Astronomical Geomancy: questions of houses 7–12

Questions of the seventh House.

FOR theft, look unto the Lord of the seventh: which if he be in the first, then the theft shall be restored again; but if the Lord of the first be in the seventh, it shall be a long time sought after, and at length shall be found: but if the Moon be in the first, or with his Lord, it shall be found; if the Moon be in the fifth, or with the Lord of the first, or *R* in the first, it may be found; but the Sun and the Moon be in the […]fth, and if the Lord of the eighth be with the Lord of the first in the first, it shall be found; but if the Lord of the second be in the eighth, it shall not be found. And if Saturn, or Mars, or the Dragons Tail be in the second, it shall not be found, nor be altogether lost. And if the Lord of the second be in the first, the thing that is lost shall be found; but it shall not be known from whence it came. If the Lord of the first be in the second, it may be found after much labour. And if the Lord of the second be in his fall, it will never be found; but if he be exalted, it shall be found very well: but the seventh house sheweth the thief.

But if you would know what it is that is stolen, behold the Lord of the second; which if he be Saturn, it is lead, iron, a kettle, a trivet, a garment, or some black thing, or leather. If he be Jupiter, then it is some white thing, as tin, silver, or mixt with white and yellow veins. The Sun signifies gold and precious pearls. Mars signifies things belonging to the fire. Venus signifies things belonging to women, as gloves, rings, and fair ornaments. The Moon, beasts, such as horses, mules, &c. perfumes and wars. Mercury signifies money, books, writings, pictures, or garment of divers colours.

If you would know how many thieves there were, see the Lord of the sixth; which if he be in the second, or with the Lord of the second, there were may thieves; and if they be in the third, the brethren or kinsmen of the Querent have committed the theft.

If you would know whether the thief do yet remain in the Town: if they be in succedent houses, he is not gone far off; but if they be in cadent houses, he is far remote.

If you desire to know towards what Country the thief is fled, see in what sign the Lord of the seventh is; for if he be in Aries, he is in the middle of the East part. if in Taurus, in the South towards the East. If in Gemini, in the West towards the South. If in Cancer, full North. If in Leo, in the East towards the North. If in Virgo, in the South towards the West. If in Libra, full West. If in Scorpio, in the North near the West. If in Sagittary, in the East nigh the North. If in Capricorn, full South. If in Aquary, in the West towards the North. And if in Pisces, in the North towards the West.

If you would know whether the thief hath carried all the things stolen away with him, see the Lord of the seventh and the eighth; and if the Lord of the seventh be in an Angle, he had a desire to carry away the same with him, but could not. If the Lord of the eighth be in a mean house, or in a cadent house, and the Lord of the second in a strong house, he hath carried the theft wholly with him. And if the Lord of the seventh and the eighth be both in cadent houses, he neither carried it away, nor hath it. See by the seventh who is his companion, and what is his gain.

If you would know the descent or nobility of a man or woman, look unto the Lord of the seventh; which if you find him in Angles, and the Lord of the first in succedents or cadents, the woman is more noble than the man. But if the Lord of the Ascendant be in an Angle, and the Lord of the seventh in a succedent or cadent house, the man is more noble than the woman. And after the same manner thou mayest judge of two companions, or of any other persons whatsoever. And if the Lord of the seventh be in the ninth House, he will take a wife out of a foreign Country.

If you desire to know whether an intended marriage shall take effect, or not, look to the Ascendant and his Lord, and the Moon, for the Querent; and the seventh house, and his Lord, for the woman. And if the Lord of the Ascendant or the Moon be joined to the Lord of the seventh, or be in the seventh, the marriage will be effected; or if the Lord of the seventh be in the first, or with the Lord of the first, it will easily be brought to pass; and the woman be more desirous thereof, than the man.

