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                                 CHAPTER XX
                              YOUR LUCK IN LIFE
   Health,  wealth  and happiness are to most people the  prime  objects  of
life,  and whoever has them is rightly considered lucky,  though as we  have
endeavored to show, luck is very closely linked to merit, and we have earned
what  we have either in this or former lives and what we lack in fortune  or
ability we may acquire in this or later lives by good use of our  opportuni-
ties.
   Thus health and disease,  vocational ability,  social and financial  for-
tunes, marriage, etc., are shown in the horoscope as outlined in the follow-
ing pages.
                             HEALTH AND DISEASE
   The  subject of health and disease is thoroughly elucidated in that  part
of the book which deals with medical astrology, but those who do not care to
go  into  the depths of the subject will find the  following  general  hints
helpful in determining the matter for ordinary purposes.
   The  main indicators of health and disease are the Sun,  Moon and  Ascen-
dant,  together with the planets in the First House or just above the Ascen-
dant.  The twelve signs of the Zodiac confer a vitality of differing degrees
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and when there are no planets near the rising sign it is of much greater im-
portance than otherwise.  The signs may be classified as follows:
   Aries, Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Sagittarius are strongly vital signs.
   Gemini, Virgo, Libra and Aquarius are moderately vital.
   Cancer, Capricorn and Pisces are signs of weak vitality.
   Both the Sun and the Moon affect health in all horoscopes, but the Sun is
the  particular  significator of health for men and the Moon  has  the  same
function in a woman's horoscope.  Thus, if a boy is born at a New Moon which
is a total eclipse,  he will have very poor chances of surviving.   The same
may be said of a girl born at the Full Moon when that is eclipsed.
   If the Sun is strong by sign,  well aspected by Mars or by the  benefics,
if he is in essential dignity,  exaltation or elevation in a male horoscope,
it indicates the possession of a strong vitality and presages a life blessed
by good health.   If the Moon is similarly placed in a woman's horoscope the
same effect follows.
   On  the  other hand if the luminaries are in weak signs in the  Sixth  or
Twelfth Houses or afflicted by Saturn, Mars, Uranus or Neptune, the vitality
is weak and much sickness will result unless, from childhood,  care is taken
to follow the laws of health and hygiene.  It must be borne in mind that THE
HOROSCOPE SHOWS ONLY  TENDENCIES  which work out infallibly if we drift with
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the tide of life.   But on the other hand, it does no show the factor of the
human  will,  which being divine may enter in and by proper efforts  in  the
right direction correct, at least in a large measure, the limitations.
   It  is a good indication of health when a strong sign rises with  Jupiter
or Venus close to the Ascendant and well aspected.  But if a weak sign is on
the  Eastern  horizon,  and the life forces are further  sapped  by  Saturn,
Uranus or Neptune in the rising sign, a life of suffering is foreshown.
   With respect to Mars it has been found that his presence on the Ascendant
strengthens the constitution when he is well aspected but predisposes to fe-
verish or inflammatory complaints when he is afflicted.
   It should be understood that the Sun, Venus, Mercury,  the Moon and Jupi-
ter do not afflict save by square or opposition, whereas the conjunction and
parallel of Saturn, Mars, Uranus and Neptune are considered inimical as well
as the square or opposition.
   The afflictions from CARDINAL Signs, Aries, Cancer,  Libra and Capricorn,
indicate  acute  ailments which usually run their course and leave  no  par-
ticular trace.
   The afflictions from FIXED Signs, Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius,  in-
dicate organic or hereditary tendencies  which  are difficult to conquer and
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usually become chronic.
   The diseases indicated by COMMON Signs,  Gemini,  Virgo,  Sagittarius and
Pisces,  are convertible.  They may be entirely overcome or run their course
until they become chronic, according to the mental temperament of the person
in whose figure these are found.
   The places of the malefics, Saturn, Mars,  Uranus or Neptune always indi-
cate weak points in the anatomy and the place of Saturn is particularly sen-
sitive;  no  matter  whether he is afflicted or not it is  always  a  danger
point.   By knowing the parts of the body which are ruled by  the  different
signs  it is easy to see where the weak limits in the chain of human  health
are located:
   Aries rules the head and face.
