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                                  CHAPTER V
                      THE INFLUENCE OF THE TWELVE SIGNS
                                 WHEN RISING
                               ARIES, THE RAM
   Aries  is  mythologically represented as a ram and the  symbol  describes
most  accurately those born under its influence;  a pointed  and  protruding
sheep like nose,  wide forehead,  pointed chin and the resultant  triangular
face  noted  in many people,  are unmistakable indications of  their  rising
sign.   Light brown or reddish tint of the hair is a pronounced characteris-
tic of the Arian,; the body is slender and well formed; if the first part of
the sign is rising the body is shorter, and the complexion darker than given
by the latter degrees.
   Planets in the rising sign will modify the description however,  and  the
student  must use his knowledge of the character of the planets in  conjunc-
tion with the description of the Sign.  The Sun and Mars make the complexion
more florid, the Moon and Saturn make it paler and darker, Jupiter and Venus
make the body more portly.  Saturn shortens.   Uranus and Mercury lengthens.
This applies to all the signs,  but is especially marked when a planet rises
in the sign it rules.  Mars in Aries  rising would give fiery red hair and a
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face full of freckles.  The Sun rising in Leo would give a florid complexion
with  flaxen hair,  but if Saturn were there,  instead it would shorten  the
body and darken the hair.
   Aries people are bold,  self-confident and impulsive;  they aim to  lead,
dislike to follow,  are always ready to take the initiative in any  movement
that appeals to them,  but often lack persistence to carry their projects to
a conclusion over serious obstacles.
   The Sun,  and Mars the Ruler,  rising in Aries would intensify the above,
but as a thorough explanation will be given under the heading "The Intrinsic
Nature of the Planets,"  the student is referred thereto.   We  may  mention
it  here,  however,  as a peculiarity that Aries people live through  fevers
to which others succumb.  We have known their hair to fall out, and the tem-
perature to remain four degrees above the usual maximum for many hours with-
out fatal result.
                              TAURUS, THE BULL
   Taurus is represented by a Bull in the Zodiac,  and the bodies  generated
under this sign are usually short and stocky.  They have a strong neck  with
the bump of amativeness well developed,  large lobe of the ear,  heavy jaws,
full face;  nose short and stubby.   Dark eyes and wavy hair frequently give
them  considerable beauty.   The eye of the Taurian may never dart bolts  of
fire  such  as those wherewith the Arian would annihilate his enemies; it is
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softer,  but under provocation it becomes sullenly expressive of the passive
resistance  wherewith these people  win their battles.   It then  marks  the
difference between the impulsive Aries and the stubborn Taurus.   The  inner
phalange of the thumb is large and heavy,  the calves well developed and the
foot  chubby.   In walking the Taurian usually plants his  heel  first,  and
heaviest.
   Taurus  people are pre-eminently "thorough and steadfast"  in  everything
they do:   In love, in hate, in work or play, they persist in a given direc-
tion,  and neither reason nor argument will turn them.  They are verbose and
argumentative in defense of their actions or opinions;  they grasp new ideas
slowly,  with difficulty and conservatively, but once comprehended  and  es-
poused,  they always remember what they have learned and defend their  opin-
ions to the last ditch.
   The Sun rising in Taurus gives an unusually firm physique,  and  accentu-
ates the Taurus pride in strength.  THE MOON, being the planet of fecundity,
is exalted in this exceedingly fruitful sign;  hence people with the Moon in
Taurus  have  large families,  particularly if the configuration is  in  the
fifth house, for that designates children.
   Venus, the ruler of Taurus, rising in that sign, makes the form beautiful
as well as strong, also giving artistic ability and musical inspiration.
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                              GEMINI, THE TWINS
   When  Gemini is rising the body generated is tall and slender,  the  arms
and limbs are particularly long,  fingers slender,  hair dark,  eyes  hazel.
