Astronomicon

A divine force of the soul rules, and by a sacred path
God breathes together and governs with silent reason original: "tacita ratione," referring to the underlying logical order of the universe..
And He distributes many laws into all parts
So that one might create and bear the strengths of another,
And the whole may remain related through various forms.

CHAPTER ON THE SIGNS.

Now I shall recount to you the flames of the signs shining from everywhere
In certain orders, and first those shall be sung original Latin suffix -ur completes "canentur"
Which gird the middle of the world in an oblique order This refers to the ecliptic, the apparent path of the Sun across the sky, which is tilted or "oblique" relative to the celestial equator.
And carry the Sun in alternating turns through the seasons.
And other stars struggling against the opposing world,
All which you might see varied in a serene sky,
From which also the whole reasoning of the fates original: "ratio fatorum," the foundational concept of astrology that the stars determine human destiny. is drawn,
So that it may be that first part of the world which touches the heights.

On the twelve constellations of the zodiac, and first on Aries

The golden-fleeced Aries The Ram, the leader, shining in his wool,
Looks back wondering to see the Bull Taurus rise opposite,
With lowered face and the Twins Gemini calling from his brow.
Whom the Crab Cancer follows; the Lion Leo follows the Crab, the Virgin Virgo the Lion.
Then, when the day is equal with the time of night Referring to the Autumnal Equinox., the Scales Libra
Draws in the Scorpion Scorpio, shining with a burning star.
Into whose tail the Archer Sagittarius directs a drawn bow,
Joined with a horse centaur: a mythical creature with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a horse, representing the constellation Sagittarius., even now about to send a winged arrow.
Then comes Capricorn, bent in a narrow constellation.
After him, Aquarius pours out his tilted urn.