Planets are sources of energy in a natal chart. A house without a planet is just an empty room. But as soon as Mars enters, a battle begins. Venus enters, and the room fills with romance. In astrology, 10 main celestial bodies are used.
Personal Planets: Your Character (I)
☉ Sun (The King)
Cycle: 1 year. Function: Ego, consciousness, will, life force. Question: Who am I? Your inner King. For a woman, it also symbolizes the image of the Father and Husband.
☽ Moon (The Queen)
Cycle: 28 days. Function: Subconscious, emotions, adaptation, instincts. Question: What do I need for comfort? Your inner Mother. For a man, the image of the Wife.
☿ Mercury (The Messenger)
Cycle: 88 days. Function: Intellect, speech, logic, connections. Responsible for learning, documents, travel, and sense of humor.
♀ Venus (The Lover)
Cycle: 225 days. Function: Feelings, choice, values, money. Shows your taste and flirting style.
♂ Mars (The Warrior)
Cycle: 2 years. Function: Action, aggression, sex, impulse. Your "engine."
Social Planets: Your Success in Society (We)
♃ Jupiter (The Guru)
Cycle: 12 years. Function: Expansion, luck, optimism. The Great Benefactor. Shows where you are lucky.
♄ Saturn (The Teacher)
Cycle: 29.5 years. Function: Contraction, structure, time, karma. The Strict Teacher.
Important: Jupiter gives gifts, and Saturn demands work. The balance of these two is the key to success.
Outer Planets: Fate and the Collective Unconscious (They)
♅ Uranus (The Rebel)
Cycle: 84 years. Revolutions, freedom, IT, astrology. The destroyer of old frameworks.
♆ Neptune (The Mystic)
Cycle: 165 years. Illusions, dreams, music, chaos, psychology. "Rose-tinted glasses" or creative gift.
♇ Pluto (The Transformer)
Cycle: 248 years. Power, death, and rebirth. The most intense point – a crisis that makes you stronger.
Fictitious Points: Nodes and Lilith
- Lilith (Black Moon): Dark side, fears, temptations.
- Lunar Nodes: Vector of soul development. South Node: baggage from the past. North Node: goal in this life.
How to Determine a Planet's Strength?
- Dignity (Rulership): Planet at home (Mars in Aries) — strong, harmonious.
- Exaltation: Planet in a guest sign (Mars in Capricorn) — very strong manifestation.
- Detriment (Exile): Planet in the opposite sign (Mars in Libra) — uncomfortable, requires cunning.
- Fall: Energy is distorted (Mars in Cancer) — complexes related to the planet's functions.
A weak planet is not a sentence! Often Olympic champions have a "weak" Mars, which they trained their whole lives.
FAQ
What is a "combust" planet?
A planet very close to the Sun (within 3-5 degrees). The Sun "eclipses" its functions.
How many retrograde planets are normal?
Usually 2-3. If there are none �� an easy life, but superficiality. If many (5-6) — a deep introvert.
Which planet is the most important?
The Sun + Ascendant Ruler (the ruling planet of the 1st house).
