When Carcer lands in a house, the tradition reads moderately bad through its earth nature.
The figure at a glance
- Classical name: Carcer — “Prison”
- Planet: Saturn (direct)
- Element: Earth
- Zodiac affinity: Pisces
- Gender: Feminine
- Portent: Moderately bad
Full meaning
Prison. Isolation. Confinement, limitations and restrictions. Delays and reversals of fortune. Good for contracts and mortgages. Servitude and the need to accept a situation as it is. Mostly unfavorable unless the issue is about stability or security. Trapped in a situation.
Carcer favors activities that require solitude such as meditation, spiritual practices, and self reflection; delaying the inevitable; nurturing patience; and any efforts to establish permanence. It may also be used to trap negative or evil spirits; or to contact the dead.
Pair Carcer with the Judge figure; a favourable Judge can lift even this portent.
The wider web of symbols
| System | Correspondence |
|---|---|
| Zodiac | Pisces — figure of the Pisces season |
| Colors | Green — carries the same earth element |
| Colors | Brown — carries the same earth element |
| Botanicals | Aconite — ruled by the same planetary force |
| Botanicals | Belladonna — ruled by the same planetary force |
| Botanicals | Bistort — ruled by the same planetary force |
| Botanicals | Comfrey — ruled by the same planetary force |
| Botanicals | Devil's Shoestring — ruled by the same planetary force |
| Botanicals | Hemp/Cannabis/Marijuana — ruled by the same planetary force |
| Botanicals | Patchouli — ruled by the same planetary force |
| Botanicals | Yew — ruled by the same planetary force |
| Botanicals | Mullein — ruled by the same planetary force |
| Botanicals | Horsetail — ruled by the same planetary force |
| Botanicals | Cypress — ruled by the same planetary force |