卷一·第十四章　月亮的性质与所主，附龙头龙尾

Of the Moon her properties and significations.

论月亮的特性与所主。

[Name.] [Motion.] THE Moon we find called by the Ancients, Lucina, Cynthia, Diana, Phœbe, Latona, Noctituca, Proserpina; she is the neerest to the Earth of all the Planets; her colour in the Element is vulgarly knowne: she finisheth her course through the whole twelve Signs in 27 days, 7 hours and 43 min. or thereabouts: her meane motion is 13 degr. 10 min. and 36 seconds, but she moveth sometimes lesse and sometimes more, never exceeding 15 degr. and two min. in 24 hours space.

［名号。］［运行。］我们发现古人称月亮为卢喀娜、辛西娅、狄安娜、福柏、拉托娜、诺克提卢卡、普罗塞庇娜；她是诸行星中离地球最近的；她在天空中的颜色人人皆知：她约用二十七天七小时四十三分走完整个十二星座：她的平均行度是十三度十分三十六秒，但她有时行得少些，有时多些，二十四小时内从不超过十五度二分。

[Latitude.] Her greatest North latitude is 5 degr. and 17 min.

［纬度。］她最大的北纬是五度十七分。

Her greatest South latitude is 5 degr, and 12 min. or thereabouts.

她最大的南纬是五度十二分左右。

She is never Retrograde, but alwayes direct; when she is slow in motion, and goeth lesse in 24 hours then 13 degr. and 10 min. she is then equivalent to a Retrograde Planet.

她永不逆行，而总是顺行；当她行得慢，二十四小时内走不到十三度十分时，她就等同于一颗逆行的行星。

[House.] [Triplicity.] She hath the Signe ♋ for her house, and ♑ for her detriment; she is exalted in 3 ♉, and hath her fall in 3 grad. ♏; she governeth the Earthly Triplicity by night, viz. ♉ ♍ ♑: The Sun and she hath no Termes assigned them.

［庙。］［三方。］她以巨蟹为庙，以摩羯为陷；她旺于金牛三度，落于天蝎三度；她在夜间主土象三方，即金牛、处女、摩羯：太阳和她都没有分到界。

In the twelve Signes she hath these degrees for her Decanate or Face.

在十二星座中，她有以下这些度数作为十度分区或面。

[Nature.] She is a Feminine, Nocturnall Planet, Cold, Moyst and Flegmatique.

［本性。］她是阴性、夜性的行星，冷、湿，属黏液质。

[Manners or Actions when well placed or dignified.] She signifieth one of composed Manners, a soft, tender creature, a Lover of al honest and ingenuous Sciences, a Searcher of, and Delighter in Novelties, naturally propense to flit and shift his Habitation, unstedfast, wholly caring for the present Times, Timorous, Prodigal, and easily Frighted, however loving Peace, and to live free from the cares of this Life; if a Mechannick, the man learnes many Occupations, and frequently will be tampering with many wayes to trade in.

［得位或尊贵良好时的品行或作为。］她主一个举止安详的人，柔和温顺，爱好一切正当而灵巧的学艺，探求并喜爱新奇之事，天生好迁居搬家，不安定，只顾眼前，胆小，挥霍，容易受惊，但爱好和平，愿意摆脱今生的烦恼过活；他若是个手艺人，就会学许多行当，常常摆弄好几种谋生的门路。

[When ill.] A meer Vagabond, idle Person, hating Labour, a Drunkard, a Sot, one of no Spirit or Forecast, delighting to live beggarly and carelesly, one content in no condition of Life, either good or ill.

［失位时。］一个十足的流浪汉，游手好闲，厌恶劳动，酒鬼，糊涂虫，毫无志气也毫无远见，乐于过乞丐般、随随便便的日子，无论处境好坏，什么样的生活都不满足。

[Corporature.] She generally presenteth a man of faire stature, whitely coloured, the Face round, gray Eyes, and a little louring; much Haire both on the Head, Face, and other parts; usually one Eye a little larger then the other; short Hands and fleshy, the whole Body inclining to be fleshy, plump, corpulent and flegmatique: if she be impedited of the ☉ in a Nativity or Question, she usually signifies some blemish in, or neer the Eye; a blemish neer the Eye, if she be impedited in Succedant Houses; in the Sight, if she be unfortunate in Angles and with fixed Starres, called Nebulosæ.

