And you should not go to war unless Mars isin an aspect of friendship to the lord of the Ascendant, like if he himself isthe lord of the Ascendant and he is strong and in a good place, and notimpeded, nor burnt up, and he is in signs of straight ascension. And bewarethat you do not put him anywhere except in the domain of the Ascendant, so thathis help will be toward him whom you are sending to war and him who sends thesoldiers to war, because they will be saved, by the command of God.