Considerations of Guido Bonatus

1. First why is the querent asking the question; (1) when (2) star positions (3) free will of querent.

2. Second querent should pray for guidance, and approach the Astrologer with seriousness. The matter should be of honest importance, one that has disturbed the mind for a day and night or longer; in sudden accidents one can contact the Astrologer immediately.

3. Third consider how many ways the Planets operate upon Inferior Bodies according to the divers Qualities of their motions: there being 16different ways of such their operations and effects in all things that are either wholly or in part perfected or destroyed.

7. Seventh be aware of when the Astrologer is prone to err: (1) When Querent so silly he doesn't know how to ask. (2) When the time is mistaken. (3) When the Artist doesn't know the position of the Sun-off the Mid-heaven, or still on it; behind it or before it. (4) When Infortunes and Fortunes be equal. (5) When the querent only comes to trick. (6) Casual questions. If Ascendant is near the end of one sign and the beginning of another, the Astrologer is being tested. (7) Another way the Astrologer may make a mistake is when the Lord of the Ascendant and the Lord of the Hour are not the same.

11. Eleventh take notice of the Malevolent Planets, Saturn for excess cold, and Mars for excess heat. They cause evil and damage and hindrance, unless they receive the Significator or the Moon by House, Exaltation, or two of their smaller Dignities, or be the Significators themselves. Then they bridle their malice and do not weaken who they receive, no matter with what aspect they behold him; If they do not receive their malice is increased. If in Opposition or Square the malice is increased; if in Trine or Sextile the mischief is less.

12. Twelfth is to look at the Fortunes. Jupiter and Venus are natural Fortunes, being temperate and hurt no one unless by accident. They try to help their own and others whether or not in aspect. If in Trine or Sextile it is better than in Square, and Square is better than an Opposition.

18. Eighteenth notice if the Planet is in the Angles of the Infortunes. If Saturn or Mars is in one sign, and the Planet in the fourth, seventh or tenth from, he is said to be in his Angles. If there is a Mutual Reception there is no affliction.

30. Thirtieth notice if the Significator or the Moon has passed the 29th degree, and touches the 30th degree (especially if it has passed one minute of that degree) it then has no strength in that Sign, but in the next. If it signified hurt from the first Sign, it will no longer; If it signified good in the first Sign, it will no longer.

32. Thirty-Second if an Infortune be the Significator, his condition determines if he will act for the good or bad.

33. Thirty-Third it the Significator be an Infortune and be aspected by another Infortune, or be Squared or in Opposition to the Ascendant or Moon, the Infortune will perfect the matter but the matter will be destroyed after it seemingly was perfected. If Mars impedes Saturn it will be less than if Saturn impeded Mars.

34. Thirty-Fourth if the Significator be an Infortune, and Lord of the Ascendant, and in the Ascendant, direct, and in good condition he will bring a good conclusion. If he be in the Ascendant, and it be his Exaultation, his mischief is restrained. If he be in the Ascendant, weak and afflicted, his malice increases.

35. Thirty-Fifth if the Infortune be in Signs of his own nature, the ill effects are abated, like a cross fellow when he is pleased and has what he wants. Saturn in Capricorn, Aquarius or Libra or in a cold sign especially with dignities, the same hold true. But if Saturn be in a hot Sign, with no dignity it will be bad and business will be no more completed than if you tried to mix oil with water.

36. Thirty-Sixth if the Infortunes are obstructers of the matter and are in Sextile or Trine to Fortunes their ill-natures will be mitigated, more so if in applying aspect.

37. Thirty-Seventh if the Significators are Fortunes and if aspected by a Square or Opposition from an Infortune their good will be lessened.

38. Thirty-Eighth if Fortunes are Significators and are Cadent from the angles or Ascendant (not beholding them) and be Retrograde these impediments will cause them to be as bad as Infortunes, unless in reception.

The zoidia that see one another are as follows: Gemini looks at Leo, and Leo perceives Gemini. Taurus looks at Virgo, Aries looks at Libra (by induction); Scorpio looks at Pisces, being looked at by them, Aquarius perceives Sagittarius and Sagittarius looks at Aquarius. The zoidia that see one another contribute toward sympathy, friendship, and good will of men toward woman and woman toward men, of father toward children and children toward father, etc.

40. Fortieth if an Infortune be the Significator and Peregrine his malice is increased, but if in Dignities malice is somewhat abated.

41. Forth-First if an Infortune be Significator and in his own House or Exaultation, or in his Terms or Triplicity, or in Angles or Succeedent Houses he will be fortified and strong as a Fortune.

45. Forty-Fifth if Infortunes are in angles of the Ascendant, that is, in such signs that are Square or Opposition to the Ascendant, when they afflict any Planet by Square or Opposition, they behave with more sting especially if they are stronger placed than the afflicted Planet. If they cast a Trine or Sextile the impediment is lessened.

48. Forty-Eight to consider if the effects of an Infortune are mitigated, i.e., if Jupiter

beholds him, or is joined corporally to him. This will turn any malignancy into good. If Jupiter is combust or retrograde, or in his fall, he still helps but not as powerfully. Venus mitigates Mars unless the thing is very difficult like in wars or bloodshed. Her influence on Saturn, because of no sympathy between them (she swift and light, he slow and heavy; she delights in mirth, he in melancholy) cannot divert his mischief without the help of Jupiter.

49. Forty-Ninth if an Infortune is the Significator and signifies good, and is joined to another Infortune this destroys or frustrates the good. If it signifies evil, the Infortune doubles the evil, or changes it to worse mischief of another kind. If the Infortune is joined to a Fortune with a Reception on either side, the evil is converted to good. Without Reception, the evil is allayed and abated according to the strength of the fortune.

55. Fifty-Fifth if the Significator is Peregrine the person signified will be crafty, subtle, malicious, and one inclined to act evilly.

63. Sixty-Third if the Moon is out of orb of a Conjunction to the Infortunes, and be in the beams of Fortunes the event will be good. If too, the Lord of the Ascendant is strong the result will be even better. If Lord of the Ascendant is ill disposed the good will be impaired, but not wholly prevented.

65. Sixty-Fifth if the Lord of the Seventh is afflicted it will be an impediment to the business. Judgment will be safer when such Conjunctions to the Lord of the Seventh and the Moon are separating. It will be better to proceed as the separation occurs.

66. Sixty-Sixth when you wish to consider the impact of an affliction, consider if the Infortunes threaten mischief to a place where the Fortunes have Dignity: if a Square is formed, the mischief will be lessened; if an Opposition some part will be lessened; if there is no aspect the mischief will happen, but it will come from honest, just, persons and it might be the Querent suffers justly. If the place under consideration is the Dignity of Infortunes, prejudice will come from unjust men, false witnesses, or a corrupt Judge.

77. Seventy-Seventh if the Lord of the Ascendant or Moon are in Opposition, i.e., in fall or debility (Moon in Capricorn); for the Lords of the Question abhor the business, and is against its accomplishment.

83. Eighty-Third consider if the Fortunes and infortunes are equally strong in the Question. If equally strong it indicates indifference, and that the business will neither gain or lose.

84. Eighty-Fourth if both the Fortunes and the Infortunes are strong it indicates mediocrity;

85. Eighty-Fifth see where the Part of Fortune falls in a good or bad place in the chart. Is it in an angular, succeedent or cadent house? How is it aspected, and by whom, a Fortune or Infortune? Is it in reception with the planet aspected? A weak Part of Fortune can hinder an otherwise good outcome, and a strong Part of Fortune can lessen the effects of a bad one.

86. Eighty-Sixth if either of the Infortunes aspect the Significator and both are Retrograde, Cadent, Peregrine and in signs contrary to their nature, absolute mischief results tha cannot be avoided. With the same condition: if in a nativity the native will be a beggar; if a house be built then no one will ever be happy in it, or get any money out of the investment.

105. One-Hundred and Five notice if a malific is in the 7th House for this signifies the Native or Querent shall not live peacefully with his wife, sweethearts, or companions, but will perpetually have brawls and quarrels with them. If unmarried, the malefic in the 7th represents open enemies, partners, or other matters ruled by the house.

112. One-Hundred-Twelve examine the Ascendant, if Virgo ascends and Mercury is not afflicted if the native should study and practice Medicine he will hhave success and great cures, but shall be unhappy with his salary not getting fees from his Patients. He shall also be unhappy in Lawsuits. If he follow the Law, he will be unfortunate in all his business and slighted; his words even if prudent will not be listened to. Whatever he meddles in he will be made the enemy and be scandalized for no reason. If Sagittarius, Taurus or Pisces ascend and Jupiter and Venus Mercury are in the Ascendant, or if Jupiter and Venus are in Cazimi, whatever the Ascendant be the native shall be admired as a Prophet, his words received as Oracles, or the dictates of destiny.

113. One-Hundred-Thirteen if Infortunes are in the 6th House and are without Dignity, the native or Querent shall be blamed or accused without cause, as much as for one. If Fortune be there well aspected, especaially in Dignity, he shall on the other side be praised, applauded, and honored, whether there is cause or not.