If you would know whether thy wife or friend hath any other lover or not, look if Mars be in the seventh, so that he be not in his own house, for then she hath not any other lover. And if Saturn be there, she loveth another; but he lieth not with her. And if the Dragons Tail be in the seventh, he lieth with her. And if Jupiter be there, she hardly containeth herself chaste. If Venus, she is merry, and much given to play and laughter, by reason whereof, she may be accountted a whore, and is not so. If Mercury be in the seventh, she had a lover, but now hath none. But if the Moon be in the seventh, she hath had no lover as yet, but will have one, and will be common. But if the Sun or the Dragons Head be there, she is chaste. And after the same manner may you judge in the *ninth* concerning friends or lovers.

If you would know which of them shall live longest, see the Lord of the first and of the seventh, which of them shall be in the stronger & better place, or joined to the strongest Planets; and that person who is most free and remote from the Lord of the eighth and his participation, to whom the Lord of his house answereth, shall live longest.

If you desire to make a society or alliance, and would know whether it shall be brought to pass or not, or what shall happen thereupon, see if there be good Planets in the seventh and the first: and if so, the fellowship will be made, and good will come thereof; and you may judge it to continue so many years, months or days, as the Lord of the seventh hath signification of.

If you would know when such society shall be, look what Planet is in the seventh; for if he be good, it shall come to pass that same year: or wedlock, *R* if the Question be thereof.

If you would know whether they will well agree, see the first and his Lord, which is the signifier of the Querent; and the seventh house & his Lord, which is the house of companions, wives, and concubines; which if they be concordant amongst themselves, there will be peace and union between them, and they shall profit; but if the Planets be in discord, there will be strife between them, and the society will not profit.

If you would know which of them shall gain most, see the first and his Lord, and the seventh and his Lord, and which of them standeth best; or if they be evil, which of them falleth: and he that falleth shall lose, and he that is exalted shall gain. Or otherwise, and which is better, see the second and his Lord, and the eighth and his Lord; and in which house is the better Planet, or his Lord that shall be found in the better place, or joined with the better Planets, he shall be the greater gainer. The second House of his Lord signifies the gain of the Querent: and the eighth house and his Lord signifies the gain of his fellow, or his part: and if they be both good, they shall both gain; and if both evil, they shall both lose; and if one be good and the other evil, he whose significator is good, shall gain; and he whose is evil, shall lose.

And if you would know if two fellows shall love one another, look if the Lords of the first & the seventh be friends, and agreeing, then they will love one another; but if they be enemies & disagree, then they will not.

If you desire to know who shall overcome in any cause, matter or controversie, behold the Lords of the first and the seventh, which if they be in Angles, neither of them shall overcome; and see which of them is joined with an evil Plane[…], because he shall overcome; and if the Planet be evil from them both, the victor shall kill the conquered; if one of them be strong, and the other weak, and the Planet which is in the strong house do not fall, nor hath not an evil Planet with him; and if he which is weak be not in his own house, nor in his exaltation, nor with a good Planet, he whose Planet is in the strong house, shall overcome; likewise he whose significator is in a mean house, shall have great fear and doubt in his heart, because sometimes he shall hope to conquer, and otherwhiles fear to be overcome, And note, that in a question concerning war and kingdom, it is said that there is more power and efficacy, or fortitude in the exaltation of a Planet, than in his house; but in all other Questions the contrary.

If you would be informed concerning any one being, that is gone to any fight, whether he shall return safe, see the Lord of the Ascendant; if he be good, that is, with good Planets, and a good Planet in the first, he will return safe, but if the Sun be with the Lord of the first, in any part of the Question, let him not go, because the Sun burneth him. And if the Lord of the seventh be with a good Planet, and the Lord of the first with a good Planet, likewise, he shall have some impediment in the way; but he will not die. And if an evil Planet be with the Lord of the first, and a good Planet in the first, if he goeth he shall suffer great damage, but not death; nevertheless he may be grievously wounded. And if Saturn be in the first, or with the Lord of the first, let him not go; because some impediment will happen unto him by some man that he will meet. And if there be an evil Planet with the Lord of the first, or Saturn be in the first, or with the Lord of the first, he will be wounded with wood or with a stone. If Mars and the Dragons Tail be in the first, or with the Lord of the first; or if there be evil Planets in the first, or with the Lord of the first, he will suffer wounds or death. See likewise if there be an evil Planet in the eighth, because then death is to be feared. And if the Sun be with the Lord of the seventh, or in the eighth, it signifies that it is ill to go. The like judgment is of the seventh and the tenth.

