Beholding Signs
Those which have the same declination; i.e., at equal distances from the Tropics; as Aries and…
Bel. (Lord)
The Babylonian form of Baal. He was a member of the supreme triad of deities: …
Belts of Jupiter
A varying number of dusky belt-like bands or zones encircling the planet Jupiter, parallel to…
Benefic Aspects
Planetary relations, or familiarities, which permit the unobstructed release of cosmic energy, hence conducive to…
Besieged
A benefic planet situated between two malefics, within orbs of each, is said to be …
Bestial signs
Those which have been symbolized by beasts, or animals: Aries, Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, the last…
Bi-Quintile
Aspect DeVore, Nicholas. Encyclopedia of Astrology. New York: Philosophical Library, 1947.
Bicorporeal
Said of double-bodied Signs: Gemini, Sagittarius and Pisces. As originally employed by Ptolemy, bicorporeal was…
Biquintile (144°).
Biquintile (144°).
Birth Moment
What is generally accepted as the true moment of birth is the moment of the…
Bitter Signs
A term applied by older authorities to the Fire Signs Aries, Leo and Sagittarius, which…
Blend
A term employed by Maurice Weymss to indicate a relationship between zodiacal degrees (1) when…
Brahmanaspati
Hindu name for the planet Jupiter. A deity in the Rig-Veda. Known in Vedic mythology as…
Buddha
Gautama Siddhartha, founder of Buddhism in the 6th century B.C., was classed by his followers…
Cabala, Cabalism;
also Kabalism, kabalistic. (1) The Cabalists assume that every word of the inspired writings embodies…
Cacodemon
An evil spirit; the elemental. A term once employed in connection with the twelfth house,…
Cadent
Those houses which fall away from the angles; the 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th houses….
Caduceus.
n. The wand of Hermes, or Mercury, the messenger of the gods. A cosmic, sidereal,…
Calendar
A system of reckoning and recording the time when events occur; the coordination of the…
Cancer
The Crab. The fourth sign of the zodiac. Its symbol presumably the folded claws of…