Following is your personal copy of the Classic British Horoscope.

At the height of the British Empire, certain men and women, who were educated and intelligent, began
to redeem astrology from the disrepute of its superstitious past. In March 1880, Richard Garnett, a wide-
ranging author and scholar, who was a librarian at the British Museum, writing under the anagram pen
name of A.G. Trent, published an article titled The Soul and the Stars, giving the details and positive
results of his astrological study into the charts of historical persons afflicted with insanity (see his E.B.
1911 bio). He wrote, quite sensibly, that we "fully admit that astral science is incompetent to explain the
divergences of human constitution and character without a free use of the doctrine of heredity. Our
contention is that the two theories complete each other, the latter accounting for the element of
stability, the former for the element of variability." He went on to say, "We have appealed throughout
to the testimony of facts of history and biography, partly astronomical observations derived from no
more recondite source than the ordinary ephemeris. Any one can verify or disprove these observations
in a moment by the same process; any one who will be at the trouble to search for examples can
investigate the subject for himself." Although they had to protect their careers by writing under pen
names, an increasing number of courageous and pioneering men and women did just that.

The labor of a century of workers has been to learn how to read horoscopes in an accurate manner. A
major step in this direction came with Alan Leo's 1911 publication of *A Thousand and One Notable
Nativities*. The best classic astrology writers clearly spent hours and hours poring over the planet
positions of the subjects in this book, learning how to read their charts by synthesizing the placements
and patterns of the planets.

The answer as to why astrology revived first in Great Britain must lie in the prosperity of the nation at
that time - with their basic needs met, individuals had the leisure time and resources to devote to
understanding the human condition. During the same historical period, pioneers elsewhere, notably in
Vienna, had discovered and were studying the unconscious mind from the psychoanalytic point of view.

This horoscope draws upon the following interpretations:

Alan Leo: Rising sign interpretations and planets conjunct the Ascendant.

Sepharial: Planets in the houses.

Evangeline Adams: Planets in the signs.

Charles E.O. Carter: Aspects between the planets.

John Halloran: Pluto in the signs and houses, aspects to Pluto.

As you read your horoscope, you will note that the classic interpretations tend to deal more with
external forms and events than do the increasingly psychological and theoretical interpretations of more
recent astrology. They are also not evasive about the planetary placements and aspects which produce
trauma and difficulty. Most of us are affected deeply by events throughout the course of our lives. And it
tends to be negative experiences that send people in search of astrological guidance. Perhaps one of the
finest services that an astrologer can perform for a client is to offer an explanation of a traumatic
occurrence, an explanation which challenges the politically correct view that misfortune 'just happens'.

The interpretations of the Planets in the Signs are the most different from what you will find in a typical
brief cookbook-style delineation. But in addition to the thoroughness of these well-written delineations,
the discussion of example charts of historical figures who had that planet-sign position teach us how the
famous Evangeline Adams actually combined the planets in a chart to arrive at an overall synthesis. This
is a valuable skill to learn. To allow AstrolDeluxe program users to look at the charts of the historical
figures discussed, I made sure that they are all included, usually with good birth times, in Halloran
Software's Famous Charts collection. The data-collection process which Alan Leo began in 1911 with his
publication in England of *1001 Notable Nativities* flowered with the thorough, careful work of the late
Lois M. Rodden, assisted by members of ISAR and many astrological professionals. Now students in
every corner of the earth can spend the quality time needed to learn astrology by easily looking at the
relations between planets in a variety of accurate charts and comparing them to known biographies.

I have edited and polished these interpretations, so that they are now different from the originals. In
some cases, the astrology pioneers had the wrong birth or chart information for the historical figure.
And it was fascinating to see how elements of a subject's life sometimes mystified the astrologer who
did not yet have access to information about the planet Pluto, discovered in 1930. In all cases, Pluto
completed the interpretation. These astrologers also did not know about aspect pattern focus planets,
the interpretation of which Halloran Software has pioneered. When important to the understanding of
an historical figure's chart, I have edited the discussion to make it complete.

The Classic horoscope template instructs the astrology program to consider a previous house planet to
be in the next house if the planet is within four degrees of the house cusp. The interpretation for a
planet in a house applies more strongly when the planet is near the house cusp. If the interpretation
does not seem to apply, visual examination of the chart will usually show that while the planet is in that
house, it is more towards the house's middle or end degrees, away from the cusp. Note that reports for
unknown birth times are shorter because they omit readings for the rising sign or for house placements.

A "Strength" number precedes each aspect interpretation towards the end of the reading. This number
synthesizes how exact is the aspect, whether the aspect is major or minor, and whether an aspecting
planet is close to one of the four chart angles. The higher the Strength, the more you are likely to feel
the aspect and to live it out in your life.

I envision the Classic British Horoscope as the first of many natal interpretation reports to work with the
Astrology for Windows program, which is a free internet download. I enjoyed researching biographies
and writing the Pluto interpretations. Halloran Software's Famous Charts collection of 5,000 charts,
assisted by the search features in AstrolDeluxe, especially the new By Dominant search, helped to
identify famous individuals with relevant biographies. Previously, I spent a gratifying nine months
researching and writing a set of 392 interpretations for the Halloran Aspect Patterns report, that works
with AstrolDeluxe. If you have your own ideas about what should be in a horoscope report, you can
open the classic.hro natal file, or the soultran.hro transits file, with a text editor like Windows Notepad
and save it to a different name, such as allmine.hro, and then make all the substitutions that you want.
Afterward, you can select to use your new file at Customization, Horoscope Report Options. It costs you
nothing to do this. Your text can even be in a different world language. You can then decide whether to
keep the resulting interpretations exclusively for your own use, to share them, or to let Halloran
Software pay you for permission to encrypt your interpretations and sell them to registered program
users.

Horoscope for Danielle Elizabeth Glass

PLACEMENTS

Sun

The Sun stands for the individuality, just as the Moon expresses the personality. It also governs the
constitution and is the Life force and backbone of the whole system. Where the Sun is strong by position
of aspects, it gives strength of character, a powerful will and a vigorous constitution, all of which
contribute toward making the life successful. Where the Sun is weak, there is danger of short life or one
broken by spells of illness or much misfortune.

It cannot be too strongly emphasized that an analysis of the meaning of every factor in Astrology is
dependent upon its relation to every other factor. For instance, the Sun in each sign has a certain
definite influence which it invariably exerts, but that influence, thus exerted, is combined with every
other influence of the Sun in its house position and in its aspects, as well as in reference to the
ascending sign and other planetary positions and aspects. Thus, it is from the sum of the forces and not
from each one of them separately judged, that an analysis is made.

The reader should remember, therefore, that to read the analysis of the Sun in the signs as it follows, as
an analysis verbatim of the solar position in a nativity, to read it except as one of the forces of a nativity
to be united, accentuated or modified by the other factors involved, is not scientific astrology and will
not give a true interpretation. The statements true in themselves, must be united intellectually, in each
particular nativity, with other particular factors of that nativity; and then, and only then, are the
peculiarities of individual instances described.
Sun in Scorpio

The Sun in Scorpio, the house of death, is very strong, but the native is very likely to suffer violence. It is
quite frequently found that people with this position suffer from diseases which bring them to a
premature end, as for example R.L. Stevenson and Stephen T. Crane, or, when badly aspected, they may
meet a violent death like Marie Antoinette, President Garfield and Stanford White. This is physically the
most magnetic sign in the Zodiac. There are three main types, classed respectively under eagle, serpent,
and scorpion. But in every case, an extremely forceful and dominating personality is to be expected.
With even the best types, the appearance is often somewhat austere. Tremendous will-power is evident
in every line of the countenance,, which is frequently what conventional people call ugly and
occasionally this native bears scars. This rather formidable appearance is, however, frequently combined
with a kindly disposition. However dark and forbidding may be the countenance, the nature has yet the
fascination of the serpent.

The native is easily aroused to anger, and makes a most dangerous enemy, for he cannot be trusted to
fight fair, as with Leo, but will take any means in his power to injure his antagonist; nor is he held back
by any feeling of pity, but will go on to the bitter end. Occasionally, this is so pronounced as to cause
actual defect in the fighting quality.

But it is doubtful if any sign in the Zodiac illustrates so markedly the contrast between the spiritually
awakened soul and its opposite. Crafty and cunning, with intense passions and jealousies and with a
vindictiveness which will wreak insatiable revenges, the Scorpio native becomes, under higher impulses,
indefatigable in his desire to help mankind, and his coldness and insensibility to the sufferings of others
is transmuted into devotion and self-sacrifice. The coolness of demeanor and stern sense of justice and
integrity, together with uncontrollable desire for freedom, may degenerate into harshness, selfishness
and discontent, or blossom into efficiency, sympathy and true generosity.

