windle.
The Bronze Age and the Celtic World, by H. Peake.
In the Beginning, by G. Elliot Smith.
Civilisation in Britain, 2,000 B.C., by T. F. G. Dexter.
A Pre-History Reader, by T. F. G. Dexter.
Fire-Worship in Britain, by T. F. G. Dexter.
Travels and Settlements of Early Man, by T. S. Foster.
There are many others, but the reader who masters the above
will have an excellent grounding in the subject.

A Dictionary of Islam, by Thomas P. Hughes, recently published,1

contains a number of items of astrological interest. Thus according
to an old book on exorcism, previous to the recitation of the attributes
of God for the establishment of friendship or enmity on behalf of any
person, it was necessary to know the initials of his name in the Arabic
alphabet, these initials being connected with the Signs of the Zodiac,
the planets, and the elements. We may take as examples some of the
correspondences of the first four letters (arranged according to the
Abjad).
L 3 4
Attributes or Names Allah Baqi Jami Dayyan
of God
Meaning of the God Eternal Assembler Reckoner
Attribute
The Elements Fire Air Water Earth
The Perfume of the Black Aloes Sugar Cinnamon Red Sandal
Letter
Signs of the Zodiac Hamal(Ram) Jauza (Twins) Saratan (Crab) Saur (Bull)
Planets Saturn Jupiter Mars Sun
1
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160

1£ooluiig Haclihiarbs
JUNE—JULY
By Maurice Wemyss
An astrological commentary on current events
The country most prominently in the limelight during June and
July was undoubtedly Italy. Up to the beginning of June few people
in this country had thought it possible that Italy was
Signor planning a campaign of slaughter in Abyssinia, but
Mussolini a note sent by the Abyssinian government to the League,
made public on 21st June, declared that " an aggression
upon the independence and integrity of Abyssinia seems imminent "
and revealed that the Itahan government were sending more and more
troops and munitions to East Africa : and Signor Mussolini made it
abundantly plain to Mr. Eden on his visit to Rome on 25th June, that
a small territorial concession from Abyssinia in return for a gift from
Britain would not satisfy him or dissuade him from carrying out his
plans. But the climax was reached when on 7th July in a speech to
departing troops at Salerno, Mussolini, said, "We have decided on
a struggle in which we will not turn back. Our decision has been
taken and it is irretrievable." Thus the astonished world began to
realise that the man whom they had admired as a man who kept his
word, who had supported the admission of Abyssinia to the League of
Nations, who had taken his solemn oath to submit all disputes with
League members to the judgment of the League, who had signed two
treaties renouncing war, and guaranteeing the integrity of Abyssinia,
now without any pressure by force majeure, deliberately plans to
amass 300,000 well armed men to wipe out the ill-equipped forces of
Abyssinia if they should oppose him. He naively added " the whole
world must appreciate the sublime valour of Fascist Italy." In his
own country 11 Duce is now the admiration of all. In his horoscope
{M.N.N. 67) the progressed 3rd cusp Campanus is close to the military
Aries 8-9 in sextile to the radical Moon, Saturn, and Mars and in trine
to the radical Sun and Mercury. During June the transiting Mars
in Libra was in trine to his radical Mars, and on 7th July was in trine
to the oratorical degrees. However, slowly but surely the day of his
glory is passing. Within six years time the Midheaven will be squared
by the Sun and Mercury and afflicted by Uranus and it may be that
the man who so suddenly came to power in Italy will as suddenly fall.
In marked contrast to the hysterical outbursts of the Italian press
were the dignified protests of the Abyssinian Emperor, his expressions
of his willingness to leave the whole matter to the decision of the
League, but readiness to sacrifice his life alongside his people if Italy
attacks.
France indulged in an economy campaign in July, the discount
rates of the Bank of France being reduced to 3£% on 18th July, and
 LOOKING BACKWARDS 161

drastic cuts being made in the pay of Civil Servants and others, which
resulted in riots in Paris on the 19th of the month, when
Economics about 1,000 arrests were made. Mercury in Cancer was
in close good aspect to Uranus and Lowell-Pluto (ruler
of the economic Cancer). Saturn (ruler of the economic Capricorn)
was opposed by Venus and Neptune and in sesquiquadrate to the Sun.
Mercury reached Cancer 13 on the 24th July in sextile to Venus
and Neptune and in trine to Jupiter. Economic questions were
greatly exercising the minds of the politicians in
Dr. Colijn Holland, owing to the outflow of gold from the Bank of
the Netherlands, and finally Dr. Colijn resigned on 26th
July. It soon became evident, however, that no one else would be
able to form a Cabinet and Dr. Colijn (a stalwart opponent of
devaluation) was again invited to become Prime Minister on 29th
July. Bom on 22nd June, 1869, with M.C. Scorpio 25 and Ascendant
the political Capricorn 22 (according to De. Myaticke Wereld, May, 1933)
his radical Uranus (ruler of Scorpio on M.C.) was in Cancer 16|
conjoined with Venus in Cancer 13 and in sextile to both Jupiter and
Mars, showing a clear understanding of economic questions.
Jupiter was for a considerable period in or near Scorpio 15 making
an explosive blend, which had one of its worst effects when Uranus,
ruler of Scorpio, was close to the square of Venus and
semi-square of the Sun on 13th June. A terrific
Explosions at explosion occurred in the afternoon on that date at
Munitions a munition factory at Reinsdorf, Saxony. That village
c one
and its neighbour, Braunsdorf, were wrecked, 52 people
being killed and 373 injured. A somewhat similar
influence was operating on the afternoon of 27th July when the Sun
was within a few degrees of the square of Uranus and semi-square of
Venus. A munitions factory blew up near Lake Maggiore with heavy
loss of life.
Another force which ended the lives of many during July was
extensive flooding both in parts of China and in New York State, under
the influence of Saturn in Pisces 10 afflicted by Lowell-Pluto.
Among the more pleasant events to chronicle are : the record
crossing of the Atlantic from Southampton to New York by the French
liner Normandie at the beginning of June in 4 days 11
A Pleasant hours 42 minutes when the speedy Mars was in trine to
Chronicle the Sun in Gemini: the ending of the three years war
between Paraguay and Bolivia by the signing of an
armistice at Buenos Aires shortly after midday (L.S.T.) on 12th June
when Mercury was in sextile to Uranus : the conversations between
Britain and Germany under the same pacific influence resulting in an
agreement voluntarily limiting the tonnage of the German fleet to
35 per cent, of the British (published as a White Paper on 19th June) :
and Captain E. W. Percival's flight from England to Africa and back on
one day, 17th June, when Mars was in libra in sextile to Venus.
 162

j$ame September anb October Uirtfjbnijs

Selected by Maurice Wemyss

In response to numerous requests for the publication of more horoscopes vs-e

ore devoting a page each month to this purpose. Readers desirous of hnowitig
the planetary positions at the birth of any famous person should forward
particulars. Requests by Annual Subscribers will be given preference.—Eu.

(1) John Adams (President of U.S.A.), born on 30th October

(N.S.), 1735.
(2) Prince Humbert of Italy born at Turin on 15th September,
1904, at 11 p.m. (according to Demain, July, 1935).
(3) H. G. Wells, born at Bromley, Kent, on 2l3t September, 1866,
" in the middle of the afternoon," according to the biography by
GeoSrey West. Note ? near the meridian in sex tile to ^ in the
imagmative 19.
(4) Sir Robert Bruce (editor of The Glasgow Herald), bom at
Alloa, on 26th October, 1871, at 7 a.m., as recorded. Note ^ d ®
near Ascendant, and £ in f 21 A 'V •
(5) Giuseppe Verdi, born at Roncole, Lombardy, on 10th October,
1813, at 8 p.m. {sLCCording to Merisch im All. December, 1934). Note
(J in the artistic ts: 12 near the M.C. A ® $ in — and also -Jt .
(6) Paul Valdry (the poet), born at Cette (Herault), on
30th October, 1871, at 7 p.m. (according to Astrohgie, 1934, No. 2).
Note $ III 5 (on = 16i) d ®, and in ^ 24 (on ^ 5i) A {V-

O D « « <r 2/ ij IJIVL. M.C. Asc.

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 163

JUImius1
Aix astrological books of importance are reviewed in this column " without
fear and without favour."
Directional Astrology of the Hindus, by Dr. V. G. Rele.
(Taraporevala Sons & Co. 3 Rupees=4s. 9d.)
Dr. Rele draws attention to four methods of "directing":
(1) Deena Varsha Paddhati (one day equals one year). (2) Tajic
Paddhati (Solar Returns). (3) Gochara Paddhati (Transits).
(4) Dasa Paddhati (Planetary Periods).
Method (1) is peculiarly European in origin and use. Method (4)
is of Indian origin and not much used except by the Hindu astrologers.
There are about 42 methods of computing the planetary periods
but only two are in vogue, Vimshottari and Ashtottari. The book
before us is wholly concerned with Vimshottari Dasa, in which the
period of 120 years is sub-divided as follows
Period Rider
(1) 6 years The Sun
(2) 10 „ The Moon
(3) 7 Mars
(4) 18 3, Rahu (The Dragon's Head)
(5) 16 „ Jupiter
(6) 19 „ Saturn
(7) 17 „ Mercury
(8) 7 „ Ketu (The Dragon's Tail)
(9) 20 „ Venus
120 „

This is the system admirably summarised by " Sepharial" in

his Manual of Astrology.
Dr. Rele thinks that the originator of the system must have
deduced the planetary rulerships from the following planetary positions:
Q B <r 21
i46040'to 16a0 40ot0 5302o' 5302o'to 66040' 80° to 9302o'
S «
9302o' to io604o' io604o' to 12c0 i3302o' to :4404o'
1
All books mentioned in Modern Astrology may be obtained by post
from Modern Astrology Offices.
164 MODERN ASTROLOGY

and computes' that the planets were within these limits on

2nd September, a.d. 649.
He shows how the system may be applied to European horoscopes,
assuming coincidence of the equinoctial and constellation zodiacs in
2
a.d. 532 and taking the rate of precession as 50".2 per annum.8
Full interpretations are given for the various periods and sub-
periods.
Astrological Prediction, by P. J. Habwood. (L. N. Fowler & Co.
58.)
There are few astrologers as capable as Mr. Harwood of explaining
the " why " and " wherefore " of each mathematical computation
made in the erection of a horoscope. In this book he lives up to his
reputation in this respect and explains clearly not only the method of
erecting a horoscope but the particular methods which he employs for
" determining future influences in the life."
In regard to planetary orbs he thinks that the Sun and Moon will
have the largest orbs, then Venus and Jupiter, then Mars and Saturn.
The planets invisible to the naked eye according to his view have
smaller orbs of influence than any of these. On the vexed question
of the Pre-natal Epoch, like all who have investigated this matter he
has discovered that it is not possible by the Rule of Hermes to find for
every birth an epoch corresponding with the precise moment of con-
ception, and therefore, like E. H. Bailey, he cuts the Gordian
knot and says the Pre-natal Epoch " need not be near the
time of conception " but is, nevertheless, more significant than the
moment of conception itself. Similarly the time of birth deduced
from the Epoch may be some distance from the recorded time of birth
and is, in his view, to be preferred to the recorded time of birth.
In regard to Sign rulership Mr. Harwood thinks that Uranus
shares with Mars the rulership of Aries, and that Neptune shares with
Mars the rulership of Scorpio. He expresses no opinion about the
Asteroids or Lowell-Pluto. These rulerships are, of course, still
matters of opinion and not universally accepted, and the same may be
said of some other matters discussed ; but every astrologer has his
personal idiosyncrasies and these of Mr. Harwood rather add to than
detract from the value of his book.
1
We have not checked his computation.—Ed.
1
Very close to the date assigned by Maurice Wemyss, 548 a.d.
8
Unfortunately he has made a miscalculation in converting this to decimals
of a degree and wrongly states that the rate of precession, is 1.53 degrees in 100
years.
 166

