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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.

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