ASTROLOGYSCIENCE OF KNOWLEDGE AND REASON

A TREATISE ON THE HEAVENLY BODIES IN ANEASY AND COMPREHENSIVE FORM

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ELLEN H. BENNETT

NEW YORK

PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR1897

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Copyrighted, 1896, by

ELLEN H. BENNETT

THE SOUL'S OUTLOOK.

Dedicated to the Author by Leila S. Frost.

Upward toward Heaven's silent starry splendor

The soul looks through life's bars,

Intent as though some secret sweet and tender

"Were hidden by the stars.

Will ye reveal the secrets of your glory

To seer or to sage ?

Ye who have mused in silence o'er Earth's story

And read Life's tear-stained page ?

Ye told man of Our Saviour's birth, most holy

:

'Twas Heaven's brightest star

That flashed the signal-light to shepherds lowly,

And spread Love's message far.

Is there no sign for us in all thy shining,

No lesser light of love.

To teach us to look up midst our repining,

And raise the soul above ?

Onward ye move in state from hour to hour,

We follow too at the same God's command.Is there a mortal of us who hath power

To loose one glittering hand ?

Yet may be read in starry scrolls of splendor

Man's destiny—his works, done and undone :

Fate's menaces—Love's promise, true and tender,

Life's lessons and their rich rewards unwon.

Tracing these out amid their starlit courses

I see a slight form stand;

It scatters wisdom from those high, pure sources,

That woman's slender hand !

Vi THE SOUL'S OUTLOOK.

While round her throng the sad and weary-hearted

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Dear E. H. B,—she soothes each stricken soul,

Reading the secrets of a past departed

From Heaven's own starry scroll.

Or following the future course unerring

With prescience reflected from above,

The symboled truths of Life and Love averring

With simplest words of love.

Yes, Love can teach where earthly wisdom falters.

Untaught the heedless yield to Nature's sway :

Earth's idols crumble on their ruined altars

Love follows Truth along her star-paved way.

Seeker ! sad, curious, or longing,

Listen and heed the truths she will impart.

Ponder them well nor wonder at this thronging,

For few have learned this Heaven-imparted art.

The charlatan and impostor have trifled

And mocked Astrology with lies too long,

Until too many mortal ears are stifled,

And cannot hear the stars' harmonious song.

But now she comes—a woman fair and tender

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With gentle words to teach this Heaven-writ lore;

She sees beyond the silent starry splendor

The Future's open door.

Look through ! and smile to see thy woes departing;

Look through ! and see the years that bring thee peace ;

Look through! and dry the tears of love quick-starting;

For Heaven alone can give Earth's woes surcease.

Dear E. H. B., our own devoted Seer,

Who lifts for us that mystic starry veil

Which screens the Future—sweet thy mission here

Which cannot ever fail

!

'Tis hers to show amid Life's tangled mazes

Of dark and dangerous ways, the way of Love.

On Earth she walks, but ever upward gazes

On Heaven's pure lights above.

PREFACE.

This work has been compiled after years of careful,

critical study, to demonstrate that we are all members of

one great body, and therefore have the same great privi-

lege to study and become wise, for knowledge is ours.

We, therefore, should digest and assimilate it, and make it

part and parcel of ourselves, as there is no more certain

way of invigorating the mind than to go into study, which

will awaken muscle and soul-force, and will be so bound-

less and infinite that we shall soon become happy and

wise in ourselves. A zealous study of science brings in-

creasing happiness and honor, and a wise man will never

cease to learn and become distinguished in his own knowl-

edge of good and evil. He will by that means inflict less

wrongs on others. The present age embraces such a vast

line of study that all can learn what of the morrow. The

great number of books that are within reach of all gives to

all the opportunity to learn and become wise within them-

selves regarding present events, as well as what is coming,

so that they may be the better able to protect themselves,

and not to cry in the hour of midnight that all is lost, or

that they are standing on sandy ground waiting for help;

for each one has within himself a mountain of strength,

and only by learning can be brought out the wisdom that

Vill PREFACE.

each person possesses to a greater or less degree. The

same world, with its sun, moon, and stars, exists as thou-

sands of years ago, as has been stated by wise writers since

the creation of the world ; and the planets do direct the

influence of the mind on the body and bring mental emo-

tion which, in a brief space of time, induces death in per-

fectly healthy people, as is freely admitted by science.

Therefore it devolves on us to know ourselves, what .we

should eat, drink, and wear, and what complaints we are

liable to. By that means we can help ourselves and assist

physicians in their grand study and work, for it should not

be a belief in what your doctor can do, but a fact in what

you yourself can do to help him by understanding yourself

and family. Many a wise and learned physician is at a

stand- still what to do first to help the patient, when with a

little assistance from your knowledge, he would at times

save the dear one from death. Now, if parents would study

their own and their children's horoscopes, they would be

led to pursue a course of mild medicine which would, to a

great extent, counteract, if not wholly eradicate, the ten-

dency to disease. Our emotions should be as completely

under the control of reason as our intellectual processes

and actions are. Each one of us has his destiny to fulfil.

Few, indeed, endeavor to ascertain what that particular

destiny may be. Fewer still, having ascertained the nature

of their destiny, are inclined to submit to it. Although

life has been defined as "irritability," the excess of the

irritable nature tends to shorten life, and quarrelling with

one's destiny is as unwise as it is injurious.

PREFACE. IX

By referring to the diagram of the solar man in this

book will be seen the signs that belong to the human body,

showing their relatedness to the respective functions of the

human system as ruled by the twelve signs of the Zodiac.

And by referring to the seven planets in their respective

position, one can soon ascertain the nature of the troubles

that may be located in the nervous system, whether in mind,

anxiety, or bodily disease.

