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CHAPTER XVIII
THE KIDNEYS
NO. 7A.--THE KIDNEYS
Male, born March 14, 1892.
THE horoscope which we will use here is a flat figure. The hour of birth is not known, but in astro-diagnosis it is not necessary that we have the hour of birth unless we are looking for a crisis. We must then take into consideration the exact degree of the progressed moon and its aspects, also the transiting planets; but the natural tendencies as to temperament and morals, also the organic weaknesses are shown by the radical planets, which give the astrologer they key to the health of the native, although if one has the rising sign to show the will and the strength it is a help. Certain signs such as Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, and Aquarius will overcome and fight off a disease where most of the feminine signs, especially Taurus and Virgo have not the will power to rise above physical conditions. Of the common signs the sign of Gemini is the best able to control physical
ailments.
In this horoscope we find the sun, the life-giver, in the common and negative sign of Pisces. The sun is afflicted by an opposition and parallel of the destructive Saturn. Here we have at the beginning an indication of low vitality. Jupiter, the ruler of Pisces and having rule over the
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[ BIRTHCHART NO. 7A [FLAT CHART] ]
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[ MIDHEAVEN: Capricorn SUN: Pisces 24:23 SATURN: Virgo 26:58R ]
[ 11TH HOUSE: Aquarius MOON: Libra 4:55 URANUS: Scorpio 5:53R ]
[ 12TH HOUSE: Pisces MERCURY: Aries 2:19 NEPTUNE: Gemini 6:28 ]
[ ASCENDANT: Aries VENUS: Taurus 5:02 ]
[ 2ND HOUSE: Taurus MARS: Capricorn 0:29 ]
[ 3RD HOUSE: Gemini JUPITER: Pisces 29:24 ]
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arterial blood is in its own sign in conjunction with the sun and in opposition to Saturn. This opposition tends to lower the vitality, for if the blood stream is stagnant, the entire body must suffer. We find Venus, the planet having rule over the venous blood, in its own home in Taurus where this planet is strong. Venus is afflicted by the opposition and parallel of Uranus. This will increase the ill effects of Jupiter and the sun afflicted by Saturn. With the afflicting influence of Saturn from Virgo, the sign which has rule over the small intestines, we may expect impaired assimilation of food.
We find the moon in opposition and parallel to Jupiter and square to Mars. These aspects coupled with Venus in Taurus in opposition to Uranus in Scorpio would indicate that sensual pleasures have ruled this young man and that his health was quickly shattered. Uranus in Scorpio in opposition to Venus indicates indiscretion regarding the sacred generative function, and at the age of sixteen when the progressed moon had reached the conjunction of Venus and the opposition of Uranus, he contracted the dread disease of syphilis. Although later seemingly cured, yet the powerful compounds such as those of mercury and the various remedies used by medical science to
combat this disease left their destructive influence in the blood, and tuberculosis of the kidneys set in. This is shown by the moon in the sign of
Libra, ruling the kidneys, square to Mars, in opposition and parallel to Jupiter, and in opposition to Mercury.
This young man entered the medical profession. Later he was operated on and had one of his kidneys removed, which was found to be hollow. The
doctors diagnosed his condition as tuberculosis of the kidneys.
He passed out at the age of twenty-eight. When he reached that year, we note that the progressed moon had finished its cycle and had again reached its place at birth in Libra, and the progressed Jupiter had reached the
opposition to the radical and progressed moon. The time when the moon has made the circle of the whole horoscope and reached its place at birth is a critical time, and frequently when the moon is afflicted in the radical
figure, this is a time of illness and one in which the native is faced with many trials.
NO. 7B.--KIDNEYS AND MASTOIDITIS
Male, born May 8th, 1865, at 1:45 A.M.
This horoscope has the fixed sign of Aquarius on the Ascendant, with the sun in the fixed sing of Taurus and in conjunction with Venus and Mercury. The sun is also sextile to Mars. Jupiter, the planet of opulence and
benevolence, is in the 10th house in its own sign of Sagittarius. These positions and aspects of the sun and Jupiter indicate one who is a great lover of humanity, a man who is very generous financially and very ready to go out of his way for others, even sacrificing his own comfort if he finds anyone whom he can relieve of suffering or shield from harm. But we find Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, and Saturn all retrograde. This indicates that the man will find difficulty in realizing his ideals and in doing as much good as his heart dictates, for retrograde planets indicate latent talents, possibilities, and opportunities.
