Ptolemy, Cardanus, and others were

Ptolemy, Cardanus, and others were also in error when they claimed that in every diurnal horoscope judgment concerning the father of the native is to be made from the celestial state of the Sun, and in a nocturnal horoscope from the condition of Saturn, but they do not see that this is absurd, because if the Sun were in Leo and, for example, conjunct or trine Jupiter or Venus no child would be born anywhere on earth during the course of that day whose father would not be fortunate and long-lived, or on the other hand, unfortunate and short-lived if the Sun were badly placed. And of course, as this aspect would remain in effect for several days it is clearly foolish to suppose that during this period every child born would have the same kind of father; this is not only contrary to experience but would also render meaningless the significance of the houses. And the same would hold true for Mercury with respect to the mental qualities as long as its celestial state remained favorable or unfavorable, and the same for Jupiter with regard to finances, etc.