卷二·第四十四章（四）　危期、愈期与赫密斯《医星术》

Of the Crysis, or dayes Criticall.

论危象，即危期。

Sundry Astrologians have handled this part of Medicinall Astrology so learnedly, that I shall onely referre them to their excellent Works, which are publikely to be had ; onely thus much I have ever observed, that to find the true Crysis, you must as neer as can be obtained, get the hour wherein the Patient first took his Bed ; which if it cannot be had, then take the hour when first Judgment was required of the Physitian, and rectifie the Moon her motion to that very hour ; if the Disease be not chronick, but acute, you shall find great alteration in the Disease and party infirmed, neer upon those times when the Moon comes to be distant from that her first place, 45. degrees ; so also when she is 90. degrees from that place ; and againe, when distant 135. for discovering whether the Crysis will be good or ill, you must note what Planet she is in aspect withall at those times, whether with a friendly Planet or an Infortune, if she be in a good aspect at those times with a benevolent Planet, it doth promise ease, and a better condition in the Disease ; but if she then meet with an ill aspect of the Lord of the eighth or sixth, the Patient will be worse, his paine encrease, and the Medicine doe little good.

已有多位星占家把医疗星占的这一部分讲得极为博学，我只请读者去看他们公开可得的出色著作；我只说说我一向观察到的这一点：要找出真正的危象，你必须尽可能取得病人最初卧床的时辰；若取不到，就取最初请医生判断的时辰，并把月亮的运行校正到那个时辰；如果病不是慢性而是急性的，你会发现，在月亮离开她最初的位置四十五度前后，病情与病人都有很大变化；她离那个位置九十度时也是如此；再离一百三十五度时又是如此。要知道危象是好是坏，你必须留意那些时刻她与哪颗行星成相位，是友善的行星还是凶星；若那时她与一颗吉星成良好相位，就许诺病情减轻、好转；但若她那时遇到第八宫或第六宫之主的凶相位，病人就会更糟，疼痛加剧，药也没什么效用。

I usually observe,and I doe not remember that I have failed, viz. that as oft as the Moon came to □ ☌ or ☍ of that Planet who did any wayes either afflict the ascendant, the Lord of the ascendant or the Moon,or when she came to the like aspect of the Lord of the sixt, or any Planet that was posited in the sixt, I say, then I did ever observe the Patient to be much distempered, the Disease high, and Medicines given about those times to work little or no good effect ; when I observed the Moon to come to a △ or ⚹ of the Lord of the ascendant, or Lord of the eleventh, or Lord of the ninth or tenth, I use to pronounce to the Infirmed,comfort, and some relaxation or an intervall of ease ; so also, when the Lord of the ascendant came to any good aspect of the ☉ (if he had not power or dominion in the disease,) I found the Patient's mind much enlightned.

我通常观察到，而且不记得有过失误：每当月亮来到那颗以任何方式侵害上升、上升主星或月亮的行星的四分、会合或对冲时，或者来到第六宫主星、或任何位于第六宫的行星的同类相位时，我说，我总看到病人此时很不舒服，病势高涨，这些时候所给的药没什么效果，或全无好效果；当我看到月亮来到上升主星、或第十一宫主星、或第九宫、第十宫主星的三分或六分时，我常向病人宣告宽慰，病会有些缓解，或有一段舒服的间歇；同样，当上升主星来到太阳的任何良好相位时（如果太阳在病中没有权柄或主管），我发现病人的心神大为开朗。

[How long ere the sick recover.] When I find, that by God's blessing the sick party shall recover, and it be demanded, When or about what time it is like to be ? I usually observe, who is the Lord of the ascendant, and which of the benevolent Planets he is in aspect with, and how many degrees there are distant betwixt them, in what house they both are in, viz. whether in Angles,Succedant or Cadent, what Signes they possesse, whether Moveable, Fixed or Common, and according to discretion and quality of the Disease, so I frame my measure of time ; yet ordinarily if the aspect be in moveable Signes, I judge, in so many dayes the party will amend, the more certainly, I determine, if the Significators be swift in motion, angular.

