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Your Reply: HTML is OFF UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	[QUOTE]Originally posted by 26taurus: [B][b]Personal Planets[/b] [IMG]http://photobucket.com/albums/v202/26taurus/Astrology%20Course%20graphics/th_sun.bmp[/IMG] Sun - Fiery orb at the center of our Solar System. The Sun rules the sign of Leo, which rules the "Heart". The Sun is often linked to the father. Following your "Heart" is to honor and acknowledge your Sun, which represents your vitality, creativity, energy, self-expression, will and identity. [IMG]http://photobucket.com/albums/v202/26taurus/Astrology%20Course%20graphics/th_moon.bmp[/IMG] Moon - Body that orbits around the Earth. This is the Female Mother energy, ruling the sign of Cancer which rules the "Breasts". The Moon reflects the light of the Sun. It is our emotional, feeling nature. It is connected to our family roots and our past. When we honor our Moon, we honor our feelings. It shows how we nurture ourselves and others. [IMG]http://photobucket.com/albums/v202/26taurus/Astrology%20Course%20graphics/th_mercury.bmp[/IMG] Mercury - The "Winged Messenger" and the "Trickster". Planet that orbits closest to the Sun. From our Geocentric, Earth centered, perspective Mercury is never more than one Sign away from the Sun. Mercury rules the signs Gemini‚ and Virgo. He indicates how we think and communicate. There is also a connection to siblings. His intimate connection with the Sun reminds us that we Create (Sun) with our Thoughts (Mercury). Think about it! [/B][/QUOTE]
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<table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width="95%"><TR><td bgcolor="#CC3299"><TABLE BORDER=0 cellpadding=4 border=0 cellspacing=1 WIDTH="100%"><TR bgcolor="#871f78"><TD COLSPAN=2><CENTER>T O P I C     R E V I E W</CENTER></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#FAEBF8"><TD valign=top>26taurus</TD><TD>(We will be getting more indepth with the planets at some point. Here we get to know the basics.) <IMG SRC="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/26taurus/Astrology%20Course%20graphics/ufo.bmp"> Let's get to know the 10 planets we will be dealing with in Astrology. They are broken up into the Personal planets, Social planets, and Transpersonal planets.The Personal planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars) represent the basic components of the human personality. They symbolize the psychological urges that all of us share, and it is the various combinations of these planetary energies that produce our individuality. We each experience life in a way that is both specific to and the result of our unique genetic and environmental circumstances, but the will to survive, the need to respond, to think, to love and to act upon our desires is basic to every one of us. We are all imbued with these elemental drives, and the understanding of these planets according to their sign, house placement, and aspects to each other reveals the way our personalities are wired.The Social Planets (Jupiter and Saturn)Jupiter and Saturn are orbiting in the center of our Solar System, and correspondingly represent the relationship between our personal selves and the Universal Oneness we all share. Jupiter and Saturn signify the way we connect our subjective selves to the collective whole, through the development of objectivity, which is a social process. Objectivity means that we can be aware of the way others perceive us, or think about the effects that our actions may have on others. These two planets together embody the Social experience that each of us has, and they function to bring our connectedness with others to our awareness in diametrically opposed ways. Through Jupiter, we learn to interact with others based on the experiences of growth, opportunity, childlike exploration and the expansion of consciousness, at every level. Through Saturn, we learn about relationships through such experiences as fear, restriction and limitation, oppression, handicap and the need to deal maturely with any difficult circumstance. Ideally, a balance of these two types of experience will lead to a fulfilling social experience of one self, but ultimately it is the placement of these two planets by sign, house and aspect that determines the quality and status of one's social awareness. With these two planets, we experience our lives in terms of a bigger picture, and so we gain the perspective we need to begin to comprehend the idea that a higher power is at work in our lives. Transpersonal (Outer) Planets (Uranus, Neptune, Pluto)These three 'outer' planets represent the path to higher consciousness that is available to every human being on the planet. The energies of these planets are vibrating at a higher frequency, and so their effects are not always immediately obvious. However, whether we are aware of these 'higher' promptings or not, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are always working on us, bringing us to the willingness to step onto the path of our own evolution and urging us to become aware of the connectedness that exists amongst all of us. In this way we can Know the universal forces that bind us together here on Earth, and understand the power and meaning of our Oneness.The Transpersonal planets represent three profound and eventually undeniable urges that we all experience: Intuitive awareness (Uranus), Enlightenment (Neptune), and the Metamorphosis of Self that results from these experiences (Pluto). These planets are slow moving and can take a very long time to manifest their true purposes in our lives, but they function to the best of their ability, whether we are conscious and ready to accept them into our lives or not. The conscious experience of these planetary energies is very different from the unconscious experience, and because these planets represent such evolutionary forces, they can be quite uncomfortable to deal with when we are resisting them. Uranus can produce a jolt or a sudden turn in the life that can pull the rug out from under us. This leaves us on our behinds when we were once standing tall, and though that can sting, it is designed to get us to look at our lives from a new perspective, thereby awakening us to new possibilities. Neptune can descend upon us like a mist or a cloud, diminishing our awareness and even blinding us to what is real, and this process magnifies the more we resist it. But the lack of clarity is designed to cause us to walk without our senses to guide us. Faith is a profound experience when Neptune is strongly focused, and eventually we may come to realize that because we are creating our realities with our own thoughts and beliefs, we have the power to change those thoughts and thereby change our worlds. Pluto can put us through Hell, taking away what we think we want or need the most, forcing us to learn to let go and surrender to a more potent and All-Knowing greater good. The rebirth that ensues can truly show us the meaning of personal power.The more conscious we are of the methods by which these universal forces operate, the more decidedly we can progress along the path to higher consciousness and human advancement. When these planets function, they generally affect large groups of us simultaneously (their actions are generational). The very presence of these forces and our knowledge of them automatically produce a greater awareness, and once we become conscious of that, we Know we have stepped onto the evolutionary path and can not turn back.From: <A HREF="http://www.thecosmicpath.com/index2.