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- noun astrology The subdivision of a zodiacal sign into a period of 10 days or 10 degrees.
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Zodiac into three sections; and each section was under the direction of an imaginary being whom they called decan or chief of ten; so that there were three decans a month, and thirty-six a year.
The Ruins, or, Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires and the Law of Nature 1788
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During this retrogression it covers the breadth of one "decan" = ten degrees.
The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture 1889
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According to Jackie Stallone's bestselling astrology guide, Starpower, individuals born in his decan 10 days period of Leo take to fame and fortune "like a rocket-ship blast."
The Zodiac candidates Sinfonian 2008
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"The second decan of Scorpio is Nefthada, the decan of delight and pleasure, which is to say it is the decan of bacon."
Kenneth Hite's Journal princeofcairo 2006
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Lastly, they had flat models of the nature of Plate V. with the difference that they were of a very complicated nature, having every fictitious division of decan and subdecan, with the hieroglyphic signs of their influence.
The Ruins, or, Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires and the Law of Nature 1788
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"The picture of the first decan of the Virgin," says that writer.
The Ruins, or, Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires and the Law of Nature 1788
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It is ascribed to Mercury; but Jamblicus tells us that each book, composed by priests, was dedicated to that god, who, on account of his title of genius or decan opening the zodiac, presided over every enterprise.
The Ruins, or, Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires and the Law of Nature 1788
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Neptune in Cancer is exalted, in its own decan in a critical degree, and by dint of its location in the 9th house emitting "a higher vibration."
The Book Of THoTH, Popular Articles from The Archive Category - Non Fiction 2010
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Neptune in Cancer is exalted, in its own decan in a critical degree, and by dint of its location in the 9th house emitting "a higher vibration."
The Book Of THoTH, Popular Articles from The Archive Category - UFO Section 4 2010
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Neptune in Cancer is exalted, in its own decan in a critical degree, and by dint of its location in the 9th house emitting "a higher vibration."
The Book Of THoTH, Popular Articles from The Archive Category - The Veil of Isis 2009
elfflame commented on the word decan
Origin late 16th cent: from late Latin decanus 'chief of a group of ten.'
April 26, 2020