卷二·第三十至三十二章　父母先亡、父母贵贱与丧父

XXX. On the Prior Death of the Parents, with an Example.

第三十章　论父母先亡，附一例。

On the prior death of the parents different authorities have explained matters in different ways, and we ourselves, having tested it, have found as follows. Since the Sun signifies the father, and Saturn does so in the second rank, more precisely, in nativities by night and by day, the planet that is associated with the Moon, that is, the one regarded by her and present with her, or being in her house or triplicity, takes over the paternal place; likewise Venus and the Moon take over the maternal place. In each nativity, then, one will have to examine which is rather regarded by the malefics or has fallen out of the favourable places, whether the Sun or the Moon or Venus or Saturn, even though Saturn is himself a destroyer of the father. For if the Sun, having taken over the paternal place, is viewed by Mars or Saturn while the benefics are absent, the prior death will concern the father; if the Moon or Venus, the mother; and if both luminaries, or Venus too, are viewed by malefics, the one that has fallen out of the favourable places or is contrary to its sect signifies the prior death.

关于父母谁先亡故，不同的权威各有不同的解释，我们自己检验之后，发现如下。既然太阳象征父亲，土星居次也象征父亲，那么更准确地说，在夜生与昼生的本命中，与月亮相结合的那颗行星——也就是被她照看、与她同在，或在她的庙或三方之中的那颗——接掌父亲之位；同样，金星与月亮接掌母亲之位。所以在每个本命中，都要查看太阳、月亮、金星、土星之中，哪一颗更多受到凶星的照看，或已失位，即使土星本身就是父亲的毁坏者。因为若接掌父亲之位的太阳被火星或土星观照，而吉星都不在场，先亡的就是父亲；若是月亮或金星如此，就是母亲；若两光都被凶星观照，或金星也如此，那么已失位或与本方相悖的那一颗，就象征先亡。

Another way. If the Lot of the Father falls in a masculine sign, or its lord receives testimony from a malefic, it signifies the prior death of the father. Likewise the same will happen with the Lot of the Mother, especially if one knows with the greatest certainty whether the father is the father [text uncertain].

另一法。若父亲之点落在阳性星座，或它的主受凶星的见证，就象征父亲先亡。母亲之点也会有同样的情形，尤其当人能最确切地知道父亲是否确是父亲时〔原文疑有讹误〕。

Another way. Take the days from the rising of the Dog Star up to the day of birth, subtract twelves from the number collected, and count off the remainder within 12 from the Moon, one sign at a time; if the count ends in a masculine sign, the father will die first; if in a feminine one, the mother. For example, in the nativity set out above, Mechir 13: from Epiphi 20 up to the 13th makes 203 [sic]; I subtracted 16 twelves, remainder 11; counted from the Moon in Scorpio, these ended in Virgo, a feminine sign; Mars was also upon it; the prior death concerned the mother.

另一法。从天狼星升起之日数到出生之日，把所得的数去掉若干个十二，余下的十二以内之数从月亮起一座一座数去；若数止于阳性星座，父亲先亡；若止于阴性星座，母亲先亡。举例来说，在上面所列的本命中，梅希尔月十三日：从埃皮菲月二十日数到十三日，得二百零三〔原书如此〕；我去掉十六个十二，余十一；从天蝎的月亮数起，止于处女，是阴性星座；火星也在其上；先亡的是母亲。

Another way. Let there be, for the sake of demonstration, a nativity with the Sun and Mercury in Aquarius, the Moon in Scorpio, Saturn in Cancer, Jupiter in Libra, Venus in Capricorn, Mars and the Ascendant in Virgo. Saturn, then, being associated with the Moon, was found in Cancer by night, and being ruler of the Sun as well, he took over the Lot of the Father and was regarded by Jupiter and by Venus while in the Good Daemon. The Moon and Venus, viewed by the two malefics, signified the prior death of the mother.

另一法。为了演示，设一个本命：太阳与水星在水瓶，月亮在天蝎，土星在巨蟹，木星在天秤，金星在摩羯，火星与上升点在处女。于是土星与月亮相结合，在夜里被发现在巨蟹，又是太阳之主，便接掌了父亲之点，并在善灵之位上受到木星与金星的照看。月亮与金星被两颗凶星观照，象征母亲先亡。

Another way. When the Sun overcomes the Moon, the mother dies first; if the Moon overcomes the Sun, the father; if neither overcomes the other and they are unconfigured, I take Saturn and Venus; and if not even these, Saturn and the Moon. If the Sun overcomes and Venus comes to be between them, she will intercept the overcoming. Look, then, at Saturn, whether he is overcome by her, and the prior passing will concern the father, or the reverse, from Saturn and Venus [text uncertain]. But if the one intercepting the planets that overcome one another does not have an overcoming power, the intercepted planets will be strong enough to accomplish their own effect. Overcomings take place in the same sign and in opposition, and in general the planet that comes upon another overcomes it, or the one that has the overcoming power with respect to the other.