Gemini people are quick,  active and alert in all their movements,  habitual
restlessness being noticeable in the expression of the eyes,  which  differs
in  that respect from more fixed tendencies of the eyes of those born  under
the  two preceding signs,  although of course we do not mean that the  Arian
always  looks  angry  and the Taurian stubborn,  nevertheless,  there  is  a
settled  tendency in those directions noticeable when these people  are  not
occupied  in a certain direction;  but the Gemini people have an  expression
which  is  much  more vivid,  changeable and past finding  out.   They  have
acutely inquiring minds,  and always want to know the reason why,  but often
lack persistence to follow clews to the end,  and thus they meet disappoint-
ment.   Being tactful they avoid giving offense even under provocation,  and
are  therefore generally liked by all; though their own affections  are  not
deep.  Two distinct classes are born under this sign; one, too fond of read-
ing,  should  cultivate  independent thought,  instead  of  repeating  other
people's ideas,  or aping their manners; the other is scientific,  well bal-
anced and reserved; a model for any person.
   The  Sun rising in Gemini brings out all the noblest traits of the  sign;
it makes the nature more settled and contented, gives more persistence and a
particularly healthy and active body.
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   Mercury,  the ruler, rising in Gemini, sharpens perception, gives ability
as a writer,  or speaker,  but makes the person born with that position  ex-
tremely irritable,  vacillating and fond of change of scene and  employment.
Such people are best fitted for traveling salesmen.
                              CANCER, THE CRAB
   The chief peculiarities of the crab are a clumsy body,  slender limbs and
powerful claws.; people born with Cancer rising express them all.  They have
a large upper body,  augmented in later years by a prominence of the abdomen
acquired by over-eating.   The mandible or lower jaw is powerfully hinged to
the  cranium,  the face is therefore widest between the ears,  the mouth  is
also large, and the whole construction similar to the crab's claw.  The face
is full, the hair brown, the eyes blue, complexion pale and sickly,  for the
Cancer person has the least vitality of any.   The limbs are extremely slen-
der  in proportion to the large upper body,  so the structure  appears  "top
heavy," and he walks with a "rolling" gait.
   Cancer people are very fond of the home and its comforts, they are quiet,
reserved  and  adapt themselves to conditions, hence they are  easy  to  get
along with; their anger is shortlived, and they hold no spite.  Though lack-
ing in physical prowess, they are no hypocrites, but always have the courage
of their convictions; they voice and defend them too.
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   The  Sun  rising  in  Cancer brings out  and  accentuates  all  the  good
qualities mentioned above, giving more ambition and pride; it also increases
the vitality, and is a particular boon in that respect to people with Cancer
rising on account of their very low life force.  Cancer, with its rule;  the
Moon,  governs the stomach and hence alimentation;  Leo and its  ruler,  the
Sun,  have charge of the heart and circulation.   If these signs and planets
are well placed in the horoscope, they counteract most other afflictions and
a  long lease of life is assured, but if they are afflicted,  much  sickness
results unless intelligent care is applied to modify the omen.
   The Moon,  the ruler, rising in Cancer, will give much instability to the
natures, and Jupiter, being exalted there, will bring fortune and fame.
                                LEO, THE LION
   The lion is the king of beasts and even in captivity is an embodiment  of
stateliness and pride.  The typical Leos of the Zodiac also express pride in
every movement and a stateliness which will not escape attention of the keen
observer; the expansive chest, the massive shoulders, the strong arm and the
large head contrast noticeably with the more slender but still muscular  un-
der body;  and as Aries has the sheep face,  so the typical Leo has  certain
feline  features.   The complexion is florid, eyes large and full,  blue  or
grayish in color,  expressing laughter, cheerfulness and content.  The whole
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frame  is  well knit and strong,  having great  endurance  and  recuperative
power.
   It  is really wonderful how the symbology of the signs is brought out  in
the  different kinds of people born under them.   People who are born  under
Leo always want to be noted;  they are aggressive and want to attract atten-
tion everywhere they go.  They aim to be leaders, not followers.
   Leo rules the heart,  and it is a marked characteristic that people  with
Leo rising unafflicted, have hearts bigger than their pocketbooks, they give
generously  of their time,  money or knowledge without thought of self.   If
the Sun rises in Leo,  this trait becomes almost prodigality,  but if Saturn
is there to afflict instead, he will counteract it sot that they will either
circumscribe their gifts with conditions to such an extent that they  retain
practical control, or they will spend their means on themselves.
   Leos are honest and faithful;  being children of the day star,  they love
light  and  truth,  are above subterfuge and aim straight at  their  object.
Their will is firm to attain by honorable means,  They make good orators and
hold their audiences by personal magnetism.  They are very attractive to the
opposite sex, and the lower nature should be held firmly in check, otherwise
serious trouble and heartache may ensure.  The French, as a race,  are ruled
by Leo, and afford ample illustration of this point.
