Amissio
What leaves makes room—open purse, shifting worth
Amissio
Loss
a.k.a. Grasping externally, outer wealth, something escaped or lost
Head 1 · Neck 2 · Body 1 · Foot 2
Figure Essentials
Overview
Divinatory Meaning
Outflow, ransom, donation, separation, depreciation, the shedding of debt, or the loss of track of an asset.
Core Meaning
Quick Judgment
Reading Verdict
Favorable
- Paying debt down with intention
- Giving, donating, or downsizing by choice
- Closing a bond that clings past its truth
- Medical withdrawal or habit change under skilled care
- Clearing stock, clutter, or backlog honestly
Unfavorable
- Raising or tightly holding capital
- Keeping secrets that require a sealed vault
- Locking into a long lease without exit
- Compensation or perks that delay an honest exit
Interpretive Notes
Interpretation & Imagery
Imagery
A bag held mouth downward, letting the contents fall out
- Bag or purse inverted, mouth downward
- Coins spilling in woodcut and emblem traditions
- Venus and Taurus mapped on elemental correspondence wheels
Elemental Synthesis
Fire and water are both active while air and earth lie passive: appetite and feeling move, but neither mediation nor structure follows. Value slips between the fingers because no airy contract and no earthen vault close the circuit.
Structured Interpretation
Read Amissio as value in motion toward the exit. The first question is whether what leaves is being poured out by intention or drained by neglect.
In matters of relationship the figure can bless a needed catharsis; in matters of finance it warns of thin margins unless Acquisitio answers it elsewhere in the chart.
Held with care, the figure teaches that some losses purchase freedom. The practitioner should verify, however, that the querent is not mistaking waste for sacrifice.
Commentary
Amissio pictures the purse inverted: a Venusian appetite meeting an earth that cannot keep every coin. Fire and water flare without a steady mediating air, and earth at the rim lies passive, so what is gained slips because the vessel itself is open. The figure speaks not only of poverty but of release—what leaves makes room.
Modern Examples
- Liquidating a brokerage account to fund relocation abroad
- Removing a dating profile after an honest conversation about limits
- Selling tools and inventory after a deliberate change of vocation
Attributes & Correspondences
Body, Elements & Correspondences
Elemental Composition
Person & Body
Body
A solid neck and a jaw that is either square or softly rounded, with a voice that carries. The shoulders are broader than the hips, and the hands handle weight with practiced ease.
Body (Trad.)
Classical sources describe a robust, large-boned frame of average height, often featuring a broad neck, rounded facial structure, and thick, abundant hair. A visible scar or mark is sometimes noted.
Character
Warm, candid, and given to attachment that runs deeper than pride will easily admit. Such a person dislikes being overlooked and oscillates between open generosity and blunt requests.
Character (Trad.)
Historically viewed as emotionally reactive and forthright. Older texts suggest a character driven by immediate attachments and a strong, sometimes inflexible, sense of personal honor, occasionally lacking strict honesty.
House Affinity
Placement Corpus
In the Twelve Houses
House 1 · First
The sense of self loosens—rename, outward shift, or confession peels an old mask.
House 2 · Second
Money flows out—cut pay, levy, generous spend; subscriptions and fees deserve scrutiny.
House 3 · Third
Word travels wide; reputational scatter when a name or confidence escapes.
House 4 · Fourth
Domestic stake passes away—sale, heirloom leaving home, or caregiver emptied by duty.
House 5 · Fifth
Romance or recreation thins; a draft is set aside; a wager costs its stake.
House 6 · Sixth
Health or routine drains reserves; a companion animal finds a new home; hours at work shrink.
House 7 · Seventh
Partners divide shares in settlement, separate paths open, or clientele drifts to other hands.
House 8 · Eighth
Joint pools thin; insurance pays out; inheritance scatters among heirs.
House 9 · Ninth
Study or journey claims tuition or fare; a gatekeeper declines—the price of knowing.
House 10 · Tenth
Station or compensation slips; public honor traded for private conscience.
House 11 · Eleventh
Collective funding falls short; friendship strains after money passed hands.
House 12 · Twelfth
What was concealed surfaces in cost—care bill, leak of privacy, or quiet bleed from neglected agreements.
Placement Corpus
In Court Roles
Right Witness
The querent arrived already in release—an asset, attachment, or expectation has been leaving by degrees.
Left Witness
The outer field moves outward—markets, partners, or platforms draw value away before it is fully noticed.
Judge
Resolution is parting: something tangible or cherished exits the querent's grasp—welcome when chosen, hard when unintended.
Reconciler
What remains is leaner and truer—fewer possessions or illusions, and a clearer sense of what actually sustains.