The Book of Akbar 30.2

30.2

The cusp of the Third House is 28° 1' Libra. It is the House of Venus, exaltation of Saturn, term of Mars, and Mercury is lord of the (aerial) triplicity in companionship with Saturn and attended by Jupiter. There are the face of Jupiter, the darîjân, nuhbahr, twelfth and haftbahr of Mercury, adarjan and fall of the Sun, and detriment of Mars. Saturn is paramount over this House. The degree is feminine, lucid, and void of good or bad fortune. Saturn is in 10° 40' 33" Scorpio. The Part of Fate is 17° 50' Scorpio. The Part of good Fortune, according to Ptolemy and Muhyiu-d-din Maghribi, is 18° 9' Scorpio. The Part of true friends and of welfare (?) and that of servants are admittedly 23° 12' The Part of ailments is admittedly 17° 21'. The Sun is 0° 45' 57" Scorpio. The cusp of the Fourth House is 27° 21' Scorpio. This is a cardinal point (angle) and is the House of Mars, term of Saturn, face, twelfth and detriment of Venus. The Lord of the triplicity is Mars in companionship with Venus and attended by the Moon, and there are the darijan of Mercury and the nuhbahr and haftbahr of Jupiter. Mars is paramount over this House. The degree is masculine, fixed (qayyima) and void of good or bad fortune. The Part of land journeys is 12° 28' Sagittarius. The Part of law-suits is 28° 32' Scorpio.