另一法。当太阳压制月亮时，母亲先亡；若月亮压制太阳，则父亲先亡；若两者都不压制对方，彼此不成格局，我就取土星与金星；若这两颗也不成，就取土星与月亮。若太阳压制、而金星落在它们中间，她就会居间截断这一压制。那么就看土星是否被她压制，先亡就关乎父亲，或者反过来，按土星与金星而定〔原文疑有讹误〕。但若居间截断那些彼此压制之星的那一颗，自身没有压制之力，被截断的行星就足以完成它们自己的效应。压制发生在同一个星座里，也发生在对冲中；总的说，来到另一颗星之上的那颗行星压制它，或者彼此之间具有压制之力的那一颗压制对方。

XXXI. Another Way: On Parents, from Timaeus.

第三十一章　另一法：论父母，出自蒂迈欧。

Matters concerning the father are taken as follows. By day the Sun will be significant, and the sign in which the Sun stands, and the lord of the sign in which Jupiter is, and the sign that has received Jupiter. Matters concerning the mother are taken as follows: from the lunar sign in which the Moon stands and from the house-receiver of the Moon, and by day from Venus and the sign in which Venus stands. When, then, the significant planets are found according to their own sect in their own house or their own exaltations, having some benefic upon the tenth from them or receiving its testimony in some other way, and are not cadent nor, in the place in which they rejoice, afflicted by any of the malefics, they show that the parents' circumstances are glorious, distinguished, and brilliant. But if the planet that ought to signify the parents receives testimony from one of the destructive planets by the present casting of rays or by being upon the tenth, or is found in a place in which it does not rejoice, it will show the parents to be obscure and inglorious. The receivers, too, will show together with the planet that signifies the parents, according to their position and the testimony of the other planets, whether it is well or badly. If the planet indicative of the parent falls out of the favourable places by position or is afflicted by one of the destructive planets, and its receiver is either found sunk under the beams of the Sun or in the Bad Daemon, or if neither this one nor the indicative planet, being oppressed, is productive for the place of the parent but is turned away, it will show the parents to be humble, obscure, and lowborn. And if, besides not being productive, they are also afflicted, being regarded by destructive planets or by co-presence, they show the parents to be slaves and subordinates. If, however, while the planet that signifies the parents is cadent or otherwise afflicted, its receiver, being well placed, is productive for the place of the parent, having as indicative planet the one that is productive in a place not afflicted by any of the destructive planets, they show harm, loss, ruin, or a fall from position for the parents [text uncertain]. Saturn at the Midheaven and Jupiter under the earth signify the father to be a slave and a subordinate, or one fallen from his position, especially if the Sun too is afflicted.

关于父亲的事这样取。白天太阳主事，还有太阳所站的星座、木星所在星座之主，以及接纳了木星的那个星座。关于母亲的事这样取：从月亮所站的月亮星座，从月亮的居所之主，白天则从金星与金星所站的星座。所以，当主事的行星按自己的一方，在自己的庙或自己的旺位，有某颗吉星居于它们起算的第十位上，或以别的方式受其见证，又不落果宫，也不在它所喜乐的位置上受任何凶星侵害时，就显示父母的境况荣耀、显赫、光彩。但若应当象征父母的那颗行星，以当下的投射光线或以居第十位，受到某颗毁坏之星的见证，或被发现在它不喜乐的位置，就显示父母寂寂无名、不享荣耀。接纳之星也会与象征父母的那颗行星一同，按它们的位置与其余行星的见证，显示是好是坏。若指示父母的行星按位置已失位，或受某颗毁坏之星侵害，而它的接纳之星或被发现沉没在太阳光下，或在恶灵之位，又或者这一颗与那颗指示之星都受压迫，不为父母之位得力，而是不相照，就显示父母卑微、无名、出身低贱。若除了不得力之外，又受侵害——被毁坏之星照看，或与之同在——就显示父母是奴隶与受人支配的人。但若象征父母的行星落果宫或以别的方式受损，而它的接纳之星位置良好，为父母之位得力，以那颗在不受任何毁坏之星侵害的位置上得力的星作指示之星，就显示父母有损害、损失、毁败或失位〔原文疑有讹误〕。土星在中天、木星在地下，象征父亲是奴隶与受人支配的人，或已从地位上跌落，尤其当太阳也受侵害时。

The Lot of the Father is taken as follows: for a diurnal nativity, from the Sun to Saturn and the equal amount from the Ascendant (some take it from the Sun to Jupiter and the equal amount from the Ascendant); by night, from Venus to the Moon and the equal amount from the Ascendant. The lot of the parents is found in this way; for an adoptive father one must take it from the sign opposite the lot, by the perpendicular. If the lord of the Lot of the Father happens to be in the opposite sign, or the lord of the opposite sign upon the lot, it shows the father to be adoptive; likewise, if the Lot of the Mother is found in the opposite sign and the lord of the sign opposite the Lot of the Mother is found in the Lot of the Mother, it will show the same.

