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2 articles for "Decumbiture"

Decumbiture [Astro*Index]

A chart cast for the moment of illness or the time an ill person takes to bed. The ascendant represents the sick person even when that person did not ask for the horary. A decumbiture determines the course of an illness, using primarily the transiting Moon in a determination of critical days.

See also:
♦ Ascendant ♦ Critical Days
Decumbiture [DeVore]

Literally, a "lying down." A horary figure erected for the moment when a person is taken ill, wherefrom to judge as to the possible nature, prognosis and duration of the illness.

See also:
♦ Ascendant ♦ Critical Days

 

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