The Goal of the Wise

If the Sun or ♄ (Saturn) is in ♏ (Scorpio), in the sign of a moist body, the newborn will be full of vice and large-limbed. If ♄ is in ♈ (Aries) at night and ♂ (Mars) is in ♋ (Cancer), the newborn will be prone to vice in his heart and according to the season of the year. If a son is born to his father under the rays of the ☉ (Sun) and is falling from the angles The "angles" are the four most powerful points in a horoscope: the Ascendant, Descendant, Midheaven, and Imum Coeli., and ♂ is in ♊ (Gemini), the newborn will be fearful, deceitful, lazy of countenance, a lazy schemer, and it shall be the death of the newborn; and the truth of it is that if he is in ♉ (Taurus) or ♏ (Scorpio), he will be dangerous to everyone, a destroyer of safety and a strong promoter of discord and infamy. If ♄ is in ♊ under the rays of the ☉ and ♃ (Jupiter), ♀ (Venus), and ♂ look upon him In astrology, "looking upon" refers to an aspect, or a specific geometric relationship between planets., the newborn will be a friend of ♃ in many movements, but prone to vice, insanity, and business troubles. If ♄ is in ♒ (Aquarius) at night, which is said to be a royal sign for him, the newborn will suffer much insanity, yet he recovers from the insanity like one who is merciful. If ♄ is in ♋ in his own house, the newborn will be fearful and insane.

On the vicious and warlike newborn

If ♄ is in ♈ and ♂ is in the house of ♄, and ♂ happens to be here, the newborn will be vicious against adversaries, will crave wars and great wealth, and will speak ill of men openly. If ♄ is in ♌ (Leo) at night and ♂ is in ♈ by night, the newborn will be prone to vice in seeking vengeance and will be unable to restrain himself. If ♄ falls by fortune or is acting between the house of movement, the newborn will be furious and sad through great rage and exceedingly vicious.

On the humble and secret newborn

Since the newborn will be in Pisces (Pisces) in the sign of the tail Likely referring to the Cauda Draconis or the tail of the constellation., so if ♃ is in ♋ and ☿ (Mercury) and the ☉ looks upon him, the newborn will be humble and quiet, appearing so to the people in his actions. If ♄ is present and looks upon ♃ from the middle of the sky The Midheaven or Medium Coeli. or by aspect, or if ♃ or ♀ is present, and then the ☉ and ♂ (or one of them) looks upon them from the middle of the sky—the ☉ by day and ♂ by night—and ♀ is with them, that newborn will be humble in intellect. If ♄ is in ♋ or ♏ by day, or if ♄ and ♃ are in exaltation without aspect or in the middle of the sky, the newborn will be humble, of subtle wit, and a lover of mankind.

On the shameless newborn

If ♄ is in ♈ and looks upon ♀ from a ☌ (conjunction), the newborn will be shameless. If ♄ is in ♌ and looks upon ♃ from a conjunction, he will be envious and will diminish those vengeances and envies. If ♄ is in ♒, ♏, or ♌, the newborn is in a bad place and will be shameless; and if ♀ is in ♏ and the ☉ looks upon her from a conjunction, the newborn will have little truth in him.

On the truthful newborn

If ♃ is in ♐ (Sagittarius) without Mars, and the ☉ does not look upon him, the newborn will be truthful. If ♃ is in ♋, the newborn will be truthful and chaste; and if ♃ is in ♈ or ♌, the newborn will be truthful.

On the beautiful character of the newborn

If the ☉ is in a beautiful movement and ♃ is in the middle of the sky and looks upon ♃ from a conjunction, and ♂ is in ♈, the newborn will have beautiful character. If ♃ is in the middle of ♈ and the ☉ is in ♌ with ♂, he will be of good character and gentle. If ♃ is in the house of the ☉, the newborn will have a pleasant voice and be well-mannered. If ♃ is in the house of ♄, the newborn will be of good character and fair fame. If ♃ is with the ☉ or ♂ in any part of ♈, the newborn will be of beautiful character, though perhaps fickle in heart, and may appear to be a man of guile.

On the wise and lying newborn

If ☿ is in Gemini from the ☉ at the time of birth, the newborn will be wise but a liar, and later will tell lies without blushing, and he fashions his tongue with lies as he wishes. If ☿ is in ♍ (Virgo) and increasing, he will be prone to lies. If ☿ is with the ☉ from ☿ in ♈, he will be a liar. If ☿ is with ♂, he will be a liar and affirms his lies to the world. If ☿ is in ♏ or Pisces, the signs of the heavens concerning his words—which are qualities of the newborn of the ☉ and ☿—he will be a liar and affirms things out of envy, writes lies, and hinders men, which is an evil thing before the gods. Wherefore in Gemini he speaks great things of them. If ☿ is in ♌ and the ☉ is in ♎ (Libra) toward ☿, and both are oriental Rising before the sun in the morning., the newborn will be a liar in all trifles and hateful. If ☿ is in ♌, ♍, ♏, or ♐, and good fortune does not look upon him, the newborn will be a liar, speaking of things that are not, and he invents figures of speech in his talk.

On the truthful newborn who fulfills what he promises

If ☿ is in Gemini, ♍, or with the ☉ in the middle of the sky, the newborn will be truthful, speaks joyful things, and does not allow anything to go unfulfilled. If ☿ is born good and truthful, and if the newborn is looked upon by ♃, and ♃ looks upon ☿ itself, and ♃ is in ♈ or ♌, he will be truthful and fulfills the word that he promises. If ☿ is with ♃ in ♌ and ☿ is in ♏ under the rays, he will be truthful. If ☿ is with ♃ in ♈, ♌, ♐, or ♏ of the sky, the newborn will be honored and truthful, fulfills what he promises, and speaks the truth of his own accord.