Radical. 1. Pertaining to the radix, or horoscope of birth. 2. In
Horary astrology, a term employed to indicate a figure which can appropriately
be judged in a given matter; one that is likely to give the correct answer.
Radical Position. Said of a planet's position in a birth horoscope; as
distinguished from the transitory or progressed position it occupies at a later
date. v.
Radix.
Radix. 1. The radical map: the horoscope of birth, the root from which
everything is judged. 2. The radical or birth positions of the planets, as
distinguished from their progressed or directed positions. Progressed aspects
can never entirely contradict or negate a radical aspect; but must be
interpreted only as modifying or mitigating the influences shown in the Radix.
Radix System. v.
Directions.
Rahu. The Sanskrit name for the Dragon's Head - the Moon's North node.
In Hindu mythology Rahu is a Daitya (demon) who possessed an appendage like a
dragon's tail, and made himself immortal by stealing from the gods some Amrita
- elixir of divine life - which they obtained by churning an ocean of milk.
Unable to deprive him of his immortality, Vishnu exiled him from Earth and made
of him the constellation Draco: his head called Rahu, and tail Ketu -
astronomically speaking, the Moon's ascending and descending nodes. Using his
appendage as a weapon, he has ever since waged a destructive war on the
denouncers of his robbery, the Sun and the Moon, which he swallows during the
eclipse. The fable is presumed to have a mystic or occult meaning. (v. Nodes, Moon's.)
Rapt Motion. v.
Motion.
Rapt Parallel. Two bodies, which by Rapt motion are carried to a point where
they are equidistant from and on opposite sides of the meridian or the horizon,
are said to be in Rapt Parallel. (v. Aspects.)
Rays, Under the. In astrology a planet is "under the rays" of another
when it is within orbs of an aspect. Rarely used by modern authorities.
Reception. (1) A planet posited in a sign not its own, is said to
be received by the Ruler of that sign, as if one were visitor and the other
host. (2)
The condition in which a planet is receiving an aspect from some faster-moving
planet.
Reception, Mutual. When two planets are in each other's sign or exaltation.
Recessional Directions. v.
Directions.
Rectification. The process of verification or correction of the birth moment or
ascendant degree of the map, by reference to known events or characteristics
pertaining to the native. This may be necessitated by the inaccuracy of
time-pieces; the carelessness of those whose business it should be to make a
careful record of the correct moment of birth; or it may consist of a
hypothetical determination of a birth-hour wholly unknown to the native. The
entire subject is a matter of controversy. Some contend that it is unscientific
to prove a thesis by altering the premise to fit the conclusion. Among numerous
methods are: (1) the Prenatal Epoch, the Arc of the Moon's travel
from its birth position to the point where it forms its first aspect, converted
into time and compared with the circumstances which attended, is presumed to
afford an indication of the Native's exact age, whereby to rectify the degree
of the Ascendant; (2) comparisons between the house positions of the
planets, and the Native's circumstances and disposition; and (3) the
computing of the directions attending the first accident or illness, the death
of a parent, the conferring of an honor, marriage, the birth of a child.
Argol and Morinus used a method of
rectification by directions timed to an important event. Hermes observed a
certain relationship between the place of the Moon at birth and the Ascendant
at conception, and vice versa, out of which developed the Prenatal Epoch, as
advanced by E. H. Bailey in the 'Prenatal Epoch" and Sepharial in "The
Solar Epoch." Various other methods have been advanced but none has
received universal acceptance.
