Contents

[SECTION I]
THE ALPHABET OF THE HEAVENS
CHAP.PAGE
[I.]THE PLANETS, THEIR NATURES AND TYPES[17]
[II.]THE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC[24]
[III.]THE CELESTIAL HOUSES[29]
[IV.]THE ASTRONOMICAL ASPECTS[31]
[SECTION II]
THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HOROSCOPE
[I.]THE EPHEMERIS AND ITS USES[34]
[II.]TO ERECT A FIGURE OF THE HEAVENS[36]
[III.]THE TABLES OF HOUSES[39]
[IV.]PLANETARY TRANSITS[43]
[V.]TABLE OF ECLIPSES[47]
[SECTION III]
HOW TO READ THE HOROSCOPE
[I.]THE PLANETS IN THE HOUSES [51]
[II.]THE CONSTITUTION[54]
[III.]HEALTH AND SICKNESS[56]
[IV.]HOW TO READ CHARACTER AND DISPOSITION[59]
[V.]FINANCIAL PROSPECTS[64]
[VI.]THE POSITION IN LIFE[69]
[VII.]THE CHOICE OF OCCUPATION[72]
[VIII.]MARRIAGE CIRCUMSTANCES[76]
[IX.]INDICATIONS OF PROGENY[81]
[X.]VOYAGES AND JOURNEYS[84]
[XI.]OF FRIENDS AND ENEMIES[87]
[XII.]THE END OF LIFE [91]
[SECTION IV]
THE STARS IN THEIR COURSES
[I.]THE TIME-MEASURE[94]
[II.]THE EFFECTS OF TRANSITS[101]
[III.]HOW TO SUMMARISE A HOROSCOPE[105]
[IV.]HOW TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL ASTROLOGER[108]
[V.]A POPULAR ILLUSTRATION[114]
[VI.]PLANETARY PERIODS, ETC.[127]
[VII.]REVOLUTIONS, ECLIPSES, INGRESSES, ETC.[137]

SECTION I
THE ALPHABET OF THE HEAVENS

CHAPTER I
THE PLANETS, THEIR NATURES AND TYPES

The luminaries and planets are known to astronomers under the following names and symbols:—

The Sun ☉, Moon ☽, Neptune ♆, Uranus ♅, Saturn ♄, Jupiter ♃, Mars ♂, Venus ♀, and Mercury ☿.