Ability for earning money is very marked. This man is also a liberal spender, having Venus in its own sign, and house--Taurus and the second house--in conjunction with the sun and sextile to Mars. Whatever he does must be done on a large and generous scale. He is a good entertainer also and a good liver, for the sun, Venus, and Mercury in Taurus, sextile to Mars in Cancer, and Taurus ruling the palate, give a desire for good things to eat and plenty of them. Likewise does Mars in Cancer, sextile to Venus and the sun, desire rich, highly seasoned foods and in large quantities.
With Mars in the 5th house this man loves to share with his friends. But while this generosity may have been good for others and he has made people
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[ BIRTH CHART NO. 7B ]
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[ MIDHEAVEN: Sagitt. 13 SUN: Taurus 17:26 SATURN: Libra 25:27R ]
[ 11TH HOUSE: Capricorn 2 MOON: Libra 16:25 URANUS: Gemini 27:16 ]
[ 12TH HOUSE: Capricorn 24 MERCURY: Taurus 10:14R NEPTUNE: Aries 9:30 ]
[ ASCENDANT: Aquarius 26:12 VENUS: Taurus 17:28R DRAGON'S HEAD: ]
[ 2ND HOUSE: Aries 19 MARS: Cancer 20:36 Libra 29:19 ]
[ 3RD HOUSE: Taurus 20 JUPITER: Sagitt. 28:11R DRAGON'S TAIL: ]
[ Aries 29:19 ]
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happy by tickling their palates, the result has been disastrous to himself. His health could not withstand the onslaughts made upon the body by high living.
To find in what part of the body the damage done by excess of food will show, we look for the strongest afflictions. We find Mars in Cancer, ruling the stomach, square to the moon and Saturn, which are in the sign of Libra, Libra having rule over the kidneys. We also find Saturn in conjunction with and parallel to the moon. The moon rules the white fluids of the body and the lymph. Saturn being the afflicter would as a result resist the free flow of these fluids. As Jupiter, the planet ruling the arterial blood, is in its own sign of Sagittarius, near the Midheaven, in opposition to the nervous, excitable, and spasmodic Uranus in the Mercurial sign of Gemini, and as Mars is parallel to both Jupiter and Uranus, we find an
obstructed arterial circulation with the lymphatic circulation also impaired.
When the man is continually breaking the laws of health by excessive
eating, we may expect that the break must come some time. In 1906 while the progressed sun was in conjunction with the radical Uranus in Gemini and the progressed moon was making a square to Mars and an opposition to both the moon and Saturn radical, this man was taken down with a severe attack of pneumonia. In 1907 the progressed sun reached the opposition to the radical Jupiter. This was followed in 1912 by the progressed moon in conjunction with the radical Mars in Cancer. During that same year the progressed moon afflicted by square its own place at birth and the radical Saturn, both in Libra. This brought on a severe attack of kidney trouble and constriction in the ureters, which interfered with the waste water passing from the
kidneys to the bladder.
At the age of thirteen, when the progressed moon had reached the sign of Aries, and during its transit through this sign, it came to a conjunction with the radical Neptune, an opposition to the radical moon and Saturn, a square to Mars, and a conjunction with the Dragon's Tail. This brought on trouble with the ears and continual headaches and earaches. When the moon reached the conjunction with the radical Mercury and the retrograde
progressed Venus in Taurus, inflammation of the mastoid cells developed. The doctors operated on the mastoid bone twice, draining the pus which had formed in the mastoid cavity. These operations left the patient with a chronic headache and impaired nerves.
If this man had been taught that he should eat to live instead of living to eat he might have been saved much suffering.
NO. 7C.--GENERAL BREAKDOWN
Female, born April 19, 1888, 4:30 P.M.
