A Glossary of Astrological Terms for the letter "K"
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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.
K
Kabbalah
Esoteric teachings that deal with mystical ideas of creation and concepts of a spiritual nature, based in the Hebrew/Gnostic scriptures. Kabbalah (Qabbala, Cabala, or other variant translation from the original Hebrew קבלה) features interpretations of the Tree of Life, the Zohar, numerical keys to the Bible etc.
Kakodæmon
Evil spirit. See Cacodæmon.
Kal Sarpa Yoga
A very serious debility in Vedic astrology, when all visible planets are lined up either on one side or on the other of the Nodal axis, i.e., between the north node and the south node. (The outer planets, asteroids etc are not considered.)
Kaligni
Alternative Sanscrit name for the Moon's south node (a.k.a. Ketu) used mainly in Buddhist teachings. Lit. "Flame of Time".
Kama
One of the four aims of life in traditional Indian society, namely enjoyment, pleasure, and desire. The other aims are Dharma (righteousness), Artha (wealth), and Moksha (liberation). In Indian astrology, the domains of Kama are the 3rd, 7th and 11th houses from the radix ascendant and also from the Moon. Not to be confused with Karma.
Karaka
In Vedic astrology, a term for significator, or "indicator".
Karma
- Cosmic cause and effect, including the moral content of activities of all kinds.
- Reaping the effects of past actions, including those from previous incarnations.
- Hidden energies designed to awaken our spiritual awareness through the overcoming of seemingly intractable obstacles.
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One of the lesser-known Ayanamsas used to convert the tropical positions to the sidereal in Indian Astrology. It has a current arc of 22° 21' 50".
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Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895-1986), an influential spiritual philosopher of the 20th Century, intensely tutored by C. W. Leadbeater, Annie Besant and others of the Theosophical Society, who had believed him to be the next great incarnation of the World Spirit (Maitreya). Increasingly uncomfortable with his role as the Chosen One, he split in 1929 with the Society and dissolved the massive worldwide "Order of the Star" that had been instituted to support him and his work. This led to a crisis in the TS from which it has never fully recovered. Krishnamurti continued to teach, but repudiated the idea that he was a messianic leader or guru, holding that truth was best found by individuals through meditation, rather than following the teachings of others. He received the UN Peace Medal in 1984. See Wikipedia on Krishnamurti.
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