Your Future; the Zodiac's Guide to Success in Life

62 Pages·1904·5.019 MB·English

by  L H Lomax

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CONTENTS
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Introduction. • • • • • •
c..Astral Colors . _ . . • 10
The Signs 'If the Zodiac. n
The Sign 'If c..Aquarius,(Januar"...) 12
The Cusp 11 c..Aquarius-Pisces . "
The Sign'lf Pisces, (FebruarY") 16
The Cusp 'Jf Pisces--u'lries . "
The Sign 'If ~ies, (c7YIarch) "
The Cusp 'if ulrica_Taurus . 22
The Sign 'IfTaurus, k.April) . "
The Cusp 'If Taurus-Gemini 26
The Sign 'JfGemini, (6\1ay) "
The Cusp'If Gemini_Cancer 3D
The Sign 'if Cancer, (June) 32
The Cusp 'if Cancer_Leo 34
The Sign'if Leo, (JulY"). • 36
The Cusp vi' uo·Virgo . . 38
The Sign 'If Virgo, (c..August) .<.0
The Cusp 'if Virgo-Libra 42
The Sign 'if Libra, (September)
The Cusp'if Libra_Scorpio. "
The Sign 'if Scorpio, (October) 48
The Cusp'if S<:orpio-Sagittarius "
The Sign 'if Sagittadus, (November) "
The Cusp 'if S,,!>ittarlus-Caprieorn "
The Sign 'Jf Capricorn, (December) "
The Cusp 'if Capricorn-<..Aquari,us "
YOUR FUTURE
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HE signs 'if the Zodiac: are more or less known to
every- one, but how few among the millions who
are familiar with the outward signs 'Jf the Bull,the
R.,am. etc., realize the potent forces these symbols
represent and the enormous influence they- haveon
ourmentaland phy!Sicalconditions.
SurelY'" the time is not far distantwhen men and women will
awaketothe fact, thatin thatgreat Solar System 'if whichwearo
butaninfinitesimal part, we shallfind the keY" 10allknowledge
a knowledge whichwlll enableus to reply- toquestionsaskedfor
ages,as toourpresentexistenceand ourfuture destiny-. c.?\1anis
notan independentunit, he is but a speck in the greatscheme'l!
theuniverse,andthereisnOsun orstarintheheavenswhichdocs>
notindirectlY'",,,erdsesomeinfluence upon him.
In this practical,go-ahead agewe are apt to be scepticalofall
thatliesbeyond the test'lf ourseven senses. Welaughat Fate.
but600nerorlaterwearebroughtface toface with that problem
inexist.,ncewhich,for want'Ifa bettername,we lenn Luck. Two
men,equalinbrains, position,andmaner,startoul inLife. Botb
struggle hard to attain fortune. One m:m turns everything he
touches into gold. EverY" enterprise succeeds; while the other,
try-as he mar, meets with reverseafter;everse,till hope leaves
him and he becomesa crushed and broken man. There areseme
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men apparently-marked out ror miSlortune. Ifa brick fallsorra
house topit will select their head out 'if a crowd. Ifthere is •
piece 'iforangepeel onthesidewalk, theirfoot, by-someunknown
attraction,will be the one to step on it. Wesay-,"Whatanun
iucky- fellow so and so is,"butwe should be puzzled to explain
whatwereally-mean by-unlucky-. "Nor no ill luck stirringbut
what lights upon my- shoulders." "What! shall we curse the
planets 'if mishap?" says Shakespeare. We move blindly-,for
we do not seek our knowledge at the right source. ~ ancient
philosophers were wiser. In the dim ages'if the past,in China,
India,Assyria, ehaldea,and Egypt, the most learned men wereset
apart for the study- tf the heavenlY" bodies and the laws which
governtheuniverse.
~ evidence tf their labors remains to us in the symbols en_
graved on the columns tf their sacred temples. ~cent dis_
coveries, brought to light by- the efforts tf explorers, are fresh
proofs'If the immense importance formerly- attached to the study'
'if astrology',
When we reflect that the same planets nOw influencing the
presentgenerationwere known to man over 4,000years ago,and
their powersrecognized, we realize that at any- rate the Zodiac
and its influences have had the test 'if time to prove their
accuracY".
How much farther back in the history 'if mankind the studyt'
the planets was practiced it is impossible to tell, but we maY"
safelY" p"esume thattheearliestrace'ifman worshipedthe sunand
starsandrecognized theirpowerovertheearth. c.7I1anY"eminent
authoritiesassertthatthepyramidsthemselves,themostwonderful
erections ever achieved bY' man, were built speciallY" for astro
logicalpurposes,and that thewritings engraven onthe innerwalls
contain thecomplete historY" 'If the planet Earthfromits origin to
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final annihilation.
Ptolemy- in his "Tetrabiblios," the earliest work extant on
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astronomY',wnttenc..A..D. 13.1,ceferefrequently'" toancientwrtt~
and rules in works far earlierthan hisown,which unfortunall:ly'"
uvenotbeenpreserved,
Itisbothcuriousand interesting tocompare astrological datain
various countries. We find thatthe philosophers tf every- race
andinevery-quarter rfthe globe werein •..,;orda. to thenature
andinfluenceffthevariousplanets. Underdifferentdesignations.
JupiterandSatum reps-esentlng alwaystheguateat influences for
good.andill.
UC twelve gTeat gods 'if' Egypt were the representlltions'lf' the
...on in thediffmenthouses,andtheantiquity'"ff tbe IndianZ<:>dia<;
