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Correspondences: Virtues and Vices

The Four Humours

phlegmatic	calm, stolid temperament, unemotional, sluggish, pallid, lazy, corpulent
sanguine	benign and gentle, cheerful, optimistic, irresponsible, jolly, red cheeked
choleric	easily angered, bad-tempered, irritable, thin, ambitious.
melancolic	introspective, thin, sad, love sick.

The Four Elements

Element	Virtues	Vices
Fire	Courage, enthusiasm and willpower.Energetic, strength, creative, valor, loyalty, motion, perceptive	Anger, jealousy and hatred. Sporadic, breakative, irritable, destructive, intemperance, anger, caught in illusions
Earth	Being centered, patience, truth, thorough and dependable.Patients, builder, strength, thrift, acquisition, conserved, practical, dependable, stable, endurance, and protective	Dullness, laziness, inconsiderate.Greed, addictions, obsessions, laziness, tired, lack of control, forgetful, anger, and slow
Air	Intelligence, practical, speed, communications, adaptability, magnetic, fluid, optimistic, clearness, kindness, intellectual, piercing, perceptive, inventive	Impulsive, frivolous, easily fooled, Gossiper, thief, dishonest, contemptible, fearful, lacking of stability, rude, air headed, unemotional.
Water	Love, compassion, receptivity, flexibility and forgiveness. Receptive, understanding, empathic, sympathy, vitality, growth, loving, kind, astrally aware, divining, intune with cycles, meditative	Indifference, depression and instability. Over emotional, disintegrating, dissolving, secretive, indifferent, no foundations, ungrounded, forgetful, lustful, clouded

The Planets

Planet	Virtues	Vices
Sun	Self confidence, honor, nobility, loyalty, hope, joy	blunt, persistent, quarrelsome, strong, and theatrical, arrogance, bigotry, pride.
Moon	Charitable	Delusion, sentimental
Venus	Justice	coldness, isolation, lechery.
Mercury	Cleverness, eloquence	dishonesty, deception.
Mars	ambition, energy	anger, violence.
Jupiter	Temperance	greed, wastefulness.
Saturn	Responsibility, morality	oppression, pain.

	Saturn	Jupiter	Mars	Sun	Venus	Mercury	Moon
Saturn	PRUDENCE	SOBRIETY	PERSEVERANCE	FIDELITY	FIDELITY	CONTRITION	OBEDIENCE
Saturn	avarice	obstinacy	presumption	incorrigibility	seduction	insensitivity	stupidity
Jupiter	CLEMENCY	TEMPERANCE	VALOR	TRUTHFULNESS	MODESTY	MAGNANIMITY	ABSTINENCE
Jupiter	despair	gluttony	murder,curse	irreverence	insolence	sadness	roistering
Mars	DILIGENCE	FRUGALITY	FORTITUDE	PIETY	FEAR	CONTRITION	COURAGE
Mars	cruelty	sensuality	anger	rage, injury	fornication	heresy	diffamation
Sun	GRANDEUR	LIBERALITY	GENEROSITY	FAITH	HONESTY	MAGNANIMITY	HOLINESS
Sun	greed	impudence	temerity	conceit	sacrilege	idolatry	haughtiness
Venus	DISCRETION	CHASTITY	CONSTANCY	PIETY	JUSTICE	CONSCIENCE	VIRGINITY
Venus	selfishness	dissolution	arrogance	vanity	lust	curiosity	concupiscence
Mercury	DIPLOMACY	AFFABILITY	DARING	TRUTHFULNESS	POLITENESS	HOPE	HUMILITY
Mercury	larceny	impotence	betrayal	falseness	adultery	envy	lying
Moon	TENDERNESS	FRIENDSHIP	PATIENCE	FIDELITY	CANDIDNESS	CONSCIENCE	CHARITY
Moon	infidelity	inconstancy	impatience	disobedience	weakness	mass frenzy	sloth

This table is based on Fr. Jean d'Aubry's keywords for the virtues and vices associated with the 7 planets. The 7 columns represent the 7 planetary types described in Blessed Raymond's "Book of the Seven Planets" . 14 rows display the influence of the other planets on the main type.
(Lullian philosopher Father d'Aubry was the personal physician and advisor of Louis XIV of France. A special letter from the pope prevented him from being burned at the stake on accusations of witchcraft.)

