ASTROLOGY AND THE BEAUTY OF LIFE

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The three major components to astrology are the planets, signs, and houses. 

The planets each represent a part of your humanness that needs to express  directly in the world. They are WHO, WHAT, and WHY of astrology. Each planet takes care of a different piece of who you are, whom you will be interacting with, what you are likely to be doing, and why you would do it. 

The Planet describes a specific part of personality that needs to express outwardly. 

 The SUN/ (our star)-CORE ENERGY; vitality, sense of individuality. The Sun's energy is the energy of the path you're walking in this lifetime.

The MOON/(earth's satellite)-EMOTIONS, HABITS; The subconscious self. The Moon reflects the Sun's energy and therefore reflects how we carry out the Sun's energy on a daily basis. It's your emotions, your habits. It represents female energy, especially your mother.

MERCURY/MIND; Communication, intelligence, information given and received. it's your intellect, the way you express what you're thinking, and also what you're likely to be interested in intellectually.

VENUS/VALUES; tastes; love; the way in which we interact with others socially and romantically; what our soul wants in life. venus rules your self-image: Do you see yourself as rich or poor? Beautiful and deserving? Your Venus will influence these thoughts.

MARS/ DESIRE; willfulness; initiative; physical energy; drive; what one will fight for. Your sexual interests and desires. Mars works with venus by going out to get what Venus wants.

JUPITER/GENEROSITY; ENTHUSIASM; expansion, grace, ethics, prosperity, faith, philosophy, freedom, luck. Jupiter shows where you are willing to go out and make your life happen.

   SATURN/RESPONSIBILITIES; contraction, effort, structure, limitations, order, authority. Saturn represents lessons of responsibility and attitudes toward parental, workplace, and governmental influences.

 The Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars symbolize the essential personal factors in any individual's chart. Jupiter and Saturn constitute an intermediary (social) step between the personal planets. 

THE OUTER PLANETS/TRANS-SATURNIAN PLANETS/ URANUS, NEPTUNE AND PLUTO. These planets symbolize forces that constantly prompt change and hopefully promote growth in our consciousness. These three planets are out beyond Earth, their influence is beyond our conscious control. These planets  are also generational.

 URANUS/INDIVIDUALISTIC FREEDOM; surprising change, uniqueness. the breaking of old rules and the shattering of outmoded structures.  Discovered in 1781.

NEPTUNE/TRANSCENDENT FREEDOM; unification with absolute, freedom from ego-self, illusion, fantasy. The IDEAL or the DELUSION of thinking one is experiencing the ideal. Discovered in 1846.

 PLUTO/TRANSFORMATION; transmutation, elimination, regeneration. The Soul's general direction in life. Those things the native came into a body to do and are avoiding doing until forced to do it. Discovered in 1930.

THE SIGNS~

ARIES/ I AM~ Aries energy is about victoriousness. It represents that part of our life force that is the will to exist. Aries expresses its life force in various ways: belligerence, vitality and an extinct for survival. Unchecked, Aries energy has a tendency to act without thinking. Aries teaches courage and shows us the great results that an assertive attitude achieves. Learn more about ARIES THE RAM.

TAURUS/ I HAVE~Taurus energy is about enjoying life in a physical and sensual way. It prefers tranquility and serenity. It appreciates and seeks to acquire beautiful things to enhance its enjoyment of life. Taurus energy is strongly self determined and resists being pushed around. Taurus can handle but does not like to indulge complex drama. Unchecked, Taurus energy has a tendency to be too stubborn for its own good. Taurus teaches the importance of appreciating what you have. Learn more about TAURUS THE BULL.

GEMINI/ I THINK~ Gemini energy is about charming versatility. It is perceptive, alert and has a witty outlook on life. Gemini loves to play with its intellect and dazzles with its instantaneous responses. It knows that to notice something is to validate it, and so is deliciously aware of the power of its perceptive mind. Unchecked, Gemini energy has a tendency to scatter and stay scattered. Gemini teaches the value of the thirst for knowledge, and the importance of spontaneous mental agility. Learn more about GEMINI THE TWINS.

CANCER/ I FEEL~Cancer energy is about intuitively sailing the seas of human emotions. It loves being sensitive to subjective feelings; it's favorite mode of expression is to be tender and nurturing. For this reason, Cancer assigns itself the role of arbiter of the best ways to care for everybody, Unchecked Cancer energy has a tendency to take the nurturing way too far. It can wind up being in controlling and smothering. cancer teaches you the value of being in touch with your feelings and shows how important emotion is in order to have a full life. Learn more about CANCER. 

LEO/ I WILL~Leo energy is about bringing the inner self out and charismatically connecting with the public. Leo loves joy and considers its mantra to be the pursuit of happiness. It is vividly creative and sometimes its exuberance bubbles over into egoism. Unchecked Leo energy has a tendency to veer off into frivolity or slide into selfishness. leo teaches how to have fun and the importance of lightening up. Learn more about LEO.

VIRGO/ I ANALYZE~Virgo energy is about bringing into reality the underlying perfection inherent in any concept. Virgo has a romantic desire to sweep away imperfections and bring to life pure expression. Reality often dashes these high ideals, but Virgo soldiers on its quest. Unchecked, Virgo energy has a tendency to be nit-picky and unnutterably attentive to details. Virgo teaches the importance of competence. Learn more about VIRGO.

