Word origin · etymology
Latin and Greek dragon terminology.
Draconic derives from draco, dragon. Its chart use recalls the lunar nodes' traditional names, the dragon's head and tail.
Merriam-Webster: draconic ↗Astrodienst: practitioner explanation of draconic astrology ↗
How we know · epistemology
Node-based coordinate transformation
Rotating positions to a selected node origin is a reproducible operation. Describing the resulting chart as a soul or past-life map adds spiritual claims that the rotation cannot verify.
Astrodienst: practitioner explanation of draconic astrology ↗
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