Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 edition. Excerpt: ... LECTURE II Having discovered in the last Lecture the general principles of Astrology, we are now in a position to discuss their application to medicine. We have already found that every Zodiacal Sign and every Planet has its own complexion, or pair of elementary qualities, as hot and dry, hot and moist, cold and dry, or cold and moist, and that each has, accordingly, power over the corresponding humour--yellow bile, blood, black bile or phlegm. We must now remark that among the powers of the Signs and the Planets are some, specially appertaining to medicine, that were omitted in the previous review. Each Planet has its own peculiar power over the developing foetus, and exercises this power at a certain period of pregnancy. Saturn has power in the first month after conception, and by its own frigidity (Saturn being cold and dry) infrigidates the foetus, coagulates it, and drys it up, so causing early abortions. Jupiter is potent in the second month, and bestows on the embryo the spiritus naturalis. Mars, in the third month, supplies the concept with bones, and generally composes, or, as we should say, differentiates, the various internal organs. Sol, in the fourth month, supplies the concept with blood, and perfects the heart and liver. Venus, in the fifth month, gives to the concept ears, eyebrows and pudenda. Mercury, in the sixth month, opens the nose and mouth; and Luna, in the seventh month, causes the development of the lungs, and divides the fingers and toes according to their places. After birth, each Planet takes under its jurisdiction certain organs and tissues of the body, and certain faculties of the mind; and has, moreover, jurisdiction over certain diseases and certain modes of death. Saturn, which is cold and dry, and...