116. One-Hundred-Sixteen consider which Houses, or their Lords are afflicted, or impeded, for that indicates hurt and damage will affect the native by the things signifed by the House. It will be contrary if Fortunes.

118. One-Hundred-Eighteen consider the House where a Fortune is. If it be well disposed, and not afflicted, it is by and of the persons or things that the Native or Querent will prosper and make his fortune. If the House is afflicted, the contrary.

125 One-Hundred-twenty-fifth Consideration is, To observe in the Nativity or Questions what sign ascends: if it be the sign of a Planet that hath two Houses, the exercise or trouble of the Native or Querent shall be chiefly in those things signified by the other House of the said Planet, which shall lightly happen to him and for the most part through his won means. As if the Ascendant be in Aries, he shall be excused in those things as shall be the cause of his own death or fall because Scorpio the other House of Mars will be then in the Eighth House: but if mars be well disposed and the Part of Fortune happen in the Eighth he shall be very fortunate in all things signified by that House. If Taurus ascend he shall be exercised in those things as shall cause his own weakness, because Libra which is the other House of Venus will be then the Sixth house. If the Ascendant be in Gemini he shall be exercised in such things as shall occasion his being taken; because Virgo, Mercury's other House, will be on the Fourth; but if Mercury be well disposed and Part of Fortune in the Fourth, he will be prosperous in things belonging to the Fourth House. If Virgo ascend, he will be exercised in things that will gain him honor and

power, because Gemini, Mercury's other House, is the tenth. If Mercury be then in Conjunction with the Part of Fortune and in the Ascendant, he shall acquire as it were a King's revenue. But if Mercury be in the tenth with the Part of Empire, fortunate and strong, he shall undoubtedly obtain a Kingdom or supreme command; and if this Par of Fortune and the moon be also in the Tenth, he will be a mighty Prince infallibly. If Libra ascend, he shall be exercised in things that shall hasten his own death, because Taurus the other House of Venus will be then in the Eighth. But if Venus be well disposed and the Part of Fortune in the Eighth he will be lucky in things represented by the Eighth House: and so of any other sign. Scorpio ascending the Native or Querent shall bring diseases on himself because Aries is then on the Second House. But if Saturn be ill disposed he shall squander away and waste his own substance idly. If Aquarius ascend he shall procure himself many secret enemies, because Capricorn will be then in the 12th House. If Pisces ascend, he shall raise himself to honor.

127 One-Hundred-twenty-seventh Consideration is, To observe in the Nativity, if the Lord of the Ascendant be Saturn or Mars, and sole Lord of the Nativity, without any Fortune partaking in the dominion, the taste or smelling of the native or his complexion shall not be like those of other men, for if it be Saturn he shall delight in sour or insipid things, as 'Ralion Otolemy' avers; if it be Mars, in sharp and bitter, flesh half stinking, wine dead, and pallid aloes, snuffs of candles, dung, etc. as also with filthy, dirty, unhandsome women, more than in others; or if it be a woman, in the homeliest men, etc.

128 One-Hundred-twenty-eighth Consideration is, To observe in the Nativity, whether the Ascendant be a human sign or the Lord of it in a human sign? for that signifies the native an honest, sociable, and neighborly man, more especially if both happen together. But if the Ascendant carry the similitude of some creatures which men use to labor with, as Aries, Taurus, the last part of Sagittarius and Capricorn, the Native is very submissive and humble to men, yet very sociable. But if it be a sign half-feral, as Cancer and Pisces, he will be yet less sociable; but if it be feral, furious or salvane sign, as Leo and Scorpio, he will be of a brutish temper, delighting in the woods, hunting and living upon spoils and rapine; caring not to associate himself with men, so that he seldom remains long with his own Parents or nearest relations.

ABSCISSION (of light) Occurs when, before an aspect between two significators can perfect, one of the significators aspects a slower planet, or a faster planet aspects one of the significators. The 'light' of the applying significator is 'cut off' by the third planet.

ABSOLUTE LONGITUDE: The degrees of the ecliptic where a planet might be placed according to its sign placement. A Planet at 15 degrees Aries is at 15 degrees Absolute Longitude whereas one at 15 degrees Libra is at 195 degrees Absolute Longitude (Libra being placed at 180 degrees)

ABU-MASHAR JA'FAR IBN-MUHAMMED: Arab Astrologer (805 - 886) also called Albumazar. Said to have formulated the concept of cycles based on the geometric symbolism of the Hermeticists. i.e. historical events subject to cycles of 360 and 120 solar years.

ACCIDENTAL DIGNITY: When a planet is so placed in the chart that by its house position or relationship with other planets is strengthened.

ADUAR CYCLE: 360 Solar years ascribed to Albumazar.

AFFLICTION: An outdated term, which considered certain aspect or positions to be bad. Contemporary astrology teaches there are no such things as just good or bad aspects but the term is still used in Horary Astrology.

AGES : (e.g. of Aquarius) Time taken for the Vernal Point to move backwards through one sidereal constellation - approx 2,150 years.

AIR: One of the four elements, associated with mental processes, exchange and communication. The Air sign Triplicity: Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius.

ALGOL: Also called Caput Algol, a malefic fixed star, representing the Gorgon whose hair was composed of snakes. Symbolically implies losing one's head. At 26 degrees 10' Taurus in 2000.

AKUAR CYCLE: 120 solar years ascribed to Albumazar.

ALCABITIUS : House division based on a quadrant system.

ALTITUDE: The measurement of a planet in degrees and minutes from the horizon up towards the zenith. It is the planet's angular distance from the horizon measured vertically.

ANARETA (anaretic degree) Gk.anairetes = destroyer. A malefic or planet in an unfavourable aspect to the HYLEG.

ANGLES: Points at which great circles intersect the ecliptic. Astrologically we call them Ascendant and its opposite point the Descendant and the Midheaven or Median Coeli and its opposite point the I.C. or Immum Coeli.

ANGULAR HOUSES: Houses 1, 4, 7, and 10.

ANOMOLISTIC PERIOD: The orbit of a planet measured from one perihelion to the next , or in the case of the Moon, from one perigee to the next. Orbit, almost the same as a sidereal period.

ANTIPATHY: An inharmonious relationship of planets either because of their different natures, by aspect, or by rulership or opposition. For example, Mars, which rules Aries, is antipathetic to Venus, ruler of Libra.

ANTISCION: Points at which planets are equal in distance from the 1st degrees of the tropical signs Cancer and Capricorn and their opposite relationship. Reflections of the planets positions in relation to the axis of the solstitial points. Correspondences are - Gemini=Cancer | Taurus = Leo | Aries = Virgo | Pisces = Libra | Aquarius = Scorpio | Capricorn = Sagittarius. The degree of the planet and its Antiscion always total 30 degrees.

ANTIVERTEX: Intersection of the Prime Vertical with the ecliptic in the east.

APHELION (apo - away Helios - Sun): The point in a planet's orbit when it is furthest from the Sun.

APOGEE (apo - away Gaia - Earth): The point in the Moon's orbit that is most distant from the Earth also used when a planet is most distant from the earth

APPARENT HORIZON: a plane tangent to earth from a specific location - what we actually see as horizon dividing earth and sky and depending on elevation of the location above seas level.

APPARENT MOTION: Motion observed from a geocentric position. Motion relative to the earth as if the earth were stationary.

APPARENT SOLAR TIME: Measured by the Sun 's apparent motion around the earth. "Sundial Time" or the observable rising of the Sun one day and again the next day.

APPARENT SOLAR TIME: Time, as it appears in general usage of a 24-hour revolution.

APPLICATION: The movement of a planet toward another planet, cusp, or sensitive point, as an aspect forms between them.

APPLYING (Aspect): Refers to the relationship of two planets when the faster moving planet in an aspect is in an earlier degree than the slower planet and approaching exactitude.

APSE CYCLE: a nine-year cycle of the Moon's orbit used chiefly for Weather forecasting.

APSE or APSIDES LINE: A line connecting the two points of the Moon's Perigee and Apogee, the longest axis of the Ellipse of the Moon's orbit. A Progression of this line causes the Moon's orbit to turn on itself once every 3232.5 days, about 9 years. This produces the Apse Cycle.

AQUARIUS: Sign of the Zodiac through which the Sun transits from about 21 January to 20 February each year. The symbol of the Water Carrier.

AQUINAS, SAINT THOMAS (1220's - 74) : Catholic theologian who reconciled the Christian doctrine of freewill with astrological practise. Author of Summa Theologia

ARABIC PARTS: So called Arabic parts are derived by adding and subtracting particular planetary, zodiacal positions and cuspal points in absolute longitude to synthesise a part of Lot that has symbolic meaning.

ARC: Any part of the circumference of a circle in which the distance is measured from one point to another or, astrologically the distance travelled along the

ECLIPTIC by a body over a given period of time.

ARCTURAN : House system based on 12 equal segments starting with the East Point.

