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The
Planets Defined
The Sun is the
heart and the center of our Solar System, in Astrology, the
Sun symbolizes the heart and the center of the birth chart.
The Sun is the energy that fuels the rest of the chart. The
Sun represents our ego, our will, our conscious nature, and
our desire, our need to express ourselves. The Sun is our
power, our will, our strength and our sense of purpose.
Where the Sun is in the birth chart is where we want to be a
Hero. The Sun wants to be and to create, and needs to be
recognized and to express the self. The Sun is masculine,
and relates to fatherhood, and our attitudes towards father
figures. Even though we may not always appear to embody our
Sun sign, our Sun sign represents our motivation to be who
we are. The Sun rules the sign of Leo.
The Moon receives,
collects, sustains and disperses the energy of the Sun. The
Moon represents our unconscious, our emotions, our feelings.
The Moon is the container for experience, and it provides
form and location for the Sun's expression. The Moon is the
ultimate symbol of the feminine in all of its aspects. The
Moon represents our memory, our past, our heredity and our
subconscious. The Moon is responsible for our day to day
actions that do not require conscious thought. The Moon
wants to feel inner support and nurturing, and to be
comforted. Where the Moon falls in the birth chart is where
past experiences are highlighted. The sign that the Moon is
in shows how our Soul wishes to be known. The Moon rules the
sign of Cancer.
Mercury was the
Messenger of the Gods, renound for his speed and dexterity.
The planet Mercury has the same function in Astrology.
Mercury represents our intellectual and communicative
processes. Mercury governs how we think, speak, write,
perceive and learn. Mercury wants to express perception and
intelligence through skill. Mercury represents
transportation, movement, dexterity, thought, movement,
language and ambiguity (Mercury is the only truly
androgynous planet - it is neither Masculine nor Feminine).
Mercury's sign placement shows our style and motivation in
communication and connection, and where Mercury falls in the
chart is where we will express our thoughts and our
intellect. Mercury rules the signs of Gemini
and Virgo.
Venus, the Goddess
of Love and Beauty rules the force that brings and keeps
things together through natural affinity. Like attracts
like, and we call this force love or for the less
romantically inclined, cohesion. Venus wants to form
relationships of harmony, beauty, love, balance, and value.
Venus also represents our ability to love, and how we want
to be loved. As far as Venus is concerned, the whole is
always greater than the sum of its parts. The sign that
Venus is placed in shows our motivation to form
relationships, and what we want from them. The house
placement of Venus shows where we will experience good
relationships and strive to express beauty. Venus rules the
signs of Taurus
and Libra.
Mars was the Roman
God of War, and the planet Mars is the warrior in the
horoscope. Mars represents our ability to act based on our
desires. Mars is our ability to defend who we are in the
face of pressures to change. Mars is our will to survive.
Where Venus emphasizes what things have in common, Mars
emphasizes individuality and differences. Mars rules our
instinctive survival emotions: fear, panic, anger, and the
"fight or flight" instinct. Mars wants to act on its desires
and to assert itself as an individual. Mars needs to survive
and to challenge. Mars' sign shows our motivation to express
our desires, and the house placement shows were we will
express ourselves because of our desires. Mars rules the
signs of Aries
and Scorpio.
Jupiter represents
our needs and desires to grow, to expand, and to feel a part
of something larger than ourselves. This need stems from the
memory of the feeling of wholeness that we experienced
before birth, and the loss of this connection when we took
on human form. Jupiter seeks to expand and to incorporate
things and experiences into the self. In this way, Jupiter
relates to higher education, cross cultural experiences,
religion, spirituality and travel. Jupiter needs faith,
trust and confidence. The sign placement of Jupiter reveals
our motivation for growth, and the house placement shows
where we want to grow and become a part of society. Jupiter
rules the signs of Sagittarius
and Pisces.
Saturn represents
limitations, restrictions, contraction, authority and the
illusion of structure. Saturn represents the teacher, and is
considered the "Lord of Karma." Saturn also has got the
second biggest PR problem in the whole of Astrology. Most
often, we think of the negative experiences of Saturn, when
we are told "No" and when we are punished for breaking the
rules. But Saturn also provides the structure and
limitations that help us to define ourselves and our
consensus of reality. Yes, Saturn restricts growth; Saturn
stops Jupiter from jumping too high. But Saturn also
provides the foundation that allows Jupiter to jump in the
first place. Saturn defines the world by exclusion; things
are defined meaningfully as much by what they are not as by
what they are. Where Saturn is placed in a chart is where we
need to work, where we must take responsibility, and where
we find what we need and fear the most. Saturn is Karma, the
laws of cause and effect. Saturn teaches us that we must
work for what we want, and also that we will get only and
exactly what we deserve. Saturn rules the signs of
Capricorn
and
Aquarius.
