DIGNITIES AND DEBILITIES
 

* Traditionally the qualities of planets are considered more easily (or less easily) expressed in certain signs than in others. *

Rulership/Dignified - planets thought to be strongest in the signs they rule.

  Exaltation - second strongest placement of a planet

  Detriment (usually in the sign opposite its rulership) - considered a weak placement for the planet

  Fall (usually in the sign opposite its exaltation) - thought of as the weakest placement for the planet.

 

SIGN RULER DETRIMENT EXALTED FALL
Aries
Mars
Venus
Sun
Saturn
Taurus
Venus
Mars
Moon
Uranus
Gemini
Mercury
Jupiter
North Node
South Node
Cancer
Moon
Saturn
Neptune
Mars
Leo
Sun
Uranus
  --
Mercury
Virgo
Mercury
Neptune
Mercury
Venus
Libra
Venus
Mars
Saturn
Sun
Scorpio
Mars
Pluto
Venus
Uranus
Moon
Sagittarius
Jupiter
Mercury
South Node
North Node
Capricorn
Saturn
Moon
Mars
Neptune
Aquarius
Saturn
Uranus
Sun
Mercury
  --
Pisces
Jupiter
Neptune
Mercury
Venus
Mercury

* Where applicable, the traditional ruler is listed first, then the modern *
Another way to look at the same dignities.

PLANET DIGNIFIED DETRIMENT EXALTED FALL
Sun Leo Aquarius Aries Libra
Moon Cancer Capricorn Taurus Scorpio
Mercury Gemini
Virgo		 Sagittarius
Pisces		 Virgo
Aquarius(m)		 Pisces
Leo (m)
Venus Taurus
Libra		 Scorpio
Aries		 Pisces Virgo (m)
Mars* Aries
Scorpio (a)		 Libra
Taurus (a)		 Capricorn Cancer
Jupiter* Sagittarius
Pisces (a)		 Gemini
Virgo (a)		 Cancer Virgo
Capricorn
Saturn* Capricorn
Aquarius 		Cancer
Leo		 Libra Aries
Uranus** Aquarius (m) Leo (m) Scorpio (m) Taurus (m)
Neptune** Pisces (m) Virgo (m) Cancer (m) Capricorn (m)
Pluto** Scorpio (m) None None None
NorthNode None None Gemini Sagittarius
South Node None None Sagittarius Gemini

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Intermediate Homework

Consider each Planet in its dignity, exaltation, detriment and fall.
Go through each of the planets through each of the signs and discuss why the planet feels "comfortable," or not very comfortable in that sign.

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