卷四·第三节第九章　一年的空气与天气变化，及「开门」

CHAP. IX. Containing some Instructions touching the alteration of the Ayr and change of weather in any Year.

第九章　载有关于任何一年中空气的变化与天气变换的一些指示。

MUch pains and diligent observation is required for the delivering rules infallible in this matter, I mean for these Regions and parts of the Earth wherein we live being Islands; but doubtless the Antients did sufficiently treat hereof; neither is the validity and certainty of their rules which they have left to posterity to be questioned; for such is the reason they carry with them, that questionless they were most authentick and seldom or never admitted of correction in those parts of the Continent wherein they lived; and perhaps in these parts also with a little amendment they may be made infallible, wherefore I shall here do my utmost endevour to deliver them unto thee, and perhaps hereafter according as I shall have life, liberty and leisure afforded me, I may give you them more short, compendious and efficacious:

要在这件事上传授万无一失的规则，需要很多辛劳与勤勉的观察，我是说对于我们所居住的这些地区与地方而言，因为是岛屿；但毫无疑问，古人已充分讨论过此事；他们留给后人的规则，其效力与确定性也无可置疑；因为它们本身就带有这样的道理，所以无疑在他们所居住的大陆那些地方是最可靠的，很少或从不需要修正；或许在我们这里，稍加修订，也可以变得万无一失，所以我会在此尽我最大的努力把它们传给你，或许以后依我所得的寿命、自由与闲暇，我会给你更简短扼要、更有效的规则：

For I must confess the present Philosophers of this our age are more to seek in their judgements of weather then in any one thing whatsoever and do oftenest therein deviate from truth.

因为我必须承认，我们这个时代当今的哲人们，在天气的判断上比在其他任何事上都更无从着手，在这上面也最常偏离真相。

In the judging then of these matters have regard unto the figure of the Sun his ingress into Aries, for the general judgement thereof for the whole year, if no more Figures are to be erected; but if two, or four, (as you have heard in the 1.

那么在判断这些事时，若不起更多的盘，就留意太阳进入白羊的那张盘，作全年的总体判断；但若起两张或四张（如你在本论第一

Chapter of this Treatise) you are to have respect unto them, to know the state of the weather quarterly and half-yearly, but you are also to remember you join in judgement with them the figures at the time of the Preventional Conjunction and Opposition of the Luminaries; and if you would judge of the alteration of the ayr for every moneth, you may have regard to the figure of Heaven at the time of every Conjunction of the Luminaries; as also to every Square and Opposition if you would predict of every week.

章所听到的），你就要留意它们，以知道每季、每半年的天气状况，但你也要记得把日月前一次会合与对冲之时的盘与它们合在一起判断；若你想判断每个月空气的变化，可以留意日月每次会合之时的天盘；若你想预言每一周，还要留意每次四分与对冲。

When you would judge of any of these times, have regard unto the degree ascending of the figure, whither it be for the year, half year or quarter, and the places of the Conjunction and Opposition preceding, and see in what mansion of the Moon these places fall, viz. whether in a dry, moist, cold or temperate mansion (the which you are taught in the 1. Sect. and 3.

当你想判断这些时段中的任何一个时，就留意盘中上升的度数，不论是一年、半年还是一季的盘，以及前一次会合与对冲的位置，看这些位置落在月亮的哪一宿，即是干、湿、冷还是温和的宿（这你在本书第三卷第一节

Chapter of the third Book of this Volume being our Introduction to Elections) and whither the Lord of the Mansion have any Aspect to the Conjunction, Opposition, Ascendent of the Revolution, or Lords thereof; and of what nature, temper and quality he is, and the mansion he is in. and accordingly judge of the state of the weather, he being the general and chief Significator, especially if he be Almuten of the Ascendent, for he shall (as saith Ptolomy) be Significator though he doth not behold their Conjunction or Opposition, but if any other doth, you must join him in judgement with him.

