Moon & Astrology

A thematic chamber of The Little Sorcerer esoteric encyclopedia. New entries are organised so you can follow connections between history, symbolism, folklore and contemporary practice.

6 connected entries

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MOON & ASTROLOGY

The Eight Moon Phases: A Practical Symbolic Map

A clean map of the lunar cycle and the modern ritual language commonly attached to each phase.

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MOON & ASTROLOGY

Dark Moon: The Quiet Before the Crescent

The nearly invisible lunar interval and its modern associations with rest, endings and inward attention.

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MOON & ASTROLOGY

Moon Signs: What Astrologers Mean by the Natal Moon

A non-predictive introduction to the Moon's role in modern natal astrology.

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MOON & ASTROLOGY

Retrograde Motion: Astronomy, Appearance and Astrological Meaning

What retrograde motion actually is, and how astrology turns apparent reversal into symbolic language.

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MOON & ASTROLOGY

Planetary Hours: A Traditional Clock of Correspondences

How day and night were divided into unequal hours associated with the seven classical planets.

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MOON & ASTROLOGY

The Four Elements in the Zodiac

Fire, earth, air and water as the fourfold elemental structure of modern Western astrology.

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