Recurrence Cycles. Periods of time in which a conjunction of any two given planets
will recur in approximately the same degree of the zodiac. These are of value,
not only in the study of Cycles (q.v.) but as a means of erecting a
chart for remote periods for which Ephemerides are unavailable. A fairly
accurate list of recurrence cycles, follows:
................................Number of...Tropical
Planets.................Order..Conjunctions..Years
Moon-Mercury..............1..........74..........8
Moon-Venus................1..........94..........8
Moon-Mars.................1.........411.........32
..........................2........5242........410
Moon-Jupiter..............2........3467........261
Moon-Saturn...............2........4715........353
Moon-Uranus...............1........1074.........84
Moon-Neptune..............1........2149........168
Moon-Pluto................1........6562........494
Mercury-Venus.............2.........545........243
Mercury-Mars..............1.........276.........79
Mercury-Jupiter...........2.........827........474
Mercury-Saturn............1.........102.........59
Mercury-Uranus............1.........146.........85
Mercury-Neptune...........1.........682........165
Mercury-Pluto.............2........2553.......1486
Venus-Mars................1..........37.........32
..........................2........1279.......1215
Venus-Jupiter.............1..........37.........24
..........................2.........749........486
Venus-Saturn..............2.........208........235
Venus-Uranus..............2.........221........251
Venus-Neptune.............2.........443........494
Venus-Pluto...............1.........310........494
Mars-Jupiter..............2.........106........237
Mars-Saturn...............2.........228........442
Mars-Uranus...............1.........131........252
Mars-Neptune..............1.........174........331
Mars-Pluto................2.........888.......1734
Jupiter-Saturn$...........1...........3.........59.6
..........................2..........40........794.4
Jupiter-Uranus............1...........6.........83
..........................2..........97.......1340
Jupiter-Neptune...........1..........13........166
..........................2..........64........818
Jupiter-Pluto.............1..........20........249
..........................2..........59........735
Saturn-Uranus$............1...........2.........90.7
..........................2..........24.......1088.7
Saturn-Neptune............1..........23........824
..........................2..........41.......1471
Saturn-Pluto..............1#.........25........736
..........................1*.........37.......1237s.y.
Uranus-Neptune$...........1...........1........171.4
..........................2..........21.......3599.4
Uranus-Pluto$.............1...........2........254.3
..........................2..........27.......3432.8
Neptune-Pluto$............1...........1........492.3
..........................2.........147.....72,372.3
# In the zodiac of precession. *
In the fixed zodiac. $ More detailed data concerning these cycles are
appended to the discussion undcr Cycles.
Refranation. A term used in Horary Astrology when one of two planets applying
to an aspect turns retrograde before the aspect is complete. It is taken as an
indication that the matter under negotiation will not be brought to a
successful conclusion.
Relative Houses. v.
Houses.
Retrograde. The term applied to an apparent backward motion in the Zodiac of
certain planets when decreasing in longitude as viewed from the Earth. It can
be compared to the effect of a slow-moving train as viewed from another train
traveling parallel to it but at a more rapid rate, wherein the slower train
appears to be moving backwards. However, in the case of the celestial bodies it
is not a matter of their actual speed or travel, but of the rate at which they
change their angular relationship.
Retrograde planets in a birth map were
anciently said to be weak or debilitated, but a more logical interpretation
would seem to indicate that the influence is rendered stronger, which in the
case of a malefic planet is definitely unfortunate. That it continues to
retrograde for a period after birth might detract from its capacity to incite
progress, but if so the extent of retardation must be judged from its relative
nearness to its second station.
It is averred by some astrologers that
a planet in retrograde motion partakes of the nature of the Mars end of the
spectrum. This hardly appears a safe generalization, for according to the laws
of spectroscopy a planet moving away from us - the distance between it and the
Earth increasing - produces a slight shift of frequences toward the red end of
the spectrum, and with diminishing distance a relative shift towards the red
end begins immediately after the opposition of a major planet to the Sun, and
continues until just before the conjunction; and that it can hardly be said to
apply at all to a minor planet.
It would appear that consideration of
this factor involves the direction of the planet's motion, whether toward or
away from the Earth, rather than the character of the motion as either direct
or retrograde. In fact it appears to have bearing on the doctrine of
orientality. This Doppler displacement has been noted in observations of Venus,
which indicated that a differentiation of influence should be studied as
between Venus when in motion away from the Earth, and when moving toward it.
To be able to visualize and thus
thoroughly understand the phenomenon of retrograde motion it is advisable to
study the cycles of two groups of planets: the minor planets, those between the
Earth and the Sun; and the major planets, those whose orbits lie outside that
of the Earth.
Analyzing the cycle of Mercury, as
typical of the orbits of the minor planets, shows this succession of phenomena:
Superior conjunction, when it passes on the far side of the Sun in direct motion, at
which time it is invisible. Since thereafter it rises after the Sun and remains
invisible during the daylight hours, it becomes visible only after the Sun has
set in the west: the Evening Star. About fifteen days after the Superior
conjunction it is at its smallest, a small circular orb.
