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Afflictions in the Natal Chart

An Affliction in the natal chart simply means a house or planet being in a “weak state” or debilitated somehow. It is a planet experiencing hardship and stress due to being in a challenging position. This will cause the planet to have a difficult expression as a result.

Affliction Through Sign Debilitation

I.e. When a planet or house is in detriment or fall [uncomfortable and shadowed expression]

Sun: detriment in Aquarius, fall in Libra

Moon: detriment in Capricorn, fall in Scorpio

Mercury: detriment in Sagittarius, fall in Pisces

Venus: detriment in Aries and Scorpio, fall in Virgo

Mars: detriment in Taurus and Libra, fall in Cancer

Jupiter: detriment in Gemini and Virgo, fall in Capricorn

Saturn: detriment in Cancer and Leo, fall in Aries

Uranus: detriment in Leo

Neptune: detriment in Virgo

Pluto: detriment in Taurus

Astro/Bruja note: Look to whatever planet rules whatever house to see if it is in it’s fall/detriment according to the above

In addition

Possible accidental debilities [weaknesses]:

Being combust [that means between 18' and 8°30' away from the Sun], under the Sun's beams [between 8°30' and 17° away from the Sun], or opposed the Sun [less than 8° distant]

Being retrograde [moving "backwards"] 

Being stationary [not moving]

Being slow [considerably slower, in relation to its own mean speed. note that this isn’t an issue for Saturn who is slow moving by nature]

In a “bad house” [6th, 8th, and 12th houses]

In close aspect to malefics [rulers of the 6th, 8th, 10th or 12th]

In the house opposed to its “joy" [When a planet is in the house of its joy it is said to “rejoice”. The joys of the planet: Mercury, 1st house; Moon, the 3rd; Venus, the 5th; Sun, the 9th; Mars, the 6th; Jupiter, the 11th; Saturn, the 12th. So, since Mercury is in it’s “joy in the 1st, it is debilitated in the seventh, etc]

Being conjunct [less than 2 degrees] a bad fixed star [Algol, Antares, Nessus, Sado etc]