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Transits: What Days Favor You?
Reinhold Ebertin
Contents
Chapter 1: The Cosmoaram

Chapter 2: Aspects in the Cosmoaram
Chapter 3: What Is A Transit?
Chapter 4: Reading the Ephemeris
Chapter 5: Determining the Transits
Chapter 6: The Parallels
Chapter 7: Mundane Aspects
Chapter 8: Evaluating the Transits
Chapter 9: Character of the Stellar Bodies
Chapter 10: Monthly Prognostication
Chapter 11: Sensitive Points and Half-Sums
Chapter 12: Midheaven and Ascendant
Chapter 13: The Best Dav to Realize Plans
Chapter 14: Basic Interpretation, the Sun
Chapter 15: Basic Interpretation, the Moon
Chapter 16: Basic Interpretation. Mercury
Chapter 17: Basic Interpretation. Venus
Chapter 18: Basic Interpretation. Mars
Chapter 19: Basic Interpretation. Jupiter
Chapter 20: Basic Interpretation. Saturn
Chapter 21: Basic Interpretation. Uranus
Chapter 22: Basic Interpretation. Neptune
Chapter 23: Basic Interpretation. Pluto
Chapter 24: Basic Interpretation. Moon's Node
Appendix
Preface
IN THE preface TO THE first edition IN 1928 it was pointed out that the transits, i.e.
the passage of the progressing stellar bodies over the interpretive factors of the basic
horoscope, provide the best and most easily understood introduction to astrology or
cosmobiology. Those who have comprehended this method of work can also quickly
master the more difficult sectors of astrological research into character and fate. The
examples given in this book have been taken from real life and show to what extent
prognostications based on the transits do indeed agree with fact.
At the time of publication of this book in 1928, documentation on Neptune was

still new, hardly being included in other textbooks. Now the effects of Pluto are to be
added. Although only twenty years' knowledge has been gained on this planet, so
much material is available that a well-founded documentation on this "outsider" among
the stellar bodies can be presented.
To differentiate between the positive and negative inclinations, the signs + and -
have been chosen; the conjunctions have been designated by (C), as it is not always
possible to derive the favorable or unfavorable trends form the aspects alone.
This book of transits has become the steady companion of many thousands of peo-
ple. Many readers have had to acquire a second or even third copy because the pages
of the first not only were too worn from frequent reading, but had been literally read to
pieces. I trust and hope that this new, completely revised edition will gain just as many
true friends.
Reinhold Ebertin
Chapter 1: The Cosmogram
The term COSMOGRAM designates the notation of a cosmic constellation. The word
"horoscope" has been avoided in this book; the popularization of astrology through
newspapers and magazines has changed the meaning of this word completely. Origi-
nally, it meant "hourly view," i.e. the heavenly constellations as observed and recorded
for a particular hour. In the press, horoscope is given to mean a statement based on the
position of the Sun in the various signs of the zodiac without regard to the hour of birth
or correlation to the other stellar bodies.
The use of the term "stellar bodies" in this book is deliberate, so as to include Sun,
Moon, and the planets as well. The Sun and Moon are not planets and therefore cannot
be so designated, as is, unfortunately, often the case in many books on astrology.
The foundation for casting the cosmogram is the zodiac, which the Sun moves
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not already been learned from the calendars. Each of these signs supplies the name
for thirty smaller divisions which we call degrees. Accordingly, the whole circle contains
360 degrees.
To locate the positions of the stellar bodies in the zodiac more exactly, one degree
is divided into sixty minutes and every minute is again divided into sixty seconds. This
subdivision is so fine that it cannot be portrayed in a zodiacal chart. Therefore, the po-
sition of each stellar body is written in degrees, minutes, and, sometimes, in seconds.
When talking of minutes and seconds as designations of a star's position we do not
mean minutes and seconds in terms of space. For this reason, when talking of time, we
use the symbols "h" for hour, "m" for minute, and "s" for second.
In addition to the stellar bodies, we compute in reference to time that point of the
zodiac which is highest at the time of birth, i.e. culminates (Midheaven or medium coeli)
and that point of the zodiac which is just rising in the east—the point of ascent or As-
cendant. Drawing a straight line from the Ascendant through the center of the zodiac,
we can consider the upper half to represent the visible part and the lower half the invis-
ible part of the firmament. If a straight line is drawn from Midheaven through the center
of the zodiacal circle, the left hand side is that part of the sky where the stars are on
the Ascendant, and the right hand side is where those stars are recorded which have
crossed the Midheaven and descend opposite the Ascendant.
The space within the zodiac is usually divided into twelve sectors or houses, the first
of which begins at the Ascendant. These sectors or houses are supposed to represent
certain facets of life. The first house is said to characterize the personality of an indi-
vidual, the second house refers to money matters, the third house shows relations to
brothers and sisters and to neighbors, and also to correspondence, etc.
These days, we are all accustomed to a critical view of traditional science, and this
division into houses after the manner of a fortune teller is no longer acceptable, and not
only that, there are also various systems of house division, none of which agrees with
the other, thus perforce leading to varying results. The author has thoroughly covered
this topic in his book Charakter and Schicksal in Kosmogramm so that it only need be
said here that the lower portion of the cosmogram represents, as it were, the subcon-
scious, and the upper portion ego-consciousness; and the Ascendant or horizontal line
represents the sphere of experience where the individual can develop his inborn poten-
tiality and achieve his life's goals. In short, the following equivalents can be given:
This spatial representation does not renounce completely its connection to the old
form of house interpretation, but rather, presents it in a form clear even to the critical
man of our present day.
* Upper half: ego-consciousness

• Lower half: the subconscious
• MC: ego, life aim
• ASC: the individual in its environment
• DSC: position in the community
• IC: descent, origins, the primitive I
If, for example, there are many stellar bodies present in the lower half of the
cosmogram, the subconscious forces of an individual will tend to be strong; however,
there will be difficulties encountered in achieving goals in actual life, because the con-
sciousness of self is, as opposed to the unconscious forces, not potent enough. The
upper half of the cosmogram being occupied to a great extent means that this partic-
ular individual takes his fate into his own hands and attempts to realize all his plans
with great expenditure of energy. If there are many stars at the Ascendant, then such
persons are well able to assert themselves; stars gathered at the Descendant indicate
the more important role played by communal life (marriage, teamwork, public life).
Prerequisite to setting up a prognostication for the future is a close examination of

the cosmogram itself. It is clear that only those dispositions, talents and potential al-
ready inherent can be developed and realized.
The cosmogram, which is set up for the moment of birth, is also called the basic
horoscope, root or radical horoscope.
The chart below shows the cosmogram of a woman who, in the years from 1950 to
1952, won the football pool several times.
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In the drawing, the Ascendant is on the left at 13 Sagittarius 22 and the Midheaven
is situated at 15 Libra 16. These two locations are called the personal points of the
cosmogram because, in conjunction with the stellar positions, these points can hardly
be held in common with other persons, as they are related to the place of birth and
calculated according to the exact time of birth. These points move by approximately
one degree within just four minutes of time. The individual stellar bodies can with some
deviation be shared by those born on the same day, but place and time result in a vary-
ing relationship of the stars to the Ascendant and Midheaven.
Chapter 2: Aspects in the Cosmogram
The significance of the constellations is derived from the positions in each sign of
the zodiac, from the relation to the Ascendant and Midheaven, possibly also from the
system of houses, and, too, from the angular relationship of one to another. Indeed, the
observation has often been made that these angles or aspects are of greater signifi-
cance than the positions in sign or house. An angle is formed when straight lines are
drawn from one point in different directions (rays).
In the cosmogram, an angle is formed by a connection of the center point with two
different points in the zodiac. But not just any aspect is suitable for our calculations. A
system of angles is produced by a manifold division through the center point so that
two stars can be at the same point of the zodiac, as in the chart shown in chapter 1,
for example, Sun and Mercury in the sign Scorpio in a conjunction; the stars can be
opposite one another on the bisecting line of the circle, as here Moon and Jupiter,
which is then called opposition, or an aspect of 180 degrees. If the halves of the circle
are themselves bisected, we get quarter circles, designated square with a distance
of ninety degrees. Here, Moon and Neptune or Pluto are square. And then comes the
semisquare meaning forty-five degrees. Saturn and Venus are semisquare.
Another system of aspects results from a division by three of the circle. The circle
has 360 degrees. This is a trine, here between Jupiter and the Sun or Venus. A half-trine
is one-sixth of the circle or a sextile, meaning sixty degrees to be found in Illustration 2
between Sun and Moon.
The aspects may be very accurate, in which case these are termed exact. The
square between Jupiter and Neptune is precisely ninety degrees with a very slight
deviation in the minutes. If the orb, i.e. the radius, is greater, then the aspect is termed
platic, not exact, for example, as between Jupiter and Uranus, where the difference
amounts to approximately seven degrees. In traditional astrology, a very wide orb or
radius was used in calculation, sometimes up to fifteen degrees on each side. There
may be some cases where this is justified. Nowadays a radius of five degrees to either
side should not be exceeded.
If a stellar body is at fifteen degrees Libra, as is the Sun in Illustration 2, there should
correspondingly be a star situated at the same place within a few degrees radius in the
case of conjunction. An opposition is then at fifteen degrees Aries, the squares at fif-
teen degrees Cancer and Capricorn, semisquare at zero degrees Virgo and Sagittarius,
the trines at fifteen degrees Gemini and Aquarius, and the sextiles at fifteen degrees
Leo and Sagittarius.
Chapter 3: What Is A Transit?
The word transit means a planet's passage over another. The stellar bodies in the
cosmogram are considered primarily to be called the radix, with each of the radical
stars marked by "r." Accordingly, Sun r 3° Scorpio means that the Sun is to be found in
the radix, in the natal cosmogram. The stars in motion are designated "progressing,"
abbreviated "p." If, then, Uranus p is at fourteen degrees Cancer, it is in relation to the
Midheaven (M) in our example at fourteen degrees Libra. Then we speak of Uranus p
square M r. A transit means then the aspect of a progressing stellar body to a stellar
body in the radix.
Contrary to the transits, we also use directions for calculation, whereby the stars in
the radix are directed according to a particular key and themselves form aspects. For
this reason, it is absolutely and always necessary to add the symbols r and p in the
notations.
Now we come to the problem of when the stars in progression come into relation
with the signification points of the radical chart. In order to obtain a quick overall view, it
is advisable to choose a zodiacal chart with two graduated circles, so that the aspects
to the various stellar bodies as well as to the Ascendant and Midheaven can be seen. If
the position of a stellar body in progression is known, the aspects can be immediately
read.
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The chart above shows the cosmogram. We start, for example, with the Sun and
Mercury, which here are both at three degrees Scorpio. Across from this point is the
opposition at three degrees Taurus; we note thus Sun opposition Mercury. The points
of the square are at three degrees Leo and Aquarius, and thus we note Sun square
Mercury. At three degrees Cancer and Pisces we find the points of trine—Sun trine
Mercury. The conjunctions do not have to be noted because the stellar points are suffi-
ciently prominent in the cosmogram. The effect of the sextiles is negligible, as is that of
the semisquares and sesquiquadrates.
Once the cosmogram has so far been set up, it is very easy to read the aspects of
the stellar bodies in progression to the radical stars. Which brings us to the question of
where the daily constellations can be found. For ages, man has observed the heavens
and has also recorded the individual stellar progressions. Nowadays, we know the
constellations for years in advance, exactly computed and contained in the astronomi-
cal ephemerides.
Chapter 4: Reading the Ephemeris
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essary for determining the Ascendant and Midheaven for a particular time of the day. In
the Sun column we find Longitude and Declination. Longitude means the graduation of
the zodiac. Declination is the deviation of the solar orbit from the celestial equator.
Of primary interest for us is the solar longitude. For instance, on February 1 the Sun
is at 11o04'23" Aquarius. The entries in this ephemeris are for midnight Greenwich
Mean time, which corresponds to 1:00 a.m. Central European Time.
However, many ephemerides use noon, 12:00 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time. These
midday ephemerides are sometimes preferable because the diurnal constellations are
our subject of interest.
Chapter 5: Determining the Transits
Now WE CAN START. IT is BEST TO USE A POCKET CALENDAR, or to write down the days of
the month on a sheet of paper, where in each case the transits can be noted.
Using the point of a pencil, we trace the degrees of the Sun, starting from eleven
degrees Aquarius and going counterclockwise around the cosmogram. At thirteen de-
grees we find a square of Venus, which itself is located at 13 Scorpio 46. According to
the ephemeris, the Sun is located at midday on the third at 13 Aquarius 36, and accord-
ingly, reaches the square of Venus on the afternoon of the third.
On the fourth we have the Midheaven in a trine with the Sun, i.e. the Sun reaches the
trine of the Midheaven at 14°43'. Actually, we should enter the p and r, but for the sake
of simplicity we can omit p and r if we remember that the first star is always the one in
progression, and the second the radical star.
The next point of aspect is located at twenty-seven degrees Aquarius, i.e. square
Node. The Moon's Node is at 26 Taurus 26. The transit Sun square Node should be
due on the sixteenth. On the afternoon of February 19 the Sun passes over into the
sign Pisces. Here, various points of aspect accumulate: trine Uranus, trine Sun-Mer-
cury, opposite Moon, etc. We have the corresponding entries: February 21 = Sun trine
Uranus, February 22 = Sun trine Mercury, February 23 = Sun trine Sun, February 24 =
Sun opposition Moon, February 28 = Sun square Neptune and Pluto and Sun conjunc-
tion Jupiter.
Because the Sun advances by approximately one degree daily, it moves thirty min-
utes in a half day. Therefore, it can be quickly discovered whether a constellation is due
in the morning or in the afternoon.
The next thing to do is to take a look at Mercury, Venus, Mars, etc., in order in the
ephemeris. Namely, the fast moving stars form many aspects, but are not all too effec-
tive. The duration of influence barely lasts one day. Please remember Ebertin's rule of
transit: A transit is influential only for the time it takes the progressing star to move one
degree.
It is not possible to ascertain the exact duration of influence for each stellar body
because, as seen from Earth, each star moves at varying rates at different times. For
example, let's take a look at the movement of Mars. At the beginning of the month, it
changes degrees every other day, then every third day, and at end of the month, every
fourth day, and then to remain almost half the month of March at eighteen degrees
Scorpio. It is therefore worthwhile to note the duration of influence of the slow moving
planets. In this way we can obtain a clear view of the duration of the influence and po-
tency of the constellations.
Chapter 6: The Parallels
Those who have delved further into cosmobiology can use the parallels of declina-
tion. We speak of parallels when stellar bodies have the same declination, i.e. the same
deviation from the equator.
Taking a look at the movement of the Sun, we see that the Sun crosses the celestial
equator going north (N) on the twenty-first of March every year. On the twenty-first
of June the declination or deviation from the equator has reached its greatest point,
23N27, and the Sun starts back toward the equator, crossing it going south (S) on
September 23; the greatest distance from the equator is reached on December 22 at
23S27, and the return to the equator is made on March 21. Seen from Earth, the other
stars follow the solar orbit, with some deviation. It is therefore very frequently the case
that some stars occupy the same distance, the same declination from the equator.
These stars move in parallel circles to the equator.
The ephemerides usually give the declination for three days, because the process
of change is very slow. In order to observe the parallels of the progressing stars to the
declinations of the radical stars, it is of course also necessary to compute the declina-
tions for the radix, something which is often neglected.
For the birth date October 27, 1891, these are the declinations:
Sun: 12S45
Moon: 14N33
Mercury: 12S03
Venus 15S32
Mars: 0S21
Jupiter: 9S47
Saturn: 3N32
Uranus: 11S41
Neptune: 20N07
Pluto: 10N12
The parallels are computed in exactly the same way as the transits. In the ephemeris,
we first look under the solar column under declination to see if any conformity is evi-
dent. On February 7 the Sun is at 15S23. On the seventeenth the Sun is at 12S25, and
thus parallel natal Mercury.
Due to the Moon's short period of revolution, its parallels are computed only in rare
cases. Because the Sun is parallel natal Jupiter and contraparallel natal Pluto on Feb-
ruary 24, it is significant that on the twenty-fifth the Moon forms the same aspects with
the natal planets; the transiting also aspects Jupiter and Pluto on that date.
Chapter 7: Mundane Aspects
The ASPECTS THAT THE progressing stars form beneath them, i.e. which become
in each case due in space, are termed mundane aspects (mundus - world). In the
ephemeris the mundane aspects are placed into two categories: 1) the "mutual as-
pects" of the stellar bodies, on the bottom of the ephemeris page, and 2) the "lunar
aspects," also shown on the bottom of the page. The lunar aspects are especially
numerous because of the Moon's speed. The phases of the Moon are included on the
right.
It is of special significance when mundane aspects and transits are due simultane-
ously in the personal cosmogram. Since, for example, Sun and Mercury are in mundane
conjunction on February 22, a trine results in the cosmogram through Sun and Mercury
jointly to Uranus, Mercury and the Sun. Similarly, the mundane trine of Mercury and
Mars is in relation to Venus during the last days of the month.
There is a New Moon on the twenty-fifth, which is also a solar eclipse. When extra-
ordinary events are reported, we should always take a look at the mundane aspects
where we can find confirmation time and time again, especially around the time of
the New or Full Moon. The solar eclipse on February 25 was total in North Africa and
Central Asia. Of interest in this connection is the fact that at this time panic broke out
among the people in North Africa, great parts of Syria were overcome by severe floods,
and in Iraq, locusts in swarms 70 kilometers long devastated the country. A strong
earthquake occurred near Mannheim, Germany on February 24 at 10:30 p.m., and was
thus also within the same range of influence.
Chapter 8: Evaluating the Transits
There is a rule to be found in OUTDATED BOOKS about the interpretation of aspects:

