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The Essential Dignities
Essential dignity measures a planet's strength by the place it occupies in the zodiac — whether in its own home or in foreign ground. It is one of the keys to judgement in the natal chart.
The dignities
- Domicile — its own sign (the greatest strength).
- Exaltation — the sign where it is exalted.
- Triplicity — by element and by sect (day or night).
- Terms and faces — minor divisions of the sign.
The debilities
A planet in the sign opposite its domicile is in detriment; opposite its exaltation, in fall. There it operates with difficulty.
The Almuten
Adding up the dignities at a given degree reveals the planet that most governs it — the almuten. The site computes the chart's Almuten Figuris by Ibn Ezra's method.
In the chart
The site's natal chart uses Dorothean triplicities, Egyptian terms and Chaldean faces.
The tradition
Ptolemy, Dorotheus and Lilly — in the public domain.