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General astrology

Astrology consists of a number of belief systems which hold that there is a relationship between visible astronomical phenomena and events in the human world.

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General astrology

Hour circle

Astrology; General astrology

A Great Circle perpendicular to the Celestial Equator and which passes through a particular body in space.

Hermeticism

Astrology; General astrology

Study and practise of the Hermetic Philosophy.

Platonic year

Astrology; General astrology

The so-called "Great Year" of the precession of the polar axis, whereby the polar axis precesses around the pole of the ecliptic with a period of 25,725 years. This is what determines the ...

Planet of oriental appearance

Astrology; General astrology

Planet rising immediately before the Sun, indicating special skills and faculties in a natal chart.

Planetary strength

Astrology; General astrology

The power of a planet in a horary chart due to the sum total of the planet's dignities or debilities, both essential and accidental.

Penumbra

Astrology; General astrology

The lighter, outer zone of the Moon's shadow visible during a solar eclipse. It surrounds the umbra, or dark central zone of the shadow.

Planetary hours

Astrology; General astrology

The hours of the day are ruled by planets in their order from Saturn inward to the Moon.

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