Baughan’s historical astrology
The four zodiacal triplicities
Baughan divides the signs into fiery, earthy, airy and watery triplicities. These groups add an elemental relation to the sequence of individual signs. In her account of dignities she assigns the fiery triplicity to the Sun by day, naming Aries, Leo and Sagittarius. The grouping therefore also enters the allocation of planetary strength.
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In the sources
Principal account
TraditionalBaughan divides the signs into fiery, earthy, airy and watery triplicities. These groups add an elemental relation to the sequence of individual signs.
Further detail
TraditionalIn her account of dignities she assigns the fiery triplicity to the Sun by day, naming Aries, Leo and Sagittarius. The grouping therefore also enters the allocation of planetary strength.
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
divided into four triplicitiesOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Baughan’s historical astrology; active reader leaf 22
Exact passage checked against active scan text and original-leaf mapping; scan line breaks normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0150-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0150-E001-P0022
- Original scan leaf
- 22
- Recorded leaf number
- 22
- Current Reader position
- 15
- Reader verification
- Matches the reviewed Reader
Source 2
The Influence of the Stars: A Book of Old World Lore
The Sun rules the fiery triplicityOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Baughan’s historical astrology; active reader leaf 31
Exact passage checked against active scan text and original-leaf mapping; scan line breaks normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0150-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0150-E001-P0031
- Original scan leaf
- 31
- Recorded leaf number
- 31
- Current Reader position
- 24
- Reader verification
- Matches the reviewed Reader
Continue exploring
Mars in Baughan’s astrology
Baughan describes mars as dry and assigns its house or houses to Aries and Scorpio.
Shared source pageScorpio in Baughan’s astrology
Baughan associates Scorpio with the lower parts of the body and the colour brown.
Shared source pageThe Sun in Baughan’s astrology
Baughan describes the sun as a principal luminary and assigns its house or houses to Leo.
Same subject and traditionPlanetary dignities in Baughan’s astrology
The relationships through which planetary powers are considered strong or weak.