［病人多久康复。］当我发现病人靠上帝的祝福会康复，而有人问：何时、大约什么时候会好？我通常观察谁是上升主星，他与哪颗吉星成相位，两者相距多少度，两者各在哪一宫，即在角宫、续宫还是果宫，占的是什么星座，是启动、固定还是双体星座，再按病的性质酌情定出时间的尺度；不过通常，若相位在启动星座，我判断病人在这么多天内会好转；若征象星行速快、居角，我就判得更确定。

If the application be in common Signes, I neither judge moneths, weeks or dayes, but according as I can with discretion frame my judgment, having first observed the nature of the Disease, and possibility of determining in such or such a time, the Ancients did say :

若入相发生在双体星座，我既不判月，也不判周或日，而是先看清病的性质，以及在某段时间内了结的可能，再酌情作判断；古人说：

Moveable Signes shew Dayes.

启动星座主日。

Common Signes, Weeks or Moneths.

双体星座主周或月。

Fixed Signes, Moneths or Yeers.

固定星座主月或年。

Angles are equivalent to moveable Signes.

角宫等同于启动星座。

Succedant to common Signes.

续宫等同于双体星座。

Cadent to fixed Signes.

果宫等同于固定星座。

Together with the principall Significators, consider the quick or slow motion of the ☽, the Signe she is in, and its quality, mix all together, and your judgment will be more rationall : I many times find, when the Lord of the ascendant moves out of the Signe he is in at the time of the Question, and hath essentiall Dignities in the Signe he is going into, the party recovers then, or sensibly feels an alteration for good in himselfe; and so if the later degrees of a Signe are on the cusp of the sixt, viz. if I find 28. degrees, and the Signe common, I say, the Disease will vary in lesse time then two weeks :

除主要征象星之外，还要考虑月亮行速的快慢、她所在的星座及其性质，把这些合在一起，你的判断就更合理：我多次发现，上升主星离开问卜时所在的星座，而在他要进入的星座里有必然尊贵时，病人就在那时康复，或明显感到身体好转；同样，若某星座的末几度在第六宫的宫头上，比如我看到是二十八度，而那星座又是双体星座，我就说，病会在不到两周的时间内发生变化：

I might give infinite rules,but in the judgment of a Figure or two subsequent, I shall better be understood in the practicall part of it, and deliver the method I alwayes observed ; but because, together with what I write,the Reader might have more variety of judgment ; and because nothing in this life is more irksome then Sicknesse, or more delightfull then health, I have endeavoured to English the Jatromathematicks of Hermes, much esteemed in all Ages, and here to insert them, as being necessary to the Judgments of this House.

我本可以给出无数规则，但在后面一两张盘的判断里，我会在实际操作中讲得更明白，交代我一向遵循的方法；不过，为了让读者在我所写之外有更多样的判断，也因为人生中没有比疾病更苦恼、比健康更喜乐的事，我尽力把历代都很受推重的赫密斯《医星术》译成英文，插在这里，因为它对本宫的判断是必需的。

Hermes Trismegistus upon the first Decumbiture of the Sick.

赫密斯·特里斯墨吉斯忒斯论病人最初卧床之盘。

THE heavenly Rayes or Influences proceeding and emitted from the seven Planets are multiplied and dispersed into the severall members of man, even whilest the conception in the Mothers Wombe, doth first begin to cleave together : neither verily doth it happen otherwayes when the Child first sees the light of this world, but even according to the position of the twelve Signes of Heaven, so doe we assigne the Head to the Signe ♈.

七颗行星发出的天上光线或影响，在母腹中受孕之体刚开始凝聚时，就已增殖、分散到人的各个肢体之中：孩子初见这世界的光时，也并无二致，而正是按照天上十二星座的位置，我们把头分配给白羊。

The Sensitive Parts or Instruments of Mans Body are thus attributed to the seven Planets.

人体的感官部分或器官，是这样分配给七颗行星的。

The right Eye to the ☉, the left to the ☽.

右眼归太阳，左眼归月亮。

The sense of Hearing and Eares to ♄.

