‘The zdidia have a special feeling for these regions: Aries for Persia, ‘Taurus for Babylonia, Gemini for Cappadocia, Cancer for Armenia, Leo for Asia, Virgo for Hellas, Libra for Libya, Scorpio for Italy, Sagittarius for Crete, with Capricorn apportioned to Syria, Aquarius allotted Egypt, and Pisces associated with the region of India. 23. Concerning the Seven Lots in the Panaretus? First isthe Lot of Fortune. For this, it will be necessary to count from the solar degree up to the lunar degree for those born in the day; and then itis necessary to extend the conjoined number from the degree- ‘count of the Harostopos, giving 30 degrees wo each zdidion, and at whatever place the total number should leave off, call that the Lot of Fortune? For those born at night, it is the reverse. That is. from the lunar degree to the solar degree. And similarly, i is necessary to extend the remainder from the degree of the Hrastopos. Second is the Lot of Spirit. For this, you wil count from the degree of the Moon to the degree of the Sun for diurnal births, and it is necessary t0 extend the conjoined number from the degree of the Horeskopos, again distributing up to 30 degrees to each zbidion, And at whatever place the number should leave off, that will be the Lot of the Spirit. Thus for the day, but the reverse for the night. Thicd is the Lot of Eros. For this, you will count fiom the Lot of Spirit to the degree of Aphrodite for those bom in the day, and an equal amount from the Héroskopos. But for those born at night, the reverse. Fourth is the Lot of Necessity, For this, you will caiculate it 190 from the degree of Hermes to Lot of the Fortune for those born in the day, and an equal amount from the Horoskopos. But for those born at night, the reverse. ' his seems to be the very same calculation as above, except for the substtition of @ few words (‘extend’ for ‘pass through’, ‘assigning’ for ‘cousting off and ne description of the number as delimited), These substtu- tions might amoust to a ceconceptualizaton of some kind, necessary in order 1 accommedate the case in which the tweth part fall in the same zdiion "This book is wscribed vo Hermes Tresmegistes. Ths tit literally means “a virwous.” This may be significant because there were seven classical virtue, each of which was understand o be amean of srts (compare Ptolemy's Harmonika). while the seven lows discussed in this chapter can also be formulated as means (in the mathematical sense) "The language here i the same as inthe second method preserted intheFifth s the Lot of Courage. For this, you will deal from the degree of Ares to the Lot of Fortune for those bor in the day, and an equal amount from the Horoskapos. But for those barn at night, the reverse. ‘Sinth i the Lot of Vietory. For this, yu will count from the Lot of Spirit tothe degree of Zeus for these bor in the day, and an equal mount from the HBraskopos. But for those bern at night the reverse. Seventh is the Lot of Nemesis.’ For this, you will count from “Kronos to the Lot of Fortine for diumal births. and an equal amount from the Héroslopos. But for night births, the reverse. It is semly thatthe Lots have this a their peaess, since by nature the Moon comes to be Fortune; the Sun, Spirit; Aphrodite, Eros; the star of Hecmes, Necessity; that of Ares, Courage; that of Zeas, Victory: that of Saum, Nemesis. The HOroskopos acts as a mediating judge of these, becoming the buss ofthe entire cosmos. ‘And Fortune signifies everything that concerns the body, and what cone does through the course of life It becomes indicative of posses- sions, repataion ard privilege. Spirit happens to be lord of soul, temper, mindfulness, and every power; and sometirest also cooperates inte determination concerning What one dos. Eros signifies the appetites and the voluntative desires. It becomes 2 conuibuing cause of fiendskip and matval favor. [Necessity signifies constraints, submissions, struggle, and wars, and makes enmitie, hatred, condemnations, all the other restrictive things befalling men 36 result oftheir bir, Courage becomes a contributing cause of boldness, treachery, ' Nemesis is the actual Greek used. The word could be translated as ‘Judgment’, “reibution’ or rightoous anger aroused by injusice. We have retained the Greek word because of the mythical connctations which are ‘certainly part ofthe conception. [RH] " Whot isthe relationship betweon the planet and the ler? Paulus does not say thatthe Moon i fortune bit he uses the perfect tense of kathistémi, a common Word which means (among other things) “wo settle down’ Yo stand {quiet or ‘come to be’ in a certain stat, We might speculate thatthe way in ‘hich the Moon comes to be fortune 1s geometrically represented as tte termination of @ fourth arithmetical proportional: Sus is to Moon 3 Hreskepos (Bae) e the Lo of Forune. That is, when the Moon propery resis fn is basis i is fortune 44might, and every villainy. ‘Victory becomes a contributing cause of trust, good expectation, contest, and every association; but sometimes it contributes to penalties and rewards ‘Nemesis becomes a contributing cause of subterranean fates and of everything which is ice-cold, of demonstration, impotence, exile, destruction, grief, and quality of death. “The Bais,’ which is the Horoskopos, is acontributing cause of life and breath, since together with being torn every child tears away the breath of life from the living air? in the tering of the ‘water-clocks hour, whic is set according tthe birth, Tis is indicative of one's all lustration: For the Lot of Fortune, it will be necessary —just as sas atid before—1o count from the degree of the Sun up to the degree of the Moon for diurnal births, collecting together all the degrees of the intermediate zZidia, and the degrees ofthe Hroskopos as well, and to ppass the conjoined number through fom the Héroskopos, giving 30 ogres to each zoidion. And atthe place where the whole number leaves ffi, that it will be necessary to declare as the Lot of Fortune. For ‘example, let there be given a diurnal birth with the Sun at the 29th degree of Pisces, the Moon at the 29th degree of Aquarius, and the Horoskopos atthe Lith degree of Leo. We will calculate from the Sun to the Moon; the result is 330 degrees, We will also add te 11 degrees of the Horeskopos; together all the degrees are 341. We will depart from Leo; it left off at the 11th degree of Cancer. This is the Lot of Fortune ‘Similarly also for the Lot of Spirit, from the degree of the Moon tothe degree ofthe Sun, which are 30. We will also add the 11 degrees * paunis appears to be equating the Lot of Basie with the Ascensam itself Ii, ke cepans from other sources. Flsewhere. such as for example Valens “Anthology, Book I. the Lot of Basis is defined as being the shorter ac between the Lot of Fortune andthe Lot of Sprit which is then added to the Ascendant, [RE] 2 wp zbikon preuma et tou preontos aeros. Behind this word play is the ancient insight that to live is to breathe. 5 propa. The moment when a balance arn inclines. Ths concrete metaphor may be te justification for calling the Hreskopos a pivot (Heniron) Also see chepler 32, page 70 note S 45