Science / Astrology Glossary

Familiarity: Any kind of aspect or reception between two planets.

Feminine Signs: Earth and water signs. Feminine characteristics do not refer to sex or gender; they are associated with receptivity. Synonymous with negative signs.

Fertile Signs: See fertility.

Fertility: A classification of the signs based on their susposed productivity. Fertile signs, Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces are said to be good for planting when occupied by the Moon, and are indicators of o . . . View Full Definition

Fifth House: Also known as the House of Pleasure. It describes romance, creativity, children, fun and speculation. It also rules the dramatic and one's artistic ability.

Finger Of God: An ambiguous term used variously to indicate the handle in a bucket formation or the yod, a configuration consisting of two planets in sextile and each quincunx to the same third planet. The . . . View Full Definition

Fire Signs: Aries, Leo and Sagittarius, signs which belong to the fire triplicity, associated with the element, fire. Fire signs symbolize fiery characteristics (ardor, spirit, spontaneity).

First House: Also known as the House of Self. It describes the outer personality. It is the image we project to the world, our mask.

Fixed Signs: Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius, which are related to a fixed or stable mode of expression. Fixed signs are associated naturally with succedent houses: the second, fifth, eighth and eleven . . . View Full Definition

Fixed Stars: Stars which, because of their great distance from Earth, appear to be motionless or fixed in space although in actuality they are not.

Flat Chart: Alternate term for natural chart. See natural chart.

Focal Point: Any point in a horoscope where several influences converge or disperse, such as the position of the squared planet in a T-square formation, the action point in a yod, the handle of a bucket, . . . View Full Definition

Forecast: Plotting the movements of the planets to determine upcoming trends.

Fortuna: From the Latin fortuna, fortune. Interchangeable with Part of Fortune.

Fortunes: Another term for the benific planets. See benefic.

Fourth House: Also known as the House of Home. It describes the residence, real estate, ancestry and the past. It is also speaks to parental influence.

Fruitful Signs: The water signs: Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces, which are associated with fertility.

Frustration: An alternate term for Abscission. See abscission.

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