Science / Astrology Glossary

Artificial Birthday: See adjusted calculation date.

Ascendant: The degree of the zodiac rising over the eastern horizon of the birthplace at the moment of birth. This degree forms the first house cusp of a horoscope and is of great personal significance . . . View Full Definition

Ascending Node: The zodiacal point at which a planet crosses the ecliptic from south to north. Also called the north node.

Ascending Planet: Any planet in the eastern section of a horoscope is ascending, i.e., moving toward the Midheaven. The term is usually reserved for those planets in the fourth quadrant (rising from Ascendant . . . View Full Definition

Ascension (Long And Short): Due to the obliquity of the ecliptic, some sings rise over the horizon faster than others. Signs of long ascension require more time to rise than signs of short ascension. In the northern he . . . View Full Definition

Aspect: The angular relationship between two planets or a planet and angle or sensitive point. Zodiacal aspects are based upon zodiacal longitude; parallels and contraparallels are based on declinat . . . View Full Definition

Aspect Pattern: Particular combinations of aspects that form special planetary configurations.

Aspects: The angular distance, calculated in specific number of degrees of the chart wheel, between two celestial planets or points. It also provides the nature of the relationship between planets.

Assurbanipal: (669-625 B.C.) King of Assyria. Astrological records found in tablets that once formed part of his library. It is stated by Diodorus Siculus (time of Cæsar and Augustus) that the Babylonian . . . View Full Definition

Asteroids: Small planets (planetoids) or pieces of planets, most of which are found in the Asteroid Belt, that part of space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Astrological researchers are current . . . View Full Definition

Astral Traveling: This roaming of the spiritual self while the physical body remains inert; involves the body's chakras.

Astral Twins, Astro-Twins: Two persons who may be unrelated and born at different times and in different places whose horoscopes are very nearly alike. This term is sometimes applied to persons whose Sun, Moon and Asc . . . View Full Definition

Astroanalyst: The astrological equivalent of a psychoanalyst.

Astrolabe: An ancient instrument employed for measuring the angular position of Sun and stars, used also to project the celestial sphere on the plane of the equator.

Astrologer: One who practices astrology; a professional spook. Syn. Weirdo; charlatan.

Astrologian: One who teaches astrology.

Astrological Age: A period of about 2,150 years, or one-twelfth of the Great Year of approximately 25,800 years. It represents the time required for the vernal equinox to retrograde through the thirty-degree . . . View Full Definition

Astrologist: A non-professional who believes in or studies but does not necessarily practice astrology.

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