卷二·第八章　预断之前的十二条须知

CHAP. VIII.

第八章

Certain precepts premised before the Prognosticks.

预断之前先立的若干须知。

FIrst of all, take notice that the Significators of Diseases are to be taken under these two notions. 1. Generall, or more principal. 2. Particular or lesse principal; The generall or more principall are these, the Sun, the Moon, and the Ascendent; of these the Sun is most principally to be lookt upon in Chronick diseases, the Moon in acute.

一、首先要注意，疾病的征象星要从这两个层次来取：一、总的，或者说较为主要的；二、分的，或者说较为次要的；总的、较为主要的是这几个：太阳、月亮与上升点；其中，在慢性病中最主要看太阳，在急症中看月亮。

Significators particular or lesse principal, are these:

分的、较为次要的征象星是这些：

1. The Lord of the Ascendent.

一、上升主星。

2. The sixth House.

二、第六宫。

3. The Lord of the sixth House.

三、第六宫主。

4. The Planets in the ascendent or sixth House.

四、在上升宫或第六宫的行星。

5. Saturn and Mars; for they naturally hurt the body, whatsoever the matter is.

五、土星与火星；因为不论病因是什么，它们天生就伤害身体。

2. The sixth House and i'ts Lord, and the Planets in it, if there be any there, best describe the nature of the disease usually, nay alwaies if they afflict either of the Luminaries, or the Lord of the ascendent.

二、第六宫及其主星，以及宫内的行星（如果有的话），通常最能描述病的性质，甚至可以说总是如此，只要它们克害两光中的任何一个，或克害上升主星。

3. The aspects of the Moon to the Planets are alwaies to be noted; for they still produce something to the sick, but especially upon Critical and Judicial dayes; for you shall find this a certain truth, even as certain as the Sun (and he never failes without a miracle;) That when the Moon passes by the bodies of Jupiter or Venus, or their aspects, especially their good ones, if they be not Lords of death, remits the most desperate Symptoms in a sickness, and gives the sick some ease; as also the bodies, or any aspect of Saturn or Mars exasperates a disease, and spoiles the most hopefull Symptoms.

三、月亮与诸行星的相位总要留意；因为它们总会给病人带来些什么，尤其在危象之日与判断之日；因为你会发现这是一条确定的真理，确定得就像太阳一样（而太阳除非出了奇迹，从不失准）：月亮经过木星或金星的本体或相位，尤其是它们的吉相时，只要它们不是死亡之主，就能使病中最危险的症状缓解，给病人一些舒适；同样，土星或火星的本体或任何相位，会使病加重，毁掉最有希望的症状。

4. Here then you have one way to doe your selves good.

四、那么，这里你们就有了一个给自己行善的方法。

A Physitian is natures helper, or at least he should be so; whosoever would help nature, must of necessity be well acquainted with her: a little communication between them, will instruct him the way and manner which Almighty God hath allotted her to govern the world by; wisdome instructs her Children in the knowledge of time; for there is an appointed time for every thing under the Sun: if then when a disease seems extream dangerous, you would make an essay to relieve languishing nature, do it at the time when the Moon passeth by the body, or good aspect of Jupiter or Venus; then is nature in a capability of receiving helpe; you may better lift up a living man with one finger, then a dead man with both hands; a Bird whilst she hath wings can fly; but cut off her wings, and hang a couple of Milstones on her legs, she cannot: Even so the bodies, and good aspects of Jupiter and Venus are like wings to carry a man from sicknesse to health.

医生是本性的帮手，至少应该是；凡想帮助本性的人，必须同她熟识：同她稍稍交谈，就会让他知道全能的上帝分配给她管理世界的方式与门道；智慧教导她的孩子认识时机；因为天下万事都有定时：所以当一场病看来极其危险时，你若想试着救一救衰弱的本性，就在月亮经过木星或金星的本体或吉相时去做；那时本性才能接受帮助；用一根手指扶起一个活人，比用两只手扶起一个死人还容易；鸟有翅膀时能飞；可剪掉它的翅膀，在它腿上挂一对磨盘，它就飞不起来了：同样，木星与金星的本体和吉相，就像翅膀，把人从病中载到健康。

The bodies and aspects of Saturn and Mars, are like Milstones to weigh him to his Grave.