Judging the mind first as usual, we find that Mercury is in conjunction with Venus and trine to the moon and Jupiter in fiery signs. Thus all the three significators of mind may be said to be in trine. Jupiter is in a measure concerned in the mental makeup because he is ruler of the ninth sign, Sagittarius, and from him come the benevolent impulses which are gradually lifting humanity from savagery through civilization to sainthood.
It is at once apparent that we have here a person of unusually fine
mentality. Even the conjunction of Saturn with the moon is very beneficial, for as we have often said before, the nature of Saturn is obstruction, and when he lays his restraining hand upon Mercury or the moon, it helps to steady the flighty mind and gives power of concentration. At the same time, of course, there is a tendency to melancholy connected with any of the
aspects of Saturn to the significators of mind. Therefore it may be said that those who have the greatest and deepest minds are usually of a sad disposition.
This woman is not of a deliberative nature, however. She does not moan her days away over the sorrows and sufferings of the world for there are cardinal signs upon the angles and Mars is conjunction Uranus in the first house. This gives here a very impulsive and restless nature. She has the mind to see where reforms are needed, but the nature of her effort to carry out these reforms depends upon her station in life, with which we are not acquainted. If she had been born into a broad environment where wealth,
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[ BIRTH CHART NO. 7C ]
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[ MIDHEAVEN: Cancer 5 SUN: Taurus 0:14 SATURN: Cancer 29:57 ]
[ 11TH HOUSE: Leo 8 MOON: Leo 5:36 URANUS: Libra 14:34R ]
[ 12TH HOUSE: Virgo 9 MERCURY: Aries 9:44 NEPTUNE: Taurus 28:39 ]
[ ASCENDANT: Libra 4:21 VENUS: Aries 8:14 DRAGON'S HEAD: ]
[ 2ND HOUSE: Scorpio 1 MARS: Libra 18:28R Leo 5:27 ]
[ 3RD HOUSE: Sagitt. 1 JUPITER: Sagitt. 5:06R DRAGON'S TAIL: ]
[ Aquarius 5:27 ]
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position, and influence were at her command, she would have been a powerful factor, felt in a wide sphere; but if she was born in a financially cramped environment, she would be correspondingly hampered by its circumstances. However, no matter where she is her influence is bound to be felt, and she will endeavor to revolutionize things with the inevitable result that she will wear herself out in her efforts for improvement.
As a chain always breaks at the point where the weakest link is found, so it is also with the human life. Uranus, the planet of spasmodic, uncontrolled action is in opposition to Mercury, the planet which governs the cerebro-spinal system, showing that there will be a nervous breakdown
whenever great strain is put upon the body. Saturn, the planet of obstruction, is in conjunction with the moon in the sign that governs the heart, Leo, and it is square to the sun, ruler of Leo. Thus it is evident that the heart action is very poor and there is an inability to specialize the vital force from the sun, also a poor circulation. In fact, the chart shows the
possibility of a condition which can only be described as a general breakdown from overwork and nervous tension, affecting every organ in the body, for Uranus and Mars in Libra will interfere with the action of the kidneys, the sun afflicted in Taurus will act upon the throat, and the rectal elimination, governed by Scorpio, will be interfered with. This condition has finally materialized.
It is almost needless to say that in such a case as this, absolute rest, mental and physical, is necessary, preferably on a diet of fruits, for it is very detrimental to force food into a system that is in such a shape as this one. An Aquarian nurse whose Saturn is not in Libra or Pisces would have a quieting and beneficial influence. But even though relief is given and a cure effected, persons with this nature and temperament are bound to work themselves to death some time sooner or later. Nothing that one can say or do to educate them to the fact that they should take things quietly in order that they may last will have any effect, for the spasmodic urge of Uranus and the dynamic energy of Mars on the Ascendant will outweigh any
consideration because there are cardinal signs on the angles. This woman is bound to work even if she knew that she would drop dead the next minute. There is no doubt, however, that she is bound to benefit very much in soul growth even if the body is destroyed in the process.
NO. 7D.--RENAL CALCULI
Male, born September 21, 1863, noon.
