Dignities
Dignities talk about the planetary strength according to sign placement. It helps us understand how a planet expresses itself and whether a planet will give good or less beneficial results in a native’s life.
Essential Dignities
These are mostly used when interpreting a chart.
• Domicile = Located in own sign, at home, positive expression
• Detriment = Located in the opposing sign of it’s own sign, uncomfortable
• Exaltation = Strong placement, gains more awareness, excellent expression
• Fall = Located in opposing sign of exaltation. becomes weak. depression, negative expression
Planet | Domicile | Detriment | Exaltation | Fall |
Sun | Leo | Aquarius | Aries | Libra |
Moon | Cancer | Capricorn | Taurus | Scorpio |
Mercury | Gemini | Sagittarius | ||
Virgo | Pisces | |||
Venus | Taurus | Scorpio | Pisces | Virgo |
Libra | Aries | |||
Mars | Aries | Libra | Capricorn | Cancer |
Scorpio | Taurus | |||
Jupiter | Sagittarius | Gemini | Cancer | Capricorn |
Pisces | Virgo | |||
Saturn | Capricorn | Cancer | Libra | Aries |
Aquarius | Leo | |||
Uranus | Aquarius | Leo | Scorpio | Taurus |
Neptune | Pisces | Virgo | Cancer | Capricorn |
Pluto | Scorpio | Taurus | Leo | Aquarius |
A planet that resides in it’s detriment tends to be attracted to unusual things, one that may find meaning and joy in detrimental matters, such as Venus in Scorpio, would find beauty in the dark or may have strange preferences in relationships, one may feel attracted towards bdsm or self-destructing activities.
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