卷三·第一百七十八章　商人本命第三宫：兄弟

Judgments upon the third house.

第三宫的判断。

Of Brethren.

论兄弟。

Naturally there should not be many Brethren, if we strictly adhere to Ptolomey, by reason the Signe of the third, and the Lord of the third,and Signe he is posited in, are all barren ; yet because ♃ doth irradiate the cusp of the third, and that ♂ is in ⚹ sinister with three Planets in a Signe of fecundity, viz. ♎ :

若我们严格遵从托勒密，天然不该有许多兄弟，因为第三宫的星座、第三宫主及其所在的星座都是不育星座；然而因为木星照射第三宫的宫头，而火星又与一个多产星座即天秤里的三颗行星成左方六分：

This Native hath had seven Brethren ; for the ⚹ of ♃ to the cusp of the house might denote two, ♂ in ♌ one, and ☿ ♀ and ☉ the rest : the ☽ generally denotes Sisters, and is in aspect with many Planets, yet notwithstanding he hath had but one Sister ; so that it is a very difficult matter to judge of the number of Brethren and Sisters by the Nativity of an elder Brother, &c.

这位本命者有过七个兄弟；因为木星对这一宫宫头的六分可表示两个，火星在狮子一个，水星、金星与太阳其余的：月亮一般表示姐妹，又与许多行星有相位，可是他却只有一个姐妹；所以凭长兄的本命来判断兄弟姐妹的数目，是很困难的事，等等。

If we judge of the fortune and condition of our Native's Brethren,or whether they should be long lived or not, we must especially herein consider the potency of Mars,and him we find strong accidentally,not oppressed partilly by ♄, within orbes of his □, and in ⚹ with ☉ ♀ and ☿ : so that from hence it may be deduced, that some of the Native's Brethren will not live to mans estate, that others will live in the world after a good rank and fashion.

若我们要判断本命者兄弟的命运与境况，或他们长寿与否，这里尤其要考虑火星的力量；我们发现他偶然尊贵强，没有受土星精确地压迫，只在他四分的容许度之内，又与太阳、金星、水星成六分：由此可以推出，本命者的兄弟中有些活不到成年，另一些则会在世上过上体面的生活。

The ☽ being neer Oculus ♉, in ⚹ sinister with Mars, the aspect being almost a □, the ☽ nothing rejoycing in ♊ ; this may argue the Native's Sister to be sickly and infirme,and not of so long a life as his Brethren.

月亮靠近金牛之眼，与火星成左方六分，这相位几乎是四分，月亮在双子又毫不欢喜；这可以论证本命者的姐妹多病虚弱，寿命不如他的兄弟长。

Unity.

和睦。

♄ Lord of the ascendant and Mars in □, argue no great affection to be amongst the Brethren, but that in time there may grow much emnity and discord ; for Mars their Significator is in the seventh in ☍ to the ascendant : and if we would know for what cause, the house wherein Mars is signifieth Women, merchandizing with them, contracts, and bargaines ; and because ☉ disposeth Mars, and he is Lord of the eighth, it may be for or by reason of a Legacy, or Land, or gift of the Dead ; and as Mars is in the seventh, which is the second unto the sixt, and the sixt house signifies Uncles or the Fathers kinred, so it may be feared, that there may arise some controversie betwixt the Native and one of his Brethren, of or concerning an Uncles Estate, &c.

上升主星土星与火星成四分，论证兄弟之间不会有很深的感情，日久反而可能生出许多敌意与不和；因为他们的征象星火星在第七宫，与上升对冲：若要知道是什么缘故，火星所在的宫表示女人、与女人的买卖、契约与交易；又因为太阳是火星的定位星，又是第八宫主，所以可能为了或由于一份遗赠、土地或死者的赠与；又因为火星在第七宫，即第六宫起算的第二宫，而第六宫表示叔伯或父亲的亲族，所以恐怕本命者会与他的一个兄弟为了某位叔伯的产业起争执，等等。