父亲之点这样取：昼生的本命，从太阳数到土星，再从上升点数出相等的数量（有人从太阳数到木星，再从上升点数出相等的数量）；夜里，从金星数到月亮，再从上升点数出相等的数量。父母之点就这样求得；至于养父，要从这个点的对冲星座，按垂线来取。若父亲之点之主恰好在对冲的星座，或对冲星座之主在这个点上，就显示父亲是养父；同样，若母亲之点被发现在对冲的星座，而母亲之点对冲星座之主被发现在母亲之点上，也显示同样的事。

XXXII. On Being Orphaned of Fathers.

第三十二章　论丧父成孤。

Mars with the Sun in square to Saturn produce orphanhood. Saturn and Mars, configured in the same way with Mercury while Jupiter does not regard, make natives orphaned of their parents. Saturn setting with Jupiter makes orphans. The Moon in a bicorporeal sign and receiving testimony from Jupiter makes natives fatherless. If Venus is in the Ascendant and the Moon is below the earth or in a house of Mars, and Jupiter testifies against her from his own house, it will make natives fatherless.

火星与太阳一起与土星成四分，造成孤儿。土星与火星以同样的方式与水星成格局，而木星不照看时，使本命者成为失去父母的孤儿。土星与木星一同下降，造成孤儿。月亮在双体星座又受木星的见证，使本命者失去父亲。若金星在上升点，月亮在地下或在火星的庙，而木星从自己的庙作反面的见证，就使本命者失去父亲。

The characters of the parents are to be taken from the planets configured with them. Saturn will show them sullen, envious, deeply wicked, suspicious, sordid, secretive, beset by sufferings, unseemly, caught out in matters of religion, friends of the great. Jupiter shows them lovers of the good, brilliant, generous, easygoing, cheerful. Mars, bold, irascible, rash, abusive, reckless, restless, exposed to many dangers, given to drink, laborious; in the case of the mother, Mars, prevailing over the Moon or being ruler of Venus, shows the mother harsh and adulterous, and troubled by an acute affliction from blood or miscarriage, unless some benefic regards and lightens it. Venus, testifying to the luminaries, shows the parents cheerful, fond of the Muses, fond of merriment, affectionate, devout. Mercury shows them sociable and good managers, partaking of some learning or knowledge, but for the most part given to lying or erring with persons of lower station. One must also consider the places along with them. The Sun lying in a masculine sign and receiving testimony from a masculine planet shows the father to be noble; in a feminine sign and receiving testimony from the Moon it shows him easygoing and womanish in mind. The Sun in a feminine sign receiving testimony from Saturn and Venus shows the father neither free from injury nor free from ill report. The Moon in a feminine sign and receiving testimony from masculine planets shows the mother irascible and invincible; in feminine signs and receiving testimony from Jupiter it shows the mother gentle and kindly.

父母的性情，要从与他们成格局的行星来取。土星显示他们阴沉、嫉妒、极其奸恶、多疑、污秽、守密、为苦难所缠、不体面、在宗教之事上被人抓住把柄、与权贵为友。木星显示他们爱善、光彩、慷慨、随和、愉快。火星显示他们大胆、易怒、鲁莽、好辱骂人、冒失、不安定、身涉许多危险、好酒、勤苦；就母亲而言，火星胜过月亮或做金星之主时，显示母亲严厉而不贞，并受血症或流产的急症困扰，除非有吉星照看而减轻它。金星为两光作见证，显示父母愉快、喜爱缪斯、喜爱欢乐、慈爱、虔诚。水星显示他们善交际、善理家，有些学问或知识，但多半好说谎，或对地位较低的人犯错。也必须同时考虑位置。太阳落在阳性星座、受阳性行星的见证，显示父亲高贵；在阴性星座、受月亮的见证，显示他随和而有女子的心性。太阳在阴性星座，受土星与金星的见证，显示父亲既不免于伤损，也不免于恶名。月亮在阴性星座、受阳性行星的见证，显示母亲易怒而难以制服；在阴性星座、受木星的见证，显示母亲温和而仁厚。