CHAPTER VIII. Scorpio--the Scorpion

SCORPIO--THE SCORPION

Period--Ruling Planet--Mythology--Symbology--Characteristics of the Type--Effect of the Malefic Aspects--Health Defects--Professions--Religion--Marriage--The Gems of the House--The Beryl and Aquamarine differing only in Colour--Qualities of the Beryl--Clairvoyant Properties--The Carbuncle as Transmitter of Light--Noah’s Lamp--Talisman against Infection--The Lodestone--Magnetic Qualities as an Amulet against Shipwreck and Gout 224-34