Planets Introduction
From New Age Village
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The Sun
...in the outer world, signifies the King, Emperor, President or chieftain, as the head of the nation; princes, the nobility, all dignitaries and important personages in city or county, and representatives of the King or the nation, such as Viceroys; anyone who is exalted in position, superiors in general, down to the employer, and the husband as head of the household. It represents these not as private persons but only in respect of their relative position or rank. It signifies the places in which such persons carry on their characteristic activities, such as palaces, official residences, large or grand edifices, perhaps theatres; bankers, minters, money; gold and goldsmiths, diamonds, the color orange. In some lists ruby, carbuncle, and other stones are included; also pewterers, braziers, coppersmiths but these are doubtful, or are only to be taken as representative of ornament, luxury, and display in general. It governs sunlight and all vital and other forces that proceed from the Sun and flow through the solar system, enabling life and all activities to be carried on.
In consciousness, it signifies power, the sense of dignity, authority, grandeur, pride, ostentation, ambition, ardor, generosity, will, and it vitalizes desire as well as wisdom.
In body, it rules the heart and circulation, arteries, eyes, spinal cord, and the vital force.
The SUN mainly vitalizes the feelings in their positive aspects as desires, such as ambition, love of power and authority, the sense of dignity, pride, ardor, and also generosity. It can give a very strong will of the persistent and unbending kind. It prompts to action indirectly for the sake of gratifying some desire, and not for the mere pleasure of action ; and these actions are expressed and modified by the sign and house in which it is placed and the planet with which it is in closest strong aspect. It has little or no influence through intellect as such, but can manifest much innate wisdom and good judgment, and strength of character.
Read the article: The Sun: Life Giver
The Moon
...in the outer world, signifies mothers and women, generally, female occupations and those who follow them, such as maidservants, nurses, midwives; in the state, the Queen and women of title, also the common people; water and liquids in general, and persons who follow occupations connected with these, sailors, fishermen, brewers, publicans, ships, harbors, places and houses near water, travelers, vehicles, baths, food; colors violet and silvery white; metal silver, moonstone, opals, and milk-white stones.
In consciousness, it signifies sensation, instincts, impulses; feelings belonging to home and domestic life; ideas that are not abstract but are applied to concrete purposes and practical ends; cautiousness, economy, receptivity, imagination, impressionability, changeableness, some kinds of psychic faculty and mediumship.
In body, it signifies in a general sense the substance of the body as distinguished from the vitality flowing through it; the stomach and digestion, bladder, breasts, womb, child-bearing, the female functions, the nervous system in part, especially the cerebellum, the base of the brain, and lower ganglia; the eyes; the etheric double of the body.
THE MOON has some influence in each of the three departments of consciousness. It shows much action of a versatile, changeful, and adaptable kind, and can give much practical ability in almost any direction, domestic, professional, business, or otherwise, depending upon sign, house, and aspect. Among the feelings, it expresses the more passive emotions, those pertaining to social and family life; caution, economy, modesty, reserve; and yet it often gives an easy-going adaptable disposition that may bring many friends and popularity. It signifies thought as applied to practical ends, such as that required for business, for practical applied science, for coming before the public; but not abstract thought.
Read the article: The Moon: Mother
Mercury
...in the outer world, signifies schools, colleges, and all places where teaching and learning go on, scientific and literary institutions, printing-works, publishing offices, and all who are occupied at these places; writers, editors, authors, speakers, teachers, professors, men of science, thinkers, lawyers, booksellers, books, post-offices, messengers. It has some general significance in connection with merchants of all sorts, in so far as they require to exercise skill and intelligence; also in connection with servants, employees, skilled workers and artificers. Color yellow, metal quicksilver, topaz.
In consciousness, it signifies thought, understanding, reason, intelligence, intellect; the abstract kinds of these rather than the concrete, knowledge for its own sake apart from any practical application or from any question of right or wrong; cunning, craft, subtlety; speech and memory. Its highest application seems to be what is called 'pure reason.'
