Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-16
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TT WOULD surprise most persons 10
know how many intelligent TWEEN
tieth century women believe IN
i astrology and consult star readers
in regard to their affairs. II Is saiO
that one Of the best known millionaire
manufacturers In the United states
pays noted astrologor $4,000 a yeaI
to look after his stars and tell hlhl
when he can make a strike. / don
know whether II is true or not. 1t Is
certain, however, that the manuiae-
turer has made tremendous advance 70
power within a few years.
Neither do l know whether there Is
anything in astrology, and have no
opinion on the subject. A number OF
the most intelligent people of my ac-
Quaintance believe In II along certain
modified lines, without going into the
extravagancos OF the middle ages
Among these advocates OF a modern
modified star science Is that admirable
woman, Eleanor Kirk, author OF the
Influence of the Zodiac Upon human
Life" She sincerely believes IN her
own preachment, which is more than
can be said OF all.
Recall now the ancient almanac OF
your childhood-the one which hung
upon nail driven into the WOOD OF
the right hand upper corner OF the am
ing room mantelpiece. There was IN
the front a picture Of the outline OF a
man. with arrows shooting into MN All
round-12 arrows, one for each month
and for a given part OF his body. Az
the outer ends OF the arrows were the
symbols of u consultations OF the
starry heavens, one for each astrolog-
ical month. These consultations We're
called the 70 signs of the zodiac and
each in its turn governed or Influenced
one born during its special month
What the old astrologers called the
four elements-hre, earth, air ana wa
ter--were also believed TO be mystlc-
ally mingled with the stars IN inhu-
enclng human destiny. The IL cohstel-
lations were divided into four "triplicl-
ties, one each for fire, earth air ana
water, and each triplicity Included
three signs. one born under the hre
triplicity was thought 10 be hot ana I'M
patient by nature; one appearing WINE
an earth sign reigned was more STEADY
and even tempered, but extremely roma
of the external and material good
things Of life. A sign is said to govern
when, automatically, the sun is IN tha'
sign or part of the heavens. one born
while the sun was In an air conslella-
ton partook Of the nature OF air--Was
unreasonable and changeable, usually
light hearted also, sometimes inclined
to be tickle. The water sign person
was apt to be placid and slow to anger.
Crazy nonsense is all this Weii'
probably. The mass Of mankind nave
become so intelligent and scientific that
they no longer tolerate In their anna
macs the man with the arrows shoot
ing into him--the grand man, as the
astrologers called him. But II is odd to
note that at this very time when most
people drop the grand man and de-
clare there is nothing in him some OF
the most intellectual Of mankind, even
the scientific, are investigating the
world old claims of astrology. So II
goes--in a circle.
AS each zodiacal month OF the IL
sweeps by and drops out II may enter
tain my readers to have told of to
them the Characteristic qualities ana
mental and physical constitution the
astrologers attributed to persons born
during that given month. (By the way.
there Is no such word as "astrologst"
"Astrologer" is the correct term) The
word "cusp" is used IN peculiar sense.
1t indicates the turning point between
two consultations, and astrologers give
six days leeway both at the beginning
and end Of a constellation for the work.
ings of the sign that comes before and
after It. One born during these six
days Is said to be 'on the cusp," and he
or she will partake Of characteristics of
both signs--that is, II there is anything
in astrology.
The astrologer begins his year with
the head of the grand man. which is
governed by the sign Of Aries the ram.
The sun enters Aries about March 81
and leaves II about April 49, Persons
born on OF between these dates are
therefore called Aries people. Their
is the very head and front
Of the whole l2 and the sons and
daughters Of Aries ought to be Some
bodies" whether they are or not They
are naturally strongly Intellectual and.
executive, for Aries is positive fire /