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Zodiac

The Zodiac is the ring of constellations that lines the ecliptic, which is the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year.

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Exaltation

Astrology; Zodiac

In a traditional method of evaluating the strength of planets in various zodiac signs, exaltation is the sign where a planet is supposedly at its best, including Venus in the sign Pisces, Mars in the ...

Detriment

Astrology; Zodiac

This is the sign in which a planet's inherent characteristics have the most difficulty being expressed freely. A planet is in detriment in the sign opposite the one it rules—e.g. Mars rules Aries, ...

Fall

Astrology; Zodiac

In a traditional system of rating the strengths of the planets, a planet is in its fall in the sign where it is supposedly at its weakest or worst—the sign opposite the one where it is exalted. Since ...

Ephemeris

Astrology; Zodiac

A reference book, calendar, or computer programme that gives the daily positions of the planets in the solar system.

Glyph

Astrology; Zodiac

A shorthand symbol that astrologers use to represent a planet, sign, or aspect.

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