卷二·第十至十二章　庙、旺与三方的由来

Chap. X. Of the Houses of the Planets, and wherefore they were so distributed.

第十章　论诸行星之庙，以及为何如此分派。

DIligently note this Chapter. The Reasons why the signs are (as abovesaid) in that manner attributed and assigned to the dominion of the Planets, I thought good here to relate, that the Students in this Noble Art may not want grounds and reasons for their Rules; as also that they may be able to give an answer to the proudest Antagonist. We will then, according to our method begin with the Luminaries, viz.

（此章务须用心留意。）星座照上面所说的方式分归诸行星主管，其中的理由我认为宜在这里讲一讲，好让研习这门高贵学问的人，对他们所用的规则不至于缺少根据与理由；也好让他们能回答最傲慢的论敌。那么，照我们的次序，就从两光讲起，即——

Sol and Luna, who have Cancer and Leo assigned them by reason of their heat, which is caused through their nearness to our Zenith or Cardinal point; the Sun hath allotted him Leo, for that it is most agreeable unto his nature: besides, we see that the Sun being naturally hot and dry, doth shew its effects more forcibly in this sign then in any other; for though Aries Sagittary be also fiery signs, yet is he not so hot, powerfull nor efficacious therein, as in Leo.

太阳和月亮，分得巨蟹与狮子，是由于它们的热，这热是因为它们靠近我们的天顶即基本点而生；太阳分得狮子，因为它最合他的本性：此外我们看到，太阳本性热而燥，在这个星座里显出的效力比在其他任何星座都强；因为白羊、射手虽然也是火象星座，他在那里却不如在狮子那样热、那样有力、那样见效。

The Moon hath Cancer for the same reason allotted to her government, it being most agreeable to her temper: for Cancer is the first sign of all the rest that are moveable and watry, and so more agreeable with her temper and quality then any of the rest.

月亮出于同样的理由分得巨蟹归她管辖，因为它最合她的气质：巨蟹在一切启动的水象星座中是第一个，所以比其余星座更合她的气质与性质。

Saturn because he is naturally cold, and an enemy to heat, and the highest and most remote from the Luminaries of all the Planets, hath therefore assigned him Capricorn and Aquaries, which are the opposite signs to Cancer and Leo, wherefore they are cold and moyst; and by reason of this their Opposition, Saturn is reputed hurtfull, and the most obnoxious and malevolent of all the Planets, by reason he thus opposeth the Luminaries that are the Lamps of light, life and nutrition.

土星本性寒冷，与热为敌，又是诸行星中最高、离两光最远的，所以分得摩羯与水瓶，这两座是巨蟹、狮子的对宫，因此它们寒冷而潮湿；又由于这种对冲，土星被认为有害，是诸行星中最可憎、最凶恶的，因为他这样对冲两光，而两光是光明、生命与滋养之灯。

And because Jupiter is placed under Saturn, he hath allotted him those two signs that go before and after Capricorn and Aquaries, viz. Sagittary and Pisces, which are in a Trine to the houses of the Luminaries; Pisces his night-house to Cancer the house of the Nocturnal Luminary; and Sagittary his day house to Leo the house of the Diurnal Luminary: wherefore they are temperate, and by reason of this their Amical Aspect he is concluded assistant, temperate and good; fortunate and benevolent to mankinde, and the greatest Fortune of all the Planets.

又因木星位在土星之下，他分得摩羯、水瓶前后的两个星座，即射手与双鱼，它们与两光之庙成三分：双鱼是他的夜庙，三分夜光之庙巨蟹；射手是他的昼庙，三分昼光之庙狮子；所以它们是温和的，又由于这种友好的相位，他被断为有助、温和而良善，对人类吉利而仁慈，是诸行星中最大的吉星。

Mars in order followeth Jupiter, whom you have heard is immediatly placed after him; and therefore those signs which go before and after the houses of Jupiter are given to him, viz. Scorpio and Aries, which are in a Square to the house of the Luminaries, viz. Aries his day-house to Cancer, and Scorpio his night-house to Leo: wherefore by reason a Square is an Aspect of enmity, he is accounted hurtfull and unfortunate, (yet not so bad as Saturn, who beholds them (as hath been said) with an Opposition) and is the lesser infortune.

火星依次跟在木星之后，你已听说他紧排在木星之下；所以木星两庙前后的星座给了他，即天蝎与白羊，它们与两光之庙成四分：白羊是他的昼庙，四分巨蟹；天蝎是他的夜庙，四分狮子；四分是敌对的相位，所以他被认为有害而不吉（但不像土星那样坏，土星如前所说是以对冲照看它们），是小凶星。

Venus by reason of her temperate constitution, challengeth those houses which go before and after the houses of Mars, viz. Libra and Taurus, which are in a Sextile to the houses of the Luminaries, which is an Aspect of love and amity, causing generation and multiplication; and by reason Sextile is not so perfect an Aspect as a Trine, she is truly accounted the lesser Fortune.

金星因为体质温和，要了火星两庙前后的庙，即天秤与金牛，它们与两光之庙成六分，六分是爱与友好的相位，促成生育与繁衍；又因六分不如三分那样完满，所以她确实被视为小吉星。

And because Mercury is carried below the rest of the Stars, the two remaining signs are given him, viz. Gemini and Virgo, preceding and following the houses of the Luminaries; and because he is on neither side, and never distant from the Sun above one sign, he inclineth naturally neither to good nor bad, but is adjudged to be participating of the nature of the Planet to which he is joyned.

又因水星在其余诸星之下运行，剩下的两个星座就给了他，即双子与处女，分在两光之庙的前后；又因他不偏向任何一方，离太阳从不超过一个星座，他本性既不倾向于吉也不倾向于凶，而被判为分有与他相会合的那颗行星的本性。

CHAP. XI. Of the Exaltations and Fall of the Planets, and wherefore they were so constituted.

第十一章　论诸行星的旺与落，以及为何如此设定。

ENter we shall here (as in the preceding Chapter) with the Luminaries, and first with the Sun, as being the chief light, and Fons vitae, the Fountain of life; the Sun then is said to be in the point of his Exaltation when he is in the 19. degree of Aries, he being then in the highest Northern point of the Ecliptick, by which all things are made to spring and flourish, the heat of weather and the length of days being increased; therefore for the same reason contrary is he said to be in his Fall in Libra, it being the opposite sign in the heavens to Aries, in the which he declineth Southward, by the which the shortness of the days and cold is increased, to the hinderance of the fertility of the earth.

这里我们要（与上一章一样）从两光入手，先讲太阳，因为他是首要之光，是「生命之泉」；太阳在白羊十九度时，就说是在他的旺点，那时他在黄道最高的北方之点，万物借此萌发繁茂，天气的热与白昼的长都在增加；所以出于同一理由反过来，说他落在天秤，那是天上与白羊相对的星座，他在其中向南偏，借此白昼变短、寒冷增加，有碍大地的丰产。

The Sun in Aries then being the cause and original of all things; and because the Moon hath her light from him, she being in conjunction with him in Aries, shews her self first unto us in Taurus, the first sign in which she hath Triplicity; and therefore for these causes she is said to be in exaltation in Taurus, in which she is also increased in light; and in Scorpio she is in Fall (for that it is the sign opposite to Taurus) sign to the Suns exaltation when she is in her Fall, being in her Fall, being in Conjunction in Aries, or receiving there her first light.

那么太阳在白羊是万物的起因与本源；又因月亮的光得自太阳，她在白羊与他会合之后，首先在金牛向我们显现，金牛是她有三方尊贵的第一个星座；所以出于这些原因，说她在金牛得旺，她在那里光也在增长；她在天蝎落（因为那是金牛的对宫），〔以下原文错乱重复〕对着太阳之旺的星座，她在落时，在落时，在白羊会合，或在那里初受其光。

And because as you have heard before, Saturn is most remote from the Sun, contrary in houses, and author of cold, as the Sun is of heat; therefore is he exalted in that sign in which heat is diminished, and cold increased, viz. Libra; and in his fall where cold is diminished and heat increased, viz. Aries, quite contrary to the Sun.

又因如你前面所听，土星离太阳最远，庙位与他相反，是寒冷的作者，正如太阳是热的作者；所以他旺在热减寒增的那个星座，即天秤；落在寒减热增之处，即白羊，与太阳完全相反。

Iupiter is exalted in Cancer, and in fall in Capricorn, for that Iupiter delighteth in the Northern part of Heaven, stirring up Northern winds, which causeth fertility, and maketh things to grow, and his greatest declination Northward is in Cancer, wherefore he is therein exalted, and by reason of the contrary, is he in Fall in Capricorn.

木星旺于巨蟹，落于摩羯，因为木星喜欢天的北方，激起北风，北风带来丰产、使万物生长，而他向北的最大赤纬在巨蟹，所以他在那里得旺；出于相反的理由，他落在摩羯。

Mars is naturally hot and dry, and because he sheweth his effects more powerfully in Capricorn (it being a Southern sign, where the Sun is most hot, viz. about noon) is he said to be exalted therein, and in fall in Cancer, quite contrary to Iupiter, Mars being violent, Iupiter temperate.

火星本性热而燥，因为他在摩羯更有力地显出效力（摩羯是南方星座，太阳在南方最热，即正午前后），所以说他旺于摩羯，落于巨蟹，与木星完全相反：火星猛烈，木星温和。

And because Venus is naturally moyst, and chiefly in Pisces, by which the Spring is moistned and increased in strength, is she said to be exalted in Pisces, she being the cause of generation and procreation: wherefore Autumn when all things wither, and fade, viz. in Virgo, is she in fall.

又因金星本性潮湿，尤其在双鱼，春天借双鱼而得滋润、力量增长，所以说她旺于双鱼，她是生育繁衍之因；因此在万物凋零的秋天，即处女，她落。

Mercury, for that he is dry and contrary unto Venus, is exalted in Virgo, and in fall in Pisces, Virgo being both his house and joy.

