center is that the logos of each planet at a specific point in time can be described by
looking at such a chart.
From the perspective of Mercury and Venus, the Sun is a vast presence. These
two planets have no moons of their own. Both planets can be found in any relation-
ship to the Sun and each other in the chart, unlike the geocentric model in which
Mercury and Venus must always be near the Sun.
The planets outside the orbit of the Earth all have moons. For charts centered on
these planets, the moons become the dominant factors in the chart. Many of them orbit
at high speeds, and their changing positions provide very accurate timers. For example
Phobos, one of the moons of Mars, orbits in under eight hours. As the distance from the
Sun increases, the significance of the moons increases, as they command the full 360°
range of possibility, while the inner planets cluster closer and closer to the Sun.
Stephanie Jean Clement, in her book Planets and Planet-Centered Astrology,
introduced the subject of planet-centered astrology by examining some of the astrono-
my of each planet and the more significant moons. This work is based on the premise
that the planet-centered perspective is relevant to individuals, even though being on
each of the planets is not possible. The planet-centered chart affords the opportunity
to consider life from the point of view of the planet, not the individual human being.
This transpersonal perspective considers archetypal energies, the mythology surround-
ing the planet and its moons, and traditional astrological understanding of the plan-
ets, against the backdrop of the zodiac.
PLANETS, MOONS, ANDTRANSPERSONAL(ALCHEMICAL) MEANINGS
Chart Planet Moons Expression
Hermicentric Mercury - Mediation
Venericentric Venus - Concrete Knowledge
Geocentric Earth - Intelligent Activity
- Moon Subconscious activity
Aricentric Mars - Energy
- Moon Subconscious activity
- Phobos; Deimos Action; Desire
Jovicentric Jupiter - Wisdom; Love
- Phobos; Deimos Action; Desire
- Alamthea; Io; Europa; Space; Fire; Air; Water; Earth
Ganymede; Callisto
Cronocentric Saturn - Intelligent Activity
- Alamthea; Io; Europa; Space; Fire; Air; Water; Earth
- Mimas and Enceladus; Transcendant energy; Space;
Tethys; Dione; Rhea; Fire; Air; Water; Earth
Titan; Iapetus
Uranicentric Uranus - Ritual; Equilibrium
- Mimas and Enceladus; Transcendant energy; Space;
- Miranda; Ariel; Umbriel; Space; Fire; Air;
Titania; Oberon Water; Earth
Neptunicentric Neptune - Devotion
- Miranda; Ariel; Umbriel; Space; Fire; Air;
- Triton; Nereid Prophecy; Compassion
Plutocentric Pluto - Will; Power
- Triton; Nereid Prophecy; Compassion
- Charon Direction of power
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Planet-Centered Astrology