(Queries an& ^.nsiuers

Questions (by annual subscribers) dealing with topics of general astrological

interest will be answered on this page. We express our thanks to all the readers
who write with information assisting us to answer queries. We regret that we
cannot find time to write to them all personally.
Answer 101.—The periods of Summer Time in Belgium, Holland,
and France, from 1916 to 1935 are as follows ;
Belgium Holland France
1916 30th Apr. to lat Oct. lat May to 2nd Oct. 15th June to lat Oct.
1917 16th Apr. to 17th Sept. 16th Apr. to 17th Sept. 25th Mar. to 7th Oct.
1918 15th Apr. to 16th Sept. lat Apr. to 30th Sept. 10th Mar. to 6th Oct.
1919 lat Mar. to 4th Oct. 7th Apr. to 29th Sept. 2nd Mar. to 5th Oct.
1920 14th Feb. to 23rd Oct. 5th Apr. to 27th Sept. 15th Feb. to 24th Oct.
1921 14th Mar. to 25th Oct. 4th Apr. to 26th Sept. 15th Mar. to 25th Oct.
1922 25th Mar. to 7th Oct. 26th Mar. to 8th Oct. 26th Mar. to 8th Oct.
1923 21at Apr. to 6th Oct. lat June to 7th Oct. 27th May to 7th Oct.
1924 29th Mar. to 4th Oct. 30th Mar. to 5th Oct. 30th Mar. to 5th Oct.
1925 4th Apr. to 3rd Oct. 5th June to 4th Oct. 29th Mar. to 4th Oct.
1926 17th Apr. to 2nd Oct. 15th May to 3rd Oct. 18th Apr. to 3rd Oct.
1927 9th Apr. to lat Oct. 15th May to 2nd Oct. 10th Apr. to 2nd Oct.
1928 14th Apr. to 7th Oct. 15th May to 7th Oct. 22nd Apr. to 7th Oct.
1929 21at Apr. to 6th Oct. 15th May to 6th Oct. 21at Apr. to 6th Oct.
1930 13th Apr. to Sth Oct. ISth May to Sth Oct. I3th Apr. to Sth Oct.
1931 19th Apr. to 4th Oct. 15th May to 4th Oct. 19th Apr. to 4th Oct.
1932 17th Apr. to 2nd Oct. 22nd May to 2nd Oct. 17th Apr. to 2nd Oct.
1933 26th Mar. to Sth Oct. 15th May to Sth Oct. 26th Mar. to Sth Oct.
1934 Sth Apr. to 7th Oct. 15th May to 7th Oct. Sth Apr. to 7th Oct.
1935 28th Apr. to 6th Oct. 15th May to — 28th Apr. to 6th Oct.
Summer Time is fixed annually in Holland by Royal Decree. In
France it is usually from the night of Saturday/Sunday a week after
Easter Sunday to the first Saturday in October and Belgium has for
some years followed the same rule (according to Demain, though the
Nautical Almanac gives different dates for Belgium and France). The
Summer Time difference from Winter Standard Time in each of these
countries is—1 hour.
Mr. Brent furnished information in regard to New Zealand
Summer Time in Modern Astrology, 1934, p. 134. From 30th
September, 1934, at 2 a.m. till 28th April, 1935, at 2 a.m. Summer
Time was in use, the difference from N.Z. Winter Standard Time being
half an hour. (The Nautical Almanac gives wrong dates in this case
also.)
Particulars in regard to Summer Time in six different countries
are given each year in the Modem Astrology Year Book.
166 MODERN ASTROLOGY

Query 106.—In Leo's Horary Astrology it is stated that a cusp is

the beginning of any house, the boundary between one house and the
next, but Raphael in his Guide to Astrology states that he would not
consider any planet in a certain house unless it were clear of the cusp
of the next house by one third of the number of degrees between
the two cusps. Which is right ? If Raphael is right, what is the
object in dividing the map form into 12 spaces which do not indicate
the houses ?—K. H., Leicester.

Query 107.—In the 1930 Modern Astrology in Answer 15 it was

stated " the planets Isis and Osiris postulated by Sutcliffe must not be
confused with the Egyptian Isis and Osiris." What is the authority for
this statement ? Is there any book in which Sutcliffe has given his own
opinion of the attributes of the hypothetical Isis and Osiris ?
—E. S. N., Bognor-Regis.

Query 108.—What were the birthdates of Sir John Woodroffe

("Arthur Avalon," author of Principles of Tantra) and Mr. A. E.
Waite (author of Hermetic and Alchemical Writings of Paracelsus) ?
—M. E. F., Bognor-Regis.

Every year sees usually at least one contribution towards the

solution of the problem of Stonehenge and this year is no exception.
Mr. R. H. CunniDgton has entered the lists.1 He points out that the
majority of the pottery found on the site belongs to the late Iron Age,
and draws attention to the snail shells found there, which all belong
to snails of a type which only flourished at a comparatively dry epoch,
long after the moist period of the neolithic age. It will be recollected
that it was demonstrated in our pages that Stonehenge was in use for
astronomical purposes between 600 B.C. and 100 A.D.a
1 Stonehenge and its Date (Metbuen 5a.).
« See M.A., 1932, p. 207.
 167

(!ltm'capan6j>MH
The Editor does not assume responsibility for any statements or ideas advanced
by correspondents, and the publication of letters does not necessarily imply
sympathy with the views expressed therein.

To the Editor, Modern Astrology

Why I do not take any Astrological Magazine
Dear Sir,—I am not exactly a novice in the science of Astrology.
I have given it careful study for more than 25 years, I give lectures on
the subject almost every month and the number of horoscopes I have
read for people, including natives in both North and South latitudes,
number many hundreds. Yet I do not read any of the astrological
magazines, and have no wish to do so until those who publish and
support them make drastic changes both in their views and in their
methods of bringing the science before the public.
I will put down my criticisms in order :
1. If we are to hope that the science will be recognised by the
rest of the scientific world, we must treat it purely as a science' and not
a fanatic religious cult. In other words it must be entirely divorced
from Theosophy, Buddhism or any doctrines of pre-existence.
It is surprising to me that so many astrologers think that India is
the seat of astrological lore. Surely the greatest known astrologer
was the prophet Daniel, and he was a Jew, and lived 100 years before
Buddha was born.5 Astrology3 certainly did not spring from India,
and an Indian told me only recently that he and many of his fellows
sent to Europe when they wished for a correct reading. The late
1
Dearly every astrological magazine to-day has at least one article dealing
with Astrology from the scientific standpoint. We do not think that any magazine
would be successful which deliberately excluded articles dealing with tbe history
of Astrology or its philosophical implications. We do not know any magazine
which treats Astrology as a fanatical religious cult, and as Mr. Yate does not
read any of the astrological magazines it is unlikely that he knows any such
magazine ei ther. —Ed .
3
Astrology was studied in India before Gautama Buddha was bom.—Ed.
' We do not think that European Astrology is derived from Indian Astrology,
but we do not agree that Alan Leo's visit to India was detrimental to his studies.
On the contrary it was bound to broaden his outlook.—Ed.
168 MODERN ASTROLOGY

Alan Leo, in my opinion, did more good in the teaching of Astrology

than anyone in recent years, but he did not improve himself by his
visit to India.
2. Astrologers should try to be honest in their readings, and
neither pander to the wishes of the public nor be biased by their own
private views or convictions.
If one picks up one of the popular almanacs and reads the delinea-
tions of horoscopes of famous men, one only reads the author's own
views, or perhaps the views most popular at the moment, about the
person in question.
Instances of this colouring can be seen in the readings about
Signor Mussolini a few years ago, and the widespread bloodshed he
was about to cause, and later that of Heir Hitler
3. The puerile attempt to find an aspect1 for every event in life,
and the invention of either countless new aspects or of different ways
of measuring them, in order to satisfy this end.
To win the recognition of the scientific world one must be honest
and act in a scientific manner. For my own part, in every lecture I
give I finish with a short reading of someone who is present but totally
unknown to me. The result of this has been in many cases so
extraordinarily true that I myself have been aghast.
There is truth in the science, but this will never be probed or
made of use to mankind at large until it is strained of all its clap-trap
nonsense and heathenish3 jargon, about which I feel convinced that
even the speakers themselves know no more than the man in the moon.
Yours truly,
Allen Yate.

Poland has at last got an Astrological Magazine of its own

Niebo Oiviazdziste (" The Starred Heaven Fr. A. Prengel, Arthur
Hr. Polzer-Hoditz, and others contribute to its pages.

1
It is our view that every event in life has its counterpart in the horoscope.
Major events are denoted by the major aspects which have been in common use
among astrologers for centuries.—En.
3
It is quite clear that Mr. Yate does not make a habit of reading Modern
Astrology in which true astrological teaching is constantly shown to be in
conformity with the teachings of Christianity.—Ed.
MltMBEKS OF THE IN T E U N AT I ON AI. ASTKOLOGICAI, CONGRESS
AT THE ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY. UCCLE. BELGIUM.
Founded August 1890 under the title of
"THE ASTROLOGER'S MAGAZINE"

Modcri>

Astrology
A Journal devoted to the search for truth concerning A strology

V-XXXH.] NOVEMBER-DECEMBER, 1935. [No. 6.