In this horoscope Saturn is in conjunction with Mars and Venus. Neptune is in opposition to all three, and the moon is square Saturn and Venus. Mars, the planet of impulse, causes the native to see red on the slightest provocation, and were he left alone there would be absolutely no chance of restraining him save by putting him in a straight-jacket, particularly as the sun is square Uranus, which would intensify the impulsiveness and obliterate reason. But the saturnine ray is sufficiently effectual to wet-blanket most of the erratic tendencies for he is in the sign of his
exaltation, Libra, and highly elevated.
Mercury in conjunction with Jupiter, both elevated and in trine to Uranus, shows us that there is a wholesome, kindly, and religious side to the mind. From Mars comes the readiness to take offense even where no reasonable ground for it exists; Saturn will cause the native to brood over
injuries whether they be real or fancied; but Jupiter will endeavor to instill charity and judgment. It is apparent, however, that the forces which tend to accentuate the evil side of the nature are the strongest and that it is a hard and uphill fight for the higher nature.
Saturn in the first part of Libra, the sign ruling the kidneys, acts in such a manner that the secretion of urine is obstructed. Mars there causes inflammation. The conjunction of Saturn with Venus, the latter governing the venous circulation, reveals the fact that the branch of the portal
system which conducts the blood from the kidneys is obstructed, and the square
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[ BIRTH CHART NO. 7D ]
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[ MIDHEAVEN: Libra 0 SUN: Virgo 28:14 SATURN: Libra 7:17 ]
[ 11TH HOUSE: Libra 29 MOON: Capricorn 13:47 URANUS: Gemini 25:06 ]
[ 12TH HOUSE: Scorpio 21 MERCURY: Libra 23:51 NEPTUNE: Aries 4:54R ]
[ ASCENDANT: Sagitt. 10:17 VENUS: Libra 9:20R ]
[ 2ND HOUSE: Capricorn 14 MARS: Libra 1:55 ]
[ 3RD HOUSE: Aquarius 23 JUPITER: Libra 29:14 ]
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of Saturn to the moon diminishes the amount of urine secreted. Neptune in opposition to Saturn shows clearly a mental cause, irritability and worry, interfering with nerve action. Thus renal calculi are formed, and the person is subject to one of the most painful maladies imaginable.
To help a person of this nature we must invoke the aid of Jupiter and Mercury trine Uranus. Mars is the great energizer that impels to action, but Saturn in conjunction puts a damper on him, and the native becomes
indolent, averse to the exercise generally enjoyed by the Sagittarians. We must therefore wake the native up to the urgent necessity for exercise and plenty of it. The moon in Capricorn acts in the opposite sign, Cancer, ruling the stomach, and because it squares Saturn in Libra, the sign of the kidneys, it interferes with the secretion of urine. Hence the necessity for the regulation of the diet. Nothing of an irritating or unduly stimulating nature should be eaten.
The best healer for this person would be one who has Leo rising, as that is in harmony with Sagittarius. Aries is second choice for the reason that an Arian may be too rough and arouse antagonism without so intending. Neither should have Saturn in Sagittarius or Taurus, these being on the cusps of the patient's first and sixth houses respectively.
NO. 7E.--RENAL CIRCULATION
Female, born March 24, 1845, 5:06 A.M.
In judging the case presented in this horoscope our first care, as usual, is to find out what sort of mental quality this person has, for always we must remember that the mind is the maker of the body. Therefore the wisest doctors now use harmless pills and helpful suggestions.
Mercury and the moon, the two particular significators in respect to mind, are in opposition. The moon is also in opposition to the sun, Jupiter, and Uranus. Mars is square to the sun, moon, Jupiter, Mercury, and Uranus. Thus the person is extremely erratic, vacillating, and torn between different purposes. There is only one redeeming feature, namely, Saturn trine the moon and sextile Jupiter. Were it not for these aspects, which steady the mind, the native would likely have gone insane. Take now in
conjunction with the foregoing remarks the fact that four common signs are on the angles and you will understand that she is extremely difficult to handle mentally. She is one of those unfortunate weaklings afflicted with a
wishbone instead of a backbone. The sun square Mars makes her impulsive, also the adverse aspects from cardinal signs give a certain surplus energy which manifests as impulse. But she lacks the persistence to carry out her impetuous designs.
