Category Archives: Riddles: answers

I regret, not rising. Regret and decline are related expressions. Regret is politer Declination is measured north and south of the celestial equator, so cannot rise. I regret, not receiving. Declination is not reception. Planets that are parallel may or … Continue reading →

The answer is ‘speculum’. A speculum has many uses. It can be used to tabulate: aspects, planetary positions, directions etc. The word is Latin for ‘mirror’. So a speculum reflects, in tabulated form, content from a chart or series of … Continue reading →

> Twice a year > I knock at the door > that leads > to the light This is the spring equinox, culminating in the summer solstice (longest day/shortest night) > or to night. The autumn equinox, “culminating” in the … Continue reading →

> I don’t change places > that’s for sure. > But my influence on > the other is quite secure. I am mutual reception. Mutual reception does not mean that the planets “change places”, it means that each receives the … Continue reading →

> I span space, > but only for a stretch. A stretch of time is a term. But as this is a spatial term and one that has its bounds. It spans space. > I am tied, > but without … Continue reading →