Greatest Elongation East: Some six months later it reaches the point of the greatest
distance ahead of the Sun in its counterclockwise direct motion in orbit, hence
East. At this time it passes out of its gibbous phase, showing only half of its
surface illuminated, yet seemingly larger and brighter because it comes closer
to the Earth.
Enters Retrograde Arc: Some two weeks later it enters the arc over which it will shortly
retrograde.
Maximum Brilliance as Evening Star: Even though reduced to a crescent of illumination it appears
still larger, and with its elevation it remains longer above the horizon and is
at its greatest brilliance.
First Station: Another two weeks and it becomes stationary, in preparation for
retrograde (S.R.) motion. In another two weeks, about six days before the Inferior
conjunction, it becomes a slender crescent.
Inferior Conjunction, when it passes in retrograde between the Earth and the Sun and
is lost from sight in the Sun's rays. This conjunction is shorter in duration.
They separate faster because Mercury's motion is opposite to the apparent
motion of the Sun. In another five days it again becomes visible on the other
side of the Sun, the West, when as the Morning Star it appears before sunrise
as a slender crescent, but turned in the opposite direction.
Second Station: Another six days and it again becomes stationary, in preparation
to resume its direct, or re-direct motion.
Maximum Brilliance as Morning Star: Some fifteen days later it is reduced to a broad crescent and is
again at its brightest, now as a morning star.
Emerges from Retrograde Arc: As it advances beyond the degree of its First Station it leaves
the retrograde arc and enters territory over which it will not retrograde
during this cycle.
Greatest Elongation West: Although no longer in retrograde it has not yet accelerated to
the extent that it equals the Sun's motion, hence it continues to increase
behind the Sun in elongation and elevation for some ten or twelve days to the
point of greatest elevation West just before it commences its gibbous phase.
Smallest Phase: Some seven months later, about fifteen days before the superior
conjunction, it has decreased in visible size until it appears as a small but
fully illuminated disc of less than one-third the diameter it had at its
brightest phase. Then comes the next superior conjunction and invisibility,
completing one cycle from one superior conjunction to the next.
Venus's motion is entirely similar,
although the intervals are longer. Where the Mercury sidereal period is approx.
88 d. and its synodic period is 116 d. the Venus orbit of 225 days has a
synodic period of 584 days.
The cycle of the major planets is not
greatly different, except that at the opposition, the Sun and the planet arc on
opposite sides of the Earth. Figure 2, a comparative illustration of the motion
of Venus as an inside planet and Mars as an outside planet, in reference to the
motion of the Earth, facilitates a ready understanding of the relationship of
the orbits which produces the phenomenon known as retrograde motion.
While the Inferior Conjunctions with a
minor planet, and the oppositions to a major planet always occur during the retrograde;
the similarity ceases when gravitation is considered, since at the opposition
of the major planet the Earth is in between, hence the planet and the Sun are
exercising a gravitational pull upon the Earth from opposite sides; while at
both conjunctions of a minor planet the gravitational pull from the Sun and the
planet are always in the same direction.
It is generally considered that a
transiting planet is more likely to develop its negative qualities when it is
in retrograde. That it is turning back for a recheck of ground already covered
need not necessarily be bad, except for the fact that the future is held in
abeyance. Some people look upon any delay as a tragedy, but the real difference
has to do with whose neck is in the noose when the postponement of execution is
decreed. In some cases it may mean only a temporary delay that is compensated
for when the planet resumes its direct motion.
This proximity of Mars to the Earth
may be one of the most important of considerations, since it considerably
augments the strength of its reception - what the radio engineer calls signal
strength. Wilson speaks of Mars Retrograde as Mars perigee, and attributes to
it a wave of robberies, vicious murders and calamities. At the Sun-Mars
opposition of August 1924 Mars was closer to the Earth than it had been for 800
years.
It should be found, however, that the
period of slower motion and of increasing intensity when the transiting planet
is approaching its First Station, and of slower but accelerating motion after
it passes its Second Station, are important arcs, because any birth planet
which falls within the arc over which the transiting planet will retrograde
will receive three separate and successive accents, of the combined nature of
the radical and the transiting planet.