ARIES : Sign of the zodiac through which the sun transits from around 21st March to 20th April each year. The symbol of the Ram. The sun's ingress is symbolic of the first day of Spring in the northern hemisphere but in reality the Vernal point is in the constellation of Pisces due to precession of the equinoxes.

ARMILLARY SPHERE: Instrument used by ancient astronomers composed of rings to represent the Celestial Equator, The Tropics, the Ecliptic, Horizon and Meridian.

ASCENDANT, Rising Sign, First House: The cusp, the beginning degree, based on the time of day and place of birth of the subject, of the first house, and the first house itself. The intersection of the Horizon and the Ecliptic.

ASCENDING NODE: where the Moon crosses the Ecliptic from South to North.

ASCENSION: LONG AND SHORT: Because of the oblique angle of the Ecliptic to the equator, certain signs at mid latitudes take longer to rise above the horizon that others. In the Southern Hemisphere, the signs Cancer to Sagittarius are called signs of SHORT Ascension and the signs Capricorn to Gemini are called signs of LONG Ascension. The reverse signs apply in the Northern Hemisphere.

ASPECT: Refers to the geometric or Angular relationship between planets in the Ecliptic.

ASPECTARIAN: Section in the Ephemeris listing major planetary aspects over a period.

ASTEROIDS: Thousands of small celestial bodies mostly orbiting between Mars and Jupiter. The largest is Ceres. Theory of origins is that they may have been composed from a disintegrated planet, which once orbited between Mars and Jupiter. They fit BODES LAW of Planetary distance.

ASTROCARTOGRPAHY: A computerised system whereby the natal planetary data is superimposed onto a map of the world. Developed by Jim Lewis. See also Locational astrology.

ASTROECONOMICS: The use of astrology, its cycles and periods in business and finance.

ASTROLABE: An ancient instrument for observing the positions of heavenly bodies and determining their elevation above the horizon.

ASTROLOGER: Trained practitioner of the art and science of Astrology.

ASTROLOGY: Study of the relationships between people and events on earth, and

the cycles, position, aspects, and motion of the Sun, Moon and eight planets along the ecliptic.

ASTROMETEOROLOGY: The study of astrological phenomena is relation to weather and forecasts based on that study.

ASTRONOMY: The scientific study of space and its bodies from a physical point of view, i.e. distances, temperature, brightness, speed etc. using telescopes, radio waves, microwaves etc. Astronomy provides the visual data but does not interpret it symbolically.

AUTUMNAL EQUINOX. The measurement of 180 degrees of right ascension on the celestial equator or of celestial longitude on the ecliptic measured from the Vernal equinox (determined as 0 Aries, therefore the autumnal equinox is determined as 0 Libra. However, due to precession the synetic autumnal point is now in Virgo. In the southern hemisphere this marks the Vernal Equinox, thus contradicting any ideas based on a seasonal zodiac.

AVERAGE DAILY MOTION: The average motion of a planet during a 24-hour period. Travelling slower than average is considered a debility in traditional astrology.

AYANAMSA : The difference is celestial longitude between the sidereal sign and its corresponding tropical sign. An exact value of 24 degrees was computed in 1950 by astrologers Fagan and Bradley. Because of precession the value of the ayanamsa increases by 1.4 degrees per 100 years.

AZIMUTH: A measurement of a planet's angular distance from the Horizon in Degrees and Minutes Westward from where the Meridian intersects the south point of the Horizon to a vertical containing the planet, or, an angle made by the vertical of the planet to the Meridian. Astronomy uses this measurement as Zenith distance.

BARBAULT Andre ( Oct 1 1921, 5 pm Champignelles, France) : Leading astrological researcher in the 1940's. Reputed to have invested the first computerised charts. Groundbreaking research in the synodic cycles of planetary pairs, his work is highly regarded in Europe. Authored 30 books.

BARREN SIGNS: Gemini, Leo, and Virgo.

BEHOLDING: Signs that connect by major (Ptolemaic) aspects. Or signs in Antiscion or Contrantiscion.

BENEFICS: Venus and Jupiter and the Moon in Ptolemaic astrology. Trines and sextiles also viewed as benefic aspects.

BEROSUS: (330 BC) Babylonian priest whose teaching of astrology on the Greek island of Cos is thought to have introduced Chaldean astrology to the Western world.

BESIEGED: When a significator lies between two malefics (Lilly) or when the last

and next aspects it has or will make are to Malefics (Modern) Traditionally a besieged planet is between Mars and Saturn, and in the same sign as them.

BESTIAL SIGNS: Aries, Taurus, Leo, Sagittarius, and Capricorn.

BICORPOREAL SIGNS: Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces

BIQUINTILE: Aspect of 144 degrees based on the 5th harmonic. Said to indicate talent.

BIRTHSTONES: In Hermetic theory certain precious and semiprecious stones used as amulets connect with the Sun sign of individuals. Correspondences vary considerably from a variety of sources. sources may be the

BODES LAW: Noticed by Astronomer Bode that the relative distances from the Sun can be calculated, beginning with Mercury as numeric 0, calling Venus 3 then doubling for each planet, i.e. 6, 12 etc. Add 4 then divide by 10 gives an Astronomical unit that relates to distance.

BONATI GUIDO: (C1300): Italian court Astrologer. His aphorisms are still widely used in Horary and Electional astrology.

BRADLEY DONALD : Pioneer of the Sidereal school of astrology, who developed the concept of a sidereal zodiac based on the 12 constellations intersected by the plane of the Ecliptic, as distinct from the Tropical zodiac whichi s based on the seasons and composed of signs which have the same name as the constellations. Developed ( with Fagan) the concept of the Ayanamsa.

BRAHE TYCHO ( April 13 1546 Kundstorp Denmark ): Danish Astrologer and Astronomer to whom Johannes Kepler was apprenticed. Considered the greatest astronomer since Hipparchus, his observations were exceptionally precise before telescopes. Said to have first proposed the concept of Aspects.

BYZANTIUM: The influence of Byzantium Astrology as practised in the 4th Century separated the priestly role of astrologers from the fortune tellers and magicians. Islam and Oriental astrology were married to Chaldean and Ptolemaic astrology to produce a more spiritual or philosophic school of thought.

CADENT: The 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th Houses of a chart are known as the Cadent Houses. "Falling away" from the angles.

CAMPANUS JOHANNES (C 1296) Identity uncertain, thought to be Giovanni Campanella, Italian mathematician. The houses division system is named after him.

CAMPANUS HOUSES: A quadrant system where the prime vertical is divided into 12 equal sections beginning at the East Point.

CANCER: The sign of the zodiac where the Sun transits between approximately 21st June and 20th July each year. Its symbol is the Crab.

CAPRICORN: The sign of the zodiac where the Sun transits during approximately 22nd December and 21st January each year. Is symbol is the Seagoat.

CAPUT ALGOL: See Algol. A malefic fixed star

CAPUT DRACONIS: Dragons Head - North Node of the Moon

CARDINAL: Signs of the Zodiac - Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn corresponding to the Cardinal Points of a compass: Aries - East, Cancer - North, Libra - West, and Capricorn - South.

CAUDA DRACONIS: Dragon's Tail - South Node of the Moon

CAZIMI: When a significator in Horary Astrology is within 17 minutes of arc of the Sun.

CELESTIAL BODY: Any object, planet, satellite, Moon, Comet, Asteroid.

CELESTIAL EQUATOR: A GREAT CIRCLE passing through Earth's Equator, projected into space. It forms a perpendicular to the earth's axis. Celestial Equator is defined as 00 Latitude.

CELESTIAL LATITUDE and LONGITUDE: a projection of the Earth's Latitude and Longitude into space.

CELESTIAL MERIDIAN: A great circle passing through the north and south points of the plane of the Horizon. The EARTH'S MERIDIAN is the equivalent of zero LONGITUDE, projected into space.

CELESTIAL POLES: A projection of the TERRESTRIAL POLES into space.

CELESTIAL SPHERE: The night sky looks like an upside down bowl set on the horizon, but as it turns around during the night it is easy to think of it as a giant sphere with the stars lying on the inside surface. The apparent canopy of the stars, which is a projection of the earth sphere into space. The co-ordinates of the Earth grid can be "projected" to give Celestial measurements.

CHALDEAN ASTROLOGY: Astrology attributed to the Chaldean priests, based on the finding of cuneiform tablets dated C670 BC which reported astrological information in the court of King Ashurbanipal. The location of Chaldea is subject to speculation.

CHALDEAN ORDER: Traditional hierarchy of the planets - Saturn Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon.

CHART: Diagram showing the position of heavenly bodies at a given time and location.

CHIRON: Asteroidal body discovered in 1977 by Charles Kowal. Sidereal period 50.68 years.

CIRCUMPOLAR : To circle around the pole. Circumpolar stars or constellations trace daily circles around the celestial pole, without setting below the horizon. They move in a counterclockwise direction.

COLLECTION OF LIGHT: When a slower planet receives aspects from two faster planets, which are not themselves in aspect. In Horary astrology the slow planet collects light from the faster planets and implies the matter can be perfected through a third person or intermediary. Traditionally, the fast planets must 'receive' the slow planet in their Ptolemaic dignities. i.e. the slow planet must be in an area of the zodiac where the fast planets have dignity.

