Zodiac

Zodiac

The Zodiac is the ring of constellations that lines the ecliptic, which is the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year.

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universal signs

Astrology; Zodiac

According to a system taught by Richard Idemon, the final four signs of the zodiac—Sagittarius through Pisces—are absorbed by collective or universal issues.

These are people with Uranus strongly featured in their birth charts. Uranus is strong when it is on the Ascendant, Midheaven, in aspect to the Sun or Moon or several planets, or if the sign Aquarius ...

conjunction

Astrology; Zodiac

A conjunction is formed when two planets stand within range of one another in the zodiac, anywhere from 0-10° apart. When planets are conjunct, their energies and functions are blended, as though ...

detriment

Astrology; Zodiac

This is the sign in which a planet’s inherent characteristics have the most difficulty being expressed freely. A planet is in detriment in the sign opposite the one it rules—e.g. Mars rules Aries, ...

elements

Astrology; Zodiac

1. Based on a medieval system, the zodiac signs are divided into four elements—fire, earth, air, and water. 2. Fire and air work well together (air keeps a fire burning, and fire warms up cold air), ...

ephemeris

Astrology; Zodiac

A reference book, calendar, or computer program that gives the daily positions of the planets in the solar system.

exaltation

Astrology; Zodiac

In a traditional method of evaluating the strength of planets in various zodiac signs, exaltation is the sign where a planet is supposedly at its best, including Venus in the sign Pisces, Mars in the ...