The Enchanted Tarot

Astrology

Enchantments

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The word planet comes from the Greek planetes, meaning "wanderer" and that aptly describes what the planets do; they are the special stars in the night sky that appear to wander. You probably know the planets and Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto and but in Astrology we count the Sun and the Moon as planets and discount the Earth for a total of ten "regular" planets.

In The Enchanted Astrologer, I also include two sensitive points of every horoscope, the North and South Nodes of the Moon. Now I realize that the Sun is a star, and that it does not revolve around the Earth but it seems to, doesn't it? Our lives take place here on Earth and that is the center of our astrological horoscope's perspective and so we view The Sun as a big planet-like ball of energy.

If the Sun and the other planets exert unique influences on those on Earth, then it follows that the Moon, which is much closer, must exert an influence too. After the Sun, the Moon is the most important planet in a horoscope. That is why both Astrology and The Enchanted Astrologer use both the Moon and its North and South Nodes to represent distinct energies in our lives.

Here are some further meanings of the Planets. I hope that they trigger a response that connects your answer with the question you've asked.

The symbol shows a dot in the center of the circle representing 'Spirit' or All-There-Is. This symbolizes not only our unique existence in the midst of All-There-Is, but also our ego in the world: the notion that we are all at the center of our personal universe, just as the Sun is at the center of the solar system.

The Sun, being the most important of the planets, is associated with ruling others by making order out of chaos. The Sun's heat and light gives life, and so the Sun represents fatherhood in a warm, giving, illuminating sense. It represents a father who gives life to his offspring and enjoys watching them live their own, unique lives. He believes in the abilities of his creations, and is proud of them. He desires, he visualizes, and something that never was, lives. The Sun is always willing to create, to take a chance. This is both his sport and his purpose. The Sun rules our Heart.

KEYWORDS: ego; being the center of attention; feeling important; pride; heat; light; a warm or sunny place; fatherhood; children; taking a chance; creativity and be it artwork, sport or just plain fun and games; desire; belief in someone or something; visualization; lighting the way; purpose; ruling and making order.

THE SUN'S MESSAGE: 'Believe that what you visualize is real now and you will surely see your heart's desire come into being.'

THE SUN'S WARNING: 'Even the greatest ruler has to listen to the advice of others. An unrestrained ego can do more damage to you and your creations than any enemy can.'

Pisces The Fish		The Moon