Each planet acts like the director of a department in a
corporation, and the corporation is, of course, you. For example,
Mercury directs your Communications Department and Jupiter
oversees your Abundance and Growth Department. When you have the
need to communicate, you call on your Mercury when it’s time to
risk or grow, you use your Jupiter.

Let’s meet the planets individually and take a look at which job
duties fall under each planet’s jurisdiction.

The Sun
Corporations need an executive director who will make the final
decision. The Sun is your Executive Director.

The Sun in your chart is your core, your true self. Although each
of the planets in your chart is important in its own right, they
all “take their orders,” figuratively speaking, from the Sun.

Everyone’s Sun has the same inner goal: to shine. The house your
Sun is in shows where you really want to do well; where you want
to be appreciated and loved.

Your Sun is your inner supply of pride and confidence, your
identity. The Sun is you at your creative best, enjoying life to
the fullest.

The Sun shows the focus of the moment, where the world’s attention
will be directed on that particular day. In fact, in horary and
electional astrology, the two branches that pertain most to timing
and prediction, the Sun represents the day, the Moon the hour and
the Midheaven the moment.  

In the physical body, the Sun rules the heart, upper back and
circulatory system.

The Moon
Speaking of the Moon, a good place to meet her and begin to
understand her qualities is by the water on a clear night when
she’s full.

Whether you’re looking up at her or at that silvery patch she
creates that shivers and dances on the water, take a deep breath
and allow yourself to be still. She represents the soft interior
of each of us that recalls memories; that fears and dreams.

She’s a lovely lady who oversees the Department of Feelings; she’s
the bringer of “moods” (a great Moon word). Her house and
placement in your chart reveal how your intuition works, what your
emotional needs are, and how you want your needs met.

She is the ultimate feminine energy, the part of you that points
both to how you were nurtured and to how you will nurture others.

In the body, the Moon has jurisdiction over the breasts, ovaries,
and womb – all of which are necessary for creating and nurturing
life. She also rules our body fluids, the internal ocean that
keeps us alive.

Mercury
Back when gods and goddesses were thought to be in charge of the
affairs of humanity, Mercury shuttled messages between the gods
and mortals. In today’s world, he’s the computer, the telephone,
and the Internet.

He’s the internal computer that constantly feeds you data about
the world. His position and house in your chart show how you think
and reason, and how you express yourself to others.

You’ll recognize him in your speech patterns, your handwriting,
and in the way you walk, because moving through your environment
means communicating with it.

He operates through your fives senses and your brain, and makes
you conscious of opposites – light and dark, hot and cold, up and
down.

He’s what you use when you have a conversation, exchange a glance
or gesture, or interpret a symbol. Mercury represents the side of
you living totally in the present.

If you ever tried to collect mercury after it escaped from a
broken thermometer, you learned something about Mercury. Just as
those tiny beads you tried so hard to collect brought back a bit
of everything they contacted – dog hair, crumbs and grains of dirt
– your Mercury never stops collecting data.

In the body, Mercury also acts as a messenger. He transmits
messages through his function as the central nervous system that
lets your eyes and hands collaborate, your blink and your
breathing continue.

Venus
Venus spends her energy supplying you with your favorite people,
places, and things.

If you want chocolate, music, flannel sheets, or the coworker
you’ve got a mad crush on, it’s your Venus that tells you how to
get it.

Venus enjoys beauty and comfort. She shows how to attract what you
love – especially people.

When you’re being charming, whether it’s by using your manners or
by adorning yourself, she’s in charge of all behavior that is
pleasing to others – social chit-chat, smiles, hugs, and kisses.
Whenever you’re pleased, satisfied or content enough to purr, it’s
your Venus who made you feel that way.

Since money is one of the ways that we draw the objects we love to
us, she’s also in charge of finances.

Venus relates to your senses – sight, smell, taste, touch, and
sound – the body’s receptors. After all, it is the senses that
tell us what feels good and what doesn’t. She responds to your
desire for beautiful surroundings, comfortable clothing, and fine
art.

Mars
Mars is one tough planet. He’s in charge of your Self-Defense,
Aggression and Action Department. He’s the warrior who fights back
when you’re attacked – your own personal SWAT team.

Your Mars energy makes you brave, courageous and daring – even
downright fearless.

His placement in your chart describes how you act on your own
behalf. He’s concerned with only you, and he doesn’t consider the
size, strength, or abilities of whomever or whatever you’re up
against.

