Astronomy

• March 16, 2025Astronomy, C-Entries, Glossary

  Circles of Position

  Circles intersecting the horizon and meridian, and passing through a star: in terms of which to express the position of the star. Their use is not obsolete. However, Circles of […]

• March 16, 2025Aspects, Astronomy, C-Entries, Delineation

  Climacterical Conjunction.

  Said of certain Jupiter-Saturn Conjunctions. v. Chronocrators. DeVore, Nicholas. Encyclopedia of Astrology. New York: Philosophical Library, 1947.

• March 16, 2025Astronomy, C-Entries, Delineation, Glossary

  Climaterical Periods

  Every 7th and 9th year in a Nativity, supposedly brought about through the influence of the Moon in its position in the Radix. The Moon squares her own place by […]

• March 16, 2025Astronomy, C-Entries, Glossary

  Comets

  Erratic members of the Solar system, usually of small mass. Luminous bodies, wandering through space, or circulating around the Sun, and visible only when they approach the Sun. They usually […]

• March 16, 2025Arabic, Astronomy, C-Entries, Glossary

  Catahibazon

  An Arabic term for Cauda Draconis. v. Moon’s Node. DeVore, Nicholas. Encyclopedia of Astrology. New York: Philosophical Library, 1947.

• March 16, 2025Astronomy, C-Entries, Glossary, Occultism

  Caduceus.

  n. The wand of Hermes, or Mercury, the messenger of the gods. A cosmic, sidereal, or astronomical symbol; its significance changing with its application. Originally a triple-headed serpent, it is […]

• March 16, 2025Astronomy, C-Entries, Glossary, Philosophy

  Calendar

  A system of reckoning and recording the time when events occur; the coordination of the days, weeks, and months of the year with the cycles upon which they are based. […]

• March 16, 2025Astronomy, C-Entries, Glossary

  Cappella

  A yellow star, in 20° Gemini, the spectrum of which more nearly than that of any other bright Northern star, resembles the spectrum of our Sun.  DeVore, Nicholas. Encyclopedia of […]

• March 16, 2025Astronomy, C-Entries, Delineation, Glossary

  Caput Draconis

  The Dragon’s Head. v. Moon’s Node DeVore, Nicholas. Encyclopedia of Astrology. New York: Philosophical Library, 1947.

• March 16, 2025Astronomy, C-Entries, Delineation, Glossary

  Cataclysmic Planet

  Uranus, which combines both teh magnetic and the electric elements, producing sudden effects. DeVore, Nicholas. Encyclopedia of Astrology. New York: Philosophical Library, 1947.