Sextiles and trines are favorable, squares and oppositions unfavorable, conjunctions
and parallels should be evaluated according to the character of the stellar body.
The so-called neutral stars Mercury and Moon supposedly take on the character-
istics of the stellar body they have come into relation with. This interpretive basis can
only be considered very primitive indeed. It may serve its purpose as a starting point
for the beginner in astrology, but the student will soon make discoveries which are in
contradiction to this method of interpretation. Practical work and experience are always
the best teachers.
The most varying opinions arise from the mere speculation as to what is favorable,
and what is unfavorable. Many people today consider winning the football pool as a
special favor of destiny. A newspaper survey showed that only very few gained any
happiness from their winnings.
In previous editions of this book the differentiation was made in the transits: f. = fa-
vorable, u. = unfavorable; the conjunctions were marked c. This division has not proven
correct. The observation was very often made that squares brought about auspicious
moments, and one well-known expert spoke of "the curse of the trines." This may be an
exaggeration, but there are cases where trines have had a negative influence. If, for ex-
ample, Saturn forms a grand trine to Sun and Moon, then it is at the same time placed
in the middle, i.e. in the half-sum of Sun/Moon, which can be termed unfavorable. Half-
sums will be treated in a chapter towards the end of this book, in the Appendix.
The categorization into positive (+), and negative (-), is also not quite correct, but yet
it remains the best solution. You will often find that a positive evaluation at the same
time demands a negative.
A person who is happy and gay is certainly in a positive frame of mind, but here can
be negative consequences if he at the same time neglects his obligations. If an impov-
erished, starving man is invited to a sumptuous meal, he will certainly be happy, but
whether the good food will agree with him after the long period of privation is another
question. A violent argument between two persons is certainly something that cannot
be termed pleasant; but if this argument clears the air, and peace ensures, a state of
disharmony can thus be overcome.
During certain constellations many persons are full of inner tension. To achieve
release, it is not necessary for an especially favorable transit to come into effect; rather,
just the end of an undesirable cosmic equivalent can bring about the removal of stress.
These few examples should serve to demonstrate that it is not easy to designate a con-
stellation as favorable or unfavorable.
In most cases, not one but several transits are due to appear at the same time,
which facilitates the careful consideration of a prognostication.
Every natal chart is different, the stars have differing influences in each one.
According to Farm, there are various "figurines," certain kinds of cosmograms. In the
harmonious figurine, where all stars are dispersed as evenly as possible, conjunctions,
for example, have negative influence, oppositions good, and trines are neutral. In the
opposition figurine, where most of the stars are in opposition, the conjunctions have,
in general, a good influence, oppositions are of no significance, and trines are often
disharmonious. In the conjunction figurine, where most stars are clustered together in
a small area of the zodiac, conjunctions are unimportant, while oppositions are critical
and trines can bring about improvement.
As we see, the basic cosmogram has to be examined first, and then long range
observations on the transits are recorded, and thus we learn in which way the constel-
lations act in the personal natal chart.
I have often advocated that the "axial aspects" which derive from the "wind
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rose" (conjunction, square, opposition) signalize an exciting moment, i.e. something is
happening, while the tripartite aspects (sextile, trine), denote a state of condition.
In other words, the sextiles and trines indicate what life offers; the conjunctions,
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square and oppositions reveal what life demands.
The problem can be approached from any side whatever, lengthy dissertations can
be written on it, and one can only come to this conclusion: The effect of the cosmic
constellation is dependent on the character and behavior of man himself.
If astrology is not only to be construed as the interpretation of the stellar constella-

tion for the purpose of a prognostication of the future, if the true aim of cosmobiology is
the correlation of the cosmos and the living creature, then a stellar constellation is not
alone the essence of the cosmos. Then:
1. An individual is the product of generations, man carries within himself hereditary

factors which, corresponding to the cosmic constellations, will take effect in life. Good
or bad hereditary factors cannot be seen from the cosmogram alone, but rather, solely
in a comparison to the cosmograms of the parents and family.
2. Landscape and climate can give a completely different turn to the effects of the
transits. Not only is the location of the place of birth a determining factor but also the
respective whereabouts of a person. Whether a person is in his homeland, in the trop-
ics, at sea, or near the polar region under critical constellations, the possible effects on
health, frame of mind, and attitude towards other persons are everywhere varied, even
if a general tendency can be traced.
3. The environment in its various forms can hardly be deduced from the natal chart.
What we term environment is firstly the narrow circle in which an individual moves: his
home, family, work or school, place of residence (village, town, city, country) and lands-
men. Many persons are easily influenced by their environment, others are able to exert
an influence on the environment. The relationship between individual and environment
is variable from instance to instance, and, here, the respective constellations play a
great role. An individual has another relation to his environment under a Saturn constel-
lation as when under a Jupiter constellation.
4. The conditions of life are compounded not only from the environment, but also
from upbringing, from schooling, vocation, financial situation in the home, and from
personal activities. The effects of certain constellations will be different in the case of a
laborer from those of an industrialist or a minister of state; the poor, the rich, craftsmen
and intellectual workers will experience varying constellation effects.
5. An important factor in the varying kinds of behavior under different constellations

is an individual's philosophy of life. According to whether he has been raised as a
Catholic, Protestant, Buddhist or Mohammedan, or has become a convert some time in
his life, a person will react differently.
6. The stages of development vary from person to person. A child will behave differ-
ently under certain circumstances from an adolescent, an adult, or an elderly person
in the very same circumstances. A critical Saturn position can mean for a young man
fleeting illness, but for an old man, death. A child's joy over a toy can be triggered by
a good Jupiter transit, and which would mean for young persons some shared happi-
ness, or for an older individual new perception.
7. The decisive factor in every reaction to cosmic influence is the individual himself.
The development of a person correlates in manifold respects to the cosmic rhythms,
be they of the Sun, Moon, Uranus, or Saturn, the parallels are there. The real purpose
of a prognostication is to find the correct correlations in practical life to the cosmos,
to utilize favorable periods properly and better to overcome critical times. The point
is not to figure out great profits, but to recognize those times when something can be
undertaken with the least risk in order to achieve success. Achieving the Big Win by
astrological calculation is not possible, otherwise all astrologers would be rich men.
Calculations can only be made of the possibilities for success, but all such possibilities
cannot become fact because man is caught in a complicated steel web of multifarious
influences; of these the cosmic factor and perhaps the individual's own willpower are
known, but there is a multitude of factors which remain unknown.
Even if we are conscious of the limits set to a prognostication, there are still ample
advantages to be offered by the application of cosmobiology to practical life. Although
not everything can be read from the transits and other methods of calculation have
to be employed, even the knowledge of a favorable period lying before him gives a
person stimulus, confidence and incentive, so that success is almost a sure thing. It is
most certainly important to know weeks, months, or even years in advance when there
is a favorable period of time for taking up a profession, for taking an examination, for
opening a business, for undertaking a change in vocation or residence. However, it is
also of equal importance to know when checks, difficulties or impairment of health may
be due, to know when it is hard to keep in touch with people, when estrangement or
separation are possible. The possible consequences will become clearer if the head of
the family considers not only his own natal chart, but also that of his wife and children.
How very difficult it is at times to understand and estimate correctly a small child who
has not yet learned to talk. If a crisis of health is anticipated, a diet for prevention can
be set up. The possibilities of accident can be recognized ahead of time; and under fa-
vorable transits, joy is great when the child makes good progress in its development.
If in the interpretation of transits we start from the assumption that an individual with
his own willpower determines to a great extent the manifestation of the constellations,
and through the transits themselves is conscious of the potentialities and the limits of
a prognostication for the future in all circumstances, then this person, after a period of
observation and experience, will be able to pilot his own way through life with greater
assurance and success. The way a person applies astrology depends on his ethical
views and his moral development. The stars cannot be held responsible for the conse-
quences of the improper use of astrology, only the individual himself is at fault.
A differentiation must first be made between the transits, a differentiation between

strong and weak ones, between those which can bring about a change in life, and
those which merely have a hand in shaping ordinary, everyday life. The slower a stellar
body moves, the stronger its influence. Whoever has stood under the influence of the
transits of Pluto, Neptune or Uranus will hardly be able to say he "has felt nothing."
The Sun often leads to a triggering of stronger transits. The Moon moves too fast to be
recognized each time in its correspondence. But whoever has a cluster of planets in his
natal chart will notice when the Moon is just crossing these points. Mercury and Venus
also move relatively fast, so that their manifestations are also not always ascertainable.
Mars, on the other hand, is certainly more perceptible; those who have experienced
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great excitement, an accident, or have undergone similar strain, will often note that
Mars participated in these events. Moreover, Mars frequently is effective one or two
days before actual transit, while most effects usually take shape on or at the mean due
dates of the various transits. Jupiter is usually overestimated in its effect; more is ex-
pected of its good transits than is possible. It all depends on whether, according to the
ephemeris, Jupiter is apparently moving very fast or slow. Saturn is almost always felt in
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its oppressing, restricting or separating manifestation; Uranus often brings about great
upheavals in life; Neptune brings nerve-racking times; and Pluto brings about a con-
nection to the mass fate of contemporary generations or leads to unusual occurrences.
Every reader should first impress these basics on his mind and use these general
tendencies as guidelines for interpretation. The reader will get farther by doing this than
by concentrating on details from the very first.
Furthermore, it is essential to consider the character of the stellar bodies.

Chapter 9: Character of the Stellar Bodies
IT is ESSENTIAL TO CONSIDER THE CHARACTER OF THE stellar bodies as factors of interpreta-

tion more closely:
SUIT. Creative spirit, excitement of life, male, heart, day.
Moon: The soul, fertility, female, mutability, bodily liquids, night.
Mercury: The mind, thinking, intellect, science, commerce, nerves, language.
Venus: Love, attraction, beauty, art, joy, harmony, virginity.
Mars: Drive, desire, energy, willpower, action, activity, effort.
Jupiter: Satisfaction, happiness, wealth, luck, morality, ethics, law, community, family,
marriage.
Saturn: Restriction, organic as well as psychological inhibitions, experience, concentra-

tion, mental and emotional pain, separation, grief.
Uranus: Suddenness, release of tensions, excitement, emotion, rebellion, reform, inven-

tions, intuition.
Neptune: Receptivity, susceptibility, deception, disorganization, paralysis, wearing

down, psychoses.
Pluto: Force majeure, providence, power, the masses, transformation, change.
Moon's Node: Associations with other persons, sexual connections, fellowship,

cooperation.
Ascendant: Environment, behavior towards other persons, development of the