Slje (Kiiilor's (©bserbatory

AN INTERESTING PEDIGREE
Being Some Astkolooical Notes on the Ancestobs of
Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott
" I believe few if any of us are so infatuated with the extreme notions of
philosophy as not to feel a partial veneration for the principles of ancestors
from whom we are respectively descended. Such biaases are always, as I suspect,
favourable to the cause of patriotism and puUio virtue; I am sure, at least,
that in Athens and Rome they were so considered."—Chables James Fox.
Shortly after this issue of Modeen Astrology appears Lady
Alice Montagu Douglas Scott will be married (on 6th November), to
_ „ . Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, thus uniting in
Quartieitfof marriage two parties who both trace their descent to
Lady Alice Scott James I. of Scotland and Lady Joan Beaufort. Lady
Alice's pedigree is indeed a remarkable one for, apart
from the descent through Charles II. and the unfortunate Duk e of
Monmouth, she has so many lines of royal descent, that it is probable
that she and the other members of the Duke of Buccleuch's family
have more of the royal blood of the early Scottish kings and also of
the early English kings than any other family alive to-day.
We are of those who believe that it is impossible to read a horo-
scope correctly without knowing something of the immediate ancestry
of the native, for the horoscope only shows the direction in which the
individual tends to vary from his or her inheritance, and does not tell
whether a baby is the child of a chimney sweep or of a king.
Let us see then how far the planetary positions are available for
the sixteen great-great-grandparents of Lady Alice, from each of
whom she derives a sixteenth of her blood. They were (1) Charles, 4th
Duke of Buccleuch, bom 24th May, 1772 ; (2) Harriet, daughter of
Thomas, Ist Viscount Sydney; (3) Thomas, 2nd Marquis of Bath,
bom 25th January, 1765 ; (4) Isabella, daughter of George, 4th
170 UODEBK ASTBOLOQY

Viscount Torrington ; (5) James, Viscount Hamilton, born 7th October,

1786 ; (6) Harriet, daughter of the Hon. John Douglas (son of the 15tli
Earl of Morton); (7) John, 6th Duke of Bedford, torn 6th July, 1766 ;
(8)Georgiana, daughter of Alexander, 4th Duke of Gordon; (9) George,
2nd Earl of Bradford, bom 23rd October, 1789"; (10) Georgina,
daughter of Sir Thomas MoncriefiFe of Moncrieffe, Bt.; (11) Cecil, Ist
Lord Forrester; (12) Katharine, daughter of Charles, 4th Duke of
Rutland ; (13) Frederick Savile (grandson of the 4th Earl of Scar-
borough), bom 24th January, 1788 ; (14) Charlotte de la Poer Beresford,
daughter of the Bishop of Kilmore ; (15) Andrew Robert Drammond
(great-grandson of the 4th Viscount Strathallan), bom 28th July, 1794 ;
(16) Elizabeth Frederica, daughter of John, 5th Duke of Rutland.
♦
The birthdays of seven of these are known and an examination of
the positions of the seven planets known to the ancients discloses
t e are
Hftrad'tarv ^ y distributed in the signs as follows : T— 7,
Sumumnesand h 5, n ? 8, smvS 12, cssSL 13, KD? 4. It will be
Dillerencea observed that ess SI head the list with 13 planets, followed
closely by szdvS with 12, and that T —b between
them have only 16 out of the total of 49 planetary positions examined.
This is reflected in the horoscope of Lady Alice, who was born on 25th
December, 1901, and has not a single planet in T— b n\ K TIJJ, Of the
seven known to the ancients 5 were in on or vS, 1 in n ^, 1 in cssSL.
$ was in f and ^ in sc. It might he supposed that such a distribu-
tion was comparatively rare but two of the ancestors mentioned have
all seven planets within these three groups, namely John, 6th Duke of
Bedford and Andrew Robert Drummond, while another, Frederick
Savile, has only one planet of the seven outside them—a very striking
coincidence. It may be surmised, therefore, that the characteristics
of these three ancestors in particular are very strongly blended in Lady
Alice's personality. The predominance of ocvS in her horoscope shows
a staunchness of character which is outstanding, while the presence of
^ in the royal f 18 in sextile to 2 in csslSJ shows oratorical powers' in
excess of those possessed by her immediate ancestors, and it is probable
that when she is called upon to make a speech she will surprise even
her own relatives by her facility. ^ in ^ 28J § ^ denotes skill as
a horsewoman.8
jfc * * *
It may be of interest to examine the horoscopes of some of the
famous ancestors of each of her sixteen great-great-grandparents.
Horoscn (1) Charles, 4th Duke of Buccleuch, had so many famous
of Fanunuf ancestors that it is difficult to select from among them.
Ancestors James, Duke of Monmouth, born* 6th April (O.S.), 1649;
James, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, bom 18th December
(O.S.), 1662; John, 2nd Duke of Argyll, bom 10th October (O.S.),
i See W.L., Vol.
B
III., p. 18. » See W.L., Vol. in., p. 85 and Vol. H., p. 158.
On 9tb April, according to some authorities.
 THE EDITOR'S OBSERVATORY 171

1678 (all with one or more descents from the kings of Scotland)
and the great Duke of Marlborough, bom1 at Ashe, Devonshire, on
26th May (O.S.), 1650, about 1 a.m. The horoscope of the last named
has already been commented on in Modern Astrology and may be
passed over here, suffice it to say that he had in ^ 16 close to its
position in Lady Alice's horoscope.
One might suppose that Monmouth was bom in the afternoon
with ])in the royal nl8 6 h nl3J 2 1112 -Jf $ ^16 since he was so
great a favourite of Charles II. It was on the day of his marriage to
Anne, Countess of Buccleuch, celebrated in the Earl of Wemyss' house
in London in the presence of the King and Queen, that he was created
Duke of Buccleuch (20th April, 1663), and within the next few years
he was made general of the land forces, lord-lieutenant of the east
riding of Yorkshire, and in 1672 high chamberlain of Scotland for life.
It will be observed that he was only 14 years old at his marriage and
that these honours were showered on him before he was 24. The
progressed 2 at that time added its benefic influence to the radical ®
and cJ, which were in trine to each other, though the radical 2 was
afflicted by the Sun. In the famous campaign of 1673 he distinguished
himself when commanding the British auxiliaries sent to assist Louis
XIV. The progressed b was then in t24| (on the military t9 Con.).
His career, however, ended in disaster. He imagined himself the
champion of the Protestant cause in opposition to the supposedly
pro-Catholic Duke of York and this idea was fostered by Shaftesbury.
In consequence during the remainder of the reign of Charles II. he was
compelled to spend most of his time abroad, where he was suspected
of having bribed a French astrologer to aid his claims to be Charles*
successor. After James II. came to the throne Monmouth raised his
standard in rebellion in 1685. He was defeated at Sedgemoor on 5th
July by Feversham assisted by Marlborough (whose great-grand-
daughter Elizabeth Brudenell was later to marry Monmouth's descen-
dant, the 3rd Duke of Buccleuch) and executed on Tower Hill on
the 15th of that month, the progressed $ being in 7 □ftril 13.

* "K * *

The horoscope of the 2nd Duke of Queensberry shows 4 planets in

n ^, 2 in 2D VV and 1 in Slew, thus having the same absence of influence
of K b IT\ which we have noticed in Lady Alice's
ttoTtssfool horoscoPe- He is chiefly remembered for the notable
Union part he played in negotiating the Treaty of Union
between England and Scotland in 1707. His fellow
Scots were not entirely pleased, but sa he passed by road in his
" splendid equipage " from Scotland to London he was " waited on and
complimented by the magistrates " at Berwick, Newcastle, Durham,

> See M.A., 1933. p. 87.

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and the other large towns through which he passed, and as he neared
London " the Queen's ministers, and the members of both Houses of
Parliament, waited upon him in their coaches, so that there never was
so great and joyful a concourse of people since the entry of James VI,
at the union of the two Crowns." His 7i was progressed to f 15 d ^ r
* cJ p. " He was of a steady and unalterable loyalty (2J. in t d *?)
and on all occasions gave sufficient proof that the good of his country
was what he chiefly aimed at."
The 2nd Duke of Argyll also took a great part in promoting the
Treaty of Union, though part of his time at that critical period was
employed abroad, where he greatly distinguished himself at Ramillies,
Oudenarde and Malplaquet. Indeed it is doubtful if Marlborough
would have obtained the striking successes he did without Argyll's
courage and generalship, though the two were constantly at variance,
and on his return to Britain in 1710 Argyll opposed the motion in the
House of Lords for thanking Marlborough. In 1712 in Spain and in
1715 fighting the Scottish rebels, he proved himself a capable com-
mander on behalf of the Crown. ^=24 (on the military ^=9 Con.)
received in his horoscope the benefic aspects of ® ^ 27 d 5 — 22
A h n 24^ in f . The pedestal supporting the sarcophagus to his
memory in Westminster Abbey bears these words " In memory of an
honest man, a constant friend, John, the great Duke of Argyll and
Greenwich, a general and orator exceeded by none in the age in
which he lived."
The most notable ancestor of (2) Harriet Townshend in the male
line, was Charles, 2nd Viscount Townshend, bom on 10th March (O.S.),
1674, whose wife was a daughter of Thomas, Ist Lord Pelham, who
promoted the election of William and Mary to the throne. He was
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard from 1707 to 1711 and acted as
joint plenipotentiary with the Duke of Marlborough in the peace
negotiations with France. He had ? in ){ 22 A2J.TI\18, a favourable
blend for a man who was a Privy Councillor under Queen Anne and
her two successors. In 1707 his progressed q was in sss 27 (on sss 11 Con.
close to the degrees of diplomacy). It was, however, when the pro-
gressed Venus was in good aspect to the radical ? 21 combination that
he attained to the highest peak of his fortunes as Secretary of State in
1721 after Stanhope and Sunderland had fallen, following upon the
bursting of the South Sea bubble. He died of apoplexy in 1738 with
5P a8i tp2J.pn^ll □^A?rK22Z.«.
The 2nd Marquis of Bath (3) was descended both through his
father and mother from Sir Edward Villiers (son of a half-brother of
the Ist Duke of Buckingham), who was appointed Knight-Marshal of
Charles II. 's household, while his wife was appointed governess to the
Princesses Mary and Anne (afterwards Queens of Great Britain).
Lady Villiers was descended through her mother's mother from George,
2nd Earl Huntly and Princess Annabella, daughter of James I. of
Scotland. Lady Alice Scott also derives some blood from Villiers and
his lady through (13) Frederick Savile. Unfortunately the birthdays
 THE BDITOB'S OBSEEVATOET 173
of some of the more interesting personalities in this line are not
known.
<: * * *
Isabella Byng (4) was a great-grand-daughter of the famous
Admiral George Byng (d. 1733) and through her mother was descended
. . .. from Richard Boyle, " the great " Earl of Cork, born on
Benefactor 3rd October (O.S.), 1566. He had 2ic5®-3(-^, an
influence denoting the getting and spending of large
sums with favourable results. Jupiter and the Sun were appropriately
in ^ 19J close to the degree of sex, for the foundation of his fortune
was his marriage to the wealthy heiress of William Apsley in 1595, when
Venus also reached the conjunction of the radical Jupiter and Sun in
that degree. He spent his money freely and it is said that when
Cromwell saw the improvements he had made in Lismore, Bandon, and
other towns, he said that if there had been an Earl of Cork in every
province there would have been no Irish rebellion. Isabella Byng had
a line of descent from Mary Tudor (daughter of Henry VII.) as indeed
was also the case with the 4th Duke of Buccleuch, Harriet Townshend,
and the 2nd Marquis of Bath.
James, Viscount Hamilton (5) came from a long line of Hamil-
tons who played a notable part in Scottish history. His ancestors
James, 2nd Earl of Arran and Lady Margaret Douglas were both great-
great-grandchildren of James I., the former being on the accession of
Mary Queen of Scots pronounced heir presumptive to the throne of
Scotland and appointed Regent and guardian to the young Queen
during her minority. The date of his birth is not known.
Harriet Douglas (6) was also descended from James I., her
grandfather being the 15th1 Earl of Morton. The dates of birth of her
most famous ancestors in the Douglas line are also unknown.

