The tenth house.-The King, Royalty, Government, Ruling Powers, Aristocracy, Nobility and Society.

The eleventh house.-Parliament, House of Commons, Legislation.

The twelfth house.-Prisons, Workhouses, Hospitals, Asylums, Reformatories, Charitable Institutions; Crime, Murders, Criminals, Spies and Secret Foes.

NOTE.-The strongest houses are the first, tenth, seventh and fourth, then the second, fifth, eighth and eleventh, and lastly, the third, sixth, ninth and twelfth. The first, third and ninth are termed the intellectual houses, because the first represents the minds of the people, the third has to do with newspapers and the like, and ninth represents the religious attitude of the people.

CHAPTER IV

THE SIGNIFICATION OF THE PLANETS.

The Sun, Moon and planets have a special significance in Mundane Astrology, as they represent certain classes of the community in every nation and country. It is very essential that these should be carefully committed to memory.

The following are the different classes and particular matters ruled over by the planets:-

The Sun represents the King, Nobles, magistrates, judges and all persons in Authority and of Distinction, Cabinet ministers, and the like. The Moon denotes the common people, women generally, crowds, and all matters of a common or public nature.

Mercury governs the literary world, newspapers, publishers, ambassadors, trade and commerce, and the intellectual world.