He’s spontaneous; the side of you that initiates activity. He’s
also in charge of how you assert yourself and how you express
anger.

For example, “hot under the collar,” “seeing red” and “all fired
up” are Mars phrases, as are red, fire, adrenaline, muscles and
blood.

He’s what you use to be passionate, adventurous, and bold. But he
can be violent, accident-prone, and cruel, too.

Wherever he is in your chart, you find constant action. Mars
pursues. He shows how you “do” things. He charges through
situations.

This “head-strong” planet corresponds to the head, the blood, and
the muscles.

Jupiter
Jupiter is called “the Greater Benefic,” and he heads the side of
you that’s positive, optimistic, and generous.

He’s where you keep your supply of laughter, enthusiasm, and high
spirits. It’s Jupiter’s expansive, high-spirited energy that
motivates you to travel, take classes, and meet new people.
Wherever he is in your chart is a place where you’ll have an
extensive network of friends and associates – folks you can visit,
count on, and learn from.

Jupiter is the side of you that will probably cause you to
experience the “grass-is-greener” syndrome. Your Jupiter is also
what you’re using when you find yourself being excessive and
wasteful, when you’re overdoing or blowing something out of
proportion.

Words like “too” and “always” are the property of Jupiter, as are
“more” and “better.” In general, this planet just loves to make
things bigger. In the body, Jupiter corresponds with the liver,
the organ that filters what you take in and rids your body of
excess. Jupiter also handles physical growth.

Saturn
Saturn represents withholding and resistance to change, and he
heads the Boundaries and Rules Department. Locate Saturn in your
chart to find out where you’ll build walls to keep change out,
where you may segregate yourself at times, where you’ll be most
likely to say “no.”

Your Saturn is the authority inside you, the spot where you may
inhibit or stall yourself throughout life – most often because you
fear failure and would rather not act at all than act
inappropriately.

This planet teaches you to respect your elders, follow the rules,
and do things right the first time. Wherever Saturn is in your
chart is a place where you’ll feel respectful, serious and
conservative. Your Saturn placement is where you’ll know that you
should never embellish the facts and never act until you’re
absolutely sure you’re ready.

Here is where you won’t expect something for nothing.

Saturn is also where you’re at your most disciplined, where you’ll
teach yourself the virtues of patience, endurance and
responsibility. Because this planet is so fond of boundaries, it’s
also the planet in charge of organization, structures and
guidelines.

In the physical body, Saturn correlates with the bones and the
skin, those structures that hold your body together.

Uranus
There’s a spot in everyone’s chart where independence is the order
of the day, where rules are made specifically to be broken, and
where personal freedom is the only way to go, regardless of the
consequences. Here’s where you’ll surprise even yourself at the
things you’ll say and do. Meet Uranus, head of the Department of
One Never Knows, the place in your chart where shocks, surprises,
and sudden reversals are regular fare.

Your Uranus energy is what wakes you up to how confined you feel,
breaks you out of the rut you’re in, and sets you free.

He’s a computer wizard and involved in mass communications. Where
he’s strong in your chart, you will be strong too.

Here is where you’ll have genius potential, where you’ll be bold
enough to ignore the old way to solve a problem, and, instead,
find a whole new way. Major scientific and technological
breakthroughs like the space program and the Internet were
inspired by Uranus.

In the body, Uranus rules circulation and the involuntary nervous
system, the “automatic” functions our bodies constantly perform
like digestion, breathing and blinking.

Neptune
The next time you hear yourself sigh or feel yourself slip into a
daydream, think of Neptune. This is the planet in charge of
romance, nostalgia and magic.

Although her official title is head of the Department of Avoidance
and Fantasy, she’s also one of the most creative energies you own.
Neptune represents the side of you that delights in glamour and
illusion, that’s wistful, and wishes for dreams to come true.

Wherever she is in your chart is where you’re psychic. It’s also
where you’re capable of amazing compassion and sensitivity for
beings and creatures less fortunate than yourself.

It’s where you’re drawn to into charity or volunteer work because
you realize that we’re all part of a bigger plan; that there are
no boundaries between you and what’s out there.

This combination of sensitivity and harsh reality doesn’t always
mix well. So, this planet’s placement in your chart may also be a
place where you’ll try to escape from the real world.

