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CHAPTER XXXI
ASTHMA
NO. 20A.--ASTHMA
Male, born August 15, 1915, 2:00 P.M.
WE find the fiery sign of Sagittarius on the Ascendant, and its ruler, Jupiter, at home in Pisces. This planet is at home in two signs, Sagittarius and Pisces. When planets are posited in the 1st, 4th, 7th, and 10th houses, their influence is much more potent, much stronger for either good or evil than elsewhere, and especially if they are in fixed signs or in their own homes. Jupiter is in its own home and in the 4th house, an angle, and rules the arterial blood. It is in square aspect to the fiery Mars, which is in the sign of the lungs, Gemini. Mercury, the ruler of Gemini, ruling the air passing through the lungs, is in conjunction with the sun, and these two planets are in the fiery sign of Leo ruling the heart. Now that would be the physical effect of the two afflictions noted above?
It is necessary that a certain amount of air be taken into the lungs in order to supply the oxygen which is needed to give life to the blood which feeds the heart. With the ruler of Gemini, Mercury, burned up by the heat of the sun and the capillaries of the lungs filled with the fire of the feverish and afflicted Mars, we have a congested and feverish chest, and the
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[ BIRTH CHART NO. 20A ]
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[ MIDHEAVEN: Virgo 27 SUN: Leo 21:52 SATURN: Cancer 11:50 ]
[ 11TH HOUSE: Libra 26 MOON: Libra 22:18 URANUS: Aquarius 13:22R ]
[ 12TH HOUSE: Scorpio 17 MERCURY: Leo 23:21 NEPTUNE: Leo 0:59 ]
[ ASCENDANT: Sagitt. 6:08 VENUS: Leo 14:16 DRAGON'S HEAD: ]
[ 2ND HOUSE: Capricorn 10 MARS: Gemini 27:40 Aquarius 17:05 ]
[ 3RD HOUSE: Aquarius 19 JUPITER: Pisces 27:20R DRAGON'S TAIL: ]
[ Leo 17:05 ]
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blood is clogged and becomes sluggish, causing spasmodic action as it passes through the aorta. The lungs become feverish and breathing laborious, causing spasms. We find Mars parallel to Saturn, which is in the sign of the stomach, Cancer, and i the 8th house, indicating poor assimilation of the food. We find the planet Venus, which rules the venous circulation, in the hot and fiery sign of Leo in opposition to the spasmodic retrograde Uranus, which is strong in its own sign Aquarius, giving uneven action to the heart.
This boy will suffer more or less all through life with what is commonly termed by the doctors, asthma. The first few years he suffered very much from spasms. He will also be subject to coughs and colds, which will,
however, never develop into consumption as is often the case. With Mars ruling the lungs there is frequently a congested, feverish condition in the capilaries which burns up the oxygen. But here Mars is in sextile to the life-giving sum in Leo, hence this boy will recuperate very rapidly. He will be above the average in health in spite of the many afflictions, and he will reach a ripe old age.
NO. 20B: ASTHMA--MORPHINE ADDICTION
Male, born August 15, 1869, 9:00 A.M.
WE will judge first the character of this person and for this purchase we note that there are four cardinal signs on the angles. This is a great help toward making people mentally alert and well balanced, but unfortunately here we find that mercury, the significator of the mind is combust, and the moon is in conjunction with Saturn. This renders the mind slow and melancholy, subject to fears, which of course never materialize. Uranus is
elevated and square to Neptune, which gives a tendency toward spirit control, but we have the trine of the sun to Neptune to minimize the danger. The native has a strong love nature as shown by the trine of Venus and Jupiter, but the conjunction of moon and Saturn shows that the marriage partner is likely always to wet-blanket and resent advances. Mars opposition Neptune from the first to the seventh house makes it plain that there will be quarrels and trouble, all of which have an important bearing upon the sickness and its cause.