COMBUST: When a planetary significator in horary astrology is within 17 minutes (cazimi) and 8 degrees 30 of the Sun.

COMETS: Bodies orbiting the Sun most of which have luminous tail visible when near the sun. The tail always points away from the Sun. Some orbit in an Ellipse, and return at regular intervals, others orbit Parabolic which is an undefined ellipse.

COMMANDING SIGNS: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo - considered more powerful than the other six signs. (Northern Hemisphere). By extrapolation, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces (Southern hemisphere).

COMMON SIGNS: Old word for Mutable signs. Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces.

COMPOSITE CHART: A combination of two or more charts often used in relationships studies, based on either the midpoints between planets in individual charts or on the midpoints in time date and location ( Davidson).

CONCEPTION CHART: Hypothetical chart based on the individual's conception. Ptolemy describes the trutine of Hermes as a formula and Sepharial and E.H.Bailey also proposed formulae. Stil open to conjecture and hypothesis.

CONFIGURATION: Pattern in the chart.

CONJUNCTION: Union of planets or planets and other bodies or points within a determined orb.

CONSIDERATION BEFORE JUDGMENT: A condition in horary astrology that cautions against reading the chart. Some traditional considerations before judgment are if Less than 3 degrees or more than 27 degrees are rising. If the Moon is in Via Combusta or in a late degree, or Void of Course. Also if Saturn is retrograde in 1st house and the astrologer's judgment may be faulty if Saturn is in the 7th house.

CONSTELLATION: Groups of stars with a recognisable pattern and an ancient mythological correspondence.

CONTRAIETY OF PLANETS: When a slow planet is being aspected by two fast planets, and the first faster planet applies in direct motion and the second applies to the first faster planet in retrograde motion and perfects before the first planet

perfects its aspect to the slow planet. Thus the second faster planet interferes with the aspect.

CONTRANTISCION: A point at the same distance from but on the opposite side of the equinoctial axis, 0 degrees Aries - 0 degrees Libra. Reflections across the horizontal axis of the natural zodiac.

CONTRA-PARALLEL (in Declination.) When two bodies are in the same Celestial Latitude but one is North and one South of the Celestial Equator.

COORDINATE SYSTEMS : A method using Great circles to provide a means to specify a unique location on the celestial sphere, such as Horizon (altitude and azimuth) Celestial Equator (right ascension and declination) Ecliptic (celestial latitude and celestial longitude)

COPERNICUS NICLAUS ( Feb 19 1473 Torun Poland) : Astronomer who established the theory that the earth revolves on its own axis and orbits the Sun, thus confirming a heliocentric system. The heliocentric system was anticipated by the Greeks but largly ignored until the publication of Copernicus's book " The Revolution of the Heavenly Spheres".

CO-SIGNIFICATORS: Co-rulers. The planet ruling the sign on the cusp of a house is the primary significator. The Moon is co-significator of a querent in Horary astrology. Some matters in horary astrology have specific significators, for example Mercury rules documents.

COSMOBIOLOGY: A school of astrology founded by Reinhold Ebertin ( Feb 16 1901) concerned with the correlations between the cosmos and organic life and further developed by Alfred Witte founder of the Uranian system of astrology. The system employs the use of midpoints and solar arc directions.

CRESCENT MOON: the Moon when it is 45 degrees ahead of the Sun in its cycle.

CRITICAL DAYS: Days when the Moon makes 45 degrees transiting aspects to its original position in a Decumbiture chart. . Crisis points for the illness or event.

CRITICAL DEGREES: Certain positions in the Zodiac are considered critical -mostly based on the Lunar Mansions. Sometimes referring to 0 degrees and 29 degrees of zodiac signs. Lunar Mansion degrees are: 0 degrees, 12 degrees 51', and 25 degrees 43' of Cardinal signs; 8 degrees 34' and 21 degrees 26' of Fixed signs; and 4 degrees 17' and 17 degrees 09' of Mutable signs.

CULMINATION: The point, at which the ECLIPTIC and the MERIDIAN intersect, called the MIDHEAVEN or MEDIAN COELI and the arrival of a planet at that point.

CUSP: The boundary between one house and the next or between one sign and the next.

DAY AND NIGHT TRIPLICITIES: (see Triplicity) According to Lilly the

triplicities are as follows: Fire signs: Day ruler Sun, Night ruler Jupiter. Earth signs: Day Venus, Night Moon. Air signs: Day Saturn, Night Mercury. Water signs: Day Mars, Night Mars

DAY HOUSE: The sign a planet rules by day. Each planet rules a masculine (yang) sign by day. (Traditional astrology often refers to house meaning sign)

DAY RULERS: Sun, Sunday; Moon, Monday; Mars, Tuesday; Mercury, Wednesday; Jupiter, Thursday; Venus, Friday; Saturn, Saturday.

DEBILITY: A weak or afflicted planet. Detriment or Fall are Essential Debilities.

DECANATE: Signs divided into three 10-degree divisions. In contemporary astrology the first decan of a sign is governed by its natural ruler. The second and third decans are governed by the rulers of the signs in the same element. Traditional rulership differs slightly, where each sign has three 10 degrees faces ruled by the seven classical planets in Chaldean order, starting with Mars ruling the first Face of Aries.

DECLINATION: The angular distance measured in degrees north and south of the CELESTIAL EQUATOR defined as 00. The Sun reaches maximum declination of 23degrees27 ' at the summer and winter SOLSTICES and 00 or no declination at the EQUINOXES when it passes from south to north and back again - i.e. crosses the equator.

DECREASING IN LIGHT: When the Moon is waning.

DECUMBITURE: Chart erected for the moment when an ill person takes to his bed

DEGREE: A measurement of 1/360th of a circle.

DERIVED HOUSES: Counting the houses by placing the house ruling a Horary question on the Ascendant (1st house) and the other houses then numbered in order. Also called Turning the Chart.

DESCENDANT: Degree and sign opposite the Ascendant. The 7th house. One of the angles in a chart.

DETRIMENT: Weak position for a planet in the opposite sign to that which it 'rules'.

DEXTER ASPECT: Aspect formed by a faster moving planet to a slower one when it is behind it in the zodiac. It appears to be to the right of the slower planet.

DIGNITY: Generally when a planet is in a sign it rules. There are other forms of ESSENTIAL and ACCIDENTAL Dignity.

DIRECT: The apparent forward motion of a planet, through the Zodiac.

DIRECTING (the chart) - The forecasting of future positions of the planets and aspects they will make to those in the Natal Chart.

DIRECTIONS: Compass directions with the Ascendant - East; the Descendant - West; IC - North and MC - South. Intermediate houses correspond to the intermediate compass direction.

DISPOSITOR: Same as ruler of the sign. Said to 'dispose' or dominate the planet in the sign.

DIURNAL ARC: Measurement in degrees of a planet from rising to setting also called Daily Arc.

DIURNAL MOTION: The daily motion by which the stars appear to revolve around the north pole roughly once every 24 hours. The Sun, Moon, planets, and stars all move westward across the sky each day (that is, from east to west). They repeat this general westward motion about a day later. All rise roughly in the east, ascend in the eastern sky until they reach their maximum height (when they "transit the meridian"), then descend in the western sky until they set roughly in the West.

DIURNAL PLANETS: Saturn, Jupiter, Sun.

DOMICILE: The position of a planet in the zodiac by sign and house.

DRAGON'S HEAD: Refers to the Moon's north node. The north node is the point at which the Moon crosses the equator moving from south to north.

DRAGON'S TAIL: Moon's south node, exactly opposite the north node.

EARTH: One of the four elements. Represents physical, down-to-earth qualities. Triplicity of Earth signs: Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn.

EAST POINT: The point on the Celestial Equator rising on the Eastern Horizon at birth. The intersection of the Eastern Horizon, Prime Vertical, and Celestial Equator.

ECLIPSE: The Total or partial blocking of light of one heavenly body by another.. Solar Eclipse occurs when the Moon is between Sun and Earth. Lunar Eclipse occurs when the Earth is between Sun and Moon, thus blocking light. A Solar Eclipse can only take place when there is a conjunction of Sun and Moon at new moon, and when they are parallel in declination and within 9 degrees of the Moon's Nodes. A Lunar Eclipse can only take place when the Sun and Moon are in opposition, at full moon, contra-parallel and within 9 degrees of the Moon's Nodes.The Total or partial blocking of light of one heavenly body by another is called an Occulation.

ECLIPSE ( LUNAR) occurs when the Earth is between Sun and Moon, thus blocking light.

ECLIPSE ( SOLAR) occurs when the Moon is between Sun and Earth.

ECLIPTIC: The apparent path of the Sun against the background of the fixed stars. The plane of the Ecliptic is tilted in reference to the celestial equator at 23° 27'.

Where the Celestial Equator and the Ecliptic intersect are the Equinoxes.

EGRESS: Astrologically the point at which a body leaves a sign. Astronomically the point at which a body leaves a constellation.

