Reception by Dignity

DefinitionReception by dignity occurs when one planet occupies a zodiacal dignity belonging to another planet. For example, the Moon in Aries is...

Dispositor Tree

DefinitionA dispositor tree is a diagram showing how planets in a chart are connected through sign rulership. Each planet is linked to...

Final Dispositor

DefinitionA final dispositor is the planet at the end of a chart’s chain of sign rulerships. To find it, astrologers identify the...

Dominant Planet

DefinitionA dominant planet is a planet considered especially influential within a natal chart. Astrologers identify dominance by weighing factors such as proximity...

Chart Signature

DefinitionA chart signature is a shorthand description of the dominant elemental and modal pattern in a natal chart. Astrologers commonly calculate it...