There is so much more to astrology, than the daily horoscope you read in magazines. They are usually too extensive to have any real effect on your life, but that doesn’t mean astrology is a bunch of fake promises. The signs all carry different meanings and you have 12 of them in your birth chart. Here’s a comprehensive beginners guide for different planets in Horoscope. Have a look!
1. The Zodiac Signs
There are 12 signs of the zodiac, and every sign embodies its own specific characteristics and changes monthly, relying upon the path of the sun.
2. Elements
The zodiac signs are divided up into the four elements, Fire, Earth, Air, and Water.
• Fire
Aries, Leo, Sagittarius, Fire signs are passionate, enthusiastic and inspired individuals. They are very intuitive, but tend to overlook the small details;
• Air
Libra, Aquarius and Gemini, these signs tend to lead with their minds. They may appear separated, but they are good communicators and natural-born leaders.
• Earth
Capricorn, Virgo and Taurus, Earth signs tend to be wait-for-it sort of people. They are attentive to the five senses, and have the ability to mix into many varied habitats.
• Water
Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces, these signs are related to waves of emotion. They are emotional in relationships and are good at bringing individuals together. They are very compassionate and feed off of the emotions of others.
3. Qualities
The qualities describe the seasons of the signs and are how they express their element;
• Cardinal Signs: Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn. These signs are connected with begin of the seasons and represent new beginnings.
• Fixed Signs: Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius. Fixed signs are the middle of the seasons and signify stability and permanence.
• Mutable Signs: Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces. These signs correspond with the end of seasons and describe transition to something.
4. Planets
The planets are those strings that completely guide you via life, the varied voices that you embody, and every planet rules over your birth chart and represents and influences at various part of you. The planets are constantly in motion, and astrologers study their transit, where they will be in the future and how that affects energies. Planets can also run in retrograde, or appears to be moving backwards. When you have a planet in retrograde in your birth chart, emotions are felt on a much deeper level, below are details,
• Sun: Basic personality
• Moon: Mood and emotions
• Mercury: Mind and communication
• Venus: Love and attraction
• Mars: Drive and energy
• Jupiter: Growth, luck, and wisdom
• Saturn: Disciplines, fears, and challenges
• Uranus: Change and originality
• Neptune: Dreams and healing
• Pluto: Transformation and power
5. Houses
The houses are the segments that the birth chart is divided into. It is based on earth’s 24-hour rotation. The houses are places, not energies; they are where the astrology energies are most likely to revealed, acting as (fields of experience), rather than the experience itself.
• House I: This is the house of the self and it has important influence over your personality and how others perceive you.
• House 2: This is the house of possessions and money and it describes what you value and how you value yourself. It is your material possessions and how you obtain and spend money.
• House 3: This is the house of communication and it is how you communicate others. It also governs intelligence, short journeys, local movement, and siblings.
• House 4: This is the house of the home and it is your family, your roots, and your upbringing. This house is your consciousness.
• House 5: This is the house of children, pleasure and creativity. It is being yourself and enjoying it. This house completely handles affairs of the heart.
• House 6: This is the house of daily work. It determines the quality and quantity of work, quality of jobs you do. It is the everyday tasks you complete, not your vocation.
• House 7: This is the house of marriage. It deals with all one-to-one relationships, including business partnerships and marriage. This is the house of forever binding relationships.
• House 8: This is the house of joint possessions. It incorporates all things owned in a partnership. It is transformation and healing.
• House 9: This is the house of philosophy. It is education and religion. This house is about search and understanding, attaching meaning to ideas.
• House 10: This is the house of status. It concerns achievement for the sake of honor and social status. It is the communal areas of your life, including your career.
• House 11: This is the house of the community. It is the companions you make, the hopes and goals you have for the future, and the realizations that you make.
• House 12: This is the house of the subconscious. It is the invisible self, set apart from the physical reality. It is sometimes viewed as the collective subconscious of humanity.
The signs, the planets, the houses, create a unique birth chart. So, it’s important to read your birth chart as a whole- you are the sum of all of your parts, and your chart should be read that way. I hope above mentioned information has helped you get a deeper grasp on astrology and how it can be a powerful to understand yourself, your own needs and tendencies, and the way you express yourself.