水星因为干燥，与金星相反，所以旺于处女，落于双鱼；处女既是他的庙，又是他的喜乐之位。

CHAP. XII. Of the Triplicities of the Planets, and the Reasons why they were so appointed.

第十二章　论诸行星的三方，以及为何如此指定。

THus then first you must know, that a Triplicity is no more then three signs of the Zodiack, all of one nature, making a perfect triangle; and of these Triplicities, amongst the signs there are four, viz. the Fiery-Triplicity, the Aëry-Triplicity, the Watry-Triplicity, and the Earth-Triplicity.

那么首先你要知道，三方不过是黄道上本性相同的三个星座，构成一个完满的三角形；星座中这样的三方共有四个，即火象三方、风象三方、水象三方与土象三方。

The Fiery-Triplicity, consisteth of Aries, Leo and Sagittary: the Aëry, of Gemini, Libra and Aquaries: the Watry, of Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces: the Earthy, of Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn; and these signs behold one another with a Trine; as a Planet in a fiery sign beholds another Planet in another fiery sign (being in equal number of degrees) with a Trine; as also a Planet in an Aëry sign, another Planet in An Aëry sign; one in a Watry sign, another in a Watry sign: in an Earthy sign, a Planet in an Earthy sign. And this Trine Aspect, consists of an hundred and twenty degrees, &c.

火象三方由白羊、狮子、射手组成；风象由双子、天秤、水瓶组成；水象由巨蟹、天蝎、双鱼组成；土象由金牛、处女、摩羯组成；这些星座彼此以三分相照：如在一个火象星座的行星，以三分照看另一个火象星座里的行星（度数相等时）；风象星座里的行星对另一风象星座里的行星，水象对水象，土象对土象，也是这样。这三分相由一百二十度构成，等等。

The Sun and Iupiter have dominion in in the Fiery-Triplicity, the Sun by day, and Iupiter by night: the Sun, for that he is hot and fiery, of the nature of these signs; and Iupiter, for that he is temperate; and to moderate the extremity thereof, therefore he ruleth this Triplicity in the night: yet some of the Ancients have added in government with the Saturn, that by his cold nature, he may temperate the excess of heat. This is the Eastern Triplicity.

太阳与木星在火象三方有主管之权，太阳主昼，木星主夜：太阳是因为他热而属火，与这些星座本性相同；木星是因为他温和，为了调和其极端，所以他在夜里主管这个三方：但有些古人又加上土星一同主管，好让他以冷的本性调和过度的热。这是东方三方。

Saturn and Mercury have dominion in the Aëry-Triplicity, which is Western, Mercury by night, and Saturn by day; Libra is his Exaltation (and you have heard for what reasons) Aquaries is his house and sign wherein he most doth joy; Gemini is Mercurys house; wherefore Saturn hath chief Dominion in this Triplicity; yet some have joyned Iupiter in signification with them, by reason of his temperancy.

土星与水星在风象三方有主管之权，风象是西方三方，水星主夜，土星主昼；天秤是土星的旺（理由你已听过），水瓶是他的庙，也是他最喜乐的星座；双子是水星的庙；所以土星在这个三方有首要主管之权；但有些人因木星温和，又把他与它们并列同主。

Mars both night and day, hath assigned him chief Dominion of the Watry Triplicity; this Triplicity is Northern: certainly the reason why Mars was assigned chief Rule of the Water, was to cool his courage and abate his heat; for we see he is more powerfull to work his mischievous pranks in Leo then in Cancer; for he having dominion and rule in Cancer, he worketh not altogether so much mischief (yet is he in Fall in Cancer, but Peregrine in Leo) wherefore a Planet Peregrine is worse then a Planet in Fall, if he be but in a term: yet some of the Ancients have joyned Venus and the Moon with Mars, by reason Cancer is the Moons house, and Pisces the Exaltation of Venus.

火星昼夜都分得水象三方的首要主管之权；这个三方是北方的：毫无疑问，派火星主管水的理由，是为了冷却他的勇猛、减退他的热；因为我们看到他在狮子比在巨蟹更有力施展他的恶作剧；因为他在巨蟹有主管之权，所以他作恶没那么多（尽管他在巨蟹落，在狮子却是游离）；由此可见，一颗游离的行星比一颗在落的行星更坏，倘若后者只是在一个界里：但也有些古人把金星与月亮同火星并列，因为巨蟹是月亮的庙，双鱼是金星的旺。

Venus and Luna are appointed chief Governesses of the Earthy-Triplicity, which is Feminine and Southern, cold and moyst, causing South-east winds, cold and moyst Ayr; and therefore assigned to these Feminine Planets.

金星与月亮被指定为土象三方的首要女主管，这个三方是阴性的、南方的、寒冷潮湿的，引起东南风与寒冷潮湿的空气；所以分给这两颗阴性行星。