   The Sun rising in Leo,  unafflicted, gives a body of wonderful  strength,
vitality  and  recuperative  power;  superior  in  its  wiriness to the body
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generated by the Sun in Taurus; but if Mars is afflicted in Leo, palpitation
of the heart will ensue.   Saturn here will cause regurgitation unless  care
is taken in early years to avoid strain.
                              VIRGO, THE VIRGIN
   People  born  when Virgo is rising are above middle stature.   The  upper
part of the head is much more developed than the lower, the weak chin, show-
ing lack of will and the large brain indicating greatness of intellect,  be-
ing therefore earmarks of the Virgo.  The face is thin,  the complexion sal-
low,  the hair brown and the eyes hazel or grey.   The feet are  small,  the
toes turn inwards and give these people a peculiar labored walk.
   Virgo people are very quick and active in youth,  they learn with  facil-
ity,  and do not work hard for knowledge; they seem to breathe it in without
an  effort.   They acquire linguistic and elocutionary powers most  readily,
are  fluent writers but are often cynical,  cold and unforgiving  when  they
have been injured.   They are extremists in their food,  and make hygiene  a
fad; they often fancy that they have every imaginable disease, because Virgo
is the sixth sign and has a certain affinity with the sixth house,  denoting
health the and disease.
   Mercury,  the ruler,  is also exalted here and gives pronouncement of all
the good which otherwise might be expected from the Sun.
   Virgo  people  are  slender in youth, but when the Sun of Life passes the
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Meridian and begins to throw its shadows toward the East,  we find in them a
tendency  toward  corpulence of body,  particularly of that  part  ruled  by
Virgo, namely, the abdomen.  They neglect to take exercise, and naturally on
this account a sluggish condition of the intestines may set in which retains
the poisons in the body and robs life of its joys,  making one  indifferent.
In  this fact lies the greatest danger of the Virgo people.   Once they  get
into the rut of sickness, they actually "enjoy"  poor health.   They love to
talk over their symptoms with other people,  and they resent any thought  or
suggestion given to them that they are not sick,  or that they can get well.
The presence of Saturn in Virgo,  or the sixth house,  accentuates this ten-
dency in the very highest degree,  and therefore it is an almost  infallible
sign that the native will have or be subject to chronic illness,  the nature
of the disease being denoted by the aspect, and the afflicting planets.
   In  order to deal successfully with Virgo people when they have once  be-
come subject to disease,  and get them out of it at all,  it is necessary to
be  firm almost to the verge of cruelty.   But though one may seem cruel  in
enforcing  upon  them the regime that is necessary to bring them  away  from
themselves, this is really the greatest kindness that can be shown, for once
these  people are in the grip of sickness they stubbornly refuse to let  go;
they  will  resort  to  the  most  cunning, even childlike schemes to excite
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sympathy, particularly from strangers, and they will represent any effort to
show them that they are not helpless invalids.   At the very slightest  sug-
gestion  of a hopeful nature,  they sometimes lost their temper in the  most
unwarranted manner.   But when at last they are given the deaf ear by every-
body, when people who are in their immediate environment can be persuaded to
show them no sympathy, then they may come to themselves.   They need a shock
to  bring them out and away from their condition.   And until they get  that
they never can be cured.
   The Virgos make splendid nurses, if they can keep from taking on the con-
ditions of the patient.   The Virgo people never can bear to see blood  shed
or touch dead things.  They feel bodily injury to others more that harm done
to  themselves,  and are in fact splendidly described by the  word  "chicken
hearted."
                              LIBRA, THE SCALES
   Elegance may be said to express in one word the physical peculiarities of
the  Libran.   The body is slender and graceful in youth,  it  becomes  more
plump as life advances,  but even the portliness of the Libra body is pleas-
ing.  The complexion is smooth and clear, eyes are soft and blue with a kind
expression;  the mouth is unusually well formed and the  teeth  particularly
fine and even.
   Libra  people  have extremely strong conjugal affection,  so  strong,  in
fact,  that  it  overshadows  all other considerations.  The Leos love their
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families,  but  their  hearts  take in all the world  besides;  not  so  the
Librans; they are ready for any sacrifice to give comforts to those in their
own immediate home circle, but they are also prepared to sacrifice any other
family for their own, if necessary.