土星与火星的本体和相位，就像磨盘，把人坠进坟墓。

One thing more let me tell you, and ile tell you but the truth; they say if Saturn afflict, Jupiter helps more then Venus; but if Mars afflict, Venus helps more then Jupiter; let them say so still; but if you will be ruled by me, make use of that fortune which is strongest; a rich friend may relieve your wants; a poor friend cannot, he may wish you well and so forth: but suppose you dare not stay while the Moon come to the good aspect of Jupiter and Venus, administer you medicine when she is in the place, where one of them was at the Decumbiture, if you dare not stay that time neither, for delay is dangerous in acute diseases, be sure you place one of them two in the ascendent, when you administer the medicine;

还有一件事我要告诉你们，我告诉你们的只是实话；他们说，若是土星为害，木星比金星更能相助；若是火星为害，金星比木星更能相助；让他们照旧这么说吧；但你们若肯听我的，就用较强的那颗吉星；有钱的朋友能接济你的困乏；穷朋友不能，他只能祝你好，如此而已：可是假如你不敢等月亮走到木星与金星的吉相，就在她走到卧床之时它们之一所在的那个位置时给药；若这段时间你也不敢等——因为急症中拖延是危险的——那就务必在给药时让它们两个之一在上升宫。

Put all these together, and it will tell you in words at length and not in figures; that a Physitian without Astrology, is like a pudding without fat.

把这一切合起来，它会用完整的话而不是用数字告诉你：不懂星占的医生，就像没有油脂的布丁。

5. That place and state of the Planet, from which the Moon is separated at the Decumbiture, and the condition of the Planet also (for Planets are of different conditions as wel as men, some good, and some bad) is to be heeded.

五、卧床之时月亮所离开的那颗行星，其位置与状态，以及那颗行星的品性（因为行星和人一样品性各异，有的好，有的坏），都要留意。

If you please to observe the state of that same Planet, by it you may know the state of the sick, and what the cause of his sicknesse is.

你若愿意观察那颗行星的状态，凭它就能知道病人的状态，以及他的病因是什么。

6. When you have done so, it is your wisest way to consider to what Planet the Moon applies; and then do but so much as view what signe that Planet is in, what his conditions be, whether he be benevolent or malevolent; whether he be Masculine or Feminine, Diurnal or Nocturnal, hot, drie, cold or moist; what parts of the body he governs, and what disease he governs.

六、你做完这一步，最明智的做法是考虑月亮入相哪颗行星；然后只消看看那颗行星在什么星座，品性如何，是吉是凶；是阳性还是阴性，是昼性还是夜性，是热、是干、是冷还是湿；它主管身体的哪些部位，主管什么病。

7. Consider whether the Planet the Moon applies to, be in an Angle, in a succeeding, or in a Cadent house; and when you have done so, do but so much as consider what the House he is in signifies; and what members of the body it governs; and then take but a little notice whether the Planet joy in the House or not, that you may not be mistaken herein. I will certifie you in what houses every Planet takes his delight, as being confident even amongst Astrologers, more are ignorant of it then know it.

