卷三·第一百五十七章　推运效应的大小；吉凶推运同年并至

How long the Effects of a Direction shall last.

推运的效应会持续多久。

[I oft am enforced to name the Root of the Nativity, it were more proper to say the Radix,for our English doth not well expresse the sense of the words.] The vehemency & greatnes of the effects of every Direction is taken frõ the strength both of the Significator and Promittor, or their Debility in the Root of the Nativity:for when both of them are in their Essentiall Dignities, and in angles, the effects of their Direction shall be evident and manifest, and performe fully what was promised by it : as if the ☉ were directed to the ⚹ of the ☽, both of them in their Essentiall Dignities, without doubt upon such a Direction, the Native would attain admirable Felicity when ever the Significator and Promittor did meet.

（页边注：我常不得不说「本命之根」，其实说「根盘」更恰当，因为我们的英语不能很好表达这个词的意思。）每条推运效应的猛烈与大小，取自征象星与允诺星两者在本命之根里的强弱：因为当两者都在必然尊贵中、又在角宫时，它们推运的效应就会明显显著，完全实现它所许下的：比如太阳推到月亮的六分，两者都在必然尊贵中，无疑在这样的推运上，每当征象星与允诺星相遇，本命者都会得到极大的福祉。

If the one of them is powerfull, the other weak, the effects will be meane : and you must observe whether the Significator or Promittor be better dignified ; if the Significator be more strong, the effects of the Happinesse shall be without any great or weighty cause to procure it : but if the Promittor be most fortified, the Felicity verily shall appeare, but not according to the magnitude of the cause from whence the Felicity had its original.

若两者一强一弱，效应就平平：你要看征象星与允诺星哪个尊贵更好；若征象星更强，幸福的效应会出现，却没有什么重大的缘由促成它：但若允诺星最得力，福祉确会出现，但与福祉所由来的缘由之大并不相称。

When both of them are weak in the Radix, the effects of the Direction will prove accordingly, and the occasion of the Happinesse promised as poore ; by how much both Significator and Promittor are more weak, by so much shall the Events be lesse answerable, and the Causes from whence they should proceede.

当两者在根盘里都弱，推运的效应也就相应如此，所许的幸福的来由同样贫乏；征象星与允诺星越弱，事件与其本应由来的缘由就越不相称。

If both of them be wholly weak and unfortunate, the effects of the Direction may come to nothing, and onely a shadow thereof appeare, but nothing effected.

若两者都十分弱而不幸，推运的效应可能落空，只现出一个影子，什么也没办成。

You must also observe, that if the Infortunes, being Promittors in any Directions,doe portend an Infelicity,or any sad Events, the evils will be more tolerable, and doe lesse mischiefe : if in the Radix they were strong, or posited in their owne houses, for they hurt not their owne houses or overthrow their owne dignifications, and are wont then to doe lesse evill when well affected, then otherwise.

你还要注意，若凶星在某些推运里作允诺星，预示不幸或什么伤心之事，若它们在根盘里强，或落在自己的庙里，祸害就较可忍受，害处较小：因为它们不伤害自己的庙，不推翻自己的尊贵，处境好时比别的时候惯常作恶较少。

It sometimes happens, that in the same yeer of the Native, there are good and ill directions of divers significations,so that the Astrologer may seem doubtfull what to doe in that case ; yet in my judgment there can be no ambiguity therein, for both the Directions may exercise their effects in the same yeer without mutuall disturbance of one another, unlesse there be a certaine agreement or conveniency of them ; as of the ☽ and Horoscope, whereof both of them signifie the Health of Body ; for let us admit that the ascendant in the same yeer comes to the Quadrature of ♂ in a fiery Signe, arguing thereby a violent Feaver unto the Native, &c. let us suppose the ☽ in the same yeer meets with the ⚹ or △ of ♀ in a watry Signe, the Quere is, What judgment shall be given herein ? viz.

有时在本命者的同一年里，有不同意义的吉推运与凶推运，以致星占家在这种情形下似乎不知如何是好；但依我判断，这其中不会有含糊，因为两条推运可以在同一年里各自发挥效应，彼此不相干扰，除非它们有某种一致或相合；比如月亮与上升，两者都表示身体的健康；因为假设上升在同一年走到火象星座里火星的四分，由此表示本命者发猛烈的热病等等，再假设月亮在同一年遇到水象星座里金星的六分或三分，问题是：这里该作何判断？即：

Wheeber the Native shall be sick, or evade ? In this case, the most assured way is, to consider with which of them the Profectionall Figure, or of the Revolution doth agree ; for if they or either of them agree with the evill signification of ♂, the Native will be sick : but if the concurrence of the Profection or Revolution be with ♀, the Native shall then either evade totally, or is little sensible of any malignancy of the Disease : if herein by this judgment, you cannot be satisfied ; observe which of the Promittors in the Radix was best fortified, and assigne him the pre-eminence, and say, ehe effects of these two Directions shall partake of his influence.

本命者是会生病，还是会逃过？这种情形下，最可靠的办法是考虑小限盘或回归盘与两者中的哪一个相合；因为若它们或其中之一与火星的凶意义相合，本命者会生病：但若小限或回归与金星相合，本命者就会完全逃过，或几乎感觉不到病的恶性：若用这一判断你仍不能满意，就看两颗允诺星在根盘里哪颗更得力，把优先权给它，并说这两条推运的效应会带有它的影响。