Astrology

Astrology

Ancient astronomy. In its current understanding, the belief in the effect of celestial bodies on the lives of humans and world events.

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application

Astrology; General astrology

The approach of one planet to another by aspect or conjunction, or to a sensitive point in the chart, such as a cusp. See Separation.

arabic parts

Astrology; General astrology

Significant points on the ecliptic, derived from the relationship between other significant points or planets. Parts are also known as Lots. See Pars Fortunæ (Part of Fortune). ...

arc

Astrology; General astrology

Distance as measured in degrees, minutes and seconds along the circumference of a circle. There are 360 degrees of arc in the circumference of a circle; a minute is one 60th of a ...

archetype

Astrology; General astrology

Original pattern, model, prototype, or blueprint. According to modern, psychological astrology, archetypes are the primordial images that form the structural basis for our ...

ascending

Astrology; General astrology

A planet is said to be ascending (rising), when moving via the ascendant between the fourth and tenth cusps, i.e. in the eastern hemisphere of the chart.

ashtakavarga

Astrology; General astrology

Sophisticated point-system of calculating the power of planetary transits, particularly in view of a planet's strength with regard to every planet, including Sun and Moon. Used in ...