Complete explanation of the ten major planets

The planets answer "what function is at work". The constellation is its expression style, the house is the scene in which it occurs, and the aspect is its relationship with other functions. If you don't first clarify the planetary functions, chart reading will turn into describing all configurations as personalities.

For example, Venus does not only look at love, Mars does not only look at temper, and Saturn does not only represent bad luck. Each planet has psychological functions, realistic scenarios and growth issues. When reading a planet, ask: What is it doing? Where is it done? Who is it being done with? Does it go smoothly or is it stuck?

The Sun looks at self-identity, vitality, will, creativity and what a person wants to live. It is not everything that others see at first glance, but the core that needs to be developed. The Sun in the house will tell you in which area a person is looking for presence and dignity.

The Moon looks at emotional security, body memory, attachment styles, habits and intimate needs. The Moon is especially evident in intimate relationships, family, stress, and exhaustion. The sun is like the direction during the day, and the moon is like the instinct at night; who a person wants to be and how a person feels at ease are often not the same thing.

Mercury rules thinking, language, learning, judgment and information processing. It is not as simple as whether you are smart or not, but how you understand the world, how you organize information, and how you express your opinions.

Venus rules sense of worth, aesthetics, pleasure, attraction, relationship preferences, and "what I find worthy." Mars rules action, desire, aggression, boundaries, competition, and physical drives. Many relationship issues look to both Venus and Mars: Venus tells what you are attracted to, and Mars tells how you will pursue, advance, or defend.

Jupiter sees expansion, faith, opportunity, learning, distance, and a sense of meaning. It brings about an amplification effect: good things are amplified, and so are overconfidence, waste and blind optimism.

Saturn looks at boundaries, responsibility, time, limitations, fears, structure, and maturity. Saturn is not just about pressure, it also represents whether you can get things done and whether you can bear the long-term cost. Jupiter is like "I'm going to be bigger" and Saturn is like "You're going to build the structure for this to be bigger". Together, we can achieve truly sustainable growth.

Uranus sees mutations, independence, breaking of old structures, atypical paths and awakenings. Neptune sees ideals, imagination, fusion, fog, projection and the dissolution of boundaries. Pluto sees deep control, crisis, power, obsession, stripping and transformation.

These three planets move very slowly, and people of the same generation will share similar signs, so you can't just say "Uranus is in a certain sign, so what do you do". When an outer planet becomes truly personal, it usually depends on whether it is in an angular house, in close aspect to the Sun, Moon, ascendant ruler or personal planet, or if it triggers an important house repeatedly.

To judge the weight of a planet, you need to see whether it is in an angular house, whether it is close to the four axes, whether it is the ruler of the life, whether it is involved in close aspects, whether it is connected to the personal planets of the sun and moon, whether it is in a position of strength or damage, and whether the same theme appears repeatedly.

For example, if Saturn is in the tenth house, conjunct the zenith, square the Sun, and is the ruler of an important house, it is not a "stress reference" but may be one of the main lines of the entire chart. In contrast, a distant outer planet that is not tightly connected to the core point should not be amplified into a major personality judgment.

Venus does look at attraction and liking, but true relationship patterns often look at the Moon, Venus, Mars, 7th, 8th, Saturn and Pluto. The moon tells how you feel at ease, Venus tells what you like, Mars tells how you pursue, the seventh house tells what kind of others you are likely to meet, and the eighth house tells the feeling of deep binding and loss of control.

If Venus likes freedom, but the Moon is afraid of being left behind, there may be a conflict in the relationship where "you talk about wanting space, but your body is very anxious". The depth of planet reading comes from putting different functions into the same chart, rather than drawing conclusions from one planet.

After opening the horoscope, first look at the personal planets: Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars. Let’s look at the growth and reality structure given by Jupiter and Saturn. Finally, see if Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto are really closely connected to the core point.

The practical order is: planetary function, placement style, placement scene, phase relationship, and overall weight. Every planetary conclusion must be able to go back to these five levels to find evidence.