Water
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One of the
four Elements.
Water qualities include: emotions, feelings,
intuition, receptivity, unconscious, needs, personal connection to
others. Water signs are:
Cancer, Scorpio,
Pisces.
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Waxing and Waning
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Waxing and waning typically refer to the phases of the
Moon, as it appears to become larger (waxing) and
then smaller (waning). The Moon's light waxes in the two weeks following the
New Moon, when we first see a sliver of
Crescent Moon which grows into the full disc of the
Full Moon. Then in the two weeks after the
Full Moon, we see the face of the Moon slowly diminish until all we see
is the sliver of Crescent Moon again. The changing line dividing light and
shadow always moves from right to left, so it's easy to figure out if the
Moon is waxing or waning just by looking at it. It depends on which side
the bright part is on. If the right side is lit and the left side is
dark (or looks amputated), it's waxing. If it's lit on the
left side, it's waning.
The Moon appears to expand and shrink because, as the Moon
circles the
Earth, we see more or less of the
Sun's light reflected on the Moon's surface.
These changes form the phases of the Moon. See the
article about
Cancer for a diagram of the lunar phases.
Astrologically and magically, the waxing Moon is a time of building,
developing and increasing energy, as the New Moon themes gradually take form.
During the waning Moon, this energy diminishes and
becomes assimilated and distilled, as the results and consequences of
these lunar themes play out.
You could think of the waxing Moon like inhaling,
and the waning Moon being like exhaling. While the Moon waxes, it's
considered a
good time to do things that increase or accumulate materials, resources and
awareness (e.g., making money, gathering information). As the Moon
wanes, it's a good time for application of learning and letting go (e.g., paying bills, putting
new knowledge into practice).
See also: Moon, New Moon, Full Moon.
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Changing light of the Waxing Moon:
Changing light of the Waning Moon:
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Wedge
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Aspect configuration. Two
planets in
Opposition, with a third planet (apex) in
Trine to one and Sextile to the other. The apex
planet can often provide a creative outlet for the stress of the Opposition.
In Huber astrology, this is called an Ambivalence
Triangle. See Bruno and Louise Huber's book
Aspect Pattern Astrology
for excellent information about aspect patterns.
See also: Hard Wedge.
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Wedge Aspect Configuration |
Yod
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Aspect
configuration. Three planets in a long triangle, with
one planet (apex) in Quincunx
aspect to the other
two, and the other two in Sextile
aspect to each other. (See diagram at right.)
The Yod is a
source of irritation and frustration, but can also raise awareness, particular through the energy of the apex planet.
We need to utilize the Sextile more, in order to "steer" the apex
planet.
If the apex planet forms an
Opposition
to a fourth planet, this is often called a
Yod Kite
(also sometimes called a
Boomerang).
In the Huber school of astrology, which uses aspect configurations extensively, the Yod is
called a Projection Triangle and the Yod Kite is called
a Striving Figure. See Bruno and Louise Huber's book
Aspect Pattern Astrology
for excellent information about aspect patterns.
Pronounced: YAWD (rhymes with odd).
See also: Kite.
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Yod Aspect Configuration |
Zodiac
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The 12
constellations that intersect the ecliptic (path of the
Sun through the heavens, from Earth’s viewpoint).
Collectively, they form a sequence of signs that the planets travel through. Each
zodiac sign is 30 degrees of arc,
or one-twelfth of the circle, and is associated with
certain qualities, experiences and areas of life.
See also:
Tropical Zodiac, Sidereal Zodiac.
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