Astrologia restaurata, or, Astrologie restored being an introduction to the general and chief part of the language of the stars : in four books ... / by VVilliam Ramesey, Gent. ...

CHAP. 1. Of the returning of such as are absent, and of going of journeys, and entring into any place.

EVery man hath some Fancy or particular way to himself that is not common to all; some of the Ancients have placed returnings in the tenth House, by rea∣son it is the next after the ninth that hath signification of long journeys and voyages, which returnings follow; others have placed this matter in the eighth, ma∣king the ninth house to follow it, because a man must journey to return; but be∣cause one cannot return without voyaging or travelling, contrary to both these, I have placed it in the ninth house it self.

And as I dissent from the Ancients in placing this Election, so do I also much de∣viate from them in the matter thereof; yet if thou wilt follow them thou mayest, please but thy self and I am content.

* 1.1Fortifie therefore in this manner of judgement the ninth house at the time of your setting forth, the Lord thereof and the Moon, as also the ninth and its Lord, and the place of the Moon in the Revolution of the year of the World or Quarter (if it be a year wherein such are admitted) and if possible, let Jupiter, or Venus or both be in the ninth, or applying thereunto, or to the Lord thereof, or the Moon in both

these Schemes, and let these places however you do, be free from the malevolent configurations of the Infortunes, and see that there be no Infortune in the second house in a return, nor in the eighth when thou settest first out; for the second is then in lieu of the eighth, being the eighth from the seventh which hath ever signification of the place intended or travelled to; and therefore it seemeth requisite unto me, that you also fortifie the seventh house at the time of the first journey, as also its Lord, and the place of the Moon at that time. But thou wilt the better understand how to make an Election for returning, by knowing how to set out at first.

* 1.2Wherefore you must know the Ascendent is the significator of the City, Town or place from whence any one Travels; the seventh of the place intended or journeyed to; the tenth house, hath signification of the ways or passages in the journey, and the fourth of the ways or passages in the return.

Look then how these places are affected, and accordingly judge; for if they are assisted by the presence or aspects of the Fortunes, good is promised; if by the Ma∣levolents, evil, according to the Nature of the thing signified by the house afflicted or assisted; as if the seventh be fortunated, you may judge success and happiness to the Traveller in the Country or place to which he goes; if the tenth, he shall have good success in his journey, shall be safe and merry and in good health; if the fourth, judge the same at his return, &c.

In beginning of any Journey, let the Moon be increasing in light and motion, free from impediment and affliction of the Infortunes; for an Infortune afflicting the Moon doth more hurt then when it afflicteth the Ascendent; and let her not be in the second, eighth, fourth sixth, nor twelfth, but in the fifth, and if possible, be∣held of the Fortunes; however it causeth good success, and gain in the journey, health of body, and that he shall quickly return to his own content; and let Mercury be free from combustion and the malevolent aspects of the Infortunes, as also the Lord of the Ascendent, and let him be placed in a good place of Heaven; place also a Fortune in the Ascendent or some Angle, for such an Election denotes safety, agility, joy and gladness in the journey; and let not the Moon be in the Ascendent neither going nor returning, for it signifies sickness, and much grief in the journey.

But if thou canst not observe all this, let the ☽ apply unto the Ascendent, as also the Lord of the Ascendent, and let them be free from the malevolent aspects of the Infortunes; also prosperity and good followeth if the Moon be joyn∣ed to Jupiter or Venus, or be beheld of them by a Sextile or Trine.

But you must know there can no Election be framed without respect to the Revo∣lution of the World, and the true significator of every man therein, according to his quality; the which when thou hast found, fortifie it and its Lord, the Moon and the sign, and Lord of the Ascendent at the setting out, and the sign signifying the thing or business occasioning the journey, and the Lord thereof, and have a special care, the Ascendent be not Cadent; and if the journey be to the King, let the tenth in the Revolution of the year of the World be the sign of the Ascendent in the set∣ting forth; and if it be to obtain a reward at his hands, let the eleventh in the Re∣volution be your Ascendent, and so of the rest, according to the signification of the thing desired.

