Signs, Qualities.Fixed Stars. v. Stars.Flexed. An alternate term for the mutable signs, preferred by some modern authorities.Fortified. Strongly placed; either elevated, in a congenial Sign, or well-aspected.Fortitude. An ancient term indicating a quality or strength possessed by a planet when posited
in its own sign or that of its exaltation.
Fortuna. Pars Fortuna. The Part of Fortune. One of the Arabian Points (q.v.). A point that
bears the same relation to the Rising Degree that the Moon bears to the Sun. It occupies the
same House-position in a Figure based on a birth-moment, that the Moon tenants in a Solar
Figure. Its symbol, a cross within a circle ED, is that utilized by astronomers to represent the
Earth. It is the ancient Chinese symbol Tien, a field; used by the Egyptians to signify
territory. It is generally considered that the House position of Fortuna is an indication of the
department of life that will most readily contribute to the financial welfare of the native. If so
it tends to lend emphasis to the theory that one succeeds best at that which one likes best; that
congeniality of occupation is a contributing factor to success therein. v. Arabian Points.Fortunate Signs. A positive Sign, especially on the Ascendant, is sometimes so
characterized; but, unless the Ruler thereof is well aspected, this ought not to be taken too
literally, for too often it is overbalanced by other considerations.Fortunes. The benefic planets: Jupiter, the 'Greater Fortune"; and Venus, the "Lesser
Fortune". The Sun and Mercury, or by some authorities the Moon and Mercury, when well
placed and aspected, particularly if by Jupiter or Venus, are sometimes so classed. Simmonite
in his "Arcana of Astrology" says: "If Jupiter be with the Part of Fortune in good aspect with
the Moon and angular, especially in the First House, the native will become rich".Four-footed Signs. Aries, Taurus, Leo, Sagittarius and Capricorn, sometimes termed "animal
Signs." One whose Ascendant is posited in one of these Signs was anciently presumed to possess