The Planets
If the signs are styles and the houses are places, the planets are the ones acting. Each planet stands for one kind of energy in a life: the will, the feelings, the mind, love, drive, growth, structure and change.
- Sunidentity
- Moonfeeling
- Mercurythinking
- Venusattraction
- Marsaction
- Jupiterexpansion
- Saturnstructure
- Uranusawakening
- Neptuneimagination
- Plutotransformation
Astrologers group them by how fast they move, because speed changes what they mean.
- The luminaries, the Sun and the Moon, are the core of the chart: who you are becoming and what you need.
- The personal planets, Mercury, Venus and Mars, move quickly and describe everyday character.
- The social planets, Jupiter and Saturn, describe how you grow and how you build, and they mark the big life stages.
- The outer planets, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, take years to cross a sign. They are shared by a whole generation, and they matter most where they touch the personal points of a chart.
Chiron, a small body that orbits between Saturn and Uranus, adds a theme of wounding and healing. Two points complete the picture: Black Moon Lilith, a point of the Moon's orbit, and the lunar nodes, where the Moon's path crosses the Sun's.
The Sun in Astrology — Your Core Self
The Sun is the centre of the birth chart - your core identity, vitality and what you are becoming. Learn what the Sun means in your chart, how its sign and house work, what changes it, and what most people get wrong about it.
The Moon in Astrology — Your Emotional Self
The Moon is your emotional nature - what you need to feel safe, how you react and what comforts you. Learn what the Moon means in your chart, how its sign and house work, what changes it, and what most people get wrong about it.
Mercury in Astrology — Your Mind and Voice
Mercury is the planet of the mind - how you think, learn, speak and connect. Learn what Mercury means in your chart, how its sign and house work, what Mercury retrograde really is, and what most people get wrong about it.
Venus in Astrology — How You Love and What You Value
Venus is the planet of love, beauty, pleasure and value. Learn what Venus means in your chart, how its sign and house work, what changes it, Venus' eight-year rhythm, and what most people get wrong about it.
Mars in Astrology — Your Drive and Courage
Mars is the planet of drive, desire, courage and anger. Learn what Mars means in your chart, how its sign and house work, why day and night charts change it, and what most people get wrong about it.
Jupiter in Astrology — Growth, Faith and Generosity
Jupiter is the planet of growth, faith, wisdom and generosity. Learn what Jupiter means in your chart, how its sign and house work, what your Jupiter returns are, and what most people get wrong about it.
Saturn in Astrology — Structure, Time and Mastery
Saturn is the planet of structure, discipline, responsibility and time. Learn what Saturn means in your chart, how its sign and house work, what the Saturn return is, and what most people get wrong about it.
Uranus in Astrology — Awakening, Freedom and Change
Uranus is the planet of awakening, freedom, originality and sudden change. Learn what Uranus means in your chart, why its sign is generational, what the Uranus opposition at midlife is, and what most people get wrong about it.
Neptune in Astrology — Dreams, Imagination and Spirit
Neptune is the planet of dreams, imagination, spirituality and dissolution. Learn what Neptune means in your chart, why its sign is generational, how it shows up in your houses and aspects, and what most people get wrong about it.
Pluto in Astrology — Power, Depth and Transformation
Pluto is the planet of power, depth, endings and transformation. Learn what Pluto means in your chart, why its sign is generational, how its house and aspects make it personal, and what most people get wrong about it.
Chiron in Astrology — The Wound That Becomes a Gift
Chiron is the small body astrologers call the wounded healer. Learn what Chiron means in your chart, the myth behind it, how its sign and house show where you hurt and where you help, and what the Chiron return around 50 brings.
Black Moon Lilith in Astrology — The Untamed Self
Black Moon Lilith is a point of the Moon's orbit that astrologers read as the untamed, exiled or refused part of the self. Learn what Lilith is, what it means in your chart, the myth behind the name, and what most people get wrong about it.
The North Node in Astrology — Your Direction of Growth
The North Node is the point where the Moon's path crosses the Sun's going north. Learn what the North Node means in your chart, how it pairs with the South Node, why eclipses happen near it, and what most people get wrong about it.
The South Node in Astrology — What Comes Easily
The South Node is the point where the Moon's path crosses the Sun's going south. Learn what the South Node means in your chart, the gifts and habits it describes, how it pairs with the North Node, and what most people get wrong about it.