And if a Question be proposed concerning the event of war, see the seventh and the first, and their Lords: for the first house and his Lord signifies the Querent; in the seventh and his Lord the adversary. So that if there be good Planets in the first, and evil in the seventh; and if the Lord of the first and seventh be evil, the Querent shall overcome: but if there be an evil Planet with the Lord of the first, and an evil Planet in the first, and the Lord of the seventh good, or *R.* in the seventh, the Querent shall be overcome, or taken, or slain. And if the Lords of them both be in the first, and there be good Planets from the part of the first house, unto the end of the house, which is the middle of the Question; and if evil Planets do possess the other half of the Question, that is to say, from the seventh unto the end of the twelfth house, the adversary shall overcome. But if both the Lords be in the Ascendant, and if they be good from the part of the first, and evil from the part of the seventh, they shall both suffer great loss; but the Querent shall have the better in the end. But if the Lord of the Ascendant be in the seventh, or in his Question, it signifies fortitude of the adversary: and if the Lord of the seventh be in the first, or in his Question, it signifies fortitude of the actor. And if the Lord of the Ascendant be in the eighth, or with the Lord of the eighth; or the Lord of the eighth in the first, or with the Lord of the first, it signifies the death of the Querent. And if the Lord of the seventh be in the second, or with his Lord; or the Lord of the second in the seventh, or with the Lord of the seventh, it signifies the death of the enemy.

If you would know whether war shall continue long or not, if mean or meanly; if the Lords of the first and the seventh do agree, the parties shall be pacified after the war.

If thou wouldest depart from the place wherein thou art, and remove thyself to some other place; and if thou wouldest know whether it be better for thee to stay or go: or concerning two businesses, if thou desirest to know which of them is most expedient for thee to undertake, consider the Lords of the first and the second, for those places to which thou wouldest go, the place wherein thou art, and the gain which thou gettest there; and the seventh and the eighth, and their Lords, for the place to which thou wouldest go, and the gain which thou mayest get there: and those places chuse, whose Lords are the better, or joined to the better Planets. Or otherwise: behold the Lord of the Ascendant, and the Moon; which if they be seperated from evil Planets, and joined to good and fortunate Planets, it is better for thee to go from the places where thou art, than to stay there, and to do whatsoever business thou hast in thy mind. And if the Lord of the Ascendant and the Moon be seperated from the Fortunes, and joined to evil Planets, then it is not good for thee to remove thyself, nor to do thy business. Or thus: See the Moon; and if the the Planet from which she is seperated be better than that to whom she is joined, do not remove: and if the Planet which she is joined to, be better than that from which she is seperated, then go.

Questions of the eighth House.

COncerning any Man or woman, if you would know what kind of death they shall die, see if Leo, Scorpio, or †R. † Mars, be in the eighth, the party shall die by a beast. And if Saturn be in the eighth, or with the Lord of the eighth in Scorpio, Cancer, or Pisces, he shall die in water. And if an evil Planet be in the eighth, or with the Lord of the eighth; or if Mars or the Dragons Tail be there, he shall die by fire, iron, or of a fever. And if there be a good Planet in the eighth, or with the Lord of the eighth, he shall die a good death.

Questions of the ninth House.

