Partile

Partile

(religion, spiritualism, and occult)

The astrological aspects—the angles between the planets, such as squares and trines—do not have to be exact (e.g., exactly 90° [square] or exactly 120° [trine]) to be counted as having an influence. (On the basis of the particular aspect and planets involved, astrologers allow aspects a larger or smaller orb of influence, within which they are regarded as having an effect.) Exact aspects are referred to as partile aspects and are considered to have a stronger influence than platic (nonexact) aspects.