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In astrology, it’s believed that nine planets are the major controlling forces governing our personalities, lives, and fates. These include the Sun and the Moon, though not conventional planets, which are endowed with energies that can be influential in our lives. Now, it is time to look at the characteristics of each planet and how these define our astrological charts.
1. Sun (Surya) – The Soul & Ego
The Sun is the King, the heart of the Solar system, and often signifies, essence, and energy, and the ability to openly share it. It helps control our pride, ability, and the façade we put on. The Sun stands for the conscious mind; personal power and strengths, which also in a way symbolizes leadership. The Sun is said to be strong when it is placed in the tenth, first, or ninth house and weak when it is placed in the fourth, seventh, or eighth.
Zodiac ruler: Leo
Element: Fire
Key traits: Self-confidence, work and play, power, originality
2. Chandra – Feelings & Instincts
The Moon symbolizes our emotions, feelings, intuition, and that part of our mind that exists beneath the surface. All emotions, hunches, and self-sacrificing parts of our character fall under its control. The placement of the Moon in a chart shows the way in which we feel and cope with situations in our lives. Positive Moon dreams of pride, competence, emotional stability, and good sympathy, whereas negative lunar states may cause shaky moods, hopping temper, and high sensitivity.
Zodiac ruler: Cancer
Element: Water
Key traits: Protectiveness, feeling, caring, flexibility
3. Mercury (Budh) – It is the Karaka or the indicator for Communication and Intellect.
Mercury is the planet of mental processes, writing, speaking, abstract thinking, and reasoning. It concerns thinking, speaking, learning, and perceiving other people. Mercury rules our thinking, reasoning, rationality, and flexibility. It also regulates travel, technology, and communication. A positive Mercury is the ability to listen well and calculate well, while a negative Mercury gives rise to discordant words or multiple confusing ideas.
Zodiac rulers: Gemini, Virgo
Element: Air
Key traits: Reasoning, language, questioning ability, and flexibility
4. Shukra – Love & Beauty
Venus symbolizes love, beauty, pleasure, and relationships. It controls how we pull in individuals how we show love, and even how we experience fun. It also holds sway over one’s taste, beauty, art, and talent in other related creative fields. A domicile Venus implies love, balance, and attraction, whereas a nixed Venus can result in problems with love or money.
Zodiac rulers: Taurus, Libra
Element: Earth
Key traits: Love, erotic, beauty, elegance, balance
5. Mars (Mangal) – Power & Energy
Mars is a planet of activities, vigour, and energy. It reflects the spirit of courage, ambition, and the spirit to do things or avoid missing out on achieving specific goals. Mars decides our ability to take risks, self-assertiveness, and the ways to pass through the obstacles. Mars is said to give a person drive and energy when it is strong and may cause anger, recklessness, or battle when poorly cited.
Zodiac rulers: Aries, Scorpio
Element: Fire
Key traits: Power, vigour, will, force, and Self-assertion.
6. Jupiter (Guru) – prosperity and gain, wisdom and learning
Jupiter is the planet of growth and expansion, knowledge, and luck. It guides colleges and universities, religious institutions, and people in the search for truth. Sagittarius is connected to Jupiter and means optimism, growth, or a desire to go beyond the usual. A Jupiter position in the winning houses points to luck, charity, and success in the concern while its harsh position indicates overindulgence, Luck, and missed opportunities.
Zodiac rulers: Sagittarius, Pisces
Element: Fire
Key traits: Development, learning, resources, kindness
Saturn (Shani) – Karma & Punishment
Of all the known planets of the solar system, Saturn is a known disciplinarian, hardworking, and Karma, many consider it to be the most difficult. It controls time, tolerance, and everything we learn in our lifetime. Lao Tzu believes that Saturn always hinders and limits us – it helps us aspire to grow up and develop into responsible, strong people. Saturn is powerful where there is determination, knowledge, and victory due to perseverance while weak Saturns imply setbacks, apprehension, or negativity.
Zodiac rulers: Capricorn, Aquarius
Element: Earth
Key traits: Order, setups, knowledge, patience
8. Rahu – Ambition & Desire
Rahu is also called the North Node of the Moon and exhibits the desire to materialize things, obsession, and anything unconventional. It symbolizes pioneering, advancement, and doing the impossible through imaginative concepts. In its malefic Rahu causes rapid changes, new but unexpected opportunities, or simply an illusion. Rahu is a powerful planet denoting intellect, creativity, and novelty, but it becomes negative if it’s problematic confusing, the tendency to get addicted, or moving into a deceptive mode.
Zodiac ruler: None (Shadow planet)
Key traits: Innovation, aspiration, wants, volatility
9. Ketu – Religion & Repudiation
Ketu which is also referred to as the South Node of the Moon signifies spirituality, the practice of austerity, and intuitive knowledge. The snake symbolizes past life experiences, karmic lessons, and the desire to be free from earthly bonds. Ketu the planet makes a person a little bit introverted and it favors spirituality, beyond rational thinking and searching for wisdom or divine knowledge. It is advantageous if Ketu is placed well, it gives a person intuition, wisdom, and realization of the self but when badly placed it makes a person weak, confused, or even anxious or even gives the person some kind of delusions.
Zodiac ruler: None (Shadow planet)
Key traits: Being religious, freeing oneself, going against reason, freedom
Conclusion
These nine planets work out intricate patterns and it is through these astronomical combinations that our personalities, choices in life, and consequently our destinies are mapped out. So the energies associated with the planets provide us with strengths and weaknesses, and the purpose of life. Whether it is growth, enlightenment, or introspection, one can discover how these planets work on your chart to make prospects for new paths possible.
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