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.thecosmicpath.com/index2.htm</A> </TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#F4D5F0"><TD valign=top>26taurus</TD><TD>Personal Planets <IMG SRC="http://photobucket.com/albums/v202/26taurus/Astrology%20Course%20graphics/th_sun.bmp"> Sun - Fiery orb at the center of our Solar System. The Sun rules the sign of Leo, which rules the "Heart". The Sun is often linked to the father. Following your "Heart" is to honor and acknowledge your Sun, which represents your vitality, creativity, energy, self-expression, will and identity. <IMG SRC="http://photobucket.com/albums/v202/26taurus/Astrology%20Course%20graphics/th_moon.bmp"> Moon - Body that orbits around the Earth. This is the Female Mother energy, ruling the sign of Cancer which rules the "Breasts". The Moon reflects the light of the Sun. It is our emotional, feeling nature. It is connected to our family roots and our past. When we honor our Moon, we honor our feelings. It shows how we nurture ourselves and others. <IMG SRC="http://photobucket.com/albums/v202/26taurus/Astrology%20Course%20graphics/th_mercury.bmp"> Mercury - The "Winged Messenger" and the "Trickster". Planet that orbits closest to the Sun. From our Geocentric, Earth centered, perspective Mercury is never more than one Sign away from the Sun. Mercury rules the signs Gemini‚ and Virgo. He indicates how we think and communicate. There is also a connection to siblings. His intimate connection with the Sun reminds us that we Create (Sun) with our Thoughts (Mercury). Think about it! </TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#FAEBF8"><TD valign=top>26taurus</TD><TD>Personal Planets (cont) <IMG SRC="http://photobucket.com/albums/v202/26taurus/Astrology%20Course%20graphics/th_venus.bmp"> Venus - Goddess of Love and Beauty. Ruler of Taurus _and Libra. Represents our capacity to relate to and attract others into our lives. It also indicates what is of value to us. There is a strong connection to the Arts, Music, Dance, Gardening and Counseling. Venus is an aspect of our female energy. <IMG SRC="http://photobucket.com/albums/v202/26taurus/Astrology%20Course%20graphics/th_mars.bmp"> Mars - The Red Planet has a two year orbit around the Sun. Mars is the God of War and represents our capacity to "assert". He rules the Sign of Aries. His highest expression is "courage" - from the Latin root "cor" meaning "heart". Mars is our male energy that gives us our drive and relates to our identity.</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#F4D5F0"><TD valign=top>26taurus</TD><TD> Social Planets <IMG SRC="http://photobucket.com/albums/v202/26taurus/Astrology%20Course%20graphics/th_jupiter.bmp"> Jupiter- The largest planet, Jupiter, has a 12 year orbit. He rules the sign of Sagittarius ˆ. Jupiter is the planet of expansion and has a reputation of bringing good luck and abundance. He is also associated with travel, teaching and learning - expanding our horizons. <IMG SRC="http://photobucket.com/albums/v202/26taurus/Astrology%20Course%20graphics/th_saturn.bmp"> Saturn - At the age of 29, Saturn has passed through all of the signs of the Zodiac. This represents a completion of our first round of lessons. At our Saturn Return, we are finally considered an adult - as we acknowledge our own inner authority. Saturn shows where there may be pain and limitation - but eventually where we become masters, through hard work and life experience. Often connected to the father, Saturn rules the sign of Capricorn. </TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#FAEBF8"><TD valign=top>26taurus</TD><TD> Transpersonal Planets <IMG SRC="http://photobucket.com/albums/v202/26taurus/Astrology%20Course%20graphics/th_uranus.bmp"> Uranus - Uranus was the Sky God - he represents our freedom to create - our inventiveness and uniqueness. Uranus rules the coming age - Aquarius. His orbit is 84 years. Somewhere between the age of 38-42 is our Uranus Opposition - or mid-life crisis. For women the Throat Chakra begins to open as they become more vocal and assertive - honoring their male side. For men, it is often a "heart opening" period, as they begin to acknowledge their feelings - their feminine side. The motto of Uranus is "I liberate". <IMG SRC="http://photobucket.com/albums/v202/26taurus/Astrology%20Course%20graphics/th_neptune.bmp"> Neptune - Neptune's orbit is 165 years. He is the God of the Sea. The vast ocean represents our collective unconscious. The Artist, Victim or Savior are ways of expressing Neptune's energy. Neptune is connected to our Spiritual Nature and Unconditional Love. Illusion and deception are possible expressions as well. He rules the sign of Pisces, the last sign of the Zodiac, who's motto is "I dissolve". <IMG SRC="http://photobucket.com/albums/v202/26taurus/Astrology%20Course%20graphics/th_pluto.bmp"> Pluto - Pluto is God of the Underworld. His orbit is 248 years. He rules the Sign of Scorpio. Pluto is the Planet of Death and Rebirth. He represents deep transformative experiences. He shows where our obsessions lie. Power is his gift - consider using it with love and wisdom. Scorpio's evolutionary symbols are the snake, the eagle and the dove. Shown in this rare picture with its Moon Charon. </TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#F4D5F0"><TD valign=top>26taurus</TD><TD>Here we briefly touch upon the planets and their astrological significance. We will get more in depth at some point. What is the most aspected planet in your chart? Do you have an unaspected planet? How does this influence you?</TD></TR></TABLE></td></tr></table>

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