Hello Spirit Friends!*** Before today’s post I just want to wish you all good health and well-being wherever you are. The World is very different right now but hopefully, we can and will all work together bringing an end to fear and panic… Stay calm, hydrated, healthy, and safe. Let us all help each other during times of crisis.*** You are hear to read about my title today so let’s begin, shall we?
Did you know the planets play a big part with our astrological signs? I’ve mentioned the stars but it’s much more than that friends! Most of you probably know your Birth Sign, right? It’s also called your Sun sign. How about your Moon or Ascendant (rising?) That’s what I’m getting into today. I found this book that explains much more in detail about all this and it even has pictures! Who doesn’t love that? It was simple to understand and follow with all 12 Signs along with ways to find your Moon and Ascendant. Your ascendant Sign or Rising is just basically the sign that comes before yours in the Zodiac. I am a Virgo so Leo is before it—my Ascendant or Rising. See? That part is simple. The Moon is a little bit trickier since you do need your exact time of birth to find that out. Luckily, I know mine but I will link the book and a few websites at the end to get you started.
The other aspect I’d like to share with you is about the planets and their mantras. Yes, they are represented with an expression. Whether or not this is something that appeals to you, learning matters~ Remember? I will list them for anyone interested and then you can actually find out the planet that rules your sign! Here they are:
Sun~~ “I am.”
Moon~~ “I feel.”
Mercury~~ “I think.” ( this is mine…)
Venus~~ “I love.”
Earth~~ ” I am grounded.”
Mars~~ “I act.”
Jupiter~~ ” I grow.”
Saturn~~ “I achieve.”
Uranus~~ ” I evolve.”
Neptune~~ ” I dream.”
Pluto~~ ” I empower.”
How about that? Pretty cool, huh? I did switch up some little aspects as you can see since the Sun and Moon aren’t technically planets but I included them. Plus, Earth wasn’t listed in my findings but I added it so that’s kinda my own mantra. Perfect for us here. They also classify them all into specific categories. The Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are considered personal planets. Jupiter and Saturn are considered social planets. Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto are considered collective planets. What does this mean exactly? Well, the personal planets are closest to us regarding energy and our moods. They all affect our emotions in a more personal way because of their placement in our Solar System. The social planets are the in-betweens. Jupiter is the need to expand while Saturn is the need to withdraw. They represent two opposing forces we need to balance like yin and yang. It’s like a give and take system we are about our entire lives. Yes and no all the time. The collective planets or some call them the transpersonal ones represent distance since Saturn is the last one to be seen by the naked eye. They move so slowly like just being in the background. They connect to our spirituality to go beyond to what we can already see (ya know, past Saturn.) We must go through our lives they way they evolve in order to get closer to our true selves. The Universe shows that number of THREE again friends since that is such a part of this spirit life of ours.
Whew… That’s a lot of info, I know but how interesting finding out all this. Do you agree? Each planet helps us out in many ways and actually connects with our signs. You noticed how I listed Mercury as mine. Some are tag-teams like Mercury is with Virgo (me) and Gemini. Yours might stand alone but you can look that up on your own. How do they group them? Good question. It has to do with personality traits, how we learn, what we need, and all that great stuff. I am much more than a “thinker” and I thought Virgo would be with Venus. Gotta spread the love! She’s a maiden to me, not a virgin but ah well….
I bet some of you even know many qualities or characteristics of your Birth Sign. Do they match up with how you view yourself? Mine do mostly but it all depends… The book I will reference also depicts compatibility with others whether that’s platonic or romantic, best days of the month to (fill in the blank,) or even not to….. Feel free to check out all this great stuff but don’t let it influence you too much. It is always just a guidance system but you can take from it what you will. We know the moon has many fazes as it moves through each in a month but our constellations are also part of this as I’ve stated before. I don’t have any of it memorized but some do or actually check on it daily. They’ll say: “The Moon is in Taurus now.” Let’s not forget Mercury Retrograde which affects me! It’s so much more than just the Full Moon which is another post I did as well(:
Also, if you use divination cards you can apply some of that to your three signs as well if you know all of them. This might influence your week as a personal depiction but I gotta say—- sometimes they are so accurate for me! I’ll use myself here: My Birth or Sun Sign is Virgo, my Moon is Aquarius, and my Ascendant or Rising is Leo. That also means I have these nature elements: Earth, Air, and Fire. No Water for me which is surprising! I did list these elementals so go back and read some of the posts if you’re still kinda stuck on this. I find it fascinating just finding out this info and how it relates to us all. Whatever signs you have, it does matter and influences you in many ways. One more note to consider—- your Birth sign is how YOU see yourself and your actions, your Moon sign is your emotions and feelings, and your Ascendant is how OTHERS see you or first impressions. Take that info into consideration as well as you collect all this!
So, I hope this gets you started somewhat more on this journey of the Planets, Zodiac, Astrology, and so much more. Let me know if this appeals to you in some way. I felt the need to explore more after finding out personal details about my past so if you feel called to find out on your own~~~ go for it! Here are the links I used that were very helpful as finding out your Moon can be a challenge:
Book~~~ Sun Signs-Moon Signs Discover Your Destiny by Lori Reid.
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~~~ Next week, I will be be talking about channeling. Not to worry, it’s not spooky or scary at all but can be good and even kinda funny (: Until then, stay tuned and stay true Spirit Friends!!! ***Remember to WASH THOSE HANDS!!! ***
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