The most distinguished ancestor of the 6th Duke of Bedford (7)

within the last few centuries was undoubtedly Lord William Russell,
bom on 29th September (O.S.), 1639. The French.
AGieatPatriot Catholic plots-of Charles II. stimulated Lord Russell to
take an interest in politics on the Protestant side in 1673
and finally on 26th October, 1680, he made a motion to suppress
Popery and prevent a Papist successor, and on 2nd November
seconded a motion for the exclusion of James. Finally he was wrongly
believed to have been plotting an insurrection and the death of the
King and was executed on 2l8t July, 1683. Lady Sunderland, whose
husband had been Charles II.'a adviser, recognised later the grievous
wrong that had been done and solicited the widowed Laxly Russell's
forgiveness. He was a man of great courage ($ ^26 on —11 Con. :
and (J AH') and beloved and trusted by many (Ijscs 12 -Jf 21). He was
i . " . '
1
16th according to another method of reckoning.
.174 MODERN ASTROLOGY

supported in his difficulties by an understanding wife (® 17 d 9—18)-

He, like Isabella Byng (4), had a descent from the 5th Earl of Cork and
thus also both from the famous 1st Earl of Cork and from Mary Tudor.
* * *
Lady Georgiana Gordon (8) had numerous lines of descent from
James I. which included many famous names, including that of the
An Astral 861 2nd Marquis of Huntly, a keen student of Astrology, who
1Maiqoia ttougt aware of the risk he ran, remained steadfastly
loyal to Charles I. and lost his head in consequence. The
2nd Earl of Bradford's mother (9) Lucy Byng was a sister of Isabella
Byng (4) and thus also descended from " the great" Earl of Cork and
his wife Georgina Moncrieffe (10) was a great-granddaughter of the 8th
Earl of Dalhousie, who had at least five different royal descents from
James I., of which one was through Sir John Wemyss of Wemyss
(d. 1572), who was descended in the male line from the Sir Michael de
Wemyss who went over with Michael Scot (grandson of the famous
astrologer of that name) to bring home the " Maid of Norway " as
Queen in 1290.
Space forbids consideration in full of these lines and also of the
ancestors of the remaining six great-great-grandparents of Lady Alice
Scott, suffice it to say that among those of Cecil, Ist Lord Forrester
(11) were the famous 1st Earl of Salisbury and his father Lord Burleigh.
Enough has been said to show that both on hereditary and
astrological grounds she is a fit mate for a Prince of Great Britain, and
in particular, we may add, she is shown astrologically to be eminently
suited for the Duke of Gloucester for her Mars is in Capricorn 24 in
conjunction with Jupiter in sextile to the Duke of Gloucester's Mars in
Pisces 24 and in trine to his Venus in Taurus 23, while her Uranus is in
the royal Sagittarius 18 in the Duke of Gloucester's marriage house in
trine to his Moon. The best we can wish for them is that their
.horoscopes prove true.

Quadruplets .
At the Royal Free Hospital, London, on 12th October, 1935,
lira. Harmsworth, of Matthias Road, Stoke Newington, gave birth to
■quadrupleta all boys, George at 10.23 p.m., Albert at 10.53 p.m.,
Victor at 11.7 p.m., and Alfred at 11.17 p.m., respectively. George
•died shortly before three o'clock on the afternoon of the 15th October,
and Albert died about 8 a.m. on 18th October.
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Jlixltriuitioiutl ^stralogji
Mbteoholooists aim at predicting the weather, but are far from having
achieved certainty of prediction. Astrologers aim at prediction in a much wider
Geld and are likewise liable to err. But in both cases the number of successful
predictions is greater than can be attributed to chance. As Sir Ernest Budge
said, " Prophecies are so often fulfilled to the letter that even the unbeliever is
compelled to admit that there is something in Astrology."
The lunations concerned here deal with Scorpio, Sagittarius and
part of Capricorn. At London Mars rises with ten degrees of
Sagittarius, the Scorpio lunation being in the Eleventh
Britain House indicative of fighting relationships. Friendships
are firmly bound with the trine to Saturn but the
opposition of Uranus brings critical issues for discussion. Jupiter, the
ruler of the figure, is at the end of the twelfth house and applying to
the square of Saturn. The financial market is stringent, travelling
176 UODBBN ASTEOLOQY

facilities are interfered with and commercial relationships impeded.

The Sagittarian lunation brings Jupiter in conjunction and this must
be of manifest benefit to the British Empire in the extremely serious
situation which has now arisen. Mercury takes a hand and it is
regrettable to observe that the four orbs are receiving the powerful
square of Saturn in the sixth which indicates dissolution, waste and
loss. Venus rising in its own sign will find Britain still a peaceable
state. The trine of the Capricorn lunation on Christmas Day is of
immense service. Pluto rises in Cancer at this time, giving
an opportunity for students to observe its effects.
* * * *
At Berlin the twentieth degree of Sagittarius ascends with the
lunation higher in Scorpio. Venus lord of the tenth is embracing
Neptune, so typical of Nazi administration as both orbs
Germany are in close semi-square to the lunation. This appears
to indicate the peculiar cult of the dictatorship which
Neptuke has introduced since its entry into Vraoo as a possible sign
of intellectual discrimination. In the succeeding figure, Venus rises
almost in conjunction with the ascendant of Libra while Pluto has
•charge of the M.C. environment. There is a fine opportunity for the
ruling group to extend a fraternal hand abroad and foreign relation-
ships will certainly improve. But it is to be feared that the oppressions
of Saturn will become emphasised, especially as the year ends and the
Capricorn lunation makes its appearance. Germany will make itself
heard in current events, but there may be a more intelligent outlook
than has previously been the case.
» * ♦ *
At Moscow the Scorpio lunation is near the ninth cusp, Mars lying
between that and the ascendant Capricorn. As Saturn is trine to
Sun-Moon the country is in a stronger position and has
a firmer hand in controlling affairs both domestic and
foreign. The opposition to Uranus, however, is a difficult
problem for the Soviet, this planet exercising the type of influence
that makes for individualistic thinking, which according to accounts
hardly suits the Russian methods of to-day. The Sagittarian lunation
At the end of December is below the horizon and the square to Saturn
 THTEBNATIONAli ASTROLOGY 177

Is more likely to operate than the conjunction with Jupiter, the two
giant planets now forming the angle of 90°. This is a world event and
the closer to a rising angle, the greater will be its influence. It is not
narrowed down to the Republics and the heavy toil the people are
called upon to perform may readily be accounted for in this disposition
of the planets. The Capricorn lunation is in the fifth house and all
these conditions shew the general tendency to labour for much needed
products. A minor Satumian cycle.
* ^ *
Pisces rises at Delhi with Saturn, the ruler of the vast sub-
continent, just above in the twelfth house. It gives cordial relation-
ships with other states and due recognition. Domestic
India affairs have a more harmonious blend, but the under-
current of suspicion and mistrust is still derived from
hidden sources. It flames out occasionally as the
opposition to Uranus will demonstrate, a planet which also has
& retrograde motion. The December period should prove quite
a happy one for the East, the Capricorn conjunctions with Jupiter and
Mercury providing an intelligent harmony and understanding that
makes for goodwill to all concerned. Some unpleasantness is bound
to arise with the square to Saturn but this should be mitigated by the
end of the year when Neptune rises in Virgo. Neptune heralds an
important change in the government of India, a democratic constitution
being foreshadowed. We shall leave this important phase for
consideration in the next article.
* * *
In the far South the lunation of Scorpio is setting in the sixth
house in opposition to Uranus. As Venus rules the figure by virtue
of the Taurean ascendant matters pertaining to general
Auatralia finance and agriculture will be prominent issues. Saturn
is right on theM.C. but is helpful with its powerful trine to
the lunation. It appears from this that the Australian government
will boldly face the problems of domestic finance and calls for economy
will have whole-hearted response. With the Sagittarian lunation the
■conditions are quite favourable, the solar-lunar forces having taken
their stations in the M.C. to meet the square of Saturn, which rises but
178 MODERN ASTROLOGY

is situated in the twelfth house. This is less agreeable and indicates

undesirable influences in the background to force a policy that is
unwelcome to many. The health of the peoples is at a low ebb. There
is constant striving after the purifying of ignoble elements as the
Capricorn influence emerges towards the end of the year. From this
time forward the signs of stability become more in evidence when the
general welfare of the populace is assured.
* * *= *
The Sun is about to rise at Washington, in Scorpio, and Pluto
holds the tenth house. It is in trine to Jupiter. Pluto was discovered
in the U.S.A. and probably some specific will be observed
United States during the month that it operates. The country is
being over-run with new-fangled ideas. Venus and
Neptune lie between these powerful forces, which will undoubtedly
exercise a great influence upon the country for the next two months.
Meanwhile the Sagittarian lunation comes into play and in the critical
events that are passing over Europe and Africa the material help and
goodwill of the Western nations will be invoked. Leo is ascending in
trine to the lunation, giving an extremely powerful radiation in
intellectual spheres, at the same time enriching the bank balances of
investors and speculators. When the Capricorn lunation is due the
U.S.A. will find itself in a sound financial position with the good aspects
to Saturn. The trine to Uranus will provide the rest of the world with
the ceaseless flow of " messages." Yet some valuable astrological
research will be carried out by sincere students in the West.
David Fbeedman.

A new magazine has appeared, Science and Astrology, edited by

W. J. Tucker. The editor hopes to prove that the horoscope should be
found by taking the degree on the M.C. and adding thirty zodiacal
degrees for every house cusp. Thus, if Leo 10 is found to be on the
M.C. then Virgo 10 will be on eleventh cusp, Libra 10 on twelfth cusp,
and Scorpio 10 on Ascendant' (!) irrespective of the latitude in which
a person is bom.
1
Surely "Ascendant " iaa misnomer in such a case, for the cusp in queatioa
would not be on the horizon in all latitudes.—En.
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Fekdkbigk Feawcois Chopin, the Prince of pianiete, who found
fame aa a concert artiste, at an age when the ordinary individual is
still engrossed with toys, and whose powers of original composition
and personal charm made him the idol of European musical circles, was
bom on February 22nd, 1810, at six o'clock in the evening1 in the little
village of Zelazowa, Wola, near Warsaw, during Poland's early struggles
as a semi-independent state.
His father, a native of Lorraine who had sought his fortune in
i See M.A., 1909, p. 267 (N.N. 389).
 MODERN ASTROLOGY

