The Sun in the fourth is favourable for the landed interest, and shows benefits to agriculture, and the like. If badly aspected it will bring much trouble to the Government, loss of elections, and many difficult questions to deal with. It will then be evil for agriculture and matters to do with the land. The Moon in the fourth, well aspected, benefits agriculture, but brings changeable weather. If evilly aspected shows shortage of crops, mining troubles, and is very evil for matters signified y the fourth house. Mercury in this house is not a very important position, unless well aspected, when it shows much activity in agriculture. If badly aspected it denotes discontent among miners, and an unfavourable time for agriculture.
Venus in the fourth is favourable, denoting fine weather, good crops, and success in agricultural matters generally. If much afflicted it denotes damp and unseasonable weather, and will adversely affect crops, and matters to do with the land. Mars in this house is unfortunate, denoting troubles for the Government, fires in public buildings, mining disasters and earthquakes. It will adversely affect land and agriculture generally. Building operations, and the property market, will suffer. If much afflicted the evil is greatly augmented.
Jupiter in the fourth benefits the land, landlords, agriculture, crops, and brings favourable weather. If much afflicted, and in a fixed sign, it may cause mining disasters and earthquakes, especially in those places where it is exactly on the cusp of the fourth house.
Saturn in the fourth brings obstacles and difficulties to the Government, and the affairs of the nation will not proceed smoothly. It causes bad weather for crops, and adversely affects agricultural matters. It denotes mining disasters, earthquakes, and depreciates the value of land, and disturbs property. If afflicted, the evil is very considerably increased. Uranus in the fourth is an especially evil influence, denoting serious trouble to water companies, and causes mining disasters, and explosions in public buildings. It is evil for the Government, bringing difficulties to them.
Land, mining royalties, and the taxation of land values are likely to be a source of much trouble under this influence.
Neptune in this house is a doubtful influence, but being malefic will cause trouble in all fourth house matters. It has special reference to all forms of socialistic agitation in respect to taxation of landlords, ground values, mining royalties, and the like, and if much afflicted will cause considerable trouble to the Government.
CHAPTER XII
The fifth house has relation to theatres, music halls, children, education, the birth-rate, schools and places of amusement.
The Lunation falling in the fifth house will bring matters connected with these affairs to the front. If well aspected it shows benefits, and if evilly aspected the reverse.
The Sun in the fifth is favourable for educational matters, children, and theatres generally. If evilly aspected it denotes losses to places of amusement, heavy expenses, and illness and death of noted theatrical artists.
The Moon in the fifth, well aspected, shows that the people generally will be inclined to amusements. It will benefit theatres, and increase their receipts. If evilly aspected, it denotes trouble to women and children, immorality, and much crime against children, cases of ill-treatment being brought to light.
Mercury in the fifth shows activity in theatrical circles, new plays, and ventures; is good for educational matters and those which affect children and their welfare. If afflicted, shows theatrical law-suits, disputes over educational matters, and adversely affects the interests of schools and the like.
Venus in the fifth, well aspected, tends to increase the birth-rate; is favourable for girls and women; benefits theatres, and denotes honours to prominent actors. If afflicted, it denotes much vice and immorality, cases of cruelty to women and children, criminal assaults, and similar disgusting outrages.
Mars in the fifth brings troubles to theatres, such as fires and disturbances; illness and deaths of actors and singers; much crime against women and children; fires and accidents in schools and to pleasure parties. If afflicted, the evil is much increased.
Jupiter in the fifth benefits all matters coming under the rule of this house, increases the birth-rate and is favourable for schools and education, causes losses and heavy expenses to theatrical concerns, and failure in speculative adventures.
Saturn in the fifth house lowers the birth-rate, shows much trouble to women and children, illness and high mortality from disease, great depressing in theatrical circles, and deaths and indisposition among noted people in that profession. If much afflicted it in creases the evil, and causes crime against women and children, and much vice, distress and immorality.
Uranus in the fifth causes explosions in theatres, schools and places of amusement; adversely affects educational matters, and produces much disputation therein. Many unlooked-for occurrences will take place. It also denotes disaster to children and pleasure parties.
Neptune in the fifth house denotes much vice and immorality, increase of illegitimacy, scandals in theatrical circles, crime against women and children, disturbs educational affairs, and denotes a great increase in betting and gambling.
CHAPTER XII
The sixth house has special reference to the public health and general condition of the working classes and servants. It also governs the national service, Army and Navy, the Soldiers and Sailors, Battleships, etc.
The nature of the sickness affecting the country generally can be deduced from the planets in this house, or ruling over it according to the parts of the body ruled by such sign, etc.
The Lunation falling in the sixth house, if well aspected augurs well the affairs governed by this house, but, if evilly aspected, disturbs these affairs. The health of the people will suffer, and much discontent will be shown among the working classes generally.
The Sun in the sixth is favourable for health and the working classes. If afflicted, it shows discontent and much sickness. The Navy will suffer. Some prominent servant of the State may die.
The Moon in the sixth shows much sickness among the populace, discontent and dissatisfaction. It causes disorder in the Navy, and unless well aspected is not a good position.
Mercury in the sixth house denotes activity among the lower classes, a desire for mental improvement generally. If afflicted, it shows discontent, thieving and crime, increase of insanity, and much disorder generally.
Venus in this house is favourable for the lower classes and the Navy, improves their condition. If afflicted, shows much vice, want and misery, and causes much illness thereby.
Mars in the sixth is a very evil position, denoting much feverish and inflammatory disease among the people, according to the nature of the sign in which Mars in placed. It also denotes fires and accidents on warships, and insubordination among sailors. If well aspected the effects are mitigated, and in regard to naval affairs denotes some demonstration or naval review.
Jupiter in the sixth benefits the public health, improves the condition of the working classes, and also shows benefits to the Navy. If afflicted, heavy expenditure in naval and military affairs.