Planetary orbital periods are a central part of astrology, because the cycles of transiting aspects are defined by each planet’s orbit. The fastest planets, with short orbital periods, set the short-term rhythms of life, while the outer planets take a lifetime to experience the full cycle, or even just part of it. Because of this [...]
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Psychological Divisions of Planets
The planets can also be grouped according to the areas of the psyche or the human experience that they govern. Besides the luminaries, the classical pairing of the Sun and Moon, there are three categories: Personal planets, interpersonal planets, and transpersonal planets. Luminaries: The Sun and the Moon, the two basic facets of the personality. [...]
Planetary Sect: Super-Fast Edition
There are descriptions out there about planetary sect that are way, way more detailed. This is the quick and dirty version. There are a huge number of ways to categorize a chart and the planets in it, and to calculate how strong or weak those planets are. Categorization by sect divides the planets into diurnal [...]
Transits 101
There are two main types of transits: Aspects being made between planets at a given point in time. This is a bit like a weather report- these transits describe the factors affecting society and mundane events. For example, “Venus conjoins Mars at 29 Pisces today”, “The Moon squares Mercury at 8:15pm EST tonight”, or “tomorrow [...]
How to Get a Free Copy of Your Birth Chart
Every student of astrology should be able to obtain and look at their own chart, and not just have it handed to them by an astrologer. Even if you don’t quite know what you’re looking at yet, as an enthusiast it’s empowering to be able to do it on your own. It’s easy to get [...]
Hey Baby, What’s Your Sign?
What’s your sign? The thing you think of as your “sign”… the one you look up in the newspaper, the one you tell (or lie about) to weird strangers in bars, the one you’re pigeonholed into. In astrology, your “sign” is what we call your sun sign. Your sun sign is simply a marker of [...]
On the Ascendant: See the World Your Way
This post is the second in an occasional series on the Ascendant in your horoscope. Your ascendant is your eyesight- you see the world through it. Many people speak of the ascendant as a mask, a cover story. But when you learn to work with your ascendant instead of hiding behind it, the world pulls [...]
