RS: Application of the Moon to Planets in Decumbiture

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Ricahrd Saunders, AJP vol. 2, p. 8

"Of Application of the Moon to Planets.

In all your Judgments of the Party diseased, you must have an especial care and eye to what Planet the Moon is conjoyned in a full Aspect, and from what Planet she did past separate and to what Planet she doth next apply; because that Planet to whom she doth apply, doth also shew, as well as the Lord of the 12th House in the New Moon, or the Lord of the 6th in the wane or decrease of the Moon, what Humour doth reign or is predominate in the Body, and what Humour doth increase or decrease. As for Example, In the new of the Moon, Saturn is Lord of the 12th House upon the Question, and Saturn is in Leo, which is hot and dry, cholerick, increasing yellow choler, and Saturn himself is melancholick with a superfluous flegme, therefore I conclude, the humour abounding in the Body is yellow choler mixed with Melancholy, and the Party is hot inward, and cold outward, and yellow choler hath the Dominion; then I look to what Planet the Moon doth apply, which doth signifie the Humour abounding or decreasing, either augmenting the Disease, or cause of the Disease, or else a diminishing of it: as for Example, The Disease aforesaid is caused of Saturn in Leo, how is the Moon be in Aries, and do apply to the Sun, then do she augment the Disease with more yellow choler; for the Sun and Aries do increase the same; but if the Moon do apply to Mars also being in Leo, then she doth strongly augment the Disease mightily by red choler, and it is deadly, because it is in the fourth degree, except speedy remedy be found; and if the Moon do apply to Saturn, then it doth augment Melancholy, in what Sign soever Saturn be, for the augmenting of the Humour is taken from the Planet the Moon doth apply unto, and not the Sign the Planet is in, as if she apply to Jupiter, then blood aboundeth."

Warmest regards,

Pam
"Id rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance"