360 DEMONOLATRY. 



AMICABLE .— 



Wood's friend (benefactor) is Earth (as it cannot grow without 



earth). 



"Water's „ „ is Fire (as it heats water for cook- 



ing). 



Fire's ,, „ is Iron (as it absorbs heat and thus 



assists the continuance of fire). 



Iron's „ ,, is Wood (as it supplies the handle 



to iron weapons and is its non- 

 conductor). 



Each of the various kinds of horoscopes^ takes into account the 



conflict or otherwise of the elemental and astral 



tlifhorosLp^e^'"^^ ""^ influences which were in authority at the time of 



the person's birth, as compared with the existing 



influences operative at the times consulted. The ordinary horoscope 



is usually arranged under the following six heads, viz. — 



1. The year of bii'th of the individual in its auspicious or 



inauspicious bearings. 



2. His Parkha (in Chinese " pah-kivah "), one or other of the 



eight celestial figures. 



3. His Log-men or " Reversed calculation" of age. This is 



evidently introduced in order to afford a further variety 

 of conflicts — see note, page 363. 



4. " The Seizing-Rope of the Sky." — This seems to refer to a 



popular idea of ultimate ascent to the celestial regions by 

 means of an invisible rope. 



5. The Earth-dagger. — This is an invisible dagger, and is for 



the individual the emblem of stability and safety so long 

 as it is reported to be fixed firmly in the earth. 



6. The Mewa or " blots."— One or other of the nine geomantic 



figures, evidently of Chinese origin. 



And each of these several heads is separately considered in detail 

 with reference to its conflicts in regard to — 



(a) the life or "srog" — pronounced sok ; 



(h) the body or His ; 



(t) the power orcapability, " tfhang-thang " — pronounced "2<;flH^- 



thang ;" 

 {d) the luck (" wind horse") or "Hung-rta" — pronounced /wn^j/fo; 

 {e) the intelligence or 61a. 



' The horoscope for birth is named «kye«-rtsis, that for the whole life is tshe-rahs la* rtsis. 

 The anuual horoscope is «kag.rtsis, that for marriage is pag-rtsis, and for death jshm- 

 riiis. 