Sleep, meditation and prayer are the highest uses of her energies,
but alcohol and drugs are also under her jurisdiction. Neptune’s
place in your chart is where you’re equally capable of fooling all
of the people all the time, and of being fooled yourself.

In the body, Neptune and the Moon co-rule fluids. Neptune also has
a connection with poisons and viruses that invisibly infiltrate
our bodies; and with the body’s immune system, which is how we
keep our barriers intact.

Pluto
Pluto is in charge of things that absolutely have to happen. As
the head of the Department of Death, Destruction and Decay, he
disposes of situations that have gone past the point of no return,
where the only solution is to “let go.” He oversees reincarnation,
recycling, regeneration and rejuvenation.

Pluto’s spot in your chart is a place where intense, inevitable
circumstances will arrive to teach you about agony and ecstasy.
Pluto’s place in your chart is where you’ll be in a state of
turmoil or evolution, where there will be ongoing change.

This is the side of you that realizes that like it or not, life
goes on after tremendous loss, the side of you that will reflect
on your losses down the road and try to make sense of them.

Most importantly, since Pluto rules life, death and rebirth,
here’s where you’ll understand the importance of “process.” You’ll
be amazingly strong where your Pluto is – he’s a well of
concentrated, transformative energy.

In the body, Pluto is associated with the reproductive organs
since here is where the invisible process of life and death
begins. He is also in charge of puberty and maturity. He
corresponds with plutonium.
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    Trelawney's First Lesson
Your horoscope is your personal map, calculated using the date and
time you were born from the perspective of your birth location.
From this information, a clock-like diagram emerges tat shows
where every planet was located at the moment you made your debut.

Each chart is composed of the same elements, rearranged, so
everyone has one of everything, but none are exactly alike.

I think of planets, signs, houses and aspects as the four
astrological building blocks. Each block represents a different
level of human existence.

The eight planets, along with the Sun and Moon, are actual
physical bodies. They represent urges or needs we all have.

The twelve signs of the zodiac are sections of the sky, and each
is 30 degrees.  The signs describe the behavior a planet or house
will use to express itself.

The twelve houses in a chart tell us where our planets come to
life. Each house represents different life concerns – values,
communication, creativity, and so on – that we must live through
as life and time progress.

Basically, aspects are angles. Some of the planets will be
positioned an exact number of degrees apart, forming angles to one
another.

For example, 180 degrees is a circle divided by two, and is called
an opposition. A square is 90 degrees and divides the circle by
four. A trine is 120 degrees and divide the circle by three, and
so forth.  

Aspects show which planets will engage in constant dialogue with
one another. The particular aspect that joins them describes the
nature of their “conversation.”

Not all planets will aspect all other planets in the houses.
    Planets: The First Building Block
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    Signs: The Second Building Block
Every sign is “built” of three things: an element, a quality, and
a polarity. Understanding each of these primary building blocks
gives a head start toward understanding the signs themselves, so
let’s take a look at them.


The Polarities:
Masculine and Feminine

“Masculine” and “feminine” are words that are often misunderstood
or confused in the context of astrology. In astrology, masculine
means that an energy is assertive, aggressive, and linear.
Feminine means that an energy is receptive, magnetic, and
circular. These terms should not be confused with male and female.


The Qualities:
Cardinal, Fixed, and Mutable

Qualities show the way a sign’s energy flows. The cardinal signs
are energies that initiate change. Cardinal signs operate in
sudden bursts of energy. The fixed signs are thorough and
unstoppable. They’re the energies that endure. They take projects
to completion, tend to block change at all costs, and will keep at
something regardless of whether or not it should be terminated.
The mutable signs are versatile, flexible and changeable. They can
be scattered, fickle and inconstant.


The Elements:
Fire, Earth, Air and Water

The fire signs correspond with the spirit and the spiritual
aspects of life. They inspire action, attract attention, and love
spontaneity.

The earth signs are solid, practical, supportive, and as reliable
as the earth under our feet. The earth signs are our physical
envoys and are concerned with our tangible needs, such as food,
shelter, work and responsibilities.

Air signs are all about the intellectual or mental side of life.
Like air itself, they are light and elusive. They love
conversation, communication, and mingling.

The water signs correspond to the emotional side of our natures.
As changeable, subtle, and able to infiltrate as water itself,
water signs gauge the mood in a room when they enter and operate
on what they sense from their environment.
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