At a glance, here are the crucial degrees for the signs: 0, 13, and 26 degrees for the Cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn). 8-9 and 21-22 degrees for fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius). 4 and 17 degrees for mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces).
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In astrology, what is a critical degree?
Have you ever looked at your horoscope and wondered why there are so many strange degrees and minutes? You’re not alone, after all!
Getting a handle on the mechanics of a birth chart is one of the most perplexing aspects of studying Astrology at first. Look at your own birth chart before reading the rest of this post to see what we’re talking about when we break it down into degrees and minutes.
Math phobics are likely to break out in a sweat when they see the degree circle and minute sign. You don’t have to be concerned: this isn’t difficult calculus. In fact, no matter whose birth chart you have in your hands, after reading this short tutorial, you’ll know exactly what you’re looking at in terms of degrees and minutes.
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Let’s start with decans
Let’s start with an explanation of how the horoscope wheel is filled with degrees. We all know that the zodiac is divided into 12 signs, but did you realize that each sign is made up of 30 degrees? Each zodiac sign is divided into three decans, each of which is equivalent to 30 degrees.
Any sign’s first decan spans 59 minutes and 59 seconds, from 0 degrees to 9 degrees. In the second decan, the temperature rises from 10 to 19 degrees in 59 minutes and 59 seconds. In the third decan, the temperature rises from 20 to 29 degrees in 59 minutes and 59 seconds. This holds true regardless of the sign you’re looking at. Also, every degree has 60 minutes, but we don’t use 60 minutes as a reference point. Instead, we move from 0 (the first minute) through 59 minutes (which is really the 60th minute).
The mystical number 360 is obtained by multiplying 12 by 30. You can feel assured that no matter whose horoscope you have in your hands, it contains 360 degrees. There are no exceptions!
The fact that these 360 degrees reflect one 24-hour day is a striking comparison. As a result, the motion of one 24-hour day here on Earth will be represented by a birth chart in its entirety.
There’s much more interesting significance when you go deeper into the 30 degrees contained in each symbol. Certain degrees are seen to have more significance in a birth chart than others. Critical degrees are the name given to certain kind of degrees.
The key degrees for the Cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn) are 0, 13, and 26. They are 8-9 degrees and 21-22 degrees for Fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius). They are 4 and 17 degrees for the Mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces). Do any of these degrees have a planet or sensitive angle in your horoscope? If that’s the case, you should expect a greater concentration on that aspect of your life.
Working with anaretic degrees
Furthermore, due to the karmic nature of being at the beginning of a sign, 0 degrees of any sign is considered a vital degree. Whatever planet or point is at 0 degrees is said to be in the early stages of acquiring lessons about that place. In contrast, an Anaretic Degree occurs when a planet or point is at 29 degrees of any sign, and it represents karmic completeness tied to that planet’s or point’s energies.
If a person’s birth chart contains multiple planets or angles at the Anaretic Degree, it’s conceivable that he or she is a very old soul. There could also be a sense of urgency or a need to complete anything associated to that planet or point energies.
So, what happens if a planet is at 29 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 With the birth of Prince George, we saw an example of this. He was born at 29 degrees and 59 minutes, when the Sun was at the tail end of Cancer. The Sun would have ingressed into 0 degrees Leo if he had been born a few minutes later.
The energies of Cancer and Leo are vastly different! This is why knowing a planet’s or point’s degrees and minutes combined is so important. It aids us in determining the true astrological location of a planet or point. A planet in any sign at 29 degrees 59 minutes is still in that sign. Not to say to such an extent.
In astrology, what does 23 degrees mean?
If you have any planets in the Zodiac between 22 and 24, you should be aware that Mars is concentrating a lot of energy in this small area. Uranus, the planet of electricity, surprise, and lighting, is at 23 Aries, and this is the degree where Mars is due to station in the coming weeks, so 23 is extremely engaged.
