Sepharial was a well-known and respected astrologer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and wrote numerous books.
CHAPTER II PLANETARY VALUES
As a result of centuries of experience by successive students of planetary influence in human life, we are able to ascribe in the most positive manner certain characteristics to the various planets of the solar system. The signs of the zodiac affect nothing of themselves, and cannot be said to have any active influence in the mundane affairs. But when any sign is occupied by a planet, that body becomes a focal centre for the collection and distribution of cosmic influences. The sign occupied by it at the same time gets "coloured" or affected by the planet. The pecific natures of the planets, so far as they affect the trend of market values and the stability of those securities controlled by the countries related to the signs they occupy, are briefly as follows:
Neptune
produces democratic disturbances, anarchy, chaos, confusion. It tends to schemes and plots, "rings" and rigging of the markets.
Uranus
produces sudden upheavals, revolutions, strikes and insurrections. It brings about sudden fluctuations in values, and has a disturbing effect on securities.
Saturn
brings famines, failure of crops, disasters of various sorts and national depression due to political reverses and general want or popular discontent. Its effect on the market is to produce a marked depression or deflation of security values.
Jupiter
brings an expansion of internal resources and industries, the opening up of new industries, cheap money, general prosperity, political advantages, and tends to bring about a rise in the value of securities and shares.
Mars
produces a feverish activity and much enterprise in the country, good trade and new flotations. But at the same time it incites to warlike feeling and intestine feuds and does not afford a very sound basis for operations. Its effect on the market depends on its aspects, and nature of the sign it occupies, but generally it induces to a brisk market, active buying, and a "bull" tendency. When falling in eclipse signs, i. e., with the Node, it induces a war, and thus creates an element of danger which is repeated on the markets by a fall in the value of stocks and shares.
Venus
gives a peaceful condition of the country, quiet development ofinternal resources, plentitude of crops, and good security. Its effect on the markets is to produce a period of quiet inactivity, with few or no fluctuations.
Mercury
brings a condition of nervous activity, much unrest, inconsequent talk, various rumours (according to its aspects) and a sense of instability. Quick buying and selling, scalping, and small but rapid fluctuations attend the influence of this volatile planet upon the markets.
A planet that is intrinsically evil in its effects, that is to say, one that depresses the market, may be rendered inoperative for the time being by good aspects from other planets, and also by the circumstance of it being in its own sign. But when badly aspected by any other planet, its effects will be detrimental to the financial interest of investors in such securities or shares as it may control.
We may now bring these general principles to the test by reference to published records, and for that purpose I have extracted my figures from the Stock Exchange Intelligencer, wherein they may be verified.
