Let's Talk About Planets...
In Short
The summaries of what each planet symbolizes are well known- The Moon rules your emotions, Venus rules love, etc. Each planet expends specific energy that has an effect on a particular area of our being. But their significance is much deeper than the summaries we often see.
The planets, and how they show up in your chart, dictate the specifics of how you navigate yourselves and your life. What zodiac sign they were in at the time of your birth provides insights into how you interact with every aspect of human life- how you see yourself, how others see you, how you achieve, what you expect from others, how you interact with your fears and dreams, etc. Some planets show up in your chart more significantly than others, revealing the patterns and impulses that dominate your behavior.
Unraveling your planetary placements is both revealing and inspiring, and establishes faith in yourself and your purpose.
Purpose
Understanding the influence of each planet can help you unravel your relationship with yourself and the various areas of life.
Intention
Sun
Often described as the leader of your chart, the Sun is an integrator, connecting all of the parts of yourself with will and purpose. So much of your sense of identity exists in this placement; what you consider important, your ego, your strongest impulses. But the Sun’s greatest strength is illuminating the other areas of your chart. The parts of your personality that are the strongest are the ones that formed significant angles with the Sun when you were born.
Moon
Nurturing and nostalgic, the Moon dictates where you go for safety and comfort. Your routines, habits, and relationship with home and family are revealed through your Moon placement. Often described as the inner child, the Moon reveals your deepest needs and desire to be nurtured and to nurture. Therefore, how you connect emotionally with yourself and others is largely based on the Moon in your chart.
Mercury
Mercury’s energy is objective and communicative. It dictates how you connect with others, how you process information, and how you communicate who we are. Your opinions, thoughts, and mental patterns are revealed through your Mercury placement. Mercury’s position in your chart shows what preoccupies your mind.
Venus
Rooted in giving, Venus is representative of how you co-operate with others, your perception of beauty and value, and what happiness means to you. How you desire to be loved and the way you love others is the most significant representation of Venus’s energy although how important you view social status and the ways you navigate social circles also play a role.
Mars
Your Mars placement reveals how you assert yourself, your relationship with fear and courage, and how you take action. Mars represents strength and survival and its position in your chart explains why it might be easy or difficult for you to stand up for yourself and the intricacies in how you get things done.
Jupiter
Visionary and lucky, Jupiter’s main purpose is to expand whatever it comes into contact with. Therefore, the Jupiter placements in your chart reveal not only the area of your life that is destined to be expansive, but also how you make your dreams a reality.
Saturn
While Saturn’s influence encompasses constraints, responsibility, and our relationship with authority, it is most representative of fear. Your Saturn placement reveals what you are afraid to express and how you control yourself to overcompensate for those fears. In looking at your chart, Saturn explains the deeper reasons for the actions you take to control your personality and exert control over your environment.
Uranus
Uranus maintains spontaneous and radical energy, connecting you with your strongest impulse to enact change and break free. Your Uranus placements reveal your relationship with the truth, rebellion, and the ways in which you stray from the norm.
Neptune
Healing, Neptune fixes whatever it comes into contact with. Any planets that formed significant angels with Neptune when you were born are destined to be nurtured and refined. Subtle, yet powerful, your Neptune placement signifies how you will change yourself throughout your life in an effort to become better and purer.
Pluto
Perhaps the most complex of all of the planets, Pluto deals with the depth of everything. Its energy is transformative, dark, and mysterious. Pluto intensifies any energy it comes into contact with, so looking at what Zodiac sign Pluto was in at the time of your birth reveals the ways in which you are intense while looking at which planets came into contact with Pluto when you were born reveals which planets hold the most significance for you in your life.
Integration
Do you feel like Astrology just got way more complicated than you thought?! The Planet’s influence is incredibly complex and the more you understand how they move within your Astrological chart, the closer you get to yourself.
Here are some tips on navigating The Planets in your chart:
1) Look up your planetary placements
3) Read this book