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General astrology
Astrology consists of a number of belief systems which hold that there is a relationship between visible astronomical phenomena and events in the human world.
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balsamic moon
Astrology; General astrology
The final phase of the Moon between the last quarter and the darkness of the New Moon. See Moon Phases.
barren planets
Astrology; General astrology
Sun, Saturn and Mars. Traditionally, these planets (along with the Dragon's Tail, or Moon's South Node) tend to prevent the birth, or cause early death, of children when located in either of the ...
behenian fixed stars
Astrology; General astrology
Fifteen stars considered especially useful for magical applications in the mediæval astrology of Europe and the Arab world. The name derives from Arabic bahman, "root," as each was considered a ...
beibenia
Astrology; General astrology
Mediæval term for the brightest of the fixed stars. Jerome Vitali in his Lexicon Mathematicum (1668), says that beibenia are the main stars of the starry images, in particular their hearts and the ...
benefics
Astrology; General astrology
Jupiter (the greater fortune) and Venus (the lesser fortune). These planets are considered to benefit the native, unless afflicted.
circle of perpetual occultation
Astrology; General astrology
At any given place, the boundary of the space around the depressed pole, within which the stars never rise.
climacteria
Astrology; General astrology
Major conjunctions in Sagittarius of Jupiter and Saturn, occurring every 800-960 years, marking significant developments in human destiny.