［体貌。］她通常主一个身材姣好、肤色白净的人，脸圆，灰眼睛，略带愁容；头上、脸上和身体别处毛发都多；通常一只眼比另一只略大；手短而多肉，全身倾向丰满、圆润、肥胖而多黏液：在本命或卜卦中，她若受太阳所害，通常主眼中或眼旁有某种瑕疵；她若在续宫受害，瑕疵在眼旁；她若在角宫不幸，又与名为「星云」的恒星同在，瑕疵就在视力上。

[Qualities of Men and Women.] She signifieth Queens, Countesses, Ladies, all manner of Women; as also, the common People, Travellers, Pilgrims, Sailors, Fishermen, Fish-mongers, Brewers, Tapsters, Vintners, Letter-carriers, Coach-men, Huntsmen, Messengers, (some say the Popes Legats) Marriners, Millers, Ale-wives, Malsters, Drunkards, Oister-wives, Fisher-women, Chare-women, Tripe-women, and generally such Women as carry Commodities in the Streets; as also, Midwives, Nurses, &c. Hackney-men, Water-men, Water-bearers.

［所主的男女之品类。］她主王后、伯爵夫人、贵妇、各种妇女；也主平民百姓、旅人、朝圣者、水手、渔夫、鱼贩、酿酒人、酒保、酒商、送信人、车夫、猎人、信使（有人说还有教皇的使节）、海员、磨坊主、卖麦酒的妇人、麦芽工、醉汉、卖牡蛎的妇人、渔妇、打杂女佣、卖肚杂的妇人，以及一般在街上兜售货物的妇女；还有接生婆、奶妈等等，出租马车的人、船夫、挑水人。

[Sicknesse.] Apoplexies, Palsie, the Chollick, the Belly-ake, Diseases in the left Side, Stones, the Bladder and members of Generation, the Men-strues and Liver in Women, Dropsies, Fluxes of the Belly, all cold rheumatick Diseases, cold Stomack, the Gout in the Rists and Feet, Sciatica, Chollick, Wormes in Children and men, Rheumes or Hurts in the Eyes, viz. in the Left of Men, and Right of Women: Surfets, rotten Coughs, Convulsion fits, the Falling sicknesse, Kings-evil, Apostems, small Pox and Measels.

［疾病。］中风、瘫痪、绞痛、肚子痛、左侧的疾病、结石、膀胱与生殖器官，女人的月经与肝脏，水肿，腹泻，一切寒性的风湿病，胃寒，手腕与脚的痛风，坐骨神经痛，绞痛，儿童与成人的寄生虫，眼的黏液病或伤损，即男人的左眼、女人的右眼：暴食伤身，腐败性的咳嗽，抽搐，癫痫，瘰疬即国王之病，脓肿，天花与麻疹。

[Colours and Savours.] Of Colours the White, or pale Yellowish white, pale Green, or a little of the Silver-colour. Of Savours, the Fresh, or without any savour, such as is in Hearbs before they be ripe, or such as doe moysten the Braine, &c.

［颜色与滋味。］颜色中是白色，或淡黄的白，淡绿，或略带银色。滋味中是清淡的，或者说没有任何滋味，像草未成熟时那样，或能滋润大脑的那类，等等。

[Hearbs, Plants and Trees.] Those Hearbs which are subject to the Moon have soft and thick juicy leaves, of a waterish or a little sweetish taste, they love to grow in watry places, and grow quickly into a juicy magnitude; and are

［草药、植物与树木。］归月亮所主的草药叶子柔软、厚实而多汁，味道带水气或略甜，喜生于水湿之地，生长迅速而肥大多汁；它们是

The Colwort, Cabbage, Melon, Gourd, Pompion, Onion, Mandrake, Poppy, Lettice, Rape, the Linden-tree, Mushromes, Endive, all Trees or Hearbs who have round, shady, great spreading Leaves, and are little Fruitfull.

甘蓝、卷心菜、甜瓜、葫芦、南瓜、洋葱、曼德拉草、罂粟、莴苣、芜菁、椴树、蘑菇、苣荬菜，以及一切叶子圆、阴凉、宽大而伸展、少结果实的树木或草药。

[Beasts or Birds.] All such Beasts, or the like, as live in the water; as Frogs, the Otter, Snailes, &c. the Weasell, the Cunny, all Sea Fowle, Coockoe, Geese and Duck, the Night-Owle.

［兽类或鸟类。］一切生活在水中的兽类或类似之物，如青蛙、水獭、蜗牛等；黄鼬、家兔、一切海鸟、杜鹃、鹅与鸭、夜枭。

[Fishes.] The Oyster and Cockle, all Shel-fish, the Crab and Lobster, Tortoise, Eeles.