Where the Sun is fairly well aspected and Mars is free from affliction, the constitution is extraordinarily
strong; the resisting power is greater than with any other sign. The native is capable of infinite hard
work and is most dogged, persevering and tenacious in carrying out his plans. He does not, however, go
at them like a bull at a gate. He is always exercising his intelligence to out-maneuver his opponent.
Where Scorpio assumes the eagle type, the noblest qualities of Mars and the Sun are found combined,
and there is a certain, subtlety and intellectuality about them which come more from the nature of the
sign itself than from either of the planets. There is no better sign in the Zodiac for commanding success,
but this success nearly always comes through bitter fighting. There is a strong tendency to science and
all other branches of life which demand the blending of the two qualities, energy and subtlety. Provided
that the Sun is strengthened by some good aspects, it is as favorable a position as could be wished for
him. At the same time, the student must never forget to expect something secret and sinister in the
nature.
Scorpio rules the glands of the pelvis and, from its opposition to Taurus, often affects the corresponding
parts in the neck and throat, but its most special signification is in connection with the organs of
reproduction. Scorpio is particularly to be feared in the recurrence of Cancer after operations, for such
secondary growths are usually glandular and such diseases are more dangerous than ordinary local
afflictions of the reproductive organs.

Moon

The Moon has to do largely with personality, just as the Sun has to do with individuality. The sign in
which the Moon is placed describes the type of the personality, showing its variety and quality just as
the Sun shows the type and quality of the individuality. As the personality is the intimate and more
immediate expression of the temperament and measures the quality and power of sense impression,
and therefore the scope and precision of the mental forces, it indirectly determines what we might call
the fluid of being. Moreover, as both mental and emotional forces depend first upon sense impression,
and since personality is that singular union of the mental and the emotional, it follows that the Moon's
position is the focal point wherein sense, mind, and emotion meet in the formation of character.

The Moon largely determines the kind of life and activity with which the average human being meets life
day by day.

Moon in Capricorn

Capricorn is, on the whole, a very bad position for the Moon, for here she is in her detriment and the
whole nature of Capricorn is unsympathetic. Almost the worst feature of the Moon is her coldness, and
this Capricorn accentuates. The senses of people with the Moon in this sign are not likely to be
particularly acute. The mental response to impression is rather quick, angry, and antagonistic, yet there
is an extreme keenness to receive information. Where the Moon is well-dignified, this may be of very
happy augury. There is a faculty for unusual quickness of judgment, the power of sudden and correct
decision, seen particularly in Napoleon, but also in Augustus Caesar, Darwin, Hitler, Lincoln, Patton, and
Washington.

Bismarck has a wide sextile of Mercury, a trine of Venus, a square of the Sun and Jupiter, and semi-
sextiles of Saturn and Uranus, all of which aspects may be taken as greatly strengthening and solidifying
the mental reaction. We often find, however, illusions of sense, sometimes so serious as almost to
justify ascribing their cause to what is called obsession. It is usually a case of definite obsession that we
find with the Moon in Capricorn, differing from her nature in Pisces, where we get a different kind of
dream-world, the romantic sphere of the poet and the mystic. In Capricorn, the Moon often gives a
tendency in persons of the average type to intoxication, always in the nature of obsession. This
tendency to obsession is certainly the most characteristic of all the qualities of the Moon in Capricorn.
Even in the best cases, people with this position tend to have the idea fixed. Bismarck, Napoleon, and
Savonarola are obvious examples. In their cases, the fixed idea was very much in tune with the general
purpose of the life, and so was not an affliction, but in a case like that of George III, who had Uranus in
conjunction with his Moon and Mars square, there could be no result but madness.

Mary, Queen of Scots, and George Eliot, both had somewhat of a morbid strain, and it is evident that
neither of them possessed the disposition to make any man permanently happy. The position of their
Moon is to be held, for the most part, responsible for this. There is also in women an evident tendency
to brood, and brooding is often a condition antecedent to obsession.

The women with whom the native will probably be associated may possess excellent practical qualities,
but they will be apt to be exacting and capricious, sometimes exceedingly cold and unsympathetic, or, if
not cold, they may have a callous quality which is almost worse than coldness. They will, however, in all
probability be thoroughly reliable, and possess a strong sense of moral responsibility. They will also be
patient, and generally speaking, faithful, but the callousness of their disposition will hardly be conducive
to the happiness of the men whose lives they influence. If the reader will run his eye back over the
people mentioned as having the Moon in this sign, and add the names of Isaac Pitman, Cicero, and
Edward VI, he will notice that in none of these cases have women played a really important part in the
life, for sympathy is the true foundation of influence. The most important woman in the life of Pisces
Sun composer Frédéric Chopin ended up being the independent and assertive George Sand - his
Capricorn Moon was favored by sextiles from Uranus and Pluto.

Women having the Moon in this sign attract women who are not in sympathy with them. They are more
likely to benefit their women friends than to receive benefit from them.

Mothers having children with the Moon in Capricorn will be naturally efficient and practical regarding
their physical and material needs; unless they can be proud of such children, however, they will seldom
give them the love and sympathy which the children will naturally crave.

Mercury

Mercury is the most truly sensitive of all the planets. Venus and the Moon are more easily affected, it is
true, but for them a better term is "impressionable." Mercury is the adolescent; he responds to every
impression like the weather-vane, which is a very different thing from the reception and reflection of
every impression. In slightly different language, Mercury is not modified by the signs as are the more
passive planets; rather each excites him to give a special expression of opinion. Mercury is, as we know,
the mind; and while the contents of the mind are determined by the food of the mind, yet different
minds deal quite differently with identical foods. It has been said that thousands of people before
Newton saw apples fall from trees, but their only impulse was to eat them.

The proper and best influence upon Mercury is Saturn, and without his steadying hand to hold him in
tutorship to a profounder wisdom, Mercury may be frivolous and vain. It is only when Mercury is
overpowered by Venus that the mental qualities become subservient and slavish, so that one may say of
the native "he has no mind of his own." There is, however, always the safeguard of the proximity of the
Sun, especially when the conjunction is not too close.

Mercury in Scorpio

In Scorpio Mercury is "quick and powerful, sharper than a two-edged sword." No other position so
thoroughly accentuates the fierce acuteness of the mind. People with Mercury in this sign are far-seeing
and clear-sighted; it is almost impossible to deceive them, but on the contrary they are often over-
critical and sometimes incurably suspicious. The thought is bitter and eager, often vitriolic, and the word
follows suit. They have an uncanny faculty of knowing exactly where to wound. They make admirable
vivisectors on every plane, and they are usually quite unscrupulous in their methods and careless of
what pain they may inflict. Furthermore, they are intensely secretive; they hate to commit themselves
to any positive statement, but their capacity for insinuation and innuendo may well be described as
infernal. They make the most dangerous enemies, and in some cases (though, fortunately, this is rare)
there is something of the snake in their temperament, and they may turn suddenly and treacherously
upon their antagonists. They make excellent secret-service men. They are capable of long continued
dissimulation and, the imagination being exceedingly vivid, they are well fitted to deceive others. With
all these qualities, goes an intense skepticism, an intolerance of the opinions of others whom they
regard as inferior, and a supreme contempt for those who disagree with them. On the other hand, the
secretive side of the sign may sometimes develop as mysticism or some profound interest in secret
societies (particularly, of course, when Mercury is in the twelfth house) or in hidden and obscure
matters of one sort or another. They have tremendous capacity for investigation and are quite ruthless
in their methods. These qualities often cooperate to bring about success, and some of the most
profound seekers into the mysteries of life have this position of Mercury.

This is exemplified in its highest and best form by William Blake, probably the most profound mystic that
the English race has produced. The activity of mind and the love for secret subjects of thought are
shown in the horoscope of Robert Louis Stevenson.

Gandhi and Nehru exemplify the militant, persistent spirit of the mind conferred by this position.

An example of the vigorous eloquence and keen critical instincts of this position manifesting in matters
of less universal importance is given by John Bright, and of these same qualities in more intense form by
Theodore Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. W. S. Gilbert, the greatest of the social satirists of the
Victorian Age, has Mercury in this sign, conjunct cynical Saturn.
Something of the brilliancy and secretiveness, with a most unfortunate turn, not only for repartee,
which made him enemies, but for obscure thoughts, which gave them their weapon against him, is
shown in the nativity of Oscar Wilde.

Venus

It may, on first consideration, appear somewhat difficult to differentiate between the action of Venus,
the "Lesser Fortune," and that of Jupiter, the "Greater Fortune." Both represent the expansive and
altruistic spirit. But Venus is the handmaiden of the Sun and she is consequently attached to the vital
force, even as Jupiter is more closely an emanation of Neptune, the other extreme of the system, the
Soul. The altruism of Venus, therefore, means love in a quite conventional and often selfish or personal
sense; her expansiveness is often mere amiability, possibly assumed in order to gain some end
associated with the instinct of self-preservation; and, finally, Venus is altogether more material and, so
to speak, fleshy, than Jupiter. Venus in any sign has so much connotation or reference that it is very
necessary to take into consideration not only the sign in which it is placed, but also its aspects to other
planets before judging of its effects. But the importance of the impact of the different signs is very great.
In fact, the more material a planet is, the more easily it is influenced. We see no such violent commotion
in the vaster planets; Uranus in Aries is not so different from Uranus in Libra, but Venus in Gemini is
utterly different from Venus in Scorpio.