It is good also to place the Moon at the beginning of any journey in the tenth or fifth beholding her dispositor, free from impediment and the afflictions of the In∣fortunes▪ and in good aspect of the Benevolents, and they also essentially dignified, and the Moon increasing in light, and Mercury free from combustion, and free from impediment; and let not the Moon be in the sixth, nor twelfth, for that signifieth impediment and delay in the journey.

But if she be increasing in light and motion, it will be soon accomplished, and that with safety and quiet; but if the ☽, or Saturn, or both be in the Ascendent or seventh, or Saturn in the Ascendent, and the Moon in the seventh, there shall hap∣pen in the journey or place to which the Traveller tendeth, many grievous infirmi∣ties, losses, quarrels or slaughter unto him.

If she be in the 10th. or 11th, it is good; but if she be in the third, fifth, or ninth, it will not be so well, in the seventh or fourth, worse; but she denotes mischief most in the Ascendent, second, sixth, eighth or twelfth.

And some of the Ancients have said, that if any set forth in the day time Aries ascending, they shall meet with Thieves; yet if they set upon the Thieves they shall overcome them; also if at such a time any go against a Castle or strong hold, they shall take it; and if the Ascendent be Taurus when the Traveller setteth out, he shall gain and profit by Cattel, as Cows, Oxen and Bulls and such like; if it be Gemini that doth then ascend, he shall profit by arms or expert servants.

Also if it be Cancer, he shall be safe in health or fortunate in all things he under∣takes; if Leo, he shall overcome, and win, and there shall evil happen to others for him; if Virgo, he shall be merry, and profit by servants.

Again, if it be Libra, he shall have a mean both of good and evil; in Scorpio, he shall toyl and labour, but shall not obtain his desire, and there shall happen much sadness unto him, but afterwards he shall gain a little; If Sagittary, he shall obtain his desire, and shall profit by horses and arms, and shall act something, for which he shall receive a great reward.

Moreover if it be Capricorn, he shall be tyred, and the journey shall be tedious, and his desires shall not be obtained; if it be Aquaries, his hopes shall be frustrate, and his enemies shall deceive him; but if it be Pisces, he shall advantage himself by precious stones, shall obtain his desire and shall have his health.

Note that some of the Ancients have taken that punctum of time wherein the Traveller steps out of his house onward of his journey, and the degree ascen∣ding then to be his significator, and that degree which ascendeth when he is just out of sight of his house to be the significator, together with its Lord, of the journey.

Some of the Ancients have in this place given us Instructions, if any journey be to Kings, Great men, Generals of Armies, Judges, Lawyers, Women, Learned men, Poets, and such like, of what kinde soever they be, by making the Moon ap∣ply to the significator of the quality of the person a man intends to go to, and by pla∣cing the significator in a good place of Heaven, viz. in the Ascendent, tenth, or ele∣venth, or in the house whereby he is signified, but by no means in the seventh nor fifth, for that signifies labour and trouble; as also if he be in the fourth or Occidental; but since I have already given you the exact significations of the Moon to the other six Planets in a Table in the third Chapter of the first Section of this same third Book, as also hinted at the same in the sixth Section and tenth Chapter, I shall not in this place make any repetition, but proceed.

* 1.3If thou wouldest soon return from thy journey, place Jupiter in a Quartile of the Sun, and Venus in his Sextile betwixt both the Fortunes, separating from one, and applying to the other; or place the Moon in the room of the Sun increasing in light and motion.

* 1.4And if thou wouldest go secretly to any place, let the Moon be under the Sun beams, separating from the Sun, and applying to a Fortune, and free from all other impediment; some of the Ancients have said, if you would do any thing that you would not have revealed or come to light, begin it when the Moon is in Scorpio, and under the earth; others have concluded with the for∣mer Rule; yet some have advised to place the Moon and Lord of the Ascen∣dent both under the Sun beams, but not in combustion, and free from im∣pediment, and that the Ascendent be not beheld of the Sun, nor Lord thereof; and to make it the more sure, let the Moon be in the fourth house, or the signifi∣cator of the thing.

