Contents Intro What is Astrology? What are the fundamental assumptions Astrology presumes? Astrological Understanding of Archetypes Archetypal Psychology and Astrology What is a Birth Chart? The 4 Pillars of Astrology: Planets, Zodiac Signs, Houses, and Aspects The Astronomy of the Birth Chart The Astronomy of the Zodiac: Precession, Tropical vs Sidereal Zodiac The importance of looking at the Birth Chart as a 2 dimensional Symbol What can Astrology Tell us Closing + Offering

Contents Intro General Meaning and Significations Jupiter as Benefic Jupiter’s Mythology Jupiter’s Astronomy Jupiter in the Zodiac Jupiter Ruling Sagittarius Jupiter Ruling Pisces Jupiter- Mercury Opposition: The Pisces-Virgo and Sagittarius-Gemini Axes Jupiter’s Detriment in Gemini and Virgo Jupiter Exalted in Cancer Jupiter’s Joy in the 11th Interpreting Jupiter in a birth chart Transiting Jupiter Conclusion This blogpost is a transcript from a YouTube video that I released

Contents Intro Basic Meaning of Mars in Astrology Mars and Saturn as Malefics My method for teaching Astrology The Mythology of Mars The Astronomy of Mars Mars in the Zodiac Mars as the Ruler of Aries Mars as the Ruler of Scorpio Mars’ opposite: Venus (Scorpio-Taurus & Aries-Libra axis) Mars’ exaltation in Capricorn Mars’ Detriment in Taurus and Libra Mars’ Fall in Cancer Mars’ Joy in the 6th House Interpreting Mars in a Birth Chart Mars Transits Closing This blogpost is a tr

Contents Intro My Method for Astrological Teaching The Sun’s Astrological Meaning Explained | Significations Mythology of the Sun: Helios and Shamash Sun vs Moon vs Rising Astronomy of the Sun: Solstices, Equinoxes, and the Tropical Zodiac vs Sidereal Rulership: the Sun’s Domicile (Leo), Exaltation (Aries), Detriment (Aquarius), and Fall (Libra) The Sun’s Joy in the 9th House Interpreting the Sun in a birth chart Transits to the Sun Closing This blogpost is a transcript from

Contents Intro Why just Venus? Venus’s Significations Venus’s Beneficence Venus’s Synodic Cycle Venus as Inanna Light and Shadow sides of Venus Venus in the Zodiac Venus Rules Taurus Venus Rules Libra Venus vs Mars Aries-Libra Axis Taurus- Scorpio Axis Venus exalted in Pisces Venus Detriment in Virgo Venus’s Joy in the 5th House Venus’s interpretation in a birth chart Venus Transits Offerings This blogpost is a transcript from a YouTube video that I released on 8/17/25. If y

Contents Intro Saturn’s Significations: What does Saturn Mean in Astrology? Saturn’s Astronomy Saturn’s Mythology Saturn’s Maleficence Saturn’s Light and Shadow Sides Saturn in the Zodiac Saturn’s Place of Rulership Saturn and Water Capricorn Aquarius Saturn’s Opposites Aquarius-Leo / Saturn-Sun Axis Capricorn-Cancer / Saturn-Moon Axis Saturn Exalted in Libra Saturn’s Fall in Aries Saturn’s Detriment in Leo & Cancer Saturn’s Joy in the 12th House Interpreting Saturn in a Birt

Contents Intro Why Study Mercury Alone? What does Mercury mean in Astrology? Why does Mercury rejoice in the First House in Astrology? The Zodiac Wheel + What does planetary rulership mean in Astrology? Why does Mercury Rule Gemini and Virgo? Gemini-Sagittarius / Mercury-Jupiter opposition: How they have opposite natures Pisces-Virgo / Mercury-Jupiter opposition: How they have opposite natures Light and shadow sides of Mercury / Strengths and Weaknesses How to interpret Mercu

Contents: Intro Why focus on just the essence of the Moon? Basic Significations: Body, Emotions, and the Mother Sect: Day Charts vs. Night Charts The Moon as the Mother The Moon as Emotions and the Physical Body The Archetypal Feminine Planetary Rulership: The Queendom of Cancer The Multivalent Nature of the Planets Symbolic Qualities of Water The Cancer-Capricorn / Moon-Saturn Opposition in the Zodiac Wheel Light and Shadow Sides of the Moon Evaluating the Condition of the M

This blogpost is a transcript of a YouTube video I released on 7/22/25, so if you'd like visual and audio support for this content, enjoy the video below: Contents Intro History of Astrological and Astronomical Understanding Where does astrology originate from? Where did Astrology come from? How Astrology started. 4th Century BCE understanding of how and why Astrology works Planets assigned to the Greek Pantheon of Gods Platonic ideals as a framework for understanding planeta

How to get beyond the basic, most broad, vague and general interpretations of the Grand Trine Interpretations for each Element, Planetary Combination, Rising Sign, and House Combination From the top! (Contents) What is the Universal Astrological Definition of the Grand Trine? My Definition of the Grand Trine as a Hellenistic Astrologer  Other Definitions for the Grand Trine How to Determine if you Have a Grand Trine How to Interpret the Grand Trine - What does it mean?  Shado

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