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.

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.