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69 the crest-wave and are backed in the battle of existence by an abundant fund of vim and energy,

It is also good to be born in May and July when the life-light of the Sun is focused through the exaltation sign and home of the Moon, Taurus and Cancer, especially, as said, when the lesser light is increasing for those configurations, also furnish an abundance of vitality which is such a great asset in physical life.

With respect to the time of day most favorable for birth it may be said that children barn about. sunrise, or during the forenoon from 8 to 12 while the Sun is traversing the houses of friends and social prestige are the ‘luckiest’ for they are helped on every hand. Children born between noon and midnight are less ‘lucky’ the nearer. the Sun comes to Nadir, and then the ‘luck’ turns again for the children born in the early morning while the Daystar is ascending towards the eastern horizon. They will have to carve their own way in the world, but opportunities will be given them in abundance.

We may therefore sum up our conclusions by saying that it is best to be born at Sunrise or in the forenoon, preferably in April or August when the Moon is increasing in light.

Finally it should always be borne in mind that there is no ‘luck,’ in the commonly accepted sense, but that what we have or Jack in any respect is due to our own actions in the past and that in the future we may have what we now lack by proper application.