ASTROLOGY - HIEROGLYPHICS Two 'hieroglyphics', or aenigmatic plates, published by the English astrologer, William Lilly, circa 1651. The image to the left was taken as a prediction of the Great Plague of 1665. The image to the right was taken as a prediction of the Great Fire, which destroyed much of London in 1666. The link with London is clearly set out in astrological terms, for the twins hovering over the fire represent Gemini - the zodiac sign that rules London. From Richard A. Proctor, Myths and Marvels of Astronomy, 1889.

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