Hi. This is what I've found on the critical degrees:
CRITICAL DEGREES
Taken from the Hindu concept of Vedic Astrology, it is believed that there are degrees of a sign at which it is most fortunate to have a planet positioned.
Critical Degrees are derived mathematically by dividing the Zodiac by the Moon's average daily motion. These positions within the Houses are known as the Lunar Mansions.
The Cardinal Signs -- Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn -- can smile if there's a planet in their birth chart positioned at
0, 13 or 26 degrees.
The Fixed Signs -- Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius -- will be happy to see a planet sitting at
9 or 21 degrees.
The rest of the Signs are
Mutable; Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces are quite fortunate to find a planet in their natal chart hovering at
4 or 17 degrees.
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Max Heindel said that, "When a planet is within orb of 3 degrees of these critical points it exercises a much stronger influence in the life than it would otherwise. Therefore, students will also do well to remember this and
should a planet be in a sign of fall or detriment, but in a critical degree, it is thereby strengthened and will do more good or bad according to its native on the aspect it has. On the other hand,
if a planet is in its exaltation sign, highly elevated and in a critical degree, its aspects will be exceedingly powerful and make themselves felt much more in the life than would otherwise be the case.
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Carol Rushman says, "When I see planets at
27, 28, 29 degrees I make note because this person has the potential to achieve something special. I have had many clients who have planets at these degrees who are very rich."
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It is said that planets at the
29th degree of a sign indicate the opportunity in this life to complete the learning of the sign energy, thereby achieving something special.
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It is said that a planet at
29 Cancer is the Millionaire's Degree.
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Max Heindel said to use a 3-deg orb for the Critical Degree.
The 29th Degree is technically 28:01 to 29 degrees, but using a 3-degree orb would be 26-29 degrees.
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I do have Uranus in Cancer at 29 degrees in H8 cj the Vertex, Cancer on the cusp of H8, Uranus the ruler of my Moon, which is in H2 at 20+, the critical degree, so a mutual reception. Uranus is accidentally exalted in H8 as is the Moon in H2 (exalted or something - Moon in H2 is like Moon in Taurus). Anyway, my finances have gone way up to more than a million, and way down, then up again. That is the way of Uranus and the Moon in financial houses, though my Uranus does trine Saturn, so gives it some stability. I also have Pluto and Jupiter in H8, so there again is the theme of expansion and retraction, transformation through this house of finance.
I have a transit coming up in 4 years - Jupiter (chart ruler) cj Uranus/IC/PoF/Aries Point (0 Aries) trine natal Uranus/Vertex, with a solar eclipse to natal Uranus. It sounds good financially, but with Uranus, the little Joy Buzzer, you never really know
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