Ambient
Definition
Ambient means surrounding or moving around. In older astronomical and astrological writing, the word could refer broadly to the heavens or to the environment encircling the Earth.
Astrological Meaning
Earlier cosmologies imagined outer spheres carrying the heavens in motion. After those models changed, astrologers continued using the word symbolically for the surrounding cosmic environment through which solar, planetary, and magnetic influences were believed to operate.
Why It Matters
The term is useful when studying historical astrology because it reflects an older attempt to describe the field in which celestial influences were thought to reach terrestrial life. Modern readers may understand it more generally as the surrounding astronomical or energetic environment.
Related Encyclopedia Entries
- Celestial Sphere
- Cosmic Environment
- Mundane Astrology
- Magnetic Field
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