Chiron is a
planetoid (sometimes called an asteroid, sometimes thought
of as a captured comet) discovered in 1977 which has a very
elongated orbit that takes it between the orbits of Saturn
and Uranus. Chiron has become the symbol for the bridge
between the illusion of three-dimensional reality that is
represented by Saturn, and the infinite possibilities
represented by the outer planets. Chiron is the wounded
healer. Chiron shows where we will encounter and have the
opportunity to accept spirituality, and this often comes
through our weakest area, through our wound. Through our
efforts to heal this wound that seems unhealable, we
encounter the unknown, and discover how we can heal others.
Chiron's urge is to heal and to make the self whole,
integrating the self to fulfill the path of destiny.
Chiron's need is to heal the self and others, including the
planet.
Uranus is the
crack in the cosmic egg. Uranus is the antidote of Saturn,
making sure that there is never too much order in the world.
Uranus is unexpected, sudden and completely disruptive, and
can be either accidents or miracles. The function of Uranus
is to disrupt our view of reality, to make a crack in the
structure and limits of Saturn and give us a glimpse of
understanding that there is something beyond the known and
the visible. Uranus makes sure that there is never too much
order in the world. Uranus provides sudden flashes of
insight and creative genius as well as sudden disaster and
disruption. In order for us to be comfortable with the
energy of Uranus, we have to be comfortable with Saturn.
Uranus represents the first step in the process of spiritual
awakening. Uranus is the way our higher self wants to be
known to us in this lifetime. Uranus wants to change
structure without regard to individual experiences or
emotions. Modern Astrologers assign Uranus as the ruler
of Aquarius.
Neptune represents
the illusion that there is a reality that is truth; Neptune
represents the truth that there is not. Neptune represents
the infinite, the unseen ocean of energy that fills the
universe. Neptune is the antithesis of Saturn, dissolving
all forms and structures and transcending all limitations.
Neptune teaches us that we can't be attached to the ego
because it isn't real. Neptune represents spirituality,
mysticism, illusion, glamor, imagination and fantasy.
Neptune dissolves boundaries and structures and brings out
the connection of all things to the universe. Neptune is a
difficult planet to work with. On the one hand, Neptune can
represent highly artistic creativity, and a pure spiritual
connection. On the other hand, if we are not very
comfortable with Saturn, for example, Neptune can represent
an escape from reality into fantasy, and therefore is
related to drug and alcohol abuse. Neptune represents how
our soul wants to be expressed. Neptune's sign shows our
motivation for expressing our soul in this life, and
Neptune's house shows where our soul can and will be
expressed. Modern Astrologers assign Neptune as a co-ruler
of Pisces.
Pluto was the God
of the Underworld. The planet Pluto is closely associated
with the cycles of death and rebirth; also with power and
control. Pluto breaks down whatever is old, worn out, and no
longer useful, and recycles them, building new entities from
the component parts. Pluto governs the cycles where we have
to die in order to continue to grow. Pluto represents
absolute power and the feeling or illusion of control. Where
Pluto is in our chart is where we feel a need to control
because it is where we will never have control. Pluto's need
is to let go, to let something die, and to work to hasten
the birth of the new. Pluto's urge is to fulfill cosmic or
soul purpose and to change and evolve. Modern Astrologers
assign Pluto as co-ruler of either Scorpio or Aries.
This may help to better understand the outer
planets:
Saturn represents our
"normal reality."
Uranus disrupts and interrupts normal
reality.
Neptune confuses ordinary reality by
introducing alternate realities.
Pluto destroys normal reality and forces
us to deal with an alternate reality and build a new
sense of how it works.
Chiron acts as a messenger for the energy of the outer
planets, timing their initiations and lessons, and
preparing us to receive their light.
The North and South Node of the
Moon are the points in the chart where the
path of the Moon around the Earth crosses the apparent path
of the Sun around the Earth. The Nodal Axis is the key to
the spiritual purpose of the chart. Traditional Astrology
has been very vague as to the function of the Nodes. The
North Node is usually considered a point of great fortune in
the chart, and the South Node is considered a point to stay
away from at all costs. (The South Node has the worst PR
problem in all of Astrology, with Saturn a close
second.)
I'm currently writing a book that will give a more
supportive and comprehensive understanding of how the Nodal
Axis functions in a chart. For now, here is a very brief
explanation of what the Nodes represent. The South Node
shows what gifts and talents we have brought into this life
from past lives, and the North Node points out how we are to
use these gifts in this lifetime. The Nodal Axis is the most
direct indication of the spiritual path we have chosen. The
key to working with the Nodal Axis is to learn to use the
gifts of the South Node in a North Node way. The challenge
is to find a point of balance between the two
points.
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