第三章，也就是我们的择日入门中已学过），看那宿之主是否与会合、对冲、回归的上升或它们的主星有任何相位；他是什么本性、气质与品质，所在的又是哪一宿；据此判断天气的状况，他是总体的主要征象星，尤其若他是上升的胜星，因为他（如托勒密所说）即使不照看它们的会合或对冲，也是征象星；但若有任何别的行星照看，你就必须把那一颗与他合在一起判断。

Have regard also to the fixed stars of the first, second, third and fourth Magnitudes, rising, culminating and setting; and see how they are aspected by the Significator, and see whither any of them be in Conjunction with him; consider their nature and mansion they are in; also have regard to the nature and quality of the Lord of the place of any great Conjunction, or Eclipse of any of the Luminaries; and to what Planets or fixed Stars they apply, as also the Moon after her Conjunction and Opposition with the Sun, and as you finde it requisite, having regard to the major testimonies, judge of the nature, quality and temper of the weather.

也要留意第一、第二、第三、第四等星中正在升起、上中天与沉没的恒星；看征象星怎样照看它们，看其中是否有与他会合的；考虑它们的本性与所在之宿；也要留意任何大会合或任何一光交食之位的主星的本性与品质；看它们趋近哪些行星或恒星，还有月亮在与太阳会合、对冲之后趋近什么，依你认为需要的，留意占多数的证据，判断天气的本性、品质与气质。

If your Significator be free from impediment, strong, no wise beheld by any of the Planets, nor he in Conjunction nor applying by Aspect to any of them, nor to any notable fixed star, you shall judge the quality and nature of the weather from his bare signification; but if any Planet be in Configuration with him, or he with any Planet or fixed star, you are to judge according to the nature of your Significator, and the nature of the Planet or fixed star in Conjunction or other Configuration with him by making a rational and judicious commixture, and this shall happen at that time, and on those dayes wherein you finde them in Conjunction or Aspect.

若你的征象星免于阻碍而强，完全不受任何行星照看，他也不与任何行星会合，不以相位趋近任何行星，也不趋近任何显著的恒星，你就单从他的征象判断天气的品质与本性；但若有任何行星与他成格局，或他与任何行星或恒星成格局，你就要依你的征象星的本性，以及与他会合或成其他格局的行星或恒星的本性，作合理审慎的混合来判断，而这会发生在你发现它们会合或成相位的那个时候、那些日子。

As if Saturn be chief Significator of weather in an Angle no wise impedited nor applying to any other Planet, nor any to him, he shews temperate showers and seasons, dark clowds over-spreading the sky, especially if he be in a temperate Mansion; but if it be a cold Mansion, the weather will incline to cold; if a moist, to moisture:

比如若土星是天气的主要征象星，在角宫，完全不受阻，不趋近任何别的行星，也没有别的行星趋近他，他就表示温和的阵雨与时令，乌云布满天空，尤其若他在温和的宿；但若是冷的宿，天气会偏冷；若是湿的宿，偏湿：

But if he be impedited or ill aspected he shall signifie storms, tempests, hail, rain, winde, thunder, and dark clowds, especially if he be then malevolently aspected of Venus or Mercury out of an Angle and in a moist Mansion; of Jupiter, windes, rain and thick clowds; of Mars, yellow clowds, lightning, thunder and rain in places and time convenient; of the Sun, red clowds, winde and great rain, also in Summer thunder and lightning; according to the nature of the Signs, Mansions, and Places of the Heavens their Conjunction or Aspects are:

但若他受阻或受恶相照，他就表示风暴、暴风、冰雹、雨、风、雷与乌云，尤其若那时他从角宫受金星或水星凶照，又在湿的宿；受木星照，主风、雨与浓云；受火星照，主黄云、闪电、雷与雨，在合宜的地方与时节；受太阳照，主红云、风与大雨，在夏天还有雷电；这都依它们会合或相位所在的星座、月宿与天区的本性而定：

But you must know the Sun or Moon are never assigned chief Dominion in any Figure concerning weather, because they are general Significators of times and seasons; as the Sun of the Year, and its parts, viz. Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, by his Ingress into the Equinoctials and Tropicks; the Moon of the moneths and weeks by her Conjunction, Square and Opposition to the Sun, &c.

