Astrology on the Web: Glossary of Astrological Terms for the letter "M"

A Glossary of Astrological Terms for the letter "M"

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M

Magnetic Currents

Grid.

Magnum Opus

Major Aspects

rays. See Ptolemaic Aspects. See also Minor Aspects and Conjunction.

Malefic

Malefic Aspects

opposition (180°)

Minor aspects considered malefic are

sesqui-square (135°)
a.k.a. inconjunct (150°).

Benefic Aspects.

Malefic Planets

Malefics

cazimi, i.e. in the heart of the Sun). The Dragon's Tail (Moon's south node) is malefic, though a "shadow planet" rather than a real rock. In Indian astrology both the Dragon's Head (Rahu) and Tail (Ketu) are considered serious malefics, as indeed is the Moon itself when weak. The jury is still out on Pluto, but he is most likely malefic. Ceres it seems to me is generally malefic, especially in terms of natural disasters. Modern psychological astrologers deny that any planet be deemed "malefic" (or indeed "benefic"), on the grounds that natural forces should not be value-laden and that all experiences are ultimately beneficial as part of a growth process. Compare Benefics.

Malevolents

Mandala

Mangal

Mangaldosha

Kujadosha

Mangalik (Manglik)

Mangalik Dosha

Mangalik Dosha, offsite at TruthStar, our Indian sister-site.

Mansions

Lunar Mansions.

Mantra

Maraka

Mars

Mars.

Masculine & Feminine Planets

positive/negative

hot/cold

yang/yin

Masculine & Feminine Quarters

Masculine & Feminine Signs

Masculine Signs: Leo

Gemini

Aquarius

Feminine Signs: Virgo

Cancer

Pisces

vis-à-vis the ascendant, which is considered masculine.

Matutine

Vespertine.

Medium Coeli, Latin for mid-heaven.

Mean or Average Daily Motion of Planets

Mean Node

Nodes.

Mean Time

Medium Coeli (MC)

Melothesia

Melancholic Humour

Humours. More about the Melancholic Humour.

Mercury

Mercury.

Mercury (Philosophical)

Vital Force.

Mercury Retrograde

Mercury Retrograde.

Meridien

Meridien Distance

Messier Objects

Catalogue of Nebul� and Star Clusters, originally published 1771. Because he was only interested comets, he created a list of non-comet objects that frustrated his hunt for them. Known as the Messier catalogue, this list is one of the most famous lists of astronomical objects. Many Messier objects are still referenced by their Messier number, for example: M31, the Andromeda Galaxy (NGC 224), known to Ptolemy as the Fixed Star Vertex. Since Messier lived and worked in Paris, his objects only include those visible in the Northern Hemisphere.

Metatron

Meta-) this earthly instrument, or matrix (gk. tron). Especially used in Hebrew and Greek kabbala, and in occult devotions, this power is identified with Kether, the Crown, in the Tree of Life, but also with the Egyptian Thoth Hermes and Ptah, the Opener. Sacred geometry and the mystical power of the cube are associated with Metatron.

Meteor

meteôros) means "high in the air".

Meteor Shower

The Perseids are a typical example, dating from antiquity.

Meteorological Astrology

Astrometeorology.

Meteorology

Metonic Cycle

Odyssey.

Mid-heaven

(Medium Coeli). The point of the chart at which the meridien intercepts the ecliptic. In many house systems (but not all) the MC is also the cusp of the tenth house. More on mid-heaven.

Midnight Mark

Midpoint

Minor Aspects

Major Aspects.

Minor Progression

Minor Year

Moon – 25 years

Venus – 8 years

Jupiter – 12 years

Modality

Moiety

Orb.

Moksha

Mokshakaraka

mokshakaraka ("liberation indicator").

Monomoiria (Monomoiriai)

Planetary Lords of Degrees in Hellenistic Astrology. Each degree has its own ruler, constructed from the domicile ruler of the sign in descending Chaldean order of the planets.

Month

Lunation). However, the motion of the Moon in its orbit is very complicated and its period is not constant. There are a number of different kinds of month used in astronomy, astrology and calendrics:

Sidereal Month: the time it takes the Moon to return to the same position on the celestial sphere among the fixed stars (Latin: sidus): 27.321661 days (27 d 7 h 43 min 11.5 s) or 27 ¹/₃ days. This type appeared among cultures in the Middle East, India, and China as they divided the sky in 27 or 28 lunar mansions, characterized by asterisms, one for each day the Moon follows its track among the stars.
Tropical Month: the time taken with regard to the vernal point, or "lunar equinox". Because of precession, this point moves back slowly along the ecliptic. It takes the Moon less time to return to an ecliptic longitude of zero than to the same point amidst the fixed stars: 27.321582 days (27 d 7 h 43 min 4.7 s). This slightly shorter period is known as the tropical month.
Anomalistic Month: the Moon's orbit is an ellipse rather than a circle, but its orientation and shape are not fixed. In particular, the position of the extreme points (the line of the apsides: perigee and apogee), makes a full circle (lunar precession) in about nine years. It takes the Moon longer to return to the same apsis because it moved ahead during one revolution. This longer period is called the anomalistic month, and has an average length of 27.554551 days (27 d 13 h 18 min 33.2 s), or about 27½ days.
Draconic Month: the plane of the Moon's orbit is tilted by approx 5° with respect to the plane of the ecliptic. The line of intersection of these planes defines the ascending and descending nodes. The plane of the Moon's orbit precesses over a full circle in about 18.6 years, so the nodes move backwards over the ecliptic with the same period. Hence the time it takes the Moon to return to the same node is again shorter than a sidereal month: this is called the draconic, nodical, or draconitic month. It lasts 27.212220 days (27 d 5 h 5 min 35.8 s), or about 27 1/5 days. It is important for predicting eclipses: these take place when the Sun, Earth and Moon are on a line (i.e., in syzygy). The three bodies are only on a line when the Moon is on the ecliptic, i.e. when it is at one of the nodes. The "draconic" month refers to the mythological dragon that lives in the nodes and regularly eats the Sun or Moon during an eclipse.
Synodic Month: Moon phases occur because we see the part of the Moon that is illuminated by the Sun from different angles as the Moon traverses its orbit. Because the Earth orbits the Sun, it takes the Moon extra time (after completing a sidereal month, i.e. a full circle) to catch up and return to the same position with respect to the Sun. This longer period is called the synodic month. Because of the perturbations of the orbits of the Earth and Moon, the actual time between lunations may range from about 29.27 to about 29.83 days. The long-term average duration is 29.530588 days (29 d 12 h 44 min 2.8 s), or about 29½ days.
Calendar Month: Divisions of the solar year (approx 365.25 days) of either of 30 or 31 days in the Western Gregorian Calendar, excepting February which is normally 28 days, with an extra day added every leap year (to balance the account for the extra four quarters of a day).

Moon

More about the Moon.

Moon Phases

Crescent Moon: waxing between new and first quarter. A time for setting things in motion. The arc of aspect is between 45° and 90°

Gibbous Moon: when the Moon is waxing towards the Full, with more than half of its surface visible. A time for overcoming obstacles. The arc of aspect is between 135° and 180°

Disseminating Moon: when the Moon is waning but still has more than half of its surface visible. Also known as a Waning Gibbous, it is a time of bearing fruit and participating with others, or dropping failed plans and making a new start at the coming New Moon. The arc of aspect is between 225° and 270°

Balsamic Moon: when the Moon diminishes from a sliver to the darkness of the New Moon. A time of completion, inward-looking, yet of planning for the next phase. The arc of aspect is between 315° and 360°

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A Glossary of Astrological Terms for the letter "M"

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