General astrology

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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isopsephia

Astrology; General astrology

The Greek word for Gematria, the system of encoding letters with numbers for occult purposes.

Saturn's third-largest moon, discovered by Cassini in 1671. There is some discussion as to whether this satellite is actually artificial – placed by an unknown race in the remote past – due to its ...

IAU

Astrology; General astrology

International Astronomical Union. The professional body for contemporary astronomers. No astrological significance.

image

Astrology; General astrology

Schmidt's translation of Zoidion, the ancient Hellenistic term for Zodiacal Sign. See Zoidion.

impedited

Astrology; General astrology

Debilitated, hindered, or damaged. A planet is impedited (impeded) in its natural action when afflicted, especially by malefics, or is in a general state of weakness due to position or lack of ...

inconjunct

Astrology; General astrology

Widely used in recent times to refer to the quincunx, although the classical meaning is "not in mutual aspect". Neither semisextile nor quincunx are proper aspects in the traditional sense, as a ...

gnostic

Astrology; General astrology

Seeker of Gnosis. In antiquity, gnostics believed that the divine soul in man was trapped in matter and sought to be liberated into perfect understanding and higher truth. Gnostic Christian sects ...