The affliction of Jupiter indicates faulty circulation, and naturally we judge the presence of Saturn in Aquarius as an indication of obstruction in that place, for the diseases to which the human body is heir are found in the weakest spot, and Saturn usually marks this. Aquarius governs the lower
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[ BIRTH CHART NO. 7E ]
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[ MIDHEAVEN: Sagitt. 19 SUN: Aries 3:39 SATURN: Aquarius 15:39 ]
[ 11TH HOUSE: Capricorn 10 MOON: Libra 10:57 URANUS: Aries 6:07 ]
[ 12TH HOUSE: Aquarius 4 MERCURY: Aries 5:17 NEPTUNE: Aquarius 24:52 ]
[ ASCENDANT: Pisces 9:24 VENUS: Pisces 19:56 ]
[ 2ND HOUSE: Aries 26 MARS: Capricorn 9:41 ]
[ 3RD HOUSE: Taurus 26 JUPITER: Aries 13:45 ]
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limbs, and the presence of Saturn there shows us that the obstruction of the circulation is at work in that region. Moreover, Mars has progressed to the conjunction of Saturn in Aquarius, and both are in the twelfth house, the house which indicates confinement. Therefore we may judge that the person is afflicted with a severe case of impeded circulation, and it is no surprise to learn that her legs are numb and cold, that she cannot use them properly, and that she is confined to her bed on that account.
The moon in Libra, which rules the kidneys, and her opposition to Jupiter shows that the renal circulation is out of order, and the presence of so many planets in Aries, which governs the head, is a sure indication that there is a riot of conflicting forces there. Thus because of the afflictions of these planets we have a case of sleeplessness, extreme nervousness, and the irritability given by Uranus. The blood runs riot in the upper part of the body, and there is too little in the lower.
As that native is well along in years there is not much to build upon, but an effort should nevertheless be made to stimulate the kidneys. The
secretion of urine is often totally stopped by the opposition of Uranus, Mercury, and Jupiter to the moon in Libra. This leaves deposits of poison in the system, and as long as these are not eliminated the person will be weighted down by a heavy and sluggish feeling which makes the body seem as if it were made of lead. Great care should be taken to soothe and calm this woman as every bit of anger or irritability makes elimination more difficult and causes more poison to collect in the system. A healer who has Scorpio rising and who does not have Saturn in Aquarius, Pisces, or Leo would have a beneficial effect.
NO. 7F.--BLADDER TROUBLE
Female, born October 21, 1886, 11:00 A.M.
When we note that the moon and Mercury, which are significators of the mind, are squaring each other from fixed signs, it is at once evident that this patient will be rather set in her opinions and on that account difficult to handle. A person with Leo or Aries rising whose Saturn is not in Gemini would probably have the best success in making her obey orders.
Saturn, the planet of obstruction, in Cancer, the sign which rules the stomach, shows that the digestion is poor, and his square to the sun, Jupiter, and
Venus placed in the sign Libra, which rules the kidneys, indicates that there is difficulty in the removal of the waste material through these
organs. The sun being close to the cusp of Scorpio, the sign which rules the rectum, further accentuates the trouble of elimination, showing that the person is subject to constipation.
It should be noted that when the significator of bladder trouble is in the fore part of the sign Libra, the difficulty will usually be found in the kidneys themselves, but if in the latter part of Libra, the bladder will be affected. Thus, following out this line of judgment we may know that as of the sun is in 28 degrees of Libra, the trouble will be found more in the bladder than in the kidneys. The square of the moon to Mercury in Scorpio shows that there
is nervous trouble in the rectal region. Altogether the various signs and aspects which we have enumerated show that this person is suffering from constipation and bladder trouble.
