Science / Astrology Glossary

I-Ching: The I-Ching, or 'Book of Changes,' is an ancient Chinese oracle book that deals with philosophy and divination.

Imum Coeli: From the Latin, literally bottom of the heavens; the zodiacal point opposite the Medium Coeli (Midheaven, MC). The Imum Coeli is one of the angles and forms the fourth house cusp in an unequ . . . View Full Definition

Imum Coeli (Or I.C.): One of the four major angles of a birth chart; this one falls at the bottom of the chart wheel. It is the start of the Fourth House and is one of the most personal points of the chart.

Inarticulate Signs: Aries, Taurus, Leo and Capricorn, signs pictured as animals that have voices but lack the power of speech, symbolizing an inability to communicate. See also bestial signs, quadrupedian signs.

Inconjunct: A minor hard aspect, 150°, synonymous with quincunx. See quincunx.

Increasing Light: Term applied to the waxing Moon as it moves from the position of new Moon to full Moon and the visible portion grows larger.

Individual Houses: Houses one, five and nine, all ruled by natural fire signs. The common function of these houses is oriented toward the self. As a group, they form the Trinity of Life.

Inferior Planets: Venus and Mercury, so called because their orbits are smaller (closer to the Sun) than Earth's.

Infortunes: Another term for malefics. See malefic.

Ingress Signs: The equinoctial (Aries and Libra) and solsticial signs (Cancer and Capricorn), the cardinal signs that coincide with the beginning of the seasons each year. These signs symbolize beginnings . . . View Full Definition

Inharmonious Aspects: Aspects in which planetary energies do not combine smoothly, mainly the semi-square, square, sesquiquadrate, quincunx, and opposition; also called difficult aspects. See also hard aspects.

Inner Planets: The Sun and those planets whose orbits lie between the Sun and Asteroid Belt, namely Mercury, Venus, Moon and Mars. Alternatively termed minor planets.

Intercepted Sign: A sign that does not appear on a house cusp but is wholly contained within a house.

Intercepted Sign Or House: A House which appears within another House on the chart wheel. Common to those born in far northern or southern latitudes.

Interpretation: See 'Report.'

Juno: The third asteroid discovered in the early 1800s named after the Roman goddess, Juno, wife of Jupiter; associated with marriage.

Jupiter: Represents luck, philosophy, religion, higher learning, ethical values, expansion, abundance and excesses. It also rules long distance travel, aspirations and judgment.

Karma: The end result of the law of cause and effect in relation to the totality of one's actions in one of the successive states of existence, viewed as a preparatory phase for the next state.

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