卷二·第十一章　病在心还是在身

CHAP. XI.

第十一章

How to know whether the disease be in the mind or in the body.

怎样判断病在心里还是在身上。

ALL the Aphorismes of my Author upon this question are got so deeply together by the ears, and in such a hubbub, that I know not in the world which way to goe about to reconcile them; every following Aphorisme thwarts him that goes before; in one he affirmes that the Sunne, Moone and ascendent rule the body, and the Lord the mind; The very next Aphorisme affirmes the contrary; most of them contradict one another in such a hideous manner, that I was forced to leave their companies and search other Authors for a resolution of this point; and they conclude, that the Sun, Moon and Ascendent signifies the body, and their Lord the mind; and if this may be taken for truth, the directive Aphorismes are these;

关于这个问题，我那位作者的警句全都扭打成一团，吵吵嚷嚷，我实在不知道该怎样去调和它们；每一条后来的警句都跟前一条作对；他在一条里断言太阳、月亮和上升点主身体，它们的主星主心灵；紧接着的下一条却断言相反；它们大多以如此骇人的方式互相矛盾，我只好离开它们，去查别的作者来解决这一点；那些作者的结论是：太阳、月亮与上升点象征身体，它们的主星象征心灵；如果这可以当作真理，那么指导性的警句如下：

1 The Sun, Moon and Lord of the Ascendent impedited, and their Lord safe shewes the disease lyes in the body and not in the mind.

一、太阳、月亮与上升主星受阻，而它们的主星无恙，表明病在身体而不在心。

2 If their Lord be impedited and they safe, the disease lyes in the mind and not in the body.

二、若它们的主星受阻而它们无恙，病在心而不在身。

3 If both Sun, Moon and the Ascendent and their Lord also be impedited, or the greatest part of them, both body and mind are diseased; and this I confesse is something rationall.

三、若太阳、月亮、上升点以及它们的主星都受阻，或其中大部分受阻，那就身心都病了；我承认这一条还算有些道理。

4 Saturne generally signifies melancholy, and by consequence alienation of mind, madnesse, &c. and therefore alwayes you find him to be significator of the disease, or in the ascendent, or in the 6th. house afflicting the Lord of the Ascendent, or either of the Luminaries; the sick is afflicted with care or griefe or something else thats as bad; be sure the mind suffers for it.

四、土星一般象征忧郁，从而也象征心神错乱、疯狂等等；所以只要你发现他是疾病的征象星，或在上升点，或在第六宫克上升主星或两光之一，病人就是为忧虑、悲伤或别的同样糟的事所苦；可以确定心灵为此受了罪。

5 If Jupiter be significator of the disease, it lies in the body, if it lye any where; for Jupiter never troubles, unlesse it be that Monster which men call Religion.

五、若木星是疾病的征象星，病就在身体上——如果说它在哪里的话；因为木星从不使人烦扰，除非是那个人们称为宗教的怪物。

6 It were a good thing when a man is troubled in minde, if an Artist could tell the cause of this his trouble; that you may do so, make use of these two or three rules; there is enough of them though there be but few, if you have but witt enough to know by a penny how a shilling is coyned; they are these;

六、一个人心里烦扰时，星占家若能说出他烦扰的原因，那是好事；为了让你做到这一点，可以用下面这两三条规则；条数虽少却已够用，只要你有那份见了一便士就知道一先令怎么铸成的机灵；规则如下：

1 If the Sun be Author of the distemper, as he may be if he be Lord of the House Ascendent 6th. or 12th. houses; the distemper comes through pride, ambition or vain-glory.

一、若太阳是这场失调的肇因——他若是上升宫、第六宫或第十二宫的主星，就可能是——失调由骄傲、野心或虚荣而来。

2 If it be Jupiter it comes through religion, some idle Preist hath scar'd the poor creature out of his wits.

二、若是木星，就由宗教而来：某个游手好闲的教士把这可怜人吓得失了心神。

3 If it be Venus, Love, luxurious expence, or something else of like nature is the cause.

三、若是金星，起因是爱情、奢靡的花费，或别的类似之事。

4 If Mercury be the afflicting Planet, the sick is pestered with a parcell of strange imaginations, and as many vaine feares attend him; great vexation or study, or both is the cause.

四、若水星是施克之星，病人就被一堆古怪的念头缠扰，随之还有同样多的无谓恐惧；起因是极大的烦恼或用功过度，或两者兼有。

By these you may find out all the rest; for this is the sum of the businesse.

由这些你可以推出其余；因为这就是此事的总纲。