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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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disjunct signs
Astrology; General astrology
According to Ptolemy: "Disjunct" and "Alien" are the names applied to those divisions of the zodiac ... which belong neither to the class of commanding or obeying, beholding or of ...
dispositor
Astrology; General astrology
When a planet is in the sign ruled by another, that planet is said to be disposed of by the ruler, its dispositor. For example, Mars in Sagittarius in said to be disposed of by ...
aphrodite
Astrology; General astrology
Greek goddess of love, beauty and prosperity, cognate with Roman Venus.
apsides
Astrology; General astrology
Plural of Apsis. According to The Aphorisms of Cardan, "changes of the Absides of the Planets cause mutations in governments and laws, which is a point very much to be regarded".
apsis
Astrology; General astrology
The point of greatest (apoapsis; apapsis) or least (periapsis) distance of the elliptical orbit of a celestial body from its centre of attraction (the centre of mass of the ...
aquarius
Astrology; General astrology
The eleventh sign of the zodiac. Aquarius, the Water-bearer, is a fixed, air sign. More about Aquarius.
ares
Astrology; General astrology
Greek god of war and fertility, cognate with Mars. Not to be confused with Aries, the sign of the Ram.
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