Apheta
Prorogator. The planet or place that exercises an influence over the life and death of the native v. Hyleg
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Aphorism
A short, pithy statement of a truth, presumably based on experience; the dictum of a wise man. Applied in Astrology to consciderations involved in the summing-up or synthesis of the various testimonies contained in the Figure. In interpreting a figure, or chart, consider the Signs as static forces; the planets as driving forces. The planets in the Signs show capacities that make for character, but the aspects, like verbs, denote action. Neptune gives the answer to ‘Who is he?’; Uranus to ‘Why is he and what is his purpose?’; and the rest of the planets answer the question ‘How will he fare?’
Apogee
Orbit
Application
n. Applying to; to apply. Said of a body in motion toward a point whence it will aspect another body. (v. Aspect.).
Applying, Retrograde
When the applying body is in retrograde motion. (v. Motion.) Some authorities have used the term ‘approach’ as synonymous with ‘apply’. The faster-moving body is said to be applying to an aspect of the slower-moving one. Precision in this regard might indcate, for example, that Saturn in direct motion could be applying to an aspect of Uranus, Neptune or Pluto only. Aspects are more powerful when forming than when separating. If either planet be retrograde, the influence is said to be injurious, or the promised result so subject to delay that it is of little value when it materializes.
Appulse
The near approach of one orbital body to another – a conjunction; the culmination at or crossing of the meridian. Applied particularly to the appulse of the Moon near to the Earth’s shadow. v. Penumbral Eclipse.
Apsis
(pl., apsides) The points of greatest and least distance of a heavenly body from its centre of attraction. v. Orbit.
Accidental Ascendant
A device employed by Evangeline Adams whereby to draw Horary interpretations from a natal Figure. In applying this method one determines the Ascendant for the moment the question is propounded, and rotates the Figure until this degree occupies the East point.
Accidental Dignity
DeVore, Nicholas. Encyclopedia of Astrology. New York: Philosophical Library, 1947.
Acronycal
Said of the rising after sunset, or setting before sunrise, of a planet that is in opposition to the Sun, hence in a favorable position for astronomical observation.