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Astrologia Munda Foundations in Astrology Studies in Classical and Medieval Astrology The Revised English Edition of William Ramesey’s ASTROLOGIA MUNDA A 17th Century study in the Ancient Art of Mundane Astrology Edited and annotated by Steven Birchfield A.M.A. ©2006 William Ramesey ASTROLOGIA MUNDA Astrologia Munda Or Astrology in its Purity Being a short but Compendious Introduction to the Judging of the Annual or Yearly Revolutions of the World, by which as also Eclipses, Great Conjunctions, Comets and Blazing-Stars Book IV – Astrologia Munda Astrology Restored Astrology Restored Contents of Book IV – Astrologia Munda INTRODUCTION BY THE EDITOR .......................................................... 1 FOREWORD ................................................................................................. 13 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: To the Right Honourable and truly Noble Montague Berty, Earl of Lindsey, Lord Willoughby of Eresby and Lord High Chamberlain of England ..................................................................................................................... 14 TO THE STUDIOUS READER .................................................................... 17 SECTION I - Containing the Ground-work of Revolutions, considerations before Judgement, and the true Significators of such things as are necessary to be judged of in this manner of Work. ........................................................................................ 19 Chap. I - Showing the ground-work on which astrological judgements for the judging of Revolutions are to be built, and how many schemes or figures of Heaven ought to be erected for this work ................................................................... 21 Chap. II - Containing some necessary considerations before judgement ........... 24 Chap. III - Showing which are the significators of the king, people, their enemies and assistants, in any Revolution of the Years of the World ............................ 27 Chap. IV - Of the significators of rich and noblemen, the kings standard or armour-bearer; also clergy-men, and of students, merchants, lawyers, and women in general: also fryers and monks; and these according to the significations of the planets ......................................................................................................... 31 SECTION II - Showing the state and condition of the King or rulers, and their continuation and durability in any revolution; as also the condition of the people from the position and fortitudes of their significators. Also, how to know the Lord of the Year in any Revolution of the Years of the world, and the significations thereof in the twelve houses, signs and aspects of the planets; also of the significations of the Head and Tail of the Dragon in any of the twelve houses. ii Book IV – Astrologia Munda Astrology Restored Chap. I - Of the state of condition of the King or chief rulers and people in any annual Revolution ........................................................................................ 33 Chap. II - Teaching how to judge of the permanency or durability of Kings, or such as are in authority by any Revolution ............................................................. 40 Chap. III - Showing the state and condition of the common people in any region, by any Revolution ........................................................................................ 43 Chap. IV - How to know that planet which is Lord of the Year in any annual Revolution of the Years of the world ............................................................. 50 Chap. V - Of the Significations of the seven celestial planets, when any of them is Lord of the Year, whether fortunate or impeded, and of the aspects of the other planets with them ......................................................................................... 55 Chap. VI - Containing the true significations of the planet Saturn as he is in any annual Revolution accidentally placed in any of the twelve houses of heaven, whether he be Lord of the Year or no ............................................................ 61 Chap. VII - Of the signification of Jupiter as he is accidentally placed in any of the twelve houses of heaven in any annual Revolution, whether he be Lord of the Year or no ........................................................................................................... 65 Chap. VIII - Containing the significations of Mars in the twelve houses of heaven in any annual Revolution, whether he be Lord of the Year or no ...................... 69 Chap. IX - Showing the significations of the Sun in the twelve houses of heaven in any annual Revolution, whether he be Lord of the Year or no ......................... 72 Chap. X - Showing the signification of Venus in the twelve houses of heaven in any annual Revolution, whether she be Lady of the Year or no .......................... 75 Chap. XI - Of the significations of Mercury in the twelve houses of heaven in any annual Revolution, whether he be Lord of the Year or no ................................ 78 Chap. XII - Of the significations of the Moon in the twelve houses of heaven in any annual Revolution, whether she be Lady of the Year or no ........................ 81 Chap. XIII - Containing the significations of the Head and Tail of the Dragon in the twelve houses of heaven in any annual Revolution of the Years ................. 84 iii Book IV – Astrologia Munda Astrology Restored Chap. XIV - Showing the significations of the planets in any of the triplicities, when any of them is Lord of the Year in any annual Revolution of the Years of the World .......................................................................................................... 89 Chap. XV - Demonstrating the significations of Saturn when he is Lord of the Year in any of the twelve signs ..................................................................... 91 Chap. XVI - Showing the significations of Jupiter, when he is Lord of the Year in any of the twelve signs ................................................................................. 99 Chap. XVII - Showing the significations of Mars, when he is Lord of the Year in any of the twelve signs ......................................................................................... 104 Chap. XVIII - Containing the accidents signified by the Sun when he is Lord of the Year in any of the twelve signs ................................................................ 113 Chap. XIX - Of the things signified by Venus when she is Lady of the Year in any of the twelve signs ....................................................................................... 116 Chap. XX - Of the significations of Mercury when he is Lord of the Year in any of the twelve signs ........................................................................................... 121 Chap. XXI - Containing the significations of the Moon, when she is Lady of the Year in any of the twelve signs ..................................................................... 126 Chap. XXII - Showing what is signified by the Head and Tail of the Dragon, as they are placed in any of the twelve Signs in any Revolution .......................... 128 SECTION III - Containing some other necessary instructions for the judging of events portended by any Revolution of the Years of the World; Also showing how to judge of such years as signify fertility, sterility, wars, peace, health or sickness, alterations of and in the air, and of all other things foreknown by the position of the heavens at the ingress of the Sun into the first point of Aries. Chap. I – Showing the significations of the planets in their exaltations, and also in conjunction, square or opposition of Saturn or Mars in any Revolution ............ 133 Chap. II – Of the significations of the planets, and Dragons Head and Tail, as also Blazing Stars, when they are (in any Revolution) exalted one above another .... 136 iv Book IV – Astrologia Munda Astrology Restored Chap. III - Containing considerations from the Sun and Moon when the Revolution is either diurnal or nocturnal, also when the Revolutions happens at Sun-setting and break of day; from the Lord of the Hour, Part of Fortune, the indisposition of Saturn and Mars, from their Conjunctions with the Dragons Head and Tail in any Annual Revolution ................................................................................................... 143 Chap. IV - Teaching how to judge of the evil of any year, the nature thereof, and when the year is most likely to be turbulent, obnoxious, and misfortunate, also what is portended in any Revolution when one Planet transfers his light and nature to another ........................................................................................................ 151 Chap. V - Showing how to judge of health or sickness in any year ................. 155 Chap. VI - Of Wars or Peace ....................................................................... 156 Chap. VII - Of Fertility and Sterility ............................................................ 162 Chap. VIII - Teaching how to know the price of anything in any year ............ 164 Chap. IX - Containing some instructions touching the alteration of the air and change of weather in any Year ...................................................................... 170 Chap. X - Showing how to judge of the weather by the aspects of the Moon to the other planets, and by the several aspects of the planets amongst themselves
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