isknown,thetwelveaignsbeingfrequentlY'mentionedintheVedas.
Therestillremain. in the templeatThebesa sculptured Zodiac'if
unknown origin. '@i!l different symbols are almost identical with
those we rccogt'lU:c at the present time, with the exception 'if
"Ubra." Instead 'if balancing scales a woman's fonn is repre
sented. In thedays'If thepatriarehathese signswererepresented
bY"the twelvetrihes'ifIsrael,andtheblessing'IfJacobisfigurative
initsallusiontotbeattributes'ifthetwelvesigns. ~ninteresting
comparison maY" bemade. Gen.47:3-27; Deut.33:20. Througb_
outtheBible,botb in theOldand NewTestamenta,constant allu_
aionsaremadetotheplanetary"system,witbngardtoits effecton
the human race. In Gen. 1: 14we find it is recorded that"God
said,Let there be light in the finnament'lf the beavenstodivide
the daY" from the night, and let them be for signa and for
seasons."
Deborah, one 'If tbe motbers ':f Israel, in her beautiful song,
Judges5:20,make.specialmentionthu"thestarsin theircourses
fO\lght against Sisera,"onaccountsfJehovah'sindignationagainst
him. In Job38, ..Ui! Lord answered ]0'0 out'if thewhirlwind,"
andinone,," tbefinest passagesintheBiblepointsoutto himthe
littleness'If manand the marvellous wonders'If nature." "Canst
tbou, says tbe ~1migbtY", bring fonh <7"uzarotb (the twelve
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Slp8ff the Zodiac) inhisseason. or o;aIlst thou guideuUetlU'VS
(theGreatBearwnsteUation)withhilllIOnsl"
In Pul,"8:3; 136:7; Is. 13: 10; jer.31 :36; E~32:7; Dan.
12:3; joe12:10.weentertherealm'If prophec)"'. t,Alsoin Luke
21;25. In R."ev. 12: 1 mention is again made 'if the %odiacal
signs. "l'lejewish feasts were huedon the phases'If the moon;
andthedays "theweek.so continuouslY'on ourlips.havebeen
bequeathed to us bY' our forefathers, .nd libould constantlr
remind u.s<Fthegreatplanets,those mysteriou.swntrollersffour
destinY'. Sund.)"', sun; Monda)"', moon; Tuescl.)"'. Tuisc:o or
t7'1anl; Wednesda)"'. Woden or V\1ercur)"'; Thurtlday, Thoror
Jupiter; Frida)"'.Venus; Saturdar,Saturn.
Durin~thec7Middleu'gesscience,whichla)'"strangledinthegrip
'if religious bigotry'" and astrology, became a medium by which
charlatllll$ and fonune tellers might impose oncredulousclients.
Unfonunately",evento-da)'"ignorantfakirs debasethillglorioussei_
encetotheirsordid ends. In the mind'If thegreatest part ff the
e,.Americ.npublicto-<1a)'"thetennsfonune-tellingandastrolog)'"are
synonymous. Thiscannotandmustnotlast. 'Iii'writerwouldask
thosewhotakeup thisbriefsketch-necessaril)'"amereoutline-to
putawa)'"from theirmindsallidea'Ifsuperlltitionandjuggling,and
to studrcanfullr the different natures" the planets. c..A.little
practicewillsoonenablethemton~cogni%ethenativesffthediffer
entdomains. Letthemcompare the characteristic effectsff each
triplicitron theirfriends andcompanions. Wefeel confidencein
stating that the)'" will be surprised at the result. Their interest
once aroused, it will be sustained and increased by" further
research.
Donotcondemn a stud)'" of themost vitalconsequencetoyour
selfand othersunheard.
Fift)'" years ago there were few people who would not have
laughed at the idea 'if wireless telegraphy-,and yet this art was,
itis said,practicedbrtheEgyptians3,000years ago.
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world is entering on a new epoch, and it awaits fresh dis
co...erieswith eagerness. No new thought which appeals to our
inte.lligenceis too marvelloustogaina hearing. Wearestanding
onthethresholdofNature'sstorehouse'if'surprises,andwemarvel
atthewonden'if'whic;:hwegaina glimpse.
Weknowtheenormouspowerff thesuninproducing,atdiffer
entseasons,fenile crops,anddiversity-inthevariousrac;:es'lfman.
andwespeak'1f' the influence ff the moon on the tides and our·
selves. Whatfftheotherheavenly-bodieswhoeachpassingmo
mentareexercisingtheirinfiuenc;:eonthiseanh?
U\1anY' have been the great men and philosophersff all ages
whostudiedtheindicationsff the Zodiac andmadeittheirguide.
Confucius, PtolemY', c..A.ristotle, u'\.ratus, Eschylus, Homer,
Virgil,Galen,Ca:slI,r,Hannibal,Guido,Dante,Charlemagne,Charles
D'Orieans, Columbus.Louis XI, Tycho Brabe, V'VIonlaigne.Bcc_
cacio, Shakespeare, Bacon,<7\1esmer, Peter the Great,~azzini,
Frederick I.Bunon,LaFayette.Napoleon, D.Kepler, LillY', Pitt,
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WilliamI, ShelleY'.Byron. listis practicallY'endless and in_
cludes men '1f' every"' nation and every"' type and age, Surely"'
these namesspeakfor thel11llelves,
Let us follow IheirexampleandcommencebY'a study"''If our
possibilities and failings, bothmenialand physical. e,.Anned with
a betterknowledgeff ourselves,let usentertheraced'lifeanew.
taking fresh courage. With calm judgment. letus obey-nature's
laws and select those times for our enterprises when the stars
smileon ux!
"Iffort....e U ..atour.to-d..,..Itl1Jbecaa..... webraveher."
-Aut. tlnd Cleo., oj,oj. $.
"GoUtnaforth! MarfortruJCplayupo..UtrprospernD.shelm."
-All'. lYell. 3,3, 7.
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