卷二·第四十二章　问能否生育

Judgment upon the preceding Figure.

对前面这张盘的判断。

THE ascendant is here ♍ a barren Signe, as you may see page 89. and 96. the Signe of the fift is ♑, a Signe of indifferency in this nature of judgment ; the ☽ is in a barren Signe ; ♄ Lord of the fift house is Retrograde, and in ♐ ; ☿ Lord of the ascendant in ♊ ; both ♄ and ☿ being in Signes rather barren then fruitfull : the ☽ in the Termes of ♂, in □ of ♄ Lord of the fift, ☿ Lord of the ascendant in the Termes of ♄, afflicted by the presence of ♂, and going to ☍ of ♄, who is Lord of the sixt, as well as of the fift ; ☋ also possesseth the ascendant ; a strong argument of barrennesse : for these reasons in Astrologie above recited, I delivered this Judgment, viz.

这里的上升是处女，一个不育星座，你可以参看第八十九页与第九十六页；第五宫的星座是摩羯，在这类判断里属于不偏不倚的星座；月亮在不育星座；第五宫之主土星逆行，在射手；上升主星水星在双子；土星与水星所在的星座都是不育多于多产：月亮在火星的界里，与第五宫之主土星成四分；上升主星水星在土星的界里，因火星同在而受损，又正趋向与土星对冲，而土星除了第五宫，也是第六宫之主；龙尾又占据上升；这是不育的一个有力论据：根据上面列举的这些星占学上的理由，我作出了如下判断，即：

That the Querent neither had been ever yet conceived, or for any reason in Art that I could find, ever would conceive, and that she was naturally barren ; for finding the first, tenth and fourth houses,being the principall Angles of the Figure, afflicted, I was certaine, the evill impediting her Conception had been long upon her, and would also continue.

这位问卜者从来没有怀过孕，按此术我所能找到的任何理由，她将来也不会怀孕，她天生不育；因为我发现第一、第十、第四宫，也就是盘中几个主要的角宫，都受了损，我可以确定，妨碍她受孕的凶象已在她身上很久，而且还会持续下去。

Had I found ♃ either fortunating the cusp of the fift house, or in any aspect to the Lord of the ascendant, or unto ♄, or if any reception had been betwixt ♄ and ♃, or ♃ and ☿, or any collection of light from ☿ to ♄, and that Planet so collecting had received ♄ or ☿, I would not have been so peremptory ; but when I found no one promising testimony, I gave my judgment in the negative, viz. she should not conceive or ever have any children ; for whoever considers the posture of Heaven exactly, shall find it is a most unfortunate Figure for having children : as the ☽ was in □ of ♄, Lord of the sixt, and ☿ Lord of the ascendant, applying to his ☍, so was the Querent very sickly, and extereamly afflicted with the Wind and Chollick in her Belly and small Guts ; the ☋ in the ascendant shewed very great paine in the Head, so did ☿ in ♊, being afflicted by both the Malevolents, represent extreame griefe in the Head, for ☿ in ♊ signifies the Head, vide page 119.

假如我发现木星吉化第五宫的宫头，或与上升主星、或与土星有任何相位，或者土星与木星之间、木星与水星之间有任何接纳，或有某颗行星从水星到土星收集光线，而那颗收集光线的行星又接纳土星或水星，我就不会断得这么斩钉截铁；但我找不到一条有希望的证据，所以作出否定的判断，即她不会怀孕，也永远不会有任何子女；因为凡是仔细考察这天象的人，都会发现这是一张对生育最为不利的盘：正如月亮与第六宫之主土星成四分，上升主星水星又趋向与他对冲，这位问卜者也体弱多病，腹中与小肠饱受胀气与绞痛之苦；龙尾在上升，显示头部剧痛；水星在双子，受两颗凶星侵害，也表示头部极度的痛苦，因为水星在双子主头部，参看第一百一十九页。

Shee affirmed, that the Moles of her Body did correspond exactly to the Figure of Heaven, viz. one Mole close by the Navill, one upon the right Ancle, signified by ♒ on the cusp of the sixt ; one towards the right Knee on the inner side of the Thigh, represented by ♄, Lord of the sixt in ♐ ; one in or neer the member signified by the ☽ in ♍ ; and as ☿ Lord of the ascendant is in ♊, so had the Querent a Scarre or Mole on her right Arme, on the outside thereof, &c.

她证实，她身上的痣与这天象完全对应，即：肚脐边上有一颗痣；右脚踝上有一颗，由第六宫宫头的水瓶所示；右膝附近大腿内侧有一颗，由在射手的第六宫之主土星所示；在处女之月所主的那个部位上或附近有一颗；而正如上升主星水星在双子，问卜者右臂外侧也有一道疤或一颗痣，等等。

When you find a Question that is so peremptory in the negative, you shall deale discreetly to enquire the time of Birth,and set the Figure thereof, and see what correspondency there is betwixt the Radix and the Question propounded, and help your selfe in your judgement by discretion ; for if the Radix affirme Barrennesse, it's impossible any promising Horary Question can contradict its signification : and usually I have found, that whoever propounds a Question to the Astrologer, I meane in their first Question, they have a Signe of the same Triplicity ascending in their Question, agreeable to the nature of the ascendant in their Nativity, and many times the very self same Signe and degree is ascending upon an Horary Question which was ascending in the Nativity, as I have many times found by experience ; for if ♊ ascend in the Nativity, it's probable upon an Horary Question, either ♎ or ♒ may ascend, which are Signes of the same Triplicity.

当你遇到一个否定得如此斩钉截铁的问题时，最好审慎地问一问对方的出生时间，起出本命盘，看根盘与所问之事之间有什么对应，再凭审慎来帮助判断；因为如果根盘断定不育，任何吉利的卜卦问题都不可能推翻它的意义：我通常发现，凡是向星占家提问的人，我是说在他们第一次提问时，卜卦盘上升的星座往往与他们本命上升的星座同属一个三方，与本命上升的性质相合；而且很多时候，卜卦问题上升的，正是本命上升的那同一星座、同一度数，这是我凭经验多次发现的；比如本命上升双子，卜卦时就可能是天秤或水瓶上升，它们同属一个三方。

If one were with Child of a Male or Female, and about what time she should be delivered.

问一位妇人怀的是男是女，大约何时分娩。