fore the Lord God sent him forth from the Garden of Eden, and He placed at the east of the Garden of Eden cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life." (Genesis, 3:13-24.)

It will be seen that the Devil always uses the truth for a handle to his club, for he said, "Ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil," and this fact was confirmed by the Lord God when He said, “Behold, the man is become as one of us, knowing good and evil."

Sorrow is one of the maledictions which they were to suffer, and this, as we have seen, belongs to Saturn; he was also to suffer tribulation and poverty, and this condition belongs with Uranus; and he was to labor all the days of his life, and this belongs with his Executive faculties, and to Mars. Now these were the three planets which were in his twelfth house. Can you now understand why these three planets are called "MALEFIC" by the astrologers?

This sin of Adam seems to have some effect upon the relation between the two hemispheres of the brain, which gives him a double consciousness. One-half of his nature is good and the other half is evil; the one is contrary to the other, and the one is pitted against the other, so that he cannot do the things that he would. And when Adam and Eve had two sons born unto them, Cain and Abel, Cain was evil, while Abel was good. It is supposed by many that Cain and Abel were twins. The constellation of Gemini was in the sign of Aries at that time, and since this is his house of matrimony, with the Moon in that house, it would have a tendency to produce twins. Gemini also gives rise to the dual nature of man, hence the origin of the two natures, good and evil.

It seems to me that Adam was in harmony with the world before this sin was committed, but after it was done it cut him loose from some of his worldly ties and gave him a desire for heaven. Yet this may result from his desire to flee from the evil that is upon him. Adam may have loved God to some extent before this sin was committed, but not devotedly. His love

was a selfish one, and it was only for the benefits which he might derive from it, but after this sin was committed he might curse God for placing him in such circumstances, and yet, at the same time, he would love the Holy Spirit which comes from above as his only means of salvation. He had tasted of Conscientiousness, which gives a sense of truth and justice, and he could no longer use this faculty to justify himself in his selfish acts without having a consciousness of sin. His judgment concerning a good many things seems to become impaired, and nothing seems to go right. He is first denounced by the Lord God, afterward he is viewed with distrust by his fellowman and everything else; he becomes "cranky" or "rattled," and in nearly everything he is made decidedly miserable. In regard to some things, especially those subjects which touch upon morals, his mind becomes very acute. He seems to have taken up a new faculty of the mind, that of Conscientiousness, and, after all, it may be a progressive talent or a blessing in disguise.

Again, he had become a positive or a judge and dictator for himself, while before he was a negative and presumed only to obey and follow the commands of God and lived as he was moved by the Spirit. He must fight his own battles now instead of being led by the Spirit out of harm's way; and then, if his judgment is poor, as it commonly is, he can only expect poor results from his labors. Then again, his will power is abortive, and he finds that his mind is divided against himself, so that he cannot do as he likes. He undertakes to do a good deed and it turns out bad; he begins an enterprise, when conscience whispers him it may be wrong, and through fear he desists. He is afraid to do evil, and he sees evil everywhere.

I have endeavored to explain only a few of the conditions that this sin placed upon our ancient Father, of which only a hundredth part of them are mentioned here; but Adam undoubtedly understood all this much better than I am able to write it. Then they were taken up later on in the successive decades of the world's progress, and explained in detail by the leaders in religious matters; by Moses, the prophets, Christ, and the apostles,

and the ministers and teachers of every age. So all through the world, through the laws of hereditary descent, we have good and evil, and each are pitted against the other; the one is striving toward order and justice, while the other is striving toward disorder and chaos. There are two sides to every question, and in most cases one side is good and the other evil.

These evil people, too, contest every word of truth, and the other is obliged to prove everything. Every new truth in science or religion, and in fact everything else, is treated with derision and ridicule at first, and when it is possible, the truth is trampled under foot; but when it can no longer be gainsaid or overpowered, it is then tolerated, but every flaw must be mended and made firm and plain before it is finally accepted as truth.

There are many things about this sin of Adam's that I do not understand, but I do know that it cannot properly be considered as a myth. It is a SOLEMN REALITY in every sense of the word.

