PREFACE
Mundane Astrology has been much neglected by students. It is hoped that this little publication will draw their attention to this important branch of the science, for, after all, Nations, Countries and Cities are more important than Individuals.
Up to the present very little has been written on the subject since Ramsey published his “Astrology Restored” in the seventeenth century.
Mundane Astrology is a difficult subject, seeing that every District town or City is under a different Zodiacal influence, If this particular influence were known, it would be an easy matter to forecast the fate of any place.
Our lack of knowledge of the exact place or locality governed by each degree of the Zodiac is the cause of the many failures in the Predictions relating to Mundane Events.
Raphael.
CHAPTER I
Mundane Astrology is that branch of the Science which treats of the influence of the Zodiac and Planets upon Nations, countries, cities and divisions of the earth, and is the art of foretelling the chief events which will come to pass therein.
A figure of the heavens is erected for certain times-to be afterwards explained-and for the particular places for which the forecasts are required, and the longitudes and declinations of the planets computed therefor, exactly in the same manner as in the erection of an ordinary horoscope.
As in Natal Astrology, different influences are ascribed to the planets and the twelve divisions of the heavens, and to make forecasts from the various figures of the heavens is not a very difficult task.
The student should bear in mind the various testimonies of good and evil shown, and thus may read the good or evil
fortune of any particular nation or kingdom, the possibility of peace or war, health or sickness, dearth or plenty, in any particular part of the world for which the forecasts are required.
In addition to this, the transits of the planets through the several signs of the Zodiac have also to be considered, and the general condition of the various countries and peoples ruled by the different signs can then be ascertained.
A horoscope or figure of the heavens for the moment of the Sun’s entry into the sign Aries is taken as the basis or groundwork for all predictions, and this, together with similar figures for the entry of the Sun into the sings Cancer, Libra and Capricorn, corresponding to the commencement of each season, has the chief influence in determining the various forecasts to be made.
A figure of the heavens is also to be cast for each new and full moon during the year, also for all Solar and Lunar Eclipses, and all Conjunctions of the major planets, which are ♂, ♃, ♄, ♅ and ♆.
Some of these are subsidiary to the Ingresses-as the figures for the Sun’s entry into the four cardinal signs, Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn are called-but the Eclipses and great conjunctions which are those formed by the major planets are dealt with separately, and have a very powerful and important influence on the destinies of Nations.
All of these are explained in the following chapters, which are expressly written for the student, and with careful study and investigation of the various rules and instructions given, accurate and reliable forecasts may be made with ease.
CHAPTER II
The first step in the study of Mundane Astrology is a knowledge of the names and symbols of the planetary bodies and zodiacal signs.
1. The planets are nine in number and their names and symbols are as follows:-
| ☉ Sol. | ♀ Venus. | ♄ Saturn. |
| ☽ Luna. | ♂ Mars. | ♅ Uranus. |
| ☿ Mercury. | ♃ Jupiter. | ♆ Neptune. |
2. The twelve signs of the Zodiac are named and symbolised as follows:-
| ♈ Aries. | ♌ Leo. | ♐ Sagittarius. |
| ♉ Taurus. | ♍ Virgo. | ♑ Capricorn. |
| ♊ Gemini. | ♎ Libra. | ♒ Aquarius. |
| ♋ Cancer. | ♏ Scorpio. | ♓ Pisces. |
3. The following groups or divisions of the zodiacal signs should be committed to memory, as it is a very important factor.
| Fiery. ♈ ♌ ♐ | Cardinal. ♈ ♋ ♎ ♑ |
| Airy. ♊ ♎ ♒ | Fixed. ♉ ♌ ♏ ♒ |
| Earthy. ♉ ♍ ♑ | Common. ♊ ♍ ♐ ♓ |
| Watery. ♋ ♏ ♓ |
The Planetary aspects and their symbols are as follows:-
☌ Conjunction. When two planets are in the same longitude.
P Parallel. When two planets are the same distance north or south of the Equator.
∠ Semi-square. A distance of 45° apart.
✻ Sextile. When two planets are sixty degrees apart.
☐ Square. Three signs or 90° apart.
△ Trines. 120° or four signs apart.
# Sesquiquadrate. 135° or four and a half signs distant.
☍ Opposition. 180° or six signs distant.
The student should bear in mind that all these aspects are of different strengths. The conjunction and the opposition are the most powerful, then the parallel, followed by the square, trine and sextile of about equal power, then the semi-square and sesquiquadrate.
The orbs of the aspects, or the number of degrees from an exact aspect, in which a planet will act upon another, requires very careful handling in Mundane Astrology, as only very close aspects should be considered. The orbs of the planets, ☿, ♀, ♂, ♃, ♄, ♅ and ♆ when forming the major aspects, ☌, ✻, ☐, △ and ☍, may be reckoned as 5°. They are to be measured thus. Suppose Venus is forming a conjunction of Mars, then when Venus gets to within five degrees of Mars, the aspect will begin to operate, and will last until Venus is five degrees past it. The same with the other planets. The Sun and Moon have larger orbs. Eight degrees may be allowed the Sun and Moon.
For the minor aspects, smaller orbs should be allowed. For the Planets 2°, and for the Sun and Moon 3°. It is a very difficult subject to deal with, but the above may be taken as practically correct.
For the parallel, one degree either way should be allowed for the Sun, Moon and Planets. Thus, if the Sun is in 12° north declination, and Jupiter in 17° [Ed — maybe typo.] north, then they are in parallel and will remain in this aspect until the difference of their declinations amounts to more than a degree.
For the cusps of the mundane houses, observe the following rule. Find the number of degrees between one house and the next and divide it by three, and reckon this one third as the orb of the cusp of the house. Thus if the twelfth house is Aquarius 13°, and the Ascendant Aries 0°, find the difference between these two degrees, which is 47°, and one third of this is nearly 16°, so when a planet gets within 16 degrees of Aries 0°, it is to be reckoned as in the ascendant, or first house.
CHAPTER III
In dealing with this, the same rules must be applied as in delineating a horoscope, for where the latter applies to an individual, in Mundane Astrology it refers to a nation, and it therefore follows that the same mode of procedure must be applied, but in a more extended form.