The Book of Nativities and the Centiloquy of Hermes

indeed, with their darkness, they offer help to foulness.

On the manners and colors of the planets. Chapter 7.

♄ Saturn by his nature makes the native The "native" refers to the person born under this astrological influence. pale or dark and of a coarse color, with thick eyes. One of the eyes will be somewhat squinting or larger than the other; he will have much hair and a large face, specifically large jaws; and his gaze will be cast down toward the earth. Along with this, the native will be sad in mind, foul in face, having a bad look, disordered teeth, and shaggy hair.

♃ Jupiter by his nature makes one tall, declining somewhat toward blackness; the eyes large and prominent. The pupils will be small, and the hair will not be perfectly curly, nor perfectly straight, but middling. His beard will be curly. His manner will be handsome. He will hold his head and jaws somewhat elevated; the nose large and even. In flesh and stature, he will be well-proportioned, and his face cheerful.

♂ Mars by his nature makes the native ruddy, with red or inflamed eyes and a round face. And perhaps he will have a red mark on the face or a scar; or he will have a large nose. He will also be sharp and of subtle wit, full of anger, and handsome in his uprightness. His face is somewhat swollen. He is envious, sad, and prone to cursing and evil thoughts; his fingers are long and with little flesh; his chest is sharp; in his gait he is long-striding, and in his heart, he is marvelous.

☉ Sun by his nature makes the native large. The whiteness of the eyes will be small, the face round, and the head large. His color is shining. The forehead is ample. The eyes are prominent. He has a loud voice and is of equal stature to conquerors; he speaks of others without shame in a mocking way. His gaze carries lordship. In youth, he will have yellow hair, but afterward, he will become bald.

♀ Venus by his nature makes the native of a shining color mixed with some redness; with beautiful eyes whose gaze will be decorous and sweet, like the glittering dawn. The eyebrows are small, the head round. The blackness of the eyes will be greater than the whiteness. The nose original: "Dos", likely a typo for "Nasus" is subtle and small; the cheeks fleshy; the neck handsome; the chest sharp; the fingers short; the legs large; and generally, the whiteness of the native's eyes tends toward blackness.

♿ Mercury by his nature makes the native of a white color tending toward greenness; his face will be narrow; the jaws comely; the eyebrows joined; the nostrils beautiful; the mouth wide. His eyes are mobile, the teeth small, the beard sparse. The face is beautiful. He will be very lean. His stature is even, his steps short, his limbs subtle. He possesses much sense and intellect, and utters many good words.

☾ Moon by her nature makes the native of a white color, whose face will be round. The look is decorous; the beard mobile; yet of a beautiful and clear color. The body is healthy and complete in its limbs. Know therefore these stated manners and colors of the planets, and mix them with the manners and colors of the signs.

On the signs and the colors of the signs.

♈︎ Aries by its nature makes the native of a color tending toward whiteness; his hair will be curly; his body original: "Titius", likely "Titus" or "Totus" not straight; the face long; the eyes large; the ears small; and the neck large.

♉︎ Taurus by its nature makes the native of a reddish color with an ample forehead, a long nose with wide nostrils, and large eyes; his hair will be curly, upright, and black. His limbs are diverse. The upper part of the neck is thick and strong; his gait is beautiful. But his sense will be weak.

♊︎ Gemini by its nature makes the native of a mixed color and equal stature, with an ample chest. He will be faithful, and his mastery will revolve around writing or computation.

♋︎ Cancer by its nature makes the native of a pale color, with thick limbs and a hairy neck; the lower parts of his body will be larger than the upper parts. He will have a large forehead, distorted teeth, curly hair, and a beard. He will be short in stature with small eyes and broad shoulders.

♌︎ Leo by its nature makes the native of a yellow color with yellow hair and a beautiful stature, whose upper parts will be larger than the lower; the chest ample; the vision sharp; the face grave; the legs subtle. He will be famous but of bad encounter.

♍︎ Virgo by its nature makes the native of a black color, of beautiful and equal stature, and handsome in limbs.

♎︎ Libra by its nature makes the native two-colored, of handsome stature; in flesh, height, and manner, he will be balanced.

♏︎ Scorpio by its nature makes the native of an ashen-red color, with white and small eyes tending toward blackness; much hair; a long circumference of a small face. The feet are large, the body light. He is one who will sow discord among others and will be evil.

♐︎ Sagittarius by its nature makes the native of a white-yellow color, with white or yellow hair, a subtle face, and a long beard. He has a large belly, and his posterior part will be more handsome to look upon than the anterior.

♑︎ Capricorn by its nature makes the native of a black color, hairy, with a dry body, a long face, a sharp beard, and subtle ears.

♒︎ Aquarius by its nature makes the native of a greenish-black color, short stature, great spirit, and great goodness; liberal with men. He will be of great expense and a prodigal. He will have one leg larger than the other; his blood and color will be apparent.

♓︎ Pisces by its nature makes the native of a white color, with a small head and a comely beard. The jaws are ample, the chest large, and his limbs will be poorly disposed; he will become either lame or hunchbacked. And know that the signs ascending directly make natives of large bodies by their nature; those ascending crookedly make them small.

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To whom the age of the child will be likened: namely, to the father or mother, paternal uncle or maternal uncle. Chapter 8.

When you wish to know whom the native will resemble: look at the face of the ascendant The zodiac sign rising on the eastern horizon at birth. and which planet is its lord. For if the Sun is the lord of said face, the native will be like the father; and if the Moon is its mistress, the native will be like the mother. Specifically, if the lord of the face of the Ascendant is the lord of the Fourth House, and the native is a son, he will be like the father. If it is a daughter, she will be like the mother. If the lord of the face of the ascendant is the lord of the place of the Sun, he will be like the paternal uncle. If it is the lord of the place of the Moon, he will be like the maternal uncle. Work in the remaining matters according to this mode. And having said these things, let us descend to the nutrition of children.

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On the nutrition of children. Chapter 9.

Know that there are four ways of being born. First is that one is born dead. Second, that one is born alive but will not live nor be nourished. Third, that one is born alive and is nourished and lives, but does not reach old age. Fourth, that one is born alive and lives and is nourished and reaches a good old age. To know these four modes, it is necessary that you know the divisions that follow, which are these: The Ascendant and its lord; The Part of Fortune and its lord; The Sun and Moon; conjunction and Opposition. The Ascendant signifies the likeness of the mode of the native, his appearance, and his descent after his hiding. The Part of Fortune is called the ascendant of the Moon, just as the ascendant of the nativity is called the ascendant of the Sun.

The Sun is the light of heaven and the candle; the King of the stars and their disposer; the helper of the seasons and the direction of life, of beasts, trees, herbs, and bodies.

The Moon, by the circuit of her orb and her proximity to the world, takes precedence in the likeness of men, in their beginning and completion, and also in their diminution, destruction, and annulment; she is a partner in the significance of the stars and planets, and she has increase and decrease according to the likeness of the native in his birth. Conjunction is called the likeness of the parents who hold themselves toward the native in the manner of joining and separation and the light that proceeds from them. Prevention or opposition of the Moon is called the likeness of the native when he is in his strength and in the middle of his life; which, while it passes, begins to diminish daily until it reaches the end of his life. And these things cannot be known except by the mode of triplicity, namely in its strength and weakness; also Aliebel and Alicher Likely corrupted Arabic astrological terms referring to planetary dignity or "Hyleg/Alcocoden" (givers of life). in their firmness and fall, because the lords of triplicity signify the ordering of day and night, and the change of the native occurs with the succession of night to day and day to night. Therefore, a native who is born dead will be one who has the three significators of the lords of triplicity falling from the angles in his nativity; especially if any of the misfortunes Malefic planets like Mars or Saturn. has lordship in the ascendant for evil. For then it will signify the destruction and fall of the native. When the Moon is in the west without the aspect of any fortune Benefic planets like Jupiter or Venus., and a fortune is in one of the angles looking upon her, the one who is born will not live one hour. Namely, when the Moon is in the fourth house with one of the fortunes and some fortune in the seventh house...