Planets in the Signs Flashcards
1
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Sun
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represents conscious mind, will to live, and creative force
- ego
- basic identity, self-realization
- represents reason opposed to instinct
- “here and now”
- dominates our actions
2
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Moon
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represents our deepest personal needs, basic habits and reactions, and unconsciousness
- instinctive reactions
- priorities of security, how we feel secure
- “irrational”
- rules habits, prejudices, feelings
- drives water signs, conjuncts
- intuitions
- infuses past
3
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Mercury
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planet of day-to-day expression and communication, opportunistic, unemotional, curious
- rules how we communicate
- coordination, thought process, conscious and unconscious
- analyzes how we do things
4
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Venus
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rules sentiments, values, pleasures
- love, beauty, charm
- what makes us happy
- how we approach relationships
- leisure activities
- interpreted differently between men and women (though not as much anymore)
- (men “disown and project” their qualities, women “own”)
- rules attachments, attraction
5
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Mars
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represents survival instinct, energy, action, desire
- animal instinct of aggression, sexual desires
- drive, active energy
- competitive nature, what makes us angry
6
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Jupiter
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tolerant and expansive, seeks insight through knowledge, broader purpose
- optimism
- growth
- humor, good will, mercy
- how we express generosity and tolerance, trust, and wisdom
7
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Saturn
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restriction and limitation, structure and meaning
- reminds us of boundaries and responsibilities
- self control
- associated with fathers/figures
8
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Uranus
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technology, innovation, discovery, progression
- not developed, it reacts
- intuitive
- sparks curiosity
- shared by generations
9
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Neptune
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rules spirituality and all things subtle
- dreaminess, vulnerability
- unrealistic, compassionate
10
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Pluto
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represents subconscious forces
- renewal and rebirth, spiritual growth
- shared by a generation
- our deepest needs, where we seek change