但你必须知道，太阳或月亮在任何关于天气的盘中从不被赋予主要的主宰权，因为它们是时令与季节的总征象星；太阳主一年及其各部分，即春、夏、秋、冬，由他进入二分点与二至点星座来定；月亮主月与周，由她与太阳的会合、四分与对冲来定，等等。

Your chief Significator being Oriental, will work his effects chiefly towards the latter end of the Year; if Occidental, towards the beginning.

你的主要征象星若东出，主要在年末发挥作用；若西入，在年初。

Moreover you are to have regard that you may be the better enabled to your work, to the nature of the sign ascending at any Lunation, time, or quarter of the year, the Planet Lord thereof, and the nature of those Planets located in the Ascendent, or in any Configuration thereof, and in what Mansions all these are, as also the Planets in Conjunction or Aspect of the Moon; see also from what house she is beheld, or in what house corporally joined to any, and according to the major testimonies judge, if wet, wet; if dry, dry; &c. and if the testimonies be equal, judge an indifferency.

再者，为了让你更能胜任你的工作，你要留意任何一次朔望、时段或一年之季中上升星座的本性、作它主星的行星，以及位于上升中或与之成任何格局的那些行星的本性，看这些都在哪一宿，也看与月亮会合或成相位的行星；也看她从哪一宫受照，或在哪一宫与任何行星以星体相合，依占多数的证据判断，若湿就判湿；若干就判干，等等；若证据相等，就判不干不湿。

Consider also the Angle the Moon is next to enter into; for if most Planets are therein located, or cast their Aspects to the Cuspe thereof, or are therein accompanyed with the most notable fixed Stars, it is a sure testimony of rain, and that general throughout the whole Region; especially if the Lord of the Ascendent be in that Angle and chief Significator; also if the sign ascending belong to the Dominion of Saturn, Venus or the Moon, or if they be in the Ascendent, or behold it with any Aspect, it prenotes also rain and a moist ayr and weather;

也要考虑月亮接下来要进入的那个角；因为若大多数行星位于其中，或把相位投到它的宫头，或在其中与最显著的恒星相伴，这就是有雨的确实证据，而且遍及整个地区；尤其若上升主星在那个角，又是主要征象星；还有，若上升星座属土星、金星或月亮所主，或它们在上升中，或以任何相位照看它，也预示有雨、空气与天气潮湿；

Also if a Retrograde Planet (especially if it be one of the Superiours) be with the Opener of gates, also when Venus is in any Configuration of the Sun, especially Square Opposition or Conjunction, in seasons convenient.

还有，若一颗逆行的行星（尤其若是上位行星之一）与开门之星相联，以及当金星与太阳成任何格局时，尤其四分、对冲或会合，在合宜的时节，也是如此。

See also you have an especial regard to Mercury; for as soon as he changeth his habitude either in the Zodiack, or in his Orb though never so little, the ayr and weather is altered; observe also to what Planet he is joined either by Body or Aspect in the opening of gates; for if it be Saturn, he causeth fierce blasts, darkness of the ayr and rain; If Venus, clowds and showers in times and places convenient, and so of the rest.

也要特别留意水星；因为他无论在黄道上还是在他的轨道上改变状态，哪怕极微小，空气与天气都会改变；也要看在开门时他以星体或相位与哪颗行星相联；因为若是土星，他引起猛烈的狂风、空气昏暗与雨；若是金星，在合宜的时节与地方，有云与阵雨，其余照此类推。

It is also an approved rule, that when Saturn goeth out of one sign of the Zodiack into another, the ayr and weather doth immediately alter, let it be at what time of the year it will, and sometimes causeth thunder and lightning, and very tempestuous stormy weather: Also when the Moon after any Conjunction, Square or Opposition of the Sun applyeth to the chief Significator, or to the degree ascending at the time of the same Conjunction, Square or Opposition, the weather will be disposed according to the nature of the Significator in the Figure.

