We are like fruit
without flesh.
Hollow-cheeked we stand,
as an archaic
bounding of a spring.
Those who meet us
find themselves on a stair
that cannot carry weight.
Who are we?
Altair Astrology
Re-examining Tradition
We are like fruit
without flesh.
Hollow-cheeked we stand,
as an archaic
bounding of a spring.
Those who meet us
find themselves on a stair
that cannot carry weight.
Who are we?
Altair Astrology 
Pitted olives…ehhh…degrees .
Hello Twiddle!
Yes. Care to tell me about what the archaic bounding is?
Thomas
Hello. I’ll try.
A ditch is an obstacle, designed to slow down or break up an attacking force.In Mediaeval fortification, a ditch was often constructed in front of a defensive wall to hinder sapping and escalade.
According to the archaic Bonatti, when Moon or Ascendant are on a pitted degree the querent is incapable of any action (as if bounded by ditches).
I wonder, couldn’t he just “spring over” the ditch ? :-0
Dear Twiddle!
Your answer adds a further insight to the pitted degrees! 🙂
Not what I expected, but very good!
Unfortunately the stairway – the degree- collapses before the planet can spring over!
There is an archaic word for pitted and this is “puteal”. This was the bounding of a well to prevent someone from falling in. In this context the planet trips over it and into the well.
best wishes,
Thomas