A

Alignment: See Geometry.

Alignment: Also, when interpretations of points align with the venture in a Ruling Chart.

Amplification Factor: Factors that increase the power of a planet or aspect. See online lesson: Planets & Points

Amplification Point: A point that increases or amplifies another point when in aspect or geometry. See online lesson: Planets & Points

Angle:The mathematical relationship between two points; an aspect.

Apparent Motion: The direction that planets or points appear to be moving from the perspective of Earth. Strictly a Geocentric phenomenon.

Applying:  A planet which is moving toward an exact aspect. 

Aspect: Two or more planets forming a recognized pattern, within allowable orbs. See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Astrological Chart: A chart of an exact day, time and location.

B

Benefic: A positive, helpful planet.

Bi-directional Aspect: Any 2-planet aspect with one planet in retrograde, the other in direct motion. Only happens in Geo. See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Bi-Level Aspect: The same two points aspect each other in both Geo Longitudes and Declinations, or in Heliocentric Longitudes and Latitudes.
Example: Sun is concurrently trine Jupiter and parallel Jupiter. See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Birth Chart: See Natal Chart.

Blackout Cycles or Blackout Transit: See High-Risk Transit.

Business Chart: The astrological chart of the day someone begins a job or the day a corporation, partnership, or business is founded.

C

CC or CC Chart: Combined Chart. Old: CAC or Combined Alignment Chart.

Calculated Points: Locations in space that are computed, but that contain no actual planet or point. Examples would be the Ascendant and the Midheaven.

Celestial Equator: The imaginary circle created by projecting the Earth’s equator onto the backdrop of the cosmos.

Challenge Point: Points and Midpoints which serve to test the energy of the other point in aspect. Old: Saturnian Point.

Charts: See Genesis Astrology Charts

Cinderella: See Icon.

Clash: An abrasive aspect between 2 points, whether in a single chart for in a combined chart.

Cohort Groups: Points which share at least one similar or overlapping meaning. Old: Fraternal Points. See Lesson: Planets & Points

Cohort Aspects: Aspects which share similar or overlapping meanings. See Lesson: Planets & Points, See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Combined Chart: A single chart that combines the planets of two charts and shows the inter-aspects between the charts. Synastry chart.

Combined Geometry: Planetary Geometry in a CC created between overlaid points from 2 charts. See online lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Conjunction: A 0° aspect of two or more points in longitudes. Genesis text symbol: 0. See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Conjuncted Trine: When 2 planets in a conjunction trine a third planet. See online lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Contra Points: Points which hold at least one opposite meaning. Often do not work constructively together in aspect. See Lesson: Planets & Points

Contra-Latitude: A Contra-Parallel in Helio. A uniquely significant aspect since its midpoint is parallel Earth. This means that in a natal chart, the midpoint aspect is an aspect the native has with all people on Earth. Genesis text symbol: #. See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Contra-Parallel: An aspect in Geocentric Declinations. Two planets within orb but on opposite sides of the celestial equator, i.e. one planet is north, the other is south. Text symbol: #. See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Cord: Found in every kind of relationship: Romantic, family, friendship, professional. Links and clashes between your charts that create Cords that are hard to cut. Uneven Cords between you create a power imbalance.  See Lesson: Relationships: Cords & Bonds

Cycles: Transits or Progressions. See Lesson: Timelines: Progressions & Transits

D

Decimal Format: Genesis Astrology notes planetary degree positions in decimal format rather than the degree and minute format. Example: a planet shown at 22.5° in a Genesis Chart would be the same as a planet shown at 22° 30′ in a trad chart.

Declinations: The vertical locations of the planets in Geo. The Declination of a planet is the distance north or south of the Celestial Equator.

Deks: Abbreviation for Declinations.

Dimension: Trad astrology only looks at one single dimension: Geocentric Longitudes. Even though we now know: Space Is Not Flat. Dimensions are references to all the equally significant viewpoints of the sky: Geocentric Declinations, Heliocentric Longitudes, and Heliocentric Latitudes.

Distance Orb: Measurement by degree to an aspect’s exact point. Differs from Time Orb.

Distance Relationship Chart: The chart of the moment that two people “met” for the first time via phone or Zoom prior to a face-to-face meeting.