personality.
Midheaven: Ego, individuality, aim of life.
In interpretation, combine the various factors, i.e. the combination of Sun and Moon
pertains to male and female, parents, marriage, body and soul, spirit and temper. Mars
and Saturn result in energy and restraint and can therefore also bring about tension,
conflict, difficulties, antagonism. Jupiter and Mars can be termed planets of happiness
or success (Jupiter), and of energy (Mars). See The Combination of Stellar Influences.
The table below is a guide for positive (+) or negative (-), favorable or unfavorable,
constructive or destructive, joining or separating characteristics. The question mark (?)
indicates those cases where a clear-cut difference between + and - cannot be made.
Use the table primarily for squares and oppositions.
0 D + 0 5 + 0 9 + 0 Cf ?0 4+0 h -
0 *-0 V-0 Q? 0 $-0 A+ 0 M +
D 5 + D 9 + D cf? D 4 + D h -J *
D V-D f-D Q? D A? J M ? 5 9 +
9 cf - 5 4+5 h - 5 *-5 4-5 f-
5 Q ? 5 A+ 5 M+ 9 Cf? 9 4+9 h -
2 # ? 9 V - 9 f- 9 Q ? 9 A+ 9 M +
Cf 4 + cf h - Cf *- Cf V-cf f-Cf Q-
Cf A-cf M + 4 h - 4 V+4 V ? 4 f?
4 A+ 4 M + 4 Q + h * - h V-h f-
h Q-*J A - ♦» M - V V -* f-* a -
* A -* M-V $- V Q-V A-V M -
*
Q-f A-f M - Q A+ Q M +
Chapter 10: Monthly Prognostication
Those who have delved more deeply INTO COSMOBIOLOGY\n\\\ first calculate the direc-
tions and transits for an entire year, will ascertain the annual tendency and, finally, will
investigate each month individually. The novice in these studies who wants to progress
step by step will begin with a survey of the transits for one month. It would not be
correct to consider February 1 and then to look for what Mercury trine Moon's Node
means; and then February 2 would be taken up and the correlations of Saturn parallel
Saturn looked up.
This sort of method of observation can be compared to the flower lover who
crouches on the ground looking at one flower after another, and thereby completely
missing the wealth of color and the splendid variety of this carpet of flowers, an impres-
sion he would get by looking at his garden as a whole.
First the whole must be taken, and only then can the details be considered, oth-
erwise the coherence and interrelationship of the compounding elements cannot be
grasped. It should not be expected that every constellation will manifest exactly on the
day it falls due; rather, its effect will generally show up amidst several transits.
Orienting ourselves according to the vertical lines, Saturn parallel Saturn first strikes
the eye, and signifies a period of restriction. Because the due date of this transit is at
the beginning of the month, its effect will diminish towards the middle and end of the
month. Mars trine Jupiter serves around February 8 as a good counterbalance, even
though Jupiter parallel Saturn will still be able to bring about a period of indecisive-
ness and lack initiative. Around the middle of the month, Jupiter enters a trine to the
Ascendant.
Those transits, as personal points of the natal chart, of the Midheaven, Ascendant,
Sun and Moon, can be designated as especially strong, because they apply not to that
great circle of persons born on this day, but rather to those who on this day first saw the
light of the world at a particular hour and minute, and at a particular joy or happiness in
their environment (Ascendant).
The number of constellations increases towards the end of the month. Here, Jupiter
opposition Midheaven is particularly predominant. According to the old method of
interpretation, an opposition would be unfavorable. However, if we combine the basic
interpretations: Jupiter = joy, happiness, MC = the ego, aim in life, we can only speak
here of joy and happiness, applying to one person alone. In addition, follow Sun contra-
parallel Jupiter and Moon contraparallel Venus, Sun, and Jupiter, denoting a woman's
joy, and following these are weaker transits which lie with the same range of interpreta-
tion as conjunction Mercury and contraparallel Jupiter. These propitious constellations
are grouped around February 24. On this day, the native won 2,544 deutschmarks in
the football pool.
The weaker transits of the proximate days are completely overshadowed by the
continuing constellations. Of course, clues to the event can be had from the diurnal
constellations. On February 21, under Sun and Mercury in trine to Uranus, she must
have had the right idea occur to her about how to fill out her football pool ticket; under
Sun trine Mercury and Mercury trine Sun/Mercury she acted and submitted her ticket;
Mars conjunct Venus and Sun opposite Moon brought about excitement and suspense
until she learned of her luck.
We would be mistaken in saying that the constellations could have indicated her
winning. The fact is that we can only see from the transits that this woman would ex-
perience a special joy or happiness at this period of time, brought about by winning the
football pool. The result could have been different. The football pool has existed only
for a few years; therefore, this constellation would not have resolved in the same way
at an earlier date. It would perhaps have been winning the lottery, or perhaps a special
gift, or moving into a new and lovely home. These remarks are only to show that it is
not possible to tie oneself to the details in such a prognostication. Instead, one can only
see the indications of a particular destiny, the possibilities or tendencies. Under such a
constellation one does not perforce win the football pool, but rather, one might win.
The best thing to do in order to obtain a proper survey of the month is to use a
colored pencil and underline the aspects we consider favorable in blue and the others
in red. In those cases where we are not sure, it is better to omit the underlining.
This example has already been treated by Georg Hoffman in the journal Kosmo-
biologie, and he found that several directions had accumulated in the years 1950 to
1952, which were triggered by transits. Namely, this woman not only won once, but
twelve times, and this although in the years preceding she never had any luck at all in
gambling.
For the first example the monthly prognostication has purposely been derived solely
from the transits themselves, i.e. from the aspects of the stellar bodies in progression to
the positions of the basic cosmogram. Most books in this field attempt to determine the
event itself by using further interpretive factors. In the previous editions of this book, the
following points were also brought to the reader's special attention:
1. The nature of the planets in progression (the transiting body). In our example, pro-
gressing Jupiter, which is generally counted as a planet of happiness, is the prime key.
2. The nature of the zodiacal sign in which the progressing body or transiting body
is positioned. In February 1952, Jupiter is in the sign Aries, where it can bring about an
optimistic attitude and spirit of enterprise. We should remember, however, that winning
is possible at all times, irrespective of which sign Jupiter occupies. Therefore, the na-
ture of the stellar body itself seems to be of greater significance than that of the sign.
3. The kind of house in which a stellar body makes station. The progressing Jupiter
is at the cusp of the fourth house, which applies to the parental home and the per-
son's own home, according to the system of houses. One may certainly say that, here,
Jupiter brought luck to this woman's home. Otherwise, the fifth house is known to be
decisive in matters of gambling, lottery, and speculation. The fifth house has no part in
this case.
4. The kind of aspect the progressing planet forms. Jupiter is in opposition to the
Midheaven. Usually, opposition connotes misfortune, but here it brought good luck
because this was a connection between Jupiter and the Midheaven, of luck and individ-
ual. Of course, one could object and say that Jupiter is conjunct the cusp of the fourth
house, and therefore, brought about this domestic happiness. But, as a matter of prin-
ciple, we should leave aside such matters of dispute and, instead, resolve to make our
own observations and to gain our own experience.
5. The nature of the aspected radical point. The Midheaven pertains here to ego,
personal experience.
6. The character of the sign in which the aspected point is located. The sign Libra is
doubtless of lesser significance than the Midheaven itself. However, we could apply a
somewhat artificial interpretation and say that the sign Libra is decisive for conjugality
and public affairs, and that, in this case, the family state of happiness was affected by
good fortune as triggered by a public occurrence.
7. The character of the house in which the aspected point is located. According to
the old rule, Jupiter, in order to be decisive for speculative profits, has to be located
in the fifth house. In this case, there is no planet at all in this sector. The Midheaven is
regarded as the cusp of the tenth house, which is decisive primarily for vocation. Win-
ning the lottery, however, has nothing whatever to do with the profession. This win is no
success because in the real sense of the word, success is the result of work done well,
but not of lucky speculation.
George Hoffman also pointed out in his article on this case that this natal chart did
not bring any confirmation of the significance of the houses. One should endeavor with
prognostication to make the most of small means. The more factors one takes into
consideration, the more complicated becomes the interpretation, and the few factors
applied, the more clear-cut the overall view.
Chapter 11: Sensitive Points and Half-Sums
According to astrological tradition THE TRANSITS are also investigated by way of

the sensitive points, i.e. a combination of certain stellar bodies with the Ascendant. The
Wheel of Fortune, for example, can be derived when the distance of the Sun and Moon
to the Ascendant is added; the Cross, as the point of disease and death, by adding
the difference of Mars and Saturn to the Ascendant; and the Heart, as point for love
and marriage, from the distance of Sun and Venus to the Ascendant. There are many
other sensitive points used in calculation, but which become of no use when the time
of birth is not precise to the minute, resulting in the Ascendant being changed by a few
degrees.
Alfred Witte, founder of the Hamburg School of Astrology, introduced into astrology
some decades ago the use of half-sums, which are the midpoints between each pair of
planets, and hence are also called half-distance points, bisecting, or mixed points. The
application of the half-sums is for the novice cosmobiologist a bit difficult at the begin-
ning, for which reason only short mention is made of these here. For detailed treatment
of half-sums please refer to my book Charakter und Schicksal im Kosmogramm and
The Combination of Stellar Influences. Also very instructive is the cosmobiological
study of a tragedy of love in the Kosmische Ehe. In this example the following constel-
lations, among others, are due:
Uranus p 3 Taurus 31 opposite Sun p 3 Scorpio 21 with Moon at 4 Scorpio 28 (New

Moon) signify in themselves an exciting event (Uranus) between male (Sun) and female
(Moon). In the female natal chart, this mundane (earthly) position coincides with Mars
at 4 Scorpio 54, which in itself already indicates an act (Mars) of violence (Uranus). In
the female cosmogram, Saturn is at 5 Virgo 26 and Moon at 3 Capricorn 13. The mid-
point, or half-sum, of these two stellar bodies is therefore at approximately four degrees
Scorpio, where Mars is located in the natal chart. This point is also in square to the half-
sum Uranus/Ascendant (Uranus = 4 Pisces 15, Ascendant = 5 Capricorn 09, the half-
sum Uranus/Ascendant is therefore approximately four to five degrees Aquarius square
Mars). According to The Combination of Stellar Influences, Mars = Uranus/Ascendant,
for example, means: to be threatened, injured or wounded. This young woman was
murdered by her lover on the corresponding day.
The use of half-sums makes for great precision in calculation and also more exact
interpretation, so that after mastering the use of transits, going on to the consideration
of half-sums is highly recommended.
Chapter 12: Midheaven and Ascendant
Paying attention to the Medium Coeli (Midheaven) and Ascendant is very important.
When a progressing planet is in the vicinity of the Ascendant and Midheaven, attention
should be paid to when a constellation forms.
You should note, for example, what effects the transit of Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, etc. has brought about, and then compute the positions down to the exact
minute of the stellar bodies at this moment.
By virtue of numerous conformities, the exact value for the Ascendant and Mid-
heaven can be quickly obtained, on the basis of which a more exact prognostication
can be formulated.
As long as the Ascendant and Midheaven have not been ascertained, it is advisable
in each case to extend the radius of influence of the transits. Certainly, difficulties will
arise when other stellar bodies are located very near the Ascendant or Midheaven in the
cosmogram, so that it is not always easy to say whether an event has been triggered off
by a transit over the Ascendant and Midheaven or over the corresponding stellar body.
A result can be obtained here through continuous observation and the precise definition
of occurrences.
Chapter 13: The Best Day to Realize Plans
The WHOLE IDEA BEHIND OBSERVING THE TRANSITS IS of course the sense of being in har-
mony with the cosmos, of directing one's life in line with the cosmic correspondence,
but this without becoming a slave to the stellar influence. The first differentiations to
be made are those between favorable and unfavorable, positive and negative constel-
lations. Under a beneficial Jupiter transit, one will be enterprising, and under a poor
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Saturn aspect, one will have to face up to a greater expenditure of energy in order to
overcome difficulties. Bit by bit, the attempt can be made to connect individual transits
with particular kinds of plans.
Intellectual work requires good transits of or to Mercury (the mind), Neptune (inspira-
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tion, imagination, and fantasy), Uranus (intuition, constructiveness), Saturn (concentra-
tion), or Venus (art).
Physical work is sooner crowned with success under transits of or to Mars (energy),
the Sun (the body), the Sun to Mars = physical strength, Saturn (patience, endurance),
Uranus (drive), or Mercury (intellectually directed strength).
Vocation, entrance into a profession, and aim in life depend on their relationship to
the Midheaven; in part, too, to the Ascendant when this entails at the same time an
influence on the environment as, for example, in the case of a craftsman; promotion
(Jupiter to the Sun, Mercury, Ascendant, Midheaven; Saturn to the Sun, Mercury, As-
cendant, Midheaven); negotiations with a superior (Jupiter to the Sun, Jupiter, Ascen-
dant, Midheaven); change of occupation (Uranus to the Ascendant, Midheaven, Sun,
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Mercury).
Marriage especially demands great attention paid to the transits to Sun (male) and
Moon (female); to factors concerning sexual relationship; Mars, Venus (sexual drive)
and Moon's Node (sexual relationship); to those of Jupiter (happiness and harmony)
and the personal points Ascendant and Midheaven.
Friendship and acquaintanceship between male and female evolve under transits of
Jupiter to the Sun, Moon, Ascendant, Midheaven, Venus, Mars; under those of Uranus
(sudden relations) to the Sun, Moon, Ascendant, Midheaven, Venus, Mars, Moon's
Node. Neptune plays a big part in evoking disappointments and errors; Saturn leads to
estrangement and separation.
Profits through the lottery, football pool, and speculation in general result primarily
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under Jupiter transits in association with Uranus (sudden good fortune), with Neptune
(hoped for luck, speculation, profit without performance of work), with Ascendant and
Midheaven (personal happiness).
Change in location and residence are furthered under transits of Uranus to Ascen-
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dant and Midheaven, and also to Mercury, Jupiter, and Saturn.
Court trials are easier won when conducted under transits of Jupiter. Jupiter trine
Mars is especially favorable, but Jupiter square and opposite Mars frequently lead to
favorable decisions as well.
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Saturn.
Trips for recreation will turn out well if Jupiter is positioned favorably in respect to
Mercury, Uranus, Saturn, and, in the case of ocean voyage, Neptune often plays a role.
Chapter 14: Basic Interpretation, the Sun
The Sun is THE GIVER of LIFE, LENDING man physical, mental and spiritual strength.
Psychological Correspondence
+ Will to live, joy of life, desire for power, magnanimity.
- Lack of will to live and of willpower, indecisiveness, extravagance, arrogance.
Biological Correspondence
Health, vital energy, heart, circulation, (brain, right eye of males, left eye of females,
right side of body); heart diseases, eye disease, nervous disorder, convulsions.
Sociological Correspondence
Male, father, civil servants, persons of authority.
Duration of Transit Influence
One to two days.
Transits of the Sun
1. Sun to Sun
+ (C) Harmony in body and spirit.
- Ill-health.
2. Sun to Moon
+ Mental balance, good humor, pleasant contact, good relations with the other sex.
- Inner dissatisfaction, instability of character, conflict of interests and obligations,

tendency towards spiritual conflict, impairment of health (especially true of women).
3. Sun to Mercury
+ (C) Practical thinking, clear intellect, consciousness of goals, organizational

talent. Favorable for matters of business, negotiations, correspondence, short trips,
acquaintanceships.
- Obscurity, absentmindedness, disinclination to work, bad humor because of letters

or negotiations.
4. Sun to Venus
+ (C) Amorous feelings, power of attraction, popularity, affection, sense of art, ex-
pression of emotional and love life, small successes or gifts.
- Uncontrolled love drive, disharmony, appearances exceed inner value, pleasure

seeking, needless expenditure.
5. Sun to Mars
+ Energy, resoluteness, creative power, instinct, courage, ambition, striving for

power, chances for success.
- (C) Rashness, irritation, obstinacy, impulsiveness, quarrelsomeness, inclination

to illness and mishap. In case of illness, high temperature. Extravagant demands,
overstrain.
6. Sun to Jupiter
+ (C) Good health, striving for power and possession, recognition, success in negoti-
ations (with authorities), social sense, sociability, joy, pleasure, small gifts.
- Conflicts arising from arrogant and pretentious behavior, negligence, extravagance,

needless expense, illness through improper nutrition, conflict with superiors or persons
of authority, difference of opinion in contractual matters.
7. Sun to Saturn
+ Quiet, persistence, absorption, self-assertion, seclusion, modesty, creative en-

durance, concentration, contact with older persons, getting ahead gradually.
- (C) Weak constitution, enforced modesty and reserve, restrictions and difficulties,
tendency to pessimism.
8. Sun to Uranus
+ Inclination to change and reform, new plans, surprise visits or sudden news, love
of freedom, versatility, intuition.
- (C) Sudden hindrance of plans, small setbacks, sudden disharmony in love life.
9. Sun to Neptune
+ Receptivity to all impressions, vivid imagination, enthusiasm, tendency to mysti-

