Astrological Dictionary Page #7

Increasing in Light

When the Moon is waxing, i.e. separating from a conjunction and moving toward opposition with the Su...

Inferior Planets

The minor planets, those whose orbits are within that of the Earth: Mercury and Venus ...

Infortunes

Malefics, traditionally Mars and Saturn. The Moon's South Node is an unfortunate point. There are al...

Ingress

(Astronomically) Used in discussing the transit of one body over the disk of another, especially of ...

Intercepted

zodiacal sign (Tropical or Sidereal) whose 30?°-extent along the Ecliptic is wholly contained withi...

Jayne Charles

October 9, 1911, 10:39:30 PM rectified time (10:53 PM given) Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. (d. December ...

Johndro L Edward

American Astrologer said to have co-discovered the Vertex. Best known for his seminal work in Locati...

Jones Marc Edmond

American Astrologer, scholar and and author. A Protestant Minister his work is very influential. Fou...

Joy

An ancient form of house rulership about which the literature is contradictory. Joy is used in horar...

Juno

The fourth largest of the Asteroids, discovered in 1804. It is named after the Juno, the wife of Jup...

Jupiter

Planetary ruler of the sign Sagittarius, and traditional ruler of the sign Pisces. Largest planet in...

Kabala

Also Cabala, Caballah, Kabalistic, Kabalism. Philosophical system based on the mystical interpretati...

Kepler Johannes

(1571-1630) German mathematician, astrologer, and astronomer. Born at Weil der Stadt, Wurtemberg; di...

Kite

An aspect pattern involving two planets in opposition, with one of them trine two other planets, whi...

Koch House

Also called the Birthplace House System. A system of house division developed by Dr. Walter Koch and...

Latitude

A measure of angular distance above or below the Ecliptic. Extension of earth's latitudes....

Lights

Sun, Moon, and in some sources, the planets 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 ...

Local Space

A method of Astrology using Altitude and Azimuth as measures to define geographical relationship wit...

Long ascension

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

Longitude celestial

One of the two coordinates of the ecliptic coordinate system (the other is celestial latitude). A m...

Lord

he planetary ruler of a sign or a house. Examples: With Aries rising, Mars is lord of the first hous...

Luminaries

Ancient term for the Sun and Moon. It refers to the fact that they are our major sources of natural ...

Lunar Mansions

One of 28 divisions of the zodiac circle used to determine the Moon's position by Mansion on any day...

Lunar Node

The two points at which the Moon's path intersects the ecliptic are called the ascending and descend...