LAMAIST ASTROLOGY. 



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the evils thus brought to light. The animals are more or less anta- 

 gonistic to each other, and their most unlucky combinations are as 

 follows : — 



Mouse and Horse. 

 Ox and Sheep. 

 Tiger and Monkey. 

 Hare and Bird. 

 Dragon and Dog. 

 Serpent and Hog. 



But it is with the five elements that the degrees of affinity and 

 antagonism are most fully defined, according to 



elenfents""* '^^ ° ^ certain more or less obvious inter-relations of the 

 elements. The recognised degrees of relationship 



are (1) mother or greatest affection, (2) son or neutrality, (3) friend or 



mediocre affection, and (4) enemy or repulsion. The relationships of 



the elements are thus stated to be the following ; — 



MATERNAL .— 



Wood's mother is Water (for wood cannot grow without water). 



Water's 



Iron's 



Earth's 

 Fire's 



FILIAL .— 



Wood's 



Fire's 



Earth's 



Iron's 



Water's 



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son 



is Iron (for water-channels for irrigation cannot 

 be made, and therefore water cannot come, 

 without iron). 



is Earth (for earth is the matrix in which iron is 

 found). 



is Fire (for earth is the ash-product of fire). 



is Wood [for without wood (carbon) fire is not]. 



is Fire 

 is Earth 

 is Iron 

 is Water 

 is Wood 



This is merely a reverse way of pre- 

 senting the above details. 



EOSTILE .— 



Wood's enemy is Iron (as iron instruments cut down wood). 



Iron's 

 Fire's 

 Water's 

 Earth's 



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is Fire (as fire melts iron and alters its shape), 

 is Water (as water extinguishes fire), 

 is Earth (as earth hems in water), 

 is Wood (as wood grows at the expense of and 

 impoverishes earth). 