I would like to call attention to Horary Astrology, a

subject in this work which may be speedily learned by any

person of even moderate education, and may, as far as re-

gards its elementary difficulties, be mastered in a few days'

study. It may be well understood and reduced to con-

stant practice in less than three months, and no one will

find himself at a loss for occasions to test its reality or its

utility, for his own avocations, and the affairs of his

friends, will offer these almost daily. If a proposition of

any nature be made to any individual, about the result of

which he is anxious, and therefore uncertain whether to

accede to it or not, let him but note the hour and minute

when it was first made, and erect a figure of the heavens,

as herein taught, and his doubts will be instantly resolved.

He may thus, in five minutes, learn infallibly whether the

affair will succeed or not ; and, consequently, whether it is

prudent to adopt the offer made or not. To make Horary

Astrology more easy, it is necessary to ascertain the hour

of sunrise in whatever p'art of the world one may be, which

can be found in the almanac or the daily newspaper, and

so follow the hour of sunrise during each day of the week.

X PREFACE.

After many years' experience I have found the laws of

Astrology unfailing, and in editing this work my chief ob-

ject has been to render it useful to the student in Astrol-

ogy, and so, by forwarding the science, to promote the

general interests of humanity.

By referring to Chapter XL., page 309, the reader will

find a full explanation of all the signs and characters used

in Astrology, which will enable him to study the various

subjects to advantage.

Hoping this book will be of use and service to the many,

with every good and kindly wish to the readers,

Your Friend in Science,

Ellen H. Bennett.

CONTENTSPAGE

Frontispiece, ii

The Soul's Outlook, Dedicated to the Author, . . v

Preface, vii

Introduction, xv

I. An Historical Review, 1

II. Origin of the Days of the Week, .... 8

III. Chronology, or the Art of Measuring Time, . 17

Chronological Periods.

IV. Cosmogony, or Creation of the World, . . .30Table of the Ages of Adam, Seth, and their Children.

V. The Ancient God Saturn, or Kronos, . . 38

Orphic Hymn to Kronos, or Saturn.

VI. Destiny, 46

Time and Chance.

VII. The Months and Weeks, 53

VIII. Saturn and the Sabbath of the Jews, . .57

IX. Greek Mythologists, 62

X. Eleusinian Mysteries, 67

XI. The Heavens, 71

The Planets—Ancient Zodiac of Thebes—The Signs of

the Zodiac— Diagram of Sun's Motion in the Zodiac

—The Dragon's Head and Tail—The Part of Fortune

—

Erecting a Figure of the Heavens—Of the Aspects.

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XII. Of the Twelve Houses, their Nature andSignification, 86

XIII. The Planets and their Significations, . . 93

The colors of the Planets and Signs.

XIV. Observations and Predictions, .... 101

A Ship and her Safety or Destruction—Parts of a Ship

Ruled by the Signs—Lawsuits and their Success—Howthe Parties Shall Agree after Marriage—Sickness, and

Length of Time before Recovery.

XV. Astrology and Medicine, ... . . . Ill

XVI. The Principles of Wisdom on which the Science

of Astrology is Founded, . . . .115

Rationale of the Astrological Aspect—Climacteric Years.

XVII. The Essential Dignities of the Planets, . . 122

Table— Explanation of the Table — Considerations before

Judgment.

XVIII. What Significator, Querent, and Quesited, are;

and an Introduction to the Judgment of aQuestion, 128

To know Whether a Thing Demanded will be Brought to

Perfection— Of the True Time of Erecting a Figure —Of the Planets which Hinder the Tbing Demanded in any

Question.

XIX. Elementary Motions of the Twelve Signs, . 135

The Planets Ruliug the Seven Days of the Week.

XX. Planets in their Own Houses, and in Those ofEach Other, as They are Lords of a Na-tivity, 140

Saturn — Jupiter— Mars—The Sun—Venus—Mercury—TheMoon.

XXL Horary Inquiries, 150

The Planet Neptune—Rules to Find the Time the MoonForms an Aspect in the Heavens—Members of Body the

Planets Influence.

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XXII. Trigonometrical Formulae for Working Astro-

nomical Problems, 157

XXIII. Spiritual Affinities, ..... .171

Instructions in Making Horoscopes.

XXIV. Description of Persons in Each of the TwelveSigns, 177

Saturn in the Twelve Signs—Jupiter in the Twelve Signs

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Mars in the Twelve Signs—The Sun in the Twelve Signs

—Venus in the Twelve Signs—Mercury in the Twelve

Signs—The Moon in the Twelve Signs.

XXV. Effects of the Aspects Between the Signif-

icators, 205

XXVI. The Natures of the Planets, .... 223

Observations on the Effects of Directions— Specific Rules

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Final Observations.

XXVII. The Signs of the Zodiac Ruling the TwelveMonths, 245

Aquarius — Pisces— Aries — Taurus—Gemini—Cancer—Leo

—Virgo—-Libra—Scorpio—Sagittarius—Capricornus.

XXVIII. The Moon in the Human Body as She Passes

Through the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac, 259

XXIX. Countries Ruled by the Twelve Signs, . . 261

XXX. The Seventh House and Its Questions, . . 264

XXXI. The Tenth House and Its Questions—Prefer-ment, Trade, or Professions, . . . 268

Whether a Person Shall Remain in the Office He Holds or

Not.

XXXII. The Nature and Effects of the Fixed Stars, . 271

XXXIII. Description of Persons—Their Temperament,Disposition, and Disease Under the TwelveSigns of the Zodiac, 273

Characters of the Planets—Aspects and their Character.