📖 Astrology Glossary

7 terms — search or browse by letter. A living dictionary for the language of the sky.

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MC (Midheaven)

Top angle; vocation, public role, reputation.

Top angle; vocation, public role, reputation.

Modality

Cardinal, Fixed, or Mutable quality of a sign.

Cardinal, Fixed, or Mutable quality of a sign.

Mutable

Modality of adapting: Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces.

Modality of adapting: Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces.

Midpoint

Degree halfway between two planets; used in refined techniques.

Degree halfway between two planets; used in refined techniques.

Mutual reception

Two planets in each other’s signs — alliance.

Two planets in each other’s signs — alliance.

Mundane astrology

Charts for nations, events, and collective weather.

Charts for nations, events, and collective weather.

Mesopotamian astrology

Early omen and planetary traditions of the ancient Near East.

Early omen and planetary traditions of the ancient Near East.