Before explaining how the planets influence people’s lives, depending on their position (and the date of birth of each individual in particular), we must clarify that astrology does not necessarily mean planets, and that astronomy and astrology are not at all the same.
At the precise moment of our birth, the planets were in a specific place and each of them directly influences your personality, your future and many other things. Each of the planets is the owner or ruler of a zodiac sign.
It brings characteristics and will influence how they will feel throughout their lives, and as the planets pass through each sign, new aspects are formed in the person themel, clearing events and introducing new people that will help him mature and change the approach we give to life.
It is interesting to clarify that a planet can exert a positive or negative influence depending on its position or the aspects it can form with other planets, so they do not have a single defined and clear meaning.
What planets rule each horoscope?
According to astrology, each planet influences a zodiac signor over two, in certain cases.
– Mars rules Aries.
– Venus to Taurus and Libra.
– Mercury to Gemini and Virgo.
– The Moon to Cancer.
-The Sun rules Leo.
– Pluto to Scorpio.
– Jupiter to Sagittarius.
– Saturn to Capricorn.
– Uranus to Aquarius.
– Neptune rules Pisces.
What is a planet in the horoscope?
If we want to clarify how the planets influence the signs of the zodiac, it is interesting to clarify that for the reading of the future, the planets do not have to correspond to those of the solar systemin which there are currently eight: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
According to the International Astronomical Union, Planets are «celestial organisms in orbit around the Sun, having sufficient mass for its gravity to overcome the cohesive forces of the solid body». For this same reason, Pluto was removed from the list in 2006, when it was labeled a dwarf planet.
However, astrology is governed by other principles, and thus, it has been decided to keep Pluto, in the same way that the Sun, which is a star, and the Moon, which is a satellite of the Earth, are included as planets. But always with a clear reason: that they be bodies that have a very important influence on events. It goes without saying that, despite this, astrology evolves hand in hand with astronomy, and that the second enriches the first.
Fast planets and slow planets
Each planet has an influence and an impact on our personality, on our daily lives and we can differentiate them divided as fast and slow planets.
Lhe fast planets have the Sun as the center of their personal universe. They would then come as fast or personal planets Mercury, Venus and Mars, which are respectively associated with communication and expression, creativity and beauty, and action, masculinity and authoritarianism.
In a second group would ben the slow or transpersonal planets, whose influence will manifest itself over one to several generations. Thus, we would have Jupiter (which represents luck and enthusiasm), Saturn (restrictions and limits), Uranus (changes and instability), Neptune (dreams and psychic abilities), and Pluto (radical disorders).
What is a retrograde planet?
When we read about how the planets influence the zodiac, we usually read about retrograde planets, but do you know what it means?
This term refers at certain times in a planet’s course, when they seem to slow down or stop moving forward. This has an explanation: the planets revolve around the Sun and must be observed from it; when viewing them from Earth, an optical effect is produced that can even give the sensation that the planets are receding.
Thus, in astrology, a retrograde planet will invite us to review a situation, because there is a degradation, something that is not progressing as it should.
How the planets influence, one by one.
We analyze below how the planets influence people’s lives, analyzing what their positive and negative influences are.
the influence of the sun
The center of our solar system is Atum in Egypt (creator god) and Apollo in Greco-Roman mythology, the son of Zeus and Leto. For men, the Sun represents them, while in women this planet indicates their masculine part or their husband.. It exerts a positive influence, self-confidence, willpower, authority, nobility, generosity and ambition. It rules the heart and therefore represents the distribution of life force and energy.
What does the Moon represent?
We said that although it is technically a satellite, it is considered a planet in astrology due to its influence. For many peoples, it represents the feminine light, and it is associated with Isis in Egypt, with Selene in Mesopotamia or with Artemis in Greece, among others.
The Moon is as important as the Sun in astrology, and on the symbolic level, it represents femininity, symbiosis, reverie, the unconscious, memory, childhood, mother or home, among other concepts.