cism, profundity, liking for travel, empathy. Little success in money matters.
- (C) Impressionability, disappointments, plans without possibility of realization, incli-

nation to alcohol, nicotine, etc., self-delusion, deceit, enmities.
10. Sun to Pluto
+ Striving for power, desire to be superior to others, leading and influencing others,
self-assertion.
- (C) Having to submit, misguided fanaticism, arrogance, over-estimation of self.
11. Sun to Moon's Node
+ (C) Desire for association and acquaintanceship, mutual experiences, cooperation,

fellowship, public relations.
- Cooperation made difficult, disturbance of associations, separation.
12. Sun to Ascendant
+ (C) Positive attitude towards environment, attainment of recognition, public rela-

tions, desire to be important.
- Disharmonious relation with the environment, being placed at a disadvantage by

others, estrangement.
13. Sun to Mid heaven
+ (C) Consciousness of goal, industry and diligence, development of personality,

recognition of one's mission, positive attitude towards life, occupational advantages.
- Obscure goals, aimlessness, wrong attitude towards life, disinclination to work.
Practical Examples
If the Sun alone is effective as a transit, then no strong correspondence will result;
of concern here are only matters of ordinary daily life, things that most persons hardly
even notice.
For example, under Sun trine Venus, a young man will meet with his female friend,
or a woman receives a love letter; under Sun trine Mars an office worker will be able to
do his job well and will receive due recognition; under Sun conjunct Saturn a writer in
seclusion will be able to concentrate on his work, whereas on this same day he would
otherwise have to overcome difficulties and hindrances in public life; one man cuts
himself while shaving under Sun opposition Mars and is annoyed because he has to go
to a dinner with a cut on his face.
One young man wrote in a letter once about Sun square Mars: "On a Monday night,
as this transit was due, I dreamed that I was on my wedding trip with Miss X, and was
very excited erotically, so that I woke up. I went back to sleep and slept soundly, but
I was still very excited the whole day and could only get over it by exerting great self-
control."
Under Sun square Saturn a fourteen-year-old boy saw how his parents quarreled,
and how his mother degraded his father and called him all sorts of bad names, causing
the boy great anguish because he loved his father very much.
A solar transit alone will rarely be manifest in an event; usually, several transits are
due where the Sun acts as trigger. Above all, the natal chart must be examined as a
whole. In this examination one must take into consideration whether or not the point
transited by the Sun has multiple links to other points of the natal chart through aspects
or constellation.
Chapter 15: Basic Interpretation, the Moon
The Moon represents the imperfect and mutable. It especially relates to the soul and
the feminine principle, and to the emotions and instincts of the individual. As a Full
Moon it is especially intense and stimulating in its influence, whereas as a New Moon it
has a weakening effect.
+ Motherliness, domesticity, caution, versatility, desire for change, accommodation,

benevolence.
- Suppressed motherliness, indolence, impressionability, carelessness, moodiness,

vacillation, pretence, lying.
Fertility, system of bodily fluids, stomach, left eye of men, right eye of women, sexual
organs. Menstruation and the various stages of motherhood are particularly subject to
lunar influence. Temporary paralysis and illnesses of short duration, catarrh, emotional
disturbance.
Mother, wife, woman, family, landsmen, hereditary factors, feminine persons, per-
sons such as travelers, seamen, messengers.
Two to three hours.
Transits of the Moon
14. Moon to Sun
+ Amorous affection, visits, small gifts, advantages, recognition and praise.
- Disharmonious love life, changes in mood, ill health.
C Usually favorable for male in respect to love life; for female, slight ill health.
15. Moon to Moon
+ (C) Pleasant mood, relation to women.
- Changes in mood.
16. Moon to Mercury
+ (C) Intellectual stimulation, small transactions, slight changes, acquaintanceships,

associations, news, letters, short trips.
- Disinclination to work, nervousness, dispute, inclination to headaches.
17. Moon to Venus
+ (C) Gay mood, feelings of love, desire for affection, sociability, sound judgment of
the material things in life, of advantage in the purchase of clothes and jewelry.
- Small disputes with women, moodiness, impressionability, sexual excitement, ill

health due to overeating and drinking, gossip.
18. Moon to Mars
+ Impulsiveness, consciousness of goals, acting on emotions, enterprise, small

successes.
- (C) Unmotivated acts, excited mood, rashness, rebellion, quarrelsome, irritable.
19. Moon to Jupiter
+ (C) Feeling of happiness, obliging, helpfulness, kindness, small advantages, visits,

gifts, recognition, favorable for negotiations with superiors and civil authorities.
- Indifference, negligence, inner conflict, unpleasant visits, differences with superi-

ors, tendency toward needless expenditure.
20. Moon to Saturn
+ Self-control, circumspection, sense of duty, settling matters of importance. Good

for working in seclusion and for negotiations with older persons.
- (C) Taciturn, sense of inferiority, slight inhibitions, small difficulties, estrangement,

lack of self-confidence, fear of exposure, weak constitution.
21. Moon to Uranus
+ Intensified emotional excitability, ambition, acting on instinct, self-will, surprises,

unusual experiences.
- Obstinacy, narrow minded, fanaticism, exaggeration, nervous tension, restless-

ness, need for sensation; disputes arising from rashness.
(C) Tendency toward extravagant acts, excess.
22. Moon to Neptune

+ Delicacy, introspection, intense dream life, intellectual stimulation, mystic experi-
ences.
- Illusion, self-delusion, instability, given to lying, defamation, sleeplessness.
(C) Not being understood, dissatisfaction, inclined to overenjoyment of alcohol, nico-

tine, etc.
23. Moon to Pluto
+ Fanatic pursuance of certain aims, power of assertion.
- (C) Sudden outburst of emotion, strong excitability of individual complexes of

emotion.
24. Moon to Moon's Node
+ (C) Spiritual relationship, attitude toward other persons based on the spirit, rela-
tions with women.
- Interruption of spiritual contact.
25. Moon to Ascendant
+ (C) Harmonious attitude toward other persons, aptitude for making acquaintances.
- Disharmonious relation to the environment.
26. Moon to Midheaven
+ (C) Search for spiritual understanding, heartfelt affection.
- Vacillation of affections, changing goals.
Practical Examples
If several stellar bodies are clustered together in a natal chart, thereby being in
mutual contact with the Moon, every time the Moon crosses this point, similar feelings
or moods or events will recur; that is to say, a certain periodicity of seven, fourteen,
twenty-one or twenty-eight days will result.
One woman, in whose natal chart four stellar bodies were positioned in Sagittarius,
reports that she is always very irritable when under a bad aspect of the Moon to Sagit-
tarius. All her relations keep out of her way in order to avoid any quarrels or misunder-
standings. On such days, she suffers not only from these bad moods, but also tends to
illness. From her other letters: "Just lately, I had a favorable Jupiter position. At the very
hour when the transiting Moon was conjunct the natal Moon, a woman came for a visit
and because of previous favors brought me a lovely silhouette picture."
"When I have Moon trine Jupiter I usually receive stimulating letters or small gifts."
"Once I had an accident with my bicycle. It happened at the very moment of the Moon's
crossing Uranus. At the same time, Mercury was conjunct Uranus."
Just what effect the Moon as transit has depends on how the Moon is positioned
in the basic horoscope. Another woman reports: "I find poor lunar aspects to be ex-
tremely unpleasant. This probably comes from the Saturn-Moon conjunction in the
basic horoscope." "We recently lost our luggage key under Moon conjunct Neptune. It
was gone three days and was found again as the Moon was trine Uranus."
Due to the fact that the Moon's influence lasts only a few hours, its function is
primarily that of a trigger to moods and events which are indicated by stronger transits.
In general, great importance cannot be attached to the individual lunar transits. It is,
however, very interesting to observe changing moods under the lunar transits and to
see small setbacks and disturbances arise, how contact with others can be interrupted,
or, just at the moment of a lunar transit, business livens, visitors come and go, special
news is received, etc.
Chapter 16: Basic Interpretation, Mercury
Mercury is THE PLANET of THE INTELLECT, of profession, business affairs, of mediation.
+ Good powers of judgment, criticism, skill in expression and writing, mediation,

diplomacy, intellectual ambition.
- Lack of judgment and objective criticism, intemperance, nervousness, inconstancy,

lies, slyness.
Nerve functions, nervousness.
Intellectual workers, tradesmen, mediators, young people, office workers, persons

with dubious vocations.
One to three days.
Transits of Mercury
27. Mercury to Sun
+ (C) Desire to do intellectual work, creativity, intellectual curiosity, good for negotia-
tions, short trips, correspondence, organization, advertisement.
- Obscurity, absentmindedness, nervousness, disinclination to work, poor atmos-

phere for negotiations.
28. Mercury to Moon
+ (C) Intellectual stimulation, ideas and plans, small changes, negotiations. New ac-
quaintanceships or associations. Letters, travel.
- Bad humor, disinclination to work, irritability. Disputes with women. Slight set-
backs, gossip, lies.
29. Mercury to Mercury
+ (C) Good comprehension, intellectual stimulation, ease of word and expression.

- Lack of objectivity, bad humor through correspondence or visits.
30. Mercury to Venus
+ (C) Emotionally accentuated intellect, take-it-easy attitude toward life, levity,

thoughts of love, love of art and beauty. Relationships with women, affection, visits, so-
ciability, recuperation.
- Pleasure seeking, luxury, extravagance, inordinacy, disputes with women.
31. Mercury to Mars
+ Realization of ideas, active intellect, spirit of enterprise, quick settling of affairs.
- (C) Hastiness, inordinacy, restlessness, harping and nagging, nervousness,

dispute.
32. Mercury to Jupiter
+ (C) Constructive intellect, wealth of thought, optimism, advantageous acquain-

tanceships or business transactions, successful contact with authorities, advantages of
many kinds. Favorable for negotiations, contracts.
- Thoughtlessness, unreliability, exaggeration (bluffing), tactlessness, unlawful acts,

conflict.
33. Mercury to Saturn
+ Good powers of concentration, perseverance, thoroughness, diligence, philosoph-

ical thinking, relations with older persons.
- (C) Inhibitions, mistrust, depressed mood, difficult working conditions, inclination to

selfishness. Slight ill health, headache.
34. Mercury to Uranus
+ Perspicacity, good powers of observation, new perceptions, revolutionary ideas,

unusual fields of interest, desire for independence, versatility, love of sports, travel.
- (C) Intemperance, nervous haste, rashness, unpleasant events, spoiling of plans,

unwelcome visits, dispute.
35. Mercury to Neptune
+ Rich imagination, fantasy, tendency to follow up sudden ideas, inspiration, premo-

nition of coming events, comprehension of things on an intellectual and spiritual plane.
- (C) Self-delusion, confusion, incorrect behavior, mental depression, trouble due to

others.
36. Mercury to Pluto
+ Desire to persuade and influence others, striving for general recognition.
- (C) Over-eagerness, fanaticism, over-estimation of powers of self, nervousness.
37. Mercury to Moon's Node
+ (C) Seeking or giving impulse, desire for contact, mutual interests.
- Making oneself unpopular, antisocial attitude, dislikes.
38. Mercury to Ascendant
+ (C) Attitude toward other persons, desire to get together with others, exchange of
ideas.
- Negative attitude toward other persons, passing false judgment.
39. Mercury to Midheaven
+ (C) Ambition, love of work.
-Vocational insecurity, obscure attitude, lack of self-criticism.
Practical Examples
The deciding factor with the Mercury transits is whether Mercury at the time is mov-
ing apparently fast or slow. At times, Mercury will remain for days at almost the same
degree, and its influence is therefore greater; Mercury will sometimes also travel one
degree within a period of a half day, and its influence is then correspondingly weaker.
The Mercury transits belong to those constellations having a triggering effect rather
than one causing moods and events.
Here are a few extracts from letters: "I achieved a noticeable monetary gain under
Mercury conjunct Jupiter." "Mercury conjunct Uranus meant for me the beginning of
labor pains and continual pain." "Under Mercury trine Uranus I paid a visit to a critic
who later wrote a particularly good review of my production." "I was very creative under
Mercury trine Saturn; I could concentrate very well, giving great impulse to my work."
Chapter 17: Basic Interpretation, Venus
Venus is the planet of love and of "minor joys. " We are indebted to her for the little
joys of life and happy hours of pleasure.
+ Affection, erotic attraction, sense of harmony, beauty and art, sociability.
- Erotic aberrations, sentimentality, bad taste, carelessness, waste.
Sexuality, secretive glands, kidneys, veins. Venereal disease, emotional distur-

bances, throat disease, stomach disorders (due to overeating).
Girl, woman, lover, wife, mother, female office workers, all persons concerned with
physical well being, with the fabrication or sale of clothing, or who entertain, artists.
One to three days.
Transits of Venus
40. Venus to Sun
+ (C) Affection, feeling of love, popularity, artistic stimulation, sociability, comfort,

visits, small gifts and favors, liking for the high life.
- Uncontrolled amorousness, disharmony, inclination to extravagance, being unsat-

isfied, unnecessary expenditure, disinclination, moodiness, ill health due to overeating
and drinking.
41. Venus to Moon
+ (C) Content, liking for quiet and comfort, love, sociability, visits, pleasurable events,
good relations with women.
- Disagreements, disputes with women, conflict in love life, ill health due to overeat-
ing and drinking, gossip.
42. Venus to Mercury

+ (C) Emotionally accentuated intellect, taking life easy, levity, thoughts of love, rela-
tions with women, visits, sociability, recuperation, humor.
- Pleasure seeking, luxury, extravagance, inordinacy, disputes with women, rumor,

slander.
43. Venus to Venus
+ (C) Affection, good humor, stimulation, sociability, sense of beauty and art, ten-
dency to purchases in clothes and jewelry.
- Passion, aberration, bad taste, carelessness.
44. Venus to Mars
+ Pronounced need for love, sensuality, desire, artistic ability, lively expressiveness,
small successes.
- (C) Disharmonious sex life, inclination to immoderation, overexcitement, tactless-

ness, seduction, being unsatisfied, feeling unwell, disputes with women, pronounced
eroticism.
45. Venus to Jupiter
+ (C) Sincerity, grace, warm feeling, making oneself popular, harmonious relations,
sociability, pleasurable events, visits, small gifts, comfort, happiness in love, festivities.
- Indolence, negligence, incorrect behavior, arrogance, extravagance, loss, legal

conflicts.
46. Venus to Saturn
+ Sense of reality, soberness, sense of duty, thriftiness, reserve, loyalty, self-control,

relations with older persons, knowing the worth of objects.
- (C) Being unsatisfied, hardheartedness, self-torture, jealousy, sexual inhibitions,

cold awakening, tendency to separation, isolation, ill health.
47. Venus to Uranus
+ Amorous excitability, sudden intensification of the senses and feelings, surprise

visits, small joys.
- (C) Sensuality, peculiarities in love life, abnormal inclinations, letting one's emotions
go, moodiness, desire for independence in love, nervousness due to repressed desires,
trouble.
48. Venus to Neptune

