Glossary of Astrology & other terms   

QUADRUPLICITY/ QUALITY

A synthetic classification of various attributes of zodiacal signs. It takes into account their (i) motional characteristics, viz., cardinal fixed and common, (ii) basic attributes viz. Sattwa, Rajas, and Tamas; and (iii) their elements, tattwas which include three signs in each category viz., Fiery (Aries, Leo and Sagittarius), Earthy (Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn), Airy (Gemini, Libra and Aquarius) and Watery (Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces). These divisions together show simultaneously two features of the sign, one according to triplicate, and the other according to its quadruplicate. When one says Aries in movable (or cardinal) Fiery, the diagram representing the qualities of the zodiacal signs would at once distinguish it from Leo, Fixed and Fiery, and so on.