"The definitions of planets and signs are not random. The concepts and principles underlying these relationships are no longer a part of the curricula of life as it was for many centuries in the past, although oddly, many of these ideas still exist in our vocabulary and expressions.
Essential Dignity defines the relationship between the planets and a a zodiac sign. Each sign represents 30 degrees in the sky, yet each of these degrees is not equal. Essential Dignity describes each degree in terms of planets that have some power over each degree."