In dealing with Venus on the lines hitherto followed with the other planets, we are confronted with a
difficulty peculiar to the nature of her own influence. It is easy to observe most of the effects of other
planets in the life, character, and work of great men, but we know little of the inner details of their
domestic and intimate relations.

Alexander the Great may have beaten his wife, and Cromwell may have been a very clever and tactful
father, but in the majority of those examples which have hitherto served us so well, we know little or
nothing of the private life. And it is essentially, and first of all, the private life that Venus influences. The
reader must, therefore, be content to rely, to a certain extent, upon the authority of the author
regarding the influence of Venus.

Venus in Scorpio

It is very unfortunate for Venus to find herself in a sign which is both martial and watery. It completely
destroys any altruistic tendencies, and it may turn her amiability not only into sensuality but into
something grosser still. Her influence is often extremely violent; passion is intense and physical; unless
gratified it is likely to turn into hatred; and, even when it is reciprocated, its career is likely to be stormy,
in particular afflictions it may end in treacheries and tragedies. People with this position run the greatest
danger of getting themselves into social trouble. It is particularly important to guard against misalliance
either with or without the assent of the law. The extreme violence of the feelings may also react
ultimately upon the health; since, great as the capacity is, the desires are still stronger and may easily
lead to dangerous excess.

A disappointment also frequently arises from too great straightforwardness. Such people are likely to
frighten the birds which they wish to ensnare. They are sometimes unscrupulous in the pursuit of their
plans. No consideration seems to weigh with them. This naturally results in what may pass with the
world for success, and unquestionably the physical magnetism is as great of its kind as in any other sign.
In fact Libra alone rivals it. But the magnetism of Libra is subtle and perverse, whereas that of Scorpio is
coarse and gross.

In dealing with the nativities of people who have lacked the refining influences of education, this
position stands for quite animal dissipation and is nearly always associated with drunkenness. People of
a higher type naturally escape such extremes. But frequently the cynical temperament develops as a
result of satiety. This is marked in the cases of Sainte Beuve, Benjamin Disraeli, and Marie Antoinette. In
the last case one may regard this position of Venus in her horoscope as one of the principal causes of
the French Revolution. One has only to examine the innumerable pamphlets which were written against
her to see how this came about.

Venus in Scorpio does not appear compatible with any striking tendencies towards artistic development,
and she is also here very weak in tact and amiability. In the case of Swiss-German artist Paul Klee she is
inspired as part of a tight Mystic Rectangle with Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune - but until he met
Kandinsky, his art consisted of black-and-white grotesques and satires. It must be remembered that in
this sign she is in her detriment. Of course, the usual modifications caused by aspects are always to be
considered, but the position is so sensual that it takes a great deal to overcome its natural tendencies.

People with this position are extremely self-possessive in the matter of affection. Jealousy with them is a
passion far more consuming than the love which has given birth to it. A trifling disappointment will turn
love into hate - relentless and unscrupulous. The character of the passion is as physical as when Venus is
in Taurus, but in the earthy sign, she connects with all the natural, genial, domestic, human qualities.
Venus in Scorpio may be called almost demoniac; weary, but unsatisfied, is her motto. She never rests.
Scorpio in many of its aspects is symbolized by the sea in storm, and the qualities of that element
accurately symbolize this temperament.

The magnetism is extraordinarily strong, but may be called primitive. There is a kind of fascination which
the innocent frequently fail to recognize, and which consequently makes them fall an easy prey. This
type is curiously open to flattery. A compliment is always taken as surrender, as a tribute to the
superiority of the native.

Venus in Scorpio is extremely passionate and irresistible. It will not be content with anything but exact
fulfillment of its desires. It is consequently necessary for the loved one to comply absolutely, or at least
to seem to comply with sufficient skill to pretend; and this is, evidently, by no means a dignified or
worthy position for anyone to maintain.

It must be borne in mind that, when Venus is in Scorpio, the Sun and Mercury may, at the same time, be
in either Libra or Sagittarius; in such case, much that has been said would be largely modified, or the
education and circumstances of the native would be such that the qualities imparted by the pure Venus
in Scorpio would be latent and never be brought to the surface. They might be expressed through a
feeling of great dissatisfaction and suppression.

Mars

Mars represents the muscular system; it is often found that a weak brain goes with great development
of physical strength, and vice versa. It might even occur that the whole of the higher faculties might be
harmonious and strong, yet fail to make good, owing to the lack of practical energy, boldness, and
capacity for rather brutal work. The material plane continually presents obstacles to the higher nature;
Mars is the force which pushes such obstacles aside, or demolishes them.

His external influence upon the man as distinguished from his internal influence within the character, is
that of excitement, inflammation, violence, and accident. Thus a square of Mars to the Sun might give a
rugged constitution and dauntless energy, and at the same time subject the native to fevers and
accidents from fire or steel.

The power of Mars will, of course, as before, be modified by his position in the Zodiac, and, owing to his
material and therefore easily-molded nature, the variations will be, on the whole, more extreme than
we have found to be the case with planets of greater spirituality.

Yet so great is his importance, that a badly afflicted Mars practically inhibits the native from making wise
use of his enormous energy. It is a curious and somewhat paradoxical situation, and the student cannot
pay too much attention to its study.

Mars in Aquarius

The Uranian and airy influence of Aquarius tends to cause Mars to spend his energy more in the
direction of intellectual force and we may add, moral force. The method will be expansive, free, open,
and yet full of wisdom. There are, of course, unfortunate exceptions. If over-excited by some dangerous
aspect, the airy formula may be as distracting as that given by Gemini.
Mary, Queen of Scots, suffered from this airy temperament in her mode of action, for, though the Sun
was sextile, Saturn was square, and Uranus in opposition.

Another instance is Marie Bashkirtseff. No doubt, as in the previous case, Mars is active enough. That is
not the point; the point is that Mars is too active. Her great ambition is due to a close square by Pluto,
which led to her peculiar temper and her method of attempting to achieve her ends, as described in her
diary.

Aquarius, on the whole, gives far more freedom of action to Mars than does Capricorn; hence
occasionally we find looseness in its method, and, in all cases, the native is more a man of thought than
of action. Even such tremendous driving forces, practical as ever lived, as Gladstone, Bismarck, and John
Bright, all shared in this expansive - one may almost dare to say imaginative - type of action. With all but
the very greatest, there is likely to be some hindrance implied. Alfred Russell Wallace was not the
fighting force that his intellectual capacity would have stood for. The Earl of Strafford, Thomas
Wentworth, in particular, was afflicted sorely in this matter. In his situation he needed an extraordinarily
close-knit, terrible Mars. The opposition of Neptune on one side and the squares of the Sun and
Mercury on the other were certainly detrimental, and the Aquarius tendency asserted itself unchecked.

A last example of weakness is Ludwig II of Bavaria, whose Mars is made fatally eccentric in its action by
the conjunction of Neptune with no counter-balance. Here the royal power itself was actually frittered
away in whimsical intellectualities.

Richard Wagner has the same position of Mars, but the aspects are so different that Aquarius brings out
the best instead of the worst. Jupiter in Leo opposes his Mars; Mercury in Taurus receives the powerful
square energy of both Mars and Jupiter, while Venus and the Sun in conjunction are trine, and Mars is
culminating in the tenth house. It is, therefore, a great and important complex, and it is never to be
forgotten that, in such circumstances, it is less important whether planets have "good" or "bad" aspects;
the fact of their existence in the complex is itself an element of strength; half a loaf is better than no
bread!

Another figure of amazing stature with this position is Victor Hugo. Mars has only a trine of Uranus and
approaching a sextile of Mercury; there is therefore something lacking in his method. Gigantic as his soul
was - quite equal to that of Wagner - he yet failed to influence Europe to the same extent. The fact is
explicable by the inferior disposition of his Mars, and in no other manner.

Jupiter

Jupiter, in a general classification, may be said to be the precise contrary of Saturn. The latter constricts
and conserves; the former expands and spends. The one is egoism; the other altruism. In religious
symbolism Saturn is Jehovah - "I am that I am" - which is only a theocratic way of saying "everything for
myself." Jupiter is the divine Son, Jesus - the benevolently spendthrift heir - who gives his very life for
others. Jupiter is the instinct of creation, of generosity and hospitality, and of the religious emotions
generally; and, of course, in so far as the man is passive to Jupiter, he represents these qualities in the
cosmos bestowed upon the man, and hence "Good fortune." Naturally, his action depends, with regard
to its scope, upon Neptune and Uranus. Unless these planets, signifying respectively the soul and the
divine will, indicate bigness in the career, a good Jupiter will be no more than a luck-bringer in business
or profession, and make the character noble, generous, and easy-going; and a weak Jupiter will only
defeat advancement in life, and tend to enfeeble the character by making it spendthrift, luxurious, and
unable to resist the influence of others.

We have intimated above through what channels Jupiter comes to express his creative and generous
tendencies in material prosperity; but another point which should be emphasized in this regard is that
Jupiter represents to a very great extent the ambition of the native. The force, quality, and degree of
success of this ambition will be indicated by the strength and position of the planet, and the direction or
channel through which this ambition may work out its best prosperity will be shown by the sign which
Jupiter occupies, modified of course by other contributory conditions.

