Welcome to visitors from parkeriters.com - and of course everyone else. This blog is an extension of the Web site, where we'll be posting bits and pieces of curious and amusing astrological ephemera. The following is astrology over 350 years ago, when the position of the Sun wasn't as important as it is now.
Qualities of the
Signe Aquarius Is an aierial, hot
and moyst Signe, of the aiery Triplicity, diurnal, sanguine, fixed, rational,
humane; masculine, the principall house of Saturn, and house wherein he most
rejoiceth; Westerne.
Sicknesse Governeth the legs, Ancles, and all manner
of infirmities incident to those members, all melancholy Winds coagulated in
the Veines, or disturbing the Blood, Cramps, &c.
Places Hilly and uneven places, places new digged,
or where quarries of Stone are, or any Minerals have been digged up; in Houses,
the roofs, eaves or upper parts; Vineyards, or neer some little Spring or
Conduit-head.
Shape and Forme In presents a squat, thick Corporature, or
one of a strong, well composed Body, not tall; a long Visage, sanguine
Complexiojn; if Saturn is Lord of this House, be in Caoricorn or Aquarius, the
party is black in Haire, and in Complexion sanguine, with distorted Teeth;
otherwayes, I have observed the party is of cleer, white or faire Complexion,
and of sandy coloured Haire, or very flaxen, and a very pure Skin.
Kingdomes, Countries,
Cities Tartary, Croatia, Valachia,
Westphalia in Germany, Piemont in Savoy, the West and South parts of Bavaria,
Media, Srabia, Hamburgh, Breme, Montsfarat and Pisaurum in Italy, Trent,
Tagelstad.
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William
Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647)
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