The sun in leo afflicted by Jupiter in Taurus shows that the arterial circulation is poor, a condition which is somewhat minimized by the trine of Jupiter and Venus, the two planets which govern the circulation. But the rhythmic motion of respiration is seriously interfered with because Uranus is in Cancer and elevated. This planet is spasmodic in its action and affects the diaphragm when placed in Cancer. Here it is, as said, highly elevated and square to Mars and Neptune, both in angles, a configuration that is very strong. The rhythmic rise and fall of the diaphragm is
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[ BIRTH CHART NO. 20B ]
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[ MIDHEAVEN: Cancer 8 SUN: Leo 22:42 SATURN: Sagitt. 10:32 ]
[ 11TH HOUSE: Leo 13 MOON: Sagitt. 5:59 URANUS: Cancer 19:52 ]
[ 12TH HOUSE: Virgo 12 MERCURY: Leo 26:12 NEPTUNE: Aries 19:28R ]
[ ASCENDANT: Libra 6:33 VENUS: Virgo 19:05 ]
[ 2ND HOUSE: Scorpio 2 MARS: Libra 16:45 ]
[ 3RD HOUSE: Sagitt. 3 JUPITER: Taurus 19:58 ]
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absolutely essential to proper and regular respiration, an as this action is interfered with to a degree by the afflictions here shown, we have the
condition known as asthma.
It is well known that sufferers from this disease sometimes go a very long time without sleep because of their inability to lie down. Morphine is often given to relieve their condition and give them the rest they crave with all their being. The danger of this drug cannot be overestimated in any case, but it is greater for a patient who has Jupiter in Taurus afflicted by the sun like this one, for this always gives an inherent abnormal appetite, a tendency to go to extremes in whatever is taken by way of the mouth. Hence it is no wonder that this person has become addicted to the use of morphine.
There is hope, however, as shown by the horoscope. The moon rules the alimentary canal and is responsible for the passage of the food through the digestive tract. She is conjunct Saturn, and naturally this results in a sluggish condition of the bowels. Uranus in Cancer operates upon the stomach in such a way as to distend it periodically. With a full colon, a distended stomach, and the diaphragm moving erratically what wonder that the heart refuses to force the vital fluid into the lungs and take it from them? Heroic methods should be taken to clear the system and keep it clear. While this will not relieve the spasmodic action of the diaphragm, it will at any rate take the pressure away from the apex of the heart and thus materially help to reduce the condition. Mars is sextile to the sun, therefore, the heart can be strengthened. He is also sextile to Saturn showing the
possibility of securing at least better action and circulation in the digestive tract.
The worst condition in this horoscope, the one most difficult to
overcome, is Jupiter in Taurus square to the sun. It has been our experience that even though it is pointed out to people that they have abnormal appetites and they acknowledge it, they usually refuse to mend their ways. As the above affliction is in fixed signs, it is exceedingly difficult to
overcome. The best assistance, however, would be from the trine of Venus to Jupiter, which excites the love nature and makes the native amenable to
kindliness. The tender care of a woman would perhaps do more than anything else to help him overcome the habit he has formed. A healer with Aquarius rising and whose Saturn is not in Pisces would very likely have a beneficial effect in this case.
NO. 20C--D--E: ASTHMA
The disease designated by the name of asthma is one of the most difficult to diagnose, for many are suffering from symptoms which are diagnosed by the doctors as those of asthma because of the shortness of breath, wheezing, and coughing when frequently the person does not in reality have asthma. There are various kinds of this disease. For instance there is hay asthma, which comes in the fall of the year when the hay and grain are ripe. Sometimes it comes from the noxious pollen of poisonous flowers, which causes a contraction of the passages to the lungs; these when inactive fill with mucus, causing labored breathing. Then we have the heart or stomach asthma, which is often the result of irregularity of the blood flow through the valves of the heart, resulting in labored breathing and contraction of the chest and lungs. Therefore the astrologer may find the diagnosis difficult.
We will in this lesson endeavor to give a few helps showing according to the afflictions the differences in diseases which may have similar outward symptoms but the causes of which may be different.
