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| Just as 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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 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. |
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| 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. |
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