Instances might be multiplied to show that the effects of Eclipses are of the most striking and effective nature.
SECTION III
HOW TO READ THE HOROSCOPE
CHAPTER I
THE PLANETS IN THE HOUSES
It is impossible to categorically state the effects which are due to the positions of the planets in the several Houses, because very much depends upon the signs they are in and the aspects they have from other planets.
The means of judging the effects is very simple, when once the natures of the planets and the dominion of the several Houses have been thoroughly digested. Thus, it is first necessary to see in what House a planet is situated. Then consider the nature of the planet in the following concrete manner:
Neptune means chaos, confusion, deception.
Uranus, eccentricity, originality, estrangement.
Saturn, privation, hindrance, denial.
Jupiter, affluence, fruitfulness, increase.
Sun, dignities, honours.
Mars, excess, impulse, quarrels.
Venus, peace, happiness, agreement Mercury, commerce, versatility, adaptability.
Moon, changes, publicity.
Now look to the things that are governed by the House in which any particular planet is situated at the moment of birth ([Sect. I., chap. iii.]).