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VOCABULARY
Major aspect: conjunction, sextile, square and opposition
Minor aspect: semi sextiel, semi square, half semi square, sesqui semi square, sesqui square, septile, (bi)quintile and inconjuncton (quincunx) or quindecile (165 d)
Calling: without major aspects in sign
Oriental: rising before the Sun, Mercury and Venus.
Crucial: placed on the corners of the cross of the chart (angular, or square the Ascendant)
Midpoint: point in between two planets
Midpoint combination: a combination of a midpoint and another planet in hard aspect (0,45, 90, 135, 180 degrees) away from the combination with a maximum orb of 2 degrees)
Orbs: the amount of degrees that does not make an aspect tigth, f.ex. 123 degrees for a trine(I use very tight orbs, unless there is translation of light)
Oriental: the first outer planet rising before the Sun is the oriental planet, the planet for orientation (unless Mercury or Venus are 'calling' or at an angle).
Introduction on Mars oriental...
Translation of light: an aspect made with two planets who are out of orb, connecting both planets
