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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In a traditional system of rating the strengths of the planets, a planet is in its fall in the sign where it is supposedly at its weakest or worst—the sign opposite the one where it is exalted. Since ...

grand cross

Astrology; Zodiac

1. A rectangular formation consisting of at least four planets in hard aspect to one another—it involves both squares and oppositions between planets in the same sign type: cardinal, fixed, or ...

glyph

Astrology; Zodiac

A shorthand symbol that astrologers use to represent a planet, sign, or aspect.

hard aspect

Astrology; Zodiac

1. When two planets are combined by angular relationships that are considered difficult, they are said to be in hard aspect to one another, meaning their energies are not in harmony. 2. Usually these ...

house

Astrology; Zodiac

The astrological chart is a circle divided into twelve pie-shaped wedges called houses. Each house represents a number of related areas of life

house cusp

Astrology; Zodiac

The cusp of a house is the border between it and the adjoining house. The zodiac sign on the cusp of a house describes, in part, how you function in that area of life.