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SATURN IN CAPRICORN gives a tendency to articular rheumatism, eczema,
erysipelas, and other diseases of the skin; by reflex action in Cancer,
jaundice, gallstones, and dyspepsia.
SATURN IN AQUARIUS gives a tendency to weak ankles, easily sprained, and, by
reflex action in Leo, curvature of the spine, sclerosis and other affections
of the heart, back and arteries.
SATURN IN PISCES gives a tendency to cold feet, rheumatism and bunions, also
tuberculosis due to cold and wet feet, and, by reflex action in Virgo,
dropsy.
PATHOGENIC EFFECTS OF JUPITER
The liver is the great center of the Jupiterian activity; there he forms
glycogen from the waste products of the portal blood-stream. The great cen-
tral vortex of the desire body is also in the liver, and when an extra ef-
fort is to be made, Mars draws upon the glycogen storehouse of Jupiter for
fuel. Saturn too is active in the liver, forming the gall, urea, and uric
acid.
It is somewhat difficult for the average student to segregate and combine
the varied functions of this organ, but if we bear in mind that Cancer is
the exaltation sign of Jupiter and the opposite sign Capricorn is the home
of Saturn and the exaltation sign of Mars, we shall more readily understand
that the great benefic, Jupiter, endeavors to store in the liver the
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glycogen so necessary to the bodily activity. This, Mars, the opposing ex-
altation ruler, recklessly scatters by expenditure of muscular energy, and
he is aided and abetted in his destructive activities by Saturn, who pro-
duces gall and urea which he deposits during the muscular work as uric acid
in the various parts of the body where it manifests as gout and rheumatism.
Saturn also makes the liver torpid and causes constipation.
Jupiter rules the adrenals and arterial circulation, hence his afflic-
tions cause formation of adipose tissue, fatty degeneration of muscles, tu-
mors, and morbid growths, enlargement of organs, waste of sugar and albumen
as in diabetes and kindred diseases. Blood-poisoning, hyperaemia and
apoplexy are due to afflictions of Jupiter.
The following effects may be noted when Jupiter is afflicted in the
twelve signs.
JUPITER AFFLICTED IN ARIES gives a tendency to dizziness, cerebral conges-
tion, sleepiness, thrombosis, fainting, ulcerated gums of upper jaw, and, by
reflex action in Libra, diabetes and depression due to lack of adrenal se-
cretion.
JUPITER AFFLICTED IN TAURUS gives a tendency to gourmandize, hence plethora
and apoplexy, ringworm and carbuncles follow; also ulcerated gums of man-
dible; by reflex action in Scorpio, catarrh of the nose and nosebleed.
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JUPITER AFFLICTED IN GEMINI gives a tendency to pleurisy, blood affections,
congestion of the lungs, pulmonary apoplexy; by reflex action in Sagit-
tarius, broken bones, gout and rheumatism in hips and thighs.
JUPITER AFFLICTED IN CANCER gives a tendency to gourmandize, causing dila-
tion of the stomach, dyspepsia, liver complaints, jaundice, and dropsy; by
reflex action in Capricorn, which rules the skin, pimples and similar erup-
tions.
JUPITER AFFLICTED IN LEO gives a tendency to apoplexy and fatty degeneration
of the heart, the valve action is weakened, the circulation sluggish at
times and at other times there are palpitation and feverish conditions; by
reflex action in Aquarius, swollen ankles.
JUPITER AFFLICTED IN VIRGO gives a tendency to enlarged liver, often ulcer-
ated, jaundice.
JUPITER AFFLICTED IN LIBRA gives a tendency to melancholy due to diminished
adrenal secretion, renal abscess, diabetes, skin eruptions due to sluggish
action of kidneys; by reflex action in Aries, congestion of brain, coma and
vertigo.
JUPITER AFFLICTED IN SCORPIO gives a tendency to enlarged prostate gland,
uterine tumors, urethral abscess, dropsy, hydraemia, excess of urates and
strangury; by reflex action in Taurus, apoplexy and nosebleed.
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JUPITER AFFLICTED IN SAGITTARIUS gives a tendency to rheumatism and gout; by
reflex action in Gemini, pulmonary apoplexy and corrupt blood.
JUPITER AFFLICTED IN CAPRICORN gives a tendency to various skin diseases,
and, by reflex action in Cancer, digestive ailments, dropsy, jaundice, and
fatty degeneration of the liver.
JUPITER AFFLICTED IN AQUARIUS gives a tendency to milk-leg, swollen ankles,
and, by reflex action in Leo, apoplexy and palpitation.
JUPITER AFFLICTED IN PISCES gives a tendency to swollen, perspiring feet,
and, by reflex action in Virgo, enlarged liver, abdominal tumors, jaundice,
and diseased intestines.
PATHOGENIC EFFECTS OF MARS
The ancient Egyptian sages called Cancer the sphere of the soul, and when
the mystic Sun of life goes through this moist, fruitful lunar sign the
seed-atom of the ego's physical body is planted. While the embryonic body
grows unconsciously as a plant grows, the mystic Sun of life passes through
Leo, Virgo, and Libra. In the fourth month of gestation it passes through
the second of the water signs, Scorpio. Then the spirit dies to its heav-
enly home and is immured in its earthly prison house by Mars, who chains it
with the silver cord and thus brings about the quickening. Then the Sun of
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life proceeds through Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and when after the
nine months have been completed it has passed through the last of the watery
signs, Pisces, the flood-gates of the womb are opened and the ego is
launched upon the sea of life under the auspices of the martial sign Aries,
where the giver of life, the Sun, is exalted.
During the gestatory period Mars has given to the body iron, especially
in the form of haemoglobin, and with the first breath oxidation of this sub-
stance commences to produce the heat so necessary to life and consciousness.
This operation is continued all through life, and thus to the Martian ray
falls the important task of supplementing the Sun in the maintenance of the
vital spark until the mystic Sun of life has completed its circle and
reached the sign where the quickening took place. Then Scorpio gives the
body its death-sting, Mars and his friend Saturn cut the silver cord, and
the free soul soars as an eagle into the empyrean seeking the celestial
spheres which are its true home. Therefore Scorpio is symbolized both by a
scorpion and an eagle.
On account of his mission as AIDE to the Sun in the maintenance of life,
Mars every aims to cleanse the body of filth and waste accumulation so that
the fires of life may burn brightly, hence, when the gourmandizing habits of [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]