temporal houses : House two, six and ten, ruled by earth signs; symbolic of the material aspects life. As a group they form the Trinity of Wealth.

terrestrial : Of the Earth, Earth-related.

terminal houses : Those houses ruled naturally by water signs: four, eight and twelve. They pertain to endings and results and symbolize occult interests. Collectively, they are known as the Trinity of Psychism.

Tetrabiblos : Ptolemy's four-volume treatise on astrology (second century). See also Ptolemy, Claudius.

tetragon : An alternate term for the square aspect. See square.

Thales : 639-546 B.C., studied in Egypt and left nother in writing, but is said to have predicted an eclips which caused much alarm and ended the battle between the Medes and Lydians.

transit : The position and movement of a planet on a given day; used in reference to planets that pass over or aspect a natal planet or cross a natal house.

translation of light : A term used in horary astrology to describe the activity of a planet that applies in aspect, in turn, to two other planets that are separating from a mutual aspect, thereby translating "light" or energy and symbolically reuniting the planetes and the matters they represent.

tredecile, trecile : A minor easy aspect belonging to the tenth harmonic (decile) group; separating distance 108°. Also called a sesquiquintile.

trigon : The three member signs of a triplicity. Also used as an alternate term for grand trine. See also grand trine, triplicity.

trine : The third harmonic, 120°; the most influential major easy aspect. The trine blends planetary energies, harmoniously indicating ease of expression.

triplicity : A group of three signs belonging to the same element: fire (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius); earth (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn); air (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius); and water (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces). The members of a triplicity lie 120° apart in the zodiac, forming a trigonal and harmonious relationship with each other.

tri-septile : A seldom-used minor aspect, probably inharmonious, belonging to the septile (seventh harmonic) family; separating distance, 154°17'.

tropical signs : Cancer and Capricorn; so-called because they occupy parts of the ecliptic where the Sun reaches its farthest point north (Tropic of Cancer) and south (Tropic of Capricorn). the Sun's ingress into these signs marks the summer and winter solstices respectively.

tropical zodiac : The circle of signs that follows the apparent path of the Sun (ecliptic). also called the movable zodiac because it shifts slightly each year relative to the constellations of the sidereal zodiac. See also Precession of the Equinoxes.

T-square : The aspect pattern formed when two planets in opposition both square the same third planet, which acts as a focal point for planetary energies.

U

under the Sunbeams : Said of a planet that is within 17° of the Sun but out of conjunction orb.

universal time : Greenwich Mean Time.

Uranian astrology : A school of astrology, founded by Alfred Witte in Hamburg, Germany, which relies heavily upon the interpretational emphasis of midpoints. In addition to traditional astrological elements, it includes as symbolic indicators eight hypothetical planets: Cupido, Hades, Zeus, Kronos, Apollon, Admetos, Vulkanus and Poseidon.

V

vernal : From the Latin vernus, belonging to spring; of or pertaining to spring.

Vertex : The point found in the western section of a horoscope that indicates the intersection of the ecliptic and prime vertical, called the "third angle of a horoscope". This point and its opposite, the Anti-Vertex, are sensitive degrees in a natal horoscope associated with fate and wish fulfillment.

Vesta : The fourth asteroid of astrological interest discovered in the early nineteenth century. Named after the virgin fire goddess (Roman), its symbolic influence is protective.

Via Combusta : Literally fiery way; refers to a section of fixed stars that falls between 15° Libra and 15° Scorpio. Used primarily in horary astrology as an indication of unfortunate or ineffectual situations.

vigintile : Alternate term for semi-decile. See semi-decile.

vocational astrology : That branch of astrology devoted to career counseling in terms of the aptitudes and needs shown in the natal horoscope.

void-of-course : A term describing a planet that does not apply to a major aspect until it changes sign, usually confined to reference to the Moon. In horary astrology, a void-of-course Moon indicates lack of action or dynamics.

Vulcan : A hypothetical planet whose orbit is said to lie between Mercury and the Sun, about twelve million miles from the Sun. Astronomers have no evidence of this planet as yet.

Vulkanus : The seventh symbolic planet used in Uranian astrology.

W

waning : That phase of the lunation cycle from full Moon (Sun/Moon opposition) to new Moon (Sun/Moon conjunction) during which the visible portion of the Moon decreases.

water signs : Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces, members of the water triplicity that symbolize receptivity, sensitivity and emotional depth.

War time : The name used for daylight saving time during periods of war. See also daylight saving time.

waxing : The phase of the lunation cycle from new Moon (Sun/Moon conjunction) to full (Sun/Moon opposition) during which the Moon appears to grow larger, increasing in light.

yod : An aspect configuration in which two planets in sextile both form a quincunx (inconjunct) with the same third planet; it is given a karmic connotation. Sometimes called the Finger of God. See also Finger of God.

zenith : The point in the celestial sphere directly overhead; opposite the nadir. the zenith and nadir are the poles of the horizon.

Zeus : The third symbolic planet used in Uranian astrology. See also Uranian astrology.

zodiac : From the Greek zodiakos, literally circle of animals. See also tropical zodiac, sidereal zodiac.

zodiacal aspects : Aspects based upon planets' zodiacal longitude as distinguished from parallels and contaparallels, which depend upon declination.