   In  most  other traits the Librans express aptly the symbolism  of  their
sign,  a pair of scales, and their characteristics might be expressed in the
word:   "Changeability."   They are people of "moods," because Saturn is ex-
alted  here and weighs upon  the mind;  the changes are sudden and  extreme;
they  may follow a fad with as much zest as if their life depended upon  it,
and them without a moment's warning,  drop it and take up something entirely
opposite  there are no half-way measures in the swing of the scales.   Being
naturally given to change, they are most adaptable to circumstances,  and do
not  fret over reverses,  but set about with vim and vigor to restore  their
fortunes.
   Aries and Libra may be said to be the battlefields of the Sun and Saturn:
Life and Death, Joy and Sorrow.  The Sun is exalted in Aries, and vanquishes
Saturn;  hence the intrepidity of Aries people.  In Libra the scales tip the
other  way;  there Saturn is exalted,  and conquers the Sun;  this  gives  a
softer tone to the Libran,  whose kindly politeness contrasts markedly  with
the Arian's brusque address.   Venus,  the ruler of Libra,  is not alone re-
sponsible for this trait, Taurus people are blunt, though Venus rules. Venus
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rising in Libra gives artistic ability, Saturn turns the mind in  scientific
directions.
   Librans  usually have well shaped hands and feet,  and are very proud  of
them.
                             SCORPIO, THE EAGLE
   The  nose  is  the most prominent feature of the Scorpio;  it  is  large,
heave,  and hooked,  resembling the bill of the eagle,  the brows are bushy,
the eyes sharp and piercing;  the jaw is very heavy;  the glint of the  eye,
and  the set of the jaw indicate the great determination which is  the  most
prominent  characteristic of the Scorpio.  The face is  angular,  complexion
murky,  and hair dark,  with a peculiar ruddy tinge noticeable when the  sun
shines on it.  The teeth are large and subject to early decay.   The body is
short and thickest, with a short, thick neck resembling that of the opposite
sign, Taurus.
   Scorpio people always stand up for their rights,  and never submit to im-
position,  through prone to ride roughshod over others.   They are  full  of
worries over things that may happen, but never do, and thus make life a bur-
den to those around them.   Sarcasm that stings like a scorpion is ever upon
the  tip of their tongue,  yet their love is strong,  and their  aspirations
lofty.   Thus there are two natures struggling in the Scorpios and they need
much  sympathy and forbearance from their friends.   In the hour  of  danger
they  never flinch,  but perform deeds of heroism with a disregard for  self
that  amounts  to  foolhardiness.  The  mind  is  sharp, cool and collected,
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therefore  Scorpio  men make good army officers and excel in  surgery.   The
Scorpio woman has a large family.
   The Sun in Scorpio accentuates the good traits,  and gives a love  mysti-
cism; but Mars, the ruler, brings out the worldly side of the sign and makes
scoffers and skeptics.
                          SAGITTARIUS, THE CENTAUR
   People born with Sagittarius rising are even taller that those born under
the  opposite sign,  Gemini,  the men in particular having large  hands  and
feet.   The  size  and weight of the bony frame is often too  much  for  the
ligaments of the spine to support,  so these people often develop a  decided
stoop in later years.  The face is long and well formed,  the nose well pro-
portioned,  dark kindly eyes and dark chestnut hair.   The body is very  ac-
tive, but requires much rest, as the recuperative powers are below the aver-
age.
   The symbol of this sign shows that there are two widely different classes
born therein.  One, designated by the animal body of the Centaur, is frankly
in for  "a good time," they are sporty, soldiers of fortune,  of roving pro-
clivities,  fond of games of change, and ready to risk their all on the turn
of a card,  the speed of a horse, or a game of ball,  while Aries or Scorpio
people may become pugilists, and Taurus people take up wresting as a profes-
sion.   The  sports  of  Sagittarius have no element  of  cruelty  in  them.
Sagittarians  when  afflicted  may  become criminals, their crimes are never
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violent,  however,  but rather results of their indulgence of the animal na-
ture.
   The other class is the extreme opposite,  symbolized by the human part of
the sign.   Here is the man rising above the animal nature,  bending the bow
of aspiration and aiming at limitless space, signifying the loftiest longing
of that immortal spark of incipient divinity we call the soul.   This  class
is  law abiding and of the highest morals;  from it come the pillars of  the
church and beloved rulers of state famed for integrity, benevolence and jus-
tice.
