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A Glossary of Astrological Terms
- Use this glossary to look up the meanings of words you come across on this website, or in your astrological reading. Just select the first letter of the word you need and click on it in the table below to go straight to that sector.
Z
- Zaminium
- The fortunate conjunction of a planet with the "heart of the Sun". See Cazimi.
- Zenith
- The point directly overhead, or highest point. Also the mid-heaven (MC).
- Zodiac
- The "circle of animals". A zone or belt in space through which the planets move. Around 15 to 18 degrees wide, it is divided into 12 signs, each of 30 degrees longitude, with the ecliptic as its middle line.
- Zodiacal Aspects
- Aspects in the zodiac, measured by sign and degree. See Aspects.
- Zodiacal Light
- The "False Dawn" of the The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. It is now believed to be sunlight reflected from the cosmic dust left over from the formation of the planets, billions of years ago. It is usually seen projected as a faint backdrop to the Zodiac, either before dawn, or else after sunset, depending on the time of year.
- Zodiacal Parallel
- See Parallel Aspects.
- Zoidia
- Plural of Zoidion.
- Zoidion
- Ancent Greek name for Sign, which imputes the sense of a living being (or the image of a living being) rather than just a spatial container (ie for planets etc).
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