+ Respect for love on a higher plane and artistic events, a daydreaming character,
enthusiasm, platonic love, many wishes, tendency for travel and great expenses.
- (C) False sense of love, bad taste, insecurity, corruptibility, impressionability, erotic
aberrations, mental pain, jealousy.
49. Venus to Pluto
+ Strong feelings of love, exceptional attractiveness, intense sex life, special artistic
talent, fanatic attachment.
- (C) Overpronounced sex life, lustful desire, immorality.
50. Venus to Moon's Node
+ (C) Ability to adapt, obliging, love link.
- Lack of adaptive ability, isolation, separation.
51. Venus to Ascendant
+ (C) Sincere and loving attitude toward environment, forming of acquaintanceships,

social gatherings.
- Disharmonious relationship to environment.
52. Venus to Mid heaven
+ Individual kind of love and affection, benevolence, love of profession, sense of

beauty and art.
- Vanity, self-admiration.
Practical Examples
One elderly lady reports that she felt no effect from Venus conjunct Uranus. Soon
after, she told of an unexpected visit paid her that day. She was astonished when I told
her that this was the effect of the transit. Nothing out of the ordinary can be expected of
such weak transits.
"Venus opposite Saturn: A day full of worry because my mother was ill due to blood
poisoning." "Venus opposite Saturn at this time resulted in a slight quarrel with my
mother-in-law." "Venus conjunct Uranus made me very sensually aware; I had to pull
myself together." "Venus conjunct Jupiter brought me an unexpected gift. I received as
a belated birthday present a lovely liqueur set."
Chapter 18: Basic Interpretation, Mars
MARS, the PLANET of CONSTRUCTIVE and destructive energy, has these interpretations.
+ Willpower, activity, courage, spirit of enterprise, joy of work and struggle, will to
action, skill.
-Violence, waste of energy, quick temper, slyness, ruthlessness.
Muscles, sexual function. Fever (Mars transits almost always evoke an increase of
temperature during illness.), venereal disease, skin disease, accidents, injuries.
Fighters, bears of arms, athletes, mechanics, technicians, craftsmen, surgeons.
Two to three days.
Transits of Mars
53. Mars to Sun
+ Vigor, resoluteness, spirit of enterprise, ambition, striving for power, desire to lead,
self-assertion, recognition, success, good business transactions and negotiation.
- (C) Rashness, impulsiveness, misuse and waste of energy, irritability, tendency to

suffer accidents, danger of injury, quarrels, increased temperature during illness, pas-
sion. If this over-impulsiveness can be kept within bounds it can be brought to good
use.
54. Mars to Moon
+ Impulsiveness, passion, strong emotional excitability, attractiveness, need for love,

great deal of energy and creativity, working together with women, love link, successes.
- (C) Excitable personality, unmotivated acts, inner turmoil, injury, illness or weakness
due to over-expenditure of energy or vital juices. Critical for women.
55. Mars to Mercury

+ Active intellect, intellectual energy, realization of plans, spirit of enterprise, quick
settlement of affairs, ambition, successful negotiations and business transactions.
- (C) Hastiness, exaggeration, nervousness, restlessness, irritability, spoiling of

plans, failures, disputes, accidents or failures on trips, keen mind and sharp criticism.
56. Mars to Venus
+ Strong need for love, passion, love of social gatherings and entertainment, artistic
stimulation, little successes.
- (C) Overexaggerated passion, disharmonious sex life, tactlessness, lack of self-

control, being unsatisfied, oversusceptibility, disputes with women. Very strong men-
strual flow.
57. Mars to Mars
+ Energy, resoluteness, activity, joy of work, aggressiveness, impulsiveness, little

successes.
- (C) Wasting of energy, ruthlessness, lack of inner clam, violent acts, tendency to
suffer injuries, disputes, destruction.
58. Mars to Jupiter
+ (C) Joie de vivre, linking for organization, creativity, desire to bring about positive
decisions or transactions, recognition, business success, gifts, settlement of official or
judicial affairs, favorable for matters of love and marriage.
- Desire to assert oneself and to bring about decisions, meeting with opposition at
negotiations, conflicts, difficulties due to superiors or officials, precipitant acts.
59. Mars to Saturn
+ Willpower, concentration, power of resistance, perseverance, indefatigableness,

taking work earnestly, success through unusual effort.
- (C) Severity, harshness, insubmissiveness, stubbornness, desire to overcome op-

position, tendency to estrangement, separation, grief, illness.
60. Mars to Uranus
+ Intensified creativity, desire for freedom and independence, remaining undaunted,

powers of quick decision, surprises.
- (C) Contradictory personality, irritation, inner turmoil, desire to release inner tension,
to stand test of nerves, tendency to suffer accidents and injury, spoiling of plans, dan-
ger through machines and modern means of transportation.
61. Mars to Neptune
+ Intellectual energy, spiritualization, receptivity.
- (C) Wanting something without doing anything for it, misuse of energy, moodiness,
inferiority complex, disappointments, being harmed, secret enmities, tricks behind
one's back pathological states, harm through the taking of drugs, e.g. nicotine, seda-
tives, false medicine, inflammable fluids and gases.
62. Mars to Pluto
+ Demonstration of extraordinary energy and thereby achievement of success, fa-

natic working zeal.
- (C) Ruthlessness, brutality, violent acts, being harmed, danger of accidents and
injury.
63. Mars to Moon's Node
+ Good cooperation, fellowship, associations, desire for offspring.
- (C) Disharmonious cooperation, disruption of associations, quarrelsomeness.
64. Mars to Ascendant
+ Imposing one's own will on others, desire to lead, working diligently with others,
bringing about success.
- (C) Aggressive attitude, conflict with persons in the environment, pugilistic tenden-
cies, quarrels, conflict.
65. Mars to Mid heaven
+ Power of assertion, desire to act on one's own, power of decision, consciousness

of goals, vocational advantages.
- (C) Excitable personality, acting in excited state, precipitancy, aimlessness or over-

shooting the goal, professional conflicts.
Practical Examples
"Mars trine Jupiter brought about for me an unexpected but very advantageous
professional change." "Mars trine Venus resulted in an invitation to a social gathering
which turned out to be very entertaining."
"Miss S. suffered a dislocated knee and is still in bed. Mars square Uranus was due."
"Mars conjunct Saturn meant sudden and unexpected money worries and also a slight
throat inflammation."
"Mars (first house) square Moon and Mars (tenth house): I caught my apprentice red-
handed at something dishonest, and this brought about very unsettling days."
"Mars conjunct Neptune: My set vacation plans had to be postponed fourteen days.
This was very annoying since we had invited relatives from Vienna for a visit, but who
were not able to postpone their vacation to a later date."
"Our child was very ill under Mars square Mercury; his head was cold as ice, his
body red-hot." "Mars opposite Jupiter: I failed to have my train ticket rebate recon-
firmed by my director and had to pay a fine." "Under Mars square Venus and opposite
Uranus my boyfriend and I had a big talking-out with one another; my friend told me he
would never come to my house again, because of all the gossip."
"I was aware of the Mars influences you have described (Mars conjunct Moon
opposite Saturn) and tried to find it. But on that day at 9:00 p.m. the effect showed
through. I had to dispel a pupil who had been very impudent. It was something that had
not occurred in all the ten years of my experience. I was very upset. But in awareness of
the constellation, I fought against my state, so that all the other pupils had the impres-
sion of my not being moved at all by the affair."
Chapter 19: Basic Interpretation, Jupiter
JUPITER IS KNOWN /AS THE PLANET of FELICITY, or harmony, of the law and of religion.
+ Magnanimity, liberality, generosity, constructive attitude towards things, fairness,

optimism, social sense, kindness, striving for expansion and property, moral and reli-
gious endeavor.
- Unlawful attitude, extravagance, pleasure seeking, unsocial attitude, greed, materi-

alistic attitude.
Nutritional functions, corpulence, liver, gall bladder. Diseases of the blood, liver and
lung diseases, inflammation of the diaphragm, self-poisoning, diabetes.
Officials, managers, men of the cloth, judges, merchants and bankers, soldiers of
fortune.
Three to ten days on the average, thirty days in stationary position.
Transits of Jupiter
66. Jupiter to Sun
+ (C) Good health, joie de vivre, good humor, spirit of enterprise, striving for property,
social ambition, improvement of health, success in profession, successful cooperation,
pleasant acquaintanceships, happy associations, marriage, success with authorities or
superiors, good fortune in general.
- Arrogance, fastidiousness, resulting in conflict. Illness due to improper nutrition or

overeating and drinking, inclination for the high life compounded with disinclination to
work, failure, conflicts with the law.
67. Jupiter to Moon
+ (C) Feelings of happiness, enthusiasm, contact, readiness to help, popularity,

generosity, good relations with women, friendship, love affair, social success, material
advantages, foreign relations, optimistic state of mind.
- Indifference, negligence, discontent, moodiness, irritability, marital conflicts, reli-
gious or judicial conflicts, disadvantages arising from extravagance.
68. Jupiter to Mercury
+ (C) Good common sense, wealth of plans, organizational talent, optimism, success
as merchant, orator, scientist, advantageous transactions, successful trip, success and
recognition in tests.
- Carelessness, absentmindedness, shallowness, unreliability, tactlessness, arro-

gance, dishonesty, slander, speculative failure.
69. Jupiter to Venus
+ (C) Joy of love, sincerity, attractiveness, making oneself popular, receipt of affec-
tion, harmonious relations with others, living well, good sense of form, artistic success,
gifts, happy friendship, engagement or marriage, good time for purchasing clothes and
jewelry. Happiness and joy.
- Indolence, negligence, overaccentuated and uncontrolled emotion, inclination to

excesses and extravagance, financial difficulties, illness due to overeating and drinking
or other excesses, love conflicts.
70. Jupiter to Mars
+ (C) Spirit of enterprise, desire to do great things, striving for success, skill in nego-
tiations with authorities and superiors, agreements, contracts, (engagement, marriage),
will to procreation, birth.
- Opposition to regulations and authorities, tendency to exaggeration, hastiness,

intemperance, being faced with a decision, conflicts, dispute, breach of contract, mari-
tal conflicts. Excessive expenditure.
71. Jupiter to Jupiter
+ No cares, content, happiness, recognition, success, living well, advantages, gifts.
- Inclination to extravagance, pleasure seeking resulting in disadvantages, discon-

tent, bad humor, conflicts, sorrow, difficulties with authorities, reduction of credit.
72. Jupiter to Saturn
+ Calm, perseverance, patience, diligence, resolute pursuance of goal, sense of

duty, responsibility, striving for possession, success in matters of real estate, feeling of
well being when alone.
- (C) Vacillation, indecision, unpleasant changes, difficulties with matters of domicile,

change of coworkers, failures, trouble with the law, inclination to illness.
73. Jupiter to Uranus
+ New and fortuitous perceptions, new ideas and plans, inventions, reforms, desire
to alter everything, desire to travel, happy (temporary) associations, quick comprehen-
sion of a situation; at times, profits through speculations or lottery, sudden recognition.
- (C) Love of freedom and independence, revolutionary ideas, opposition, tactless-

ness, exaggeration, exceptional inner tension but which can be released ("Thank-the-
Lord Constellation"), hasty acts, passing up good opportunities, philosophical, religious
or political conflicts.
74. Jupiter to Neptune
+ Idealistic tendencies, receptivity to ethical and social ideas, receiving impulse from
others or through change of sense, travel, far reaching plans, generosity, gaining ad-
vantage or profit without great strain, travel to faraway places.
- Impressionability, susceptibility, daydreaming, cleft between ideal and reality,

disappointments, speculative failures, being misunderstood, enmities, insults, under-
mining of reputation or position, political conflicts, losses; beware of confidence men
and swindlers!
(C) Human kindness, idealism, interest in the arts.
75. Jupiter to Pluto
+ (C) Far reaching and fanatic endeavor, pronounced desire to assert oneself, desire
to be at the top, to lead, to become rich.
- Tendency to exploit others, great failures, consequences from guilt of the past, loss
of everything, loss through state, through law proceedings.
76. Jupiter to Moon's Node
+ (C) Ability to adapt, desire to enter into good relations, successful negotiations,
gain of business advantages with others, partnership, engagement, marriage.
- Disharmonious or unsocial attitude, conflicts.
77. Jupiter to Ascendant
+ (C) Picking up good connection, new acquaintanceships, good cooperation, suc-

cess and recognition, creating for oneself an attractive environment or home.
- Small differences, conflicts with others, opposition to ideas of others.
78. Jupiter to Mid heaven
+ (C) Beginning of a harmonious and spiritual relationship, being in good humor,

achievement of a new position, happy change in life, love's joy, success in life.
- Insecure relationships, changes in conditions of life and profession.
Practical Examples
Despite the fact that Jupiter has always been designated the planet of good fortune,
by no means may one expect too much of its transits. Due to its relatively fast motion,
Jupiter's influence will never be as strong as that of Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, or even
Pluto. It is also not absolutely sure that sextiles and trines will bring about any special
advantages. Rather, these are usually significant only of a harmonious state, while self-
assertion is often more likely under a Jupiter square, e.g. to Mars or Sun. Some cases
have demonstrated that under Jupiter opposition or square Sun or Venus, for example,
especially pleasant experiences could be had, or the table was more richly beladen
than usual, but where the danger existed of even greater fastidiousness or of illness
through some nutritional error. However, those who are well in control of themselves,
will gain more under square and opposition than under trine and sextiles. Here, some
extracts from correspondence:
"Jupiter in Taurus trine Mercury brought me small gifts, for example, a little Mignon-
Typewriter, which I only have to do a little repair work on." "Jupiter over Mercury
brought me two professional successes." "Under Jupiter sextile Venus Mr. M. met a
young widow, a millionaire, at a ball. They will be getting married soon." "After a long
period of uncertainty I finally received a patent on my invention at the beginning of
February under Jupiter sextile Jupiter. At this time, I was happier than usual. Suddenly,
I comprehended many a problem and riddle of life, the meaning and actual point of
living." "Jupiter trine Mercury was due on April 1; at this time I obtained approval from
the post office director for my transfer to Z.; it became effective on May 1, under Jupiter
trine Venus."
"Jupiter square Neptune: Just as I received your letter and was reading about this
constellation, a pupil and her mother came to pay a bill, whereby she deducted, without
a by-your-leave, 5 RM. It is peculiar that such people can never stop thinking of their
own profit and gain. I was so very indignant at his impertinence that I felt like throwing
her out. I can become very much angered when an honest person cannot assert his
rights and the swindler is triumphant."
"Jupiter conjunct Sun: optimism, improvement in living conditions, periodic good

and unusually luxurious living." "Jupiter conjunct Ascendant: receipt of a valuable gift
from a lady, gain from acquaintanceship with a woman. Visit with mother with ensuing
advantages, receipt of many groceries." "Jupiter opposite Ascendant trine Venus: the
principal month of the whole year, success in legal disputes, making peace with the
neighbors, marriage, fulfillment of hopes and dreams, move to home of own. Receipt of
large remittance and a parcel of valuable books."
Chapter 20: Basic Interpretation, Saturn
Saturn IS THE EXECUTER of FATE, LEADING man onward through his various experiences,
but which also can inhibit him and render him incapable.
+ Powers of concentration, steadiness, constancy, earnestness, profundity,

