卷二·第八十四章　孩子适合学什么行当

Of the Profession, Magistery or Trade any one is capable of.

论一个人能胜任什么职业、手艺或行当。

COuntry people many times have not the time of their childrens Nativities, yet being desirous to know what profession such or such a Sonne is fittest for, they may repair to the Astrologian for satisfaction herein: Upon the time of their demanding the Question, erect your Figure, and therein consider the ascendant and his Lord, the Lord of the 10th and 10th house, and especially the places of ♂ and ♀; for these two Planets are the Significators of Magistery, Trade or Profession: take which of the two you find most powerfull, and see in what Signe he is, if he be in ♈, consider the four angles, and whether you find a Planet in either of them, and if that Planet be in a fiery Signe, or of the nature of ♈, you may say, the Boy will prove a good Cart-maker, Coach-maker, Shepheard, Grasier or Drover to deale in Cattle, a good Groom, or Master of Horse, or Farrier, succesfull to deale in four-footed Beasts, or a good Butcher, Brick-maker, Smith, &c. but if ♂ have any dignity in the place of the Significator, or the ☉, he will prove excellent in any Profession where fire is used, or of its nature: if the Significator be in his Exaltation, it's pitty the Child should be of any servile Trade, as aforesaid, he may doe better in serving the King, some Nobleman or Gentleman:

乡下人常常没有记下孩子的出生时间，却想知道这个或那个儿子最适合什么职业，他们可以去找星占家求个答复：就以他们提问的时刻起盘，在盘中考虑上升及其主星、第十宫主与第十宫，尤其是火星与金星所在之处；因为这两颗行星是手艺、行当或职业的征象星：两颗之中，取你发现最有力的那颗，看他在什么星座；若他在白羊，就考虑四个角宫，看其中有没有行星，若那颗行星在火象星座，或具有白羊的性质，你可以说，这孩子会成为好的造车匠、造马车匠、牧羊人、放牧育肥牲口的人或赶牲口贩运的人，宜于经营牲口，会是好马夫、掌马官，或蹄铁匠，经营四足牲畜会顺利，也会是好屠夫、制砖匠、铁匠等等：但若火星或太阳在那征象星所在之处有任何尊贵，他在任何用火或带火性的行当里都会出类拔萃：若征象星在他的旺宫，可惜让这孩子去学上面所说的这类低贱手艺，他去服侍国王、某位贵族或绅士会更好：

After this manner consider in all those Signes which represent the shape of four-footed Cattle, according to the Angles, ♈ ♉ ♌ ♐ ♑, for these five signifie Cattle; ♊ ♎ ♒ represent men, yet sometimes ♊ presents flying Fowle; ♋ ♏ ♓ when they are in angles, signifie Fish and water Fowl, or such like; but if no Planet be therein, then they import any thing of the nature of water.

其余那些代表四足牲畜形状的星座，也照这个办法按角宫来考虑，即白羊、金牛、狮子、射手、摩羯，因为这五个星座代表牲畜；双子、天秤、水瓶代表人，不过双子有时也代表飞禽；巨蟹、天蝎、双鱼在角宫时，代表鱼与水禽之类；但若其中没有行星，就代表任何具有水性的东西。

But to the purpose, observe if the Significator of ones Profession be in ♉, then Husbandry may be best for him, or planting Trees, Gardening, buying and selling Corne, or grazing Cattle, dealing in Oxen, Cowes, Sheep, Hogs, or he may be of such a Trade as hath affinity in Womens matters, or Huswifry, he would prove a good Soap-maker, a Fuller of Cloth, a Whitster, &c.

言归正传：留意一个人职业的征象星若在金牛，那么农事对他最好，或种树、园艺、买卖谷物，或放牧牲口，经营牛、母牛、羊、猪，或者他可以做一种与妇女之事、或与家务有关的行当，他会是好的制皂匠、缩呢工、漂白工等等。

If the Significator be in ♊, he will make a Scrivener, Clerk, Arithmatician, a Baily to gather Rents, a Geometrician or Surveyor, Astronomer, Astrologer, Painter, &c.

若征象星在双子，他会成为代书人、文书、算术家、收租的管事、几何学家或测量师、天文学家、星占家、画师等等。

If the Significator be in ♌, he will make a good Serving-man, or to be of any Trade that useth fire or hot things, a good Hunts-man, a good Leech for Cowes or Cattle, a good Rider or Horse-courser, or Coach-man, or a Smith, Watch-maker, Glasse-maker.

若征象星在狮子，他会是好的仆役，或从事任何用火或用热物的行当，好猎人，好牛医或牲畜医，好骑手或马贩，或车夫，或铁匠、钟表匠、玻璃匠。

If the Significator be in ♍, he will make a good Secretary to a King or Nobleman, a School-master, an Accountant, a Stationer, or Printer, he will be an excellent Politian, a good Astrologer, and of a divining Soule.

若征象星在处女，他会是国王或贵族的好秘书、塾师、会计、书商或印刷匠，他会是出色的政事通，好星占家，有一颗能预见的灵魂。

If the Significator be in ♎, he will be a good Poet, a good Orator, a Song-man or Musitian, a Silkman or Linen-Draper, a good Pedagogue, or fit to redeem Captives.

若征象星在天秤，他会是好诗人、好演说家、歌手或乐师、丝绸商或亚麻布商、好教师，或适于去赎回俘虏。

If the principall Significator be in ♏, he may prove a good Chyrurgion, Apothecary or Physitian, a Brasier or Founder, a Brewer, Vintener, Water-man or Maltster.

若主要的征象星在天蝎，他可能成为好外科医生、药剂师或医生，黄铜匠或铸工，酿酒人、卖酒的、船夫或制麦芽的人。

If the Significator be in ♐, he will make an excellent man to buy and sell Cattle, to study Chymistry, or to make a Churchman, or he may be a good Cook or Baker.

若征象星在射手，他会是买卖牲口的好手，或研习化学，或做教士，或者可以做好厨子、好面包师。

If the Significator be in ♑, he will prove a good Chandler, Victualler, Farrier, Cow-leech, Jeweller, Farmer, dealer in Wool, Lead or Country-commodities, a good Husband-man.

若征象星在摩羯，他会是好的蜡烛杂货商、食品商、蹄铁匠、牛医、珠宝匠、农场佃户，经营羊毛、铅或乡间土产，是个好农夫。

If the Significator be in ♒, he may be an excellent Ship-carpenter; and if any Planet out of a watry Signe aspect him, he may prove an excellent Saylor, or Master of a Ship, a Trimmer or Painter of Ships, a good industrious Merchant.

若征象星在水瓶，他可能是出色的造船木匠；若有某颗行星从水象星座照着他，他可能成为出色的水手或船长、修饰或油漆船只的人、勤勉的好商人。

If the Significator be in ♓, he may be a Jester, Singer, a Gamester, a Brewer or Fish-monger; but for the most part in such like cases, the Genius is dull, and the child proves a meer Sot.

若征象星在双鱼，他可能做弄臣、歌手、赌徒、酿酒人或鱼贩；但在这类情形下，多半天资迟钝，孩子会长成十足的呆子。