《Tetrabiblos》Application, Separation, And Other FacultiesClaudius Ptolemy（Ashmand 英譯 1822）
Should it, however, be below the earth, and configurated with the ascendant, either from the lower heaven, or from any other part below the earth, its influence then becomes more languid; but if, when below the earth, it hold no such configuration, it is entirely deprived of efficacy.[66] [65] Placidus (Cooper’s translation) says that “the three superiors are supposed to be stronger, if they are found to be matutine, or eastern, from the Sun; the three inferiors, vespertine, or western; for then they have a greater degree of light, in which consists their virtual influence, and then they are called oriental; but occidental if otherwise.
段落 tetra-1-applicatio-9public-domain (Ashmand 1822)
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