听觉与耳归土星。

The Braine to ♃, Blood to ♂.

脑归木星，血归火星。

Smelling and Tasting to ♀.

嗅觉与味觉归金星。

The Tongue, the Weesell-pipe of a mans Throat or Lung-pipe to ☿.

舌，以及人喉中的气管或肺管，归水星。

That member suffers a defect or imperfection, of which either at conception or birth an afflicted Planet had dominion, or did signifie the same.

在受孕或降生时，某一肢体由一颗受害的行星主管或代表，那一肢体就会有缺陷或不全。

There are also in Man foure more principall and generall parts ; the Head, the Breast, the Hands, and Feet.

人身上另有四个更为主要、更为总括的部分：头、胸、手、脚。

If the Planet who governeth any of those principall parts be unfortunate and ill affected, either at the time of Conception or Birth, the same Planet afflicteth or disfigureth all those parts so attributed unto himselfe, or some particular or principall part of those members.

若主管这些主要部分之一的行星，在受孕或降生之时不吉、受到恶劣影响，同一颗行星就会使归它的所有这些部分、或这些肢体中某个特定或主要的部分受害或变形。

As when the ☉ or Moone be ill disposed or vitiated, either the one or both, the eyes receive prejudice ; if ♄ the eares, teeth, or sence of hearing. When ☿ is oppressed, we finde a defect in the tongue, or stammering in speech. And in the same manner we may apprehend, whether any part in the Breast, Lungs, Liver, Spleen, Heart, or any of the intestine or inwards of the body be corrupted and infected,radically from the Birth or Conception.

例如太阳或月亮，其一或两者都状态恶劣、受损时，眼睛受害；若是土星，则是耳、牙或听觉。水星受压时，我们发现舌头有缺陷，或说话口吃。同样我们也可以推知，胸、肺、肝、脾、心，或身体里任何肠腑内脏，是否从降生或受孕之时起就根本上败坏、受了侵染。

In consideration of the Hands and Feet we shal observe,whether the Fingers, Nailes, or any of these are unperfect or vitiated by the affinity of some predominating malignant Planet.

考虑手与脚时，我们要看手指、指甲或其中任何部分，是否因某颗占上风的凶星的亲缘而不全或受损。

To such defects and imperfections as are within the compasse of cure, convenient Medicines are to be applyed, and we must resist the Diseases proceeding from influence of the Planets, by other Planets of contrary nature and power to the Planet afflicting.

对那些在可治范围内的缺陷与不全，要施以合适的药，并且我们必须用性质与力量和施害之星相反的其他行星，去抵抗由行星影响而来的疾病。

To ♄ are assigned such Medicaments as doe coole or refrigerate, extenuate with drinesse and siccity.

归土星的，是那些使人清凉或致冷、以干燥使之消减的药物。

To ☿ such as congeale, are flatuous and windy.

归水星的，是那些使之凝结、多气生风的药物。

To ♂ such as are calefactive, warme and impletive, as unto a Planet being a very sharpe heater and procurator of blood.

归火星的，是那些生热、温暖而充盈的药物，因为火星是一颗极为猛烈的加热之星，又是生血之星。

To ♃ and ♀ things conglutinating, mollifying, and are effective to asswage and cure all Ulcers.

归木星与金星的，是那些使之黏合、使之柔软、能有效平息并治愈一切溃疡的东西。

The Moone helps that Planet, or lends assistance to him,be he good or bad,to whom she applies.

月亮帮助她所入相的那颗行星，或给他以助力，不论他是吉是凶。

To him therefore that would either cure the Sicke or heale the Lame, the position of Heaven ought to be well considered and knowne, set or erected for the houre of his first falling sick, or lying downe; the Planets and their respective disposition and mutuall habit to and amongst themselves, is carefully to be respected; for without the congresse and influence of these in humane and worldly affaires, nothing is either infirme or sound. No Patient can possibly be cured by the industry of his Physitian, be he never so learned, without the benevolent configuration of the Stars, and happy positure thereof, bnt he shal either perish, being destitute hereof, or recover and be preserved by their kinde influence.