   Taurus rules the neck and throat.
   Gemini rules the lungs, arms and shoulders.
   Cancer rules the breast and stomach.
   Leo rules the heart and dorsal region of the back.
   Virgo rules the abdominal parts.
   Libra rules the kidneys and lions.
   Scorpio rules the genitals and rectum.
   Sagittarius rules the hips and thighs.
   Capricorn rules the knees.
   Aquarius rules the ankles.
   Pisces rules the feet.
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   Thus if Saturn is placed in Leo it will indicate that the person is  sub-
ject to heart trouble.  If it is in Pisces it will indicate cold feet.   The
hot and inflammatory Mars afflicted in Aries, the sign which rules the head,
would indicate a tendency to fevers, and so on with the other planets.
   There  are  three  nebular  spots located in  the  Zodiac,  namely:   The
Pleiades in 29 degrees of Taurus,  the Ascelli in 6 degrees of Leo,  and An-
tares  in 8 degrees of Sagittarius.   If the Sun or Moon are found in  these
placed and afflicted by a malefic, be careful of the eyes,  or if one of the
malefics  are  in one of these places afflicting the Sun and Moon  the  same
judgment holds good.
   With  these  general indications the ordinary student should be  able  to
judge a horoscope with respect to health and disease and should a more thor-
ough examination be desired,  a study of the matter in the part dealing with
Medical Astrology will give the necessary information.
                      THE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL FORTUNES
   The vocation,  financial fortune and social standing, like all other mat-
ters,  should be judged from the whole horoscope, but the Second, the Sixth,
the   Eighth  and  the  Tenth  Houses  with  their  lords  are   the   chief
significators.
   THE  SECOND HOUSE indicates what the person earns by his  efforts.   When
Jupiter, Venus, the Sun, the Moon or Mars are  well  aspected  and placed in
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the  Second House or lord thereof they attract wealth commensurate with  the
number and closeness of their aspects and their position as to dignity,  ex-
altation or elevation.   But if Saturn, Mars, Uranus or Neptune are elevated
and afflict the Sun and Moon it is a sure sign of financial misfortune.
   Jupiter in the Second House is moderately generous but Mars makes a  free
spender and consequently the money he brings goes about as fast as it comes.
Saturn in the Second House,  or its ruler, makes the person thrifty and sav-
ing but he will find it difficult to make ends meet unless Saturn is in  his
exaltation  sign Libra and well aspected by Jupiter;  then fortune comes  by
legacy  or in the latter part of life.   Uranus in the Second House  and  in
good  aspect  to Jupiter or the Sun and Moon is also a  good  indication  of
financial fortune.
   THE EIGHTH HOUSE:  The planetary influences which bring financial fortune
through  the  person's own efforts when operating through the  Second  House
bring  money  through  the marriage partnership  or  legacy  when  operating
through the Eighth House.   Thus Jupiter in the Eighth House indicates money
by marriage or partnership if well aspected by the Sun,  Moon,  Venus or the
lord of the Seventh House.   But if aspected by Saturn or Uranus it shows  a
legacy.   Mars  in the Eighth House well aspected shows a husband,  wife  or
partner with good earning capacity but too free a spender.   The other indi-
cations  enumerated  as  acting  through  the  Second House may be similarly
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applied to the Eighth.
                                  VOCATION
   When the majority of the planets are well aspected and above the Earth or
when the Sun is in good aspect to the Moon and Mars it is generally easy for
the person to obtain a situation and when the Sun is in good aspect to Jupi-
ter  it gives promise of a lucrative occupation.   But when the majority  of
the planets are below the Earth,  weak and afflicted,  or when the Sun is in
bad  aspect to the Moon,  Mars or Jupiter,  it is usually difficult for  the
person to find employment.
   To find the employment in which the person will be most likely to succeed
consider the nature and significance of the Houses and Signs which hold  the
majority of the planets.