When Mars in transit retrogrades over
a birth Saturn position, it means that this is already the second transit of
Mars over the birth Saturn position, and that when it resumes Redirect motion
there will occur a third contact. If a contact can be expected to crystalize
into an event, then three contacts can mean three events. Even if one resists
the temptations, three are certainly worse than one - particularly three slow
ones that linger and thus burn more deeply. There is the further and important
consideration of declination to be taken into account, and a parallel of
Latitude reinforcing the first or third contact may render one of them more
effective even than the retrograde contact. Thus it would appear that the
important differentiation of a transiting planet's influence requires the
dividing of its apparent orbit into two arcs: that over which the planet will
traverse but once, and that which it will traverse three times in one cycle.
These two arcs might be termed the Arc of Advance, and the Arc of Retrograde.
This distinction emphasizes the fact that it is not merely the slow motion of
the Retrograde which is involved, or the matter of replacing steps over
territory previously traversed, but that there will be three separate contacts
with each degree within the Arc of Retrograde, as compared to one brief contact
with each degree within the Arc of Advance.
The Arc of Retrograde is thus marked
by four points: (a) the Pre-First-Station point at which the arc begins, when
it first passes the degree which later marks the Second Station; (b) the First
Station, where the motion turns Retrograde; (c) the Second Station, where the
motion turns direct; and (d) the Post-Second-Station point, where the arc ends,
marked by the passing of the degree of the First Station.
A further consideration is in the fact
that with the major planets the opposition to the Sun occurs always in the
middle of the Arc of Retrograde, while the conjunction occurs in the middle of
the Arc of Advance. Also, that at the opposition the Earth is nearer to the
planet, by the length of the diameter of its own orbit. This is for the reason
that at any planet's opposition to the Sun, the Earth is between that planet
and the Sun: while at the conjunction the Earth is on the far side of the Sun
opposite the planet.
In the case of the minor planets, the
Earth never passes between them and the Sun, hence they never oppose the Sun.
However, the Superior conjunction which occurs when the earth and the planet
are on opposite sides of the Sun, falls in the middle of the Arc of Advance,
and the Inferior Conjunction, when the planet passes between the Earth and the
Sun, is midway in the Arc of Retrograde.
Modern students take these various
factors into consideration in analyzing the influence of a transiting planet in
different portions of its orbit, and in different relationships to the position
of the Earth in its orbit.
By way of illustrating the Retrograde
Arc, the data on two cycles of Mars is given:
..Enters Arc.........1945....10-3...14°
6' Cancer..|..1947....11-3......18º 6' Leo
..First
Station SR...1947....12-5....3°14'
Leo.....|..1948.....1-9.......7°36' Virgo
..Second
Station SD..1946.....2-22..14°06'
Cancer..|...........3-30.....18°06' Leo
..Leaves Arc..................4-30...3°14'
Leo.....|...........6-5.......7º36' Virgo
Retrograde Application. Said of a planet which during and by virtue of its retrograde
motion is applying to an aspect with another planet; or of two planets, both in
retrograde motion, which nevertheless are applying to an aspect to each other.
Revolution. Orbital Revolution. (1) Loosely applied to any- thing
that describes a circle, or pursues an orbit, in contradistinction to one which
rotates upon an axis. (2) In connection with Directions (q.v.), the
return of Sun, Moon, or any planet to its radical place. Revolution, Solar. v. Solar Revolution.
Revolutionary Additives. v.
Solar Revolution.
Right Ascension. Distance measured along the celestial equator, Eastward from the
point of the Spring Equinox; or, as sometimes described, distance along the
circle of declination. v. Celestial Sphere.
Right Distance. That from one point to any other, in terms of Right Ascension.
Right Sphere. One in which all equatorial parallels are at right angles to the
horizon: a sphere that has the equator for prime vertical, and the poles for
horizon. Days and nights would always be of equal duration. Any point on the
equator has a zenith in a right Sphere.