In the days when a man was either a lord or a serf, a knight or an innkeeper, it was comparatively easy
to determine with exactness a man's vocation. In modern days, however, there are thousands of
different and characteristic types of employment. While Jupiter is the key to the type of work which may
bring a man money or profit, it does not necessarily follow that it is the kind of vocation for which he has
the greatest inclination. Too often, indeed, his inclination is not that for which he is best adapted, or it is
incompatible with his environment and education. On the other hand, an accurate observer may often
see a person with distinct abilities for a certain type of work, and yet he recognizes that, for some other
reason, he had an inability to make a success of that work.

Jupiter in Pisces

In Pisces, Jupiter is strong, and the passive, receptive, somewhat psychic character of the sign enables
the religious element in Jupiter to develop to its fullest extent, though in a quite unconventional and
mystical manner. For example, in the case of Colonel Olcott, a sextile of Neptune is Jupiter's only
important aspect; this, perhaps, led him to Theosophy rather than to Presbyterianism. In the case of
Nietzsche, his Jupiter is conjunct the 4th house of home - his Lutheran pastor father gave him a religious
upbringing, but Mars on the Midheaven dominates and opposes the gentle Jupiter in Pisces. Nietzsche
posited the Übermensch (Superman) as a goal for humanity, saying "man is something which ought to
be overcome."

Tom Mann, the socialist agitator, has this position of Jupiter. Apart from near conjunctions of Venus and
Neptune, there is no aid, and Saturn is square. It is a bad and selfish as well as a weak and untrustworthy
complex.
We have, however, three really great men with this position. Each has the true religious feeling; yet, in
each case, it is somewhat masked by the scientific spirit. Herbert Spencer, for example, has no aspects
to Jupiter but the wide sextile of the Sun, the semi-sextile of Mercury and wide square of Venus. It is by
far the weakest of his three great complexes. Goethe has Neptune trine to Jupiter; hence the mystical
tinge in his religious thought, and Venus is in opposition. Saturn rising is within ten degrees of making a
triple trine with the two former planets, and adds a much-to-be desired severity to the mind. The Venus
aspect here only insists on beauty of form, and no doubt determined him as primarily a poet. Sir Isaac
Newton has Saturn conjoined to Jupiter, lending wisdom and austerity to his religious conceptions, while
the Sun is sextile, illuminating the vision and balancing by his warmth the coldness of Saturn. Uranus,
moreover, is trine, giving originality and freedom to the idea. It is an altogether admirable combination,
one of the finest that we have had to consider.

Jupiter in Pisces indicates travel, principally by water, and brings good fortune through occupations
ruled by Neptune. It inclines the disposition to be kind, quiet and unassuming. It develops the social
instincts, but is apt to leave the native rather easy going and unambitious, unless the planet is well-
dignified.

Those born with Jupiter in Pisces would be bored if obliged to confine their efforts to any mere
intellectual type of work; emotion, human association, drama and responsiveness must enter into the
vocational interests. Because of their ability to cooperate with their associates, they succeed when
connected with large manufacturing concerns; they are also successful in a business connected with
steamship companies, waterways or those concerned with liquids. Those engaged in research work for
the benefit of humanity, secretarial workers, teachers, orators, dramatists, actors and dancers are
frequently born with Jupiter in this sign.

Saturn

Saturn, in a general classification, may be said to be the precise contrary of Jupiter. Where the latter
expands and spends; the former constricts and conserves. Where Jupiter is bold and extravagant, Saturn
is cautious and ascetic. Responsible Saturn acts to protect the interests of self, family, society, and the
world from harm. Where Jupiter boldly seeks and grows with experience, Saturn has the wisdom of
having learned from experience. But the wisdom and knowledge of Saturn relate to the material world,
to the world of conditions, consequences, and rules. Saturn can be ambitious, controlling, and egoistic.
Saturn protects the self against hurt by judging according to lower-mind polarities, such as smart versus
stupid or winner versus loser. The function of the outer planets, which represent the higher mind, is to
rebel against the limitations of the lower mind, providing opportunities for freedom from the tyranny of
the everyday world's rules, conditions, polarities, and judgments.

Man may be master of life and of death - if he will. To the worker in the fields of the intelligence, the
farmer of mind, the harvest grows continually. Saturn is once again the golden god. The brain of the
brain worker improves constantly until the age of sixty, and even then retains its vigor until the end.
Such old men we often see. Instead of the vices and infirmities of age, they have consolidated virtues,
conserved strength. Dignity and austerity crown and cloak them. They are simple, strenuous and lofty-
minded. Even if they are of solitary habit, they are kind. The purpose of their lives has crystallized; and,
because they have desired only the infinite, satiety does not touch them. Life is to them a religion of
which they are the priests, an eternal sacrament of which perhaps the ecstasy is dulled, but which they
consume with ever-increasing reverence. Joy and sorrow have been balanced, and the tale thereof is
holy calm. They know that peace of God which passeth all understanding.

The commoner aspect of Saturn, however, is this: the malicious oldster, envious of youth, hating life
because he has failed to live it according to the law of righteousness. His will-power is merely obstinacy,
opposition to reform, failure to accommodate himself to changed conditions, the conservatism of the
hardened brain. He feels his waning powers and tries to receive - to receive, when all his sensibility is
gone! Feeling himself impotent, he vents his toothless rage upon the young. Unhappy himself, he seeks
to make others wretched. Sordid and heartless, he sneers at enthusiasm and generosity. Weary of life,
he thinks life holds no joy.

Saturn represents what one does in the world, one's career, and life's lessons. Look to the planets that
form aspects to Saturn for a guide to the activities that will mainly occupy the native's life. Conjunction,
sextile, and trine aspects represent activities that will come easily to the native. The best of all of
Saturn's dignities is illumination by the Sun. Square, inconjunct, and opposition aspects represent
lessons that need to be learned or areas where the native feels blocked and must fight. When Saturn
has favorable aspects, the native tends to receive the benefit; when it has unfavorable aspects, then
Saturn tends to act as a blocking agent.

Saturn in Sagittarius

There is in nature perhaps little harmony between Saturn and Sagittarius. Saturn is slow and heavy,
Sagittarius swift and transient; the sign is one of many-colored light; the planet as dull as lead. But
Jupiter is Lord of Sagittarius, and, just as in the Roman mythology the heir of the elder god overthrew his
father, the impulses of the active and spendthrift planet accelerate the slowness and loosen the
selfishness of the greater orb when he enters his house, so that Saturn's normal quality in this position is
a thrifty disposition not at all incompatible with real altruism.

An excellent example of a strongly spiritualized Saturn is given by Abraham Lincoln. Located in the ninth
house, he has only passed four degrees past the Midheaven, to which Neptune is conjunct with him;
Venus is trine and Mercury in Pisces is square to both Saturn and Neptune. It is easy to see the effect of
these aspects upon the wisdom of the martyr-president. Sagittarius prepares Saturn to open more
responsively to the illumination of Neptune and the warmth of Venus. The altruism is therefore very
spontaneous and yet well restrained by great practicality. Mercury shows excellently the influences of
both Saturn and Neptune, in the restricting delays and obstacles to early education and the
sensitiveness of the mind, which explains the unfaltering devotion to an ideal. Altogether the figure is
one of great faith fortified by far-seeing wisdom.

In the case of Emile Zola, Saturn in Sagittarius in the first house is trined by Mercury, Mars, Pluto, and
the Moon in Aries and squared by Uranus in Pisces. The deep insight into human nature, which wrought
itself into a philosophy of life expressed in the forty or more volumes of novels, short stories and essays,
is amply accounted for by the Saturnian aspects of these four planets. That altruism, of the most
courageous and uncompromising kind, was an essential part of his character was proved by his action in
the Dreyfus case; that it manifested itself to the world at so late a period in his life may have been due
to the fact that his Saturn was retrograding.

An example of great and shining activity of the preservation energy of Saturn is shown in the horoscope
of Gladstone. Neptune and Venus excite the former by conjunction, Pluto is square, and Jupiter supports
the combination by a trine. Here, then, we have a complete harmony of Jupiter and Saturn, which also
steadies and strengthens against the weakening indicated by the conjunction, the softness of which
merely adds grace and originality to the character.

Thomas Hardy's insight into human nature, which is not dissimilar to that of Zola, apparently comes
from the same aspects of Saturn square Uranus and trine Pluto. But Saturn is in opposition to the Sun
and has no help beyond a sextile of Neptune, which is rather a disadvantage in this regard. The nature is
retiring and modest; the ambition is not aggressive; a novelist with a tenth of his talent, and more push,
might have gained a far greater popular reputation.

Tchaikovsky, born in the same season as Zola and Hardy, has an excellent Saturn. Uranus is square,
Pluto, Mercury, and Venus trine, and Neptune sextile. The wonderful comprehension with which he has
expressed the mingled fire and melancholy of the Slavonic race is described by these aspects, especially
the square of Uranus and the sextile of Neptune. A square from Jupiter magnifies Neptune. The relief
from the domestic difficulties of his early life and the subsequent freedom which enabled him to devote
himself to his work come through the strength of his Saturn; and his success, creating masterpieces in
every branch of Music, is due to the same cause. The versatility is of course indicated by the aspect with
Mercury in Aries.