Case 20C is that of a man born March 6, 1831, 4 P.M. The horoscope for this case is 10A, page 263. We find the disturbing Saturn in Leo, the sign ruling the heart, square to Mars in Taurus, which has rule over the throat, and opposition to Mercury, which is in the nervous sign of Aquarius. Mars is also square to Mercury and parallel to Neptune. This configuration of planets in fixed signs, would indicate spasmodic heart action, for Mercury opposition Saturn would cause contraction of the valves of the heart, thereby interfering with the excessive blood flow caused by Mars square
Saturn. We also find the sun in Pisces, a common sign, square to the moon in Sagittarius. Common signs when afflicted interfere with the organs of respiration, given a tendency to trouble with the lungs. This man suffered greatly with what some doctors diagnosed as asthma and others as heart trouble, and he also frequently suffered from severe colds. Astrology shows that he had valvular heart trouble and that is was not a true case of asthma. He died from an abscess of the liver. For details regarding this condition see No. 10A.
In the case of horoscope 20D, that of a man born August 25, 1867, we find Saturn in Scorpio, a fixed sign, square to Venus and Mercury in Leo, the sign ruling the heart. We again find some trouble with poor heart action; but the most disturbing affliction is found in th stomach, for the moon and Uranus are in conjunction in the sign of Cancer, which has rule over this organ, and both are square to the inflammatory Mars, Uranus also being square to Neptune, all in cardinal signs. In this horoscope we find the seat of the trouble in the stomach, showing impulsive and unnatural habits regarding food, with a tendency to bolt the food and also excessive drinking with meals, which would cause the stomach to become distended, thereby pressing upon the heart and interfering with respiration.
In horoscope 20E, that of a woman born June 23, 1898, we find a very
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[ BIRTH CHART NO. 20D [FLAT CHART] ]
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[ MIDHEAVEN: Capricorn SUN: Virgo 1:46 SATURN: Scorpio 18:23 ]
[ 11TH HOUSE: Aquarius MOON: Cancer 6:36 URANUS: Cancer 11:40 ]
[ 12TH HOUSE: Pisces MERCURY: Leo 14:14 NEPTUNE: Aries 14:14R ]
[ ASCENDANT: Aries VENUS: Leo 23:22 ]
[ 2ND HOUSE: Taurus MARS: Libra 9:09 ]
[ 3RD HOUSE: Gemini JUPITER: Pisces 2:40R ]
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different cause, and we may diagnose this as a real case of hay asthma. Neptune is conjunction Mercury in the sign of Gemini, which has rule over the lungs. From the indications of personal appearance we should think that this young woman had Virgo rising with Gemini in Midheaven, giving Mercury as the life ruler. Neptune, being the higher octave of Mercury, has rule over the nervous system. Neptune's influence is similar to that of Saturn--constricting, astringent. When in Gemini, we may expect a
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[ BIRTH CHART NO. 20E [FLAT CHART] ]
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[ MIDHEAVEN: Capricorn SUN: Cancer 1:59 SATURN: Sagitt. 7:18R ]
[ 11TH HOUSE: Aquarius MOON: Leo 19:05 URANUS: Sagitt. 0:21R ]
[ 12TH HOUSE: Pisces MERCURY: Gemini 23:42 NEPTUNE: Gemini 22:38 ]
[ ASCENDANT: Aries VENUS: Leo 4:00 ]
[ 2ND HOUSE: Taurus MARS: Taurus 11:51 ]
[ 3RD HOUSE: Gemini JUPITER: Libra 1:24 ]
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disturbance in the bronchioles, especially during the summer months, as was the case with this young woman, whose trouble was caused by the inhalation of the pollen of certain grasses and flowers.
You will, however, find that in most cases of asthma there is impaired circulation. The blood stream is sluggish, showing an affliction to Venus or Jupiter. When the blood is impure, elimination will also be sluggish.
Great care should be used in the selection of food. The patient should eat very lightly and only such foods as are easily digested but which give the proper nourishment. Especially is this true of the evening meals, for attacks of asthma invariably follow a heavy meal at night. Raw onion
sandwiches eaten the last thing at night and cut the phlegm and insure a sound
sleep.
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