［鱼类。］牡蛎与鸟蛤，一切贝类，螃蟹与龙虾，龟，鳗鱼。

[Places.] Fields, Fountaines, Baths, Havens of the Sea, Highwayes and Desert places, Port Townes, Rivers, Fish-ponds, standing Pools, Boggy places, Common-shoares, little Brooks, Springs, Harbours for Ships or Docks.

［处所。］田野、泉水、浴场、海港、大路与荒僻之处、港口城镇、河流、鱼塘、死水池塘、沼泽之地、公共阴沟、小溪、泉源、船只停泊之港或船坞。

[Minerals.] Silver.

［矿物。］银。

[Stones.] The Selenite, all soft Stones, Christals.

［宝石。］透石膏、一切软石、水晶。

[Weather.] With ♄ cold Ayre; with ♃ Serene; with ♂ Winds red Clouds; with the ☉ according to the Season; with ♀ and ☿ Showres and Winds.

［天气。］与土星同则空气寒冷；与木星同则晴朗；与火星同则起风、出现红云；与太阳同则随季节；与金星和水星同则有阵雨和风。

[Winds.] In Hermeticall operation, she delighteth towards the North, and usually when she is the strongest Planet in the Scheame, viz. in any Lunation, she stirs up Wind, according to the nature of the Planet she next applies unto.

［风。］在赫耳墨斯术的作业中，她喜欢偏北；通常当她是盘中最强的行星时，即在任何朔望之时，她会掀起风，风的性质取决于她下一个入相的行星。

[Orbe.] Is 12. degrees before and after any Aspect.

［容许度。］在任何相位的前后各十二度。

[Yeers.] Her greatest yeers are 320. greater 108. meane 66, least 25. In conceptions she ruleth the seventh moneth.

［年数。］她的最大年数是三百二十，大年数一百零八，中年数六十六，小年数二十五。在受孕中她主第七个月。

[Countries.] Holland, Zealand, Denmarke, Norimberge, Flanders,

［地域。］荷兰、泽兰、丹麦、纽伦堡、佛兰德，

[Angel.] Gabriel.

［天使。］加百列。

[Day of the weeke.] Her day is Monday the first hour and the eight, after the rise of the Sun are hers. Her Enemy is ♄, and also ♂.

［星期。］她的日子是星期一，日出之后的第一个时辰与第八个时辰归她。她的敌人是土星，还有火星。

[The Head of the Dragon.] The Head of the Dragon is Masculine, of the nature of ♃ and ♀, and of himselfe a Fortune; yet the Ancients doe say, that being in ☌ with the good he is good, and in ☌ with the evill Planets they account him evill.

［龙头。］龙头是阳性的，具木星与金星的性质，本身是吉星；不过古人说，他与吉星会合则吉，与凶星会合则凶。

[The Taile.] The Tayle of the Dragon is Feminine by nature, and cleane contrary to the Head; for he is evill when joyned with good Planets, and good when in conjunction with the malignant Planets. This is the constant opinion of all the Ancients, but upon what reason grounded I know not; I ever found the ☊ equivalent to either of the Fortunes, and when joyned with the evill Planets to lessen their malevolent signification; when joyned with the good to increase the good promised by them:

［龙尾。］龙尾本性是阴性的，与龙头完全相反；因为他与吉星相合则凶，与凶星会合则吉。这是所有古人一贯的看法，但其根据是什么，我不知道；我总是发现龙头等同于任何一颗吉星，与凶星相合时会减轻其恶意，与吉星相合时会增加它们所许的吉利：

For the Tayle of the Dragon, I alwayes in my practise found when he was joyned with the evill Planets; their malice or the evill intended thereby was doubled and trebled, or extreamly augmented, &c. and when he chanced to be in conjunction with any of the Fortunes who were significators in the question, though the matter by the principall significator was fairely promised, and likely to be perfected in a small time; yet did there ever fal out many rubs and disturbances, much wrangling and great controversie, that the businesse was many times given over for desperate ere a perfect conclusion could be had; and unlesse the principall significators were Angular and well fortified with essentiall dignities, many times unexpectedly the whole matter came to nothing.

至于龙尾，我在实践中总是发现，当他与凶星相合时，凶星的恶意或其所示的凶事会加倍、三倍，或极度增大，等等；而当他碰巧与任何一颗作为问事征象星的吉星会合时，即便主要征象星把事情许得很好，看来不久就会成全，却总会生出许多阻碍和纷扰，许多争吵和激烈争执，以致事情往往在得出圆满结论之前就被当作无望而放弃；除非主要征象星居角，又有必然尊贵而强健，否则整件事常常出乎意料地落空。