Madame Steinheil furnished perhaps the most convincing example of all these characters. Her Saturn in
the Midheaven, opposing the Moon, is trined by Mercury, Neptune, Venus, the Sun and Jupiter, and
Mars is in exact trine on the other side. Even Uranus and Pluto form a tight Yod focused on Saturn. Here
then is a case where the whole cohort of heaven (one may say) concentrate upon Saturn to make him
swift, subtle, active, even vehement. It is a marvelous example for successful self-seeking. Even the
opposition of the Moon, which pulled her down from high eminence and placed her life in jeopardy,
could not compass her entire defeat against such fortified power.

In its more material significance, Sagittarius being the natural sign to occupy the ninth house, Saturn's
influence in that sign tends to give prominence and power through activity in the religious or legal
world; under good aspects this activity should bring prosperity. Philosophy, science, voyaging or
shipping may afford scope for the influence, according to the native's station in life, with corresponding
results depending upon the nature of Saturn's aspects.

Uranus

As the race evolves, it seems that man must learn to adapt himself more and more to the vibrations of
Uranus and its powerful influx, which appear to be growing more and more potent in the unfolding of
genius, or the transcending of intellect. Through the harmonious vibrations of Uranus, it is found that
people become prophetic, keen, perceptive, executive, inventive, original, given to roaming,
untrammeled by tradition, impatient of creeds, opinionated, argumentative, stubborn, and eccentric.
They speak to the point; asserting, with startling confidence, opinions far in advance of their fellows.
They come into possession of wealth in unexpected and strange ways, yet often appear to pass under
the yoke of discipline as though cast down for a purpose from opulence to poverty, only to rise again by
the unfolding of unexpected resources. Always ahead of their time, the natives of Uranus are often
dreamers in philanthropy; poetic, though their writings need interpretation and are often unintelligible
even to the imaginative, because of their mystical origin and transcendental coloring.

In the few years during which Uranus has been under observation, it has been found that, if afflicted, it
is the source of incurable organic diseases, collapse of fortune, and individual as well as national
destruction. It is demonstrable that, in inharmonious nativities, evil Uranian influences, both through
transits and directions, have brought about headlong destruction from bad habits, misdirected affection,
illicit connections before or after legal marriage; according to the signification of the place of radical
affliction in the horoscope.

Every psychic thus far studied by the writer has been found, by careful consideration of the authentic
birth data, to be under powerful Uranian influence; and to this vibration may be attributed clairvoyance,
warning dreams, second-sight, clairaudience and similar phenomena.

The occupations or avocations which seem in sympathy with this strange planet are progressive,
inventive, exploring, and of a humanitarian nature. The influence of Uranus is the least personal, and the
most universal in the Zodiac; consequently, any endeavor for the betterment of humanity is favored by
those who are strongly responsive to its vibration.

Uranus produces lecturers, public figures, travelers, inventors, aviators, radio operators, astrologers,
electricians, scientists, physiologists, mesmerists, metaphysicians.

Uranus makes one impulsive and extremely eccentric; the native does not know his own mind, but is
continually moved by providential agencies; he often becomes a fatalist, feeling that his destiny is
beyond his own control.
Uranus emphasizes the will, causing the native to move spontaneously from an inner urge; the native is
active, original, inventive, and is notable for his love of liberty and an idealistic sense of justice. The
planet bestows leadership and causes the native to become a pioneer and to establish new orders of
things.

Uranus makes the mind independent, original, and not amenable to control. The native is
unconventional, altruistic and subject to sudden changes of attitude. There is an uncanny ability to sense
motives.

Circumstances induced by Uranus are sudden changes, estrangements, exiles, blind impulses,
catastrophes, suicides, romantic tragedies, inexplicable changes of fortune, accidents, secret enemies,
plottings, and sudden elevations.

Every living soul is presumed to have a purpose, and that purpose single. Not one in a million, perhaps,
is conscious of that purpose; we seem for the most part to be a mass of vacillations. Even the main
objective career of an individual cannot be considered as necessarily an expression of the interior will.

But Uranus indicates divine will; and the reason why he is so explosive and violent and upsetting to
human affairs is that he represents the real intention, which, lying deeper than the conscious purpose,
often contradicts it. The outer and the inner are then in conflict; and whenever battle is joined, the inner
must win. To the outer consciousness, this naturally appears as disaster; for the native does not
recognize the force as part of himself, or, if so, he regards it as a disturbing entity, and resents its
dominion. Uranus is, in Egyptian symbolism, the Royal Uraeus Serpent; slow, yet sudden, Lord of life and
death. It takes a great deal to move him; but, when once in motion, he is irresistible. This is why, to the
normal mind, he appears so terrible.

As has been seen, the deep-lying interior purpose of any being is nearly always obscure and
undecipherable to the mortal eye; but there is an indication or hieroglyph of it which is usually very
significant. One can hardly call it more than the artistic expression of the purpose, and this appears a
very good way to describe it. We call it the Temperament. It does not define the Will itself, but it sets
limits to the sphere wherein the Will may work.

We have already found that the personality is imaged in the sign on the Ascendant; and from this we
now turn to a consideration of the sign in which Uranus may be situated. Where these two factors are
harmonious, we get a character with unity of moral purpose; where otherwise, a self-tortured waverer.
It might be cited as an objection that those who have Uranus in the Ascendant are usually eccentric
characters; but the argument is on the other side. Such eccentricity is temperament in its highest
development; it shows the entire over-ruling of the superficial qualities by this deep-seated, turbulent,
magical will. It is only to others that the person with Uranus rising appears so eccentric.

Uranus in Sagittarius
In the sign of Sagittarius lies much of the nature of the horse and of the deer: timid, delicate, proud,
courageous, and swift. Only the suddenness of its action in any way resembles the typical Uranus force;
but the sign itself, if its lord, Jupiter, be happily aspected, may have much power to overcome that
which seems hard and cold in the planet. Cold, for the cruelty of Uranus is calculated and deliberate, for
the achievement of spiritual good to the native, while that of Mars is the hot cruelty of far more human
passion. But Sagittarius never fails to give liveliness to the temperament; it is as Celtic on the Ascendant
as Leo or Pisces; more so, in fact, than the latter; therefore, we here find in the planet what one might
whimsically call a "reformed" Uranus; etherealized and sublimated. But, of course, bad aspects and an
inharmonious Ascendant will weaken and corrupt these qualities.

For example, the horoscope of Queen Victoria shows arrogance and petulance; impatience of
contradiction. Gemini is rising, the opposition sign of Sagittarius, and Neptune in the eighth house,
within five degrees of Uranus in the seventh house. Saturn squares both; but, fortunately, Venus is trine,
otherwise her temperament would have been impossible. Mercury, ruler of the Ascendant, is in the
twelfth house, and not particularly strong; it is very evident that the temperament plays a much larger
part than the personality.

George Eliot has Scorpio in the Ascendant, and the Sun, Venus, Mercury, Uranus, and Neptune all in the
east, not far below the horizon. Uranus in conjunction with Neptune is squared by Saturn. Mars is in Leo,
trine to the Sun and Venus, but opposed by Jupiter and the Moon. The result is naturally a highly
confused problem, from which it is difficult to resolve one separate, true resultant. A stormy life, and a
mixed career of joy, sorrow, failure, and triumph are the visible effects of this complicated chain of
causes.

Consider master-mind Herbert Spencer's chart. Uranus is on the exact cusp of the Ascendant, twenty-
eight degrees of Sagittarius, with Neptune in close conjunction, again a tremendous aspect. Hence the
epoch-making character of his philosophy. The man himself was retiring (Jupiter, the lord of the
Ascendant being in Pisces softened by the square of Venus), but there is no conflict of any kind indicated
between the temperament and the personality. He was, therefore, free to work out the splendid
promise of his remarkable horoscope.

Bismarck has the Sun, lord of his Ascendant Leo, squared by the Moon and in trine to Uranus, who is
himself trine to the Ascendant. Here is, again, an excellent harmony, save that the Moon in Capricorn
gives some brusquerie. On the whole, it is a disposition certain to afford the best results, from the
standpoint of a career.

A self-actualized figure from the Renaissance is Cornelius Agrippa. Virgo is rising, and Mercury, its lord, is
not especially strong in the second house. Uranus gets strength from being at the focus of squares from
the Sun opposing the Moon, and within five degrees of a conjunction with Jupiter and nine degrees of
the opposition of Mars. Here we find indicated scholarship and deep thought, without any greater
manifestation than some books, more curious than revolutionary, and the acquisition of a great, if not
very well-deserved, reputation as a magician.
An interesting example of temperament stronger than personality is seen in Nell Gwyn, with Capricorn
rising and its lord Saturn afflicted by opposition to Uranus. But Uranus is exactly conjoined with Neptune
on the cusp of the eleventh house, giving the temperament an extraordinary force to work through
favoritism. As the Lord of the Ascendant, Saturn, is trine to the Sun, she had also the force of character
to make use of her power mainly for good. Courtesan though she was, she was probably the best
influence in the life of Charles II and with Moon trine Mars and Jupiter a consistent friend to the
common people.

