Astro School: Lesson 2. Planets in Astrology
Studying the Planets
As it was already mentioned, planets in astrology are multi-dimensional entities that can have many different meanings depending onto which realm real principle is projected. They can be imagined as the archetypes that live somewhere deep in the collective subconscious, but in fact they are more like the high level principles of the whole Nature.
It can take quite some time to develop a working knowledge of the planets' principles and one could say that as long as you continue to study astrology, you continue to develop your understanding of the planets as they are the main active forces in astrology.
Now that you are familiar with brief interpretations of the planets, it would be great if you begin to notice the planets around you. Each of us has all the planets in his or her horoscope but they manifest themselves differently, depending on the exact moment and the location of birth. Quite often, it is possible to notice one or another planet that predominates in someone's personality.
A person with a prominent Sun will be bright and prominent in one or another way, proud but generous, often acting as a center of attraction for some group of people. A Moon person will enjoy caring for babies, cooking and will easily manage all those daily chores that many other people would consider too boring. A Mercury person spends a lot of time chatting, sending texts, consuming all sorts of information and easily finds a common topic with everyone. A Venus person will do just anything to be attractive and to follow the latest fashion trends. A Mars person will typically be sporty, energetic, can easily get angry and may be very interested in sex. A typical Jupiter person is generous, openminded, enjoys traveling and can fancy everything that is foreign. Those with strong Saturn can be too serious for their age, responsible, systematic, pessimistic and can be also quite slow. A Uranus person can be eccentric, unpredictable, crazy about new technologies and about his or her personal freedom. Someone with prominent Neptune might be mysterious and interested in all things spiritual, a little bit not from this world. A Pluto person will prefer to stay in the shadow while still try to secretly influence the way things are going.
Look around you, try to find typical representatives of different planets in your friends, relatives, colleagues. With some people it can be easy, with others more difficult as they might represent a complex mixture of several planets.
Next, read the article about Planetary Days and Hours. This is an ancient, non-horoscopic form of astrology that is widely used in all esoteric traditions. Find out the planetary ruler of the hour and the day when you were born. Is that planet special to you in one or another way? Do the same for your friends and relatives. This is how your knowledge of planets will gradually become live.
Also, read everything you can find about the astrological meaning of planets on the Internet and in the books.
In the next lesson we are going to familiarise ourselves with the next very important element of Astrology, the Signs of the Zodiac.