In body, it governs the brain and nervous system, the tongue and organs of speech, hands as instruments of intelligence. MERCURY chiefly governs thought for its own sake, especially abstract thought, apart from any practical application. It may give much restlessness and love of change, but its actions are mainly such as gratify its enquiring nature and are associated with thought activity, skill or dexterity, whether shown in writing, teaching, reasoning, arguing, debating, discovering, or any other intellectual activity. Its influence upon the feelings is expressed through sympathy, intuition, and understanding the position of others ; 'put yourself in his place'; but it has little influence through ordinary desire or emotion. It is greatly affected by aspects and by the ruler of the sign in which it is placed; but it does not give a strong will, being prone to vacillation, uncertainty worry, and sometimes depression of spirits.
Read the article: Mercury: The Thinker
Venus
...in the outer world, signifies all beautiful objects and anything that is prized for its beauty, ornaments, things of luxury and pleasure, jewels, toys, fine clothes, articles of adornment, pictures, flowers; dancing, singing, acting, in so far as these express beauty or pleasure apart from skill or intelligence; all persons who follow occupations dealing with these ; all places where these things belong, and where such occupations are carried on ; sweethearts, wives, the home and household as embodying affection ; sapphire, copper, color indigo.
In consciousness, it signifies the emotions and affections, especially love and those arising out of love; the aesthetic sense, appreciation of beauty, elegance, good taste, comfort and pleasure.
In body, it governs throat, kidneys, and to some extent the generative system. It has an indirect influence upon features, complexion, hair, etc., but only in so far as those express beauty.
VENUS governs the emotions, chiefly those based upon love and the affections ; mirth, cheerfulness, agreeableness, and love of pleasure and amusement. Amongst the intellectual faculties it signifies the combination of thought and feeling as the sense of beauty, poetry, music, painting, and ornament. It has no influence upon pure reason. The actions it signifies are those intended to express the feelings and the love of beauty; but by combination with other planets it can be turned in the direction of business and professional life.
Read the articles: Venus: The Unifier Venus in the Signs
Mars
...in the outer world, signifies soldiers, surgeons, chemists, butchers, barbers, carpenters, blacksmiths, gunners, engineers, machinists; iron, steel, cutlery, weapons of war, sharp tools, fires, slaughter houses, mortuaries, brick and lime kilns ; color red, ruby, bloodstone, and red jewels; athletics and sports in so far as they express courage, enterprise, strength and dexterity.
In consciousness, it signifies courage, bravery, enterprise, positive-ness, se f-reliance, dignity, desire, passion, impulse, combativeness, anger.
In body, it governs the head externally, the nose and smell, the generative system in part, the gall bladder, fevers, high temperature, infectious disease, eruptions, burns, scalds, surgical operations, bloodshed, sharp pains. MARS governs desire and the more positive emotions such as quickly pass into action; courage, independence, enthusiasm, generosity, ardent affection, ambition, pride, masterfulness, anger, combativeness. It is the cause of actions that result from and express these qualities according to the list of occupations given elsewhere: it makes an active, practical and energetic worker and man of the world. It signifies thought turned outward towards the world, animated by feeling and devoted to practical uses; and by combination it can give quickness of mind, wit, sarcasm, ingenuity, resourcefulness, and mental dexterity. Read the articles: Mars: The Energizer Mars in the Signs
Jupiter
...in the outer world, signifies occupations, persons, and places associated with religion and law, churches, chapels, priests, ministers, judges, magistrates, courts of justice, universities, students, public functions and assemblies of a state or official character: it has some rule over charitable and philanthropic movements and institutions, hospitals, health resorts, physicians, social gatherings, theatres, clothes, clothiers, grocers; metal, tin, colors blue and purple, jewels turquoise and amethyst.
In consciousness, it signifies a combination of feeling and thought, giving benevolence, good nature, sociability, hopefulness, love of beauty, order, harmony, devotion. It also governs those things in the outer world that express these qualities; health as physical harmony, law as social harmony, religion as spiritual harmony; and not as channels of intellect or means of making money.
In body, it governs feet, thighs, liver, blood, muscles, growth, and to some extent digestion.
JUPITER governs a combination of feeling and thought. It includes humanity, benevolence, compassion, honor, candor, good humor, 1 and the higher moral and social qualities; also dignity, confidence, cheerfulness, love of beauty and display, ostentation, the dramatic sense, imagination, devotion. In thought, it gives mental fertility, tact, common-sense, sound judgment, openness of mind, but also much conventionality. It has nothing to do with pure intellect, but by combination is adapted to the purposes of religion, law, philosophy, and social and humanitarian movements. It prompts to actions that express these qualities, and governs action indirectly through feeling and thought.