Poland, was able to support his family in a comfortable style, being

tutor to the son of wealthy Countess Skarbeck, and afterwards head-
master of a select Warsaw boarding school. Consequently Frederick's
early life was spent in an atmosphere of ease and refinement (promised
in his horoscope by the Moon in Libra in second house, sextile Saturn
conj, Neptune in fourth house, and Mercury, lord of Asc. conj.
Venus) which was almost a thing unknown among the poverty-stricken
peasants of the surrounding country.
Despite the loving care extended him by his family, the boy was
delicate from birth, showing distinct consumptive and asthmatic
tendencies (Virgo Asc. square Saturn and Neptune, Sun square
Saturn and Neptune from sixth house, afflictions being from
mutable signs, also Uranus in the " house of lungs " square Mercury in
sixth) which were later to wreck his health, but were.then kept at bay
by medical treatment (Mercury conj. Venus in sixth, sex. Jupiter close
to ninth cusp).
With the Moon rising in-Libra, Uranus dominating the " house of
mentality," and the mysterious Neptune tied with Saturn in fourth
angle, young Frederick, from his earliest could not escape being an
exceptional child, in intellect, brightness, and originality, his brain
being obviously a highly sensitised channel through-which his pent-up
genius found an early outlet (Moon opposition Mars in Aries). At the
age of 5, Music had become the all-consuming factor in Frederick's life,
and after much insistence upon his part, he started piano lessons
(Neptune conj. fourth cusp, Venus prog, conj. Sun rad., Moon prog,
conj. Neptune rad., par. Uranus rad.), his progress being so remarkable
that he soon outstripped his teacher in skill, showing a marked ability
for improvisation, and composing pieces which his bewildered master
took down in notation, at his playing.
On his eighth birthday, he made his debut as a pianist, before the
aristocracy of Poland (Sun prog. par. Jupiter rad., Venus prog. par. Stm
rad.) and was an immediate success, delighting his audience with the
perfection of his playing. From this time onwards, he was much in
demand as a society musician, and by ten years of age was the creator
of several noteworthy compositions, one of which, a march, he dedicated
to his patron, Grand Duke Constantine (Sun conj. seventh cusp, Venus
prog. par. Jupiter rad., Moon prog. conj. Venus rad,, par. Sun rad.).
 FREDERICK FRANCOIS CHOPIN 161
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At all ages, Chopin was happily devoid of the conceit which marks
the usual celebrity, playing with unconscious art, and possessing
a -sparkling wit, and courteousness which was responsible for the
amazing popularity which he enjoyed as a boy and man (the result of
the Libra-Aquarius influence of the Moon, Venus and Mercury, also
Mercury conj. Venus-aspecting Mars, sex. Jupiter with Sagittarian
influence). His character held a ;< thousand " shades (rising Moon
with its varied aspects) and he swung easily from attraction to repulsion
(Moon in sign of balance opposing Mars) although he kept his feelings
secret, hating to offend or burden others with his little idiosyncrasies
(Sun Pisces conj. Venus in sixth, and Libra element of horoscope), also
possessing a subtle power over others (Mars trine Neptune, Moon
sex. Neptune, Mercury sex. Saturn) which he once demonstrated in
his father's school by lulling a roomful of unruly boys to sleep with
a story set to his own music.
He graduated from Warsaw Lyceum at 17 (Venus prog. par.
Moon, Venus conj. seventh cusp, Sun prog. conj. Venus prog.) excelling
in languages and history, but indifferent towards Science (influence of
Mercury and Venus joined in Aquarius, sex. Saturn in Sagittarius, sign
of languages, sex. Jupiter) and straightway centred his attentions on
a musical career, to the disappointment of his father who had military
aspirations for his son. Touring Poland and Germany, during the
next three years, Chopin gathered new laurels, as a composer and
performer (Moon prog, passing through tenth rad. house, Sun prog,
semi-sex. Mercury, and Jupiter rad.. Mars prog, trine Saturn).
His music, being the product of a Uranian brain, was a direct
departure from orthodox styles, and was received with enthusiasm by
the public (Mercury, lord of M.C. conj. Venus, sex. Jupiter, ruler of
seventh house, Uranus sex. Asc. semi-sex. Moon) as a refreshing change
after the magnificent but sonorous works of Bach and Beethoven.
The bulk of his compositions, particularly his Noctums and Fantasies,
were a true reflection of his own character, being graceful concoctions,
built of " maze-like " passages, which introduced unusual chord effects
and key changes, giving an airy and unreal atmosphere (Moon in Libra,
sex. Neptune, aspecting Uranus and Mercury) yet haunting the
listener with strains of pathos woven into them (Saturn conj. Neptune
square Sun). Chopin, like his music, remained an enigma to others,
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for beneath his lighthearted exterior dwelt a proud and serious soul,
which was too turbulent and demanding for the fragile body which
enclosed it, although he appeased this restless inner fire by writing his
Mazurkas and Polonaises, infusing into them a full-blooded martial
spirit and abandon (Mars pulling against the Moon, and working
through Aries, Saturn and Jupiter in trine, both with an " Aries "
influence).
Through political unrest in 1830, he left his Polish home (Uranus
conj. fourth cusp, opposition M.C., Moon prog, square Moon rad.) and
settled in Paris, where he collected a new following of admirers in
a surprisingly short time (Moon prog, trine Uranus) appealing to the
Parisians as a figure of romance, as well as a maestro. For the next
eighteen years of Chopin's life, the social and pecuniary benefits
signified by the Moon in Libra occupying second house, were realised
to the full, for he and his music became the fashion of Paris and the
Continent, while he was overworked as a composer, pianist and teacher
of music (Sun, ruler of Asc. and Venus conj. in house of work).
He was almost too painstaking in his duties, often visiting as many as
twenty music salons in a day, and spending three to four hours
continuously on a music lesson, when with a favourite pupil, depleting
his own health, in consequence (Mercury lord of Asc. afflicted in house
of health and service, sex. Saturn, symbol of duty).
The square between Uranus and Mercury gave Chopin acute
nervousness, and danger of mental unbalancement, as well as little
eccentricities, one of which was his horror of letter-writing ; he would
often travel miles to deliver a message by " word of mouth," rather
than attempt a communication by pen (Uranus in house of letters,
messages, and short journeys). He was a past master at the art of
mimicry, and would frequently reduce a whole company to hysterics,
after one of his musicales, with his comic impressions of other notable
personages of the period (Moon in Libra, " Scorpion " influence of
Uranus, Mercuryaspecting Mars). Music filled Chopin's life, until 1837,
when under the directions, Venus prog, conj., Par. Mars rad., Sun prog,
conj., Par. Mars rad., prog. Moon oppos. Mars rad., he met Georges Sand
(Aramantine Dudevant), the fascinating authoress, in whom he
discovered his ideal lover, confidante, and protector, although their
friendship caused gossip (Mercury oppos. Asc.). Chopin awakened
 FSBDEBIOE FRANCOIS CHOPIN 183
a maternal affection in Madame Sand, the Neptune-Aquarius elements
of her horoscope giving her an attraction towards the physically weak,
while Chopin's Mercury and Venus were conj. her Asc., his Moon conj.
her Uranus, and both Suns were in trine, forming a strong magnetic
affinity between them. They were both sensitive artistes, each one
being an inspiration to the other, although Madame Sand dominated
Chopin, from the start, having the Moon rising in the masterful sign
■of Aries, the polarity of his rising Moon in Libra, making him less
vacillating and replacing his indecision with some of her own courageous
spirit.
His trip to Majorca in 1838, could not cure his lung complaint or
dispel the nightmares to which he was subject (Uranus afflicting
Mercury, Sun square Neptune) for he was unconsciously psychic, being
attuned to supernatural forces, which accounts for his gift of improvisa-
tion which always puzzled the public (Neptune in fourth house trine
Mars in eighth), and he was sensitive to the astral conditions of the
houses he occupied, being afraid of the dark and utter loneliness
(mysterious fourth house influence, Sun square Neptune conj. Saturn).
The number 7 had also an ominous meaning for Chopin, who connected
it with tragedy, refusing to reside in a dwelling whose number contained
7, which is reputed to be the number of the Moon. He depended
greatly upon others to manage his affairs (7 planets in the Western side
of map) having no " head " for money matters (Moon in " money
house " afflicted by wasteful Mars in Aries) being prone to spend as he
went along, through his luxurious tastes, Moon in Libra traits, and
generosity, and relying upon his friends to make good his deficiencies,
which they did (Moon ruler of eleventh house gathering benefic aspects)
hut was unexpectedly mean over trifles (Sun square Saturn).
In 1847, Georges Sand thoughtlessly caricatured Chopin in one of
her novels as was her habit with others, and quick to sense an insult
(Moon oppos. Mars) he broke with her (Venus prog, oppos. Moon rad.
Sun prog. par. Moon prog. Mercury prog, square Saturn prog.) although
this was the biggest blow of his life-time, his affection for Georges Sand
having outgrown all self-interest (prog. Venus operating through sign
of Aries, symbol of ideality). There was no hope of a reconciliation
between them for Chopin never forgot a hurt (Sun in Pisces, Moon in
libra) and from then, he " wilted " noticeably in health (Sun prog.
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approaching oppos. of Moon radical) although there was no apparent

effect upon his disposition.
His visit to Britain in 1848 brought him much honour and gratifica.
tion (Jupiter conj. M.C., Venus prog, trine Saturn prog., Moon prog,
conj. Sun rad.) although he never achieved his great ambition, to
" capture " a vast audience with his playing, his lack of strength
preventing him from giving the necessary volume to his performance
(Mercury, Sun and Venus, in " house of sickness," 7 planets below
earth, absence of planets in M.C.).
In the following months, Chopin lost strength so rapidly that his
musical work had to stop, with money losses (radical influence of
Neptune conj. Saturn square Sun in fourth angle, Moon prog, square
Saturn rad. Sun oppos. Moon rad.) although his friends provided him
with every necessity and comfort (Saturn and Neptune sex. Moon ruler
of eleventh) and prevented him being defrauded of a large sum of money
bequeathed him, through the aid of a clairvoyante (Neptune trine Mars
in the house of legacies). '
He died on October 17th, 1849 (under the directions Sun prog,
oppos. Moon rad., Prog. Sun and Venus in eighth rad. house, Moon
prog. conj. Mars in eighth house on map, Sun oppos. prog. Asc.,
Mars prog. par. Sun rad.) surrounded by those who had never lost
their first affection for him, his end being quick but peaceful (Mars and
Jupiter in eighth), thus ending another life-chapter of a being whose
very existence depended upon friendship, and whom a kindly Fate
always sheltered from the sordid side of life.

Astrology officially recognised in Germany

The Frankfurter Volksblatl of 19th June, 1935 announced that
astrologers (and members of other similar professions) must be organised
in the " Deutsche Arbeitsfront," the organisation which all workers
must join. All those publishing articles and books, so far as they are
professional. authors, must be members of the " Reichsverband
Deutscher Schriftsteller." The " Reichsschrifthumskammer" (The
Board of Literature of the Reich) opened in May, 1935 a special office
called " Office of Astrological and Allied Literature," which deals with
all German astrological articles, books, magazines, etc. Quite clearly,
therefore. Astrology is now; officially recognised in Germany.
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Hhe of tl)£ Huggiert

{Continued from page 148)
By Cybel Fagan,
President of the Irish Astrological Society
The Report of the Irish Astrological Society published in the Modem
Astrology Year Book for 1934, aroused world-wide interest in the system of the
Kuggieri, and we consider ourselves fortunate in securing an admirable series of
articles on the subject from the pen of Mr. Cyril Fagan.—Ed.