Divorce Chart: The chart of the day a divorce is legally recorded.

Double Linkage: In a CC chart with two links made of the same combination of planets in any dimension.

E

Earth-Moon: Also called Earth. From the distant perspective of the Sun looking toward the Earth, Earth and Moon appear conjunct. The energies of both Earth and Moon are combined.

Eclipse: In Genesis Astrology: Two points in the same dimension are both conjunct in longitudes AND parallel in declinations or latitudes. Both aspects must be in Geo, or both in Helio. An Amplification factor. See Lesson: Planets & Points

Ecliptic: The apparent path of the Sun in the sky as viewed from Earth.

Electional Astrology:  The use of astrology to elect/select a great day to begin a new endeavor. See Lesson: FIRSTS: Locking in Dates

Elevator Points: A Cohort Group. Elevator points provide needed resources to help you rise. See Lesson: Planets & Points

Employment Chart: A chart of the official Employment Date for a new job.

Engagement Chart: The astrological chart of the day a couple becomes engaged.

Enhancement: See Link. See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Enhancement Dominance: See Geometric Gravity. See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Equal Degree Aspect: Refers to any 30° aspect between two points in Longitudes.

Event Chart: A chart of the date, place and time something significant is initiated. Event Charts can include charts of wedding dates, incorporation dates, founding dates of countries or currencies, dates when you first meet a new person, book, movie or product launch dates, employment dates, dates of opening bank or brokerage accounts, etc. See Lesson: FIRSTS: Locking in Dates

Exact: The moment when two planets have reached their most exact mathematical relationship to each other. Also called the peak. The more exact an aspect, the more powerful it is.  See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Exdek: Enhancement by extreme Declination. An Amplification factor. See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

F

Financial Aspect: An aspect formed by two financial planets.

Financial Link: A link formed between two financial planets in a CC.

FIRST: The first time something is done, happens, is initiated. A FIRST creates a Ruling chart for whatever was begun. Some examples of FIRSTS:
Incorporation or LLC
Wedding
First face-to-face meeting
Launch
Opening an account
See Lesson: FIRSTS: Locking in Dates

First Meeting Chart: The astrological chart of the date, place and time that two people first meet in person. See Lesson: Ruling Charts

Flying Eagle: See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Fortress: See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Free Will Universe: Nothing is fully fated, though you and the Universe drew up the basic plan  pre-incarnation. You’ll definitely feel the pushes and pulls of the stars, and you get to decide. You’ll get both the benefits and consequences of every choice. >>Align with your Plan. Move at the pace of miracles. That means, slow enough to see what the Universe is lining up for you for each next step. Takes patience. Takes practice. Worth it, creates a life in alignment.

G

Geo: Geocentric. See Lesson: Dimensionality

Geocentric: Charts as viewed from Earth. Earth-centered. See Lesson: Dimensionality

Geometric Alignment or Geometric Synergy: See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Geometric Gravity: AKA Gravity. See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Geometry: AKA Planetary Geometry. See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Glyphs: Trad astrology symbols which represent planets. Genesis Astrology uses too many points to memorize glyphs.
For points, Genesis Astrology uses first 3 letters of point name: Ven = Venus, Jup = Jupiter.
For aspects, Genesis uses text numbers or symbols.

Golden Rectangle: See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Grand Cross: See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Grand Trine: See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Gravity or Geometric Gravity: A Geometry exerts a ‘gravitational’ force on the aspects within it. Old: Enhancement Dominance. See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

H

Heartbreak: In Genesis Astrology, now called High-Risk.

Helio: Heliocentric. See Lesson: Dimensionality

Heliocentric: Charts drawn as viewed from the Sun. Sun-centered. See Lesson: Dimensionality

High Balance: The day on which a planet is most exactly conjunct a mid-degree point of two other planets in a natal chart.

High-Risk: Formerly known as Heartbreak or Blackout. Can be an aspect in any kind of chart or a Transit or Progression Timeline.

I

Icon: Once upon a time, this was called a Cinderella. Icon sums it up better. Icon aspects in a natal chart create iconic people. In a business, Icon aspects create an iconic business. con cycles bring to you, or increase, an iconic vibe.

Imprint: The energy locked in the Ruling Chart. Ruling charts do progress, but the original Imprint always carries about 50% of the interpretation forever.

Inter-aspect: An aspect in a CC/Combined chart. See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Iron Butterfly: See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

J

K

Kite:  See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

L

Latitude: The vertical locations of the planets in Helio. The distance north or south of the ecliptic. See Lesson: Dimensionality

Light: In the context of Genesis Astrology, Light serves as the opposite of Shadow. Shadow designates the sabotaging ways a point’s energies can manifest; light is the opposite, Light describes the potential manifestations of a point’s energies which are constructive, helpful, and uplifting. See Shadow.

Link: A helpful, favorable aspect between 2 points, whether in a single chart or in a combined chart. See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Lock: Locking in a date for the outcome you want by creating a FIRST. AKA Locking a Date. See Lesson: FIRSTS: Locking in Dates

Locking a Date: AKA Lock. See Lesson: FIRSTS: Locking in Dates

Longitudes: The commonly used dimension of trad astrology- the locations of the planets horizontally around the zodiac wheel. See Lesson: Dimensionality

Looped Transit AKA Loop Transit: When a transiting planet makes an exact conjunction with a natal planet in direct motion, goes retrograde and makes exact conjunction again, then resumes direct motion and becomes exact a third time- essentially making a loop around the natal planet. Could also loop the natal planet retrograde, direct, retrograde. The tighter the orb between the natal planet and the outer edge of the loop, the more powerful this transit is. See Lesson: Timelines: Progressions & Transits

Love Chart AKA Lovemaking Chart: The chart of the first day, time, place two people make love.

Love Milestone: Significant milestones in a deepening relationship which create a series of Ruling Charts for each level of intimacy you reach. See Lesson: Relationships: Love Milestones

M

Malefic: Negative, stressful, harmful planets and points.

Marriage Chart: See Wedding Chart.

Maximum High Balance: The day on which a has the most High Balance alignments compared to the day before and the day after. Gives extraordinary abilities to the native. Usually used in the analysis of the charts of super-athletes.

Mid-degree: The mathematical average point in degrees between any two planets. The Mid-degree point is then considered to exist in each of the 12 signs. This is different from a midpoint- see Midpoint. Used primarily in Maximum High Balance theory.

Midheaven: A calculated point in a trad astrology chart that refers to the highest point in the sky on the exact day, time and place for which a chart is cast.

Midpoint:
In Longitudes: A hypothetical point in space which is exactly equidistant between two planets/points around the wheel. There are 2 midpoints: the Near Midpoint is the midpoint closest to the two planets on the wheel. The Far Midpoint is the midpoint furthest from the two planets. Near and far midpoints are always exactly opposite.
In Declinations & Latitudes: A hypothetical point which is exactly equidistant between two planets or points.
Midpoints are displayed with their 3-letter point names, separated by /.
Example: The Venus-Odin midpoint = Ven/Odi.

Milestone: See Love Milestone.

MP: Midpoint.

Mono-Directional Aspect: An aspect in which both planets are moving in the same direction, whether in retrograde or direct motion.

Mystical Triangle: See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

N

Natal Chart: The astrological chart of the exact day, time and location of a person’s birth.

Natalization: Now called a FIRST. See Lesson: FIRSTS: Locking in Dates

Native: The person in a Natal Chart.

Nuclear Clash: A Saturn-Jupiter clash or a clash from the Saturn-Jupiter midpoint to Sun, Earth, or Jupiter in a CC.

O

Opposition: Genesis Astrology text symbol: 180. See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Orb: The allowable distance from exact for any aspect. The allowed fudge-factor. See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Overarching: Used to describe points which have more general meanings and can affect many areas of life. Most points have more specific and granular meanings and only impact the areas of life they specifically represent. See Lesson: Planets & Points

P

Parallel: Two or more planets at the same degree North or South in Declinations or Latitudes. Genesis Astrology text symbol: //. See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Perpetual Progression: An applying Progression which continues for many years. See Lesson: Timelines: Progressions & Transits

Pivot Planet: A planet located at the Mid-degree of a pair of planets. See High Balance, Paired Planets.

Planet: AKA Point. A celestial body in motion, as opposed to fixed stars.

