I shall post the list of "pitted degrees" (extracted from Ibn Ezra) and also the "elevation degrees" (which enhance benefic influences even in the face of weak dignity and adverse aspects!)
Celestial Topography: Elevated Degrees and Pitted Degrees
-Elevated Degrees, are (or rather, were) also known as "elevations", "peaks", "heights" and "degrees of increasing fortune"; planets in them are saved from detriment, changed from debility to dignity, rescued from affliction; if already strong, dignified, benefic, then their benefic influence is greatly amplified; if malefic, their negative influence is transformed into at least a mild benefic influence
-Pitted Degrees, also known as "pits", "depressions", "holes", "deep degrees" and "degrees of diminishing fortune"; regardless of strength or weakness, dignity or detriment or debility, affliction, benefic or malefic, planets in them are neutralized (at least partially) or "blocked" (usually relative degree of influence or to time of manifestation of influence)
-these elevated or pitted degrees have no orbs (unlike the critical degrees)-the planet must be in the exact degree
-the influence of these degrees extend equally throughout the entire degree: a planet posited at the 59th minute of the degree is influenced by it as much as a planet posited at the 1st minute of the degree
-I have followed Ibn Ezra in the listing of these degrees; this because the Ankara tradition followed these, as well as early Renaissance authors (Agrippa); this list is at variance in several of the degrees with that of Al-Biruni: however, the 2 lists match in the great majority of degrees listed.
......ARIES
+ Elevation: 18
- Pits: 5 - 10 - 16 - 23
......TAURUS
+ Elevations: 2 - 14 - 26 - 29
- Pits: 4 - 11 - 17 - 23 - 24 - 25
......GEMINI
+Elevation: 10
- Pits: 1 - 11 - 16 - 25 - 29
......CANCER
+Elevations: 0 - 1 - 2 - 13 - 14
- Pits: 11 - 16 - 22 - 25 - 29
......LEO
+Elevations: 1 - 4 - 6 - 16
- Pits: 5 - 12 - 14 - 21 - 22 - 27
......VIRGO
+Elevations: 1 - 4 - 16 - 19
- Pits: 7 - 12 - 15 - 20 - 24
......LIBRA
+Elevations: 2 - 4 - 20
- Pits: 0 - 6 - 19 - 29
......SCORPIO
+Elevations: 6 - 11 - 19
- Pits: 8 - 9 - 16 - 21 - 22 - 26
......SAGITTARIUS
+Elevations: 12 - 19
- Pits: 6 - 11 - 14 - 23 - 26 - 29
......CAPRICORN
+Elevations: 12 - 13 - 19
- Pits: 1 - 16 - 21 - 23 - 27
......AQUARIUS
+Elevations: 8 - 15 - 16 - 19
- Pits: 0 - 11 - 21 - 28
......PISCES
+Elevations: 17 - 19
- Pits: 3 - 8 - 23 - 26 - 27
Celestial Topography: Elevated Degrees and Pitted Degrees
-Elevated Degrees, are (or rather, were) also known as "elevations", "peaks", "heights" and "degrees of increasing fortune"; planets in them are saved from detriment, changed from debility to dignity, rescued from affliction; if already strong, dignified, benefic, then their benefic influence is greatly amplified; if malefic, their negative influence is transformed into at least a mild benefic influence
-Pitted Degrees, also known as "pits", "depressions", "holes", "deep degrees" and "degrees of diminishing fortune"; regardless of strength or weakness, dignity or detriment or debility, affliction, benefic or malefic, planets in them are neutralized (at least partially) or "blocked" (usually relative degree of influence or to time of manifestation of influence)
-these elevated or pitted degrees have no orbs (unlike the critical degrees)-the planet must be in the exact degree
-the influence of these degrees extend equally throughout the entire degree: a planet posited at the 59th minute of the degree is influenced by it as much as a planet posited at the 1st minute of the degree
-I have followed Ibn Ezra in the listing of these degrees; this because the Ankara tradition followed these, as well as early Renaissance authors (Agrippa); this list is at variance in several of the degrees with that of Al-Biruni: however, the 2 lists match in the great majority of degrees listed.
......ARIES
+ Elevation: 18
- Pits: 5 - 10 - 16 - 23
......TAURUS
+ Elevations: 2 - 14 - 26 - 29
- Pits: 4 - 11 - 17 - 23 - 24 - 25
......GEMINI
+Elevation: 10
- Pits: 1 - 11 - 16 - 25 - 29
......CANCER
+Elevations: 0 - 1 - 2 - 13 - 14
- Pits: 11 - 16 - 22 - 25 - 29
......LEO
+Elevations: 1 - 4 - 6 - 16
- Pits: 5 - 12 - 14 - 21 - 22 - 27
......VIRGO
+Elevations: 1 - 4 - 16 - 19
- Pits: 7 - 12 - 15 - 20 - 24
......LIBRA
+Elevations: 2 - 4 - 20
- Pits: 0 - 6 - 19 - 29
......SCORPIO
+Elevations: 6 - 11 - 19
- Pits: 8 - 9 - 16 - 21 - 22 - 26
......SAGITTARIUS
+Elevations: 12 - 19
- Pits: 6 - 11 - 14 - 23 - 26 - 29
......CAPRICORN
+Elevations: 12 - 13 - 19
- Pits: 1 - 16 - 21 - 23 - 27
......AQUARIUS
+Elevations: 8 - 15 - 16 - 19
- Pits: 0 - 11 - 21 - 28
......PISCES
+Elevations: 17 - 19
- Pits: 3 - 8 - 23 - 26 - 27
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