S

Sabian Symbols

Sacred Geometry

Sade Sati

(Shani) over one's natal Moon. This technically begins 45° before the actual conjunction and releases 45° afterwards. The process takes approximately 7½ years and can present a particularly stressful period.

Sagittarius

Sagittarius.

Sagittarius A

Galactic Centre.

Samhain

Samhain.

Sanguine Humour

Humours. More about the Sanguine Humour.

Saros Cycle

Satellite

Satellitium

Saturn

Saturn.

Saturn Return

Saturn Return.

Scorpio

Scorpio.

Scout Planet

Planet of Oriental Appearance.

Secondary Progression

Sect

hairesis, meaning "team", "side", or "following". Traditional weighting of emphasis based on whether a birth is diurnal (sect of Helios, the Sun) or nocturnal (sect of Selene, or Moon). If the Sun is above the horizon, sect is diurnal; if below the horizon, sect is nocturnal. Sun, Jupiter and Saturn are of the diurnal sect and Moon, Venus and Mars are of the nocturnal sect. Mercury's sect is convertible, depending on weighting of orientality, gender etc (Ptolemy simply says that Mercury is diurnal when it is a morning star and nocturnal when an evening star). Contrary to what may seem to be common sense, Saturn (cold) is deemed diurnal, because he is warmed and moderated by the heat of the day, while Mars (dry) is nocturnal, being moistened and smoothed by the feminine power of night. A planet in sect was considered significantly more potent than when out of sect. Sect was given very weighty consideration by the ancients, though is not generally considered by most modern astrologers.

Sedna

Selene

Semi-arc

[based on source: Encyclopedia of Astrology]

Semi-decile

Semi-quintile

Semi-sextile

Aversion.

Semi-square (semi-quadrate)

Separating Aspect

Separation

Sephiroth (sing. Sephira)

Septile

th of the zodiacal circumference. This is a modern aspect and is rarely used. Kepler specifically disapproved of it. Addey however states that it is disproportionately present in scientific discovery charts.

Sesqui-quadrate (sesqui-square)

Seventh House

Sextile

Major aspect of 60 degrees, considered benefic (favourable). The sextile (one sixth of the circumference of the zodiacal circle) signals a positive connection and a ready channelling of the energies indicated by the planets and their positions in the chart. An example of a sextile would be a planet at 15° Aries aspecting another planet or point at 15° Gemini. The sextile aspect in modern astrology is given an orb of 6°, but the closer the orb is to being exact (partile), the more powerful the effect. The Sun and Moon are often allowed more orb. Classical astrology allows for signs to be in aspect, so any planet in Aries would be considered sextile to any planet in Gemini or in Aquarius, for example, as these signs are sextile. This called a platic aspect, as opposed to partile. More on Aspects, and Planets.

SGC

Super Galactic Centre.

Shabda

Shadow Planet

Nodes.

Shani

Short Ascension

intercepted in charts, though not in the zodiac, as signs are never intercepted in the zodiac. Interception is neither a dignity, nor a debility. In the northern hemisphere, these are:

• Aquarius
• • Taurus
  • Long Ascension.

Sidereal Day

Sidereal Time

Sidereal Zodiac

Sigil

Significator

Sign

Signs

Ophiuchus is a constellation, not a Sign. See Constellations.

Sinister Aspect

Dexter.

Sirius

Fixed Stars.

Sixth House

Skilful Means

Slow in Course (Slow in Motion)

Anima Astrologicæ to be as debilitated as if she were retrograde.

Slow Signs

Smoky (degrees)

Light and Dark degrees.

Soft Aspects

Sol

the Sun.

Solar Arc

Solar Chart

vis à vis the ascendant chart.

Solar Cycle

Solar Eclipse

Eclipses

Solar Maximum

Solar Minimum

Solar Return

Solar Revolution

Solar System

Solar Wind

Solid Signs

Solstice

Sol+systere, Latin for Sun and standing still. The place in the ecliptic where the Sun appears to stand still at its furthest point north or south of the equator, the first degree of Cancer or Capricorn. The northernmost point is the summer solstice and the southernmost is the winter solstice, when viewed from the northern hemisphere. The Sun at maximum declination appears to stand still at these points for about three days. The seasons are reversed in the southern hemisphere. See Tropic.

Solsticial Signs

cf Equinoctial Signs.

Sosigenes of Alexandria

Julian Calendar.

South Node

Dragon's Tail.

Southern Signs

Spagyric

Spagyrist

Spear-Bearer

Specialis Cycle

Speculum

Speculum of Aspects

Spheres

Music of the Spheres.

Spiritus Mundi

Quintessence.

Square

Major aspect of 90 degrees, considered malefic (unfavourable). The square (quadrate, or one quarter of the zodiacal circumference) signals stress and tension, but can also be dynamic insofar as the native is impelled to find a solution to the problem indicated by the planets and their positions in the chart. So squares can be beneficial in some cases. An example of a square would be a planet at 15° Aries (Masculine Fire) aspecting another planet or point at 15° Cancer (Feminine Water). The square aspect in modern astrology is given an orb of 6°–8°, but the closer the orb is to being exact (partile), the more powerful the effect. The Sun and Moon are often allowed more orb. Classical astrology uses the moieties of the planets to determine orb and allows for signs to be in aspect, so any planet in Aries would be considered square to any planet in Cancer or in Capricorn, for example, as these signs are quadrate. This called a platic aspect, as opposed to partile. There is some discussion in astrological circles as to whether the opposition or the square is the most damaging, because the square always counters masculine to feminine signs: Fire (Masc.) vs Water (Fem.); Earth (Fem.) vs Air (Masc.) etc, while the opposition counters signs of the same polarity in differing elements (Fire vs Air, or Earth vs Water). Alan Leo holds that the square is the most dangerous, but most traditional authorities hold that the opposition is the worst. More on Aspects, and Planets.

Standard Time

Stars

Fixed Stars.

Stationary (Station)

Retrograde.

Stationary Direct

Stationary Retrograde

Strictures (Against Judgement)

Considerations Before Judgement".

Stellium

Sublimity

Sublunary

Sublunary Sphere

Succedent

Sun

More about the Sun.

Sun Ruler

Sun Signs

Sunrise Chart

Sunspots

Super Galactic Centre (SGC)

SuperMoon

syzygy. Nolle says the effects of SuperMoon solar eclipses extend roughly a week before and after the actual event. Other lunar extremes (e.g., of declination) can extend the geocosmic stress window by a day or two.

Superior Planets (Superiors)

Inferior Planets.

Swift in Course (Swift in Motion)

Symbol

Synastry

Synchronicity

Synod

Synodical Lunation

Syzygy

conjunctions and oppositions.