PLANETARY CONJUNCTIONS.
The conjunctions of the superior planets, especially those of Jupiter and Saturn, deserve particular and careful notice in this part of predictive Astrology. Their observed effects on the affairs of nations, individuals, kings and governments, form a striking feature of Mundane Astrology.
The chief conjunctions are those of Mars and Jupiter, and Mars and Saturn; Jupiter and Saturn, and Saturn and Uranus. The first occurs every twenty-seven months, the second about every two years, the third every twenty years, and the last about every forty-five years. They produce serious troubles in the countries ruled by the signs in which the conjunction takes place, and their effects last until the same two planets form their next conjunction.
The conjunctions of Mars and Jupiter produce financial and religious troubles, and seriously affect the peace of the country ruled by the sign in which they are placed.
The conjunctions of Saturn and Mars are more serious, and produce war, rioting, murder, danger to the kings and governments of the countries ruled by the sign in which they are placed. Illustrations of this are shown by the conjunctions in Aquarius, which rules Russia and causes the Russo-Japanese War, then the same conjunction in Pisces, which brought about the assassination of the King and Crown Prince of Portugal, which country is ruled by Pisces. The last conjunction occurred on December 29 th, 1909, in Aries, the sign ruling England, and serious troubles may be looked for during the time it has rule, which will be to the 16 th August, 1911, when they form their next conjunction. Under the influence of this conjunction King Edward VII died, and serious difficulties arose in Parliament in connection with the House of Lords.
The most important conjunction, however, is that of Jupiter and Saturn, which is known as the Great Mutation. These conjunctions are periodical, and happen once in a bout twenty years, they take place regularly in each of the twelve signs, in a retrograde order, at a distance of a trine from each other. For example, in January, 1842, the conjunction took place in Capricorn, in 1861 it fell in Virgo, in 1881 in Taurus, and in 1901 again in Capricorn, and so on, each conjunction being three degrees in advance of the last, until, after ten conjunctions have taken place, each of which will fall in the three signs forming the Earthy triplicity, it passes into the Airy triplicity and begins a series of ten conjunctions, commencing in Libra, then in Gemini, and the in Aquarius.
After going through the four triplicities in this manner, the whole series of conjunctions starts again, and the exact period of this process through the four triplicities is 724 years.
Those conjunctions which commence in the first degrees of Aries are the most important, and they have only happened eight times since the known history of the world began to be written. Many important events are derived from these mutations, and especially in the countries ruled by whatever sign they fall in.
The first conjunction falling in each triplicity, which is known as the “Great Mutation,” has a very important and lasting effect, and when the places of other conjunctions, eclipses, and lunations which occur after it fall thereon, or in opposition thereto, grave effects are sure to follow.
The influence of each mutation is spread over a period of just under two hundred years, and the effects are slow in operation and are brought into effects by the different eclipses, transits, etc., which fall thereon during such period.
The conjunction of Saturn and Uranus, and that of Uranus and Neptune, are generally connected with serious pestilence and famines, extending over a period of several years. The last conjunction of Saturn and Uranus in Scorpio caused many deaths through plague in India. Very little notice seems to have been taken of these conjunctions, but they are generally connected with serious evils, according to the sign in which they occur.