THE POSITION IN LIFE
This is to be judged from the position of the majority of the planets,
but principally from the Midheaven, the planets therein and its aspects.
Thus, if you find the majority of the planets rising, that is to say,
in the 10th, 11th, 12th, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Houses the Subject will be
a candidate for responsibility, ambitious of honours and position, and
generally independent. If these or the majority of them be well aspected
he will become a man of position, employing others; or, if a woman, will
hold an important position in her sphere of life, and be esteemed in the
social world.
If the degree on the Midheaven receives good aspects from the major
planets, the position will be honourable and secure.
Venus or Jupiter, or the Sun well aspected, in the Midheaven, denotes
a superior position, honours, and distinction. The same will result if
these be rising.
When the majority of the planets are above the horizon, even though
they be not rising, the Subject will have responsibilities thrust upon
him, even though he should not desire them. If the majority of these
planets be well aspected, he will acquit himself creditably and attain
to honours.
It is always fortunate for the position that there should be planets
exactly on the cusps of either the 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 8th, or 12th
Houses, for then there will be every opportunity of securing fame and
advancement in life.
But when any of the malefic planets are found exactly on or nearest to
the meridian, whether above or below the horizon, there will be loss of
position, reversal, a sinister fame, or disgrace.
The 10th House represents the fame and honour of a person, and the 4th
House represents the end of life and that which militates against the
fame and honour. Therefore when there are good planets in these places,
the Subject will meet with rewards and honours commensurate with his
efforts; but when evil planets occupy the meridian, he will at best
sustain his position in life with great difficulty.
It is futile for any one to suppose that the position of a benefic
planet in the meridian of the horoscope will bring him to fame and
elevate him in the world irrespective of his own endeavours. The planets
operate on human affairs in terms of human thought and action, and that
by fixed laws; never adventitiously. That “the Gods help those who help
themselves” to the extent that natural laws permit, is a truth which
astrology fully provides for. Fitness and fortune are as cause and
effect to one another in respect of planetary action in human life.
Many planets in cardinal signs will dispose a man to seek fame, and when
the Midheaven of the horoscope is well aspected or there be fortunate
planets therein, he will attain it. Cardinal signs on the angles of the
horoscope (the meridian and horizon), produce fame outlasting death. The
same if either of the luminaries be exactly on the equinoxes.
Venus in the Midheaven gives social elevation and lifts a person above
the sphere of birth. Good planets in the 11th show patronage.
But when the luminaries are heavily afflicted there will be an
inconstant fortune and many reverses, so that position gained will be
lost again.
Most of the planets under the horizon shows success and position in the
latter part of life, while if they be between the 4th and 7th cusps,
there will be advantages after marriage, or by means of partnerships.
In judging of the means by which the position will be sustained, respect
must be had to the positions of those planets which are in good aspect
to the Midheaven, or to benefic planets in the Midheaven, and if none
be so situated, then those which hold benefic aspect to either the Sun
or Moon at birth must be taken, and judgment made according to the
nature of the planet and the sign it occupies. Preference should always
be given to that planet which has the strongest aspect for good. Thus
if two planets were in trine, that which is in elevation should be
preferred, especially if it be strengthened by the good aspects of other
planets.