When the Moon exerts a positive influence, the moon symbolizes fullness, receptivity, sweetness, even poetry. On the other side of the moonwhen it has a negative influence, we can discern dependency, passivity, laziness, caprice or problems.
Mercury, how it influences astrology
The first planet in the solar system was associated with Set and Horus in Egypt, and according to Greek mythology, it is the son of Jupiter with a nymph. This planet called fast represents in an astral theme our mind, our intellect, our way of thinking, our ability to learn or not, our way of analyzing.
in positive influencesymbolizes sociability, humor, flexibility, youth, intelligence and the gift of expression, the trick. But if it has a negative influence (for example, if it is retrograde), the planetary influence of Mercury brings carelessness, superficiality, lack of will, dispersion or duplicity, even instability.
Venus, the goddess of love.
Similar in size to Earth, this planet was associated with Aphrodite by the Greeks. Venus was the wife of Vulcan, and she cheated on him with Mars. The influence of this fast planet affects the way we fall in love, maintain romantic relationships, but also magnifies artistic activities.
When its influence is, it gives the signs harmony, beauty, sensuality, charm, and pleasure, but if its influence is negative, it gives indifference, possession, subjectivity, coquetry, carelessness, or even cowardice.
Mars, the red planet
The powerful warrior of mythology shows our way and our willingness to act, and if its influence is positive, it will give us spontaneity, openness, dynamism, entrepreneurship, strength and energy, all worthy of a warrior.
As a counterpoint, when its influence is negative, it is interpreted as violence, aggression, impatience, whims, anger, destruction and tyranny.
Jupiter. the giant planet
Jupiter, the Roman equivalent of Zeus, is the God of gods and in astrology can represent success in the field where he is located or if viewed badly, where one will make mistakes. Optimism, extraversion, joviality, achievement, concreteness, luck, success, or realism are some of their positive influences.
However, among the negative influence of the planet Jupiter, we find excess, deception, vanity, tyranny, anger, opportunism, waste or being overweight!
Saturn, the planet of the rings.
The planet with the name of the divinity of sowing and the cultivation of the vine can be constructive, structuring or frustrating according to astrology. It often has a bad reputation because it can cause sentimental pauses, and its negative influence is associated with concepts such as austerity, frustration, severity, isolation, coldness, inhibition, complexes, absolutism or slowness.
However, if we look at its positive influence we find wisdom, patience, reflection, ambition, rigor, sense of responsibility, analytical skills, concentration, solidity, maturity, perseverance or resistance, among others.
Uranus, the cold planet: How does it influence the signs?
Uranus was the god of the sky, the husband of Gaia, the Earth Mother, and shows originality, independent thinking, creativity and nonconformity, but also friendship. A) Yes, its main positive influences are independence, will, creation, avant-garde, progress, solidarity and freedom. Selfishness, impulsiveness, eccentricity, marginality, insurrection, hysteria and loss of control are found on the other side of the scale.
Neptune, the reflection of our dreams.
Neptune is a planet labeled collective, and it shows our share of dreams, our ideals and beliefs, and ease (or not) letting go of our feelings. It is a slow planet that will always remain in the same zodiacal zone, and has as a positive influence intuition and generosity, idealism, genius, inspiration, humanism and altruism, among others. Its counterpoint, its negative side, is utopia, illusion, laxity, madness, and dependence, for example, on drugs, sects, loss of identity and vulnerability.
The dwarf planet Pluto.
Named after the god of the underworld, son of Saturn and Rhea, Pluto is a slow planet, but one of great importance in a natal chart. On the positive side, it has an influence on complexity, rigor, regeneration, psychological style, intuition, redemption, and lucidity. On the other side of the coinwe find anxiety, death, morbidity, destruction and self-destruction, mourning, Machiavellianism, crisis manipulation, action, secrecy, contamination, and conspiracies.