The Lights and Planets
Putting It All Together
At this point, we have gone over each of the first three
outer planets briefly, presenting their general qualities
and pointing out how they lead, in fact, one to the other
in the natural planetary order. The energy that drives us
through Mars is directed along a path by Jupiter and
Jupiter's path is shaped by the rules and laws of Saturn.
This brings us to a very important astrological concept
for chart interpretation, and this is:
The Inner is the Key to the Outer
When we interpret an astrological chart and are
considering a planet such as Saturn, trying to
understand how to interpret it within the horoscope, we
can remember this principle:
The key to most any planet will be found with whatever
planet is closest to it inside it’s orbit—“The inner is the
key to the outer.” This concept is useful, at least for the