The 4 astrology terms starting with B, explained simply: meaning, use in chart interpretation and related notions.
Traditionally, planets (Venus, Jupiter) or aspects that bring luck and ease.
In traditional astrology, Venus is the lesser benefic and Jupiter the greater benefic. By extension, the trine and the sextile are benefic aspects. Modern astrology qualifies this term by pointing out that too much ease can lead to laziness or to an absence of growth.
Synonym of bi-quintile: a 144° aspect indicating a mastered creativity.
The term 'biquintile' is a spelling variant of 'bi-quintile'. It designates the same 144° aspect between two planets, associated with creativity, talent and original expression. In modern astrology, the two terms are used interchangeably to speak of this minor aspect, which reveals an ability to innovate or to find novel solutions.
A chart cast for the exact moment and place of an individual's birth.
The birth chart, or natal chart, is a photograph of the sky at the precise moment of birth, seen from the place of birth. It is the founding document of any individual astrological study. The birth chart includes: the position of the ten planets in the signs and houses, the aspects (angles) between the planets, the Ascendant, the Midheaven, and possibly fictitious points (lunar nodes, Lilith, Arabic parts). To calculate it, three pieces of data are essential: the date, the exact time and the place of birth. The birth chart never changes — it represents the native's basic potential. It is then through transits, progressions and solar returns that the astrologer observes how this potential unfolds over time.
The empty focal point of the lunar orbit, symbolizing the shadow, raw desire and the refusal to compromise.
The Black Moon is not a celestial body, but the second focus of the lunar ellipse (the apogee). It represents a zone of psychological shadow, a fascinating void or a primal wound. Lilith embodies revolt, the untamed, instinctive sexuality and the quest for the absolute. In a chart, she indicates where the individual refuses to submit and where they seek an unvarnished truth.