Neptune

To arrive at the true valuation of Neptune's influence in the signs of the Zodiac and upon the native as
he comes under the dominion of the signs, the reader must constantly bear in mind the peculiar nature
of the planet as distinguished from other planets.

Whereas Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Mercury and Saturn exert their influences chiefly upon man in his
mundane capacities, his evolutionary life, Neptune exerts a spiritual influence upon man in the midst of
the latter's mundane existence, for Neptune is the planet of spiritual forces, of the revolutionary spirit
itself.

Neptune's influence upon a life dominated wholly or chiefly by physical or materialistic interests is likely
to be wholly bad or malefic, while this same influence, stressed upon a life already under a spiritual
leading, will be wholly good or benefic.

It is the Neptune influence that gives the wings of vision to humanity in its long struggle out of darkness
into the light of eternity.

Materialistic persons can think only in relative values of a day, a month, a year at most; intellectually
developed persons think in values of a lifetime; but those of our sphere who are spiritually conscious
think and work in terms of the eternal; to these a century is as a year, a cycle as a life; they are the true
Neptunians. The materialistic astrologer classes Neptune "malefic, sinister, obscure," but the
enlightened astrologian thoroughly understands that Neptune causes upon this earth and upon its
natives the influx of a spiritual element unrelated to strictly earthly affairs. While the other planets are
commensurable and deal with the relative, Neptune is incommensurable; he intrudes the absolute. In
other words, for those developed spiritually Neptune is wholly "good," for others he seems wholly
"bad." Neptune stirs the soul to aspiration toward the infinite; the result is that a humanitarian influence
is projected by the native for the benefit of humanity's advance as a whole. On the other hand, for those
whose desires cause them to plunge and wallow in the troughs of mere material delights and
satisfactions, the Neptune influence is as a lightning bolt that shatters their temples of materialism to
the very foundations.
Neptune's orbit, being the outer circle of our known universe, is so vast, the effect of his movement
upon the earth is so slow, that we may best consider his influence as negative upon our physical life, and
as positive upon our spiritual impulses. He is as an indication of the tendency of the period, the planet of
the new era, a barometer of the latter-day Universe.

Neptune requires approximately fourteen years to move through a single sign. To give an account of his
effects upon humanity would be to write the history of the world.

One can gauge him, to some extent, by considering certain events of comparatively recent times.
Matters requiring wisdom are usually directed by men of between forty-five and fifty-five years, and the
consensus of their influence may be divined from the place of Neptune at their birth.

Thus the Revolution of 1848 was brought about by men influenced by Neptune in Libra; they struggled
for freedom and justice, but their policy lacked virility, while their methods failed because of
indirectness. Similarly, the French Revolution was begun by people influenced by Neptune in Leo, but
the generations of preparation toward that event involved people with that planet in Cancer or Gemini.
Cromwell's Neptune was also in Leo.

The recent Great War was doubtless due to the influence of people born with Neptune in Aries; while
the rebuilding of civilization has fallen upon those laborious and initiative men and women for whom
Neptune works through Taurus and Gemini.

The scientific advance of the Nineteenth Century was due to pioneers stimulated by Neptune in
Capricorn; and the fruits of their labors were gathered by men born with Neptune in Aquarius. Neptune
was in Pisces, influencing the artistic, psychic decadent generation of the Nineties.

Times when skeptical thought attacks tradition by purely intellectual methods and makes constructive
work possible are those influenced by Neptune in Gemini. Immanuel Kant, who destroyed the old
philosophy, Voltaire, who destroyed the old religion, and their contemporaries were of such a
generation.

Neptune, being the planet of spiritual forces, is always revolutionary. Forever he quickens the old life
and increases the new life; the principle is the same; only the material varies according to the signs
through which he moves.

Because of the character of Neptune and the long period of time it requires to pass through a single
sign, its influence upon the individual is very dependent upon its position and aspect to other planets. It
is, therefore, obviously unnecessary to go into a lengthy account of its effect upon the individual in the
twelve signs.

Neptune in Capricorn
People having Neptune in the sign Capricorn have painstaking exactness and comprehensive
thoroughness, but they lack idealism or inspiration. The cold, practical, conservative qualities of
Capricorn do not lend themselves well to the spiritual and impressionable planet Neptune. Neptune,
when in Capricorn, gives an almost clairvoyant materialism, a penetrating perception into matter that, in
strong nativities or when well aspected, is nothing short of brilliance.

There is no position more capable of producing great scientific minds in the realms of chemistry, physics,
medicine, surgery, mechanics and the other material sciences. The comprehensive thoroughness, the
painstaking exactness, the patient depth to the will is almost Herculean in its power. Such minds cannot
see, beyond the matter, the realm of substance which, in itself, they see so thoroughly. They can picture
nothing which the physical eye has not beheld and the material hand has not touched. Their souls
usually lack the mystic sense. Intuition is, to most of them, impossible, and inspiration is a thing beyond
their comprehension. God is more commonly in this vernacular an "essence" of utterly impersonal
power, and man the mere evolution of a tadpole. Such is the basic impulse of this type of man, which,
unless modified by some dominant aspects of Jupiter and the Sun, comes out in a vision of astounding
limitations. When beneficially aspected, this position may be considerably improved, particularly by
aspects from Jupiter.

Microbiologist Louis Pasteur had Neptune square to Chiron, trine to Saturn, and conjunct a stellium of
the Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Uranus. Nurse and American Red Cross founder Clara Barton had a strong
Capricorn Neptune - on the Midheaven conjunct the Sun and Uranus, it squared a conjunction of Chiron
and Pluto on the Ascendant and trined Mars in Virgo in the Sixth house. This chart is also favored by a
Jupiter-Saturn conjunction that trines Mercury and sextiles Venus. The French poet and avant-garde art
critic Baudelaire, whose name has become a byword for literary and artistic decadence, had Neptune
afflicted by a conjunction to Uranus and squares to Chiron, Mars, Pluto, Venus, Mercury, and Jupiter. He
was a fastidious worker who alternated between sessions of diligence and idleness, mysticism and
immorality. Sir Richard Burton, born 21 days earlier, has a very similar horoscope. General Charles
"Chinese" Gordon has very exact favorable aspects to his Capricorn Neptune from Mars, Jupiter, and
Saturn. Philosopher and scholar Ernest Renan, with Neptune trine Saturn and sextile the Sun was known
as a great and fastidious worker.

When malefically aspected in Capricorn, no power in a nativity will successfully save it from some
degree of reaction and evil. Indeed, unless there are really tremendous forces to balance this weight of
evil, criminal tendencies, blatant materialism, sullen will obsessions, or perversions, will result. There is
no more degrading force in a nativity than a truly malefic Neptune in Capricorn.

It is worthy of note that many of the famous people having this position of Neptune have transcended it.

Pluto
Pluto is a cold, remote, and austere planet. But for all its great distance from Earth, astrologers have
found it to have a powerful influence in the life - as significant as is Saturn for the direction of one's life.
Pluto gives the courage and intensity to transform oneself, sometimes in unexpected ways. All the outer
planets symbolize higher mind functions and give awareness of the big picture - Pluto confers breadth,
versatility, consciousness and judgment. Pluto's choices may violate social custom; it sees in terms of
longer cycles and needs. Pluto is not by itself spiritual in nature, rather it is remorseless. It sometimes
correlates with efficiency and a Spartan simplicity.

Pluto in Scorpio

Your generation could revolutionize matters to do with the life cycle, with sexuality, childbearing,
medicine, and healthcare. Scorpio is a productive sign - with Pluto strong you could be smart about
generating an income, such as by developing a franchise. You cultivate and are loyal to your team. You
are probably very curious and like to probe under the surface and into origins. Your sense of humor
could be coarse, but you still maintain your personal morality and a relationship with the divine. The
world needs your strength.

ASPECTS

Sun trine Jupiter (6.96)

The harmonious aspects are commonly supposed to confer abundant wealth and success; but their
action seems actually to be predominantly intellectual.

They confer mental powers above the ordinary, and an inoffensive, quiet, benevolent disposition. In so
far as they bring success they do so by means of intellectual achievements more often than in any other
way; but they do not care for the competition and hardships of industrial life and prefer to live
peaceably, often in circumstances of natural simplicity rather than the opulent state that tradition has
rather led us to suppose. Their wants are few and moderate and their pleasures are generally
intellectual. Where the native takes part in arduous enterprises (as James II, an able admiral prior to his
coronation) Mars will be found prominent.

It is a good aspect for the sea and all things connected therewith, as well as for law, publishing, religion,
foreign lands, and all other matters of the 9th house, as well as for those of the 12th.
It is of interest to see that both Wilhelm II of Germany and President Ebert had this trine in the same
signs. Wilhelm was certainly a religious man, though the debility of both bodies made his religion
distorted. He was also brilliant intellectually.

I have known Sun trine Jupiter men who lived cheerfully in poverty, possessing almost nothing except
books, good spirits, and moderate health. It is the least personally ambitious of any configuration and
can even be shy.

