I think taking Mercury's detriment and fall in Pisces as a stand-alone factor to describe her mental/emotional state is a good example of how essential dignities are too easily over-used now.

Mercury is square Saturn (albeit widely) and, if we wish to go modern, Neptune. Mercury is also in the triplicity of the Moon in Capricorn which is conjunct Saturn by antiscion, and his exaltation ruler is the debilitated Venus. Mercury falls in the turned 8th house, making it difficult to fulfill his potential. Mars is in a mundane square to the DSC (and naturally the ASC). On the plus side, and there was a plus side to her life, Mercury is disposited by a powerful Jupiter in Pisces. We don't want to lose sight of the fact that this isn't Mrs. Lincoln's chart. It is only supposed to be a broad overview. There are enough good points and problems here to satisfy the requirements for a broad description of Mary Todd's life.

Tom

PS Dr H rectified Mrs. Lincoln's chart too. Scorpio rises. Mars in Sagittarius square Saturn.

Gjiada wrote:
hello Olivia.
I believe we should consider Saturn if it means something in the chart.
Is it the ruler of the Ascendant? Is it aspecting the Moon or the ascendant ruler? Is it in an angle?

This will teach me to type before I have coffee. Yes, it's on the ascendant and partile sextile my ascendant ruler which is on the MC. So Saturn in Sag on ASC, p-sextile Jupiter in Libra on MC. Saturn is oriental. What was I looking at yesterday morning?


Okay, now I'm going to go make today's morning coffee

Cheers -
Liv

Olivia wrote: This will teach me to type before I have coffee. Yes, it's on the ascendant and partile sextile my ascendant ruler which is on the MC. So Saturn in Sag on ASC, p-sextile Jupiter in Libra on MC. Saturn is oriental. What was I looking at yesterday morning?
Cheers -
Liv

Well, mine it was just an example, I need a coffee too
Margherita