Astrology Articles

Accidental Dignity- A planet that occupies its own house is said to be accidentally dignified. Read on.

Age of Aquarius - Presently we are in the age of Aquariusis and this is one of 12 successive 2150-year periods.

Ascendant - The Ascendant is also called the rising sun and rules he personality of the individual under study in Astrology.

Ascending Planet- This is the planet which belongs to the Ascendant house and is said to be the chart ruler.

Astrolabe - An instrument used in ancient times to measure the angular positions of the stars. Know more..

Astrological Age- the astrological age is the constellation in which the Sun appears during the vernal equinox.

Astrology & Ayurveda- this combination works out well in understanding the composition of human bodies.

Astrology & Business- Astrology has been used to predict the outcome of businesses from ancient times.

Celestial Mechanics- this deals with the motion and gravitational forces of celestial objects.

Color therapy - Also known as Chromotherapy, this is used as a healing therapy these days.

Cosmobiology- this is an astrological study where the traditional house systems are not used.

Descendant- Descendant is the opposite of the Ascendant and usually refers to the partner of the native.

Forer Effect- this effect identified by Forer happens when a vague common description is taken by an individual as his/hers.

Imum Coeli- this is the sign that corresponds to the fourth house and refers to wealth and property.

Jewish Astrology- Jewish views and the 12 Jewish zodiac signs.

Lunation- this is the time taken by the Moon to go once round the earth and is approximately 29.5 days.

Magi Astrology-is a special form of astrology that has been developed by the Magi Society, which is a Chinese astrological society.

The Mars effect- An effect which links the position of Mars and the performance of sportspersons.

Midheaven- An important angle in the birth chart which refers to the parent.

Music of the spheres- according to this the planets rode on giant crystal spheres which emitted a musical sound when moved.

Occult - refers to secret or mysterious doctrine which transcend our natural senses.

Ophiuchus- the 13th zodiac.

Orbital period- This is the time taken by a planet to go once round the Sun.

Ptolemy - A Greek philosopher who propunded the Helicentric theory.

Rosicrucianism- Rosicrucianism is a mystical belief that pursues spiritual goals largely through Occult Christian paths.

Ruling Planet-this is a planet that is associated more strongly with a particular sign of the Zodiac .

Saturn Return- This signifies a time of transition, from one life-phase to the next and is around 29 years.

Sidereal Astrology- this is based on the actual position of the planets in the sky.

Superstitions- folk beliefs. Read on for more on them.

Tropical year- is the length of time that the Sun, takes to return to the same position along the ecliptic.

Tea Astrology (Gann Wheel) - According to the Gann Wheel by deriving the Indian Sidereal natal chart for a commodity uses its starting time and date it is possible for predicting the trends of the market and enable quantifying and qualifying the major and minor cycles of the market and the product. This was the method which was used by the Tea Merchants.

Uranian Astrology- uses the planets in our solar system and a series of points in space called transneptunians.

Western mystery tradition - refers to the collection of the mystical esoteric knowledge of the western world.