Happenings on Earth and Sky according to Labban 1 by dragonqueen Chapter Three: On the Happenings on the Earth,,and in the Sky [1] When Mars is in the tenth <place> the ascendant at the revolution or in the tenth <place> the ascendants of the quarters or in the tenth <place> the ascendants of the conjunctions and oppositions, it causes conflagrations and meteors in the sky, If the sign is airy it is more certain in indication. If Mercury is in opposition to it or in conjunction with it, it is <still> more certain. If the Moon is made unfortunate by it (Mars), 1 it is <still> more certain. [2] Saturn, in the fourth place from one of the ascendants of the beginnings which we have mentioned, indicates earthquakes and a lunar eclipse. If the sign is earthy it is more certain in indication. If Mercury is in opposition to it or in conjunction with it, it is <still> more certain. If the Moon is made unfortunate by it (Saturn), it is <still> more certain. [3] When each one of Mars and Saturn is rising in the orb of its apogee, it is more powerful concerning what happens in what we mentioned. As fot Mars it concerns the occurrence of meteors, and as for Saturn it concerns the occurrence of earthquakes. [4] Mars in the cardine of the earth (i.e., the fourth place), when the sign is earthy while the benefics are cadent from it and Mercury is applying to it, indicates earthquakes, the appearance of conflagrations from the earth, the abundance of quakes, and the pollution of minerals. [5] When the tenth <place> the ascendant of the revolution or quarters or the conjunctions or the oppositions is airy and malefics or the Moon are in it and it (the Moon) is made unfortunate, then it indicates happenings which appear in the sky, like comets and the appearance of meteors and storms of stars. When the fourth <place> one of the ascendants of these beginnings is earthy and the malefics or the Moon are in it and the Moon is made unfortunate, it indicates earthquakes and a lunar eclipse. 1Supplied by the Chinese translation. Chapter Four: On Riots and Wars [1] The opposition of Mars and Saturn at the revolution indicates riots and wars, especially when it (the opposition) is at <one> the car dines. The time concerning this is <the> Mars' arrival at the cardine by the prorogation,1 or the <time> distance between one of the two and the cardine, or between the cardine and one of the two in direct direction, or <the> the arrival of the ascendant of the revolution at one of the two, or at its quartile and its opposition - these are all at the rate of fifty-nine minutes and eight seconds per day. [2] Mars's being under the rays <of> at the revolution of the year or at the <revolution> the quarters, or the conjunctions and the oppositions indicates riots and wars in this part <of>, especially when it (Mars) is in a cardine and the sign is tropical. [3] When the revolution is by day and Mars is in quartile to the SuJ;J.. or in opposition to it and when it is in a tropical sign, it indicates a raid of foreigners against the king. [4] When Mars is the lord of the year and retrogrades in a corrupt or alien place, and none of the benefics aspects it, there is a disturbance of enemies against the authority and the actions of wars. [5] When Mars aspects the lot of fortune and the lot of the absent with a hostile aspect, it indicates killings and an abundance of thieves, riots, and wars. [6] One is informed of the matter of wars by two lots. One of them is taken by day and night from the degree of the Sun to the degree of the descendant and is cast out from the ascendant. The other <lot> is taken by day and night from Mars to the Moon and is cast out from the place of the Sun. When Mars is with one of these two lots at the revolution of the year or at the <revolution> the quarters or at conjunctions and oppositions, it indicates riots and wars, especially when Mars is in a fiery sign. [7] These informe one of the matter of wars and riots also the sign of intiha' from the ascendant of the nativity of the authority of the country 1 For ta.syfr motion, see 2.2, 3.20, and 3.21. In the present case the motion is equal to the mean solar motion. -83- 1 ,,!I -Chapter Six: On Heat, Coldness, and Winds [1] The separation of the Moon from a planet and its application to <another> planet whose house is in opposition to the house of the first planet: this is called 'the opening of the door'. This is like the Moon's separation from one of the two planets, Mars and Venus, and its application to the other; also like its separation from one of the two planets, Jupiter and Mercury, and its application to the other; also like its separation from one 2Supplied by the Chinese translation. 3 As the Chinese translation indicates, 'human diseases' (amriir) rajliya) means of the two planets, the Sun and Saturn and its application to the other. We take into consideration the Moon's separation from Saturn <too>, since Capricorn4 is in opposition to Cancer. [2] The airy signs, the Sun, Mercury, and Jupiter - they are signs and planets of winds. [3] Saturn at the revolution of the year in the fiery triplicity decreases heat, and Mars in it increases heat. Saturn in the earthy triplicity increases coldness, and Mars in it decreases coldness. Saturn in the airy triplicity decreases heat, and Mars in it increases heat. Saturn in the watery triplicity increases coldness, and Mars in it decreases coldness. [4] The gathering of two or three plal:\ets of winds in the airy signs indicates winds. [5] When Mars aspects the airy signs or enters them at the revolution of the year or <the> the quarters or conjunctions or oppositions, it indicates strong winds together with a red <sky> and conflagration. 1f th~ same is the case with Saturn, it indicates ~old winds in which is a raging sound. When the same is the case with Jupiter, it indicates good winds, but they are stronger than the winds of Saturn. If the same is the case with Venus, it indicates pleasant winds which we like. If the same is the case with Mercury, it indicates soft winds. The direction of the winds is the direction of the planet's latitude. [6] When the Sun arrives at Gemini <and> we observe the Moon's arrival at Sagittarius, the winds which blow most on such days indicate the winds of the <whole> year concerning their harm and goodness and their advantage and disadvantage. [7] Saturn in airy signs and in watery signs causes coldness, fog, ice, and a dark cloud. Mars in them causes heat, burning, hot winds, shortage of water, and dryness of springs. Jupiter in them causes 4The houses of the pairs Mars/Venus, Jupiter/Mercury, Sun/Saturn are in opposition. Saturn's house (Capricorn) is in opposition to the Moon's house (Cancer). - Quote Wed Nov 27, 2013 2:17 pm
2 by dragonqueen On the same topic interesting that the Cap ingress 2012 shows Mars MC over Kenya and Middle east,and the AC for most is Aries. Philipines has Mars setting and Cancer rising and Moon is angular.So a lot of water was due to come to those islands Quote Wed Nov 27, 2013 2:41 pm
3 by dragonqueen Eventually someone emailed me with this: "It's easy to see that's outdated rubbish. Earthquakes have nothing to do with Saturn being the 4th house, nor are meteors connected to Mars in the 10th house... Of course that's the kind of theories that researchers developed in the middle ages, by lack of anything better. They did what they could. But when we see astrologers today dig up that kind of stuff and take it serious, then we should really wonder: what does it take for them to ever bury a discarded piece of information? Quote Sat Nov 30, 2013 2:12 pm