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Each planet has its own basic charecteristics, regardless of which house or sign it appears in. Each planet's expression blends with and is influencedby the action of the sign and house it occupies. The aspect a planet makesto other planets will also modify its expression.

The Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are called 'personalplanets', or 'charecter building' planets.

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are called 'impersonal planets'or 'event planets'.

THE SUNKeyword: Inner Self 

The Sun rules the sign Leo and the fifth house. It represents your ego and theexpression of your individuality. It also shows by house and sign placement your ambitions, deepest charecter traits and personal fulfillment.

In a natal chart, the Sun represents those who have a great influence in your life;i.e., a boss, supervisor,the government and men in general.In a males chart, TheSun represents the father and in a females chart, it represents the husband.

The Sun travels about 53 seconds per day and spends approximately 30 days ineach sign.

Positive Sun Traits: Ambition, confidence, strong will power, strength, loyalty anda desire for recognition.

Negative Sun Traits: Arrogance, jealousy, laziness, conceit.

THE MOONKeyword: Emotions

The Moon rules the sign Cancer and the fourth house. It represents your needs

and desires, habits, instincts and the subconscious mind. The Moon also showsby house and sign placement, how you respond emotionally to others, situationsand experiences, as well as how the public will react to you.

The Moon represents the mother, babies and the home enviornment. It alsoshows how well you get along with women regardless of your gender.

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spent, and where you will want to relate to others. In a male's chart, Venus willindicate the kind of woman he may be attracted to. It is the planet of marriageand partnerships.

Venus travels from 0 to 1 degree, 16 minutes a day, depending on its motion,

and stays in a sign approximately 23 days to a little over 2 months.

Positive Venus Traits: Charm, appreciation,of beutiful things, creativity,considerate, social.

Negative Venus Traits: Vanity, laziness, self-indulgent, indecisive, possesive, jealousy.

EARTH (PART OF FORTUNE)

Keyword: Reality

Earth represents the physical plane and mundane matters. The Earth is alwaysthe exact opposite of the Sun sign, degree and house placement. In the natalchart, Earth describes the area in which a person will be the most successful andone's own approach. It shows the individual's mission in life.

MARSKeyword: Energy

Mars rules Aries and the first house. Mars represents action and energy. It'shouse position in the natal chart willshow where one is most likely to take risks,physical activities and the kind of things that one will put a lot of effort into. In amale's chart, Mars will indicate the sexual potency and drive. In a female's chart,Mars will describe the kind of man she would be physically attracted to.

Mars travels from 0 to one degree, 16 minutes per day depending on its motion,and takes about 2 years to go through all 12 signs, staying in one sign for about1.5 months.

Positive Mars Traits: Courage, determination, independent, energetic, self reliant.

Negative Mars Traits: Impulsive, stubborn, violent, cruel, destructive.

JUPITERKeyword: Expansion

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Jupiter rules the sign Sagittarius and the ninth house. Jupiter is the planet of expansion and where it is located in the natal chart, will show an abundance inthe individual's life. It also describes the potential for growth be it physical,intellectual, spiritual or cultural. It also describes one's capacity for enjoyment,optimism and the development of aspirations.

In a female's chart, Jupiter represents the father. Jupiter is sometimes called thegreater benefactor because it is associated with good fortune in major ways andmore often a benefit in a chart than it is a detriment.

It takes Jupiter about 12 years to go through the 12 signs, staying in one sign anaverage of one year. Jupiter travels from 0 to 14 minutes a day depending onwhether it is retrograde or in direct motion.

Positive Jupiter Traits: Success, ambition, inspiration, wealth, optimism,generous, aspiring.

Negative Jupiter Traits: extravagance, pomposity, conceit, very lazy,overconfident, fanatical.

SATURNKeyword: The Teacher 

Saturn rules the sign Capricorn and the 10th house. Saturn is the 'teacher' planetand through its influences we learn. Sometimes this can be a difficult process.