Read the articles: Jupiter - The Planet Jupiter in the Signs
Saturn
...in the outer world, signifies the ultimate uncombined atomic condition of matter; also the state of matter called 'earth,' and those whose occupations are concerned with it, agriculturist, builders, brick makers, miners, potters, gardeners, sextons, plumbers, dyers, chimney-sweepers, shepherds, hostlers; ascetics of every description, whether religious or not, monks, hermits, misers, and those who fast or starve; policemen, scavengers, workers employed by municipalities or the state; and such places as mountainous, hilly, or open country, especially rocky and uncultivated, caves, ruins ; also it is said corpses, graves, and churchyards ; metal lead, color green.
In consciousness, it signifies, the concrete mind tending to separation, isolation, and the emphasis of the personality; the sense of 'self is strong; emotion ;s held in check by thought and will. The will is stronger than with any other planet except Uranus, and perhaps Mars at times; but where Mars is passional and impulsive, Saturn is slow, cold and deliberate. There are self-control, patience, steadfastness, reserve, gravity, austerity, chastity, prudence, thoughtfulness, and much practical ability.
In body, it governs bones, teeth, the spleen; diseases produced by cold, rheumatism, falls, accidents, melancholia.
SATURN governs thought of a solid, concrete kind, very fitted for practical work in the world in business, science, law, or public occupations. It gives a good memory and much patience, forethought, and strength of will of the slow-moving, unchanging, unyielding kind that can both concentrate on small things and comprehend large ideas as well as carry out great schemes. It is slow to move but is very strong, persistent and comprehensive in thought, and very capable and practical in action. In feeling, it is said to be cold, reserved, capable of great self-control and asceticism, ambitious, fond of power, sometimes very selfish and unsympathetic, but with much sense of justice, impartiality, and fairness.
Read the articles: Saturn: The Subduer Saturn in the Signs
Uranus
...in the outer world, governs those who have power and authority over others, whether on a large or small scale, from King, Parliament and Prime Minister downward; the chief, the ruler, the wielder of authority; inventors, discoverers, pioneers, antiquarians, electricians, railways; occulists, mesmerists, physical researchers, and new and uncommon occupations. Metal perhaps uranium and radium; color uncertain, possibly a blue or violet with an admixture of orange.
In consciousness, it governs Will, in the highest sense of deliberate, free, and conscious choice and action; love of freedom, independence, the sense of power and authority, positiveness, self-reliance, dislike of control, originality. It gives these qualities equally to thought, feelings and action, so that persons born under this planet break new ground, suggest new ideas, depart from established customs, are often careless of conventional morality, and start new occupations. It is the freedom or newness that belongs to Uranus, rather than the actual ideas, discoveries, or occupations. Its highest application seems to be the perfected Adept, the Manu.
In body, its rule is not known for certain, but it seems to have some influence over the brain and nervous system; possibly the ears and hearing, and the teeth.
Uranus governs the Will in the highest degree, and it can be associated equally with thought, feeling, and action; but in the horoscope it may lean more towards one of these than another, according to its position by sign, house, and aspect. It makes thought active, original, ingenious, and powerful. In feeling, it gives impulse, strength, impetuosity, love of freedom, unconventionality, independence, combativeness, positiveness. It carries these qualities into action freely and fully, often giving positions of prominence or notoriety, following new occupations, doing pioneering work; but not infrequently acting suddenly or erratically.
Read the article: Mercury: The Thinker Uranus in the Signs
Neptune
...in the outer world, signifies democratic and popular movements, mobs, the common people; mystics, dreamers, visionaries, psychics, mediums ; perhaps hospitals and charities.
In consciousness, it relates to feeling, desire, emotion, imagination, aesthetics, psychic faculty, and intuition.
In body, its rulership is not known, but its general influence resembles that of the Moon in some respects, and may relate to similar parts of the body.
NEPTUNE seems to be closely associated with feeling, emotion, and sensation. It controls thought through feeling, giving imagination, intuition, love of beauty, sympathy, and psychic faculty. It is uncertain and indefinite in action, being negative and receptive rather than positive and spontaneous; but it is also a harmonizing, balancing and synthesizing influence.
Read the article: Mercury: The Thinker Neptune in the Signs
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