From an external point of view it is highly beneficent and protective, so that the native is very rarely in
want of anything; his simple needs are usually supplied, sometimes, as it were, providentially. In the
same way it protects against ill-health and accidents, and it is a powerful aid in combating the effects of
any malefic aspects.

Contrary to what might be expected, it is averse to travelling, or cares but little about it, unless there is
an intellectual desire to gratify. It has no restlessness. Such journeys as it likes are of a mild sort, to take
a little rest or visit friends for a quiet time. I have noticed that even highly intelligent men, possessing
ease and leisure, travel little if they have this contact, although one might suppose that a desire for
experience and knowledge of the world would cause them to visit distant lands and peoples. It can be
very conventional and stereotyped.

It is morally sound, having neither the desire nor the daring to commit crime and being, moreover,
kindly disposed to all.

Sun conjunct Venus (6.48)

The conjunction of Sun to Venus is not always obviously influential in respect of externals. Venus is
perhaps the most interior of all planets in its action, and is concerned primarily with mental and
emotional states, and in particular with the faculty of comparison and with the affections.

As regards character, the conjunction indicates a warm-hearted, affectionate disposition, and it is also
highly conducive to content and cheerfulness, though less so than the conjunction of Mercury and
Venus. Since the Sun is debilitated in the positive sign of Venus, it follows that the solar and Venusian
influences are dissimilar, the former being in a sense more robust and less delicate and gentle in
character. It is sometimes said that the conjunction inclines to effeminacy; but it is more true to say that
it denotes an inclination for artistic pursuits and refined conditions, and such a tendency might be
considered effeminate by those who are of coarser fiber. The cases of President Hindenburg and Dr.
Annie Besant are evidence that by itself the conjunction cannot be of a debilitating character,

It seems to be sometimes bad for marriage, having a separative effect; and there may be a touch of
resentfulness and combativeness in it, since Venus naturally rules the 7th house. It is an indication that a
large family is unlikely.
On the whole I think this aspect is not conducive to worldly achievement, by reason of the rather
delicately poised type of character that it signifies. From this must be expected those pursuits, such as
the arts, to which Venus is specially akin. In any case the map should be examined to see whether it
contains other more vigorous elements, failing which there may be nothing more than a mere
dilettantism.

Venus trine Jupiter (5.52)

Nearly all, or perhaps quite all, of the persons known to me with this combination are by no means
placid or tranquil by nature, as might be expected from a good configuration of the benefics. The great
gift of the combination seems to be grace of expression, although this may be expressed in some forms
only. As a rule the grace is verbal, but sometimes it would be more true to say that there is an attractive
grace of demeanor. I have occasionally noticed this even in persons with Venus and Jupiter in bad
aspect, provided they are in congenial signs. A case like that of Tennyson shows that the grace of
expression may be expressed only through writing, for he was often gruff in his behavior. Sometimes
there are oratorical abilities.

Often the feelings are capricious and restless, so that connubial happiness does not always accompany
this contact, nor is the native always happy in disposition : its chief influence seems certainly to be in the
direction of art and literature.

It promotes popularity and affection, so benefiting anyone who has to do with the public, especially in
the way of amusing or pleasing them. It is less good for those who must correct or instruct.

The effects of this combination on the health are often considerable, and it seems often to promote
longevity, perhaps because the influence of Venus tempers and moderates the Jovian tendency towards
excess and hazardous conduct.

Moon conjunct Neptune (4.58)

The contacts of these two bodies are not easy to interpret, for they operate in many seemingly diverse
ways. Both the Moon and Neptune affect the emotional nature, and the action of the latter is greatly to
sensitize it and as it were enlarge its scope. Perhaps the dominant feature is the desire to do something
great and unusual. In the more ordinary types we find chiefly a desire to do comparatively usual things
in an unusual manner or on a grandiose scale. In more exceptional horoscopes the desire takes all sorts
of strange forms.

Here the restless, insatiate character of the combination is much to the front. It is a kind, sympathetic,
warm-hearted influence (though less so in such a sign as Gemini) and often has much to do with the
sadder and more stricken part of humanity. There is also, by reason of the great sensitiveness, a marked
tendency to withdraw into seclusion and live a retired and cloistered life. My impression is, that it is a
very dissatisfied contact, but this unhappiness is often concealed, and is only to be detected by one who
is aware of the forms in which such a condition betrays itself. Thus we may have gloomy moods,
sarcasm, sneers at others, temper, resentment of supposed ill-usage, cynicism, extravagant display - all
attempts to appease an inner hunger. At the same time, since, as stated, the conjunction is at heart a
sympathetic and kind influence, these unpleasant features are often by no means prominent or
frequent.

It is a position (like Sun conj. Neptune) which is often found in the nativities of astrologers, but I have
not often found it in psychic maps.

It tends to uncertain and unreliable behavior, so that it is unwise to depend too much upon persons who
have it, for their conduct at one moment may be quite different from what it will be an hour later.

It cannot be considered as a strengthening moral influence, and in the maps of men is a frequent cause
of secret or would-be "affairs"; it is very hostile to happy marriage in male maps. In women's maps it
seems to range from flightiness, through emotionalism, up to religious fervor, according to the general
character of the map.

Sun square Mars (3.44)

This aspect indicates great energy, and, subject to the remainder of the map, much actual daring and
adventurousness. Nevertheless, this energy is frequently expressed in intellectual fields and is by no
means always concerned with adventures in the usual sense of this word.

There is usually strength and hardihood of body, though the physique is often spare and wiry rather
than heavy and powerful. There is quick decision, alertness, and ability in all matters appertaining to
objective problems. Nothing is too much trouble; the native likes to exercise his powers both physical
and mental, and he is never happy unless doing something. He is far happier when busy performing or
discussing his own doings than when forced to listen to others.

The inharmonious nature of the square is likely to be most obvious in physical rather than psychological
form, though there is sure to be great excitability, a tendency to run risks and to overwork, a love of
hazard, and a headlong precipitate disposition, combative, self-opinionated, often generous-hearted
and well-meaning, but without calm, poise, or impartial judgment.

In some cases the native espouses causes and has a conviction that he ought to lead crusades and seek
the reformation of everyone and everything (except perhaps himself); in other cases the quarrel is more
personal and is with individuals. One meets types who seem incapable of agreeing to any statement;
there is always a desire to contradict or at least to modify. It is said that it takes two to make a quarrel,
but people with this configuration sometimes seem as if, failing any other antagonist, they would almost
set one hand against the other. But, as with good contacts, this predisposition is often expressed in
mental form rather than physical, especially if the body is too frail to encourage the latter. It is an
influence which seems to force the native to fight something, and even if he is a convinced pacifist he
will be a militant one. In religion there is a love of military forms, and the conception of being a "soldier"
of God is a favorite one.

Politics, military exploits, boating, sport, and debating are all common pursuits.

These afflictions (especially the square) are common in criminal maps and probably lead to evil courses
by their imprudent, hasty tendency and their lack of restraining imagination; I do not consider the
contacts in themselves actually immoral or even cruel, but they do not promote the cultivation of the
finer feelings, because of their restlessness and objectivism.

There is less probability of disease, I think, than of accidents and strain through over-work. I know a man
with Sun square Mars who has never missed a day's work in his life, though he has had several serious
strains and is not strong. The heart may be affected, but not necessarily gravely. Such complaints as may
arise are usually acute, painful, but not prolonged.

The children of the native seems as a rule to be few and they are likely to be of a Martian type in some
respect and to be liable to febrile complaints and accidents. This is particularly true of the first male
child. With all Soli-Martian aspects there is a tendency for the father, husband, and eldest child to
exhibit Martian qualities to a greater or less degree.

Venus square Mars (1.91)

The commonly held opinion that contacts of these planets indicate immoral tendencies is not quite
without foundation, for in such cases (and particularly if they are in affliction) there is often a coarsening
of the nature in regard to sexual matters and a lively desire for amorous relations. But the polygamous
or varietist tendency should rather be attributed to the action of Jupiter and Uranus; and the Venus-
Mars person, once married, may be faithful, though ardent. To speak of all persons with afflictions
between these bodies as more or less libidinous is both inaccurate and unjust. Sometimes it is rather an
indication of being the victim of immorality in some form or other.

There is usually a liking for dancing, singing, and music with all Venus-Mars aspects.

These contacts tend notably to operate early in life. For example, a bad aspect between them may cause
separation or unhappiness in the first years of married life, but there will always be the hope of better
circumstances later.

They seem to be related to children and one's fondness for them, say to the age of puberty, after which I
think Jupiter might have to be considered and probably Mars and the Sun also. Good aspects tend to
affectionate relations with them, but the square probably causes them to be disliked or to be a source of
sorrow. Good aspects show benefit from one's children; for instance, Gladstone, whose good name has
been vigorously upheld by his son, had them in sextile; James I, whose son (and mother) were
beheaded, had them in square; Sir Harry Lauder (conjunction) lost his only son. But if there are saving
aspects there will probably be separation such as might result from emigration, life at sea, or similar
causes not of a tragic kind.

