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The Planets
Brief summary of the planetary characteristics
| The Sun | expresses the will to live and in what way. The sun is the spirit who wants to express his will in the matter. As life evolves, a person becomes more and more associated with his solar sign or birth sign. You become who you are meant to be. In Vedic astrology (India), the Solar position contains the ego, or the incarnation - impuls, the lesson that has to be learned. |
| The Moon | emotional life, primary emotional reaction, need for security. Also: the variable factor. |
| Mercury | understanding, learning, the intellect, communication, the ability to speak |
| Venus | love, harmony and beauty |
| Mars | acting, desire, decisiveness, conflict |
| Jupiter | optimism, generosity, joy, health, philosophy |
| Saturn | pessimism, depression, sorrow, limitation |
| Uranus | occultism, intuition. |
| Neptune | religion, mysticism, fantasy, both positive and negative. Also: not being able to guard your own limits. |
| Pluto | the unconscious |
| The ascendant (the Rising Sign or Rising Degree) | body and physical expression. Your appearance in gesture, clothing and attitude. The ascendant is the body that is inhabited by the (solar) spirit. |
| Midheaven (Medium Coeli) | the life, your destination. |
A detailed discussion of each individual planet is found below:
Sun Moon Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto