So I've been greatly immersed in understanding more about myself and those around me and it's been quite interesting. The amount I have learned about it all in such a small amount of time is just amazing. Taking it all in large slabs of information at a time.
I've always been interested in people, behaviors and finding out
WHY to many things. To explain in a short summary, this is not a belief, but more of a practical and very thorough analysis. Trial and error - testing these findings and analyzing those who have reflected those traits truly. (close family, friends, etc). To no surprise, I haven't found a single discrepancy on those I've taken a closer look on.
This site, amongst many other great sites is pretty good and provides in-depth responses to all of the planetary positions in one's birth chart:
http://www.chaosastrology.net/freeastrologyreports.cfm - this will factor everything that one lands into as well as any nearby cusps that they may be associated with.
This one is used for looking at your actual birth chart:
http://www.alwaysastrology.com/birth-chart-calculator.html (select display minor aspect and AS to MC).
The things we find in the newspaper are more of a "peephole" type of vision we can see of ourselves. It is so restricted, it can even seem untrue! However, looking at every element and understanding it...we can actually see the full field-view of ourselves and how beautiful the sight truly is! We all have flaws, why not understand them better and embrace them? I am sure at many points in our life we ask ourselves "Why am I behaving this way?", "Why am I thinking this way?", "Why is this person acting in that way?", etc.
This is my personal blog that I will be commenting and adding my notes to the planetary positions in my results page. If anyone wants to discuss theirs, or about this type of study, feel free to send me a message and I can help you with your analysis or even a fellow person in your life.Understanding some elements:
Courtesy of: http://www.astro.com/astrology/in_planets1_e.htmQuote
Sun: The Sun tells us of the actual core of a person, the inner self, of that which is of central concern. It also shows us the general vitality and the ability to assert oneself, it describes a general tone of being which colors everything else.
Moon: The Moon represents our feelings and emotions, the receptivity, imagination and basic feeling tone of a person. It also has an effect on the sense of rhythm, time and timing, it influences our adaptability to change, our mobility and versatility.
Mercury: Mercury represents reason, reasonableness (common sense), that which is rational. It stands for the spoken and written word, putting in order, weighing and evaluating, the process of learning and skills.
Venus: Venus gives us a sense of beauty, the enjoyment of pleasure, aesthetic awareness, love of harmony, sociability, taking pleasure in relationships and eroticism.
Mars: Mars represents the energy and drive of a person, their courage, determination, the freedom of spontaneous impulse. It also describes the readiness for action, the way one goes about doing things as well as simple aggression.
Jupiter: The search for individual meaning and purpose, optimism, hope and a sense of justice are represented by Jupiter. So also faith, a basic philosophy of life, the striving for spiritual growth and expansion.
Saturn: Saturn shows how we experience "reality", where we meet with resistance and discover our limitations. It represents the conscience and moral conviction, the laws and rules which we choose to obey. It also tells us about our powers of endurance and the ability to concentrate, it lends qualities like earnestness, caution and reserve.
Uranus: Uranus stands for intuition, it transmits sudden inspiration and lightning insights. An openness for all that is new, unknown and unusual. A sort of wrong-headed contrariness is also associated with this planet. It is said to be characteristic of astrology as such.
Neptune: This planet gives us the supersensory, opens doors to mystical experience and the transcendental. On this level it is hard to discern where perception moves into deception, illusion and false appearances, and so Neptune is associated with all of these, with drugs and all kinds of pseudo-realities.
Pluto: Pluto describes how we deal with power, personal and non-personal, be it through suffering the power of others or exercising it ourselves. It describes how we meet the demonic and magical, our regenerative powers and our capacity for radical change and rebirth: the cycles of dying and becoming.
Sub-categories within planetary positions:
Houses (1-12): These are little sub-categories that one will fall under that shows more emphasis toward that specific trait within planetary positioning.
(Example: Mars in Aries of House 4 will explain that this person can be quick to anger, but the house 4 element will show that they are ever more protective to their friends and family). Houses provide emphasis to that specific field.
Aspect associations (positioning/influences): There are certain terminologies (Example: Sun square Moon, where the moon is in a certain position of the sun and may affect certain traits you have. This applies to all planet positions and their associations).
Other symbols: There are other symbols that influence everything as well, which are mostly influenced by aging. We are different when we are young, middle-aged, and elderly. Things will shift slightly, but it is also a particular element, the North Node which will symbolize our future in developing as individuals.