Mars is the planet of violent action retrograde; he acts in a different way, but the effects can be just as disastrous. This week, we’ve seen two powerful examples of this in the headlines. In her birth chart, Jo Cox, the MP who was murdered in the street yesterday, had Chiron (wound) at 23 Aries, which was squarely opposite Uranus (shock) at 23 Libra. Omar Mateen, the Orlando shooter, has his Sun at 24 Scorpio and Mars at 23 Aquarius (community).
Meatloaf, the artist who collapsed on stage yesterday, has transiting Mars Rx on his Jupiter (24 Scorpio), the planet of excess, which is at the top of his horoscope (in the public eye or “on stage).
There is also a lot of force in conceding during a Mars Rx. Bernie Sanders has dropped out of the presidential race in favor of Hillary Clinton, but by doing so, he is advancing his cause. In his natal chart, he has Mars Rx at 23 Aries, opposite Venus at 22 Libra. He’s a capable companion. Senator Elizabeth Warren, the left’s fantasy candidate who could be nominated by Clinton for Veep, also has her North Node on 23 Aries. And what about Hillary Clinton? This is a watershed moment for her, with the South Node in Scorpio at 23 degrees. She will, however, need to change course and acknowledge Sanders and Warren.
****Correction: Bernie Sanders has not abandoned his presidential campaign. It’s more that Clinton’s lead has grown. (As of the 20th of June.) What is clear is that he will continue to contribute to the argument. He must be regrouping right now. It’s possible that becoming President is less essential than guaranteeing meaningful change. *****
When used correctly, this energy can cause a significant shift in direction. Mercury (communications) is in an easy trine to Mars Rx for Chris Murphy, the US Senator who filibustered for 14 hours this week to create place for anti-gun legislation. His message was designed to safeguard his country and his country’s children, both of whom are cancer victims.
At 24, Mars is travelling rearward through Scorpio at a very slow pace. Mars will reach 23 in a few days, then station here and turn straight on June 30. Mars, on the other hand, will remain on the 23rd until July 11th. When Mars goes direct in Scorpio, his own sign, a lot of energy could be released.
Uranus, the planet of explosions, surprises, and energy, is in 23 Aries at the same moment (Mrs Cox was having her Uranus Half-Return). Ceres, the nurturing asteroid, will soon join Uranus in this constellation for the last week of June.
Mars Rx is trining Chiron (25) from Pisces, a sobbing sign. There are a lot of tears being shed right now.
The Full Moon at the Solstice is expected to be particularly powerful. At sunset, both the Sun and the Moon will be visible in the sky, regardless of communication polarity (29 Gemini-Sagittarius). This may herald a war of words (which we all know is already underway), but it also signals that now is the time for communication and discussion, as well as exchanging ideas, listening, and gathering information. It’s possible that the action will go horribly wrong.
If you have a planet in Cancer or Pisces at 23 degrees, you have an easy way to bring that transforming energy forth. The energy is more dynamic when you have anything at 23 Fixed or Cardinal.
In astrology, what are sensitive degrees?
The following are the traditional critical degrees:
The cardinal signs are 0, 13, and 26 degrees (Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn)
These are considered sensitive areas that can also serve as a source of power. If a natal planet is detected at a crucial degree, it is assumed that the planet will be emphasized and will have more power in the native’s life as a result of its placement.
0 and 29 degrees of any sign are also considered important degrees by many astrologers. Especially in prediction work, the 0 and 29 degrees are more crisis-oriented locations.
NOTE: The 29th Degree (also known as the Anaretic degree) is a phrase used by astrologers, however it is really the 30th degree. It actually refers to a planet or body that is between the coordinates 2900’00 and 2959’59.
If a natal planet is detected at 29 degrees of any sign, often known as the Anaretic degree, it can cause serious problems with decision-making in the area of the personality represented by the planet’s energies. One day, the native may assess and reassess things before acting, and the next, he or she may leap into action without listening to himself or herself! If Mars is at 29 degrees, for example, the native may design numerous plans of action, obsess over the various actions and routes to follow, and then adopt a spontaneous action that contradicts the decision!
