Sometimes astrological concepts are difficult to understand though we often
use it in our everyday speech. Find the meaning of the most obscure
astrological terms in our on-line dictionary!
Afflicted - Used to describe a planet which is unfavorably aspected; squares, oppositions and quincunxes. An ancient term which is still commonly used.
Age of Aquarius - See "Aquarian Age."
Air Signs - Gemini, Libra and Aquarius. Signs belonging to this Element represent the intellectual and thought process.
Anaretic degree - The final degree (29th degree) of any Sign. It is also known as the degree of fate.
Angles - The lines of the chart wheel which lie at 0 degrees (the ascendant), 90 degrees (the I.C.), 180 degrees (the descendant), and 270 degrees (the M.C.). These are major points in a chart and represent Cardinal Qualities.
Aquarian Age - A time period of 2000 years where the influence of Aquarius is prominent. An age lasts for 2000 years and moves backward through the Zodiac. The Age of Aquarius starts at approximately the new millennium.
Arc - An angular measurement between two celestial planets or points.
Ascendant - See "Rising Sign."
Aspects - The angular distance, calculated in specific number of degrees of the chart wheel, between two celestial planets or points. It also provides the nature of the relationship between planets.
Astral Traveling - This roaming of the spiritual self while the physical body remains inert; involves the body's chakras.
Astrology - The study of the influence of celestial bodies on any behavior, activity or condition on Earth. It is a guide to who we are.