Antiscia

In the field of astrology the antiscion (pl. antiscia) is considered to be the mirror image, or shadow, of a planet based upon a line of reference, which is usually the line between MC and IC, or 10th house and 4th house cusps. These antiscia are also known as the "solstice points".

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For example, the corresponding antiscia sign placements are as follows:-

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• Aries antiscia is Virgo and vice versa.
• Taurus antiscia is Leo and vice versa.
• Gemini antiscia is Cancer and vice versa.
• Libra antiscia is Pisces and vice versa.
• Scorpio antiscia is Aquarius and vice versa.
• Sagittarius antiscia is Capricorn and vice versa.

A planet's antiscion is the shadow of that planet. A planet can receive a transit, progression, or direction from another planet, and this is said to bring about covert kinds of events--backroom meetings, secret doings, discreet happenings.

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In order to calculate an antisca point, one must take the degree of the planet that he wants to locate the antiscia for and subtract it from 30 degrees. For example, if a person's sun is 10 degrees 51 minutes Aquarius then his antiscia will be as follows:-

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29 degrees 60 minutes

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minus 10 degrees 51 minutes Aquarius

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