所以，凡想医治病人或治好跛者的人，都应当仔细考察、弄清天象的位置，即为他最初病倒或卧床的时辰所起的盘；要仔细看诸行星及其各自的状态、彼此之间的关系；因为在人间世事中，若没有它们的会合与影响，就没有什么是病弱或健全的。任何病人，不论医生多么博学，若没有星辰的善意格局及其吉利的位置，都不可能单靠医生的勤勉而治愈，而是：缺了这些，他就会死去；有了它们的善意影响，就会康复而得保全。

If the certaine hour of the parties first falling sick cannot exquisitely be knowne, then carefully take the position of Heaven at that time when judgment is required of the Physitian : therein observe from whom the ☽ is separated, to whom she applies, with what Planet she is in □ or ☍ unto, or with whom in ☌ ; if she be in configuration with the malevolents, she intimates the Disease will extend almost to death ; but with the Fortunes, the sick will obtaine remedy more speedily :

若病人最初病倒的确切时辰无法精确知道，那就仔细取请医生判断之时的天象：在其中看月亮离开谁、入相于谁，与哪颗行星成四分或对冲，与谁会合；若她与凶星成格局，表示病会拖到几乎致死；若与吉星成格局，病人会更快得到救治：

Observe if she be swift in motion, and encreasing in light, or whether both of them happen at once, or neither of them : for if after her ☌ with the ☉, when she begins to grow great, and as it were, to swell with the encrease of light and motion, she shall then be afflicted by the □ or ☍ of ♂, before she come to ☍ of ☉, and no intervening aspect of a benevolent Planet chance between, she signifies mortall and pernicious Diseases ; but if conjoyned, or in good aspect of beneficiall Starres, the infirme Body shall recover, though he were absolutely perswaded he should not live or escape that Disease ; but if the ☽ be decreasing in light and motion, and afflicted either by the □ or ☍ of ♄ (unlesse presently after ☍ with ♄ the vigor of the Disease remit) the Disease is not curable but mortall ; but if she apply to benevolent Planets, the Disease will soone be cured:

看她是否行速快、光亮增长，或两者同时发生，或两者都没有：因为若她在与太阳会合之后，开始变大，好像随光亮与行速的增长而膨胀起来，这时在她到达太阳的对冲之前，受到火星的四分或对冲侵害，中间又没有吉星的相位插入，她就主致命而有害的疾病；但若她与吉星会合或成良好相位，病体就会康复，即便病人完全认定自己活不了、逃不过这场病；但若月亮光亮与行速都在减少，又受土星的四分或对冲侵害（除非刚过与土星的对冲，病势就立即减退），这病就治不好，是致死的；但她若入相于吉星，病很快就会治好：

This is further to be considered, that during the encrease of the ☽ in number and light, the Disease encreaseth : when the ☽ growes slow in motion, the sicknesse diminisheth : this ought carefully to be regarded upon the first insult of every Disease.

还要进一步考虑：月亮在行度与光亮上增长期间，病也增长；月亮行速变慢时，病就减轻：每种病刚发作时，都应仔细留意这一点。

Those who at the time of their first lying downe are oppressed by the malignant influence of ♄ or ☿, they are commonly heavy and drowsie,unwillingly moving their diseased Members, stupified or benummed with immoderate cold, or molested with unnaturall defluxions : the Disease by little and little stealeth upon the sick party, nor is he easily awaked though moved thereunto :

那些在最初卧床之时受土星或水星恶劣影响压迫的人，通常沉重昏睡，不愿活动患病的肢体，因过度的寒冷而麻木迟钝，或为不正常的体液下流所扰：病一点一点地侵袭病人，即便推他，也不容易唤醒：

He is silent in speech, fearfull, desirous of such Plaisters or fomentations as are very hot, and inforce heat ; they delight to be without light, as to be in darknesse ; he sighes continually,and gently drawes in his breath, or sucks it up, or is short winded; the Pulse is swift and painfull ; warme things applyed gives them great comfort; they have feeble Pulses; the outside of their bodies are cold and dry whereby it comes to passe, that in curing such people, that the Physitian ought to apply such Medicines as are naturally hot, doe mollifie and constringe.

