Zodiac

Zodiac

The Zodiac is the ring of constellations that lines the ecliptic, which is the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year.

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concordant in itinerary

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Signs ruled by the same planetary ruler (such as Gemini and Virgo, both ruled by Mercury).

contra-antiscion

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The point in the opposite sign, degree and minute to a planet's antiscion, or the point lying equidistant from and at the opposite side of the equinoctial axis (0° Aries – 0° Libra) to a planet.

cross-quarter points

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The fifteenth degree of each of the Fixed signs: Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius.

cusp

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The cusp of a house is the border between it and the adjoining house

bestial signs

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Aries (Ram), Taurus (Bull), Leo (Lion), last half of Sagittarius (Centaur/Archer), front half of Capricorn (Sea-goat). Each of these signs is thus symbolised by an animal.

Gemini (twins), Sagittarius (part man, part beast) and Pisces (two fishes). They denote dual experiences, twins etc., when on the cusp of fifth or eleventh houses and especially on the ascendant or ...

cadent houses

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"Falling away" (from the angles). Third, sixth, ninth and twelfth houses. Planets are generally weaker there, being less stable and more changeable in their effects, unless they are the natural ...