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Astral Atlas
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Detriment

Also called in detriment

A traditional debility assigned when a planet occupies a sign opposite one of its domiciles; Venus in Aries is an example in Lilly’s table.

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Word origin · etymology

Latin through French.

Detrimentum meant loss or damage, from a verb meaning wear away. The traditional classification adopts that diminished-standing vocabulary.

Merriam-Webster: detriment ↗

How we know · epistemology

Opposition within a rulership scheme

Opposition to an assigned domicile determines this label, not a physical injury to the planet. Its interpretation describes conventional testimony rather than proving harm, incompetence or a failed outcome.

William Lilly: Christian Astrology (1647), p. 105, original text ↗

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  1. William Lilly: Christian Astrology (1647), p. 105, original text ↗
  2. Merriam-Webster: detriment ↗