These planets seem also to be frequently found in mutual aspect in explorers' maps.

This species of configuration does not favor happiness, and this for a double reason: the native does
actually meet more than his due share of unkindness, and, besides this, he is usually more sensitive than
the average person to it. Venus has much to do with interior happiness, as Jupiter influences exterior
prosperity, and the bad aspects of Mars put this happiness, so to speak, at the mercy of the rough and
rude elements of life. Venus also rules adaptation and all forms of mutuality and relationship, and the
bad aspect of Mars causes these to be unfortunate in some manner or other. Venus is also significatrix
of those from whom affection may normally be expected (in particular mother, sisters, wife) and the
action of Mars tends to make these persons either harsh and non-understanding, or it may remove
them.

It is true that Mars does impart some robustness of temper, so that the native generally reacts to
injuries in anger rather than grief, and this is a more comfortable condition. But as Mars diminishes the
Venus charm, so Venus weakens the courage and hardihood of Mars. If Mars predominates we may see
a liking for horseplay (cf. Kaiser Wilhelm II); if Venus predominates, then there is such sensitiveness that
the least roughness has a prostrating effect.

The lack of real content makes the Venus-Mars person dissatisfied with himself and a keen critic of
others; he cannot take people and things as he finds them; he feels too much and expects too much.

He is often warmly, but capriciously, affectionate.

The affliction does not, as is sometimes thought, center round the married and other inter-sexual
relations. There will be emotional trouble, and naturally this will often be expressed in the above
manner, but the family-life - and particularly the early family-life - is also often the field wherein the
contacts will operate. It is rare to find a person with them who has not lost, or suffered through or at the
hands of, one of the parents, who may be unfortunate in his affairs, die, or practice harshness to the
native. In married life the influence is by no means always towards disagreement or unhappiness - in
fact, there may be ardent affection. But separation by force of circumstances is common. For example,
the husband may be obliged to travel, or, again, conditions of health or business may cause separation
in some form or other. It tends also to deny or harm the children, and as a rule there are but one or two.

In fifteen cases before me the fathers died or were unusually harsh in eight, to my personal knowledge.
In three cases there was family disaster. Other cases were that psychologically unfortunate person, the
only child, or there was but one brother or sister, and that one died.
The bad aspects do not prevent marriage - indeed, they seem to promote it in female genitures, perhaps
because the pains of parturition are an appropriate field for the expression of these influences. But the
woman who weds a man with this affliction may find him dominating, not too refined, egotistical,
touchy, and sometimes unprepossessing in appearance. If she have it herself, then the husband may be
licentious, sickly, or unfortunate. These rules are of course subject to countervailing influences.

The health may be affected through worry, strain, and lack of interior tranquillity, or through hurt to the
feelings or sorrow. It may likewise denote harm through self-indulgence.

Jupiter square Saturn (1.90)

The type of character engendered may be described as one of serious purposivity, the native being as a
rule much in earnest, and yet withal cheerful and optimistic.

The constructivity tends to many forms of expression, such as politics, municipal and administrative
work, art, and commerce.

The inharmonious aspects incline to melancholy and disappointment, and often to instability and a
dislike of any settled condition; the native is restless and dissatisfied at heart, or, if he attains inner
content, he does so at the price of considerable self-denial. The combination does not forbid success,
but it demands a heavy price of toil, self-control, hardship, and self-abnegation. It is a common feature
in military nativities, indicating the privations and restrictions of military life and the constant thwarting
of initiative and free expression which characterize it.

Sometimes the native never attains his aim, or does so only in part, or very late in life. Sometimes
success comes more easily but does not remain. There may be small or belated opportunities, or when it
comes the native may fail to "fill the bill" either because his abilities are too limited (though perhaps
good of their sort) or because he lacks persistence these alternatives depend on the relative strength of
the two planets. For if Jupiter predominates he will be flighty and superficial and not fond of hard work;
but if Saturn is the stronger, he will lack imagination, enthusiasm, and driving-force, being inclined to
legalism and formalities. In weak horoscopes this might become mere stupidity and indicate a man of
routine without ideas or ambition - a "stick-in-the-mud." In powerful maps the aspect will externalize,
and indicate obstacles and ill-fortune.

Very frequently there is a Jupiter-Saturn affliction in the maps of suicides; and although it does not
follow that this tendency will appear, even in a slight degree, in all cases with this contact, yet the fact
illustrates its depressive nature.

It would appear to be a contact best suited to positions which afford limited scope for self-expression,
as, for instance, strictly executive posts without much responsibility. A man with these planets in square
might make a good subordinate officer or official, a private secretary, or customs officer, provided
Saturn were otherwise well placed. There would probably be conscientiousness without the least zeal. If
Jupiter is stronger, then there is likely to be little ability and small real conscientiousness, its place being
commonly taken by fussiness and a sort of muddled kindness that makes things worse by its ineptitude.

The father is often inefficient, unfortunate, careless, or imprudent; or, if Saturn is stronger, he may be
harsh or narrow-minded, or there may be a lack of sympathy betwixt the native and him. It is rare that
he thrives in a worldly way.

Sun conjunct Pluto (1.49)

Pluto is the planet of intensity and austerity. You keep a low profile and may seem vulnerable on the
outside, but you have a surprising inner strength. You are capable of obsessions; you could be a
workaholic or a sports fan. You may be considered cool, detached, frosty, grim, or commanding. You
easily summon up power and emotion as needed. Your hardness/coldness is both your greatest strength
and your greatest weakness; a lack of sympathy for weakness and hurt could cause problems with your
marriage and with what people think of you. Even a superman will perish if he is separated from the
people. You do like to meet people. You are good at teamwork and at facing challenge and adversity.
You are blessed with a strong constitution.

Venus conjunct Pluto (1.01)

You probably have talent for music or art. You are aware of fashion and put a lot of thought into your
appearance. With Venus and Pluto, you appeal to the masses, with whom you know how to connect.
Your manner is warm, polished, and effective. Your style is not old-fashioned and narrow, but modern
and cosmopolitan. You understand how social connections can help you to achieve your goals. You
surround yourself with high-quality people. You see love through clear eyes. There is an independence
and coldness to your judgment. Filled with moral outrage, you could help make reforms in areas of
culture, society, or sexuality. For a young female with this aspect, there is some danger that you will try
to win attention and approval by 'perfecting' yourself, which can lead to dangerous weight-loss
(anorexia). You may deal with physical problems at some point, but you are tough, you have moxie, and
with hard work will get through it.

Jupiter trine Pluto (0.53)

You are powerful and creative, with a distinct style that is all your own. You take more chances than do
most. You may be genial and pleasant, but underneath there is an intensity that others find intimidating.
You are a significant somebody, but there is no guarantee that all your decisions are the correct ones.
Seek advice from less confident associates.

Mars sextile Uranus (0.28)

The contacts between these planets are of an important character, producing some of the most marked
results of any aspects. They are valuable, and yet, unless the planets are well placed by sign and have no
other aspects of a discordant kind, they may be somewhat critical, even when they are technically of a
benefic nature.

They greatly add to the energy, vigor, decision, and will-power of the native, who is very rarely of a milk-
and-water or nondescript character. He will as a rule know his own mind excellently well, and much will
depend on the rest of the map, for, unless this shows sense and judgment, the strength of Mars-Uranus
may lead to disaster because of its very strength and courage.

It tends to give physical robustness, the ability to stand hard conditions, and the capacity for hard work,
but even thus, cross aspects from other bodies may result in high nervous tension and an overwrought
condition, the will, as it were, tearing the body asunder. In one case known to me there is a trine
between Mars (Taurus) and Uranus (Virgo) with a cross aspect to the latter from the Sun (Sagittarius).
Here the heart has suffered, as the outcome of nervous strain, and the native is almost an invalid. In
another case, with the same trine from the same signs, but with Sun and Saturn in square to Uranus
from Gemini, there is indomitable courage, but it is spent in an uphill fight with poverty and sickness. In
the former case the Sun, having the trine of Saturn, indicated affluent conditions, but for which the
native would probably have collapsed altogether.

It may be said that any ill aspect to this combination will occasion a greater or less degree of nerve-
tension.

This tension seems to externalize itself frequently in the form of accidents or assault. Even among those
who possessed good aspects between these planets this is sometimes exemplified. For instance, Queen
Victoria and King Edward VII both had them, but in each case there were attempts on the life, which
may in part be ascribed to these positions. Wallenstein was a great leader, with that personal
fascination that goes with good aspects of Uranus, but he was assassinated. Sometimes the attack takes
the form of slander.

But as a rule grave danger need not be anticipated from the good aspects, and on the other hand they
bestow excellent qualities, particularly for those who are called on to deal with difficult, arduous, or
perilous conditions. Only if the rest of the map is weak or violent does the Mars-Uranus trine or sextile
seem to be involved in the general crisis.
Neptune sextile Pluto (0.25)

This aspect was present in many late 20th century charts. It may give a certain New Age awareness of
community. It is not that important in an individual chart, except to give background awareness that we
are all in it together, that it is as a community that we grow, thrive, and survive.