   The  Sun  rising in this sign is sure to bring preferment even  to  those
born  in lowly and obscure circumstances, and accentuate all good  shown  in
the sign; so will Jupiter, the ruler.
   Sagittarius  rules  the thighs and therefore,  naturally,  configurations
from this sign,  if afflicted are likely to cause accidents to those  parts.
And it is notable fact that Sagittarius are very liable to broken bones  un-
der circumstances where people under other signs seldom meet injury.
   In the eighth degree of Sagittarius we have the fixed star Antares, which
has a very evil effect upon the sight.   Two other nebulous spots in the Zo-
diac have a similar influence.  One is Ascelli in Leo 6,  the other Pleiades
in  Taurus  29.   The Sun,  or Moon, in one of those  places  and  adversely
configurated with one of the malefics,  Saturn,  Mars,  Uranus,  or  Neptune
gives trouble with the eyes, according to the nature of the evil aspect;  or
vice  versa,  if  Saturn, Mars, Uranus or Neptune are in one of the nebulous
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spots  adversely configurated to the Sun or Moon a similar trouble  will  be
experienced.   Should a planet like one of the above named by in  retrograde
motion  the aspect is much worse,  for when the planet has ceased to  retro-
grade and goes direct in the Zodiac again,  it will pass over which ever one
of  these nebulous spots it is close to a second time and thereby  cause  an
added damage.   There may be,  however, a compensating side to this  aspect,
for  it sometimes happens that while an evil configuration to one  of  these
nebulous spots,  (and Antares is the worst,) deprives a person of his sight,
a benevolent configuration awakens in him a second-sight which will mitigate
the loss in a degree that only those who have that sight can appreciate.
   The Sagittarian must learn to realize his ideals within instead of  seek-
ing  them without.   We are in this school of experience for the purpose  of
overcoming,  and it is not by running away from one place to another that we
gain experience.   By staying in one place, by doing our very best to attain
our ideals where we are, we make our ideals come true.
                             CAPRICORN, THE GOAT
   Capricorn rising gives a short, slender,  narrow-chested body with a thin
neck,  thin silky dark hair, a pale peaked face with small,  weak eyes.   It
makes the chin pointed and turned upwards, the nose pointed and turned down-
wards, an impediment  in  the  speech, ill formed lower limbs and an awkward
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walk.   The vitality is very low,  and these children are reared with  great
difficulty,  but once infancy is past, they exhibit a tenacity that is truly
amazing, and often become very, very old; they seem to dry up into a mass of
wrinkled skin and bone that is all but imperishable, this, on account of the
Saturn ray which rules Capricorn.  It is noticeable also,  that all who have
that planet prominent in the nativity show the before mentioned wrinkling of
the  skin,  even though they may retain corpulence conferred by  other  con-
figurations.
   Ambition and suspicion are ruling characteristics,  an inordinate  desire
for recognition of their claims to superiority and advancement;  also suspi-
cion that others are trying to subvert or withhold the covet prize,  is ever
with these people.  It causes them much unnecessary worry, and may result in
habitual  melancholy,  particularly if Saturn is afflicted.   They ought  to
seek amusement outdoors, read funny stories and otherwise try to cultivate a
sense of the humorous from childhood,  for this is one of the saddest signs,
and needs all possible encouragement.
   Capricorn people are successful in detective work, where secret practices
are  used to trap others.  and persistence is required to ferret out a  mys-
tery,  for they never give up.  The afflicted Capricorn is very  revengeful,
and if by Mars, may shed blood  to  satisfy a grudge.  The Sun rising brings
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out the Justice,  Purity and Honor of the sign,  makes Captains of  Industry
such as forward the great enterprises of the world.