Rising Sign. The Sign or the subdivision of the Sign which was rising on the
eastern horizon at the moment of birth, is deemed to exercise a strong
influence upon the personality and physical appearance of the native. This is
subject to modification by virtue of concurrent aspects. The placement of the
Lord of the Ascendant, of the Moon, or of the planet aspecting the ascending
degree, are also deemed to accent the particular subdivision of the Rising Sun
in which the ascending degree falls. Interpretations by numerous authorities
are available by Signs, by Decans and by demi-Decans - both incorrectly termed
Faces by some authorities. In applying any of the interpretations attached to a
Rising Sign it should be remembered that the presence of a planet in the
Ascendant will always modify the influence of the Sign itself. v. Sidereal Time.
Rising Time of a Planet, How to
Approximate the. In the Ephemeris note the sidereal
time for the day. If it is for 0h or midnight instead of 12h or noon, add 12
hours. Also note the degree position of the planet. In a Table of Houses for
your latitude, find the sidereal time that corresponds to the degree position.
The time difference between the S.T. of the planet's position and the S.T. noon
position for the day, will be the elapsed time before or after noon that the
planet will rise. For example, on Jan. 1, 1940, the Sun was in 9° Capricorn.
The S. T. of 6h 38m at 24h Standard Time, becames S.T. at noon, 18h 38m. In
Lat. 40°, a 9° Capricorn Ascendant corresponds with S.T. 14h 6m. The difference
is 4h 32m before noon, or 7h 28m local civil or mean time - which varies by
only a few minutes from the sunrise time given in the almanac. This local mean
time should be further corrected to Standard Time by 4m per degree to the
nearest Standard meridian. The rising time of any planet can be determined by
the same method. v. Table of Houses.
The following formula can also be
employed:
From Ephemeris take:
...(1) Sidereal Time on MC at Midnight of desired day.
...(2) Add or subtract 12 = ST at Noon.
...(3) Degree occupied by Sun on the same day.
From Table of Houses for desired Latitude, locate in Ascendant
column the degree occupied by the Sun, and take from the first column (4) the
equivalent ST.
Then: (4) - (1) = the arc from Noon to Sunrise, stated in hours;
..................hence the approximate time of Sunrise;
......(2) - (4) = approximate hour of Sunset.
Example: For Dec. 17, 1946 at Lat. 40° N
...(1) ST at Midnight, 5h 40m + 12 = (2) ST at Noon, 17h 40m
...(3) Long. 24°26'
...(4) Equivalent S.T. 13h 2m
.........Sunrise..............Sunset
.......(4) 13h 2m..........(2) 17h 40m
.... - (1) 5h 40m....... - (4) 13h 2m
...........7h 22m AM............4h 38m PM
Rice gives 7h 16m AM and 4h 13m PM.
To find the approximate time
of rising and setting of Venus on that day:
From Ephemeris take Venus Long., 20°10'
From Table of Houses take (5) the equivalent S.T....14h 46m
.....Subtract (4) Sun's equivalent S.T..............13h
2m
.....................................................1h 44m
Since Capricorn rises after
Sagittarius:
Venus rises 1h 44m after Sunrise, or 9h 6m AM; and sets 1h 44m
after Sunset; or 6h 22m PM.
The same process will yield the
rising and setting time of any planet.
Rotation. Preferably confined to the motion of a spherical body upon an
axis, in contradistinction to its orbital revolution about another body. A more
precise terminology would employ the compound forms: axial rotation, and
orbital revolution.
Royal Stars. v.
Watchers.
Ruler. This rather over-worked and at times loosely-applied term is
principally concerned with a schematic arrangement of the Signs, whereby
certain planets are deemed to have special potency or congeniality in a certain
sign or signs. The entire subject of rulership is involved in much controversy,
particularly since the modern discovery of additional planets for which there
is no place in the ancient scheme of rulerships.
