Coordinate
n. Any of two or more magnitudes that determine position. Latitude and Longitude are coordinates…
Copernican System.
From Copernicus, an astronomer of Prussian birth (1493-1543), who was the first to show that…
Corona
A fringe of light, or halo, surrounding the Sun; visible only during a total Eclipse….
Correction
The adjustment of mean to sidereal time, whereby to ascertain the correct right ascension of…
Cosmecology: the ecology of the cosmic
This title was suggested by Harlan T. Stetson, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for…
Cosmic
Something vast and systematic, imbued with a sense of magnitude and order. Webster defines cosmical…
Cosmic Conditioning
Ancient man was convinced that his destiny upon earth was ruled by the divine power…
Cosmic Cross
Two planets in opposition, each squared by a third planet, resulting in what is termed…
Cosmic Philosophy, or Cosmism
A theory of cosmic evolution originated by John Fiske and advanced by him as an…
Cosmic Psychology
The science of diagnosis whereby the maladjustment of the individual to life can be treated…
Cosmical
Said of the rising or setting of a planet (or a star) when it is…
Councillor Gods
A term applied, by the Chaldeans, to the three bright stars in a constellation, which…
Countries
sign rulerships of. v. Signs DeVore, Nicholas. Encyclopedia of Astrology. New York: Philosophical Library, 1947.
Crepuscle
Twilight. Used in Primary Directions DeVore, Nicholas. Encyclopedia of Astrology. New York: Philosophical Library, 1947.
Crescent
Said of the inferior planets as well as of the Moon, when less than half…
Critical Days
Those which coincide with the formation, by the Moon, directional or transitory, of each successive…
Critical Degrees
Moon, Mansions of DeVore, Nicholas. Encyclopedia of Astrology. New York: Philosophical Library, 1947.
Crooked Signs
Taurus, Capricorn and Pisces; and should the Ascendant or Moon be in one of these,…
Crucial Degrees
Moon, Mansions of DeVore, Nicholas. Encyclopedia of Astrology. New York: Philosophical Library, 1947.
Culminating
Ascendant DeVore, Nicholas. Encyclopedia of Astrology. New York: Philosophical Library, 1947.