Armillary Sphere
A skeleton sphere suggested by concentric rings which represent the relative positions of the celestial…
Ascendant
The degree of the Zodiac which appeared on the eastern horizon at the moment for…
Ascending
A term loosely applied to any planet on the eastward side of the line between…
Ascending Latitude
The increasing latitude of a planet moving toward the north pole of the Ecliptic.
Ascension
The vertical rising of a planet above the Ecliptic, equator or horizon. Right Ascension, the…
Ascension, Signs of Long
Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius. (v. Signs.)
Ascension, Signs of Short
Capricorn to Gemini inclusive
Ascensional Difference
The difference between the Right Ascension of any body and its Oblique Ascension: used chiefly…
Aspect
Anciently termed Familiarities or Configurations (q.v.). Certain angular relationships between the rays which reach the…
Aspectarian
A chronological list of all aspects formed during a specified period. Most astrology magazines acrry…
Aspects, Benefic
The aspects based on 3 are said to be benefic in their influence, though much…
Aspects, Malefic
Those based on 2, combine signs that are less congenial, and operate generally at cross-purposes,…
Aspects, Mundane
Mundane aspects are those reckoned along the Equator, and measured in subdivisions of the noctunal…
Aspects, Zodiacal
Those most widely considered, are measured in degres along the Ecliptic. They are based upon…
Asterism
A constellation. Sometimes misleadingly applied to a zodiacal Sign, but can be applied to the…
Asteroids
DeVore, Nicholas. Encyclopedia of Astrology. New York: Philosophical Library, 1947.
Astral Body
In occult terminology a replica of the physical body, but more subtle and tenuous. It…
Astral Light
In occult terminology, the invisible region that surrounds the Earth, perceived by those who are…
Astral projection
In occult terminology, the partial or complete separation of the astral body from the physical…
Astrolabe
A mechanical device, predecessor to the sextant, whereby mariners determined the time of day by…