This ancient scheme was based on the
reasoning that since Leo is deemed the most regal of the signs, the Sun must
naturally be its ruler. Similarly Cancer, as the most maternal of signs, should
be ruled by the Moon. The planets, beginning with Mercury and moving outward
from the Sun, were then ascribed to the next adjacent pairs: Mercury, to Gemini
and Virgo; Venus, to Taurus and Libra; Mars, to Aries and Scorpio; Jupiter, to
Sagittarius and Pisces; and Saturn, to Capricorn and Aquarius. A planet in a
sign of which it is the Ruler is said to be in its own sign. In the case of the
dual rulerships, the Positive sign is its "day home" and the Negative
sign its "night home." The use of "day house" is
unfortunate in that "house" is a subdivision of a 24-hour orbit,
while the sign over which the planet is presumed to rule is a subdivision of a
365-day orbit.
Many modern authorities have broken
down this scheme by ascribing Uranus to the rulership or co-rulership of
Aquarius, Neptune to Pisces, and Pluto variously to Aries or Scorpio. Others
deem these distant planets to represent a second octave, indicating higher
concepts, and conferring greater possibilities upon those sufficiently
developed to be able to handle a high-tension current, but threatening
catastrophe to elemental and undisciplined types. On this theory, Uranus would
be the super-ruler of Gemini and Virgo; Neptune of Taurus and Libra; and Pluto
of Aries and Scorpio - leaving the second octave planets of Jupiter and Saturn
yet to be discovered.
The use of "ruler" in connection
with the Houses, is confusing, and the rule generally recommended is:
"Lord of a House; Ruler of a Sign." As indicating anatomical and
geographical areas it is more precise to say "has dominion over" than
to say "ruled by."
The Lord of a House is deemed to be
the Ruler of the Sign that occupies the cusp. The Lord of the Nativity, or as
often termed the Ruler of the Horoscope, is variously the most strongly placed
planet in the map, especially that planet which is in the First House and close
to the ascending degree. Lacking a planet so placed, the Ruler of the ascending
sign is the Lord of the Nativity.
It is presumed by some that the
Arabians employed a system of House rulerships which consists of the planets
arranged in converse order: the Sun as Lord of the First House; Moon, of the
Twelfth; Mercury, the Eleventh; Venus, the Tenth; Mars, the Ninth; Jupiter, the
Eighth; Saturn, the Seventh; Uranus, the Sixth; Neptune, the Fifth; Pluto, the
Fourth; with three as yet undiscovered planets for the remaining Houses.
The commonly observed rules for
determining the Lord of the Nativity are: (1) If the Lord of the Ascendant is
poorly aspected and in an uncongenial sign, a more elevated planet should be
considered, if there be such. (2) If the Lord of the Ascendant is strongly
placed and well aspected, but there is another planet which by position and
aspects is deemed of equal power, both planets may be considered as co-rulers
in a dual Lordship. Some deem that with an Aquarian Ascendant, Saturn and Uranus
are co-rulers of the map; and that a Piscean Ascendant makes Jupiter and
Neptune co-rulers - because these are major planets and exceedingly strong. (3)
If the choice is between two planets of which one is more afflicted than the
other, the afflicted planet is to be selected - in that unfavorable aspects are
positive and favorable aspects negative. (4) If the Lord of the Ascendant is
weak, the Ruler of the Sun sign may be the Lord of the Nativity, if it is in
powerful aspect to the Sun and Moon. (5) Either Sun or Moon may be the Lord of
the Nativity if strongly placed and in the sign of its Rulership or Exaltation.
(6) An Exalted planet is generally deemed to be a co-ruler. (7) The Ruler of an
intercepted sign in the First House is generally accepted as a co-ruler - after
such time as by progression the cusp will have advanced into the intercepted
sign. (8) Accidental Dignities are deemed to outweigh Essential Dignities,
especially where a planet occupies the Tenth House.
Conditions affecting the Ruler of the
Sign on the cusp of a House, or of the Sign intercepting a House, are of
secondary importance to the influence of a planet actually posited in the
House. However, the considerations affecting the Ruler are consulted for
testimony concerning a House in which no planet is posited, on the principle
that the planet's dignity with reference to a house on the cusp of which its
sign appears, persists even though its owner may be absent. v. Dignities.
Rulership, Geographical. For the interpreting of Horary figures, certain countries and
cities are said to be under the rulership of different signs. The following
list is from Alan Leo, a British authority:
Sign Rulership of Countries
ARIES: Britain, Denmark, Galitia, Germany, Lithuania, Lower Poland,
Palestine, Syria.