这也是一条经过验证的规则：当土星从黄道的一个星座进入另一个星座时，无论在一年中什么时候，空气与天气都会立刻改变，有时引起雷电，以及暴风骤雨的天气：还有，当月亮在与太阳的任何会合、四分或对冲之后，趋近主要征象星，或趋近那次会合、四分或对冲之时的上升度数时，天气就会依盘中征象星的本性而定。

Opening of gates is when a Planet applyeth to another who ruleth the sign opposite to his house, or when another Planet separeteth from any and applyes immediately to another that hath Dominion by house in the signs opposite to those ruled by the Planet from whom he last separated; as for example, If the Sun apply by any Aspect or Conjunction of Saturn, it is an opening of Gates (or windowes as it is termed by Moses in the 7. of Gen. 11.) because Aquaries which is a house or Sign under the Dominion of Saturn, is opposite to Leo, which is the house of the Sun; so likewise if any other Planet should separate from the Sun and immediately apply next to Saturn, or separate from Saturn and apply to the Sun, it is also an Opener of Gates; because that Planet transferreth the light and nature of the Planet with whom it was last joined either by Body or Aspect to the Planet it next applies unto, and so causeth an alteration of the ayr, as rain ever followeth upon Opening of Gates.

开门是指一颗行星趋近另一颗主管与他的庙相对之星座的行星，或者另一颗行星离开某颗行星，紧接着趋近另一颗，而后者以庙主宰的星座，与他最后离开的那颗行星所主的星座相对；比如，若太阳以任何相位或会合趋近土星，就是开门（或如摩西在《创世记》第七章第十一节所说的开窗），因为水瓶这个由土星主宰的庙或星座，与太阳之庙狮子相对；同样，若任何别的行星离开太阳、紧接着趋近土星，或离开土星而趋近太阳，也是开门之星；因为那颗行星把他最后以星体或相位相联的那颗行星的光与本性，传递给他接下来趋近的那颗行星，于是引起空气的变化，因为开门之后总是跟着下雨。

Now you may soon know the Opening of Gates in all the other Planets, by having regard to the houses and signs appropriated to each Planet, as you have been taught in the 8 Chapter of our Introduction to the judgement of the STARS; But if you please you may have regard to this following direction.

现在你可以留意分派给每颗行星的庙与星座，很快就知道其他一切行星的开门，如你在我们的《星辰判断入门》第八章所学的；但若你愿意，可以留意下面的指示。

Any of these four applying to a ☌. ⚹. □. △. or ☍. ♃ ♂ ☉ ☽ Of these three opposite unto them, or they to these, or any Planet, translating the light of each to the other, ☿ ♀ ♄ Is an opening of Gates, for that their Houses are opposite the one to the other, viz.

这四颗：木星、火星、太阳、月亮中的任何一颗，以会合、六分、四分、三分或对冲趋近与它们相对的这三颗：水星、金星、土星，或这三颗趋近那四颗，或任何行星在它们之间互相传光，都是开门，因为它们的庙彼此相对，即：

♃ ♐ to ♊ ☿ ♓ ♍ ♂ ♈ to ♀ ♎ ♏ ♉ ☉ ♌ to ♄ ♒ ☽ ♋ ♑

木星的射手、双鱼对水星的双子、处女；火星的白羊、天蝎对金星的天秤、金牛；太阳的狮子对土星的水瓶；月亮的巨蟹对土星的摩羯。

♃ rules ♐ and ♓; ☿, ♊ and ♍; ♂, ♈ and ♏ ♀, ♎ and ♉; ☉, ♌; ☽, ♋; ♄, ♒ and ♑ according as you may see them places.

木星主射手与双鱼；水星主双子与处女；火星主白羊与天蝎；金星主天秤与金牛；太阳主狮子；月亮主巨蟹；土星主水瓶与摩羯；照你所见它们的排列。

So that the Planet from whom any Planet separteth, openeth the Gates of the other to whom he applyes; as if from Jupiter to Mercury, or they be in each others Aspect, they raise fierce North windes; If Mars and Venus, according to the season and place and signs they are in they shall denote rain, hail, snow and thunder; If the Sun and Saturn, dark ayr, many clouds and much wet, &c.

所以任何行星离开的那颗行星，为他所趋近的另一颗打开了门；比如若从木星到水星，或它们彼此成相位，就会掀起猛烈的北风；若是火星与金星，依季节、地点与所在星座，表示雨、冰雹、雪与雷；若是太阳与土星，空气昏暗、多云而很湿，等等。