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[ BIRTH CHART NO. 7F ]
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[ MIDHEAVEN: Libra 16 SUN: Libra 28:13 SATURN: Cancer 22:22 ]
[ 11TH HOUSE: Scorpio 12 MOON: Leo 12:32 URANUS: Libra 9:22 ]
[ 12TH HOUSE: Sagitt. 4 MERCURY: Scorpio 13:16 NEPTUNE: Taurus 27:11R ]
[ ASCENDANT: Sagitt. 24:04 VENUS: Libra 17:38 ]
[ 2ND HOUSE: Aquarius 1 MARS: Sagitt. 11:33 ]
[ 3RD HOUSE: Pisces 11 JUPITER: Libra 18:53 ]
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This is not all. We find Mars, the planet of surgery, conjunction
Antares. When one of the malefics is placed near the nebulous spot Antares, Sagittarius 8, and either of the lights are afflicted, trouble with the eyes is quite certain to result. In this horoscope both the sun and moon are afflicted, one by a square of Saturn, the other by a square of Mercury. We may therefore judge that this woman will have trouble with her eyes, and as Mars is placed in the twelfth house, which rules confinement in hospitals or kindred places, it is evident that she is facing a grave danger from that source.
It is also plain from the horoscope that Saturn in Cancer is at the root of all the trouble by obstructing the digestion, and if we can once convince the patient that right living is the key to health, it may not be too late to restore the tone of the system. It will probably be very difficult to so convince her on account of her fixed mental attitude indicated by the square of the moon and Mercury in fixed signs.
A diet of coarse food consisting of whole wheat bread and vegetables which have a great deal of fibre in them will be necessary to stimulate the peristaltic action of the bowels. Asparagus and other foods which act on the kidneys, with plenty of lettuce and spinach, which are full of iron, will help to tone the system up so that in time elimination will become
normal and then the eyes will grow better.
NO. 7G.--DIABETES
Female, born December 28, 1885, 11:55 P.M.
The patient in this case is suffering from diabetes, a disease in which the food is turned to sugar in excess of the requirements of the body, and this product is eliminated in the urine. Here we find Jupiter on the Ascendant in the sign Libra, which governs the kidneys, conjunction and parallel Uranus, and square the sun and Saturn, the latter in the sign Cancer, which rules the stomach. We also find that the sun is square the moon in Libra, and parallel and opposition Saturn. Thus it is very evident that the stomach and kidneys are the weakest links in the chain of the body, and
therefore we may look for disease in these organs.
Jupiter afflicted and on the Ascendant denotes one who is too fond of good things to eat, a glutton. The conjunction with Uranus tells us that this person is not satisfied with quantity alone but desires her food to be superfine in quality and to be excessively seasoned. Saturn, the planet of obstruction, being in Cancer, the sign governing the stomach, interferes with digestion. Consequently the food cannot be entirely assimilated, and some of it must be expurgated from the system or it will cause a clogged and poisoned condition. Jupiter has rule over the liver, where the sugar usually required in the economy of the body is manufactured but he is sorely afflicted by a square of Saturn and the sun. Consequently this activity is abnormal, and as Jupiter is placed in the sign of the kidneys, Libra, he
allows the sugar to slip out in the urine, thus giving rise to the symptoms which we diagnose as diabetes. There is also a throat affliction because
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[ BIRTH CHART NO. 7G ]
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[ MIDHEAVEN: Cancer 6 SUN: Capricorn 7:49 SATURN: Cancer 4:40R ]
[ 11TH HOUSE: Leo 10 MOON: Libra 17:46 URANUS: Libra 7:38 ]
[ 12TH HOUSE: Virgo 10 MERCURY: Sagitt. 19:04R NEPTUNE: Taurus 23:06R ]
[ ASCENDANT: Libra 5:10 VENUS: Aquarius 23:20 ]
[ 2ND HOUSE: Scorpio 2 MARS: Virgo 21:06 ]
[ 3RD HOUSE: Sagitt. 2 JUPITER: Libra 5:15 ]
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Neptune is in Taurus, the sign that governs the throat, afflicting Venus, the ruler of Taurus.
When we look to the inner causes of this disease in our endeavor to find a remedy we note that Saturn is elevated and afflicting the sun and Jupiter.
This makes the person morose and irritable, given to looking upon the dark side of life and to finding fault with everything and everybody. The
ductless glands are centers of important spiritual activity. An afflicted Neptune in Taurus and an afflicted Uranus in Libra interfere with the
activities of the thyroid gland and the adrenals.