COncerning long journeys, see if the Lord of the eighth have good Planets with him: and if Saturn be in the ninth, and exalted in the tenth, so that he be not in his own House, do not go: for thou shalt meet with many obstacles, and War. And if an evil Planet be in the ninth, or with the Lord of the ninth, & the Lord of the ninth in his fall, he shall suffer great damage in the way: for if he goeth by water, he shall suffer shipwreck; and if by Land, he shall have misfortunes, be taken, or die. If Saturn be in the ninth, or with his Lord, go securely. And if a good Planet be in the ninth, or with the Lord of the ninth, the way is good and secure. And if Mars be in the ninth, thou mayest not go: for thou wilt meet with mortal enemies in the way. And if the Lord of the ninth be with an evil † Planet, or the Sun, it signifies ill: but he shall not be taken. And if the Lord of the ninth have a good Planet near him, he shall escape: but if evil, he shall be taken. If Venus be in the ninth, or with the Lord of the ninth, the way will be good, because he shall have comfort from women. And if Mercury be in the ninth, and the Lord of the ninth with good Planets, the way will be very good: and if he be with evil Planets, it will be evil. And the same is said of the Moon, as of Mercury. If the Dragons Tail be in the ninth. he will meet with thieves, or some evil people. And if the Dragons Head be in the ninth, the way will be good, because he shall be accompanied with Noble-men. And in this manner you may judge in the third House concerning short journeys.

If you would know when the journey shall be accomplished, see the Lord of the ninth, and according to his fortitude or debility judge, because according to the place wherein he is, is signified years, months, or days: and so you shall judge concerning his stay, about what time he will come, by turning the years of the Lord of the ninth into days; because so many days he shall tarry, as the Planet signifies in the place where he is. Or otherwise: weak Angles signify a speedy journey, mean Angles a mean journey; and the Lord of the ninth likewise, according to the place wherein he is found.

And this I say concerning his return.

If you would know whether he shall return from his journey with an imperfect voyage or not, see if the Moon be joined with the Lord of the first, the third, or the ninth, & the Planet thereof be in his fall; because if it be so, he shall return with an imperfect voyage. And if the Moon be in her exaltation, the journey shall speedily be effected. And if there be two strong Planets, & one cadent, the journey shall be made: & if one be strong, & another in his fall, he shall retire back.

Questions of the tenth House.

IF thou wouldest know whether thou shalt have any honour or benefit from a King, a Bishop, or Lord, or not, look unto the first house, & the ninth, & their Lords,: & if the Lord of the first be in the ninth, or with the Lord of the ninth, or with any other good Planet; or if the Lord of the ninth be in the first, or with the Lord of the first, or with any other good Planet, as Vinus, Jupiter, or the Dragons Head; or if any of them be the Lord of the ninth, or *R.* of the the first, he shall receive honour and benefits from them.

And if you would know whether he shall have it in his own country, or in a foreign country, look if the Lord of the ninth be in Angles, then it shall be in his own country: and if in succedents, it shall be near; but if in cadent houses, very far off.

Questions of the eleventh House.

IF you would know when it is good to set forth a Ship to Sea, see the Ascendant; which if it be staple, the Ship will be ponderous; but if the Lord thereof be with a good Planet, she will sustain a great weight. And if the Ascendant be instaple, and with a good Planet, the Ship will be swift and carry a good burden. And meanly, if the Ascendant be mean. And after this manner you may judge concerning an Horse, if a Question be thereof.

And if any unstaple Sign be ascending, and his Lord be in his exaltation, or otherwise fortunate, and the Moon behold him with a lowring Aspect, or Sextile; let the Ship be applied to the water, because she will be very swift. And if any evil be imposed upon her, or that she be like to be drawn into it; then set her out when a staple Sign is ascending, or when the Moon is in the third, fifth, eighth, ninth, or tenth house or mansion.

If you would know what wind she shall have, behold the Ascendant and his Lord, whether he be with good or evil Planets, and in what place, and accordingly judge.

And if you would have a strong wind, spread forth your sails at the rising of Aquary: if a small wind, spread your Canvas when Libra is ascending: If a moderate wind, then direct your Sails under Gemini.

Questions of the twelfth House.

FOR Imprisonment, consider the twelfth and the first; and if the Lord of the twelfth be in the first or with the Lord of the first, &c.