Nikola Stojanovicâs degree theoryÂ
â you can learn more about his theory here and here. he was the maker of this theory, iâm simply passing the knowledge iâve researched on him in a more simplified way!!! trigger warning for mentions of death and violence for the 11Âș, the 15Âș, the 18Âș and the 22Âș degreesÂ
according to nikolaâs research, each degree is connected to the sign it rules:Â
aries degrees â 1Âș, 13Âș, 25Âș - taking action, fighting spirit, not giving oneself up to fate, struggle, war, can indicate abuse, labor, diligence, leadership, beginnings, etc
taurus degrees â 2Âș, 14Âș, 26Âș - money, food, the earth, stability, luxuries, voice, singing, etc
gemini degrees â 3Âș, 15Âș, 27Âș - communication, gadgets like televisions or phones, self-expression, books, siblings, neighbourhood, etc
cancer degrees â 4Âș, 16Âș, 28Âș - home, nurture, traditions, loyalty, faith, mother, water, etc
leo degrees â 5Âș, 17Âș, 29Âș - attention, life, fame, light, children, creativity, self-expression, monarchs, entertainment, strength, hair, etc
virgo degrees â 6Âș, 18Âș - to diminish, to make smaller, improvement, health, work, routine, pets, to be of service, etc
libra degrees â 7Âș, 19Âș - fairness, law, business, partnerships, fashion, beauty, charm, luxury items, music, art, etc
scorpio degrees â 8Âș, 20Âș - the 8Âș specifically is connected to death, wealth, to take from others, manifestation, secrets, insurance, sex, jealousy, pregnancy, etc
sagittarius degrees â 9Âș, 21Âș - abundance, expansion, wisdom, college, travelling, to explore, etc
capricorn degrees â 10Âș, 22Âș - to take control, public attention, coldness, fear, depression, rationality, ambition, father, etc
aquarius degrees â 11Âș, 23Âș - divorce, surprises, high places, high tech, new technology, humanitarianism, organizations, friends, networking, etc
pisces degrees â 12Âș, 24Âș - sleeping, drugs, alcohol, lethargy, the unconcious + our psyche, emotional dejections, feet, madness, shadows, unclear, endings, etc
0Âș represents the basic characteristic of the sign - it acts in its purest form. for example, if you have the 0Âș in aries sun, aries here acts in its most potent, pure way.Â
that way, if you, for example, have your ascendant in pisces at the 13Âș, youâll express aries characteristics + all that is connected to taking action, to fight. now, knowing this, this theory can manifest itself in different ways.Â
iâm going to give an example that he talked about in his website that i found simple to understand yet powerful. when nikola was discussing with another astrologer, he wanted to talk about his degree theory, so he took a look at the birth chart of the wife of the other astrologer, and after a minute of analyzing it, he said as follows:Â âYour wife called a carpenter to the house and ordered a larger bed to be made. When the carpenter had finished the job, you went to bed and realized that the work was not properly done. One measure was right â the bed was long enough - but the other one wasnât â the bed wasnât wide enough, it was still narrowâ. the look the other astrologer gave him told him that his brief analysis was absolutely correct.
his reasoning behind it was that the wifeâs 12th house (which rules sleeping, beds, bedrooms) cusp began at the 21Âș of aries, and the ruler of that house, mars, was at the 6Âș in virgo. aries simbolizes to create and the 21Âș, a sagittarius degree, simbolizes to enlarge. so, his wife wanted to create (aries) a larger (sagittarius/jupiter) bed (the 12th house). because mars, the ruler of the 12th house, was placed in virgo (someone who renders services, a worker), she called the carpenter to the house. her mars was, however, in virgo at the 6Âș which is a virgo degree (virgo simbolizes diminishing, making smaller), which meant the measure of the bed had to be smaller than needed. therefore, the cusp of the 12th house (the bed) at the 21Âș (sagittarius - larger, longer) signifies that the bed was both long enough (enlarged), and mars in virgo at a virgo degree (6Âș) meant that it was not wide enough (it was narrow). nikola established connections between degrees, the signs, the planets and the houses where they fell and the aspects that they made in order to make this kind of predictions.Â
he also found a few degrees to be connected to significant things.Â
THE 2Âș DEGREE - SUPREME POWERÂ
nikola, through the research of the birth charts of many people throughout history, observed how those who contained planets, houses and aspects (+lunar nodes, arabic parts, vertex and of course, the four cardinal points: the IC, MC, AC and DC) in the 2Âș degree were those who made remarkable achievements, who wielded extreme power and were highly respected. he got to this conclusion by analyzing the birth chart of queen victoria - other rulers at the time had more powerful aspects than she did, but allas, they werenât the ones to almost rule the entire world - it was her, so he began noticing the pattern between power and the 2Âș. literal jesus himself had his mercury in pisces in the 2Âș. i myself have four degrees at 2Âș, so itâs nice to know my dreams of starting a revolution, overthrowing the government and achieving world domination are supported by the astros
THE 5Âș DEGREE - EROTICISMÂ
this degree is connected to beauty, desire, sex appeal, receiving sexual attention. many sex icons like marilyn monroe, jean harlow and mata hari had it present in their birth chart. nikola talks about this being the best degree in his eyes. considering that itâs a leo degree, itâs all about living, having fun and enjoying life.Â
THE 11Âș DEGREE - DIVORCE / SUICIDEÂ
both the 11Âș and 23Âș degrees of aquarius indicate divorce, but, according to nikola, the 11Âș is connected to suicide.
