Point: Lilith

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Keywords

Defeatism
Negative attitude
Negative bias/orientation
Pessimism
Depression
Despair
Apathy
Helplessness
Hopelessness
Disbelief
Lack of faith
Dark night of the soul
Doubt
Cynicism
Skepticism
Mistrust
Wariness
Lack
Deprivation
Victimhood

Self

Fighting defeatism/negative attitudes/seeing the worst
Apathy
Depression
Helplessness
Hopelessness
Mistrust/Doubt/Skepticism/Cynicism
Dark cloud over your head
Dark/gallows humor
Envious of happiness/goodness
Mistrustful of happiness/goodness
Victim mentality
Stuck in victimhood
Feeling denied/deprived/left out
Dragged down
Feels unsupported
Emo/goth/punk

Relationships

Negativity/Pessimism
Depression
Helplessness
Hopelessness
Apathy
Mistrust/Doubt/Skepticism/Cynicism
Can be oppositional
Envious of happiness/goodness
Mistrustful of happiness/goodness
Dark entertainment/Dark comedy
Victim mentality
Feels unsupported
Misery loves company

World

Negative Zeitgeist
Hopelessness
Apathy
Skepticism & Mistrust
The Martyr
Victimhood
Dark entertainment/Dark comedy
Emo/goth/punk
Envious of happiness/goodness
Mistrustful of happiness/goodness
Misery loves company

Light

Highest and best expressions of the planet’s energies
Not many. Maybe healthy skepticism vs. excess naïveté.

Shadow

Most problematic expressions of planet’s energies
No trust. Excess skepticism. Mistrusts goodness, happiness, joy.
With Saturn: The Vengeful Victim. Self-harm. Suicide ideation. Mass shootings & shooters. Terrorism.

Cohorts

Saturn: Negative, oppositional, misery loves company.

Contras

Neptune: Grace vs. Darkness
Chiron: Magic & joy vs. Pessimism
Odin: Abundance vs. Lack
Diana: Hope vs. Despair
Isis: Upward motion vs. Apathy

Lilith in Cycles

In Helpful cycles:
Could be helpful if usually over-optimistic with poor skills in risk assessment.

In Challenge cycles:
Increases negativity, apathy, despair, depression. Tests of faith. Dark night of the soul.

LATEST REVISION DATE

22 August 2025