Each planet represents a psychological function. They can be personal (Sun, Moon, Mars, Venus, Mercury) or generational (Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, and Pluto). Each planet rules a sign.

Mars rules Aries = action, aggression, sex

Venus rules Taurus and Libra = love/partnership

Mercury rules Gemini and Virgo = communication/mind

Moon rules Cancer = inner world, emotions, the mother

Sun rules Leo = ego, soul, individuality

Pluto rules Scorpio = control, transformation, sex

Jupiter rules Sagittarius = education, beliefs, philosophy

Saturn rules Capricorn = outer world, lessons, the father

Uranus rules Aquarius = revolution, disruption, progress

Neptune rules Pisces = dreams, fantasy, hidden enemies

Each sign represents an archetype and represents a certain time of the year. There are 12 signs in the zodiac and the correspond with the 12 houses of your chart.

Aries - “I am”-Spring

Taurus - “I have”-Spring

Gemini - “I know”-Spring

Cancer - “I feel” - Summer

Leo - “I create” - Summer

Virgo - “I serve” - Summer/Autumn

Libra - “I balance” - Autumn

Scorpio - “I transform” - Autumn

Sagittarius - “I believe” - Winter

Capricorn - “I do” - Winter

Aquarius - “I disrupt” - Winter

Pisces - “I dream” - Winter/Spring

The houses represent different areas, or spheres, of your life. If you imagine the planets as actors, and the signs as their costumes, then the house is the stage on which they perform, or the area of life where this energy expresses itself the most. East House is associated with a sign.

1st House (Aries) = identity and appearance

2nd House (Taurus) = possessions and values

3rd House (Gemini) = education and siblings

4th House (Cancer) = home and family

5th House (Leo) = pleasure and creativity

6th House (Virgo) = routines and service

7th House (Libra) = romantic partnership and unions

8th House (Scorpio) = shared resources, law, sex, death

9th House (Sagittarius) = higher education, travel, belief

10th House (Capricorn) = public self, work, regulations

11th House (Aquarius) = networking, friendships, vision

12th House (Pisces) = subconscious, secrets, fantasy

Each planet, or psychological function, has a relationship to the others. Each aspect (square, opposition, trine, or sextile) represents how these interact. Trines, conjuncts and sextiles indicate a cooperation of psychological functions and energies. while squares and oppositions are indicative challenges and limitations.

Trine = easy energy, comes naturally, cooperation

Sextile = different yet cooperative energies

Opposition = two energies that do not cooperate at all

Square = conflicting or warring energies

(Note: there are more aspects, but these are the main ones!)