Baughan’s historical astrology
Planetary dignities in Baughan’s astrology
The book assigns familiarity between planets and parts of the zodiac through houses, triplicities, exaltations and terms. These are separate ways of locating a power within the larger circle. A planet is most powerful in one of its houses; opposite signs supply detriment. Baughan also distinguishes exaltation from the opposite position called fall.
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Principal account
TraditionalThe book assigns familiarity between planets and parts of the zodiac through houses, triplicities, exaltations and terms. These are separate ways of locating a power within the larger circle.
Further detail
TraditionalA planet is most powerful in one of its houses; opposite signs supply detriment. Baughan also distinguishes exaltation from the opposite position called fall.
Context & interpretation
This entry records Rosa Baughan’s nineteenth-century account of the older astrological system and its symbolic correspondences. The classifications and asserted influences are attributed to that book; the entry describes its interpretive vocabulary rather than diagnosing a person or establishing a physical effect.
Original passages
Source 1
The Influence of the Stars: A Book of Old World Lore
houses, and also by theirOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Baughan’s historical astrology; active reader leaf 28
Exact passage checked against active scan text and original-leaf mapping; scan line breaks normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0150-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0150-E001-P0028
- Original scan leaf
- 28
- Recorded leaf number
- 28
- Current Reader position
- 21
- Reader verification
- Matches the reviewed Reader
Source 2
The Influence of the Stars: A Book of Old World Lore
Planets receive detrimentOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Baughan’s historical astrology; active reader leaf 29
Exact passage checked against active scan text and original-leaf mapping; scan line breaks normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0150-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0150-E001-P0029
- Original scan leaf
- 29
- Recorded leaf number
- 29
- Current Reader position
- 22
- Reader verification
- Matches the reviewed Reader
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