I know a woman with a Juno of 29 degrees who, despite her many views about taking relationships seriously, rushes right into them. A man with 29 degrees of Mercury agonizes over life decisions and alternates between saying too much and saying too little.
The 29th degree is linked to a sense of urgency, as well as decision-making issues, vacillation, and diving into situations without thinking. It’s the zodiac sign’s final degree, and there can be a tremendous sense of urgency surrounding the sign’s qualities and affiliations. This area can also have a general weakness, such as poor decisions, challenges, crises, or overcompensation.
While the typical crucial degrees above are supposed to provide the planet or body more strength, the anaretic degree is thought to be more damaging.
When the Sun enters the 29th degree in a progression, for example, the native’s year can be crisis-oriented. When the Sun enters Libra at 29 degrees, for example, a sense of urgency and crisis might arise in partnerships. Divorce or a hasty entry into a new relationship could be the outcome of this desperation. A major shift in work could occur if the Sun moves to 29 degrees Virgo. In general, decisions made during the 29th degree are quick.
We meet more Anaretic degrees of the Moon than we do with other planets and luminaries because the advanced Moon moves the fastest of the planets. Every 28 years, the secondary progressed Moon completes a full round of the chart and the signs, therefore we see 12 Anaretic degrees of progressed Moon in a 28-year period (every 2-1/2 years or so).
When I was counseling a parent of a university student, I observed that her daughter’s advanced Moon was transiting the ninth house at 29 degrees. Uranus was also transiting her daughter’s ninth house, converging on her Sun. I advised the parent to keep a close eye on her daughter at this time since she might be tempted to make drastic, rash changes in her field of study or even drop out entirely. Despite her parents’ advice, the daughter did drop out of university and take a job. She later regretted dropping out and returned to university to complete her degree.
Carol Rushman makes a persuasive case for the relevance of important degrees, including the classic ones stated at the top of this article, in predictive work utilizing the advanced Moon in her book The Art of Predictive Astrology: Forcasting Your Life Events.
What does it mean to be a 22nd degree Mason?
The conventional and chivalric degrees are the two types of degrees conferred at the Consistory. Traditional degrees range from 19 to 29 years old. The chivalric degrees range from 30 to 32.
The Scottish Rite essential ideals of Reverence for God and Integrity are expressed in the 19th degree. You get to decide how essential these ideals of God and integrity are in this drama, as well as in your own life.
The drama of the American spirit overcoming the challenge of disloyalty and treason is described in The Allegory of the Twentieth Degree. The Masonic beliefs and leadership are put to the test. The action is not historically accurate, but well-known historical people are appropriately depicted.
This Degree depicts a meeting of the Grand Chapter of Patriarch Noachites, emphasizing that Freemasonry is not a cloak for evil, and that Justice is one of our fraternity’s most important pillars.
In this degree, a brother pursues advancement in Masonry based on his birth and status. He discovers that these are insufficient. He is taught that labor is respectable and that the working man is on par with him. He is reminded that honest labour is commendable in the eyes of both man and God.
The story of four godly men is told in this degree. During World War II, a Jewish Rabbi, a Roman Catholic Priest, and two Protestant Ministers were summoned to forsake their individual Houses of Worship in order to serve God and Country in a more Universal House of God.
The Allegory of the Twenty-fourth Degree delves into some of the misconceptions that exist between white people and Native Americans. Few men in the past, and perhaps even now, completely grasped the American Indian’s history and culture. Native Americans were known to practice the Hiramic Legend and the Temple of Solomon, despite their ignorance of the Hiramic Legend and the Temple of Solomon “Charity, justice, confidence in God, and the promise of immortality are all Masonic virtues.
