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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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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 ...
Double-bodied Signs
Astrology; General astrology
Gemini is known as one of the double-bodied signs (dual signs) because it has two "bodies" in its symbol, the symbol of the Twins. The other dual signs are Sagittarius (part man, ...
Decan (Decanate)
Astrology; General astrology
A one-third (ten-degree) sector of a sign. Each sign has three decanates: 1-10 degrees, 11-20 degrees and 21-30 degrees. Each decan has its own ruler, based on the rulership of ...
Event-Oriented Astrology
Astrology; General astrology
In contradistinction to Psychological Astrology, this more traditional view presupposes a way of looking at the world as a series of events, rather than psychological states. In ...
Degree
Astrology; General astrology
The zodiac is divided into 360 equal degrees, marked out into into twelve signs of thirty degrees each, counted from 1 (there is no "0" degree, just as there is no Year "0" in our ...
Earth
Astrology; General astrology
Sometimes called Terra, the Earth is the mother planet upon which we dwell, the basis of our world. Our planet revolves on its own axis every 24 hours and completes its orbit ...
Declination
Astrology; General astrology
In order to obtain the vertical position of a celestial (as opposed to its horizontal position along the ecliptic) we measure the distance of a planet north or south of the ...
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