ASTROLOGICAL SYMBOLS AND MEANINGS |
GLYPH | PLANETS & POINTS | KEYWORDS |
Sun | Self, identity, "self-full" individuality | |
Moon | Instincts, the unconscious, nurturing part of you, mother | |
Mercury | Mentality, communications, siblings, travel | |
Venus | Love, romance, beauty, female energy | |
Mars | Aggression, drive, athletic, male energy | |
Jupiter | Optimism, luck, cosmic credits, expansive, success, philosophy, education | |
Saturn | Responsibility, lessons, restriction, time, gravity | |
Uranus | Individuality, creativity, originality, sudden changes, eccentric | |
Neptune | Idealism, illusion, surrender, transcendence, spirituality, depression | |
Pluto | Transformation, rebirth, power, the under toe to life, underworld | |
North Node | Destiny, growing towards, future potential, connections | |
South Node | What you already know, past karma | |
Part of Fortune | Release for happiness (balance between Sun, Moon and Ascendant) | |
Ascendant (Rising Sign) | Personality, your approach to life | |
Midheaven | Personality in career, how you approach the world, 10th house cusp |
GLYPH | SIGNS | KEYWORDS | RULING PLANET | ELEMENT | MODALITY |
Aries | Spontaneous activity, assertive | Mars | Fire | Cardinal | |
Taurus | Solid, stable, nice or beautiful things | Venus | Earth | Fixed | |
Gemini | Communicator, dual nature, salesperson | Mercury | Air | Mutable | |
Cancer | Nurturing, emotional | Moon | Water | Cardinal | |
Leo | Selfhood | Sun | Fire | Fixed | |
Virgo | Analysis, meticulous, service | Mercury | Earth | Mutable | |
Libra | Balance, relating, beauty | Venus | Air | Cardinal | |
Scorpio | Penetration, intensity, sexual | Pluto | Water | Fixed | |
Sagittarius | Expansive, visionary, optimistic | Jupiter | Fire | Mutable | |
Capricorn | Responsible, authoritive | Saturn | Earth | Cardinal | |
Aquarius | Consciousness, humanitarian | Uranus | Air | Fixed | |
Pisces | Love, wisdom, surrender | Neptune | Water | Mutable |
THE HOUSES | KEYWORDS |
1st | Personal identity |
2nd | Values, self worth, finances |
3rd | Communications, siblings, short trips |
4th | Psychological foundation, roots |
5th | Self-Expression, romance, play, art, children |
6th | Work and service |
7th | Partnership, marriage, dealing with others |
8th | Others' resources, sexuality, occult, death, inheritance |
9th | Inspiration, philosophy, religion, education, journeys |
10th | Career, ambitions, status |
11th | Ideals, groups, friends, dreams |
12th | Inner, meditative, entrapped, spiritual, hospitals |
GLYPH | ASPECTS | KEYWORDS |
Conjunction | Fusion of energy, two combine to become one | |
Opposition | Opposite energy, polarity | |
Trine | Very harmonious, different yet similar, gets along extremely well | |
Square | Challenge, can be difficult, can produce growth | |
Sextile | Harmonious, can work well together | |
Quincunx | Very harmonious, different yet similar, gets along extremely well | |
Semi-Square | Not harmonious, creates minor tension | |
Sesquiquadrate | Irritant | |
Semi-Sextile | Somewhat harmonious |
ELEMENTS | KEYWORDS |
Fire | Incandescence, combustion |
Earth | Grounded, "down to earth" |
Air | Thought, intuition |
Water | Feelings |
MODALITIES | KEYWORDS |
Cardinal | Responsive |
Fixed | Persevering, stubborn |
Mutable | Flexible, scattered |