The Planets

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In astrology, the planets are principles of the psychological drives, urges and motivations. These include the 2 luminaries, the sun and the moon. They show which area of the personality is addressed.

 

Sun ☉ Principle embodies:

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Where we are heading

Who/what we want to be identified as

Father figure

Vitality

The part of us that decides what it wants and doesn't want

What feels like a priority

What makes us feel centred

The more we do characteristics of the sign the sun is in, the more you feel like you and develop

Major life decisions

Purpose & direction

Saviour & regal types

The resistance and challenges we slay in order to achieve what we set out to do

Hero's journey

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Moon  ☽ Principle is associated with:

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Where we are coming from

Mother figure & caretaker 

Everyday ebb & flow of feelings

Your non-negotiable & main relationship needs

the instinctive you

Habits

Reactions

The private you,

Soul care what secures you

Safety

Family

Nurturing

Feedback we give and seek

Environments that give you emotional and physical anchorage

Where and how we live and what others experience living with the private you

Our capacity for supporting is influenced by what we feel about ourselves. 

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​Mercury ☿

 

Follows up on the desires of the Sun

Early learning

Analysis

Communication

How you think and express

What you think

Perception

Connecting

Negotiation

Trading

Short journeys

Siblings

Flexibility

What stimulates your mind

What you study

Movement

Flux

Tends to go retrograde, challenging our ability to take in information

 

​Venus ♀︎ -

 

What harmonises you

What you value

What you wish to see reflected in others

Style of relating

Taste

Presentation

Beauty

Sense of attractiveness

Sensual pleasures

Art

Socialising

Relationship

Mediation

Money

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​Mars ♂

 

How we hunt for what we want

Passion

Will power

Animal instincts

Expression of aggressiveness

Battles you face

Sexual style

Competition

War

Violence

Heat

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​Jupiter ♃ - Growth, expansion of understanding, education, publishing, advertising, religion, higher wisdom, cross culture, foreign, travel, teaching

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​Saturn ♄ -  Restrictions, biggest fears vs greatest lesson/triumph, authority

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​Uranus - Innovator, awakener, revolutionary, individualistic, the genius

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Neptune ♆ - Contacting the divine, yearning, creativity, drugs, chemicals, the sea

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Pluto  ♇ - Upheaval, transformation, catharsis, death, elimination of the old, metamorphosis, rebirth, power vs powerlessness

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Pluto

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