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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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Uranus

Astrology; General astrology

Formerly known as Herschel (after its discoverer, Sir William Herschel), this planet, one of the outer trans-personal planets, was not discovered until March 13, 1781. Although ...

Androgyne (Androgynous)

Astrology; General astrology

Expressing characteristics of both sexes. Mercury is convertible and androgynous, as he can be either dry, or moist, depending on his position in the chart. In ancient ...

Antiscion

Astrology; General astrology

A point equal in distance on the opposite side of the solsticial axis to a planet's position. It is effectively the "shadow" of a planet. The midpoint of a planet's position and ...

Age of Aquarius

Astrology; General astrology

The Astrological Age that begins when the vernal point precesses beyond the first degree of sidereal Pisces and into the last degree of sidereal Aquarius. The exact year of this ...

Alchemy

Astrology; General astrology

Ancient art of transforming substances from an impure to a pure form using occult techniques (the Great Work), primarily the transformation of base metals into gold. Alchemy also ...

Age, Astrological

Astrology; General astrology

The location of the vernal point in the sidereal zodiac defines the current Astrological Age. An Astrological Age has a duration of some 2,160 years, as the vernal point (0° Aries ...

Ammonius Saccas

Astrology; General astrology

Second Century Alexandrian mystic and philosopher, teacher of Origin, Clement, and Plotinus. The founder of what eventually became Neoplatonism, he sought to resolve religious and ...