Before such a person can be really cured she must experience some kind of a shock or be taken into an entirely new environment and more cheerful surroundings. A healer with Gemini or Aquarius rising whose Saturn is not in Pisces would probably have the most beneficial effect.
NO. 7H.--DIABETES
Female, born February 24, 1863, at 9:50 P.M.
The horoscope of this woman has the sign of Libra on the Ascendant, with cardinal signs on the four angles, and Leo intercepted in the 10th house. These are all signs of strong feeling. The cardinal signs are the favorites of the universe, for the sun's entrance into these four signs marks the four seasons. People with the cardinal signs on the angles feel more keenly, live more intensely, and as a result suffer more than others.
The ascending sign of our patient is that of Libra, with Jupiter
retrograde on the Ascendant. Jupiter is parallel to the sun, but its being
retrograde naturally weakens the effects of this planet. We find Jupiter in the latter degrees of Libra, a Venusian sign, and Venus and the sun in the Jupiterian sign of Pisces; usually under such conditions the body taken on an abundance of flesh after middle life. This woman was of immense size, weighing over two hundred pounds, which is indicated by the above positions, also by Jupiter on the Ascendant and Mars in Taurus sextile to Venus in
Pisces. Venus being in the fifth house, this woman found great pleasure in good things to eat and wanted her food in large quantities. This naturally caused her to put on much flesh.
Neptune, the planet of mysteries, representing hidden or occult things is in Aries in the 6th house, sextile to the moon. The 6th house rules labor and the 10th house the vocation. The moon is the ruler of the 10th house, and together with Neptune indicates the vocation which this woman would choose. It is thus clearly indicated that she was a professional medium.
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[ BIRTH CHART NO. 7H ]
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[ MIDHEAVEN: Cancer 29 SUN: Pisces 6:05 SATURN: Libra 4:08R ]
[ 11TH HOUSE: Virgo 2 MOON: Gemini 2:00 URANUS: Gemini 16:42 ]
[ 12TH HOUSE: Libra 1 MERCURY: Aquarius 12:29 NEPTUNE: Aries 2:32 ]
[ ASCENDANT: Libra 24:20 VENUS: Pisces 24:17 ]
[ 2ND HOUSE: Scorpio 22 MARS: Taurus 22:46 ]
[ 3RD HOUSE: Sagitt. 24 JUPITER: Libra 27:03R ]
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She was reported to be a very good one, which is shown by the moon sextile to Neptune and trine to Saturn, the 6th, 8th, and 12th houses being
involved. Uranus being trine to Mercury, she would seek reasons for spiritualistic phenomena, also because Mercury is in the intellectual sign of Aquarius. Uranus is in the mercurial sign of Gemini, a sign of intellectuality, and Uranus and Mercury are therefore in mutual reception, which is conducive to much sympathy between these two planets. What is meant by "mutual reception" is that these planets have exchanged signs; Uranus is in Mercury's sign, and Mercury is in the Uranian sign. These two planets as a result have a strong influence on the life of the native. This woman
conducted classes in spiritualism and gave spiritualistic readings.
We find Venus and the sun in Pisces in the 5th house, the house of
pleasure. Venus is sextile to Mars and has a weak square to Uranus. This was clearly expressed in the woman's life, for she lived with a man whom she
introduced as her husband but to whom she had never been married. This man was represented by the sun and Venus in Pisces and by Venus sextile to Mars and in weak square to Uranus. The man was large, red-haired, and fond of drink. He depended upon this woman entirely for his support, and they both lived to eat, and to make merry upon the money which she earned as a medium. This kind of a life may do for a while, but there comes a time when nature rebels, when the vital organs refuse to stand the strain any longer, as in this case.
When the progressed Venus reached a conjunction with Mars in Taurus and the progressed moon was in Aquarius, making a square to Mars radical and to Venus progressed, the strain which the woman had placed on her body by her riotous living found a weak spot in the kidneys, for the chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Saturn usually shows the spot where the
weakness is apt to show itself. We find in this case Saturn in Libra in opposition and parallel to Neptune. This woman called upon headquarters when she was suffering very greatly from diabetes. It was, however, very difficult for her to follow the diet laid down for her as she was accustomed to the richest foods, which were taken in large quantities.
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