Solar-Letnar Configurations
As it is intended to treat in detail of the effects of each planet
taken individually and in combination with other planets it will not
be necessary to treat of Solar and Lunar configurations ' in minutiae '
at this stage. But in order that greater insight into the astrological
basis of character and destiny may be afforded it will be instructive to
consider the broad effects of some rather striking planetary configura-
tions to the luminaries. We will •ommence with the study of Neptune
and Uranus aspects to the Sun. Neptune is the most sensational planet
in the zodiac and by his configurations he endows every planet with
a fascinating and glamourous attraction. It denotes the tidal wave,
vast, prodigious, creating multiplication and excess, and is the
producer of passionate excitement and nervous tension. If the Moon
is configurated with some planet in aspect to Neptune then the imagina-
tion will become intensely stirred and absorbed in the things controlled
by that planet almost to the entire exclusion of every other interest,
and will be held spell-bound and excited by its own creations and carried
away by its own torrent of thought. Thus when the Moon is aspected
by Mercury in configuration with Neptune the mind becomes intensely
absorbed in the pursuit of knowledge with an unsatiable hankering for
books and the printed word. The memory is vast, almost encyclopedic
in its scope, while the speech or penwork flows like an unending torrent,
rich in metaphors and descr iptivepassages. If the Moon is configurated
by Venus in aspect to Neptune we have the astrological index of the
passionately devotional and pious type, who are intensely stirred by
the pure and the good. In such cases the imagination soars heaven--
 186 MODEEN ASTBOLOOT

wards on pious pinions to lofty purposes and the disposition will be

singularly meek, gentle, reverential and compassionate and imbued
with a rare passion for spiritual favours. It is the most angelic and
saintly of all the planetary configurations ; especially should Jupiter
assist and the Malefics not afflict. Often it betokens a shower of
graces and mystic vision. Configurations of Venus to the Moon always
denote the devotee and pious soul, who holds in abhorrence all wicked-
ness and crime, but when Neptune enters into the configuration we
get a magnified and more intensely passionate rendering of the Venus
effects. It is the most conspicuous configuration in the horoscopes of
saints, notably those of Saint Th^r^se d'Avila and Saint Bemadette of
Lourdes. If Jupiter enters into the configuration the disposition is
joyous, radiant and glorified, but if Saturn configurates instead of
Jupiter the disposition is more reserved and penitential and addicted
to religious services. It is a frequent aspect in the nativities of priests
and nuns. The Moon in aspect to Mars configurated by Neptune
denotes the sensualist, while if Saturn is also included in the configura-
tion we get the sez maniac, the pervert, and the sadist. Jupiter in
aspect to Neptune denotes the political partisan or social climber.
Saturn and Neptune configurated denotes the lust for wealth. Mercury,
Saturn and Neptune denotes a craving for science and mathematics;
Mars, Uranus and Neptune for engineering and machinery ; Saturn,
Uranus and Neptune for gambling and speculation ; Pluto and Neptune
for fiction, mystery, occultism, and Pluto, Saturn and Neptune for
" thrillers," crime and detective work.
Now as the Sun is the symbol of the Self, and is the seat of self-love,
vanity and pride, it follows that when the Sun is configurated with
Neptune there will be an inordinate interest in self and an intense
craving or passion for recognition and praise. Those born with this
configuration, especially if it is angular and configurated with the Moon
are literally " full" of themselves, and so intensely desirous of attracting
attention and recognition that they will go to any lengths to make
themselves conspicuous or noticed, becoming affected in manner and
full of theatrical pose. Not infrequently they will delude themselves
and others into the belief that they are the chosen of the Gods or are
on the threshold of divinity and exercise in their persons the divine
right of Kings. Highly excitable and sensitive every remark Is
 TEE LOBE OF THE BUQQIEBI 187
translated into terms of self and when not appreciated they will give
way to abject self-pity. Evading all work and responsibility they waste
their time in self-adornment and think all men should be beholden to
them because of the incidence of their birth, and they revel in fantastic
and elaborate clothing and costly ornaments especially if Jupiter is
also included in the configuration. They gloat with glee when their
photographs appear in the papers or they are mentioned in " society
notes " or " court news."
Neptune is pre-eminently the planet of art, music and the drama,
and the Neptunian is nothing if not theatrical. Neptune's intimate
association with rhythm and music allies him immediately with the
sea sign Pisces. There is little doubt that Neptune is dignified in this
sign and exalted in Sagittarius and in this connection it will be noticed
that the world's greatest musicians have the luminaries in close
configuration with Neptune or else this planet occupies an angle of
their horoscopes. In particular it will frequently be found that the
luminaries, especially the Moon, will be found in either Pisces or
Sagittarius. Thus Handel. Bach and Schubert and numerous other
musical geniuses have the Moon in Pisces, while Mozart and Beethoven
have the Moon in Sagittarius. Incidentally it might be as well to
correct a common fallacy that Cancer, although a watery sign, is
a sea- or ocean-going sign. This is far from being the case. The crab
does not swim in water, but crawls on the ocean bed carrying snail-like
his house (en) on his back, and for shelter buries himself in the sands.
Like the cat he will always return to his home. Cancerians are the
greatest home-lovers, and as a rule make poor sailors and have a horror
of the sea, and like the crab prefer ' terra-firma.' The crab may live
in an element of water but his feet are solidly planted on the ocean bed
and his home is under the ocean rocks.
When Jupiter is associated with Neptune and the Sun the native
revels in showmanship, dandyism, processions, displays, and ceremonial
parades and loves to masquerade under various guises. Louis XIV.
was bom with Neptune exactly rising in Scorpio in square to the Moon
in Leo and in sextile to the Sun in the Midheaven, while that political
dandy, Benjamin Disraeli, was born with Neptune and Jupiter exactly
rising in Scorpio in square to the Moon in Leo.
From the days of Julius Caeaar and Imperial Rome to Modem times
188 MODERN ASTROLOGY

the Sun and Neptune configurations have been the most recurrent in
the horoscopes of Royalty and in those of the scions of noble houses.
Out of the many hundreds of Royal maps examined this configuration
is the most persistent. Indeed it would be far.simpler to list all those
Royal horoscopes which had not this configuration than to schedule
those which had. Jupiter is frequently found in the configuration, and
one or other of these planets will usually be angular.
When Uranus configurates the Sun, especially from angles, it
makes the native proud, aloof, disdainful, snobbish, cold, distant,
intensely ambitious of power and often ruthless in the means of
obtaining it. The disposition is autocratic, dictatorial, commanding
and awe-inspiring and the native displays an indomitable will and
inflexible purpose. Unlike the Neptunian they regard humanity in
the mass and have little use for sentiment or personalities. They
are expert in mass demonstrations, and in drilling, organising and
mechanisinghumanityinto an immense machine to serve their purposes.
They put a premium on intelligence and skill and have no patience with
weakness or stupidity. They demand instant obedience and sub-
servience to their will. The world's dictators and autocrats were born
when Uranus occupied an angle of their horoscopes or was configurated
with the luminaries. Henri IV., Oliver Cromwell, Wallenstein,
Napoleon, Mussolini, Hitler, Pilsudski and Roosevelt were born when
Uranus was close to an angle at birth while such resolute men as the
Iron Duke and Michael Collins have the Sun and Uranus conjoined at
birth. Even in the ranks of finance and commerce the influence of the
Uranian is all powerful. He dominates every sphere of life. He
controls the world's markets, and is the tyrant in every colossal
commercial enterprise. At his nod the machines of the world roar or
are instantly stopped. His rule is absolute. That Uranus is the true
ruler, of Aquarius seems obvious from the fact that some of the world's
greatest organisers and commercial dictators had the Moon in Aquarius
at birth as for example, Henry Ford, Eastmann (Kodaks), Selfridge,
Nobel, Woolworth, Lord Baden-Powell and Mary Baker Eddy. The
Moon in Aquarius gives a fine penchant for organisation and synthetic
building and an aptitude for marshalling the facts of experience and for
building from heterogeneous materials one solid homogeneous
organisation that moves with clockwork regularity.
{To be. Continued.) {Author's Copyright.]
 189

ffibt inturnstiansl ^.strologtral dongress, 1935

An International Congress of Scientific Astrology was held at
Brussels from 15th to 19th July, 1935. Its success surpassed all
expectations. It undoubtedly was quite an important event in the-
movement for the rehabilitation of Astrology.
On the 15th the members of the Congress1 visited the Astronomical
Observatory at Uccle and were conducted round it in groups by
members of the Staff at the Observatory who courteously explained
the various instruments. Later in the day M. Brahy delivered the
introductory lecture of the Congress.
The second day was devoted to Reports of the progress made in
various countries, and lectures and discussions. Among those who
took part were Mile. Keller from Holland, Dr. Korsch from Germany,
M. Maurice Privat from France, M. Krafft from Switzerland and Mr.
Tucker from England. Letters of apology for absence were read from
M. Hentges (Luxembourg), M. Damiani (Italy), and the Editor of
Modern Astrology (Great Britain). Dr. Korsch's report was
particularly interesting. He explained that recent laws in Germany
prohibit the practice of Astrology except by those holding a diploma
from a recognised astrological society.
On the 17th the Alberteum and the Planetarium were visited.
At the luncheon which followed Colonel Maillaud took occasion to
congratulate M. Brahy on the success of the Congress and to propose
the holding of a Congress at Paris in 1937 when the next Paris Exhibition
takes place.
The remaining days were mainly devoted to lectures and the
passing of various resolutions as follows :
" The Astrologers—German, English, Belgian, French, Dutch,
Italian, Swiss, etc.—re-united for the second time in an International
Congress at Brussels, from 15th to 19th July, 1935, agreed once more that
the science of Astrology progresses regularly from year to year, thanks
to the more and more rigorous methods of investigation and study.
" They draw the attention of the public to the essential difference
1
See frontispiece.
190 MODBEN ASTROLOGY

between Astrology and the commercial products of astrological

pretenders who under the name of Astrology and by means of blatant
advertisements present the public with horoscopes which have
absolutely nothing in common with Astrology and constitute a veritable
abuse of the trust reposed in them.
" They look forward to the time when, according to the
particular circumstances in their respective countries, they may create
a professional organisation, with a view to furnishing the public with
guarantees of the loyal and serious conduct of the profession of Astrology.
" On the motion of the Astrological Society of France they instruct
a provisional committee to study and prepare the way for the creation
of an International Federation of the Astrological Societies of the
whole world.
" They long for the establishment of closer and closer collaboration
between the astrologers of all countries in order to place at the disposal
of all research workers documentary evidence as accurate and as
complete as possible.
" It is their wish that those who have influence over the public,
the press, and men of science, examine the principles of Astrology, of
which the application ought to render great service in all departments
of the social domain.
" They resolve to hold International Congresses as regularly as
possible, and in any case to meet again in Paris on the occasion of the
Exhibition of 1937.
" They agree to communicate to the press these resolutions."

At the fourteenth German Astrological Congress a telegram was

received from Adolf Hitler in reply to one from Dr.Korsch as follows :
"Heartiest thanks for your telegram of good wishes; greetings and
good wishes to you for a wider following for your work."
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booking Vsckhtflrits
AUGUST—SEPTEMBER
By Maokxcb Wbmyss
An aatrologioal ootmnentary on current event*
Uranus, the planet of sudden death, was afflicted by Venus
throughout the greater part of August, emblematic of the number of
people of importance who passed over the boundary of
Sodden Death ^e- Between the 12th and 17th of the month Lord
Tomlin, Viscount Bridgeman (newly appointed Chairman
of the B.B.C.), Sir Basil Blackett (the well-known
Director of the Bank of England), Gareth Jones (distinguished journalist
and linguist), Wiley Post (the famous American airman) and Will
Rogers (the noted " wise-cracker "), all met their death suddenly
before they had nearly reached life's allotted span. But the most
tragic death of all was that of Queen Astrid of Belgium on 29th August
about 10 a.m., most tragic because of her youth and beauty and charm,
because her face was familiar to all the world from many photographs
and they felt in her death a personal loss, and because she met her
death owing to an accident to the car driven by the man who adored
her. Stricken with grief, injured himself, King Leopold walked
unsteadily from where he was thrown to the place where she lay by the
side of a lake near the village of Kussnacht (" night kiss ") and pressed
his lips lovingly on her bloodstained face.
Attention has often been drawn to afflictions of Gemini-Sagittarius
13 in cases of accident involving wheeled vehicles1 while bruising and
fractures' are shown by the blending of afflictions of Aries-Libra 8 and
Taurus-Scorpio 25. Queen Astrid's horoscope* shows Mercury in
Sagittarius 14 in the sixth house closely afflicted by Mars in Capricorn
29J (within a few degrees of the eighth cusp Campanus) and more
remotely by the Moon in Cancer 26. For the time given the progressed
horoscope shows this combination in affliction with the seventh degree
of the progressed Ascendant, corresponding in meaning to Libra 7 (or
Aries 7), a degree of sudden death. Neptune was in Cancer 10 in the
Ascendant afflicted by the Sun in Scorpio 24J and Saturn, ruler of the
eighthhouse, in Aquarius 26 J. The progressed Moon wasin opposition to
the progressed Saturn in Aquarius 28 square Jupiter progressed to
Taurus 28£. Her Jason (ruler of Sagittarius) was in Scorpio afflicted by
the transiting Uranus and Venus. The bereaved husband had Mars,
ruler of his Ascendant, in Sagittarius 14£ in conjunction with Uranus
(within a few degrees of his eighth cusp Campanus). His progressed

i Cf. M.A., 1934, p. 29.

