Examining the Moon for Men’s Marriages
When investigating the lawful union of a man and a woman, the first step is to examine the position of the moon in the man’s birth chart. If the moon falls in the eastern quadrants, the man tends to marry at a young age or to a woman younger than himself; if it is in the western quadrants, he marries later or to an older woman. Should the moon be under the sun’s rays and in aspect with Saturn, the native does not marry at all. When the moon is in a sign of single form or applying to a single planet, it indicates a single marriage; but if it is in a bicorporeal or multiform sign, or applying to several planets in the same sign, it signifies multiple marriages. The benefic or malefic nature of the planets the moon applies to—whether by proximity or by testimony—determines whether the wife will be good or the opposite. Specifically, application to Saturn produces hardworking and stern wives; to Jupiter, dignified and good managers; to Mars, bold and unruly; to Venus, cheerful, beautiful, and charming; to Mercury, intelligent and keen. Venus combined with Jupiter, Saturn, or Mercury makes wives thrifty and affectionate toward husband and children, while Venus with Mars makes them easily angered, unstable, and unfeeling.
Observing the Sun for Women’s Marriages
For women, the sun in the birth chart is the primary indicator. If the sun is in the eastern quadrants, the woman marries young or to a younger man; in the western quadrants, she marries late or to an older man. A single-form sign or application to one of the oriental planets indicates a single marriage, whereas a bicorporeal or multiform sign, or aspect with several planets in the east, points to multiple marriages. When Saturn aspects the sun, husbands are sedate, useful, and industrious; Jupiter gives dignified and magnanimous husbands; Mars gives men of action, lacking in affection, and unruly; Venus gives neat and handsome husbands; Mercury gives thrifty and practical ones; Venus with Saturn, sluggish and rather weak in sexual relations; Venus with Mars, ardent, impetuous, and adulterous; Venus with Mercury, infatuated with boys. In this context, eastern quadrants for the sun are the signs preceding the rising sign and those preceding the setting sign; for the moon, the signs from new and full moon to the quarters; western quadrants are the opposite signs.
Harmony and Discord Between the Charts
Marriages are generally lasting when the luminaries in both charts are in harmonious aspect—trine or sextile—especially by exchange, and most of all when the husband’s moon is in such aspect with the wife’s sun. Divorces on slight pretexts and complete estrangements occur when the luminaries are in disjunct signs, opposition, or quartile. Benefic planets regarding the luminaries in harmonious aspect make the marriage pleasant, agreeable, and profitable; malefic planets make it quarrelsome, unpleasant, and unprofitable. Similarly, when the luminaries are in inharmonious positions, benefic planets do not end the marriage completely but bring renewals and reconciliations that preserve kindness and affection, whereas malefic planets cause divorces marked by abuse and violence. Mercury alone with the luminaries brings notoriety and recriminations; with Venus, adultery, poisonings, and the like. Other marriages are judged by Venus, Mars, and Saturn: if they are familiar with the luminaries, the marriage is domestic and lawful, following the relationship Venus holds to each—toward Mars, that of equals in age (since their exaltations are in trine), toward Saturn, that of an older person (since their houses are in trine).
Venus, Mars, and Saturn in Marriage Configurations
Venus with Mars produces merely amorous dispositions, but if Mercury is present, notoriety as well; in the common signs Capricorn and Pisces, unions with siblings or kindred. For men, Venus with the moon makes them unite with two sisters or kinsfolk; for women, Venus with Jupiter makes them unite with two brothers or kinsfolk. Venus with Saturn produces pleasant and firm unions, but if Mercury is present, they are also beneficial; if Mars is also present, the marriage is unstable, harmful, and full of jealousy. If Venus is in the same aspect to them, marriages are with equals in age; if Venus is further east, with younger partners; if further west, with older partners. Venus and Saturn in the common signs Capricorn or Libra portend marriages of kin. If the moon is present with this combination at the horoscope or mid-heaven, men wed their mothers, mother’s sisters, or stepmothers, and women wed their sons, brothers’ sons, or daughters’ husbands. The sun, especially with the planets setting, makes men wed their daughters, daughters’ sisters, or sons’ wives, and women wed their fathers, fathers’ brothers, or stepfathers. If the aspects are not in signs of the same gender but in feminine places, they produce depraved individuals ready for both active and passive roles, and in certain formations utterly obscene—such as the forward and hinder parts of Aries, the Hyades, the Pitcher, the hind parts of Leo, and the face of Capricorn. If the configuration is angular on the first two angles (eastern and mid-heaven), they make a complete display of their abnormalities even in public; on the last two (western and northern), they produce eunuchs, sterile women, and those without passages; if Mars is present, men who have lost their genitals, or the so-called tribades.
Sexual Disposition in Men and Women
For men, Mars indicates disposition in love. If Mars is separated from Venus and Saturn but has the testimony of Jupiter, he produces men cleanly and decorous in love, aiming only at natural use. If Mars is accompanied by Saturn alone, he produces men cautious, hesitant, and frigid. If Venus and Jupiter aspect Mars, he produces men easily roused and passionate, yet continent and self-restrained. With Venus alone, or with Jupiter but without Saturn, he produces lustful, careless men who seek pleasures everywhere; if one planet is an evening star and the other a morning star, men who have relations with both males and females but moderately inclined to either. If both are evening stars, they incline toward females alone, and if the signs are feminine, they become pathics. If both are morning stars, they are infected only with love of boys, and if the signs are masculine, with males of any age. If Venus is further west, they have dealings with women of low degree, slaves, or foreigners; if Mars is further west, with superiors, married women, or ladies of high station. For women, Venus is examined: if Venus aspects Jupiter or Mercury, she makes them temperate and pure in love. If Saturn is absent but Venus is associated with Mercury, she makes them easily aroused and full of desire, yet generally cautious and avoiding turpitude. If Venus is with Mars only or in aspect to him, she makes them lustful, depraved, and more heedless. If Jupiter is also present and Mars is under the sun’s rays, they have commerce with slaves, lower classes, or foreigners; but if Venus is in this position, they consort with superiors or masters as mistresses or adulteresses; if the planets are made feminine by place or aspect, they incline only to the passive role, but if masculine, they are so depraved as to actively have commerce with women. When Saturn is brought into these configurations, if made feminine, he is himself the cause of licentiousness; if rising and in a masculine position, he makes them objects of censure or lovers of such; combination with Jupiter gives a more seemly appearance to these faults, and with Mercury makes them more notorious and unsafe.