thriftiness.
- Inhibition, melancholy, taciturnity, loneliness, isolation, separation, fear, mistrust,

envy, stinginess, avarice, lack of adaptive ability.
Frame, skin, spleen. Mental disorders, paralyses, lingering and slow-healing illness,
leprosy, blood impurities, colds.
Hardworking, inhibited and melancholy persons, elderly persons, father, farmers,

miners, property owners.
Duration of Transit influence
Eight to fourteen days; up to eight weeks in stationary position.
Transits of Saturn
79. Saturn to Sun
+ Perseverance, powers of concentration, indefatigability, self-assertion, improve-

ment of health, recognition for diligence, support through older persons, simple life.
- (C) Reduced mental faculties and physical development, pessimistic attitude,

mental suffering, illness, estrangement, separation, grief, family, troubles, professional
difficulties.
80. Saturn to Moon
+ Inner calm, content, self-control, circumspection, sense of duty, success through

diligence and activity, good relations with older women, sincere relationships, desire to
travel.
- (C) Inhibitions, fluctuating moods, inferiority complex, melancholy, obstinacy,

unstableness of character, illness (due to mental suffering), lack of self-confidence, fear
of exposure, difficulties ensuing from change or travel, estrangement, separation (pos-
sibly through death).
81. Saturn to Mercury
+ Powers of concentration, careful thinking, diligence, logical thinking, objectivity,

love of order and thoroughness, patience, success in scientific work, long trips, busi-
ness enterprises.
- (C) Mental and spiritual backwardness, occupational difficulties, tedious work,

estrangement, separation, disadvantageous news, tendency to illness (especially in
respect to head and nerves, and according to disposition, also inclination to speech de-
fects and hearing disorders).
82. Saturn to Venus
+ Sense of reality, soberness, sense of duty, faithfulness, self-control, earnestness

and sincerity, relationships with mature women, genuine artistic activity.
- (C) Discontent, hard-heartedness, disillusionment, isolation, estrangement, con-

flicts arising from jealousy, separation, having to make sacrifices, financial difficulties,
immoral acts, inclination to illness, disappointment in matters of love.
83. Saturn to Mars
+ Perseverance, power of resistance, indefatigability in overcoming difficulties.
- (C) Dissatisfaction or displeasure stemming from great difficulties and antago-

nisms, severity, harshness, insubmissiveness, weakness, inclination to illness, danger
of injuries or mishaps, mental and emotional pain, sorrow, harm from others.
84. Saturn to Jupiter
+ Achievement of goals through perseverance, earnest endeavors, tendency to

changes in residence, persistent pursuance of aims, success in negotiations with supe-
riors or authorities, favorable settlement of legal disputes, self-confidence, philosophic
thinking, desire for possessions, separations seen in a favorable light, feeling of well-
being when alone.
- (C) Dissatisfaction with one's self and others, quick irritability, indecisiveness,
opposition and protest, conflicts, lack of self-confidence, pessimism, inclination to ill-
ness, occupational difficulties owing to financial worries.
85. Saturn to Saturn
+ Patience, perseverance, powers of concentration, success through effort and in-

dustry, earnest endeavors.
- (C) Developmental crisis mentally or in terms of health, beginning of new phase of

life, illness, depression, displeasure, inefficiency, sorrow.
86. Saturn to Uranus
+ Calm and collected thinking, methodical carrying out of new undertakings or

changes, powers of perseverance, mastering of every situation, success in technical
affairs or with inventions, extensive travel.
- (C) Use offeree or suffering of violence, nonsubmission, struggle for existence,

backlash from past mistakes, disputes, resistance, losses, mental and emotional pain,
sudden estrangement or separation, sorrow, danger of accidents, mishaps, or machine
damage.
87. Saturn to Neptune
+ Engrossment in difficult problems, unusual spiritual experiences, interest in the

occult, out of the ordinary acquaintanceships, longing for faraway places, travel.
- (C) Agonizing mental and emotional inhibitions, enervating circumstances, illness

(neuroses) whose causes are difficult to find, troubles in public, in occupation or the
family, secret enmities, deception, danger or infection (poisoning), sorrow, loss, making
sacrifices.
88. Saturn to Pluto
+ Working hard to achieve success, participation in mass efforts, inclination more

towards action than to words, fanatic and toiling endeavor,
- (C) Being cheated of success from work done, loss through force majeure, suffering
from violence or committing violent acts (murder).
89. Saturn to Moon's Node
+ Connection or cooperation with older or experienced persons,
- (C) Feeling of being repressed by others, estrangement, inhibitions, separation (be-

reavement), disadvantage or loss due to others, mutual sorrow.
90. Saturn to Ascendant
+ Perseverance, ability to overcome many difficulties, gaining of experience, being

together with older persons.
- (C) Depressed surroundings, sharing sorrow with others, bereavement, estrange-

ment, separation, living in straightened or impoverished circumstances, illness, hospital
stay.
91. Saturn to Midheaven

+ Clinging to hopes, gaining of experience, change of aim and its untiring pursuance,
ability to persevere.
- (C) Checks in development, necessity to fight against difficulties, estrangement,

separation, sorrow, mental suffering through mother or wife, mourning of these
persons.
Practical Examples
The transits of Saturn over its own radical position, or in opposition or square to this
position, usually correspond to developmental crises signifying the end of one phase
and the beginning of a new one, which in the main has a duration of roughly seven
years. Those who look back upon their lives will usually be able to ascertain several
such seven year periods, which, however, do not necessarily have to be connected
with Saturn transits over the radical position, but rather can be connected with Saturn
transits over the solar position or over planet clusters in one sign as well. Saturn transits
can only then be termed critical when Saturn is moving very slowly or is stationary and
makes a mutual appearance with other critical constellations. Therefore, the tendency
to give every Saturn transit a fateful interpretation is completely unfounded; many Sat-
urn transits are harmless.
Below are some examples from reports sent to us:
"I have had various experiences with Saturn transits, Saturn conjunct Sun, Mercury
square Moon: my last and not very happy year of childhood filled with trouble and wor-
ries about vocation, my childish joy destroyed. Saturn conjunct Venus: separation from
loved ones. Saturn conjunct Moon square Sun, Mercury: death of both grandparents,
much sadness, unpleasant and bleak home with mother, difficulties, dependency,
poverty, depression. Saturn square Moon, Moon's Node opposite Sun, Mercury: unsuc-
cessful attempts at getting ahead, uncertain circumstances, deceit and loss of money
through partners in business, difficulties away from home. Saturn square Saturn: futile
efforts, many obstacles, useless work, lack of income. Saturn conjunct Mars and Mid-
heaven opposite Jupiter: deterioration and subsequent destruction of my own home
life, despondent and lonely member of household, taking over of great obligations.
After surviving the hard times, creation of my own respectable home."
"Due on the day of dear mother's death were: Saturn conjunct Moon and Sun
opposite Sun." "Saturn square Sun (in tenth) brought unemployment of husband, family
worries and illness."
"During the day I was very upset and nervous under Saturn conjunct Jupiter, and in
the evening I got into an argument with my boss where I gave notice. Through medi-
ation, my giving notice could be revoked. However, the repetition of this constellation
had again as a consequence giving of notice and serious conflicts."
Chapter 21: Basic Interpretation, Uranus
Uranus represents a concentrated power that can make its appearance suddenly
and intensely.
+ Originality, love of freedom, self-will, sense of rhythm, intuition.
- Extravagant behavior, inconsistency, revolutionary character, contrariness, erratic

character.
Nervous system, the meninges, pituitary gland, spinal marrow, nerve and cerebral
disorders, injuries, operations, accidents.
Reformers, inventors, technicians, anarchists, revolutionaries.
Two to ten weeks depending on orbiting or stationary condition.
Transits of Uranus
92. Uranus to Sun
+ Originality, foresight, organizational flair, tendency to sudden changes, alteration

and travel, improvement of life position, betterment of health through new methods of
treatment, sudden recognition, professional advancement, in the case of women, often
a sudden involvement with a man.
- (C) Sudden urge or compulsion to change, critical effects, sudden disposition to

illness, in the case of illness possibility of surgery, times of upset or crisis in partnership
or marriage, upset through influence of male persons.
93. Uranus to Moon
+ Intensified intellectual stimulation, wealth of plans, urge to change, alteration,

travel, sudden acquaintanceship with female persons, sudden love-links, but which are
seldom of long duration, special scientific knowledge, inventions.
- (C) Sudden mental and emotional upsets, lack of inner calm, nervousness,
tendency towards extravagance, confusion of feelings and thoughts, impractical
ideas, sudden failures, upsets in matters of love or marriage, births, danger in surgical
operations.
94. Uranus to Mercury
+ Inventive spirit, desire for change of pace or alteration, organizational talent, good
intuition, good critical faculty, invention, new plans and stimuli, intellectual flexibility,
new connections, sudden journeys. Interest in cosmobiology.
- (C) Wasting one's energy, nervous haste, errors, mistakes, moodiness, obstinacy
failures, upsetting of plans, upsets through letters or gossip, nervous disorder (in rare
cases, thoughts of suicide).
95. Uranus to Venus
+ Great excitability in love-life, sudden intensification of emotional feelings, sudden

and strong attraction (but rarely of any duration), new acquaintanceships, new stimuli
for artistic work, sense of form and rhythm, creativity, (with impulsive persons) tendency
to amorous adventures and infidelity.
- (C) Egotistical attitude to love, inclination to perversity, tendency to be guided by

emotion, hypersensitivity, moodiness, nervousness owing to suppressed desires, pro-
nounced sexual motivation, aberration, discontent because of excess, danger of sexual
assault.
96. Uranus to Mars
+ Extraordinary energy, desire for freedom and independence, non-submissiveness,

technical skill, tendency to hastiness.
- (C) Restlessness, nervousness, obstinacy, stubbornness, brutality, intolerance,

danger of accident, injury, or separation, harm through machines, fire, explosion, turbu-
lent change in life, placed under compulsion, mistakes due to haste. If possible, avoid
travel!
97. Uranus to Jupiter
+ Ideas, inventions, striving for knowledge, good at negotiating, changes, organiza-

tional matters, sudden and advantageous connections with prominent persons, sudden
recognition or success.
- (C) Love of freedom, desire for independence, opposition, non-submission, insis-

tence on one's own principles purely for the sake of opposition, tactlessness, lack of
adaptability, conflicts, in marriage as well, legal disputes, great psychological tensions
and upsets leading to sudden changes.
98. Uranus to Saturn

+ Being in control of every situation, strong resistance, perseverance, indefatigability,
success in coping with demands of life, occupational changes, change of residence.
- (C) Great psychological tension, inflexibility, provoking behavior, contradiction,

dispute, animosity, estrangement, separation, bereavement, illness, hardships, forma-
tive interference in destiny (prison).
99. Uranus to Uranus
+ Spirit of enterprise, creativity, change in life after period of crisis, multitude of

plans, tendency to reform and change, end of one and beginning of another phase of
life.
- (C) Hard conditions of life which are usually followed by change, danger of catas-
trophes, nervous crisis (thoughts of suicide).
100. Uranus to Neptune
+ Peculiar emotional states, impressionable and receptive, inspiration, spiritual

perception, interest in religious and spiritual, and mystical problems, longing for far-
away places, travel, inclination to delve into the occult.
- (C) Inner tension and obscurity lead to the forming of extreme goals, instability,
mental and emotional conflict, deplorable conditions, harm from others due to lack of
resistance, undermining of reputation, losses, illness (including danger of poisoning).
101. Uranus to Pluto
+ Indefatigability, untiring resolve, struggle for reform and innovation, fanatic striving
for transformation, strong sense of goals, creation of new conditions of life.
- (C) Life crisis, suffering under acts of violence or force majeure, heavy losses, being
placed in a serious dilemma, great agitation, involvement in mass catastrophes.
102. Uranus to Moon's Node
+ Joint experiences with others, sudden acquaintanceships and connections possi-

bly resulting in a change of situation.
- (C) Unexpected incidents in community or family life, unsettling experiences with

others, mourning with others.
103. Uranus to Ascendant
+ Quick reaction to environmental influences, sudden acquaintanceships, transfor-

mation of environment, moving to another place.
- (C) Unsettling experiences with others, danger of accident or injury, unexpected

incidents, sudden threat, bereavement.
104. Uranus to MC
+ Determination, bringing about changes, change of profession, rapid progress,

change of residence,
- (C) Hastiness, incidents, turning points of destiny, isolation from others, vacillation
in aims of life, decisive events.
Practical Examples
Uranus is the great instigator of change, and whose course through the zodiac cor-
responds to certain periods of life. Every seven years or so, Uranus changes signs; at
twenty-two years, it enters square and at twenty-eight years trine to its radical position,
and thus corresponds in the main to the decisive events in life. At forty-two to forty-five
years, Uranus in opposition to the radical position represents the high point of life with
its various crises and the beginning of the decline. Therefore, the Uranus constellation
need not always evoke extraordinary events, but rather can reflect the inner develop-
ment manifested in a lifetime.
A few reports: "One lady acquaintance tells of a sexual assault under Uranus square
Moon, also due were: Moon opposite Mars sextile Jupiter, Neptune square Ascendant,
Mars square Moon, Venus sextile Mercury." "As you very correctly mentioned, the
square of Uranus to Neptune brought me into difficulties with the management of where
I work, which, in order to humiliate me, I suppose, approached me in a very ill-bred
manner."
"On Saturday an acquaintance of mine, a very kindhearted man, suddenly shot

himself in the train. On the previous evening, I had gone for a walk with him until 11:00
p.m. He gave no sign of anything wrong or of what he intended to do. The reason for his
suicide was a court decision lost in a matter of alimony and poor earnings. The suicide
had in his radical chart Neptune in the eighth house in opposition to Uranus, which
does indicate this kind of death (but not always, only in special cases! R.E.). In addition,
Uranus square Uranus were due on the day of his death: Sun conjunct Ascendant,
Moon square Sun, Mars, Neptune opposite Sun, Mars conjunct Venus, Jupiter square
Mercury."
"Uranus (Pisces) opposite Venus (Virgo) gave me a bad reputation; I had an accident,
inflammation of the ankle joint, and pain in the intestines." "Uranus opposite Mars leads
to animosity, conflict and upset." "Uranus square Saturn was manifest on the due date
through fever, shivering and weakness, and also through fainting. The examination on
the following day showed irritation of the appendix, gall bladder, liver and kidneys, ner-
vous strain, stomach and intestinal disorder."
Chapter 22: Basic Interpretation, Neptune
Neptune is THE mysterious, the UNFATHOMABLE PLANET. It greatly influences our spiri-
tual life, in the positive and in the negative sense.
+ Receptivity, sensibility, inspiration contemplativeness, empathy, tendency to mys-

ticism, all-encompassing love.
- Impressionability, hypersensitivity, obscurity, confusion, deception, aimlessness,

lies, deceit.
Pineal glad, solar plexus, aura. Illnesses difficult in their diagnosis and often psycho-
somatic, mental disease, poisoning, infections, paralyses.
Those with negative attitude, impressionable persons, mediums, dubious persons,

tricksters, practitioners of slight-of-hand, but also prominent, spiritually oriented
personalities.
Duration of Transits Influence
Four to eight weeks; in stationary positions up to three months; frequent repetition of

the same aspects within two years' time.
Transits of Neptune
105. Neptune to Sun
+ Receptivity for all impressions, inspiration, enthusiasm, inclination to mysticism

and profundity, stimulation of intellectual work, intellectual and spiritual experience,
peace of mind, companionship of souls.
- (C) Impressionability, negative character, tendency to alcohol and nicotine, etc.,

physical weakness and susceptibility for illnesses, lack of determination, confusion in
mental processes, unpleasant dreams, self-delusion, damage to reputation, disappoint-
ment through others, undermining of relationships, caution when taking toxic medica-
tions which may only be administered in small doses.
106. Neptune to Moon

