Synthesis
DefinitionSynthesis is the process of combining separate chart factors into one coherent astrological interpretation. Rather than reading planets, signs, houses, aspects, and...
Synodical Lunation
DefinitionA synodical lunation is the Moon’s complete phase cycle in relation to the Sun, measured from one New Moon to the next....
Superior Planets
DefinitionIn traditional geocentric astrology, the Superior Planets are Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. They are called “superior” because their celestial spheres were placed...
Supercycle
DefinitionSupercycle is a broad astrological term for an exceptionally long planetary cycle or a larger pattern formed by several shorter cycles. It...
Sunspot Cycle
DefinitionThe sunspot cycle is the recurring rise and fall in the number of visible sunspots on the Sun’s surface. One cycle lasts...
Succedent Houses
DefinitionSuccedent houses are the second, fifth, eighth, and eleventh houses of an astrological chart. Each immediately follows an angular house, and the...
