- Air
- One of the four elements representing ideas, communication, and intellect.
The air signs are Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius.
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- Ascendant
- The sign that was on the eastern horizon at the time of birth. Its
location is the easternmost point in the chart and is the cusp of the
first house. The Ascendant is also sometimes referred to as the rising
sign. It represents our social style, and how we "meet" the world.
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- Aspects
- Geometrical relationships between planets. Some are the conjunction,
the opposition, the square, the sextile, the trine, and the quincunx.
- Asteroids
- Small celestial bodies that are sometimes used in interpretation.
Juno, Ceres, Pallas Athene, and Vesta are the best known. A good resource
for asteroids is Demetra George's "Asteroid Goddesses".
- Cardinal
- One of the three modalities which suggests action and initiative.
The cardinal signs are Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn.
- Conjunction
- An aspect in which two or more planets occupy the same degree. Conjunctions
imply a blend, or fusion, of the energies of the planets involved.
- Cusp
- In a birthchart, the line that is the beginning of a house. The sign
on the cusp of a house suggests the style through which the affairs
of of the house are approached.
- Descendant
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- The cusp, or entry point, into the seventh house. It represents the
style we bring to intimate relationships.
- Earth
- One of the four elements representing practicality, stability, and
pragmatism. The earth signs are Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn.
- Elements
- Air, earth, fire, and water. Each represents affinities specific
to the element.
- Ephemeris
- A reference book that shows planetary positions . for any given day.
The most commonly used ephemeris is Neil F.Michelsen's "The American
Ephemeris for the 21st Century".
- Fire
- One of the four elements representing initiative and drive. The fire
signs are Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius.
- Fixed
- One of the three modalities which represents stability and tenaciousness.
The fixed signs are Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius.
- Glyph
- A symbol used in astrology to represent signs, planets, and aspects.
- Hemisphere
- Halves of the birthchart indicating the area above, below, east or
west of the horizon at birth. A preponderance of planets in any of the
hemispheres carries broad themes.
- Houses
- Twelve sectors of the birthchart that represent territories of life
experience.
- Midheaven
- Cusp of the 10th house and pinnacle of the birthchart. It represents
the position of the Sun at noon. Its abbreviation is MC, for the Latin
Medium Coeli.
- Modalities
- The three general modes of expression. Modalities are cardinal, fixed,
and mutable.
- Mutable
- One of the three modalities which represents flexibility, responsiveness,
and changeability. Mutable signs are Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and
Pisces.
- Nadir
- Cusp of the 4th house and point farthest below the horizon. It represents
the position of the Sun at midnight. Its abbreviation is IC, for the
Latin Imum Coeli.
- Nodes
- Points, rather than planets, which are important keys to chart interpretation.
The South Node of the Moon suggests strong predispositions or talents,
whereas the North Node of the Moon, the opposite point, represents a
path of growth.
- Opposition
- An aspect with an angle of 180û between planets. It suggests tension
or polarization between the planets involved.
- Orb
- The span of degrees within which an aspect is considered to be active.
Usually orbs of up to ten degrees are allowed for planets aspecting
the Sun, Moon, or Ascendant. Tighter orbs usually apply to other planets.
- Part of Fortune
- The most commonly used of the Arabian parts. It is said to be a place
of good luck and fulfillment if one works to access its energy.
- Quincunx
- Also called the inconjunct, an aspect of 150û that requires adjustment.
- Retrograde
- Apparent backward motion of planets. Stories suggest that a retrograde
planet's energy is turned inward during a retrograde period.
- Sextile
- An aspect of 60° between planets. It suggests positive flow and excitement
between planets involved.
- Square
- An aspect of 90û between planets. It indicates tension and friction
between the planets involved.
- Stationary
- Describes an apparently motionless planet. A planet is stationary
just before it moves retrograde or direct.
- Stellium
- Three or more planets in a sign or house. It suggests a high concentration
of energy.
- Transits
- Daily movements of the planets as they form aspects to our natal
charts and activate themes of those natal planets.
- Trine
- An aspect of 120û between planets. It indicates harmony and easy
flow between the planets involved.
- Water
- One of the four elements representing emotion and subjective states.
Water signs are Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces.
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