ELECTION: Chart cast to find the proper time for initiating a given action or event.

ELEMENT: In Astrology refers to the division of signs into Fire, Earth, Air, and Water, corresponding to the Earth's elements in nature.

ELEVATED: Planet placed in an elevated position in the chart, near the Midheaven or upper meridian, the 10th House.

EMPLACEMENT: Generally used to identify the position of a planet in the chart, however, Lilly used "emplacement" to tell a querent "to what part of the world…he might best apply himself to live in" (CA, p. 137).

EPHEMERIS: Tables of planetary positions for any place on earth at given times.

EQUATOR: Position of latitude zero midway between the poles.

EQUINOX: The point where the Celestial Equator and the Ecliptic intersect marks a point in space dividing the Celestial Sphere into North and South. When the Sun reaches this point in Declination, day and night are of almost equal length. This occurs twice a year as the Sun's apparent motion changes from north to south and south to north.

ESSENTIAL DIGNITY: When a planet gains in strength cording to its sign and degree placement in the chart.

EXALTATION: When a planet is in certain signs it shows greater strength. These are traditional and may be related to the heliacal rising and setting of certain planets at a particular time in history.

FACE: Decanates - each sign divided into 10-degree division and assigned a ruler.

FALL: When a planet is in certain signs, it is weak. A planet in its Fall is in the opposite sign of its Exaltation.

FEMININE, Negative signs: Refers to the qualities of receptivity and reaction, introversion. The negative signs are the water and earth group - Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn and Pisces.

FERAL SIGNS: According to Lilly "Ferall signs are Leo and the last part of Sagittarius."

FIRE: One of the four elements. It represents an overt, enthusiastic, and active nature. The Triplicity of Fire signs: Aries, Leo and Sagittarius.

FIXED STARS; Stars are different bodies than planets as they are self-luminous not

depending on the Sun for light. They are outside the Solar system and the great distance from Earth makes them appear not to move. Because of precession the "fixed stars" appear to move forward in the tropical zodiac at about 50.23 seconds of arc per year, eight minutes per 10 years, or one degree every 72 years.

FIXED: One of the three qualities. The signs Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius.

FORTUNES: Benefic planets, especially Venus and Jupiter. Also the Sun and Moon when free of affliction. The Moon's North Node and Pars Fortuna are fortunate points. Spica and Regulus are benefic fixed stars.

FRUITFUL SIGNS: The water signs, Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces.

FRUSTRATION: When a fast planet is applying to a conjunction with a slower planet and another planet is also applying to the conjunction first, it frustrates the conjunction of the planet. Abscission and Frustration are synonymous.

GALACTIC CENTRE : The point in our Galaxy around which the Solar System revolves in a 225 million year period known as a cosmic year. Currently (2001) around 26 degrees Sagittarius.

GALAXY: a large group of stars clustered in a system and held together by gravitational force. The Solar system is in the Milky Way Galaxy containing up to 100,000 million stars.

GEOCENTRIC HORIZON is a Great Circle, defined by an imaginary plane passing through earth's core, which is parallel to the Apparent horizon.

GEOCENTRIC: (Gaia - earth Kentron - centre) Using Earth as the CENTRAL point of reference or perception.

GRAND CROSS: A pattern formed by the planets when in Aspect. The Grand Cross happens when two planets are in opposition and two other planets in opposition cross them at 90-degree angles. Usually will occur within the same quality; Cardinal, Fixed or Mutable.

GRAND TRINE: The position of two planets 120 degrees apart is called a Trine. When there are three planets, each 120 degrees apart, a Grand Trine is formed. Usually occur in the same Element.

GREAT CIRCLE: Any circle, the plane of which passes through the centre of the earth, the imaginary core, projecting into space to intersect the ecliptic. Those most used in Astrology are the Horizon, the Equator and the Ecliptic. A LESSER CIRCLE does not pass through the centre of the earth but can be at any point. Lesser Circles define the TROPICS.

GREENWICH MEAN TIME: A standard of time measurement commencing at the Greenwich Meridian which is 0 degrees of longitude.

HAYZ: Accidental Dignity involves a Masculine diurnal planet, Sun, Jupiter,

Saturn above the horizon in a day chart (as the Sun would be) or a Feminine nocturnal planet (Moon, Venus Mars) below the horizon in a nocturnal chart.

HELIACAL RISING : First visibility. At its heliacal rising, the planet appears momentarily on the eastern horizon just ahead of the Sun; i.e., it rises in the morning sky "with the Sun" (= "heliacal"), just before sunrise, at which time it lapses into invisibility again.

HINDRANCE: Any condition that impedes the functioning of a significator.

HELIOCENTRIC: Refers to the Sun as the centre. A separate branch of astrological study.

HEMISPHERE EMPHASIS: All planets in the chart east, west, south or north.

HORARY ASTROLOGY: Horoscope cast for a question.

HORIZON: A plane specific to a given location on Earth, which divides the visible hemisphere from the invisible hemisphere. The Apparent Horizon is a plane tangent to earth from a specific location - what we actually see as horizon dividing earth and sky and depending on elevation of the location above seas level. The is a Great Circle, defined by an imaginary plane passing through earth's Geocentric Horizon core, which is parallel to the Apparent horizon. The Rational Horizon is the Geocentric Horizon projected into space.

HOROSCOPE, Chart, Nativity, Natal chart or Map: A plotting of the geocentric positions of the planetary bodies in relation to earth, as they move through the ecliptic in their annual journey around the sun. Calculated in relation to the place and time of a birth.

HOUSE RANKING: Lilly ranked the houses from most benefic to most malefic as follows: 1, 10, 7, 4, 11, 5, 9, 3, 2, 8, 6, 12.

HOUSE: One of the twelve divisions of the celestial equator. Similar to the division of the ecliptic or zodiac into signs. Houses symbolically represent 12 sectors of life situations and/or relationships. Also called Lunes.

HOUSES, FORTUNATE AND UNFORTUNATE: Lilly and Dariot regarded houses 8, 6, and 12 as unfortunate.

HUMAN SIGNS: Gemini, Virgo, Aquarius, and the first half of Sagittarius.

HYLEG: The significator of longevity in a horoscope.

IMPEDIMENT: When a planet or some event intervenes to deny perfection or anything that interferes with a significator. See Affliction. Hindrance.

IMUM COELI (IC): The point on the Ecliptic opposite the Midheaven. Where the Ecliptic intersects the meridian below the horizon. Different to but sometimes confused with the nadir, which is the point opposite the zenith.

INCONJUNCT: Signs that do not BEHOLD each other. Those in semi sextile (30 degrees) or quincunx (150 degrees) apart are inconjunct and not related by Antiscion or Contrantiscion. Sometimes this term is used for the quincunx aspect. Inconjunct signs are also called dissociate signs.

INCREASING IN LIGHT: When the Moon is waxing, i.e. separating from a conjunction and moving toward opposition with the Sun and appears to increase in light when viewed from the Earth. Once the Moon passes its opposition to the Sun, it appears to decrease in light. This is waning.

INFERIOR PLANETS: Mercury and Venus whose orbits are within that of the Earth.

INFORTUNES: Malefics, traditionally Mars and Saturn. The Moon's South Node is an unfortunate point. Several malefic fixed stars. .

INGRESS: astrologically, the entry of any of the planetary bodies or luminaries into a sign of the zodiac. Astronomically, the entry of the planetary bodies into a different constellation.

INTERCEPTED: When a sign lies wholly within a single house and does not occupy the cusp at either end of the house. A planet is intercepted when it lies in an intercepted sign.

JAYNE CHARLES : Noted American Astrologer. Emphasised the use of parallels and declinations in astrology. The discovery of the Vertex is attributed to him as well as to L.E.Johndro.

JOHNDRO L. Edward : ( Jan 30 1882 12.53 am 80W22 44N57) American Astrologer said to have co-discovered the Vertex. Best known for his seminal work in Locational astrology.

JONES MARC EDMUND (Oct 1 1888 8.37 am St Louis) : American Astrologer, scholar and and author. A Protestant Minister his work is very influential. Founder of the Sabian Assembly Jones is responsible for the classification of aspect patterns which are used extensively in contemporary astrology.

JOY: Houses where planets traditionally most 'enjoyed' occupying. Venus rejoices in the 5th house, Saturn rejoices in the 12th. The Moon has joy in the 3rd, the Sun in the 9th, Mercury in the 1st, Mars in the 6th, and Jupiter in the 11th.

JUNO: Asteroid.

JUPITER: Planetary ruler of the sign Sagittarius, and traditional ruler of the sign Pisces. Largest planet in the solar system with a sidereal period of 11.86 tropical years.

KABBALAH : Philosophical system based on the mystical interpretation of scriptures as practised by Jewish rabbis and some medieval Christians.

KEPLER JOHANN ( Jan 6 1571 Weil Germany) Astronomer who discovered the laws of planetary motion governing the eliptical orbits aroun the Sun. Was apprecitice to Tycho Brahe and inspired bt the concept of Psythagorean Music of the Spheres. Was th first ot formulate a theory of aspects and the implications of Harmonics.