   When the majority of the planets are in the FIERY Signs,  Aries,  Leo and
Sagittarius,  it indicates as profitable the occupations in which the metals
and  fire  play a prominent part, as those of machinist,  engineers,  chauf-
feurs, smiths, cutlers, barbers, surgeons, soldiers, also hazardous and dan-
gerous vocations.
   If  the  majority of the planets are found in the EARTHY  Signs,  Taurus,
Virgo and Capricorn, it indicates success in agriculture, horticulture, gar-
dening, land, mines, timber, building materials and as contractor for build-
ings, houses; dealers in foodstuffs, both in the raw and cooked states, such
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as  the  grocery business,  in restaurants or as grain  dealers,  chemistry,
etc.,  also dress goods and clothing;  in short everything that comes out of
the Earth to nourish, clothe and shelter the physical body.
   If the majority of the planets are in the AIRY Signs,  Gemini,  Libra and
Aquarius,  it indicates success in clerical, literary, or artistic pursuits;
occupations principally involving brains or travel, as those of accountants,
bookkeepers,  agents,  messengers, expressmen, architects,  civil engineers,
mechanical draughtsmen and designers, lecturers,  scientists,  electricians,
aviators,  inventors, and all similar occupations in which mind is a princi-
pal factor.
   If the majority of the planets are in the WATERY Signs,  Cancer,  Scorpio
and  Pisces,  the  person  should  seek  occupations  in  which  fluids  are
prominent, as those of sailors and fishermen, ship builders and ship owners,
marine  engineers,  and other occupations on  shipboard,  manufacturers  and
dealers in liquid refreshment, etc.
   The ruling planet also has an important bearing on the life-work, and the
occupations signified by the different planets may be stated as follows:
   THE SUN as life ruler indicates a leader--it may be of a state as king or
president,  or of a province or city as governor or mayor,  or has head of a
corporation, whether large or small.  Thus when the Sun is life ruler, espe-
cially if it is in the Tenth House, it indicates  a  government  position or
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employment in an executive capacity.
   VENUS as life ruler indicates employment in an artistic capacity as a mu-
sician, singer, actor, theatrical agent, manufacturer or dealer in millinery
or fancy goods,  laces,  embroidery and women's clothing;  candy and confec-
tions, flowers or ornaments, etc.
   MERCURY  as  life ruler indicates success in literature or on  a  lecture
platform;  as printers, publishers, or bookkeepers; as school teachers,  ex-
press agents, mail carriers, commercial travelers, stenographers,  secretar-
ies, office workers and all other clerical and traveling occupations.
   THE MOON as life ruler signifies success as traveling salesmen,  railroad
employees,  ticket agents and other positions concerned with the transporta-
tion  of the public;  car builders, hotel keepers,  dealers in fluidic  com-
modities,  nurses,  obstetricians, fishermen, sailors and others employed on
shipboard and in the shipping trades.
   SATURN  as life ruler signifies all employments connected with the  earth
such as agriculture, gardening, mines, building and building materials; dip-
lomats,  judges politicians,  police, jailers,  detectives,  secret  service
agents  and  all  whose  work is accomplished by stealth and strategy; night
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workers and those engaged in slow, plodding, laborious work.
   JUPITER as life ruler signifies success in the professions,  as  lawyers,
judges,  clergymen, ambassadors, cabinet officers, senators,  congressmen or
other positions of public trust; bankers, financial agents, physicians,  be-
nevolent or social workers.
   MARS as life ruler signifies employments in which iron and sharp  instru-
ments are prominent, as used by soldiers, surgeons, smiths, founders,  engi-
neers, and in all dangerous occupations.
   URANUS  as  life ruler signifies employment in  which  air,  electricity,
thought power and genius are chief factors, as those of inventors,  electri-
cians,  aviators and those interested in supernormal or  superphysical  sub-
jects such as psychology,  phrenology, magnetic,  divine or mental  healing;
also in connection with co-operative colonies, socialism, and advanced ideas
of life and living.
   NEPTUNE as life ruler indicates occupations involving the occult,  watery
and  psychic elements;  also those in which fraud and deception are  rampant
because the genuine psychic article is so rare.   These occupations  include
those of astrologers,  mediums and clairvoyants.  Neptune also produces some
highly inspirational musicians.