a
See W.L., Vol. IV., pp. 67, 93, etc.
8
See p. 194.
192 MODERN ASTROLOGY

Sun had reached the conjunction of these planets. Jason was in Libra
near the seventh cusp (denoting the marriage partner) in square to
-Jupiter-Capricorn 9, Satum-Capricorh 12 (all in affliction with the
Queen's Neptune and Sun) .
A personality of quite a different type. Senator Huey Long, met
his death by violence following aii attack on him on 8th September at
D.30 p.m. (L.M.T.) at Baton Rouge, Louisiana by Dr. Carl Weiss, who
•shot him in the intestines. The Senator died at 6.10 a.m. (L.M.T.) on
the 10th September. His horoscope1 shows Mars in Virgo 9 in conjunc-
tion with the Sun and in square to Lowell-Pluto Gemini 10J and
Neptune, while Venus was in Libra 9 conjunction Saturn. It will be
seen that Mars (ruler of Aries 7-8) was blended in affliction with Gemini-
Sagittarius 8-9, a combination denoting liability to assassination1.
At the moment of the attack the Moon was in Capricorn 23 afflicting
the radical Mars, and Mercury was transiting Libra 8.
In the political and economic world the financial policy of Danzig
•caused some concern both in Danzig and in Poland in the beginning of
August when Jupiter was in the commercial Scorpio 14
Poland and square Sun sextile Neptune. On the 25th of August
Russia when the Sun was in Virgo 1J and Venus in Virgo 22 (on
; Virgo 3 Con.), degrees of importance in connection with
Russia, the U.S.A. found it necessary to lodge a strong protest against
activities on the territory of the U.S.S.R. " involving interference in
the internal affairs of the U.S.A." British oral representations had
-already been made on 19th August when Mercury was in Virgo 4.
The Italo-Abyssinian problem continued to loom large, and
sensitive foreign newspapers magnified trifles. A most astonishing
outcry arose in some quarters over a report on
The Italo- 30th August, that an Englishman, Mr. F. W. Rickett,
Abysamian had negotiated with the Emperor of Abyssinia for
Dispute a seventy - five year concession in respect of oil and mineral-
resources. Even if the negotiation had been on behalf
of an English company (which it was not) and had involved the present
payment of as much as £1,000,000 to the Emperor (which was not the
case) that was no ground for the vilification of Britain in which certain
foreign newspapers indulged. Saturn in opposition to the Sun and
Neptune and sesquiquadrate Lowell-Pluto in Cancer 27, a degree of
moodiness and suspicion', may be regarded as contributing to this
attitude. By 11th September, however, Saturn had retreated to
Pisces 6 close to the sextile of Uranus in Taurus 5, while Mars was in
trine to Lowell-Pluto. On that date Sir Samuel Hoare spoke before
the League of Nations Assembly explaining Britain's adherence to
1
See M.A., July-August, 1935, p. 130.
* See W.L., Vol. IV., p. 42.
> See W.L., Vol. I., pp. 118 and 126.
 LOOKINQ BACK WARDS 193
the principles of the League and determination to implement its
obligations under the Covenant. Italy and indeed probably all the
other League members, Britain included, were surprised to find that
Britain's lead was followed with absolute unanimity by the other
member states (except Italy) and people began to feel that after all the
League may not be merely a debating Society. Renewed confidence
in the League's power certainly had a calming effect on the elections
which took place in Memel (over which Lithuania has sovereign rights
limited in certain respects) on 29th and 30th September. The German
portion of the population felt that their rights would be safeguarded
and the Lithuanians hoped that if at any time Germany tried to annex
Memel, the League might do more than merely lodge a protest. Jupiter
by then had reached the political Scorpio 22.
To turn again to matters which endangered the lives merely of
individuals instead of nations, there has to be recorded Sir Malcolm
Campbell's average speed in " Blue Bird " of over 300
Speed miles an hour over a measured mile in both directions
at Salt Lake City on 3rd September, and an average
speed for 24 hours of 140.522 miles by Captain G. E. T. Eyston and
his co-drivers in "Speed of the Wind " on 18th September, also in
the StateofUtah. Jason (rulerof|Sagittarius) was in sextile to Neptune
(thus giving the necessary blend for speed) and had also good aspects
from Saturn and Uranus throughout the month. On 3rd September
the Sun added its good influence, and on 18th September Venus was
in sextile to Jason.

Balzac's Birthdate
Mb. Ralph E. Kraum writes us from Hollywood pointing out that
the chart1 of Balzac given in The Horoscope, Vol. I., p. 249 (N.N. 772)
was taken from one of Paul Flambart's books but that no authority
was given for the date, 20th May. He quotes from the biography by
Mary F. Sandars (John Murray, 1904) the following : " Balzac's
statement that he was entered ' De Balzac 5 on the register of his birth
is on the face of it untrue, as he was bom on the second Prairial of the
year VTL, a time when all titles were proscribed " 2nd
Prairial is equivalent to 21st May of the Gregorian Calendar. But on
page 26 of her book Miss Sandars states that Balzac was bom in Tours,
France, on 16th May, 1799, St. Honoris Day, and was christened
Honors after the Saint. Perhaps some of our French readers will be
able to clear up the difficulty as to the correct date of birth.
1
See the July-August issue of M.A., p. 119.
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Selected by Maubios Wbutss
In response to numerous requests for the puhliostion of more horoscopes we
•re devoting a page each month to this purpose. Readers desirous of knowing
the planetary positions at the birth of any famous person should forward
partioulan. Requests by Annual Subscribers will be given preference.—Ed.
(1) Queen Aatrid of Belgium, bom at Stockholm on 17th
November, 1905, at 4.52 p.m., according to Demain, November, 1935.
(2) King Leopold m. of Belgium, bom at BrusaelB on 3rd
November, 1901, at 3.15 p.m., according to Demain, January, 1934.
(3) Francois Bollinat (poet), bom at Chateauxrouz (46 N. 49,
1 E. 41) on 29th December, 1846, at 8 a.m., acc. to Biography by
M. Lapaire.1
(4) Julius v. Gombos (President of Hungary), bom in 46 N. 25,
18 E. 35, on 26th December, 1886, at 12.55 p.m., acc. to Zenit,
April, 1934. Note an 20 (near 4th cusp) b 25| (in Asc.).
(5) Will Rogers (humorist), bom at Oolagah, Oklahoma, on 4th
November, 1879, at 9.15 p.m. (L.M.T.), acc. to N.A.J., December,
1934. Note $ flj 8 ^ p TiJ 9 (on SI 20 Con., a degree of humour) A W
* O. The aeroplane accident resulting in his death is shown9 by 2|
(ruler of the 8th cusp', ess), in)<3 □ ^^o Qs, afflicting the
progressed Ascendant, was retrograde in T 10, 6 db (ruler of ^)
£
(6) Lord Birkenhead, born in London on 7th December, 1907,
" about 3.30 p.m.," according to his mother.
Oorrigendum: Readers should note that the position of $ on Beethoven's
birthday was U 12 1} (not U 22 R, as stated on p. 132 in the July-August issue).
O T) V * i V h L. M.C. Asc.
n J
(l) 11244 r 14 "I 34 4R assbj W 2 OSIOR 022 s:io IB ot
(а) 11104 A144 *254 '144 u 9 W'2 ns «» iR nis « 5 tiiJ
(3) W 7 W28 / 15 VlioJ UI30 n 84R 3:27 T104 =26 T24 11,114 »ji2
Uf n 44 vjiV /13 ^104 ~ '4 m 14 ®2oR ^124 «254R D 24 Bt74 s 5
(5) 11124 ®>i8 / o iB30 a 23R ¥ 3 TIOR tijt 8 Bro4R aaejR T 2 11B17
(б) /144 W15 "125 in s4 k 6 fl 134R K21 vjn 11B14R 024R = s4 nio
1
2
As noted by Miss B. S. Sneil.
Cf. Wheel 0} Life, Vol. IV., p. 60.
* Assuming that the birth-time is correct. It appears to be merely speculative,
based on bis statement that he was bom "some time in the night of November 4th."
Vide comments by Laurie Pratt in Wytin's Astrology Magazine, October, 1936.
 196

Jlebictos1
All Batrologieal books of importance are reviewed in thia column " without
fear and without favour."
A Guide to Olaslonbury's Temple of the Stars, by Anon. (John M.
Watkins. 5s.)
Readers of Modern Astrology will recall that the frontispiece
to the November issue in 1930 was a map of the hills and Sea Moors
north-west of Somerton and that a correspondent pointed out how the
early boundaries showed seven figures of a zodiac connected with
" The High History of the Holy Graal."
The book before us develops this idea, points out how the
" Zodiacal Giants of Somerset correspond with the stars of their
respective Constellations," and reminds us that according to La
Qvesle de Saint Graal " the Round Table is meant to signify the round
world and round canopy of the planets and the elements in the firma-
ment, where are to be seen the Stars and many other things." The
author shows how the characters correspond with the Signs and
Constellations as follows;
1 Taurus King Gurgalain
2 Aries Messire Gawain
3 Pisces King Fisherman
4 Aquarius King Pelles, succeeded by Sir Perceval
5 Capricomus King of Castle Mortal
6 Sagittarius King Arthur
and Hercules
7 Scorpio Calixtus (whose Soul is weighed)
8 and Libra
9 Virgo The Damsel (also called Dindrain)
10 Leo Sir Lancelot of the Lake
11 and Cancer
12 Gemini Lokot (King Arthur's Son) represented by
Orion in effigy
and Sir Perceval (the Spirit of the Sun
after it has set)
13 Canis Minor Meliot of Logres
14 Cetus Gohaz of the Castle of the Whale
15 Draco The Black Knight, the Giant Devil
16 Hydra Queen Guenievre

■PAIl books mentioned lin Moobbn Astbolooy may be obtained by post

ftom Modekn Astboloot Offices.
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That the Avalon of the Arthurian Romance is indeed in this

district of Somerset seems clear from many passages which the author
quotes, and that the Grail " Mystery " had a significance long before
its connection with Christian tradition is made equally plain. The
author instances the winged Lion, Bull, Bird and Man, on the Abbey
Tithe Barn at Glastonbury as evidence of early regard for astrological
symbolism in Somerset. We might note also the lion and centaur-
archer (inscribed " Sagittarius M. Leo ") in the tympanum of the
•doorway of Stoke sub-Hambdon Church, and the Signs of the Zodiac
sculptured on six corbels on each side of the reredos at Corfe Pariah
Church, with cherub, bull, lion, eagle, man, and cherub sculptured
beneath. (See Grimaldi's Zodiacs and Planispheres.)
This book displays a great deal of original research, and its
treatment of the astrological theme is more novel and interesting than
in any other recent work.