KITE: An aspect pattern involving two planets in opposition, with one of them trine two other planets, which are both trine each other and the second polarity planet, then sextile those planets.

KOCH HOUSES: A system of house division developed by Dr. Walter Koch and based on dividing the quarters of the chart formed by the Ascendant and Midheaven axes into three equal time segments.

KOWAL CHARLES : Discoverer of Chiron.

LATITUDE (CELESTIAL): A measure of angular distance above or below the Ecliptic. Extension of earth's latitudes.

LIGHTS: Sun and Moon are referred as the Lights.

LOCAL TIME: The time at a location within a time zone. Noon local time occurs when the Sun crosses the meridian of that location.

LOCAL SPACE: A method of Astrology using Altitude and Azimuth as measures to define geographical relationship with the planets.

LONG ASCENSION: Signs Cancer through Sagittarius takes longer to rise during the months of June through November.

LONGITUDE (CELESTIAL): A measure of angular distance along the 360 degrees of the Ecliptic starting at the first point of Aries.

LORD: The planetary ruler of a sign or a house.

LUMINARIES (Lights): The Sun and the Moon.

LUNAR MANSION: One of 28 divisions of the zodiac circle used to determine the Moon's position by Mansion on any day of the 28-day lunar month.

LUNAR NODES : The two points at which the Moon's path intersects the ecliptic are called the ascending and descending nodes. They are analogous with the March and September equinox points where the ecliptic similarly intersects the celestial equator).

LUNATION: A conjunction of the Sun and Moon is called a lunation. This occurs every 29.3 days.

LUNE: A portion of the celestial sphere. Each of the 12 sections of the sphere we call Houses is a LUNE.

MAJOR ASPECT: The conjunction - 0 degrees (technically speaking, the conjunction is not an angular aspect between planets, but it is most often referred to as an aspect), sextile - 60 degrees, square - 90 degrees, trine - 120 degrees, and opposition - 180 degrees.

MALEFICS: Mars and Saturn in Traditional Astrology. The Moon's South Node and some fixed stars.

MASCULINE, Positive, extrovert signs: Signs in the fire and air element group. These are Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius and Aquarius. Image at right: An eighteenth century manuscript depicting the constellation of the Masculine or Positive sign: Aquarius.

MATUTINE - A planet that rises just before the sun in the mornings.

MEAN MOTION: The average daily motion of the planets taken over the course of a number of years.

MEAN SOLAR TIME: The MEAN is the AVERAGE of the Sun's apparent passage since the Sun does not move uniformly through the Zodiac.

MERIDIAN: A GREAT CIRCLE, specific to a location on earth, perpendicular to the Horizon, intersecting it at its north and south points and passing through the Nadir and Zenith. The Sun is on the meridian at apparent Noon.

METEOR or METEORITE: Millions scattered through the Solar system. These are known as Shooting Stars and are masses of debris. Shower meteors come in swarms such as the LEONIDS each year in November, with a 33-year massive swarm. Sporadic meteors appear from any direction at any time. Usually consumed by Earth's atmosphere, one that lands on earth is called a Meteorite.

MIDHEAVEN: The point at which the Meridian and the Ecliptic intersect at any given time, due South of the location for which a horoscope chart is cast. Also, where the Sun is at Noon local mean time. The point of culmination of the Sun. The highest point on the Ecliptic where it intersects the meridian. Sometimes confused with the Zenith.

MIXED RECEPTION: when Receptions are mixed for example, a planet in the term of another and the second planet in the exaltation of the other.

MOIETY: Half the traditional orb of a planet. The orb of a planet is the diameter of an imaginary sphere of light surrounding the planet. The moiety is the radius of that sphere. The sum of the moieties of two planets gives the maximum orb of an aspect between two planets. Modern astrology assigns orbs for convenience; traditional moieties were specific.

MOON: Satellite of the Earth. Called a planet for convenience it represents the reflective side of human nature.

MOVABLE SIGNS: The Cardinal signs. Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn.

MUNDANE Astrology: The study of human affairs through the horoscopes of political leaders, historical events, or celestial phenomena.

MUTABLE: Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces. These signs are characterised by their mental and adaptable quality.

MUTE SIGNS: Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces.

MUTUAL APPLICATION: When a planet travelling direct is applying to one that is retrograde.

MUTUAL RECEPTION: Refers to two planets, each in a sign ruled by the other, with a subsequent strengthening of both planets. In Horary astrology there can be reception by sign, exaltation, triplicity, term, or face. See also Mixed Receptions.

NADIR AND ZENITH: The Poles of the Horizon which indicates its extremities according to cardinal points of the compass, South to North, East to West. (Nadir is directly below the observer, Zenith overhead.) A line drawn between Zenith and Nadir would be in the direction of the gravitational pull, like hanging a pendulum or plumb line.

NADIR: The point opposite the Zenith directly below the observer through the centre of the Earth, not to be confused with the Immum Coeli.

NATAL ASTROLOGY: The charting and interpretation of a personal horoscope made for the exact time and place of a person's birth. Also called Geneathlical Astrology

NATIVE: The person for whom a horoscope is charted.

NATIVITY: The birth of an individual or even for which a chart is erected.

NATUS: Birth chart.

NIGHT HOUSE: The sign a planet rules by night.

NOCTURNAL (Night) PLANETS: Moon, Venus, and Mars.

NODAL AXIS : An imaginary line joining the north and south nodes.

NODAL DEGREE: The same degree, regardless of sign position, as the Moon's Mean Nodes. Significant in Hoary astrology, signifying a fateful event.

NODES of the MOON. The Moon does not orbit in the Ecliptic but is inclined to it by a mean of 5 degrees 8 minutes. The two points in the Moon's orbits where it cuts across the plane of the Ecliptic are called Nodes. The Ascending node is where the Moon crosses the Ecliptic from South to North and the Descending node is called South Node where the Moon crosses the Ecliptic from North to South. A line joining these points is called Nodal Axis.

NONAGESIMAL: The highest point of the Ecliptic above the Horizon, therefore

exactly 90° from both Asc. and Dsc. Not to be confused with the Midheaven.

OBEYING SIGNS: Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces (Northern hemisphere). By extrapolation, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo Southern Hemisphere).

OCCIDENTAL OF THE SUN: When a planet rises or sets after the Sun. In horary Astrology, the Moon, Mercury, and Venus are accidentally dignified when occidental.

OCCIDENTAL SIDE OF THE CHART: The western half of a chart between the 4th cusp and the 10th cusp.

OCCULATION: Same as an Eclipse but is generally applied to total not partial. Eclipses. Planets can OCCULATE each other from a geocentric view.

ORB: An allowance from exactitude referring to aspects between planets.

ORIENTAL OF THE SUN: When a planet rises or sets before the Sun.

ORIENTAL SIDE OF THE CHART: The eastern half of a chart between the 10th cusp and the 4th cusp. is called the oriental side of the chart.

PARALLEL of DECLINATION: When two bodies are at the same Latitude North or South of the Celestial equator. They do not need to be in the same Longitude position. When two bodies are in the same Latitude but one is North and one South of the Celestial equator they are CONTRA-PARALLEL in Declination.

PART OF FORTUNE (PARS FORTUNA): A benefic point on the Ecliptic measured by the same distance from the Eastern Horizon as the Moon is from the Sun. The formula is: Ascendant + Moon - Sun.

PARTILE ASPECT: When two planets form an aspect and occupy the same numerical degree of their respective signs. Exact.

PEREGRINE PLANET: When a planet has no Essential Dignity in its position in the zodiac. A planet in its debility with no essential dignity is still peregrine. Some astrologers use the term to signify an unaspected planet - this is incorrect.

PERFECTION: When significators in Horary Astrology provide an answer without being impeded by other considerations. Also when an applying aspect between two planets becomes exact, the aspect is said to reach perfection.

PERIGEE: (Peri - near Gaia -Earth) The point in orbit where the Moon or a planet is nearest the Earth. Opposite if Apogee.

PERIHELION (Peri - near, Helios - Sun). The point in a planet's orbit where it is closest to the Sun or the point that a planet reaches that position. Opposite of Aphelion.

PLANET: Referred in Astrology as any one of the 10 heavenly bodies situated along

the ecliptic. The Sun is a star, and the Moon is the Earth's satellite but they too are referred to as planets, for sake of ease of use. The ten planets are in their natural order from the Sun: Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto

PLANETARY HOURS: The period from Sunrise to Sunset is divided into twelve equal parts called "hours." The first hour of the day, starting at Sunrise, is ruled by the day ruler. The remaining hours are assigned rulers in Chaldean order (Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon)

PLATIC: When an aspect between planets is in orb but not exact.

POLAR ELEVATION: is the height of the pole of any given place above the Horizon and is the equivalent of that place's LATITUDE or Angular distance from the Equator.

PONDEROUS: A planet that is moving slowly.

