The Lights and Planets
planets Mercury through Saturn, and vice versa, Saturn
through Mercury.
The Inner is the Key to the Outer
Since it makes a good example, and because this
planet represents, among other things, the obstacles
each of us face in life, let’s use Saturn. If the inner is the
key to the outer, then what planet is ‘next’ or closest to
Saturn—inside Saturn's orbit? This would be Jupiter,
and so, in a natal chart, Jupiter will be the key to
interpreting Saturn.
If we want to figure out how to deal with the problems
and obstacles that Saturn represents in a chart, just
look at the planet Jupiter in that chart—by sign, house
position, aspects or whatever other techniques you get
results from. Saturn represents the obstacle course life
offers, and Jupiter is the guide or path through that
obstacle course. In India, the Sanskrit name for Jupiter