In 1653 William Ramesey published his Astrologia Restaurata; or Astrology Restored, being an Introduction to the General and Chief Part of the Language of the Stars. Therein is to be found small chapter on the 28 Mansions of the Moon, including a table. The following is a transcript of the introductory chapter and the table, comprising the 28 Mansions. It is of interest to compare this to the table found in Planetenbuch Straubing, 1596, which can be found here:https://starsandstones.wordpress.com/mansions-of-the-moon/mansions-of-the-moon-planeten-buch-straubing-1596/
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The Use of the Table
In the first Column, you have the number of the Mansions of the Moon, and on the head thereof this word Mansions : In the second Column you have the Signs Characters, and over the head thereof Sig. intimating signs : you see first Aries, and Taurus, Taurus, Taurus, over against Aries, on the left-hand Column you see the Figure 1. over against the first Taurus, the figure 2. and the figure 3. against the second Taurus, 4. against the third Taurus, all which speaks no more then thus, that the first Mansion of the Moon is in Aries; the second, third and fourth in Taurus, &c. In the third Column over against the figure 1. and Aries, you find 20. 6 and over the head D. M. signifying degrees and minutes, which shews that the first Mansion of the Moon begins at the 20th degree and 6th minute of Aries, and dens at the second degree, and 57th minute of Taurus, at which beginneth the second Mansion, and so understand all of the rest; As for the Qualities of every Mansion in the next Column in the same line, with each Mansion you have its quality or nature, over the head of which Column you have this word Qualities : As for example, over against Aries, you see Temperate, intimating the first Mansion to be so qualified; and over against the figure 2. being the second Mansion, you have dry, and so observe of all the rest; this being understood, you may also (over against each Mansion in the fifth and last Column) finde the several elections which are then to be enterprised; as over against the first Mansion, you have these words in the same Line, Take thy Journey and Physick, laxative : and aover against the second Mansion, Take thy journey by water, buy Cattel, plant, &c. And thus by the same way you find the several Elections for every particular Mansion, as you see over the head of them written Elections. And thus much shall suffice for the Explanation of this Table, and the scope of this Chapter : let us therefore now proceed; yet if thou dost but well understand and apprehend what hath been already said, thou hast sufficient to lead thee through the whole Art of Elections without any more words.
Mansion | Sign | D M | Qualities | Elections |
1 | Aries | 20.6 | Temperate | Take thy Journey and Physick Laxative. |
2 | Taurus | 2. 57 | Dry | Take thy Journey by water, buy Cattel, plant. |
3 | Taurus | 15. 49 | Moist | Chaffer, or buy and sell, but goe not by Sea. |
4 | Taurus | 28. 40 | Moist and cold. More cold | Plant and sowe, marry not, nor journey by water. |
5 | Gemini | 11. 32 | Dry | Use Merchandise, Voyage; joyn Wedlock, and take Physick. |
6 | Gemini | 24. 23 | Temperate | War, sowe not, nor take in hand any good. |
7 | Cancer | 7. 5 | Moist | Plough, Sowe, Travell not either by Sea or Land. |
8 | Cancer | 20. 6 | Cloudy and tempestuous | Journey, and take Physick. |
9 | Leo | 5. 57 | Dry | Navigate |
10 | Leo | 15. 49 | Moist | Plant, Build, Marry, but make no voyage. |
11 | Leo | 28. 40 | Temperate and cold | Sowe, Plant, Deliver prisoners, but take no purgation. |
12 | Virgo | 11. 31 | Moist | Plant, Marry, but Navigate not. |
13 | Virgo | 24. 23 | Temperate | Journey, Navigate, Sowe, Plough, Marry, and send messengers. |
14 | Libra | 7. 15 | Temperate | Sowe, Plant, take Physick, neither travel nor marry. |
15 | Libra | 20. 6 | Moist | Delve and Dig, but neither marry nor travel. |
16 | Scorpio | 2. 57 | Cold and moist | Unfortunate for anything. |
17 | Scorpio | 15. 49 | Moist | Buy cattel, but Navigate not. |
18 | Scorpio | 28. 40 | Dry | Build, Sowe, Plant, Navigate, but Wed not. |
19 | Sagittarius | 11. 32 | Moist | War, Plant, Sowe, and Voyage. |
20 | Sagittarius | 24.23 | Temperate | Buy cattel, use hunting, but wed not |
21 | Capricorn | 7. 25 | Temperate | Build, Repair to a Magistrate for favour, but marry not. |
22 | Capricorn | 20. 6 | Moist | Take Physick, Navigate and put on new apparel. |
23 | Aquarius | 2. 56 | Temperate | Take Physick, Voyage, but neither Marry nor lend. |
24 | Aquarius | 25. 49 | Temperate | Lead an Army, Marry, Sowe, take Physick. |
25 | Aquarius | 28. 40 | Dry | Build, Marry, seek friendship, take thy journey. |
26 | Pisces | 11.32 | Dry | It is in all things unfortunate, save in taking of Physick. |
27 | Pisces | 24.23 | Moist | Plant, Sowe, Chaffer, Marry, but Navigate not. |
28 | Aries | 24.15 | Temperate |
Use Merchandise, Marry, take Physick, but lend not, neither enterprise any voyage. |
Peter:
The missing word under Qualities for mansion 8 is ‘tempestuous’. See Robson’s book on the fixed stars.
Melissa
Thank you, Melissa! I have rectified the omission.
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