A to Z Horoscope Maker and Delineator, by Llewellyn George,

(Llewellyn Publications, Ltd. $5 = 21s.)
Student Chart Reader of Horoscope Indications, by Llewellyn
George. (Llewellyn Publications, Ltd. <|2 = 8s. 6d.)
The Delineator is a substantial volume describing how to cast
a nativity and how to calculate the progressed horoscope. It also
deals in detail with the delineation of the horoscope and with the
rectification of the birthtime by means of events. A special section
deals with the symbology of the planets, the best location for the
native of a horoscope, how to use the Midnight Ephemeris, and other
matters of interest.
The Student Chart Reader comprises the same matter as is
•contained in the third part of the above book (the delineation of the
horoscope) with about twenty additional pages.
Mr. George thinks that Lowell-Pluto rules Scorpio. He makes no
comment on the ruiership of the Asteroids. The rulershipa of these
planets, and also of Uranus and Neptune, are still debatable points.
These two books are very clearly arranged and the A io Z
Horoscope Maker and Delineator forms a sound and comprehensive
introduction to the study of Astrology.
 REVIEWS 197
Modern Astrology Ephemeria 1936 and Tear Book. (Modem
Astrology. 15.)
This issue includes a list of Sovereigns and Presidents with their
dates and times of birth in cases in which these are known, Campanus
Tables for 340N. (readily adaptable for 340S., the latitude of Sydney).
As usual the longitudes are stated more clearly than in any other
Ephemeris, the position of the Moon is given for every sixth hour, and
there is a Table of Standard Times (including notes on Summer Time
in various countries), Condensed Ephemerides for the centenary years
(1636, 1736, 1836), comments on recent astrological literature, and
Reports of Astrological Societies. The Right Ascension of the Planets
is given as well as the Declination, thus making the book of use to
observational astronomers as well as astrologers.

A Prince is Born
In a special issue of the London Gazette, dated 9th October, 1935,
appeared the following announcement:
" Published by Authority,
" Whitehall,
" 9th October, 1935.
" This morning, at five minutes after two o'clock, Her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent was safely delivered of a Prince at
3, Belgrave Square "
The horoscope shows TIJOJ on Ascendant with the D setting in
Kl d'?K4J^f^a4jA^ a combination indicating that the Prince
will possess in full measure the musical and artistic talents of hia
parents, especially as b 20J is on the M.C. The early degrees of Virgo
and Pisces usually show a keen intuitive faculty, emphasised further in
this case by the presence of Venus in Virgo SJ. As in every case, life is
not all conleur de rose for ^ in the Ascendant in 15J is squared by
<J in / 15J Z.^QW- About the age of 21 or 22 when ^ is in
conjunction with the progressed Ascendant this may cause acute worry
and the health may be affected by some feverish complaint. But (J
has a relieving sextile from the ® and, taken all in all, the horoscope is
a very happy and fortunate one.
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(Queries anir ^nstoers

Questions (by annual aubacribers) dealing with topica of general astrological

interest will be answered on thia page. We express our thanks to all the readers
who write with information assiating ua to answer queries. We regret that we
cannot find time to write to them all personally.
Answer 102.—Mark Antony was bom at Rome about 83 B.C.
Cleopatra was bom about 69 B.C. Hannibal was bom at Carthage in
247 B.C. Luis Ponce de Leon was born in Granada about 1528 a.d.,
and John Smith, the adventurer of Willoughby, was bom there in
1580. We regret that more accurate information is not available.
Answer 103.—The additional aspects proposed by George Wilde
do not seem to be of much effect. Some of them (such as the aspect
of 72°) may have suggested themselves to him owing to effects of other
aspects (not then known) close to the same angle (such as an aspect of
75°) having been wrongly attributed. 15° and all multiples of 15° are
aspects according to the theory" put forward by Maurice Wemyss
a number of years ago.
Answer 104.—It seems to us that 12° is too large an orb to allow
even for Sun or Moon and that Mr. Bailey's view that an orb of 7°
should be allowed for major aspects and 3° for minor aspects
is more reasonable. Many years ago Maurice Wemyss published in
Modern Astrology a table1 for measuring the relative strength of
aspects. Aspects over 5° were regarded as too weak to be accorded
a score.
Answer 105.—A horoscope of Robert Bums is given in More
Notable Nativities cast for the early morning of 25th January, 1759.

Mb. John Gat, 35, Midhurst Avenue, Muswell Hill, London,

N. 10, would like to hear from readers born within a short time of
Ist February, 1904, between 3 and 4 a.m. (his own birthday), with
a view to comparing horoscopes.

' 1 Cf. Wheel of Lift, Vol. I., p. 10.

9
laoludsd now as Appendix 8 in Wheel of Life, Vol. IV., p. 108.
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®ijrr£apoab£iirf
The Editor does not assume responsibility for any statements or ideas advanced
by correspondents, and the publication of letters does not necessarily imply
sympathy with the views expressed therein.

To the Editor, Modern Astrology

Horoscope op Nuremberg
Dear Sm,—Arising from the most interesting, fascinating, and
instructive article which appeared in the last number of Modern
Astrology by Heir Erich von Beckerath, on the re-construction of
the horoscope of Frankfort-on-the-Main, it may be of interest to your
readers to learn of a few facts I have obtained from records and research
work, in respect to the horoscope of the ancient City of Nuremberg.
In his work, Earthly Jerusalem, by the ancient astrologer Andreas
Goldmeyer, is to be found the following :
" The Imperial fortress of Nuremberg began to be built
fourteen years before Christ, the 9th April, on a Tuesday, at
8 o'clock in the morning ; but the town only twenty-six years
after Christ, on 3rd April, on a Tuesday, at 8.57 a.m."
Respecting the first date we find the Sun in 18° Aries, with a Gemini
asc. In the second, Sun is 14° Aries, with asc. Gemini again.
The first records of the town appear about a.d. 1050 when it was
already a prosperous town ; before that date history can tell us nothing,
beyond a few vague legends. An interesting feature, however, appears
in the Council's seal, which first appeared about 1243. It bore an
Eagle closely feathered up to the neck, with a huntsman's head
surrounded with flowing looks, and wearing a crown. Moreover, the
Imperial Eagle appeared from the most ancient times over the gates of
the City. This is very suggestive of Scorpio, over which part of the
world this sign is said to rule, and the closely feathered body is
suggestive of Gemini (a Gemini town in a Scorpio part of the world).
This independent City reached her prime in the middle ages.
Carlyle wrote " Trading Staple of the German World in old days,
Toyshop of the German World in these new, Albert Durer's and Hans
Sachs' City." It is recorded that " The intense patriotism and deep
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religious feeling which formed so intimate a part in the lives of

the citizens are reproduced in art and literature, giving the greatest
examples of them Their love of science was no less genuine
than their love of art."
In their arts Woodcarving flourished exceedingly, and was it not
Nuremberg in which the first watch was invented ? The inhabitants
were famous for clock-making, and Nuremberg had a time system
peculiar to herself. Is not this very suggestive to a strong Gemini
influence 1
The tabulation of major events in the history of the City shows
the end of the sign Gemini to be very sensitive, possibly this sign being
the true Asc.; it is also recorded of the citizens that " the Nurembergers
had an eye for a strong man."
Tabulation shows the middle degrees of Aries very strongly. The
early degrees of Cancer also appear often in relation to events. It is
of interest to note that Nuremberg reached her prime during the time
of Maximilian. His map1 shows a strong Aries: Sun 11°, Mercury 18°,
Venus 28°.
Albert Durer was bom May 2l8t, 1471 Sun 0° Gemini'
died April 6th, 1528 Sun 15° Aries
Hans Sachs was bom November 5th, 1494 Sun 12° Scorpio
died 20th January, 1576 Sun 29J0 Capricorn
Here then, are a few brief facts relative to the original ancient
horoscope of Nuremberg. If any readers of Modern Astrology are
interested in this interesting branch of Astrology, I shall be pleased to
hear of their findings, and compare research notes, with a view of
establishing further definite data.
Yours faithfully,
Croydon, Surrey. R. M. Harmer.
26^ September, 1935.

1
See N.N. 460.
1
Our correspondent seems to have forgotten that the Julian Calendar was
in, use. in the time of Albrecbt Durer and Hans Saobs. The positions given for
the Sun are about 9 or 10 degrees in error. Durer's horoscope is given in
N.N. 467.—Ed.
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To the Editor, Modern Astrology

Taa Doctrine of Pee-existence
Sir,—Re Allen Yate's letter in the September and October
publication. Could Astrology stand but on the presumption of
pre-existence on this earth ? The most comforting thing about it is
the feeling conveyed of our being able to " work off " a debt of the
past. Would Mr. Yate say that it is just chance under what
configuration we are bom ?
I think your magazine so excellent.
" The German Hercules " article is extraordinarily good—so well
expressed besides illuminating—and just
Yours faithfully,
Chelsea. (Mrs.) F. Millar.
3rd September, 1935.

To the Editor, Modern Astrology

Hindu Astrology
Dear See,—Please publish the following with respect to the letter
of Mr. Allen Yate that appeared in Modern Astrology.
Firstly, Mr. Allen Yate unfortunately never reads, as he himself
confesses, any astrological magazine. It is certain that there is a good
number of magazines, both in India and in the West, that treat of
Astrology scientifically. One must try to find out such and remain in
touch with them if he cares to know scientific facts and to predict
scientifically. Unless one does this, his deductions can never be so
extraordinarily true that he himself is aghast. Mr. Allen Yate should
begin to read different magazines to see how the scientific side of
Astrology is prominent nowadays.
Again Mr. Alien Yate writes: "It is surprising to me that.so'many
astrologers think that India is the seat of astrological lore . . f . an
Indian told me only recently that he and many of his fellows sent to-
Europe when they wished for a correct reading, etc " The
question whether Astrology sprang from India or not is another
matter. I am at present concerned with undue ill-influence which is
likely to be produced by Mr. Allen Yate's letter in the Western astro-
logical circle regarding Hindu Astrology. Is it proper to say that
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because some Indians sent to Europe for correct reading; Hindu

Astrology is wrong, unscientific and unreliable ? Does Mr. Allen Yate
definitely say that no European has sent his horoscope to India for
correct reading or that if some have sent, Western Astrology is wrong ?
In every country there are some who send their horoscopes abroad only
to satisfy their curiosity. There are also instances where astrologers
themselves send their horoscopes abroad in order to know the methods
of interpretations or the modes of horoscopical delineation, etc. of
different countries. Again, strictly speaking, there are some funda-
mental principles which are common in both Indian and European
Astrology. Does he not grossly mistake who says that one of these
two is wrong and of no worth ?
As a matter of fact, unless Mr. Allen Yate himself studies Hindu
Astrology, it is simply prejudice on his part if he conceives any wrong
idea about it. Without proper investigations one should never give
out a judgment'which is bound to he only one-sided.
The late Sepharial, who was a masterman in the science of Astrology,
had great regardlor Hindu Astrology. He had realised the truth of it.
I would here recommend Mr. Allen Yate to refer to Sepharial's works
Science of Foreknowledge and Manual of Astrology.
Yours sincerely,
Dhrangadra (Kathiawar), India. H. M. Poojara.
19^ September, 1935.

To the Editor, Modern Astbolooy

The Retort Courteous
Dear Sir,—Mr. Yate boasts of never reading an astrological
magazine. The statement is undoubtedly true. His letter is a
sufficient proof. But why boast of knowing nothing, and why show
it?
Francis Rolt-Whkeler, Ph.D.,
Editor : L'Astrosophie.
(The leading astrological review on the Continent.)
Nice.
September, 1935.