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Name : Sorrow
Planet : Saturn
Sign : Scorpio
Medieval: Saturn(R)/Scorpio
Agrippa: Saturn/Aquarius
Valence: Very bad
Time: Years
Day: Nocturnal
Element: Earth
Gender: Feminine
Humor: Melancholy
Numbers: 12 b d n
Stability : Fixed
Direction : Entering

Tristitia means "sorrow, sadness" and suggests depression, humiliation, loneliness unhappiness, or grief. Loss and destruction of something that has been carefully built up.The querent may suffer problems or feel negatively about the matters governed by the house where Tristitia lies. Sometimes Tristitia shows the need for professional counseling to deal with emotional stress or pain. Unfavorable except in questions dealing with building and the Earth.

Ascendant - Medium, but good for treasure and fortifying.
Second House - Medium, but good to fortify.
Third House - Evil in all.
Fourth House - Evil in all.
Fifth House - Very evil.
Sixth House - Evil, except for debauchery.
Seventh House - Evil for inheritance and magic only.
Eighth House - Evil, but in secrecy good.
Ninth House - Evil except for magic.
Tenth House - Evil except for fortifications.
Eleventh House - Evil in all.
Twelfth House - Evil. But good for magic and treasure.

If you obtain Tristitia as an answer to a relationship question: you might be going through a period of loneliness and fatigue. Maybe you are at the end of a love affair having already lost its color and sparkle. Or your partner might be shutting you off because he/she is becoming unable to deal with his/her many personal problems. Do not make matters worse by giving up too soon, and try not to isolate yourself. Draw another figure for advice.

If you obtain Tristitia as an answer to a professional question: things are moving too slow, success might elude you, and painful professional disappointment will ensue. Business is hard, profits are low, you feel your efforts are poorly rewarded, or you may be forced to stay in an ungrateful/thankless business partnership. If you are looking for a job, or in the process of closing a deal, you might have to wait... Try to analyze methodically the situation and start considering a partial/complete change of activities. Your professional life may be sad because you cant let go of the past and you are clinging to old shells that no longer suit you. Draw another figure for advice and finding a way out.

If you obtain Tristitia as an answer to a spiritual question: maybe you can't get high enough to disentangle yourself from trivial matters and to reach this state of detachment you were seeking as a solution to your problems. Do not despair, because Tristitia, by forcing you to reach deep within yourself, will bring you surprises and long term rewards. If you could let a little light burn in the night of your sadness, like an oil lamp in a cave, heaven might reflect it back to you hundred times brighter in a rainfall of stars. Pray and keep the faith.