Accidental dignity

Accidental Dignity
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Accidental Dignity: A planet that occupies its house of natural rulership or falls within 5° of an angle is said to be accidentally dignified.

Accidental Dignity
A planet's position by house (angular houses are strongest), or by other beneficial factors such as well-aspected, increasing in light, elevated, swift, etc.
Essential Dignity ...

Accidental Dignity. When a planet is in an angle its effect is more powerful than in succedent or cadent houses, making the 10th house strongest, followed by the 1st, 7th, and 4th (the weakest) place.

accidental dignity A planet that occupies its house of natural rulership or falls within 5° of an angle is said to be accidentally dignified. The term is also applied to planets in angular houses and to the most elevated planets in a horoscope.

Accidental Dignity: See 'Dignities'
Acronycal: Said of the rising after sunset, or setting before sunrise, of a planet that is in opposition to the Sun, hence in a favorable position for astronomical observation.

Accidental Dignity - Planet dignified by favorable position, motion or aspect, but not in Essential Dignity.
Accidental Debility - a planet weakened by house placement or by aspect to a malefic object.

Accidental Dignity (H)
a planet strengthened by house placement or by aspect to a benefic object
Accidental Debility (H) ...

Accidental Dignity: When a planet is so placed in the chart that by its house position or relationship with other planets is strengthened.

Both essential and accidental dignity indicate promotion of planetary strength.

In addition to Essential dignity, the traditional astrologer considers Accidental dignity of planets. This is placement by house in the chart under examination. Accidental dignity describes the planet's "ability to act".

Make sure that the chart ruler is high in both essential and accidental dignity.

A planet so placed as to gain strength by way of Essential or Accidental dignity, does not necessarily confer a benevolent disposition.

See also: Dignity, House, Planet, Astrology, Houses