+ Sensitivity, empathy, introspection, far-ranging wishes, active dream life, longing
for faraway places, extensive travel, plans for change, spiritual relationships with
women.
- (C) Illusions, disappointments, instability, being misunderstood, danger from occult

experiences, disappointment in friendship or marriage, extravagances, dissipation,
danger of infection, trouble in public life or in profession, mental suffering.
107. Neptune to Mercury
+ Imagination, rich fantasy, intuitive thinking, perception of the most intricate and
profound interrelations, creativity, stimulating exchange of ideas, acquaintanceship with
those of the same way of thinking, extensive travel.
- (C) False thinking, poor judgment, confused ideas, hypersensitivity, overactive

fantasy, insincerity, inclination to lies and pretense, uncontrolled emotional life, nervous
disorders, undermining of reputation, defamation, danger of swindle. Caution with con-
tracts and documents!
108. Neptune to Venus
+ Sensitivity in love life, devotion, impressionability. Sense of beauty and art, good
taste, profound relationship to loved ones, stimulation of artistic activity, pleasurable
travels, interest in poetry and the romantic.
- (C) False feelings of love, bad taste, susceptibility, erotic aberration, eccentric
habits, danger of infection, illness due to excess, disappointment in love, renunciation,
jealousy.
109. Neptune to Mars
+ Desire to fulfill wishes and realize plans, urge to travel far, intellectual perception,
receiving and giving stimulation, receiving good advice. Disappointment will often be
experienced because of ventures into fields removed from reality, leaving the practical-
ities of life aside.
- (C) Wishes not followed up by action, inability to develop energy, misuse of energy,
inclination to take sedatives, or alcohol, nicotine, etc., moodiness, physical weakness
and susceptibility for illness, disappointments, deceit, disagreeable matters, criminal
occurrences. Initiative and working energy are paralyzed.
110. Neptune to Jupiter
+ Hopefulness, trust in the future, high ideals, spiritual and intellectual relations, so-
cial understanding, generosity, favorable disposition, extensive and pleasurable travel,
recognition and success, acquaintanceship with prominent personalities, at times
profits or advantages without any effort on one's own part.
- (C) False hopes, disposition toward illegal acts, injudicious speculation, suscepti-
bility, losses, disadvantages from political affairs, damage to reputation, undermining
of relationships through deceit, defamation, harassed legal situation. Pecuniary loss
through extortioners, swindlers, and confidence men.
111. Neptune to Saturn
+ Gaining of experience, engrossment, getting ahead gradually by effort and perse-

verance, working methodically.
- (C) Suffering, sacrifice, being in conflict with one's own self, feeling of insecurity,
going through enervating circumstances, tendency to illness especially nervous disor-
ders with psychosomatic causes, difficulties, inhibitions, separation, sorrow.
112. Neptune to Uranus
+ Interest in intellectual problems, new problems, new ideas and views, peculiar
mental states, inspiration, broadening of points of view, travel. Foreign relations, turning
points of life, relationship to the occult.
- (C) Impressionability, lack of resistance and energy, confused mental and emotional
state, eccentric inclinations, unconscious actions, difficult circumstances, professional
disadvantages, concealed attacks, undermining of good reputation, chaotic relations,
illness due to infection or poisoning, heavy losses, catastrophe. (These latter effects
only come about when they are indicated by other constellations.)
113. Neptune to Neptune
+ Period of spiritual development, intellectual perception, travel.
- (Conjunction not possible!) Change in life, life crisis in consequence of disappoint-

ment or illness.
114. Neptune to Pluto
+ Coping with unusual problems, unusual interests and endeavors, spiritual orienta-
tion, far-ranging connections, extensive travel.
- (C) Peculiar mental states, possessed by fantastic ideas, collapse of an idea, self-
torture, heavy losses, strange illness.
115. Neptune to Moon's Node
+ Expecting much of a relationship, joining a peculiar or mystical community.
- (C) Expecting too much or the wrong thing of an association or community leading
to mutual disappointment, experiencing joint disappointments, lack of fellowship, dam-
age suffered because of being member of a community.
116. Neptune to Ascendant
+ Susceptibility to environmental influence, entering into peculiar associations, intel-

lectual affinity with others, indulgence of certain illusions.
- (C) Depression due to others, disappointment through others, breach of trust,

falseness, deceit, dealings with swindlers or calumniators, illness stemming from men-
tal suffering.
117. Neptune to Mid heaven
+ Devotion to peculiar aims, resorting to pretence or having to play a role, many

ideas or plans without realization.
- (C) Pursuance of false ideas, self-delusion, failures, losses, professional disadvan-

tages, losses due to deceit or false friends.
Practical Examples
Neptune transits are most usually connected with the intensification of imagination
and the formation of ideas and plans and also lead to daydreaming, and hence to loss
of sense of reality. Therefore, in its negative effects, Neptune can bring about false
ideas, confusion and illusions which are particularly detrimental to mental and emo-
tional stability, and indeed, can possibly lead to psychoses. Extraordinary events are
not always the result of Neptune transits, but rather these constellations reflect exalted
or depressed emotional states. The following were featured in a female horoscope:
Neptune conjunct Moon square Sun, Mercury: Time of confusion, misunderstand-

ings, errors, failure in all endeavors, self-delusion, self-torture, poor social conditions, in
the company of unstable or rootless persons, insecure financial circumstances, loss of
reputation, loss through theft, estrangement from parents, stay in hospital.
Neptune conjunct Moon, trine Saturn: help through older persons, engrossment in
mystical or religious problems, extensive spiritual development, travel books based on
own experiences. Neptune trine Sun and Mercury: serene or stable conditions, activity
in seclusion, reading and study. Neptune square Saturn: loss of income, straightened
circumstances, difficulties, failure, time of desolation due to rival in love and the disso-
lution of a love relationship, secret rival, slander, mental suffering, illness due to nutri-
tional poisoning and overenjoyment. "For weeks, I felt the trine of Neptune to Venus to
be very beneficial, just as if a warm and friendly light had spread itself over everything
and had bound me with everything under the Sun. As the transit became exact, I met
many people connected with the anthroposiphical movement; it was a very strange and
peculiar meeting."
"I feel the effect of Neptune especially strong since it brings to mind very unpleasant
things, things that one has done without thinking and which cannot be undone. This
is when Neptune tries to tempt me into making backhanded attacks, e.g. to denounce
someone, to write anonymous letters or make anonymous reports on someone.
Through willpower, I have always been able to suppress such disgusting and mean
urges, and on the other hand I receive the good emanations all the more strongly."
The following report was made about Neptune square Mars and Uranus conjunct
Neptune: "I had told my sister and nurses of your letter and asked them by no means to
give an injection during the critical weeks. I myself only found this out three days later.
However, my sister wrote these lines at the conclusion of her report: 'After Mother had
told me of the change in blood it occurred to me that we shouldn't give any injection
because of possible blood poisoning. Now it has all come about, just as you were
told by Mr. E.; since her injection, Mother has been feeling worse from day to day.'" Of
significance in this case is that there was a New Moon on the day of the injection. "As
Uranus conjunct Neptune became exact, death came after another morphine injection
had been given."
Chapter 23: Basic Interpretation, Pluto
PLUTO was THE LAST PLANET to be DISCOVERED. Even though there have been many ex-
amples of Plutonian influence during the past years, general experience is still relatively
small. The catchwords for Pluto, power and mass, have proven on the whole to be ap-
plicable, as the practical examples will show.
+ Desire for power, ruthless frankness, striving for influence over the masses, propa-
gandistic efforts, sympathy with the masses.
- Ruthless use of force, fanatic proselytism, agitating efforts, narrow-mindedness.
The subconscious.
Persons who have hypnotic influence over the masses, such as propagandists, ora-
tors, actors, and politicians of definite and one-sided opinion.
Several months. Influence usually shows up suddenly and with a very lasting effect.
Transits of Pluto
118. Pluto to Sun
+ Striving for power through physical strength or mental effort, unusual creative en-
ergy, concentration on goals, self-assertion, taking command, realization of new ideas.
- (C) Disadvantages due to overambition or arrogance, exposure to great danger,

physical suffering, martyrdom, lingering illness (heart trouble), separation from a man,
marriage dissolved through superior force.
119. Pluto to Moon
+ Rich but one-sided emotional life, great emotional excitability, ruthless pursuit of
goals.
- (C) Strong outbursts of feeling, e.g. jealousy, wounded vanity, insult to honor, etc.,
emotional shock, unusual disease, separation, grief.
120. Pluto to Mercury
+ Desire for public acclamation, professional ambition, success as orator, writer,

advertising executive, unceasing pursuit or aim.
- (C) Overestimation of capabilities and overeagerness leading to nervous disorders,

propensity for swindle, professional crisis.
121. Pluto to Venus
+ Exceptional power of attraction, intense need for love, active sexual life, "madly in
love" with partner, strong feeling of attraction to a person as if under inner compulsion,
artistic creativity.
- (C) Overaccentuated sex life, sensual desires, tensions in love life, immorality,
adultery.
122. Pluto to Mars
+ Show of unusual energy, great self-confidence, working fever, ambition, achieve-

ment of great success.
- (C) Use of brutal means, disregard of others, to have to suffer violence, accidents
with long lasting consequences.
123. Pluto to Jupiter
+ Desire for great influence in spiritual or material fields, desire to lead the masses,
to bring about social or religious reform, brilliant organizational talent, achievement of
great success, attainment of wealth.
- (C) Pursuit of fanatic goals, desire to exploit others, extravagance, loss of every-
thing, conflict with authorities, arrest.
124. Pluto to Saturn
+ Advance through tenacity, perseverance and untiring effort, self-discipline, sacri-

fice, participation in public efforts, to be silent and act.
- (C) Severity, violent acts, fanatic vandalism, suffering under hard-heartedness or

brutality, to be cheated of hard work's success. (In rare cases, death, murder.)
125. Pluto to Uranus
+ Indefatigable work, achievement through immense effort, carrying out of innova-

tions or changes, building anew, setting up of a new life.
- Violence, excitement, subversive plans, confrontation with the question of "either-

or," difficult decisions, unforeseen and vitally important crisis, sudden separation,
death.
126. Pluto to Neptune
+ Refined spiritual life, great sensitivity, active imagination, subject to illusion, un-
usual experiences, transcendental inclinations, spirituality.
- (C) Obscurity in inner life, peculiar circumstances, pursuit of fantastic ideas with
subsequent disappointment, self-torture, craving for alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, etc.,
possessed with an idea, severe loss, danger through forces of nature.
127. Pluto to Pluto
+ and - Hardly ever occurs due to Pluto's slowness; no experience has been gath-
ered as yet.
128. Pluto to Moon's Node
+ Personal connections have decisive influence on fate, contact and common expe-
rience with many persons, mass gatherings.
- (C) Sharing of tragic fate in common with others, separation through superior force,
grief.
129. Pluto to Ascendant
+ Desire to rule over those in environment, getting one's own way, coming into an
unaccustomed situation, including new acquaintances and associations.
- (C) Fateful disputes, mishap, injury, separation, forceful change of residence, arrest.
130. Pluto to Mid heaven
+ Urge for recognition, power of self-assertion, to feel called upon to function as

organizer or leader, to obtain recognition, desire to plan one's own future life, to seek
professional acknowledgement, attainment of a position of power.
- (C) Foolhardiness, licentiousness, abuse of power, triggering or experiencing resis-

tance and revenge, professional crisis, fall from the top.
Practical Examples
Experience has shown that the transits of Pluto do not need always exercise an in-
fluence; they often pass over without a trace. They do play an important role, however,
when an individual is involved in some mass fate, for example, war, air raids, concentra-
tion camps, or mass escapes.
Under Sun square Pluto separation from spouse through superior force has often
been noted, for example, through imprisonment or consequences of war. Pluto over
Neptune in Leo brought about a heart ailment lasting many years, as long as Pluto
remained in this position. Under Pluto conjunct Mars a man was buried alive and as a
consequence lost his memory to the extent that he could not even remember his own
name over a long period of time. Under Pluto square or opposite Jupiter, several per-
sons were arrested, came into conflict with the authorities, or lost job and fortune.
In one case, Pluto over Saturn brought about violent death; in another case, total
loss of fortune. Pluto conjunct Neptune in one case gave cause to forebodings, and in
another, to emotional confusion. Pluto over the Ascendant had as a consequence loss
of job and change of life. Pluto over the Midheaven led to great losses. Pluto opposite
the Ascendant caused complete change of life including suffering due to stepmother
and leaving home.
Pluto opposite Jupiter led to serious disputes within the family. Under Pluto trine the
Midheaven, one young man took his fate into his own hands and went his way to build
up a new existence under his own power. Pluto opposite Moon resulted in separation
and breaking up of a relationship, and as this position was due again, another relation-
ship failed. Pluto square the Midheaven brought about a complete change of vocation
after a period of uncertainty and insecurity.
Chapter 24: Basic Interpretation, Moon's Node
The Moon's Node is not the designation for a celestial body, but rather, it is the
intersecting point of the lunar orbit with the ecliptic. A differentiation is made between
an ascending (Dragon's Head) and a descending (Dragon's Tail) lunar Node.
For the purposes of simplification, the ascending Moon's Node will be under discus-
sion here, the descending Node always being directly opposite in the zodiac. Only the
ascending Node is given in the ephemerides. The Moon's Node is indicative of "knots
and ties," meetings. Up to now, these transits had hardly been given notice in text-
books. The following compilation, therefore, represents an entirely new study.
+ Ability to adapt, seeking of relationships, sociability, fellowship, friendly personality.
- Lack of adaptive ability, unsociability, unsocial behavior, incompatibility.
Gatherings, associations, contacts, mediators, blood relationships, relatives.
Durations of Transit Influence
Two to three weeks.
Transits of the Ascending Moon's Node
131. Moon's Node to Sun
+ (C) Spiritual or physical relationships, relationship with spouse, public affairs.
- Breaking off of relationships, estrangement from male persons, separation.
132. Moon's Node to Moon
(C) Spiritual attitude in relationships with others, relationship with women or migra-
tory folk.
- Lack of adaptive ability, breaking off relations with women.
133. Moon's Node to Mercury
+ (C) Liking for exchange of ideas with others, social or business ties.
- Unpopularity, breaking off of relations, retirement of partner or fellow worker.

