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Mars

Mars is the final personal planet in the solar system, much like Venus, it rules our passionate side though you won't find any romance here.

Mars is the planet of raw energy, action, and desire. Mars is the part of ourselves that works as a survival instinct. The sign that Mars sits in shows our basic sexual nature/attractions, what makes us angry/how we express those feelings, our instincts and our competitive spirits. When Mars is weakly placed in the natal chart (set in Cancer or having many squares) then it can cause a person to direct their aggressive energies inward which can lead to self destructive behaviors. The house that mars sits in shows where in life we feel the strongest amount of drive and how we express our enthusiasm.

Mars takes anywhere from two to two and a half years to make its way through all 12 signs of the zodiac, staying in each sign for about a month and a half. When you are acting out your Mars in a negative fashion you may be rash and impulsive, though on the flip side Mars can be a great motivator if you harness it's powers positively.

Are you curious about the placement of your Mars and how you can harness it's energies to motivate and inspire you? Send me an email at [email protected] to schedule a natal chart reading.

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Venus

The next planet we're going to go over together is Venus. Like Mercury, Venus is a personal planet. The personal planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars) have more of an affect on your daily life than the outer planets. Venus is the ruler of love, relationships, and how we relate to our surroundings and possessions. The placement of our natal Venus can show us not only the type of romantic partners we seek out but also how we give love, feel loved, receive pleasure, find beautiful, how we treat our possessions, and what material things we value. Venus is not a planet that deals in facts, reason, or common sense. Venus is all about how people and things make you feel.

Venusian energy is very harmonious, people with strong Venus placements tend to be artistic peacemakers. Exploring your Venus placement means exploring the things that make you happy. What's your favorite color? How do you decorate your personal spaces? What type of music do you like? All these questions fall under the realm of Venus. It also means taking a close look at how you attract and are attracted to potential partners. A good way to engage with the power of your Venus is learning to love yourself, especially when you're at your least lovable. By embracing and accepting with compassion the negative parts of personalities we integrate them with the best parts of ourselves and are able to work towards healing them.

It takes Venus one to one and a half years to make its way through all twelve signs of the zodiac.Venus is never more than 45 degrees from the sun and spends roughly 3-5 weeks in a sign. Your Venus sign likely falls in the same sign as your sun or the sign before or after. For example, my sun sign is Libra but my Venus is Virgo which is the sign that comes right before Libra. If you are born at the very very beginning or very very end of a sign your Venus may be two signs away from your Sun, but she never strays too far.

If you would like to learn more about your Venus and where it falls you can email me at [email protected]

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Mercury

Every single planet has an effect on who you are as a person. Mercury is the first of the personal planets and stays in sign for about 3 weeks. Mercury is the planet that rules the way we express ourselves and communicate daily. It is not an emotional planet, it's ruled by logic and curiosity. Mercury can help (or sometimes hinder depending on the placement) how we communicate our thoughts.

Which sign our Mercury falls in can control our way of speaking, if you're cut and dry you may have your Mercury in earthy Capricorn, if you're more likely to take the long road towards getting your point across you may have your Mercury in chatty Gemini.

Mercury also controls how we process information. Some Mercury placements are better at multitasking than others. Do you learn by seeing, doing, or hearing? Mercury can play a huge role in this.

Because Mercury is the quickest moving planet it also rules over short trips and transportation, which can make traffic a bit wonky when it goes retrograde. Mercury goes retrograde 3-4 times a year. Keep your eyes peeled for an upcoming article on what Mercury in retrograde means and why you shouldn't be afraid of it

If you would like to know more about your personal Mercury placement you can email me at [email protected].

Photo By: Lee Coleman @ StraightWoo.com

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“You may think, dream, imagine, hope to be a thousand things according to your moon and your other planets: but the sun is what you are. And to be your best self in terms of your sun is to cause your energies to work along the path in which they will have maximum help from planetary vibrations.”

                                    - Grant Lewi

                                   The Father of American Astrology

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Ascendant

So far we've gone over your sun sign and your moon sign in previous post. Those are two of the components of your "Big Three" in astrology, the three parts of your natal chart that make up the largest part of your personality.

So what's the third?

Your Ascendant, or your rising sign.

Your ascendant is the sign that was on the eastern horizon at your time of birth. It controls the first impression that you give off, it affects your image, style, how you act, and your mannerisms. Your ascendant is the mask that you wear when meeting new people. As you become more comfortable with a person you will show them more of your true personality, which is ruled by the sun.

It is theorized that as we get older and more comfortable with who we are our ascendant grows weaker, we no longer feel the need to wear a mask around new people and show them our true selves straight from the jump.

Are you curious what your ascendant is and what that means for you in your life? Send me an email at [email protected]

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Wait...you have a moon sign too??

Absolutely!

While the sun rules the basic outline of your personality your moon rules your emotions and your inner self, your basic needs, habits, reactions, and unconscious. Knowing our moon sign can help us understand how we react and respond to problems as well as what we need in order to feel secure.

While the sun represents the masculine areas of our personality the moon represents the feminine energies we hold within ourselves. Much like a mother, the moon shows how we protect ourselves. The sun gives us our spirit, but the moon gives us our soul. The sun is what we want, but the moon is what we need.

The moon can be a bit irrational, of course it can, it rules one of the most irrational parts of being human: our feelings.

The moon transits through the signs every 27.5 days, it spends roughly 2-3 days in each sign. There will be some emotions that will feel more comfortable expressing than others because of which sign your moon falls under.

Are you curious about where your moon sign or any of your other planets fall? Email me at [email protected] to schedule your full natal chart reading.

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The Sun

The sun is what most people think of when they think of astrology, when you say something like “I’m an Aries!” what you’re referring to is your Sun Sign, or, what sign the sun was residing in at your time of birth, it stays in each sign for about a month. The Sun one of the heaviest hitters when it comes to our personalities. It is our basic identity, how we interact with the world around us, it is our core instincts, not our deep desires.

Syncing yourself up with your sun sign will allow your energies to flow more freely and help you live your best life. How can you do that? Lean in to what your Sun Sign says about you. Learn how to embrace the positive aspects of your Sun, let it guide you toward the areas of life you will excel and thrive in. Since the Sun rules the 5th house of creative expression you can engage with the energies of your Sun Sign by playing and having fun!

The more difficult lesson can be coming to terms with the negative aspects of your Sun Sign, doing so can help you be your best self by knowing what areas of your life may be challenging for you. Knowing where the problems are is half the battle, the other half is over coming them.

If you would like a private reading to discover what sign and house your Sun as well as your other planets are in you can send me a DM on this page or email me at [email protected].

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