Astrology
Planets, signs, houses, and the ascendant — the celestial art from its Mesopotamian origins to the modern natal chart.
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Astrology
Western astrology is a symbolic system that relates the positions of the planets, the Sun, and the Moon against the backdrop of the zodiac to events and…
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Foundations of Astrology
Astrology, in the Western tradition, is built on a small set of interlocking ideas: the ecliptic, the zodiac, the planets, and the relationship between…
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Planets, Signs, and Houses
A natal chart is a circle of the heavens, divided into twelve signs and twelve houses, with the planets placed according to their positions at the moment…
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The Meaning of the Ascendant
The Ascendant — also called the rising sign, or in older texts the horoskopos (ὡροσκόπος, "hour-marker") — is the sign of the zodiac that was rising on…
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Venus in the 7th House: Meaning and Influence
Venus in the seventh house is one of the most discussed placements in a natal chart, and one of the most directly relevant to the question of…