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The Planets Flashcards

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How many planets are used in the birth chart and what are they?

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  1. Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto
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What planets were used in traditional astrology?

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Only 7 (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn)

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What are the five generational or outer planets?

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto (because they take so long to complete the zodiac cycle, they affect us more generationally)

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What are the five personal or inner planets and what do they relate to?

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Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, (These planets affect our daily lives as they move through our birthchart quickly.)

They relate to self, family, home, upbringing, and personal action.

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What role do planets play in our birth chart and lives?

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The characteristics of each planet impact our lives based on where it is in our birth chart.

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What planet rules Aries/1st House?

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Mars

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What two signs/houses does Venus rule?

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Taurus/2nd
Libra/7th

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What two signs/houses does Mercury rule?

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Gemini/3rd
Virgo/6th

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What planet rules Cancer/4th House?

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Moon

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What planet rules Leo/5th House?

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Sun

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What planets rule Scorpio/8th House?

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Pluto
Mars (sub-ruled; ruled before Pluto was discovered)

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What planet rules Sagittarius/9th House?

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Jupiter

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What sign/house does Saturn rule?

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Capricorn/10th House

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What planets rule Aquarius/11th House?

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Uranus
Saturn (subrules; ruled before Uranus was discovered)

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What planets rule Pisces/12th House?

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Neptune
Jupiter (sub-rules; ruled before Neptune was discovered)

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What planet is known as the communication planet?

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Mercury

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What planet is known as the planet of love and money?

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Venus

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What planet is known as the planet of illusion?

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Neptune

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What planet is known as the planet of self and identity?

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Sun

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What planet is known as the planet of discipline and karma?

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Saturn

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What planet is known as the planet of emotion and instinct?

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Moon

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What planet is known as the planet of luck and good fortune?

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Jupiter

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What planet is known as the planet of rebellion?

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Uranus

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What planet is known as the planet of power, transformation and, new beginnings?

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Pluto

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What planet is known as the planet of action and aggression?

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Mars

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What planet rules music, movies, tv, fashion, glamour, drugs, and alcohol, forms of escape?

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Neptune

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What planet rules war, competition, sports, violence, accidents, and surgery?

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Mars

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What planet rules secrets, destruction, death, obsession, kidnapping, coercion, viruses, and spiritual transformation?

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Pluto

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What planet rules discipline, rules, regulations, boundaries, limitations, fears, and karma?

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Saturn

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What planet rules love, relationships, friendships, partnerships, arts, and luxuries?

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Venus

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What planet represents the soul, emotions, nurturing, instinct, fertility, pregnancy, and childbirth?

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What planet symbolizes the mother and the relationship with the mother?

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What planet symbolizes the father, husband and other male influences?

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What planet represents our heart, core essence, self esteem, confidence, ego, sense of self and purpose, ambition, and determination?

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What planet rules sudden change, revolution, rebellion, science, technology, and inventions?

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What are the four dignities of planets?

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Dignified/Rulership (domicile), Exalted, Detriment, and Fall

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What does it mean that a planet is dignified or in rulership/domicile position?

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The planet is in a zodiac sign over which it has rulership. This is where a planet feels most comfortable.

38
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What is the dignity of a planet?

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The dignity of a planet is how the planet “feels” or relates to being in a particular sign. When a planet is in the sign it rules, it is “dignified”.

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What does it mean that a planet is in a detriment position?

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When it is positioned in the zodiac sign opposite the sign it rules. A planet is not comfortable in detriment signs and to tend to operate with the least strength.

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What does it mean that a planet is in an exalted position?

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A planet is exalted when it is in the sign opposite of its fall. When exhalted, it expresses itself in harmony. It becomes stronger and more capable.

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What does it mean that a planet is in a fall position?

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The sign positioned directly opposite a planet’s sign of exaltation; it is considered to be its fall. This is a position of weakness.

42
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What is the north node and what does it represent?

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The north node is a point in your birth chart that reflects the moon’s nodes. It’s placement determines what we’ve come here to learn and qualities we need to work on.

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What is the South Node

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The south node is a point in your birth chart that reflects the moon’s nodes. It sits directly opposite the north node in your birth chart and it’s placement represents the hardships, challenges. soul trauma. and gifts we’ve learned in a previous life to help us in our current life.

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What is the Part of Fortune?

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The point in your birth chart where the sun, moon, and ascendant are in harmony with each other.

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What is Lilith and what does it represent in your chart?

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A point in your birth chart that represents the farthest point from the moon’s orbit. She represents the shadow side of yourself and your psyche. Her placement in your chart provides insight on areas of necessary shadow work.

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The Sun is in detriment in what sign?

47
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The moon is in detriment in what sign?

48
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Mercury is in detriment in what two signs?

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Sagittarius and Pisces

49
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Venus is in detriment in what two signs?

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Scorpio and Aries

50
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Mars is in detriment in what two signs?

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Taurus and Libra

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Jupiter is in detriment in what two signs?

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Gemini and Virgo

52
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Saturn is in detriment in what two signs?

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Cancer and Leo

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Uranus is in detriment in what sign?

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Neptune is in detriment in what sign?

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Pluto is in detriment in what sign?

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What signs is the Sun in exalted and fall positions?

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Exalted: Aries
Fall: Libra

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What signs is the Moon in exalted and fall positions?

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Exalted: Taurus
Fall: Scorpio

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What signs is Mercury in exalted and fall positions?

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Exalted: Virgo
Fall: Pisces

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What signs is Venus in exalted and fall positions?

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Exalted: Pisces
Fall: Virgo

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What signs is Mars in exalted and fall positions?

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Exalted: Capricorn
Fall: Cancer

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What signs is Jupiter in exalted and fall positions?

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Exhalted: Cancer
Fall: Capricorn

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What signs is Saturn in exalted and fall positions?

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Exalted: Libra
Fall: Aries

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What energy does the Sun have (m/f/n)?

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What energy does the Moon have (m/f/n)?

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What energy does Saturn have (m/f/n)?

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What energy does Neptune have (m/f/n)?

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What energy does Uranus have (m/f/n)?

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Neutral, it assumes the energy of the house it’s in

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What energy does Jupiter have (m/f/n)?

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What energy does Mars have (m/f/n)?

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What energy does Venus have (m/f/n)?

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What energy does Mercury have (m/f/n)?

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Neutral, it assumes the energy of the house it’s in

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What energy does Pluto have (m/f/n)?

73
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What are the two transitional/social planets and what do they relate to?

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Saturn and Jupiter

They relate to your growth, learning and education, forming ideas and indeals, religion and spirituality, morals and ethics, responsibility. They exemplify the time of maturing.

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What are the three transcendental planets and what do they relate to?

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Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.

They relate to generational rather than individual events due to how long it takes for them to complete the zodiac cycle. They bridge the social to the collective.

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What is a benefic planet and what are the two benefic planets?

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Benefic planets have pleasant influences.

Jupiter and Venus

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What is a malefic planet and what are the two malefic planets?

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Malefic planets present difficulties to overcome.

Saturn
Mars

Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto aren’t technically assigned, but they can be considered malefic when in difficult aspect.

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