Moon
Sun
The sun rules your conscience day. It represents your true self, who you strive to become and how you shine. The sun is the giver of life. Your sun shows your identity, your pride and your self-confidence. Without the sun we would live in the shadows of others, we would have no drive, no direction and our lives would become repressed. As the sun breathes life into all living things, we too are given life through the light of our sun. The sun in your chart points to your life's purpose, its challenges that must be overcome and the end to which you have been searching. The sun is masculine energy and represents the father; in a woman's horoscope the sun represents her partner and the kind of man she is attracted to. The Sun is Leo's natural ruler and both are associated with royalty, dignity and authority. Strong solar types sometimes have boundless energy and vitality and many of the positive characteristics of the Leo character, which include courage and confidence, generousity, loyalty and good health. The sun rules the heart, your vitality and the back, especially the spine. The sun rules the right eye in a man and the left eye in a woman. The sun has rulership over Leo, the sign that governs the 5th house in the natural zodiac
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Planets in your birth chart
The Moon in your chart may be much more prominent than the Sun. Expressing what the Sun symbolises in your birth chart, which must be done in order to live a full life in the world, then becomes an issue. The Moon may be good for a comfortable feeling at home with family, but for making our way in the world the Sun is more important. Then consider also Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.
The positions of all these planets in the birth chart provide clues as to how best to live in the world, what issues we are likely to face and how best to deal with them.
The planets have been likened to actors on a stage. In the drama they are performing some actors may help others, some may hinder others. So it is with the planets in our birth charts. Each is like a centre of energy which blends in different ways with the other centres.
The task of the astrologer is to help the client find ways to encourage those planets which might be hiding from stronger forces, and to temper those which might be attempting to take over the whole horoscope.
Ascendent
The Ascendant is the degree of the ecliptic which is rising over the Eastern horizon at the precise time and place of an individual's birth. Put more simply, the Ascendant Sign is the sign of the zodiac which is rising in the East at the moment of birth, and this sign, and the exact position of the Ascending degree, are the starting points in any astrological interpretation.
The Ascendant shows us as we really are - as opposed to the Sun sign which represents our ego and how we would like to be. This is most strikingly obvious if one talks about a person to someone who a casual acquaintance, and describes their character as shown by the Ascendant Sign - in the vast majority of cases, the third person cannot identify those traits as belonging to the subject at all, because Ascendant Sign traits are those that emerge only to those closest to us, and who know us really well.
Aspects
CONJUNCTION 0 Strong focal point. Energies of the two planets are fused but not modified.
OPPOSITION 180 Tension and conflict. The energies of the two planets are at loggerheads.
SQUARE 90 Difficulty and discord. The energies are fighting to become dominant.
TRINE 120 Strongly helpful. The energies flow freely and complement one another.
SEXTILE 60 Generally helpful, but occasionally both energies are wasted.
QUINCUNX 150 Stressful. The two energies strain each other, neither working to best effect.
SEMI-SEXTILE 30 Slightly stressful, although one energy may be dominant and work well.
SEMI-SQUARE 45 Difficult, but less so than the square.
SESQUIQUADRATE 135 Irritating and annoying rather than difficult. Energies are unpredictable.
Houses
ONE: The Self, Outward Mannerism, How others see you
TWO: Possessions and money, financial security
THREE: Communications, mental interests, siblings
FOUR: The Home, family, emotional security
FIVE: Creativity, Risks, Pleasures, Children, Love Affairs
SIX: Health, service, duty
SEVEN: Marriage, Love, partnerships, close relationships
EIGHT: Other people’s possessions, legacies, shared feelings, The Life Force - birth, sex, death, afterlife
NINE: Travel, justice, philosophy
TEN: Status, attainment, career or work aspirations
ELEVEN: Friendships, wider interests, humanitarian issues, objectives, public image
TWELVE: Retirement, escape, hidden subconscious, dreams and fears
Planets
SUN: Power, Vitality, Healthiness, Self-Expression, Dignity, Pride
MOON: Repose, Fluctuation, Emotionality, Possessiveness, Sensitivity
MERCURY: Communication, Mentality, Perceptiveness, Logicality, Cleverness
VENUS: Harmony, Unison, Relatedness, Gracefulness, Peacefulness, Tact
MARS: Strength, Determination, Passion, Action, Courage, Impulsiveness
JUPITER: Expansion, Preservation, Joviality, Justice, Generosity, Optimism
SATURN: Limitation, Responsibility, Seriousness, Cautiousness, Patience
URANUS: Change, Revolution, Disruption, Originality, Rebelliousness
NEPTUNE: Impressionability, Idealism, Nebulousness, Gullibility, Spirituality
PLUTO: Elimination, Renewal, Regeneration
Zodiac signs
The Zodiac is made up of 12 different sun signs:
Aries - March 21 - April 20
Taurus - April 21 - May 21
Gemini - May 22 - June 21
Cancer - June 22 - July 22
Leo - July 23 -August 21
Virgo - August 22 - September 23
Libra - September 24 - October 23
Scorpio - October 24 - November 22
Sagittarius - November 23 - December 22
Capricorn - December 23 - January 20
Aquarius - January 21 - February 19
Pisces - February 20 - March 20
ARIES: Assertively, Bossily, Recklessly, Courageously, Impulsively
TAURUS: Possessively, Slowly, Solidly, Step by Step, Tenaciously
GEMINI: Communicatively, with alert Versatility, Quickly
CANCER: Protectively, Nostalgically, Nurturingly, with Care
LEO: Creatively, Joyfully, Arrogantly
VIRGO: Critically, with attention to detail, Fussily, Perfectly
LIBRA: Harmoniously, Unitedly, Softly, Gently, Socially
SCORPIO: Passionately, Secretively, Deeply, Penetratingly, Spitefully
SAGITTARIUS: Freely, Optimistically, Open-Mindedly
CAPRICORN: Prudently, Carefully, Ambitiously, Coolly
AQUARIUS: Detachedly, Scientifically, Aloofly, Unusually
PISCES: Confusedly, Dreamily, Uncertainly, Sensitively