Degree theory is a highly niche astrological concept claiming that the specific mathematical degree a planet occupies in your chart between zero and twenty-nine carries its own secret, highly potent meaning.

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Degree theory is a highly niche astrological concept claiming that the specific mathematical degree a planet occupies in your chart between zero and twenty-nine carries its own secret, highly potent meaning. According to a popular modern version created by Nikola Stojanovic, the eighteenth degree is universally recognized as the absolute worst placement because it carries the supposedly evil, illness-inducing energy of Virgo. This means that even if you have a perfectly nice Venus placement in a romantic sign, if it happens to sit at exactly eighteen degrees, you are allegedly cursed to attract terribly sick partners or experience endless heartbreak. It is the absolute pinnacle of astrological paranoia, proving that when the regular signs and planets fail to fully explain why your life is a mess, you can always just drill down into the esoteric math to find a totally arbitrary number to blame for your horrific dating history