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2 articles for "Debility"

Debility [Astro*Index]

An astrological sign, house, or aspect condition weakening a planet. There are two kinds: essential and accidental. Essential debility occurs in the form of detriment, when a planet is in the sign opposite that which it rules, and fall, when a planet is in a sign opposite that in which has its exaltation.

See also:
♦ Detriment ♦ Fall ♦ Exaltation
Debility [DeVore]

An embracive term, preferably applied to any planet disadvantageously placed by virtue of its House position, but frequently employed loosely as a synonym of Detriment.

See also:
♦ Detriment ♦ Fall ♦ Exaltation

 

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