THE 15Âș DEGREE - CAR ACCIDENTSÂ
this degree, when connected to scorpio + the 8th house, can indicate car accidents. Â
THE 18Âș DEGREE - PURE EVILÂ
simbolizes a bad destiny. to nikola, this is the worst degree you can have. it can indicate rare deseases, tragic accidents. he says thereâs no good about this degree but i absolutely disagree. not to be a hopeless optimist or to pretend to possess half the knowledge that he does but i think itâs pretentious to assume that a degree is literally all bad and that thereâs nothing we can do about it â that takes away from our free will and our inner strength. Many, many people have this degree present in their charts (i believe nikola had it himself), itâs all about facing hardships but, well, thatâs life.
THE 22Âș DEGREE - TO KILL OR BE KILLEDÂ
nikola has found this degree in the birth charts of murderers + people that were murdered. his significance of âto kill or be killedâ is quite literal. now, i want to remind you that this is the worst case scenario and that this degree can manifest itself in many diferent ways - just like the 18Âș and the 8Âș. the death can be figurative. for example, donald trumpâs chart: he has his sun in 22Âș, and his mercury in 8Âș - and Iâm afraid heâs quite alive at his old age and kicking it, even if heâs suffered a public destruction. @saintzjenx in her degree theory post talked about how this placement can also indicate abandonment. i agree, i have my sun at 22Âș in the 10th house (the house of the father) and my father was very emotionally absent + physically as well (his work has him working at other cities during the entire week)Â
THE 29Âș DEGREE - CLAIRVOYANCE/PROGNOSTICISMÂ
the 29Âș indicates someone with clairvoyant potential, someone who makes accurate predictions, with great intuition. itâs to note that nikola himself had a 29Âș in his chart, and that he became known for the predictions he made using the degree theory (for example, he predicted that america would have its first black president ten years before barack obama was elected). but he does like to say that he has absolutely no intuition, though - what prompted him to study the degrees was his virgo rising, acording to him, his need to study and put his brain to work. still, he observed how many clairvoyants had this degree. other astrologers talk about this being a degree that means destruction (and when you analyze trumpâs birth chart and how he has his ascendant and his 11th house at the 29Âș, you can very much argue about the truth behind that theory) but all in all, nikola talks about this degree as benefic.Â
in case youâre feeling bad, remember i have the to kill or be killed 22Âș, plus the 8Âș of death, plus the 11Âș of suicide, plus the 23Âș of divorce, plus two of the 18Âș of pure evil! letâs suffer together besties. on the upside i have four of the 2Âș so we riding to eternal glory!Â
but now seriously, i know some of this is very hard bc obviously life isnât all fun and games but. remember that we all have free will, life isnât determined and having a lot of these in your chart doesnât mean impending doom!! i have them and iâm very much kicking it and iâm not intending to stop. itâs all about acceptance, learning how to work with even the worst degrees in order to make the best out of them. plus, the degrees can manifest themselves in a lot of different ways and a lot more matters than just them being present - like the signs that theyâre in, the aspects with which they make and how harsh they are, the house where they fall etc etc.Â
please do take your time to read through his website + to watch the interviews nikola did on youtube!! he was an amazing astrologer whose theory greatly impacted the way astrology is studied today. heâs fun to learn from, too, which is a plus