PRECESSION of the EQUINOXES: The Vernal Equinox or First point of Aries is an important reference point in Astronomy and Astrology as it indicates the start of a Seasonal Year, when the Sun is at the intersection of Equator and Ecliptic. Due to Precession, the constellation, which forms a background to the Solar system, is changed from year to year by an amount of approx. 52 seconds of arc. This is caused by the Earth's tilt of 23°27' to the plane of the Ecliptic and other perturbations in its rotation causing the Earth to "wobble on it's axis". Astrologically, we still refer to the Vernal Equinox as the Aries Ingress or First Point of Aries as the moment when the cycle of the Zodiac begins. At present, the Constellation of Pisces is in the background and the Vernal Equinox point is located in that constellation. Precession occurs 'backwards' through the signs, so the Vernal Equinox will eventually be against the background of the constellation Aquarius.

PRIME VERTICAL: A GREAT CIRCLE that intersects the Horizon at the East and West points. Perpendicular to the plane of the meridian, it passes through the East Point, Zenith, West Point, and Nadir of a particular location at right angles to the Meridian.

PTOLEMAIC ASPECT: Ptolemy distinguished four major aspects between zodiac signs: sextile, square, trine, and opposition. He referred to the conjunction as 'corporally conjoined'.

QUADRANT: One of four quarters of the Celestial Sphere transposed to the horoscope as three houses. It is defined by the intersection of the Axis between Ascendant and Descendant and Midheaven and Immum Coeli. Horoscope wheel is divided into four quarters by the intersection of the horizon and meridian lines.

QUADRATE: Another name for a square aspect.

QUADRUPLICITY: The set of four signs with the same quality, either Cardinal, Fixed, or Mutable.

QUERENT: The person who asks the horary question.

QUESITED: What the Querent queries. The person or matter asked about.

QUINCUNX: The 150 degrees aspect.

RADICAL: The birth chart, also known as the radical chart. In horary astrology, a radical chart is one that is likely to give a valid answer. Considerations before judgment warn that the chart might not be radical.

RADIUS VECTOR: Distance at any given time of a planet from the Sun's Centre.

RATIONAL HORIZON: the Geocentric Horizon projected into space.

REFRANATION: When an applying aspect is 'refrained' from reaching perfection. Often when one of the significators turns retrograde preventing perfection of the aspect.

REGIOMONTANUS HOUSES: A system of house division based on dividing the quarters of the Equator defined by the Ascendant/Descendant and Midheaven/Immum Coeli axes into equal spatial arcs and projecting them back onto the Ecliptic.

REGULUS: Cor Leonis. Benefic fixed star at 29 degrees 50' Leo in 2000.

RETROGRADE: When a planet appears to be moving backwards (westward) due to the relative speed of the earth to the planets. This is only apparent and only from a geocentric perspective. In horary being retrograde is an accidental debility. In psychological astrology being retrograde is thought to internalise the energy.

RIGHT ASCENSION : hours measured along the celestial equator, starting from the March equinox (intersection of the ecliptic with the celestial equator). The units of right ascension are hours, since the celestial equator is divided into 24 equal portions. Each hour of Right Ascension is divided into 60 equal minutes.By convention, the starting point, or 0 hours of right ascension, is a point on the celestial equator called the vernal or March equinox.

RISING PLANETS: Planets are rising toward the Ascendant in the axial rotation of the chart. Usually a planet within a given orb of conjunction with the Ascendant.

RISING SIGN, Ascendant, First House

RULER: The planet assigned as influential to one or two of the signs.

SEPARATING ASPECT: An aspect that has already perfected and where the planets are now moving away from the earlier exact aspect.

SERPENTIS: Considered a malefic degree of the zodiac. 19 degrees Scorpio.

SEXTILE: A 60-degree aspect.

SIDEREAL DAY: The True rotation of the Earth measured by two successive transits of a fixed star over the observer's Meridian.

SIDEREAL TIME (ST): The right ascension of any point on the celestial sphere crossing the meridian at a given moment. It measures the moment when any particular region of the celestial sphere passes across one's meridian. Called Star Time. Time is measured from the fixed stars. A precise way of measuring time but not practical to use for social purposes.

SIDEREAL YEAR: The passage of the Sun over two successive passages over a fixed star. 365 days, 6 hours, 9 minutes and 9.5 seconds.

SIDEREAL ZODIAC: Refers to the position of the celestial bodies as seen against the actual constellations not the signs. The starting point for Aries is therefore unreliable because of precession and the 'natural zodiac' can be disputed.

SIGNIFICATOR: A planet with specific importance. In horary Astrology some planets are natural significators, such as Venus in questions of love, Mars in matters of contention.

SINISTER ASPECT: Aspect where the faster planet is waning in relation to the slower one. Left hand side.

SLOW IN MOTION: When a planet is travelling slower than its average daily motion. A form of debility.

SOLAR APEX: The Sun revolves around a Galactic Centre along with all the other bodies associated with the Solar System. It moves at 12 miles per second in the direction of the Constellation Hercules, in right Ascension 277° and declination of 30° North at the end of December each year, when Earth is directly behind the Sun in its motion round the centre of the Galaxy. The point to which the Sun's galactic motion moves is called the Solar Apex.

SOLAR HOUSES : Houses derived by placing the Sun on the 1st house cusp and deriving all other houses from the degree of celestial longitude. Commonly used in Sun sign astrology.

SOLSTICE POINT: Same as Antiscion.

SOLSTICE: The time when the Sun is at its greatest Northern or Southern Declination, on the Tropics. The Sun is then farthest from the Equator and seems to "stand still". The opposite point in the year to the Equinoxes. It then appears to turn in the opposite direction. This impression of created by the earth's tilt of 23 degrees 27 minutes and the Tropics lie at earth Latitudes of 23 degrees 27 minutes north or south of the Equator

SOUTHING: The moment when a celestial body crosses the upper meridian of the observer is "Southing" that Meridian.

SPICA: A benefic fixed star at 23 degrees 50' Libra in the year 2000.

SQUARE : an aspect formed when planets or points are 90 degrees apart. One of the five major aspects defined as Ptolemaic.

STAR : Self luminous celestial body as distinguished from a planet which shines with reflected light.

STAR TIME : Sidereal time.

STATION: A planet makes a station when it appears motionless before reversing direction in its orbit as viewed from the Earth. It can occur when going from retrograde to direct, or from direct to retrograde.

STELLIUM: Cluster of several planets in the same sign or house. Margaret Hone determined three while De Vore specifies five or more. Some astrologers consider it necessary that the leading and final planets be in orb of conjunction. Also called Satellitium.

STRICTURE AGAINST JUDGMENT: Same as Consideration Before Judgment.

SUCCEDENT ( Lat: succedere = to follow) : A term describing Houses 2, 5, 8, and 11.

SUN: The luminous celestial body around which the Solar system revolves. Once thought to revolve around earth, it appears to do so because of the geocentric position of observation. Astrological ruler of the sign Leo.

SUN SIGN ASTROLOGY: An oversimplified and generic version of Astrology for syndicated media and popular consumer consumption.

SUPERIOR CONJUNCTION:

SUPERIOR PLANET: Those planets whose orbit lies outside that of Earth, i.e. Mars to Pluto.

SWIFT IN MOTION: A planet travelling faster than it average daily motion.

SUNRISE CHART : A chart calculated for sunrise in the absence of a birth time. The cusp of the 1st house is the degree of the Sun's celestial longitude at sunrise. All other house cusps are derived from that degree in quadrant systems.

SUN SIGN : The sign containing the Sun at given times during the year. Usually referring to the date of birth of an individual. Also called Birth Sign.

SUPERIOR CONJUNCTION: The conjunction of the Sun and Mercury or Venus in which the planet is on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth. Distinct from Inferior conjunction in which the planet is between the earth and the sun.

SUPERIOR PLANET : A planets whose orbit is outside that of Earth - Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune Pluto and Chiron.

SYNASTRY : Comparison of aspects and charts between two or more persons.

SYNETIC POINT : Sidereal longitude of the vernal point in the precession of the Equinoxes.

SYNODIC MONTH : Mean synodic period of the moon.

SYNODIC PERIOD: The time taken a body to reach from one conjunction with the Sun to the next. The Synodic period of the Moon is 29.5 days, or one Lunation to the next.

SYNTHESIS: (Gk: syn = with tithenai = place) Chart interpretation or drawing together of all the components of a chart into a unified whole. Distinct from delineation which is the process of identifying the parts to be synthesised.

SYZYGY: New or Full Moons occurring near the Moon's Node.

TAURUS : Sign of the zodiac defined by the Sun's transit between approximately 21 April and 20 May each year. Its symbol is the Bull or Cow.

T CROSS : Another name for T Square.

T SQUARE : A major configuration creates by two planets or sensitive points in opposition ( 180 degrees) each square ( 90 degrees) a third planet or sensitive point at their midpoint. Orbs are allowed.

TEMPERATE ZONE: The area between the TROPICS and the North or South Pole of the earth. By subtracting 23°27' - the position of the Tropic, from 90° we get latitude of 66°33'. These mark the Earth's Arctic or Antarctic circles (LESSER CIRCLES). At the Solstices, the Sun does not set in these regions but remains above the horizon for 24 hours.

