9 Planets – 9 States of Personal Evolution

What are the Planets, and Why? Planets are the active principles of astrology. Knowledge of what the planets represent is fundamental clearly understanding every other component of astrology – so learn carefully and well! If you look up at the sky, it’s clear to see that the planets are “the active principles.” Go ahead and [...]

Everything You’ll Ever Need to Know About SATURN

If you were taking my course, 102 – the planets, this would be what you would be discussing with me in your eighth class, the class on Saturn: Saturn’s Sutra: The Miserable Limitations of Reality. When you cut straight to the chase, Saturn is all about reality. Reality imposes limitations and is unyielding, yet only [...]

Names of the Planets

He began by telling the names of the 9 planets: Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu. Of course these are translations of the names he gave. Since names are names after all, translations are not always terribly appropriate. So let’s look at the Sanskrit names the master actual gave for the [...]

Symbols and Glyphs of Astrology

I am a huge fan of the glyphs developed in the West to represent the signs and planets. The essential meaning of every planet and sign is encoded into these fascinating symbols. Glyphs for the Planets Each planet’s glyph is made of the same primary symbols: a circle and a cross. The circle is symbolic [...]

Party with the Planets: Jupiter

When we get up to leave Saturn there is no one around us. Venus is tending to  others and Mercury has disappeared mingling into the crowd. None of the other party-goers are looking in Saturn’s direction, of course. So we sort of aimlessly meander back out into the front room. Mercury is back in this [...]

KETU – the Inward Compulsion

Like Rahu, Ketu is the source of Transformation Anti-Authority Radicalism Compulsions Chaos & Polarity But while Rahu’s transformative chaos is focused forward and outward, Ketu’s focus is backward and inward. The Past The Underground and Inner Space THE OTHER HALF OF RAHU Ketu and Rahu are two halves of the same entity, the same planet. [...]

RAHU: Destroyer of Now, Creator of Tomorrow

Transformation Anti-Authority Radical Liberalism Compulsion Chaos Polarity The Future The Sky and Outer Space These are the realms of the mysterious planet Rahu. ~ * ~ * ~ We have discussed all the visible planets. The Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn – all have evolved and we have explored the role of [...]

Saturn – “I Am Misery”

Saturn is the misery of limitation, whose purpose brings strength and enlightenment. ~ * ~ * ~ Saturn rules everything that brings you misery. To understand Saturn you will have to understand misery. So ask yourself, What makes me miserable? There are a lot of things, of course, but try to boil it down the [...]

Jupiter – The Moral Majority?

Moral Guidance & Positive Growth ~ * ~ * ~ That is Jupiter’s motto. When the passion of Mars goes unchecked, war eventually erupts. That is why we need Jupiter – to keep Mars in check with morality. You are here, in this world, because you want to enjoy the experiences it has to offer. [...]

MARS: Energy, Passion, Strength, Courage, Independence, Anger and Violence

Like electricity moving from one end of the wire to another, Mars generates the energy we need to achieve our goals. ~ * ~ * ~ You are not a body. Your body is a vehicle, but you are the Driver (The Sun). This “car” is built from the Moon (your emotional mind), Mercury (your [...]