134. Moon's Node to Venus
+ (C) Adaptable, obliging, attractive personality, object of affection, love link, en-
gagement, spiritual relationship, artistic connections.
- Disharmonious love relationship, estrangement, separation, unpleasant personality.
135. Moon's Node to Mars
+ Cooperation, sexual relationship, fellowship, desire of children, joint successes.
- (C) Destruction of collaboration, upset in household, estrangement through

dispute.
136. Moon's Node to Jupiter
+ (C) Harmonious relationship to others, joyful experience shared with others, happi-
ness as couple, gaining of a good partner, engagement or marriage.
- Disharmonious or unsocial behavior, conflicts.
137. Moon's Node to Saturn
+ Relationships with older persons or protection through them, earnest cooperation.
- (C) Obstacles and difficulties in relationships, isolation of self or separation, disad-

vantages or loss through others, dissolution of blood relations, bereavement.
138. Moon's Node to Uranus
+ Sudden relations and acquaintanceships, common experience with others, tempo-

rary acquaintanceships.
- (C) Sudden incidents in communal life, upsets with others, conflicts.
139. Moon's Node to Neptune
+ Great expectations from a cooperative effort, placing of hopes in others, spiritual

contact, secret relationships.
- (C) Lack of community sense, delusions about relations with others, self-disap-
pointment, separation due to intrigues.
140. Moon's Node to Pluto
+ Relationships, possibility with fateful turn.
- (C) Common and severe fate, estrangement, separation.
141. Moon's Node to Moon's Node

+ (C) Possibilities for connections or approach.
- Estrangement, also bereavement.
142. Moon's Node to Ascendant
+ (C) Good relation to environment, pleasant collaboration, acquaintanceships,

relationships.
- A life together made difficult, estrangement, separation, grief.
143. Moon's Node to Mid heaven
+ (C) Personal ties, coming together with those of the same mind and common
endeavors, forming an association to pursue common aims, spiritual relationships,
friendship, engagement, marriage.
- Difficulties in joint endeavors, professional difficulties, withdrawal from an associa-

tion.
Practical Examples
"Moon's Node trine Saturn brought me protection through an elderly gentleman."

"Moon's Node trine Jupiter made possible for me a particularly joyful Christmas in the
company of others." "Under Moon's Node trine Moon I met my future wife at a con-
vention." "It was possible under Moon's Node conjunct Sun again to start publishing a
newspaper after a half-year's injunction, and thereby again be active in the public light."
"Moon's Node square Saturn corresponded to my separation from the family when
inducted." "Moon's Node square Neptune brought me in the company of criminals dur-
ing protective custody." "Moon's Node opposite Mercury corresponded to difficulties in
working with others in my profession as well as in the household." "Under Moon's Node
conjunct Mars trine Jupiter I finally succeeded in getting a decision on my attaining a
very lovely apartment. At the same time I could let my family know they could immedi-
ately set off for the new city of residence."
"Under Moon's Node opposite Saturn I was temporarily separated from my family
due to circumstances beyond my control." "You wrote me that Saturn in conjunction
with the ascending Lunar Node could bring about a death. This has now come to pass.
My dear mother has just passed away." "Moon's Node trine Venus brought me a new
and advantageous acquaintanceship and enlivened business activity for me."
"A few days after receiving the chart from you would be the time when he should
experience his fatal car accident. This upset me greatly, since I was unable to warn him.
At the hour of the mishap, Moon transited the point for illness and death on the cusp of
the eighth house. Simultaneously, Uranus reached the Moon's Node. This is most prob-
ably the position which brought him death."
Appendix
The current edition of this book is much the same as the edition of 1952. This fulfills
the wish of the many readers of this popular book. It is necessary, however, to discuss
certain problems in detail and to supplement the work done in the past in order to come
up to the present standard of cosmobiological research.
As already stated in Chapter 2, Aspects in the Cosmogram, the angles (aspects) of

the stellar bodies are of greater importance than the signs and houses. The author has
in the meanwhile completely discarded any interpretation based on the houses, or bet-
ter yet, fields, and now only applies those points consistent in every system of houses,
namely the medium coeli (Midheaven) and the Ascendant. Other authors on the subject
now have also rejected the traditional interpretations according to houses. The various
systems of houses have among themselves deviations so great that in one case a
planet will be a particular house according to the one system, but in an entirely different
house according to the other system. This results in uncertainty which can only lead to
error in interpretation.
The orbs of the aspects have today been much reduced. The following rule has been
set up:
The orb amounts to a maximum five degrees with the personal points (Midheaven,
Ascendant, Sun, Moon), to a maximum four degrees with the fast moving planets (Mer-
cury, Venus, Mars), to a maximum three degrees with the slow moving planets (Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto) and the ascending Moon's Node.
According to this rule, the individual importance increases with the rate of speed.
Whole generations are encompassed in the positions of the slow moving planets,
whereas the positions of the fast moving planets relate to the same birth dates within a
year, and the individual points to day, hour, minute.
An important factor in the interpretation of the transits is that those aspects are
significant which result from the progressive division of the circle, i.e. conjunction-
opposition (bisection), square and semisquare or sesquiquadrate (division of the circle
by eighths). One can generally assume that when transits form such aspects, some-
thing is "happening," whereas the sextiles and trines are more expressive of a state
or condition: an individual is healthy, happy, or discontent and in bad humor. There-
fore, especially the hard angles come into consideration for a prognostication. The
semisquares and the sesquiquadrates should not be neglected since their importance
has been variously proven by statistics.
According to the international nomenclature, instead of the abbreviation "p" for pro-
gressing, "t" for transiting may also be used. Accordingly, Sun-90-Jupiter means that
transiting Sun is in conjunction with Jupiter, or Mars-90-Uranus designates a square of
Mars to Uranus. This method of writing is of advantage in that it can also be written on
word processing equipment.
Nowadays we no longer write the aspect points in the outer margin of the cosmo-
gram, since it is possible using the forty-five degree ephemerides to gain within a few
minutes' time a quick overall view of the year's most important transits. This method of
work will be explained a bit later on.
Here, we might add, the effect of a transit is usually already past by the time it is ac-
tually due. The due date, therefore, cannot be taken to determine the middle, but rather
the end point of the effect. This fact becomes especially apparent in the examination of
the yearly diagrams with the graphic ephemerides. The rule set up by the author to the
effect that a transit is influential only for the time it takes the progressing star to move
one degree of the zodiac, has time and time again been borne out. The important thing
to remember is that the falling due means practically the end of the effect.
In past decades, the parallels have been neglected because the expected influence
could be ascertained.
For many readers, the evaluation of the transits presents a particular problem. The
table on page twenty-eight provides some help, but for the correct evaluation, the "cos-
mic state" of a stellar body is always conclusive. This state is apparent when the half-
sums are also considered and a structural picture of the cosmogram is set up. Since
this method cannot be explained in a few words, please refer to the author's book Men-
sch im All.
In the chapter on monthly prognostication, reference is made to an evaluation

according to the position in the house. As has been stated previously, an interpretation
based on houses can be easily misleading.
The sensitive points are dubious in their value. In most cases they will not work out
because they are calculated according to the Ascendant, and this is usually not precise,
since the Ascendant and Midheaven move at an average rate of one degree in four min-
utes of time, and two degrees in eight minutes. These points, therefore, are only reliable
if the chart has been rectified according to life events. But even here, it is evident that
the half-sums of the stellar bodies are more important.
The bases for interpretation are treated in detail in The Combination of Stellar
Influences.
Please note that the practical examples come from times in which things were differ-
ent from the conditions of the present day.
Question: What will the coming year bring? Up to now, a prognostication was
attempted by using the solar horoscope and the transits. More than twenty years ago
I introduced the graphic forty-five degree ephemeris, and in the beginning, with little
success. Today, many thousands in Germany alone are using this method, which in the
meantime has excited interest in England, America, and Australia as well. This method
enables you to obtain, within a few minutes' time, a survey on the year to come by
writing the positions from the natal chart in the margin and then drawing straight lines
through the graphic ephemeris form.
The forty-five degree ephemeris was developed from the ninety degree system,
which was introduced in Germany more than fifty years ago. The great advantage of
the ninety degree circle is that the aspects derived from the progressive division of the
circle coincide in this diagram, i.e. conjunctions, squares and oppositions can be seen
on the same spot, and it is not necessary first to check whether two stellar bodies form
an angle of ninety degrees or 180 degrees. The semisquares and sesquiquadrates, an-
gles of forty-five degrees and 135 degrees, are always opposite one another.
If you want to observe several diagrams, for example of the members of your family,
you need only line them up one after another, enabling you to spot the transits very
quickly. If you know, for instance, that Pluto is at twenty-nine degrees Virgo, you only
need to look up the eighty-ninth degree in each of the charts to know immediately
that, in this case, Pluto is conjunct Mars and in other cases perhaps is conjunct other
planets.
The forty-five degree ephemeris is more or less the same as the ninety degree circle,
but in linear form, which only goes to forty-five degrees, since the semisquares and
sesquiquadrates also have to be encompassed.
Richard Nixon
We will take the annual diagram for Nixon for the year 1968. As you know, the race
for the presidency was run between Nixon and Humphrey in that year. Throughout the
year, Nixon had less favorable and Humphrey considerably more favorable configu-
rations. This led to the assumption of many that Nixon would most likely be the loser.
However, I had made an exact check to the effect that at the beginning of November,
just when the polling was due to start, favorable constellations for Nixon and unfavor-
able ones for Humphrey resulted. On this ground I could prognosticate that with all
probability Nixon would be the next president of the United States.
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square Neptune, so that there was little hope of any great gain of votes. It was only in
October that the situation changed, where Jupiter and Uranus formed good aspects al-
most simultaneously. In succession, Jupiter entered into conjunctions with Pluto, Mars,
Mercury and Jupiter, and then Uranus at first with Mercury and Jupiter.
On November 9, as voting took place, Mars, Venus and Sun also transited Jupiter, so
that there could hardly be any doubt of a victory, especially since the constellations for
Humphrey were pretty negative.
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1970, factors which the reader may remember. Around April 15, the astronauts returned
from the Moon, and Nixon flew to welcome them in Hawaii on April 18. As we know, this
flight was considered an event of some significance which added to Nixon's prestige
as well. We see that in April, Jupiter first transited Uranus and then the Ascendant and
Mid heaven.
At the beginning of May, Nixon sent troops to Cambodia to occupy the country. This
aroused a wave of criticism against Nixon's tactics; the press placed him in a very neg-
ative light. Here, Saturn in progression transits Pluto and Mars; these are semisquares
and sesquiquadrates.
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of long duration was present from May to July, at which time Nixon experienced great
agitation and personal attacks. These attacks were strongest on May 26, when Saturn
entered sesquiquadrate to Mercury. This should serve as one example of many of how
decisive the semisquare and sesquiquadrate can be.
On June 4, he experienced a defeat in that his strategy for the American South had
failed, just as Saturn reentered sesquiquadrate to Jupiter. He underwent a renewed de-
feat on June 11, when a deposition of further troops to Cambodia was refused. It was
pointed out in various prognostications that in midsummer greater tension was to be
expected because at this point Saturn and Uranus were conjunct.
Here we should take note of the orbits of Uranus and Saturn, which meet in July and
September. The crisis in the Near East also arose in the period at the end of August
to September. During this time, several airplanes were skyjacked and the passengers
retained as hostages. And subsequently, the civil war in Jordan broke out, but Nixon
was given no freAom of movement since he otherwise would have become involved in
conflicts with Scvvt'Russia.

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Transits: What Days Favor You?

Chapter 1: The Cosmoaram

At the time of publication of this book in 1928, documentation on Neptune was

* Upper half: ego-consciousness

• MC: ego, life aim

• ASC: the individual in its environment

• DSC: position in the community

• IC: descent, origins, the primitive I

Prerequisite to setting up a prognostication for the future is a close examination of

Shown below is the Rosicrucian ephemeris page for February 1952.

Mean time, which corresponds to 1:00 a.m. Central European Time.

There is a rule to be found in OUTDATED BOOKS about the interpretation of aspects:

If astrology is not only to be construed as the interpretation of the stellar constella-

1. An individual is the product of generations, man carries within himself hereditary

5. An important factor in the varying kinds of behavior under different constellations

A differentiation must first be made between the transits, a differentiation between

Furthermore, it is essential to consider the character of the stellar bodies.

IT is ESSENTIAL TO CONSIDER THE CHARACTER OF THE stellar bodies as factors of interpreta-

SUIT. Creative spirit, excitement of life, male, heart, day.

Moon: The soul, fertility, female, mutability, bodily liquids, night.

Mercury: The mind, thinking, intellect, science, commerce, nerves, language.

Venus: Love, attraction, beauty, art, joy, harmony, virginity.

Mars: Drive, desire, energy, willpower, action, activity, effort.

Saturn: Restriction, organic as well as psychological inhibitions, experience, concentra-

Uranus: Suddenness, release of tensions, excitement, emotion, rebellion, reform, inven-

Neptune: Receptivity, susceptibility, deception, disorganization, paralysis, wearing

Pluto: Force majeure, providence, power, the masses, transformation, change.

Moon's Node: Associations with other persons, sexual connections, fellowship,

Ascendant: Environment, behavior towards other persons, development of the

Midheaven: Ego, individuality, aim of life.

According to astrological tradition THE TRANSITS are also investigated by way of

Uranus p 3 Taurus 31 opposite Sun p 3 Scorpio 21 with Moon at 4 Scorpio 28 (New

Examinations should be taken under beneficial transits of Jupiter, Uranus, or even

+ Will to live, joy of life, desire for power, magnanimity.

- Lack of will to live and of willpower, indecisiveness, extravagance, arrogance.

Male, father, civil servants, persons of authority.

Duration of Transit Influence

One to two days.

Transits of the Sun

+ (C) Harmony in body and spirit.

- Inner dissatisfaction, instability of character, conflict of interests and obligations,

+ (C) Practical thinking, clear intellect, consciousness of goals, organizational

- Obscurity, absentmindedness, disinclination to work, bad humor because of letters

- Uncontrolled love drive, disharmony, appearances exceed inner value, pleasure

+ Energy, resoluteness, creative power, instinct, courage, ambition, striving for

- (C) Rashness, irritation, obstinacy, impulsiveness, quarrelsomeness, inclination

- Conflicts arising from arrogant and pretentious behavior, negligence, extravagance,

+ Quiet, persistence, absorption, self-assertion, seclusion, modesty, creative en-

+ Receptivity to all impressions, vivid imagination, enthusiasm, tendency to mysti-

- (C) Impressionability, disappointments, plans without possibility of realization, incli-

- (C) Having to submit, misguided fanaticism, arrogance, over-estimation of self.

11. Sun to Moon's Node

+ (C) Desire for association and acquaintanceship, mutual experiences, cooperation,

- Cooperation made difficult, disturbance of associations, separation.

12. Sun to Ascendant

+ (C) Positive attitude towards environment, attainment of recognition, public rela-

- Disharmonious relation with the environment, being placed at a disadvantage by

13. Sun to Mid heaven

+ (C) Consciousness of goal, industry and diligence, development of personality,