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The Elements
Fire
Fire is the element of the spirit. It is
the spark of life within the native. It is
associated with will, enthusiasm, high-spirited,
but not necessariy spiritualty. In ancient
cosmology, it corresponded to energy, as opposed
to matter.
Earth
Earth is the element of the body. It
represents the material, solid things of the
universe. It is associated with practicality and
materialism. It corresponds to the solid state of matter.
Air
Air is the element of the mind. It
reperesents thoughts, mental activity, abstact
ideas. It corresponds to the gaseous state of
matter.
Water
Water is the element of the soul. It
represents the emotions, memories, feelings,
psychism. It corresponds to the liquid state of
matter.
The Qualities
Cardinal
Cardinal is the quality of intiation. The
cardinal signs show the beginnings of matters in
the four elements.
Fixed
Fixed is the quality of concentration. The
fixed signs tend to concentrate matters in the
four elements.
Mutable
Mutable is the quality of change. The
mutable signs tend to change and disperse matters in the four elements.
The Planets*
(*Including: Sun, Moon, Asc., etc.)~ The Foundation Planets ~
The "Foundation Planets" reveal information about who the native really is.
Sun
The Sun is the indicator of basic personality
in a natal chart. It shows who the native really
is. It reveals the native's true nature.
Moon
The Moon is the significator of the emotional
personality. It shows also the native's habit
patterns and the manner of instinctive response.
Ascendent
The Ascendent shows the persona or
outer personality of the native. It is the "face" the native has learned to present to others. It
is also the anchor of the entire chart, in as
much as the birth chart reveals how the native
interacts with the world.
~ The Interpersonal Planets ~
The "Interpersonal Planets" show the manner in which the native relates to others on a person to person basis.
Mercury
Mercury indicates how the native's mind works. Mercury also reveals how the native
relates to others through communication. Mercury
is the planet of mental functioning, dexterity &
communication.
Venus
Venus shows how the native seeks harmony
with others. She also shows the nature of the
native's affections and the manner of attracting
others. In love, Venus shows how the native
attracts a mates.
Mars
Mars is the native's energy and drive. He
also reveals the manner and degree of self -
assertion. In love, Mars shows how the native
pursues a mate.
~ The Society Planets ~
The "Society Planets" indicates the areas in society where the native is most confident and where s/he feels most limited.
Jupiter
Jupiter reveals the manner in which the
native is most confident. It shows, by its house
the area of life in the native's confidence is
most easily expressed - where the native is most
optimistic.
Saturn
Saturn is the teacher and the disciplnarian of the Solar System. His placement reveals the inhibitions of the native, that which the native is inadequate. Saturn's house indicates the area of life where the native feels most limited and restricted.
M.C./Midheaven
The MC is not really a planet, but a mathematical point in the heavens. If the
Ascendent is the outer personality, the
persona, then the MC is the public
personality of the native - should s/he be a
public person. It marks the point of one's desire to make one's mark in the world - the point of
ambition. In many house systems, the MC marks the 10th House cusp. This association with the 10th
house shows the area of career, ambition, public
status, etc.
~ The Historical Planets ~
These last three planets move slowly and have a similar sin influence upon everyone in the same age group. They may be less influential, by sign, on those who lead a more or less mundane life,
unless they happen to have their Sun, Asc. or
Moon in a sign ruled by these planets, ie. in
Aquarius, Pisces or Scorpio.
Uranus
Uranus has the same sign effect upon all
within the same peer group because Uranus takes 7 years to transit (go through) a sign. Uranus
shows the native's inclination to break free of
conventional norms - it is the rebel of the
Zodiac. It often shows how a particular age group will try to separate themselves from the norms of their parents and previous age groups..It can also be the point of innovation in the natal
chart.
Neptune
Neptune has the same sign effect upon all
within the same sub-generation because Neptune
takes about 12 years to transit a sign. Neptune
also works against established norms, but it is
inclined to pervert and undermine, rather than to confront outright. Neptune is the "stuff that
dreams are made of", escapism and vision.
Pluto
Pluto has the same sign effect upon all
within the same generation because Pluto takes a
generation to transit a sign. Where Uranus rebels against established norms and Neptune perverts
them, Pluto seeks to completely destroy and
rebuild - it is the planet of the dedicated
revolutionary. Pluto also governs societies which exist below the surface of established society,
eg. organized crime, revolutionary parties,
espionage, secret police agencies, etc. It is
also the planet of the surgeon who cuts out that
which is diseased in order that the organism
might survive. Pluto's discovery brought with it
World War II and the "Atomic Age".
~ Other Points In The Chart ~
Moon's Nodes:
The Moon's Nodes represent the general karmic direction of the native's life. TheNorth Node reveals the direction that one should take, the lessons to be learned, one's "mission in life". The South Node shows that which has already been done in the past, the lessons learned. It is also the path of least resistance, due its familiarity, the "easy way out".
