The Book of Akbar 21.1

21.1

is in the House of Mercury and Mercury in the House of Venus. Thus three happy influences are combined ;— viz., 1°. the happy influence of Jupiter,—2°. the happy influence of Venus;—3°. the happy influence which Mercury has imbibed from the fortunate twain. This is something very uncommon. The Great Light (the Sun), the benefactor of the universe and moderator of the affairs of mortals, and the special bestower of glory, power, pomp and prestige is in the Third House and in a fixed Sign (Scorpio), signifying the grant of dignity, glory, greatness and magnificence. As he has come out of his fall and his face is set toward his exaltation, he has made the Native’s glory increase, day by day, and as he is in aspect to the Ninth House (Taurus) which is that of travel, the standards of victory and conquest will always be upraised on the march, while he himself protects mankind from the confusions and calamities of the age and is the light-giver of the world. As the Third House which is that of kindred, is Scorpio, it is significant of Scorpion-kinsmen. Saturn there sends those alien relatives (distant-near ones) by calamities and disasters, to the nethermost hell of destruction and perdition.