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Air Signs

Gemini, Libra, Aquarius. The signs associated with intellect, ideas, thought, sociability, extroversion, aspirations, communication, and high places.

Ascendant, or Rising Sign

The sign ascending on the eastern horizon at the exact moment of an individual's birth. The cusp of the first house of the Natal Chart.

Aspects

The angular relationships, measured in degrees of arc, between indicators in a Natal Chart. These indicators may include planets, house cusps, asteroids, fixed stars, or various mathematically-calculated points along the belt of the Zodiac.

Astrology

Applied astronomy; the science of judging personality, relationships, or future trends by studying the movements of stars, planets, and asteroids along the belt of the Zodiac or the apparent path of the Sun around the Earth; The art of studying and interpreting the correlation between these movements and events and circumstances on Earth.

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Birth Chart, or Natal Chart

A map of the planetary positions along the belt of the Zodiac as they were on a specific date, at a specific time and place.

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Cardinal Signs

Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn. The signs of this quality are associated with action and the ability and desire to initiate action.

Conjunction

The placement of two celestial bodies in the same sign at the same degree of the Zodiac. If the planets involved are benefic, or one benefic and one malefic, the effect of the conjunction is usually favorable, but if both planets are malefic, the effect is usually difficult.

Cusp

The lines separating, or boundaries between the signs or houses in a Natal Chart.