七、考虑月亮所入相的那颗行星，是在角宫、续宫还是果宫；做完这一步，只消再考虑它所在的那一宫主什么，主身体的哪些部分；然后稍稍留意那颗行星在那一宫是否得其所喜，以免在这上头出错。我会确切告诉你们每颗行星在哪些宫里得其所喜，因为我相信即使在星占家当中，不知道的人也比知道的多。

1 The Sun rejoyceth in the fourth, ninth and eleventh houses.

一、太阳喜在第四、第九与第十一宫。

2 The Moon rejoyceth in the third and seventh houses.

二、月亮喜在第三与第七宫。

3 Saturn rejoyceth in the ascendent eight and twelfth houses.

三、土星喜在上升宫、第八与第十二宫。

4. Jupiter rejoyceth in the second, ninth, and eleventh.

四、木星喜在第二、第九与第十一宫。

5. Mars rejoyceth in the third, sixth, and tenth.

五、火星喜在第三、第六与第十宫。

6. Venus rejoyceth in the fifth and twelfth,

六、金星喜在第五与第十二宫，

7. Mercury rejoyceth in the ascendent and sixth. Here's but a few words, yet so significant, that the nature and condition, the Sympathy, and Antipathy of the Planets, and by consequence of the Creation, may be known from it: 'Tis not my present scope to tell you which way; whet your wits upon it, and they will be the sharper.

七、水星喜在上升宫与第六宫。话虽只有这几句，却意味深长，从中可以知道诸行星的本性与品性、相感与相斥，进而知道造化的本性与品性：告诉你们从哪条路去知道，不是我眼下的用意；在这上头磨一磨你们的才智吧，它们会更锋利。

8. Consider whether the Planet the moon applies to, be direct or retrograde; swift or slow, in motion, Oriental, Occidental, or Combust, whether fortunated or infortunated by other Planets; and —

八、考虑月亮入相的那颗行星是顺行还是逆行；运行是快还是慢；是东出、西入，还是焦伤；是受其他行星吉照还是受其克害；并且——

9. And when you have done so, it is your wisest way to consider whether the threatning Planet be in his own House or Exaltation, or other essential dignities, whether he be in Terms of good Planets or evill; for if a good Planet have gotten an ill Planet in his Terme, he will order him. To wind up this in one word, consider whether the threatning Planet have power to execute his will or not; for sometimes a curst Cow hath but short hornes.

九、你做完这一步，最明智的做法是考虑那颗具威胁的行星是否在自己的庙或旺，或其他必然尊贵之处；是在吉星的界里还是凶星的界里；因为一颗吉星若把一颗凶星收在自己的界里，就会管束他。把这一切归成一句话：考虑那颗具威胁的行星有没有力量执行它的意愿；因为有时候凶牛只长着短角。

10. Do but so much as note what configurations the Lord of the ascendent, six and eight Houses have one with another: And amongst the rest, do not forget the lord of the seventh & twelfth Houses, and Ile give you my reason why: The seventh, because it opposeth the ascendent; he assaults life openly, and is not ashamed of what he doth; he plaies the part of Ajax, goes too't with down right blows without policy. The sixth, eighth, and twelfth Houses, have no affinity at all with the ascendent: And they have more of Vlysses in them then Ajax; they take away a mans life when hee's asleep, or else when he knows not how.

十、只消留意上升主星、第六宫主与第八宫主彼此之间有什么格局：其中也别忘了第七宫与第十二宫之主，我来告诉你们为什么：第七宫，因为它与上升对冲；它的主星公开地攻击性命，做了也不以为耻；他扮的是埃阿斯的角色，不用计谋，直来直去地猛打。第六、第八与第十二宫，与上升毫无亲缘：它们身上俄底修斯的成分比埃阿斯多；它们趁人睡着时，或在人不知不觉中，取走他的性命。

11. Partile aspects are far more strong and prevalent then Platick.

十一、精确相位远比宽容相位更强、更有力。

12. Be pleased but to consider, that the sixth House and his Lord signifies the sicknesse: The seventh the Physitian; the eighth Death; the tenth the Medicine; the fourth the end of the Disease: and when you have done so, I have done with this point.

十二、请只消考虑：第六宫及其主星主疾病：第七宫主医生；第八宫主死亡；第十宫主药物；第四宫主疾病的结局：你们做完这一步，这一点我就讲完了。

These things thus premised, when you have read them, you shall finde I first come to —

这些事这样预先说明之后，你们读完了，就会发现我先来讲——