The Lights and Planets
The Planets: An Introduction
Astrology is all about the Sun, the Moon, and the nine
planets—these are at the very heart of astrology, both
ancient and modern. We all know some astronomy, just
by having seen the Sun and the Moon in the sky, and
most of us have probably seen Venus, and even Jupiter,
once or twice; but what we want to learn here is more
than just the astronomical value of these bodies, we
want to know their astrological value. What do these
bodies mean in our natal charts?
The modern astrologer knows that planets don't cause
things to happen here on Earth. We watch the endless
planetary patterns forming and dissolving in the
heavens, much as we see airplanes writing smoke
letters across the sky, and we try to read that writing.
What is happening out there in space and what is