Every man learns that in order to receive the wages of life, such as food, clothing, and shelter, he must work. Life’s wages must also comprise the qualities that are necessary for happiness and fulfillment: zest for life, happiness, and contentment. This drama is about our famous Brother Benjamin Franklin’s life and accomplishments. He exemplifies the Scottish Rite Core Values of Devotion to Country and Service to Humanity in his public life.
The Twenty-sixth Degree tells us that partisan warfare, even when it escalates to violent conflict, does not absolve us of our Masonic responsibilities. A second lesson needs to be learned. The values of brotherhood give rise to excellent civic practice. When the guns fell silent, Masons from all sides came together to mend the wounds of war. They dedicated their energies to bringing the war-torn country back together and rebuilding it.
The Scottish Rite of Freemasonry has always believed in the separation of church and state. The Twenty-seventh Degree, Knight of Jerusalem, has this as its topic. The degree is based on a historical event in the lives of Emperor Frederick II and Pope Honorius III, his former mentor.
The twenty-eighth degree’s symbolism draws your attention to the evolution of our Masonic tradition. It depicts the fraternity as it evolves from an operating guild to a theoretical moral science. This transformation was fully completed in the seventeenth century, and it was a necessary precondition for the founding of the first Grand Lodge in London in 1717. It reflects the period’s moral ideologies’ inability to become significant in people’s daily lives.
The Masonic values of equality and tolerance are emphasized in the Twenty-ninth degree. It signifies a turning point in Europe’s protracted conflicts between Turks and Christians. According to legend, the Sultan was held captive by a group of Knights of St. Andrew, a Scottish Order of Chivalry.
The Thirtieth Degree drama depicts a trial scene at a Civil Court in England during Edward II’s reign in the 14th century. A Knight who represents each member seeks to be promoted and finds himself in court as a defendant. The hard school of experience teaches him this lesson.
This degree is a fictional rendition of Old Testament lessons as well as a New Testament tale. It displays two Scottish Rite Core Values: Integrity and Service, in a striking way. It serves to remind us of our Masonic responsibilities, which we have all accepted in some way “…that I shall support, aid, and help all Master Mason brothers…
Man holds the Royal Secret, according to the 32nd degree. It is God’s everlasting gift of LOVE. Others are unable to give it to mortal folks. It became incarnate when the Father breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and man became a living soul. Cherish this love as a divine trait, a priceless birthright, and a testament to the fact that all men are, in fact, God’s sons.
In a Stellium, do degrees matter?
Astrologers disagree about how close some aspect patterns should be to form a stellium. Some suggest no more than 1 or 2 degrees, while others say up to 5 degrees is OK. The stellium, on the other hand, allows for a larger orb as long as they’re both in the same zodiac sign. The greater the potency, the closer the planets are together.
In astrology, what does 28 degrees mean?
The number 28 represents the Cancer zodiac sign. The mother, the home, what you’re comfy with, and familiarity are all ruled by Cancer, and it becomes the degree of the Household name. Only your Personal Placements (Sun, Moon, Rising, Venus, Mars, Jupiter) and MC/10th House (which is what you’re renowned for) are affected.
In astrology, what is the God’s finger?
The birth chart is a map to some of the spiritual obstacles and tasks we may face in order to evolve, yet we all have the power to pick a good part of our destiny.
A Yod, often known as the “finger of God” or “finger of fate,” is an unusual formation in the astrology charts of a small number of people. In astrology, the Yod is frequently seen in the charts of persons whose lives are marked by intensity and constant change.
The artist Prince was born with two Yods in his horoscope. Both Princess Diana’s boys, William and Harry, have Yods in their birth charts. Meghan Markle also has a double Yod.
In astrology, what does the 16th degree mean?
In natal charts and predicting, the middle degrees are important. When a planet is situated between 14 and 16 degrees of a sign, it looks to be fully immersed in the sign’s raison d’tre.