Baughan’s historical astrology
The Moon in Baughan’s astrology
Baughan describes the moon as a principal luminary and assigns its house or houses to Cancer. The relationship gives the planet a particular familiarity with places in the zodiac. Baughan includes the moon among the seven powers of the older system. The term planet here belongs to that historical astrological vocabulary, which also includes the Sun and Moon.
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Principal account
TraditionalBaughan describes the moon as a principal luminary and assigns its house or houses to Cancer. The relationship gives the planet a particular familiarity with places in the zodiac.
Further detail
TraditionalBaughan includes the moon among the seven powers of the older system. The term planet here belongs to that historical astrological vocabulary, which also includes the Sun and Moon.
Context & interpretation
This entry records Rosa Baughan’s nineteenth-century account of the older astrological system and its symbolic correspondences. The classifications and asserted influences are attributed to that book; the entry describes its interpretive vocabulary rather than diagnosing a person or establishing a physical effect.
Original passages
Source 1
The Influence of the Stars: A Book of Old World Lore
Cancer for the MoonOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Baughan’s historical astrology; active reader leaf 28
Exact passage checked against active scan text and original-leaf mapping; scan line breaks normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0150-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0150-E001-P0028
- Original scan leaf
- 28
- Recorded leaf number
- 28
- Current Reader position
- 21
- Reader verification
- Matches the reviewed Reader
Source 2
The Influence of the Stars: A Book of Old World Lore
the heavenly bodies the nearest to earthOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Baughan’s historical astrology; active reader leaf 14
Exact passage checked against active scan text and original-leaf mapping; scan line breaks normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0150-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0150-E001-P0014
- Original scan leaf
- 14
- Recorded leaf number
- 14
- Current Reader position
- 7
- Reader verification
- Matches the reviewed Reader
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Jupiter in Baughan’s astrology
Baughan describes jupiter as favourable and assigns its house or houses to Sagittarius and Pisces.
Shared source pageMars in Baughan’s astrology
Baughan describes mars as dry and assigns its house or houses to Aries and Scorpio.
Shared source pageMercury in Baughan’s astrology
Baughan describes mercury as of common or conditional influence and assigns its house or houses to Gemini and Virgo.
Shared source pageSaturn in Baughan’s astrology
Baughan describes saturn as cold and assigns its house or houses to Aquarius and Capricorn.