Astro*Dictionary by Michael Erlewine
2 articles for "Essential Dignity"
Essential Dignities [DeVore]v. Dignities.
See also: ♦ DignitiesEssential Dignity [Astro*Index]
Traditional term. Refers to those houses and signs where a planet's influence is strongest. The house or sign that a planet rules, that which it is exalted in, and by some authorities, any sign of the same elemental triplicity. Alternative definition: A planet's position in a sign thought to strengthen its influence.
A complex set of weights are used to determine such strengths:
Sign position | 5 |
Mutual Reception by HouseErratic | 5 |
ExaltationErratic | 4 |
Mutual Reception by ExaltationErratic | 4 |
TriplicityErratic | 3 |
TermErratic | 2 |
FaceErratic | 1 |
See also: ♦ Rulership ♦ House ♦ Sign ♦ Triplicity ♦ Exaltation ♦ Accidental Dignity
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