posted August 18, 2007 09:08 AM              

i want to get a better feel for critical degrees.

posted August 18, 2007 04:15 PM            

Some good interps for the Anaretic Degree:
http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/010668.html

posted August 18, 2007 04:43 PM            

My Virgo Moon is in the 5th house.

How does it play out in my life? I guess I analyze emotions. I live somewhat vicariously where emotions are concerned. It's not that I'm devoid of emotion, but there can be, and generally is, a bit of disconnection where emotions are concerned. I can read the subtlety of people with a good degree of mastery.

posted August 19, 2007 01:45 AM            

I have Jupiter in Libra at 29 deg in 9th, Neptune in Sagittarius at 0 deg in 10th
and a Scorpio MC at 0 deg.

posted August 19, 2007 07:32 AM              

“Significance of the First and the Last Degree: …) Liz Greene, in one of her books (The Outer Planets and Their Cycles) remarks that within one and the same sign, its characteristics are manifested most intensively at the beginning and at the end. Particularly interesting is the last degree of each sign. We are used to think that towards the end of a sign, its influence decreases, whereas the influence of the next sign starts to manifest. Here lies the surprise - at the end, its influence gets stronger again and manifests very intensively. It is as if at the last step, the sign wanted another opportunity to show its identity before the new quality starts to dominate.”

Including Indian Astrology, this web-user discussed even MORE critical degrees:

“By further investigation I found an older book from Myrna Lofthus ("A Spiritual Approach to Astrology") giving insight into the significance of particular group of critical degrees. Here is their classification:
1. degree of cardinal signs - new beginning (the ARIES POINT/Alvarella)
13. degree of cardinal signs - frustration due to maladjustment
26. degree of cardinal signs - warning that plans are being overvalued before further progress is made
9. degree of fixed signs - faith in ability to overcome all obstacles and difficulties.
15. degree of fixed signs - attachment to the law of karma - possibility for an advanced soul to fulfil its destiny and to teach others
21. degree of fixed signs - agonies caused by purification of egoistic mind.
4. degree of mutable signs - overcoming all prejudices and accepting the unity with everything.
17. degree of mutable signs - rebirth through the contact with the knowledge form unconscious mind

(You find the complete thing here: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/8784/critical.html)

Dear WRITESOMETHING: I have no placements in the first or last degrees of a sign (only house cusps) – but I have some placements under the “critical degrees” mentioned aboved. I’ll name a few here, and how I perceive that:

“26. degree of cardinal signs - warning that plans are being overvalued before further progress is made”:

I have PT. of FORTUNE in 26° Aries (5th house) – and indeed I tend to be too impulsive in my romantic/creative life very often. This goes especially (!) for romance. In my creative work I am often overwhelmed by an idea – and start to work on it/presenting it too early whithout proper preparation - so that I have to correct and re-work everything again later.

My JUPITER is in 26° Libra (11th house) – again too much impulsiveness and blind faith sometimes. Excessive planning, hoping, scheming, "thinking big” (very big!).

“4. degree of mutable signs - overcoming all prejudices and accepting the unity with everything.”

My VENUS cj. SN. is in 4° Virgo (9th house) – and also conjunct the Parts of Deceit, Prudence and Sensitivity (<1dg.). In fact, the matters of “deceit, betrayal, truthfulness, disappointment, forgiving” play an important part in my love life again and again. I am not sure whether I have already “overcome all prejudices” in this regard ….;-)

My NN is in 4° Pisces (3rd) house – I guess I am a very openminded talker, quite sensitive and manage to get along with anybody, be it a boss or a beggar, I am quite tolerant in my day to day life, can accept the diversity of people and understand their point of view easily without taking it too personally.

“17. degree of mutable signs - rebirth through the contact with the knowledge form unconscious mind”

My Pt. of LIBIDO is in 17° Sagittarius (1st) house – not sure, how much “unconsciousness” is included with that … ;-)

What do you all think about this additional critical degrees-theory?

posted August 19, 2007 08:31 AM            

quote:

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“By further investigation I found an older book from Myrna Lofthus ("A Spiritual Approach to Astrology") giving insight into the significance of particular group of critical degrees. Here is their classification:
1. degree of cardinal signs - new beginning (the ARIES POINT/Alvarella)
13. degree of cardinal signs - frustration due to maladjustment
26. degree of cardinal signs - warning that plans are being overvalued before further progress is made

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posted August 19, 2007 07:00 PM            

to answer your question Zala no, it has to be on the degree. Minutes and seconds are ok

Mercury 0 Aries (3) conjunct the nadir
Mars 29 Gemini (7)

posted August 19, 2007 10:45 PM              

quote:

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0, 13, and 26 are the critical cardinal degrees.

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Jupiter 13.53 Capricon

posted August 19, 2007 10:49 PM              

~Jupiter(Libra 0*36'11" R)in H4
~Ceres(Leo 0*38'46") in H2
~Vesta(Virgo 0*22'34") in H4

**Also...my IC/MC are at critical angles...

~IC(Leo 29*26'33")
~MC(Aqua 29* 26'33")

This makes Vesta conj my IC(both at critical angles)

I don't really have any idea how this stuff manifests in my life.I will study it further...

posted August 20, 2007 03:59 AM            

Pluto Virgo 29°41'55 4th House
(Intense/powerhouse - I always bounce back no matter what life dishes out)

Uranus Libra 13°30'39 5th House (Also a singleton)Makes me a bit looney

Venus Sag 00°30'01 7th House
(Loves being in partnerships but also needs a bit of freedom)

Saturn Taurus 15°47'24 12th House
(Makes me and advanced old soul)