LIBRA/ I BALANCE~Libra energy is about comprehending and relating to the existence of consciousness in others.  It loves to immerse itself in relationships. Libra is interested in mediation to see if it can have a harmonizing effect on the cacaphony of dissonant voices. Libras need to be pre-eminent above the rabble and achieve looking good by sidestepping possible culpability. Unchecked, Libra energy has a tendency to be manipulative and avoid responsibility for decision-making. Libra teaches people how to get along. Learn more about LIBRA.

SCORPIO/ I DESIRE~Scorpio energy is about power: where it is and how to get it. It understands the real source of power on this earth is rooted in human psychology, so Scorpio energy seeks deep comprehension of psychological issues in order to connect with that force. Scorpio loves secrets and any other hard-to-get information, and is loathe to expose anything personal lest it be used as ammunition against it. Scorpio energy tends to be wonderfully interesting and intelligent. Unchecked, Scorpio energy has a tendency to wallow in paranoia. Scorpio teaches how to go to the depth of the secret-ness of human nature and bring it out to the world with love. Learn more about SCORPIO .

SAGITTARIUS/ I SEE~ Sagittarius energy is about adventure and enthusiasm. It is philosophical in nature and loves to make sense out of disparate details. Sagittarius energy craves new and exotic experiences to feed its hunger for universal concepts it can assimilate into its quest for meaning. Uncheckes, Sagittarius energy tends toward over-enthusiasm to the point of recklessness. Sagittarius teaches the value of enthusiastically venturing beyond safe complacency. Learn more about SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN/ I USE~ Capricorn energy is about the organization of community. It is hierarchical in nature and concerned with the smooth functioning of society. Capricorn energy seeks to take emotional, unpredictable human behavior and put it to work to make something productive. It tends to be nurturing in an authorative no-nonsense way. Uncheckes, Capricorn energy has a tendency to be emotionally repressive in the service of its industry. Capricorn teaches the value of creating safe, loving structure for unruly human nature. Learn more about CAPRICORN.

AQUARIUS/ I KNOW~ Aquarius energy is about the appreciation of abstract universal possibilities. It loves to think outside the box, and look for ways to dismantle old rules. Aquarius has a deep sense of social justice, but because it tends to be logical and detached, it has difficulty identifying issues that are meaningful to people's lives. Nevertheless, when Aquarius gets it right, it is a wonderful advocate of societal change and progress. unchecked, Aquarius energy can stand on a soapbox and scream about totally irrelevant issues. Aquarius teaches the value of having a future-minded and upbeat attitude. Learn more about AQUARIUS.

PISCES/ I BELIEVE~Pisces energy is about the relationship between the physical and the ethereal. Its attention hovers near the veil of spirit and travels easily between consciousness and the intangible realm of the soul. Pisces uses psychic receptiveness in order to experience the wholeness of being a spirit in a physical body. It loves the undercurrents of human emotions, but it can all too easily be swept away. Unchecked, Pisces energy has a tendency to wallow in self-pity if it takes on too much emotional baggage. Pisces teaches compassion and the value of looking beyond physical reality. Learn more about PISCES.

        THE HOUSES~

The Horoscope represents the psychological make-up of the individual. The planets depict areas of the psyche of the individual, the signs depict how that individual will express the energy of the planets, and the houses depict the arena of life in which that energy is carried out.

Arena Of Life ~that the house represents and expresses through

HOUSE 1~ THE SELF; FORCE (of personality and all new beginnings), the act of establishing an identity. The first house describes physical appearance.

HOUSE 2~ SECURITY, values, self-worth, financial matters, material goods.

HOUSE 3~ THE MIND; communication, information, going out,(speaking or teaching) information coming in (listening). The third house describes brothers and sisters.

HOUSE 4~ HOME; roots, family, that which describes your core being (especially the part that was developed in childhood), mother and other female influences.

HOUSE 5~ CREATIVITY; heart, love, children, theater, entertainmnet and thrills, love affairs.

HOUSE 6~ SERVICE to society, WORK (and related issues including employers), HEALTH, illness, (and related issues,) especially the day to day details of getting things done.

HOUSE 7~ PARTNERS OF ALL KINDS, especially marriage + business. The house describes how you relate to the public and your relationships.

HOUSE 8~ BIRTH, DEATH, REGENERATION AND SEX. This is the house of transformation and intensity. Business and family resources. Deep interest in psychological searching.

HOUSE 9~ EDUCATION, STUDIES and LEARNING, especially of a more spiritual nature. PHILOSOPHICAL thought systems. long journeys, freedom, travel, foreign people and places.

HOUSE 10~ CAREER, STANDING in the COMMUNITY, father and other male influences, achievement and recognition.

HOUSE 11~ FRIENDS< GROUPS< HUMANITARIANISM< Objectives that carry you into the future. Hopes and wishes; ability to use success well.

HOUSE 12~ SUBCONSCIOUS< and hidden things. Dreams, institutions, that which needs to be transcended. The house of karma and dharma.