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A PIMLOSOPHIC ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ASTROLOGY 121 ranter against the so-called geocentric fallacy would probably balk at taking his medicine in that way.

Good and Bad:

‘Good’ and ‘bad’ are terms one often hears applied to horoscopes, aspects and planets, and it therefore seems necessary to emphasize that in reality all is GOOD. In the Father’s Kingdom, the Universe, there can be nothing permanently ‘bad,’ and that which we so designate is really only good in the making,

It may also be said that a horoscope is not necessarily good because the aspects of the planets are by trines and sextiles. Sometimes it is the very reverse, for it is in the struggle of life that we develop strength; very few are strong enough to stand prosperity. Chances are that in a horoscope full of good aspects there lurks the snare of indolence so that the person does not exert himself and becomes driftwood upon the ocean of life, while another who has what we call a very afflicted horoscope is roused by the adverse conditions generated by squares and oppositions, and by sheer force of will conquers his stars and masters his destiny. In that case, and there are many, the ‘bad’ horoscope is surely a greater blessing than a good one. It is no use to have an automobile if we are too lazy to keep it oiled and cleaned, for it will give us a lot of trouble, and unless we keep the wheels of fortune oiled by constant