Glossary of Astrological Terms

Those which have the same declination; i.e., at equal distances from the Tropics; as Aries and…

The Babylonian form of Baal. He was a member of the supreme triad of deities: …

A varying number of dusky belt-like bands or zones encircling the planet  Jupiter, parallel to…

Planetary relations, or familiarities, which permit the unobstructed release of  cosmic energy, hence conducive to…

A benefic planet situated between two malefics, within orbs of each, is said to be …

Those which have been symbolized by beasts, or animals: Aries, Taurus, Leo,  Scorpio, the last…

Aspect DeVore, Nicholas. Encyclopedia of Astrology. New York: Philosophical Library, 1947.

Said of double-bodied Signs: Gemini, Sagittarius and Pisces. As originally  employed by Ptolemy, bicorporeal was…

What is generally accepted as the true moment of birth is the moment of the…

A term applied by older authorities to the Fire Signs Aries, Leo and Sagittarius,  which…

A term employed by Maurice Weymss to indicate a relationship between zodiacal degrees  (1) when…

 Hindu name for the planet Jupiter. A deity in the Rig-Veda. Known in Vedic mythology as…

Gautama Siddhartha, founder of Buddhism in the 6th century B.C., was classed by  his followers…

also Kabalism, kabalistic. (1) The Cabalists assume that every word of the inspired writings embodies…

An evil spirit; the elemental. A term once employed in connection with the twelfth house,…

Those houses which fall away from the angles; the 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th houses….

n. The wand of Hermes, or Mercury, the messenger of the gods. A cosmic, sidereal,…

A system of reckoning and recording the time when events occur; the coordination of the…

The Crab. The fourth sign of the zodiac. Its symbol presumably the folded claws of…