Astrology Lost and Found

The Twelve signs probably correspond to the aura (the cloud, or luminous mist which surrounds the man).  The ascending sign might be taken to represent the physical body, and the Moon that which is now known as the "etheric" or the body drawn from the ether upon which the physical body is built; the planets Mars and Venus as representatives of the "astral" or desire body; Saturn and Mercury the mind body, and Jupiter what is known as the casual body or vehicle of the individuality. The various grades of matter, or the conditions through which the ego normally functions, are supposed to be indicated by the divisions of the signs into the groups of fire, air, earth and water- the fiery signs giving the finest ethers, the air the mental or "devachanic", the watery the "astral" matter, and the earthly the physical.

Medical/astrological manuscript (1553) Before going into the details of a natal chart, it’s a good idea to pull away and look at it as a whole and even find the “temperament” of your client. By knowing your clients temperament, your advice on how to deal with their education, finances and relationships will be more suitable to their natures and finally more effective in quality predictive work.

In a nutshell:  Part of Fortune, the dispositor of the Part of Fortune, the planetary aspects to the Part of Fortune and if those planets are in exaltation or in the signs they rule and especially if the Sun and Moon are making good aspects these planets.