TERM: A division of each sign into five (unequal) divisions each ruled by one of the 5 visible planets (not luminaries) In Horary Astrology, a form of essential dignity.

TERRESTRIAL : Anything connected to earth ( Lat: terra = earth)

TERRESTRIAL POLES: North and South Poles of the Earth, where the Axis of the earth's rotation meets the surface of the earth.

TERTIARY PROGRESSION: A method of progression based on the premise that a day in the Ephemeris is equal to a lunar period. Ration of 1 = 27.32

THEOGENES: Astrologer to Caesar Augustus.

TIME ACCELERATION: a minor correction in chart calculation to account for the difference in Sidereal time and mean Solar time.

TIME ZONE: A division of the earth's longitudes into Zones for the convenience of measuring time in a uniform manner. Each Zone is of 15° of longitude and accounts for 1 hour of time, East or West of Greenwich. East, the time is earlier and West time is later as the Sun rises from East and Sets to the West. i.e. 10' of longitude = 4 minutes of time.

TOMBAUGH CLYDE : Discoverer of Pluto.

TORRID ZONE: Area of Earth between the Equator and the Tropics.

TRANS- SATURNIAN PLANETS : Those planets more distant in orbit than Saturn - also called Modern planets because their discovery depended on the use of a telescope.

TRANSIT: The passage of a celestial body across the upper or lower meridians. Broadly speaking it refers to the travel over a given period, of that body. Interpretation of a horoscope by relating the position of the planets today, or for a particular time span to the position of the planets in the birth or mundane chart.

TRANSLATION OF LIGHT: When a third planet faster than either of two significator is separating from an aspect with the first significator and is applying to an aspect with the second significator. The third planet transfers the light between significators. If these significators might not otherwise apply to an aspect, the third planet acts like an intermediary.

TRANSPERSONAL PLANETS: Those planets more distant in orbit than Saturn. Their influence is determined as generational rather than personal because of the length of time they remain in a given sign.

TRIGONALIS: Jupiter and Saturn make repeated conjunctions approximately every 20 years in a sign particular to an element. When the elemental emphasis changes it is considered an important economic and political point in history. This is known also as a Great Mutation.

TRINE: A major aspect where two planets or points are 120-degrees apart.

TRIPLICITY: The classification of the signs in groups of three based on their elemental distinction. The signs as "fire", "water", "air" and "earth". An essential dignity in horary Astrology. Traditionally triplicities are assigned Day and Night rulers.

TROPIC of CANCER: A "Small Circle" 23°27' North of the Earth's Equator where the Sun reaches its highest declination North. This relates to the sun's position there at the Solstice. It is the same angular measurement as the Earth's tilt to the plane of the Ecliptic.

TROPIC of CAPRICORN: A "Small Circle" 23°27' South of the Earth's Equator where the Sun reaches its highest declination South. This relates to the Sun's position at the Solstice. It is the same angular measurement as the earth's tilt to the plane of the Ecliptic.

TROPICAL SIGNS : Cancer and Capricorn because the Sun reaches the Tropics as it enters those signs.

TROPICAL YEAR: (Tropos - to turn) The tropical year of the Earth. Successive passages of the Sun through the Vernal Equinox or first point of Aries. 365 days 5

hours, 48 minutes 46 seconds. The Tropical year is just over 20 minutes shorter than the SIDEREAL YEAR. Sometimes called Solar Year.

TROPICAL ZODIAC: (Tropos - to turn) This refers to the astrological system based on the calculation of the planets motion through the SIGNS of the Zodiac starting at a logical and calculable starting point, the intersection of the Equator and Ecliptic.

TRUTINE : Ptolemaic formulae. For example, the trutine of conception states that at the time of conception the Moon should be in conjunction with or in opposition to the natal Ascendant and the Ascendant in conjunction or opposition with the natal Moon. This formed the basis of the prenatal chart or lunar epoch chart introduced by Sepharial

UNDER DURESS: When a significator is besieged by two malefics within tight orbs.

UNDER SUNBEAMS: When a significator is within 8.30 degrees and 17 degrees of the Sun.

UNIVERSAL TIME (UT) is the time at the longitude of Greenwich Observatory in England.

UPPER CULMINATION - Same as upper meridian - the point at which any given heavenly body or point reaches its highest point after rising in the east and before setting in the west.

URANIAN PLANETS : Hypothetical planets Cupido, Hades, Zeus, Kronos, Appollon, Admetos, Vulcan, Poseidon.

URANIAN SYSTEM: Also known as the Hamburg school. Developed by Alfred Witte.

URANUS: Major planet - the first of the planets not visible from earth with the naked eye. Discovered by Sir William Herschel on March 13 1781. Modern ruler of the sign Aquarius it has a sidereal period of 84.02 years.

URSA MAJOR : The Big Bear, third largest of the 88 constellations with seven stars. In America they are called the "Big Dipper" and in Britain the "Plough" One of the most easily recognizable groups of stars in the northern sky. It is circumpolar because it never completely sets below the horizon, but is visible in northern skies year-round.

URSA MINOR : Little Bear. Constellation near Ursa Major, contains the star Polaris. The whole sky seems to rotate around Polaris once a day, since it is located near the north celestial pole.

VENUS (and Mercury) MORNING STAR AND EVENING STAR: Because of Regular Retrograde motion these planets sometime appear in front of or behind the Sun in position on the Ecliptic. This occurs when the planets are at their greater elongation East or West of the Sun so appear during the dark hours.

VENUS : A inferior planet orbiting between Earth and the Sun. Ruler of Taurus and Libra. Sidereal period of 224.7 days.

VERNAL EQUINOX : Same as Vernal point - when the Sun is at the start of Spring in the Northern hemisphere. On the equator day and night are of equal length.

VERNAL POINT: The beginning of measurement of right ascension on the celestial equator or of celestial longitude on the ecliptic. O degrees. The Spring equinox in the Northern hemisphere. Due to precession the synetic vernal point is now in Pisces. In the southern hemisphere this marks the Autumnal Equinox, thus calling into disrepute, any notion of a seasonal zodiac.

VERTEX: The western intersection of the Prime Vertical with the Ecliptic. Discovered by Johndro and Jayne, independently of each other.

VESPERTINE : A tern describing a planet setting just after the sun. Opposite of Matutine.

VIA COMBUSTA: The region from 15 degrees Libra to 15 degrees Scorpio, considered a malefic zone.

VIGINTILE : Also called Semidecile. An aspect of 18 degrees.

VIRGO : Sign of the zodiac identified by the Sun's transit between approximately 23 August and September 22 each year. Its symbol is the Virgin or handmaiden.

VOID OF COURSE: A planet is Void of Course when it no longer makes a major aspect (0, 60, 90, 120, 180 degree aspects). In the modern definition, the Moon or a planet is void of course if it makes no further Ptolemaic aspects before leaving its current sign. Lilly says the Moon is void of course when it is not within orb of applying to a major aspect with any other of the seven classical planets (Moon through Saturn).

WAR TIME: Adjustments made to time during World War 2.

WATER: One of the four elements. Water is associated with the emotional processes. The Triplicity of Water signs: Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces.

WAXING: The part of the Moon's cycle from New Moon to Full Moon.

WEST POINT: The point at which the Western Horizon intersects both the Celestial Equator and the Prime Vertical. Not to be confused with the Descendant.

WINTER SOLSTICE: identifying the start of the Northern Hemisphere Winter, when the Sun reaches highest northern declination.

WITTE Alfred ( 1878 - 1943) Founder of the Hamburg School of Astrology, also known as the Uranian School. Based on midpoints, hypothetical planets - Cupido, Hades, Zeus, Kronos, Appolon, Admetos, Vulcan and Poseidon - and sensitive points, part of the Hamburg school system was later developed by Reinhold Ebertin

into the system of Cosmobiology.

ZADKIEL :

ZAMINIUM: Another term for "Cazimi".

ZARIEL SYSTEM: Another name for Meridian system of house division. The celestial equator is divided into 12 equal sections starting with the Meridian.

ZENITH HOUSE SYSTEM : Equal House system dividing the ecliptic into 12 equal segments beginning with the Asc whichi s determined as the first house cusp.

ZENITH PROJECTION: The Zenith projected onto the Ecliptic by an Azimuth circle passing through the North and South ecliptic poles. Also called the Nonagesimal. Should not be confused with the Midheaven.

ZENITH: The point on the Celestial Sphere, directly overhead. A line from the centre of the Earth through the observer will go through the zenith. The opposite is the nadir.

ZODIAC: A belt in the sky 8° either side of the line of the Ecliptic where all the planets appear to travel. "Circle of Animals" named after some of the constellations coinciding with them. There are two distinct Zodiacs - the TROPICAL and the SIDEREAL. Because of precession the tropical moves backwards in relation to the sidereal. They may have coincided around AD220 but are now more than 24 degrees apart.

ZAMINIUM: Another term for "Cazimi".