Astrological Terms & their Meanings

I received this chart from a friend of mine and I’ve found it quite useful. As I delve deeper and deeper into astrology I find myself referencing this quite often. I hope it is as useful to you as it has been for me.

The Zodiacal Signs     Principle      Keywords                             Ruler
ARIES                          I Am            Motivated to act                     Mars
TAURUS                      I Have          Practical & persevering         Venus
GEMINI                        I Think         Duality. Communicative       Mercury
CANCER                     I Feel           Emotional & nurturing           Moon
LEO                            I Will           Desires recognition                Sun
VIRGO                        I Analyse      Attention to detail                  Mercury
LIBRA                         I Balance      Relates to others                    Venus
SCORPIO                    I Desire         Intense & forceful                 Mars/Pluto
SAGITTARIUS            I Aspire        Broad outlook, idealistic        Jupiter
CAPRICORN              I Use            Realistic & responsible          Saturn
AQUARIUS                I Know         Human understanding           Saturn/Uranus
PISCES                      I Believe       Spiritual & sensitive              Jupiter/Neptune

The Planets & Personal Points
SUN                       Spirit, life force & identity. Masculine principle
MOON                   Soul, emotions and instincts. Domesticity. Feminine principle
MERCURY           Intellect and power of communication. The reasoning mind
VENUS                  Love, beauty, art and attraction
MARS                    Energy, action, aggression and conflict
JUPITER               Wisdom, expansion, optimism & success
SATURN               Restriction, limitation, restraint & sorrow
URANUS              Change, originality, revolution & eccentricity
NEPTUNE            Imagination, spirituality, inspiration, illusion & deception
PLUTO                  Power, forces beyond personal control & transformation
NORTH NODE    Alliances, family ties and links with others
SOUTH NODE     Karma and challenges in associations
ASCENDANT      Face you show the world. Primary motivation in life
MIDHEAVEN      Aim in life

The Houses
1st HOUSE          Physical appearance, self-expression and vitality
2nd HOUSE        Personal assets, wealth and earning ability
3rd HOUSE         Immediate environment, siblings, mentality and communication
4th HOUSE         Home, family, origins, father and later life
5th HOUSE         Pleasures, amusements, love & children
6th HOUSE         Service, work & health
7th HOUSE         Partners, other people generally & open enemies
8th HOUSE         Other people’s resources, wills, legacies & death
9th HOUSE         Long journeys, higher learning, religion and law
10th HOUSE       Reputation, career & the mother
11th HOUSE       Friends, benefactors and groups
12th HOUSE       Self-undoing, withdrawal, retreat and seclusion

The Aspects
CONJUNCTION     Unity of energies, which can be harmonious or aggravating
OPPOSITION          Destructive or learning
TRINE                      Harmonious and flowing
SQUARE                 Tension
SEXTILE                 Easy, creative and harmonious
QUINCUNX           Energies that work independently of each other
SESQUISQUARE   Problems that can become chronic if not addressed
SEMISQUARE        Petty annoyances that can escalate
SEMISEXTILE        Minor disruptions, which usually work out for the best

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