posted December 13, 2014 04:19 AM            

I'm kind of having trouble truly understanding what it means for a planet to be afflicted. Is it when it's bombarded with many hard aspects or is it particularly having something to do with the nature of the planets involved when they interact negatively? For example, Venus square Uranus suggests that Venus is afflicted whereas Venus sq. Mars suggests that it isn't...

Can we consider Sun combustions as afflictions of some sort?

Can an affliction apply to a planet placed in an "incompatible" or "unsuitable" house?

posted December 13, 2014 09:00 AM            

I personally consider a chart with lotsof square and opposition as afflicted. An afflicted jupiter can be much worse because saturn gets better with time, so does pluto.

posted December 13, 2014 07:37 PM            

Conjunction, opposition, square, or inconjunct are considered major stressful aspects. A planet caught in these configurations is afflicted.

Cadent houses (third, sixth, ninth and twelfth) are considered the weakest and planets are said to be weaker in them, thus afflicted.

posted December 14, 2014 07:07 AM            

On the bright side - the Moon is slowly but surly - drifting away from Earth.... And the further it goes from us - the less emotional people are - till eventually we won't have any emotions at all. Yeeey! ^^ Oh wait... that means the happy emotions will cease to exist as well... Awww... I guess people will be more like iPhones then - iPeople.

Then again, who knows - maybe humans will evolve to the point where space travel is more accessible - and we can send some robots to clear those planetary afflictions - and everybody will be in a constant state of happiness then. ^^ On the downside - to much happiness is bad for us, it's bad for our brain - which in turn would lower the lifespan of humans drastically. I mean, what we call know teens - would be our elders at that point. And instead of growing old - most would reach insanity around the age of 17 (and i think i'm being generous here - cause I'm not sure the brain could manage that for 17 years - a constant production of dopamine, endorphins, serotonin and oxytocin) - and... i guess euthanasia would be a must - at that point, or else those who go crazy - will bring havoc among the other members of that society. A peaceful and happy society.

posted December 14, 2014 07:13 AM            

I could Really use some help in that area.

Cause they were rough.

Eventually, I realized that was exactly what afflicted meant.

How the things play out depends on whether it is a positive placement, or a difficult one, yet the things remain the same.

posted December 14, 2014 10:34 AM            

I guess my question was more of: what is the nature of an affliction? Is it functioning uncomfortably, is it downright negatively expressed, is it struggling? I mean... I just think that term is very loosely explained but then again, I could be getting semantical about it.

Ellynlvx, so you would describe it as a part of your chart/planetary alignment that you felt you struggled with?

I'm not sure if I can consider conjunctions as leading to afflictions. I really think there's more to it.

posted December 14, 2014 10:55 AM            

This is the way I see it.

I don't like to say that a planet is afflicted but rather that it has an affliction.
I would also say that the affliction is anything that causes the planet to not behave or express itself in the normal way that it should. (or adding what is perceived to be an unhealthy trait perhaps? Subject to opinion maybe?)

My mercury as an example.
My mercury is Virgo - great! That's home! Awesome.
But it's in the 12th. My thoughts are not always normal and can be very.... well you know. Out there. Plus conjunct mars.
Anyway, there are many many many thoughts... MANY thoughts that I keep to myself.
On top of that, it squares moon. There's a lot of internal tenion and difficulty understanding my own emotions.
DEFINITELY trouble expressing them.
Ironically, with that square, it's the more tender, sensitive, caring, kind, and loving emotions that get shoved into the closet and that I keep for me.
It's the aggressive, controversial, fighting emotions and words that is allowed to be seen by most others.

posted December 14, 2014 11:17 AM            

I can also relate, from a theoretical perspective, to the Mercury in Virgo parallel with it being in the house of its opposite. Perhaps the aggressive side of you is more readily visible to the public because your Mars is conjunct your ascendant?

What do you mean by "it's the more tender, sensitive, caring, kind, and loving emotions that get shoved into the closet and that I keep for me"? As in, you keep them to yourself or are only able to express them to specific people?

posted December 14, 2014 11:27 AM            

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Originally posted by PisceanDream:
I get the distinction, thanks! Is there any point in which you would refer to a planet that "has an affliction" as an "afflicted planet"? What would be the essential difference between the two, in your opinion?

I can also relate, from a theoretical perspective, to the Mercury in Virgo parallel with it being in the house of its opposite. Perhaps the aggressive side of you is more readily visible to the public because your Mars is conjunct your ascendant?

What do you mean by "it's the more tender, sensitive, caring, kind, and loving emotions that get shoved into the closet and that I [b]keep for me"? As in, you keep them to yourself or are only able to express them to specific people?

Sorry for the multiple questions![/B]

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This all just being my opinion of course.
My Venus for example, I would say *is* afflicted.
In Virgo... bad.
In 12th.... bad.
Square Neptune... bad.

And that's it. It conjuncts Mercury technically but it's by a long way.

posted December 14, 2014 11:49 AM            

Yeah, you made sense! Totally got it. So it's reserved more for romantic partners, in general and particularly, your wife? Got it. Private Venus, private communication, private expression of sexuality. I definitely see what you mean.

posted December 14, 2014 01:16 PM            

I just remember eventually realizing that it means the same areas, but sometimes there are difficulties involved, sometimes they are assets.

Just depending on the way they are Aspected, Placed and/or Dignified.

DF, at least that Venus is in an Exalted House.

posted December 14, 2014 03:15 PM            

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Originally posted by CatMote:
the way i understood afflicted planets is if they have 2 or more challenging aspects in relation to said planet, or their energy is debilitating.
i would consider my sun afflicted; it squares uranus, opposes my ascendant, and squares my midheaven, and is placed in my 7th house. (aries sun)
however, i rather enjoy having my sun square uranus and my 7th house placement. so it depends on how you want to define afflictions, but when people say afflicted its usually meant by something like this.

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Yeah, that is how I have heard afflicted planets described too.

Meaning my Sun and Venus are technically afflicted. :/

I don't know if I see it that way though: Sun square Jupiter, Sun square Pluto, Sun square Mars, Venus square Mars, Venus square Jupiter.

posted December 14, 2014 05:07 PM            

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Originally posted by PisceanDream:
Wow... So then what exactly would it mean for a planet to be afflicted? Each of the descriptions you offered (SSS) describe a different type of affliction. So my question what at all does it mean? I was leaning more towards theunknown's description but I'm very interesting in your perspective.

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It just means if a planet is weak by sign, house or aspect, it is afflicted. It can also be heavily afflicted which means it is weak by more than one, let's say Saturn in Aries with square to Sun and opposition to moon is considered a heavily afflicted.

In my chart, nearly everything is afflicted except for the sun if you don't count the very wide square to Mars which I don't.

A planet is afflicted if it receives one or more tense aspect or is weak by sign or house. No exceptions. It's astrology. You can pretend otherwise but it's not going to change the influence on your life. Affliction is affliction. So you gotta watch the transits to the afflicted planet and those that are afflicted by it. Like, if you have an afflicted moon, watch the transits carefully and try to not take risks during a period the natal planet is undergoing aspects from others.