Science / Astrology Glossary

Mundane Aspects: Aspects by house rather than by degree. For example, a mundane sextile from a planet on the cusp of the second house to one on the cusp of the fourth might be less or more than the 60° requi . . . View Full Definition

Mundane Astrology: That branch of astrology that deals with world events and universal trends rather than the individual.

Mutable Signs: Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces, all of which express adaptability and flexibility to some degree. They are associated naturally with cadent house; the third, sixth, ninth and twelfth, . . . View Full Definition

Mute Signs: The water signs; Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces, so-called because they are traditionally depicted as mute creatures: the crab, the scorpion and the fish, respectively. They are often associated . . . View Full Definition

Mutilated Degrees: So designated because of the ancient belief that if the Ascendant, chart ruler or Moon occupied any of these degrees, lameness was indicated. Sometimes referred to as lame degrees, they are: . . . View Full Definition

Mutual Application: Said of two planets moving toward each other, one direct and the other retrograde.

Mutual Reception: Two planets placed in each other's sign of essential dignity are in mutual reception, 'en rapport'. Mutual reception provides a harmonious link between planets not in aspect and strengthens . . . View Full Definition

Nadir: The point in the celestial sphere directly opposite the zenith; the point directly beneath an observer on Earth; the low point.

Naibod Arc: Mean daily motion of the sun, 59' 08'; used to progress a natal horoscope by assuming one Naibod arc equals one year of life, according to the method introduced by Johann Naibod, sixteenth c . . . View Full Definition

Natal: Synonymous with 'birth.' Natal chart and birth chart are terms which can be used interchangeably.

Natal Astrology: The branch of astrology dealing with the individual. The horoscope cast for the birth time of the individual, showing life potentials, is called a natal horoscope, geniture, radix, or nativity.

Native: A traditional term that refers to a person for whom a horoscope is erected.

Nativity: A natal horoscope.

Natural Astrology: See Meteorological astrology.

Natural Chart: A chart with 0° Aries on the cusp of the first house that shows the natural horoscope position of signs. Also called a flat chart.

Navamsas: From Hindu astrology, a ninefold division of each sign into 3 1/3° segments, each segment influenced by a sign of the zodiac. The first navamsa of Aries is sub-ruled by Aries, the next by Ta . . . View Full Definition

Negative Signs: Earth and water signs; an alternate term used to describe 'feminine' characteristics of receptivity and passivity. See also feminine signs.

Neptune: Rules music, television, movies, fashion, glamour, dreams, illusion, drugs, the intangible and the elusive. It also represents abstract thought, alcohol, the universal subconscious and the o . . . View Full Definition

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