Planetary Balance: Whenever a planet is conjunct a Mid-degree point of two other planets.

Planetary Geometry: See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Point: Generic term for a moving body in the sky: Planet, Asteroid, Dwarf Planet, Midpoint.

Primary Linked Chart: If married, the primary linked chart is the Wedding Chart. The primary linked chart to a business is the CEO or owner’s natal chart.

Progressed Transits:  A Combined chart between progressed and natal points. See Lesson: Timelines: Progressions & Transits

Progressions: Inclusive term for both Pure Progressions and Progressed Transits. See Lesson: Timelines: Progressions & Transits

Projection: A term from Jungian psychology. When someone imagines their own thoughts, feelings, objectives are true for someone else. Playing your Shadow movie on someone else’s face. See Shadow.

Pure Progressions: The positions of your progressed planets, each point moving along at its own orbital speed, including retrogrades if any. A ‘Natal’ chart/one single chart, not a Combined Chart. See Lesson: Timelines: Progressions & Transits

Q

Quincunx: Genesis text symbol: 150. See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

R

Relationship Chart: The Ruling Chart of a relationship. See Lesson: Ruling Charts

Repeated themes: Differing aspects, even aspects made up of differing points, can deliver similar energies and therefore amplify the shared energy.
Example: Venus 120 Odin and Jupiter // Pluto. These Cohort aspects both bring financial success, therefore amplify that shared energy. There are other interpretations for each individual aspect, but the amplification only pertains to the overlapping meanings. See Lesson: Planets & Points

Retrograde: Only occurs in Geo. When a point appears to reverse its direction and move backward in either Longitudes or Declinations. Also known as Retrograde Motion.

Ruling Chart: See Lesson: Ruling Charts

S

Semi-Sextile: Genesis Astrology text symbol: 30. Not a stand-alone 2-planet aspect. See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Separating: A point moving away from an exact aspect.

Sextile: Genesis Astrology text symbol: 60. Not a stand-alone 2-planet aspect. See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Shadow: A term originated by psychologist Carl Jung. Your Shadow is the part of yourself that’s hard to look at or think about. Your Shadow contains the parts yourself which you have disowned, your unloved parts of self. The more you unpack, meet, and accept your Shadow selves intentionally through self-work, the less you’ll sabotage yourself. Shadow meanings of points are the ways the point’s energies can express in self-sabotaging ways.

Soulmate: Someone who shares Soulmate Links with you in your Combined Chart.

Soulmate Link: Indicates soulmate potential in a CC. Long ago in a time of fairy tales, this was called a Cinderella Linkage.

Square: Genesis Astrology text symbol: 90. See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Stationary: Only in Geo: A planet which appears to be “reversing” from direct motion to retrograde, or vice versa. During this period orbital speed slows down, may appear to nearly stop.

Sync: A Synchronization. See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Synchronization: When a point makes an aspect to a Geometry. A Sync can be a non-stand-alone 2-planet aspect such as a 30 or a 60, as well as a stand-alone aspect. See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

T

Time orb: Measuring an aspect by time to exact rather than by degrees. See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Time To Exact: The amount of time before an aspect will become exact, or the time since an aspect became exact. See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Timelines: Inclusive term for both Transits and Progressions. See Lesson: Timelines: Progressions & Transits

Trad Astrology: Traditional one-dimensional types of astrology, Belief-based.

Trans-dimensional: The same aspect between the same 2 points in both the Ceocentric and Heliocentric dimensions.
Example: Jupiter 120 Odin in both Geo and Helio.
An Amplification Factor. See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Trine: Genesis Astrology text symbol: 120. See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

T-Square: See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

U

V

Verticals: Geocentric Declinations and Heliocentric Latitudes.

W

Wedding Chart: The astrological chart of the first legal marriage between 2 people which also invokes God/The Universe in any way. See Lesson: Ruling Charts
See Lesson: FIRSTS: Locking in Dates

X

Y

Yod: See Lesson: Aspects & Geometry

Z

Zodiac: The traditional constellations along the ecliptic acting as a backdrop and location map for moving points. The trad astrology chart wheel is divided into 12 zodiac (Sun) signs of 30° each.

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