卷四·第六章　论子女

As the topic of children follows upon that of marriage, we shall have to observe the planets that are in the mid‑heaven or in aspect with it or with its succedent, that is, the house of the Good Daemon, or, in default of such planets, those connected with the diametrically opposite places; and we must take the moon, Jupiter, and Venus to portend the giving of children, the sun, Mars, and Saturn to indicate few or no children. Mercury must be taken as common, with whichever group of planets he chances to be in aspect, and to give children when he is a morning star, and to take them away when he is an evening star.

子女这一题目紧接在婚姻之后，我们要观察位于中天的行星，或与中天、或与其续宫（即善灵之位）成相位的行星；若没有这样的行星，就看与正对面诸位相关联的行星。我们要把月亮、木星、金星当作预示给予子女，把太阳、火星、土星当作表示子女少或没有子女。水星则要当作共通的，随它碰巧与哪一组行星成相位而定；它作晨星时给予子女，作昏星时夺去子女。

Now, the donative planets, when they are merely in such a position and are by themselves, give single offspring, but if they are in bicorporeal and feminine signs, and similarly if they are in the fecund signs, such as Pisces, Scorpio, and Cancer, they give two or even more. If they are of a masculine nature, because they are in masculine signs or in aspect to the sun, they give male children; but female, if they are of a feminine nature.

给予子女的行星若只是处在这样的位置、并且单独存在，便给单胎；但若它们在双体而阴性的星座，同样若在多产星座，如双鱼、天蝎、巨蟹，便给两个甚至更多。若它们具有阳性的性质——因为在阳性星座，或与太阳成相位——便给男孩；若具有阴性的性质，便给女孩。

If the maleficent planets overcome them, or if they are found in sterile places, such as Leo or Virgo, they give children, but for no good nor for any length of time. When the sun and the maleficent planets govern the aforesaid regions, if they are in masculine signs or in sterile signs, and if they are not overcome by the beneficent planets, they signify complete childlessness, but if they are in feminine or fecund signs or have the testimony of the beneficent planets, they give offspring, but it will suffer injury and be short-lived.

若凶星压制它们，或它们落在不育的位置，如狮子或处女，它们虽给子女，却既无益处，也不长久。当太阳与凶星主管上述区域时，若它们在阳性星座或不育星座，又未被吉星压制，便表示全然无子；但若它们在阴性星座或多产星座，或得到吉星的作证，便会给后代，只是后代将受伤害而短命。

If both the sects bear some relation to the signs which signify the begetting of children, there will be losses among the children given, either of all of them or of a few, depending upon the superiority of the planets of either sect that bear witness, whichever we find to be more in number, or greater in power, because they are further to the east, or are closer to the angles, or are superior, or are succedent.

若昼夜两方都与主生子女的星座有某种关系，所给的子女便会有损失，或全部、或少数，取决于作证的两方行星哪一方占优——看我们发现哪一方数目更多，或力量更大：因为它们更偏东方，或更接近四角，或居上位，或在续宫。

If, then, the planets which rule the aforesaid signs are rising, and are givers of children, if they are in their own places, they will make famous and illustrious the children which are given; but if they are setting and are in places belonging to the other sect, the children will be humble and obscure.

那么，若主管上述星座的行星正在升起，又是给予子女之星，并且在自己的位置上，它们便使所给的子女出名而显赫；但若它们正在沉没，又在属于另一昼夜之分的位置，子女便卑微无闻。

And if they are found to be in harmony with the horoscope and with the Lot of Fortune, the children will be dear to their parents, they will be attractive, and will inherit their parents' estates; if however they are disjunct or opposed, they will be quarrelsome, trouble-makers, and injurious, and will not succeed to their patrimony.

若发现它们与上升点、与福点相和谐，子女便为父母所钟爱，讨人喜欢，并将继承父母的产业；但若它们与之不相接或相对，子女就好争吵、惹是生非、有害于人，也不会承袭祖业。

And similarly, if also the planets which give children are in harmonious aspect one to another, the children which they give continue in brotherly affection and mutual respect; but if they are disjunct or in opposition to one another, the disposition of the children will be quarrelsome and scheming. Particular details, again, one could conjecture by using in each case as a horoscope the planet which gives children, and making his investigation of the more important questions from the rest of the configuration, as in a geniture.

同样，若给予子女的诸星彼此也成和谐的相位，它们所给的子女便始终保持兄弟般的友爱与相互尊重；但若它们彼此不相接或对冲，子女的性情便好争吵、多算计。至于细节，人们又可以在每一种情形下，把给予子女的那颗行星当作上升点，从格局的其余部分去探究较重要的问题，如同看一张命盘那样。