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The Zodiac

Sign	Virtues	Vices
Aries	Adventurous, energetic, pioneering, courageous, enthusiastic, confident, dynamic, and quick-witted	Selfish, quick-tempered, impulsive, impatient, foolhardy, and daredevil
Taurus	Patient, reliable, warmhearted, loving, persistent, determined, placid, and security loving	Jealous, possessive, resentful, inflexible, self-indulgent, and greedy
Gemini	Adaptable and versatile Communicative and witty Intellectual and eloquent Youthful and lively	Nervous and tense - Superficial and inconsistant - Cunning and inquisitive
Cancer	Emotional and loving Intuitive and imaginative Shrewd and cautious Protective and sympathetic	Changeable and moody Overemotional and touchy Clinging and unable to let go
Leo	Love the Limelight Generous and warmhearted Creative and enthusiastic Broad-minded and expansive Faithful and loving	Pompous and patronizing Bossy and interfering Dogmatic and intolerant
Virgo	Modest and shy Meticulous and reliable Practical and diligent Intelligent and analytical	Fussy and a worrier Overcritical and harsh Perfectionist and conservative
Libra	Diplomaitic and urbane Romantic and charming Easygoing and sociable Idealistic and peaceable	Indecisive and changeable Gullible and easily infuenced Flirtatious and self-indulgent
Scorpio	Determined and forceful Emotional and intuitive Powerful and passionate Exciting and magnetic	Jealous and resentful Compulsive and obsessive Secretive and obstinate
Sagitarius	Optimistic and freedom-loving Jovial and good-humored Honest and straightforward Intellectual and philosophical	Blindly optimistic and careless Irresponsible and superficial Tactless and restless
Capricorn	Practical and prudent Ambitious and disciplined Patient and careful Humorous and reserved	Pessimistic and fatalistic Miserly and grudging Over conventional and rigid
Aquarius	Friendly and humanitarian Honest and loyal Original and inventive Independent and intellectual	Intractable and contrary Perverse and unpredictable Unemotional and detached
Pisces	Imaginative and sensitive Compassionate and kind Selfless and unworldly Intuitive and sympathetic	Escapist and idealistic Secretive and vague Weak-willed and easily led.

The Seven Rays

Ray I - Will or Power.	Special Virtues:- Strength, courage, steadfastness, truthfulness arising from absolute fearlessness, power of ruling, capacity to grasp great questions in a large-minded way, and of handling men and measures.
	Vices of Ray:- Pride, ambition, wilfulness, hardness, arrogance, desire to control others, obstinacy, anger.
	Virtues to be acquired:- Tenderness, humility, sympathy, tolerance, patience.
Ray II - Love-Wisdom.	Special Virtues:- Calm, strength, patience and endurance, love of truth, faithfulness, intuition, clear intelligence, and serene temper.
	Vices of Ray:- Over-absorption in study, coldness, indifference to others, contempt of mental limitations in others.
	Virtues to be acquired:- Love, compassion, unselfishness, energy.
Ray III - Active Intelligence.	Special Virtues:- Wide views on all abstract questions, sincerity of purpose, clear intellect, capacity for concentration on philosophic studies, patience, caution, absence of the tendency to worry himself or others over trifles.
	Vices of Ray:- Intellectual pride, coldness, isolation, inaccuracy in details, absent-mindedness, obstinacy, selfishness, overmuch criticism of others.
	Virtues to be acquired:- Sympathy, tolerance, devotion, accuracy, energy and common-sense.
Ray IV - Harmony through Conflict.	Special Virtues:- Strong affections, sympathy, physical courage, generosity, devotion, quickness of intellect and perception.
	Vices of Ray:-Self-centredness, worrying, inaccuracy, lack of moral courage, strong passions, indolence, extravagance.
	Virtues to be acquired:- Serenity, confidence, self-control, purity, unselfishness, accuracy, mental and moral balance.
Ray V - Concrete Knowledge.	Special Virtues:- Strictly accurate statements, justice (without mercy), perseverance, common-sense, uprightness, independence, keen intellect.
	Vices of Ray:- Harsh criticism, narrowness, arrogance, unforgiving temper, lack of sympathy and reverence, prejudice.
	Virtues to be acquired:- Reverence, devotion, sympathy, love, wide-mindedness.
Ray VI - Devotion, Idealism.	Special Virtues:- Devotion, single-mindedness, love, tenderness, intuition, loyalty, reverence.
	Vices of Ray:- Selfish and jealous love, over-leaning on others, partiality, self-deception, sectarianism, superstition, prejudice, over-rapid conclusions, fiery anger.
	Virtues to be acquired:- Strength, self-sacrifice, purity, truth, tolerance, serenity, balance and common sense.
Ray VII - Ceremonial Order or Magic.	Special Virtues:- Strength, perseverance, courage, courtesy, extreme care in details, self-reliance.
	Vices of Ray:- Formalism, bigotry, pride, narrowness, superficial judgements, self-opinion over-indulged.
	Virtues to be acquired:- Realisation of unity, wide-mindedness, tolerance, humility, gentleness and love.