TAURUS: Azerbaijan, Asia Minor, Caucasus, Georgia, Holland, Ire- land,
Mozendaran, Persia, Poland, White Russia.
GEMINI: Armenia, Belgium, Brabant, Egypt (Lower), England (West),
Flanders, Lombardy, Sardinia, Tripoli, United States.
CANCER: Africa (North and West), Holland, Scotland, Zealand.
LEO: Alps, Bohemia, Cappadocia, Chaldea, France, Italy, Sicily, Coast
of Sidon, and Tyre.
VIRGO: Assyria, Babylon, Candia, Corinth, Crete, Croatia, Mesopotamia,
Morea, Silesia (Lower), Switzerland, Thessaly, Turkey.
LIBRA: Argentina, Austria, China, Egypt, Japan, Livonia, Savoy, Thibet,
Burma.
SCORPIO: Algeria, Barbary, Bavaria, Catatonia, Fez, Judea, Jutland,
Morocco, Norway.
SAGITTARIUS: Arabia, Cape Finisterre, Dalmatia, France, Hungary, Italy,
Moravia, Provence, Spain, Slavonia, Tuscany.
CAPRICORN: Bosnia, Bulgaria, Hesse, India, Illyria, Khorassan, Lithuania,
Macedonia, Mexico, Morea, Mecklenburg, Punjab, Thrace, Styria, Saxony.
AQUARIUS: Arabia, Abyssinia, Circassia, Lithuania, Lower Sweden, Prussia, Poland,
Piedmont, Russia, Tartary, Westphalia.
PISCES: Asia (Southern), Africa (North), Sahara Desert, Calabria, Egypt,
Galicia (Spain), Nubia, Normandy, Portugal.
Sign Rulership of Cities
ARIES: Brunswick, Capua, Cracow, Florence, Leicester, Marseilles,
Naples, Padua, Saragossa, Utrecht.
TAURUS: Dublin, Franconia, Leipsic, Mantua, Palermo, Parma.
GEMINI: Cordova, London, Louvain, Mentz, Nuremburg, Versailles.
CANCER: Amsterdam, Berne, Cadiz, Constantinople, Genoa, Lubeck,
Manchester, Milan, St. Andrews, Stockholm, Tunis, Venice, York.
LEO: Bath, Bolton-le-Moors, Bombay, Bristol, Damascus, Portsmouth,
Prague, Ravenna, Rome, Taunton.
VIRGO: Basle, Bagdad, Cheltenham, Heidelburg, Jerusalem, Lyons,
Navarre, Padua, Paris, Reading.
LIBRA: Antwerp, Charlestown, Frankford, Fribourg, Lisbon, Speyer,
Plasencia, Vienna.
SCORPIO: Frankfort on the Oder, Ghent, Liverpool, and Messina. SAGITTARIUS:
Avignon, Buda, Cologne, Narbonne, Naples, Sheffield.
CAPRICORN: Brussels, Constance, Oxford, Port Said.
AQUARIUS: Bremen, Hamburg, Ingoldstadt, Salsburg, Trent.
PISCES: Alexandria, Compostela, Ratisbon, Seville, Tiverton, Worms.
Rulership of American Cities. Opinion concerning the rulership of cities in the United States
is not always unanimous. The following rulerships are taken from various
sources. Those marked by an asterisk are deemed slightly conjectural by one
American writer, Charles Bates, who has devoted considerable research to the
subject.
.......................Ascendant....Sun
...Baltimore, Md.......Scorpio*
...Boston..............Capricorn*...Virgo
...Chicago.............Libra........Leo
...Cleveland...........Scorpio*.....Pisces*
...Detroit.............Leo..........Leo
...Los Angeles.........Libra........Virgo
...Miami...............Libra........Leo
...New Orleans.........Scorpio*
...New York............Cancer.......Taurus
...Philadelphia........Virgo*.......Cancer
...St. Louis...........Taurus.......Aquarius
...San Francisco.......Scorpio#
...Toledo..............Sagittarius*
...Washington, D.C.....Scorpio......Virgo
*Slightly conjectural. #Others say Gemini or Leo.
Ruminant Signs. Aries, Taurus, Capricorn. v. Signs.