* 1.5And as touching walking abroad, some of the Ancients have been large; but I shall omit their Rules as superfluous in such a matter which depends on the Will of Man; only I shall add thus much, that if the Moon be increasing in light and motion, and free from impedition, applying to a Fortune, it will be the better,

and the walk will seem more pleasant and delectable then tiresome; for commonly when she is weak, and in Square or Opposition of Saturn, the time seems tedious, and the walker will be very sad and pensive; and perhaps be subject to fals and other casualties, when she is so aspected of Mars.

And take this for an approved rule, that if the walker go to visit any one, or to look for any thing, if the Lord of the seventh House at the time of his setting out be in the Ascendent, and the Moon in aspect of any Retrograde-Planet with reception at the same time, he shall meet the party or thing he seeks or intends to visit.

* 1.6Now as touching any Travellers entring into any Place, Town or City, you are to fortifie the sign of the second House, and the Lord thereof, and place him in a good house above the earth, and the Moon in the third or fifth, or else in the eleventh, applying to a Planet receiving her, whether it be a fortune or no; and let your signi∣ficator never be under the earth, unless your business so require, or is to be kept secret.

Be sure the Moon be not in the fourth, eighth, sixth or twelfth, but place her in the second, if possible, strong and free from impediment, and applying to the Lord of the second, or in reception of him.

And if he that entreth into any place would fain stay long there, let the Moon and the Lord of the second be placed in angles;* 1.7 and it will not be amiss in this business if he place the Moon in reception with Saturn by a good aspect, and let the sign of the Ascendent and its Lord at the first entrance be fixed.

But if he would soon return from thence, let him place the Moon in the third, in a moveable sign received;* 1.8 as also let the sign of the Ascendent at the first entrance be moveable, and the Lord thereof also in a moveable sign, and place the Lord of the second in the Ascendent, and the Lord of the Ascendent in the second.

* 1.9Moreover, if his coming to the place be to require ought of the King or Grandees, let him have recourse to the mid-heaven and its Lord, and make him receive his signi∣ficator by a good reception; and place if possible the Lord of the tenth in the Ascen∣dent or second, and in the tenth the Lord of the Ascendent or second; and so under∣stand of any thing else he requires, or for which his entrance into the place is, still remembring to order his significators aright.

Wherefore generally in all entrings into any place, be sure the second House and its Lord be free from impediment and affliction of the Infortunes, as also Com∣bustion and Fall, neither let him be Cadent; for if the Lord of the second be com∣bust, it denotes the party so entring shall there dye suddenly; neither is it good for the Lord of the second to be in the seventh, especially if he be therein afflicted, be∣cause it signifies damage both to his person and goods, and that he shall be troubled with many dissentions and quarrels, and have much trouble by and through his ac∣quaintance; also if the Moon be in the fourth House, he shall dye there before he goes away, especially if the Moon be weak and afflicted of the Malevolents, or the Lord of the eighth.

But the best Election in this matter is to let Iupiter be Lord of the second, located in the eleventh House, strong and free from the malevolent aspects of the Infortunes, or let him be in the second in configuration of the Moon, and let Part of Fortune be in an angle or in the eleventh or fifth, for it signifieth safety and health of body being so placed, as also increase of wealth; and it will not be amiss if you make the disposi∣tor of the Moon apply thereunto, for it will bring things to a good end and con∣clusion.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Of returning from any jour∣ney.
• * 1.2

  Of going of j••urneys or Voyages.
• * 1.3

  Of making quick returns.
• * 1.4

  Of going se∣cretly to any place.
• * 1.5

  Of walking.
• * 1.6

  Of entring into any place.
• * 1.7

  To stay therein.
• * 1.8

  To return quickly.
• * 1.9

  To make his Election suta∣ble to his bu∣siness.