In regard to the rib which the Lord God took from Adam's side, with which He is said to have created the woman, the science of Anatomy proves to us very conclusively that there are many men, but not all, who have a missing rib on the left side. Now, who can say that this story is a myth? Is it not possible that this story is true, and through the laws of heredity this peculiarity has descended to us through all these generations to the present time? It is worthy to note that women do not possess this peculiarity, that is, they have an equal number of ribs on each side. Of course, I have no idea of the modus operandi by which this feat was accomplished; I only know that this phenomenon is a reality, and that it tallies well with the statement recorded in the Bible.

We have not yet considered the positions of Venus and Mercury in the fifth house in this horoscope of Adam, and this is chiefly because I am not quite certain that these positions are correct. They really may not have been in this house at all, as I have only computed their mean motions. However, Raphael says of these positions:

Venus in the fifth house-"Addicted to gaming and pleasure; a numerous family, many girls, dutiful children, who will be a comfort to the native; if Venus be strong, it may give gain by speculation, and hazardous games."

Mercury in the fifth house-"In barren signs, shows but few children or loss of offspring; inclined for betting and gaming." If these positions of Venus and Mercury are correct, the descriptions given here by Raphael may be construed to mean that these positions had something to do with Adam's fall, as they inclined him to be hazardous and take many chances. His taking of the forbidden tree may be considered as a speculation, as he expected great results from his disobedience. He was right in one sense of the word, the results were great; but as to whether they were to his advantage or not, is quite another affair. He undoubtedly regarded the matter as if he had taken a bitter pill by mistake.

There are very few planetary aspects in this figure, and I do not think it necessary to consider them here. Most of the aspects are weak ones at the best.

In concluding this horoscope of Adam, I might add this testimony: Several years ago, so I read in the paper, some spiritualists summoned or called up the spirit of Adam and talked with him. He confirmed the fact that he had fallen from grace, and he still lays the whole blame upon Eve, and says that she was accountable for it all. Adam always did blame Eve for their disgrace, and it is recorded in the Bible to that effect.

CHAPTER IV.

PROGRESS OF THE WORLD.

AS EXPLAINED BY THE PRINCIPLES OF PHRENOLOGY.

"A thousand years is as a day with the Lord," says Saint Peter, and although I know of no basis in Nature for such a

period, as of the revolution of the planets, etc., it is very plain that the periods of the progress of the world, and of civilization, are decidedly measured by this rule. And further, the periods of progress correspond with the various groups of organs in the brain, of which there are seven, and taken in the order that I have enumerated them in Astrology, and each period of one thousand years brings into activity and predominance a different or succeeding group of organs. This arrangement may not appear evident at first glance, but a little reflection, as I will endeavor to illustrate, will prove it quite plainly.

To begin with, as the late Rev. Henry Ward Beecher truly says, "The Bible is like a perfect man; and those who have imagination run forward into the Revelations, while those of the grosser sort run back into the Old Bible."

This idea conveyed by Mr. Beecher was not a new one to me, but perhaps it was more clearly stated by him than I should have stated it. Perhaps this may serve to show that more than one person may be thinking the same thoughts at the same time.

Take one in whom the Aspiring group of organs is large and predominating and in most instances he will say that he likes the books of the Prophets the best. Abraham Lincoln was a notable instance in this. He had a strong Motive temperament, and large Aspiring group, and also Jupiter was the strongest planet in his nativity, and it is said of him that his choice of the books in the Bible was that of the Prophet Isaiah.

On the other hand, take one like Emanuel Swedenborg, for instance, and he naturally runs forward into the Revelations. His "Apocalypse Revealed" and his "New Christian Religion," etc., are evidences of his mental and spiritual calibre. Ideality, Spirituality, and all the Reflective and Moral groups were very large in him. We could not reasonably expect one like him to write very much upon religious matters without mentioning the Revelations, or looking forward to future times.

Scientific men generally like the Epistles of Paul the best, since he was the most philosophic in his writings, and in the Old Bible they often choose the Book of Job on account that there are many