他沉默寡言，胆怯，想要很热、能逼出热气的膏药或热敷；他们喜欢没有光，好像要待在黑暗里；他不停地叹气，轻轻地吸气，或者抽着吸，或者气短；脉搏快而带痛；敷上温暖的东西会给他们很大安慰；他们脉搏微弱；身体外表又冷又干；所以在医治这类人时，医生应当用天性热、能软化并收敛的药。

Who fall sicke upon any malevolent configuration of the ☉ or ♂, become disturbed in their Minds, perplexed in their Fancies, are troublesome and very rugged in their deportment; the superficiall parts of their bodies being inflamed with a fiery heat.

在太阳或火星的某个凶恶格局下病倒的人，心神不宁，想象纷乱，举止烦躁粗暴；身体表层发着火热。

They are prone to anger, make much clamor or noyse, looke peevishly, lye staring, alwayes thirsty by reason of the roughnesse of their parched tongues ; desirous of Wine, cold Drinke, importuning the use of Bathes : no manner of Meat whets their appetite;they freely squander out their virulent language against every man ; they have a short, depressed and inordinate Pulse; red rubicund faces, oppressed with fulnesse of body.

他们容易发怒，大声吵闹，神色暴躁，睁眼直瞪，因舌头焦干粗糙而总是口渴；想喝酒、喝冷饮，缠着要洗浴；任何肉食都引不起他们的胃口；他们对每个人都随口恶言相向；脉搏短促、低沉而无序；脸色通红，身体胀满而受压。

For recovery of these Men, it conduces much to let Blood untill the fifth day, or prescribe such Medicines as evacuate and Purge the foulenesse of their bodies, and to administer such other Remedies as the necessity of nature further requires. What Medicines are agreeable to the nature of ♂ are repugnant to ♄ as not calefactive, emollient, or mollifying and dissolving obstructions.

要让这些人康复，放血到第五天大有好处，或开一些能排泄、清除体内污秽的药，再按本元进一步的需要施用其他疗法。凡与火星性质相合的药，都与土星相悖，因为土星一类不生热、不润软，也不能化开阻塞。

Medicaments which naturally are concurring with ♄ , prove contrary to those of the nature of ♂ ; as those which are refrigerating or cooling, astringent or binding, and re-percussing.

天性与土星相合的药，与火星性质的药相反，就是那些清凉致冷、收涩、能把病逼回去的药。

All infirmities or passions, or tremblings of the heart, and such as proceed from the mouth of the Stomack, Diseases and paines in the Arteries, Veines and Joynts, have originall from the evill influence of ♂ and ☉.

一切心的病痛或激动、心悸，以及从胃口而来的病，动脉、静脉与关节的疾病与疼痛，都起源于火星与太阳的恶劣影响。

Continued Feavers, Phrensies, Exulceration and inflamation of the Lungs and Lights, and such like Diseases, draw their originall from ♄ and ☿ : against such Diseases, Medicines that refrigerate are most proper ; of which sort are these :

持续的热病、狂乱、肺的溃烂与发炎，以及诸如此类的病，起源于土星与水星：对付这类病，最合适的是清凉致冷的药；这类药有下面这些：

Such Medicines as are naturally calefactive or hot, are assigned to the dominion of Mars and the Sunne ; whereof some are as followeth :

天性生热或温热的药，归火星与太阳主管；其中一些如下：

To expulse and recover those Diseases which have their original rise and cause from ♄ or ☿ (which afterwards you shal have discovered by the course of the ☽ ) such manner of Medicines as these must be administred,which do naturally heat and mollifie; but in repressing Solar and Martiall Diseases, the learned Physitian must apply such Remedies, as by nature are refrigerative, cooling and repercussive.

要驱除、治愈那些源头与起因在土星或水星的病（这以后你可以由月亮的运行发现），就必须施用这类天性加热、软化的药；但要压制太阳与火星之病，博学的医生必须施用天性清凉、致冷、能把病逼回去的疗法。