                         AQUARIUS, THE WATER BEARER
   The  stateliness  and pride of those born under the sign of Leo  are  not
missing in the typical Aquarian, but while in the Leo these qualities are of
a lower, more bestial nature agreeable to the sign, they are manly pride and
stateliness in the true Aquarian.  Libra generates a beautiful body but more
effeminate  as it were,  whereas the Aquarian beauty is truly manly or  wom-
anly; the fearless eye is kindly and drooping eyelashes are peculiar to this
sign.   The forehead is square, and the well developed poise tells of intel-
lect,  the large domed head shows the spiritual side of the nature  and  the
chin  is  sufficiently developed to give purpose to all actions.   Thus  the
typical Aquarian is the highest grade of humanity;  but therefore,  also ex-
ceedingly rare, for the variants produced in each sign from the typical,  by
the  interposition of one or more planets are so different that the type  is
often  unrecognizable in the majority of its features.   Aquarians are  most
loyal to friends,  therefore they attract many, keep them through life,  and
are much benefited by them.   Like Capricorn,  this sign is ruled by Saturn,
and  he  gives  to the Aquarian the same retiring  nature  and  tendency  to
melancholy  which marks the Capricornian,  but also the persistence  in  the
following a given course; and whatever  financial  success  comes  to  these
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people is the result of continued and patient effort; Aquarians are very de-
liberate and long suffering; they never act in a hurry, and therefore seldom
have  cause  to  regret their actions, save when  reason  has  been  stilled
through  play upon their sympathies,  for under such circumstances they  are
readily imposed upon.   the love nature is very strong,  but they are not as
demonstratives as the Leo.   It is noteworthy that the qualities of opposite
signs are always reflected; Leo in Aquarius,  reflects love;  Taurus mirrors
the passion of Scorpio;  the Gemini body is a reflex of the bony Sagittarius
frame, etc.
   The  Sun  and  Saturn  bring out more  prominently  the  good  traits  of
Aquarius; this sign, where Saturn rules and Libra, where he is exalted,  are
therefore  under his most benign influence.  The Sun in Aquarius  adds  much
hope and life to the nature,  and thus counteracts the melancholy trait pre-
viously mentioned.
                             PISCES, THE FISHES
   The typical Piscean is short,  flabby and fleshy with a waddling gait not
unlike  those born under the sign Cancer, but differs from them by having  a
stouter body.  The feet are often tuned in, but larger that those born under
Virgo.   The body is weak and deficient in recuperative force.  The complex-
ion is medium,  the eyes blue, watery and expressionless, the nose large and
flat.
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   There  is  a strong tendency to mediumship among the Pisces  people,  and
therein is a danger greater than any other on earth.  No one should "sit for
development"  and degenerate into the tool of low spirits, but Pisces people
in particular are "lost" if taken control of.   They cannot free themselves,
either in this life or the next, because generally inert and devoid of will-
power.   They  are timid,  and even the mean are tearful  on  the  slightest
provocation;  they love leisure more than comfort,  and do no work which  is
not absolutely necessary to keep body and soul together.   They love  change
of scene,  rove about considerably,  generally in an aimless manner.   Being
fond of good things to eat and drink,  particularly the latter,  and lacking
will  to curb their appetite when afflicted,  they frequently indulge  their
craving to such an extent that they become habitual drunkards.
   The  Sun  rising in Pisces gives more energy and ambition,  Jupiter,  the
ruler,  strengthens the morals, and Venus exalted in this sign,  gives great
musical talent, but accentuates the tendency to alcoholic indulgence,  which
mars the lives of so many splendid musicians.
   When  many planets are in Pisces,  the person will have a hard life,  be-
cause  he or she will not want to take up life's burden,  but will  love  to
dream; such people become recluses; they seek to master the hidden arts, oc-
cultism and mysticism;  are not guided by reason,  but rather by their likes
and  dislikes,  and  unless  they  can  find an occupation that is otherwise
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isolated from the ordinary business and trend of life they will feel out  of
place.   They are prone to incur the enmity of people with whom they come in
contact intimately,  nobody seems to get along with them,  and nearly every-
body, whether he or she shows it or not, will take a dislike to them.
   There is,  however, a higher side to Pisces; the person who finds himself
with  Pisces on the ascendant is at the end of one cycle of progress and  at
the beginning of a new.  He stands, as it were,  upon the threshold of some-
thing higher.   Therefore,  he is usually not able to live up to the  possi-
bilities of the sign which requires self-sacrifice and non-resistance in ab-
solutely  Christlike fashion.   The tendency is therefore to drift upon  the
sea  of life and dream dreams of future greatness.   This tendency  must  be
counteracted by every effort of the will, for otherwise life will be a fail-
ure,  and later the stern whip of necessity will be applied to goad  him  or
her into action.