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Astrology - The Planets

MERCURY
The planet Mercury represents communication and how it works in
your life. As such, Mercury is neither assertive nor receptive.
The sign Mercury occupies indicates your typical communication
style. Because Mercury is the messenger, this planet indicates how
we bring ideas together. Mediation can be between social
factions, or it can be between psychological positions within our
own minds. The concept of mediation hinges on the possibility
that we will experience conflict, and that we can achieve harmony
by engaging in conflict in a meaningful way. If we can perceive
or establish communication among the parties, we can usually find
the middle ground. Diplomacy is paired with intellectual skills
of analysis and awareness to reach some level of agreement.

VENUS
The role of Venus in the astrological chart is to reveal the
qualities of love, harmony, and art in our lives. Venus also
indicates the way we perceive physical attraction. It is through
Venus that we experience the richness of living.

MARS
Mars is a planet of energy and action. Regardless of its
placement in any chart, Mars shows where the action is, and that
action is single-minded. It can be the ultimate indicator of
self-centered activity. There is another side. We use energy for
everything - muscle movement, power for machines of all kinds, all
creative actions. Energy has a very positive role in our lives.

JUPITER
Jupiter is the planet that indicates how things work in your
birthchart. For most practical purposes the form of things we
perceive is rigid and relatively changeless. Atoms usually remain
the same, they form molecules, and the molecules group together in
certain predictable ways. Similarly, the planets reflect certain
kinds of energy, and that energy is fairly predictable. Where
Jupiter is involved, however, we can investigate the function of
each energy, and through this examination, we can adapt the
function of each planet Jupiter expands our thinking. 's energy to
our own needs.

SATURN
Saturn's goal is perfection. Saturn is seen as the reflection of
all of life's most difficult lessons, in the hope that we learn
and grow to become confident, dependable individuals. There is
another view of Saturn. Saturn relates to structure. Structure
can be understood in terms of the physical, mental, emotional, and
spiritual content of our lives.

URANUS
The key principle for the delineation of Jupiter is function; that
for Saturn is form. In researching Uranus, the principle of
equilibrium is a central focus. You may experience disruption
where this planet is involved, yet Uranus' role is actually to
reestablish balance. When people describe their intuitive
capacity, they are describing a Uranian process. We experience
feelings, visions, and other information over a period of time,
and then suddenly we "get it." Something happens and all the
pieces fall into place. The pivotal event seems sudden, but the
chain of intuitive insights occurred over a period of time. The
impact-the realization-comes suddenly and resolves
misunderstandings or inconsistencies in our thoughts. As we
cultivate our inner vision or voice of intuition, we become more
skilled in listening. Our feelings become more meaningful as we
observe them and work with them. Our dreams present clearer
pictures of the inner self and its message, matching our intuition
about the outer world. We also develop ways to test intuitive
information as we go along, instead of waiting for flashes of
insight that previously were connected with apparently sudden
events.

NEPTUNE
Neptune, like all the planets, affects every plane of experience.
Its nature is diverse and wonderful:
- Physical - difficulty in diagnosis
- Mental - imagination
- Emotional - despair versus fantasy
- Spiritual - compassion
The most precise thing that can be said about Neptune is that
there is nothing definite about its energy.

PLUTO
The energy of Pluto has two distinct expressions. One is the
Trickster archetype. Pluto indicates the area of life where we
experience profound change that is so intense that we say it
transforms us. The second archetype is the Fool. The Fool can be
either a raw beginner or a person who has been around the block a
few times, learning lessons with each experience.

MIDHEAVEN
If you were calculating your chart by hand, the first thing you
would do is determine the position of the Midheaven. This review
of your chart concludes with the Midheaven because the last thing
you truly understand is yourself. We tend to misunderstand
ourselves for several reasons: we are taught to be and act a
certain way by our families, teachers, and peers; we think of
ourselves in terms of our own inconsistent motives; and we are not
mature enough to sort out our own realities from those of family,
workplace, and culture. As we develop, we come to understand
ourselves largely through the experiences we have. Eventually we
achieve self-understanding through the Midheaven. Self-awareness
develops in two ways. The first way is through ego consciousness.
As we experience life, we relate all exterior experience to our
inner experience. The second way is by discovering an inner
source of wisdom.