But remember, the planets represent circumstances or options. The individualmakes the choices. Saturn's house placement shows the area of a person's lifewhere that person has the most lessons to learn and where that person mat havethe greatest feelings of inadequacy, resposibilities and limitations. Saturn's actionis slow and enduring.

Saturn travels from 0 to 8 minutes per day depending on its motion and takesapproximately 29 1/2 years to go through all twelve signs, staying in one sign for about 2 1/2 years.

Positive Saturn Traits: Stability, self- discipline, patience, endurance, humility,

thriftiness, conventional.

Negative Saturn Traits: Misery, narrow-minded, selfish, fearful, pessimistic, rigid.

URANUSKeyword: The Awakener 

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Uranus rules the sign Aquarius and the elveventh house. Uranus rules freedomand independence. It indicates originality in thought and expression. It's alsoassociated with sudden changes and events, unpredictability and where aperson's lifestyle may be different from the norm. Uranus in the natal chartindicates where a person will be unconventional, intuitive and individualistic.

Uranus rules astrology, electricity, inventions and friends.

Uranus travels from 0 to 4 minutes per day, depending on its motion and itmoves through all twelve signs of the Zodiac approximately 84 years, staying inone sign about 7 years.

Positive Uranus Traits: Clairvoyant ability, intuition, humanitarian ideals, strengthof will, progressive, original.

Negative Uranus Traits: Rebellious, eccentric, impulsive.

NEPTUNEKeyword: Intuition

Neptune rules the sign Pisces and the 12th house. Neptune is a difficult planet todescribe because it rules anything that is difficult to pin down or define. However,in the natal chart, Neptune represents a person's spirituality, abstract thinking,illusions, and where things aren't always what they seem. It can also rule thosewho are oppressed, abandoned or perecuted.

If well aspected Neptune can represent those who are glamorous andcharismatic, compassionate and highly creative. Neptune also indicates goodfortune and protection that almost seems supernatural.

Neptune travels from 0 degrees to 3 minutes per day, depending on its motion. Ittakes Neptune about 165 years to go through all 12 signs, staying in each one for approximately 14 years.

Positive Neptune Traits: Mystical, inspiration, genius, devotion, sensitive,idealistic, creative, psychic, understanding.

Negative Neptune Traits: Self-delusion, self indulgence, chaotic events,negativity, self-sacrficing, powerlessness, misplaced sympathies, Fraud.

PLUTOKeyword: Transformation

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Pluto rules the sign Scorpio and the eighth house. Pluto represents intenseenergy. While Pluto mainly applies to a generation, a strong Pluto in the natalchart generally indicates an individual who will most likely be a nonconformist,who will bring new developments into the world. It can also indicate greatamounts of money and power behind the scenes for the individual.

The presence of Pluto's energy is never obvious until it is used. Pluto is thetransformer, breaking down the old and replaces it with the new and isassociated with drastic changes and forced conditions. Pluto is also associatedwith karmic responsibility and where a person must gain a deeper level of understanding. Pluto's action is slow, ponderous and inescapable.

Pluto travels from 0 to three minutes a day and takes approximately 248 years togo through all 12 signs, staying in each one from 14 to 30 years.

Positive Pluto Traits: Spirituality, revitalization, positive clairvoyance,

transformation.

Negative Pluto Traits: Fanaticism, anarchy, destruction, turmoil, criminalbehavior.

THE NODES OF THE MOON

The nodes of the moon are not planets; they are calculated points in spacebased on the Moon's position. There is a North Node and a South Node whichare always in opposition to each other. Traditionally, the north node is viewd tohave an influence similar to that of Jupiter and the south node has an inlfuence

similar to that of Saturn.

In a chart, the north node represents the area where development of new talentsshould be directed. The south node represents talents already developed.

THE VERTEX

The vertex represents an important life instruction. The vertex mostly fallsbetween the fifth and eighth houses. Its exact point varies depending on theindividual's birth date, time and place. The vertex and the anti-vertex (oppositepoint of the vertex) indicate karmic events in the life of an individual regarding

cause and effect. Be careful of what you wish for, as it just might come true whenthe votex and anti-vortex come into play.