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. XIII. Of the mean and lesser Conjunctions, and their Effects.

SOme of the Antients have termed the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars (I mean their Conjunction in any other sign or place of the Heavens save that in Cancer) a mean Conjunction, that of Jupiter and Mars, a lesser, and that of the Sun with any Planet in his ingress into Aries, and his Conjunction with the Moon every moneth, least of all.

Their reasons will soon appear, if we but warily consider why they term the foregoing Conjunctions greatest or greater, for Saturn and Mars must needs do more mischief then Jupiter and Mars, Saturn being of a Malevolent nature, and highest of all the Planets, and so consequently slowest, (as to us, yet his mo∣tion doth equal if not exceed the Moons, only the largeness of his sphear causeth that it is not so apparently obvious to our sense) and Jupiter of a Benevolent and sweet Influence, and lower, &c. and therefore as touching the rest, your own sense will give you (having considered what hath been said) that the Inferiour are not of such power and efficacy as are the Superiour.

* 1.1The Conjunction of Saturn and Mars (I mean this mean Conjunction) denotes war and blood-shed; but if you would know in what degree this will be executed, you are to see what Planet is Almuten of the figure, and whether he be fortunate or no, for if he be strong, essentially and free from impediment and affliction, and be of a Benevolent nature, judge the evil will be lessened in one kinde or other, and if this Almuten have any good Aspect to the place of the Conjunction, see to the nature of your Almuten and the quarter of Heaven he is in, and the nature of the sign he doth possess, and judge that by such things, occasions, or men sig∣nified thereby, shall the war threatned be mitigated, and perhaps dissolved, espe∣cially if there be any reception between him and the strongest of those Planets in Conjunction, &c. understand this in all the rest mutatis mutandis; [Note.] likewise if your Almuten be evil, weak and unfortunate, judge the contrary, and that ra∣ther by such as are by him signified the war will be fomented or increased.

Note also, that if they are joined in humane signs, many infirmities shall be incident to men, and those according to the nature of the strongest of the two in

Conjunction; in earthy signs, frost, snow and cold shall molest and prove offensive and destructive to the fruits and seeds of the Earth; in fiery the Earth shall be barren through extremity of heat and drought; in aiery there shall be many high and tempestuous winds; in watry, abundance of waters and many inundations; so like∣wise if it happen in beastial signs, the evil chiefly will be incident to Beasts, and those especially that are of the nature and form of the sign, &c. (as you have often heard before in delivering rules for the judging of the Revolutions of the Years of the World) in this manner also mayest thou enlarge upon all the preceding and sub∣sequent Conjunctions; [Note.] if they be joined in an Angle, they declare war amongst great ones, and many tribulations and dissentions, which shall continue till they are otherwise joined, &c.

* 1.2The chiefest of the lesser Conjunctions is the Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars, and this denotes many accidents and evils by rain, snow, corruption of the ayr, war ••nd blood-shed; if Jupiter be strongest in the Conjunction it will not be so bad; if Mars, do not expect better; and if they be joined in the Ascendent of the Revo∣lution of the Year, mischief and misfortune will happen assuredly unto the people in general; the nature of the evil judge from the nature of the sign they are in, and the Planet most fortified, &c.

In the same manner judge of the rest of the preceding and subsequent Conjunti∣ons, if they be in the Ascendent of the Revolution, and so also according to the sig∣nification and nature of every House wherein you find them in the Figure or Revo∣lution, as you have heard in other cases sufficiently before; understand this and thou hast attained a great secret.

* 1.3The Conjunction of the Sun with any other Planet when he in his annual Re∣volution enters the first point of Aries, you are to judge according to the nature of the Planet whether good or bad, of which, as also his Conjunction with the Moon every Moneth, I need say no more in this place since what hath been delivered where we treat of the Revolutions of the World, of weather and alteration of the Ayr, and of Eclipses before in this same fourth Book may suffice; wherefore let us now draw to a conclusion of this work.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Of the Con∣junction of Sa∣turn and Mars.
• * 1.2

  Of the ☌ of ♃ and ♂.
• * 1.3

  The ☌ of the ☉ with the o∣ther Planets. Of the ☌ of the ☉ and ☽.