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Astro*Dictionary by Michael Erlewine

 

 

 

 

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Microcosm [Astro*Index]

[Gr. mikro+ kosmos, small world]

Connected with the Hermetic idea, "as above, so below, but after another manner." Thus, as in the stars, so on the Earth, and on an even smaller scale, so in a single person. This is one of the central ideas of traditional astrology.

 

See also:
♦ Hermetic Theory

 

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