At the centre of our solar system is the Sun, in which the Earth and all the other planets revolve around. The Sun is considered an integral part of astrology, representing our conscious mind, will to live and creativity.
The Sun is thought to reflect personal power, pride, authority, leadership qualities, the ego, our health and creativity and spontaneity. It is able to influence the fun side of life, allowing us to “shine” through recreational activities, vacations, social events and sport. It impacts on the creativity within a person, projecting the way they feel about art, business, children, and parenthood – particularly fatherhood.
The Sun travels through each sign of the Zodiac throughout a year, spending approximately a month in each sign. It is the Sun’s position on a person’s birthday that therefore influences what their star sign is – as the sun itself is a star. The precise date of sun signs varies from year to year, with a person born on the cusp relying on the sign nearest to them.
The Sun was worshipped in ancient times as Phoebus, Apollo, Sol, Helios in the Greek traditions. Being the son of Jupiter and Letona as well as the brother of Diana, he was born on the island of Delos and was sometimes called by that name too.
Though he was considered the god of prophetic wisdom, he also excelled at music and performance and gave satisfaction to the other gods through his lyre playing. Apollo also proved his great skill at archery and running and is regarded as the winner of the first Olympiad. In some instances, his cruel nature is depicted as fiery. He was able to shoot arrows of fire to vanquish his enemies.
In the Vedic tradition, the Sun is called by the names Surya, Aditya and Ravi. He is symbolised as moving a chariot, drawn by seven horses. This is symbolic of the seven colours of the rainbow, the seven wavelengths of which light is composed – violet, indigo, green, blue, yellow, orange and red.
The movement of the Sun into certain cardinal signs, namely Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn is considered of prime importance in the Hindu Vedic tradition and hence many sacred rituals, prayers and festivities concur with the entrance of the Sun into those particular signs. One such prayer is called Surya Namaskar which involves the recitation of twelve sacred names of the Sun. This prayer is said to stimulate vitality, remove disease and to develop radiance in the practitioner.
Practitioners of Hatha Yoga are familiar with the Sun worship exercise which is also linked to this mythological form of worship. The Sun being the centre of our Solar System is immediately recognisable at Sunrise as the giver of life light energy and vitality. It is for this obvious and self-evident fact, that the Sun has been said to rule the very life force and essence of our being.
When the Sun is strong in a horoscope, it is these characteristics which will prevail most predominantly. The Sun rules the willpower within each of us so that if the Sun is strong in your horoscope you will be endowed with a strong and indomitable will, the desire to rule over and dominate over others – and sometimes, unfortunately rather egotistically.
The Sun gives strong goal orientation and intense yearning for objectives in life, and so also has a very strong relationship to the professional or vocational aptitude that you are destined to pursue.
When the Sun is at the Midheaven (overhead at midday) it is at its most powerful position. If you were born around midday it is quite likely that you will have a very strong career path and may find yourself in a position of authority within your professional sphere at some stage in your life, usually earlier than later. That’s because the sense of destiny is well developed at an earlier age than most when the Sun is prevalent.
If the Sun is well placed and in harmony with other planets at the time of birth it can give quite remarkable organisational abilities, determination, tenacity and decisiveness. If however, the Sun is in a difficult relationship with other planets it will be prone to cause egotism and a bombastic and pompous nature making you very hard to live with.
The Sun being the centre of the solar system indicates the regal nature of the planet that rules the constellation of Leo. The symbol of Leo is the lion, the king of the jungle. The Sun therefore, is considered the king of planets (though truly speaking we know that the Sun is in truth a star). Kings, Presidents, Prime Ministers and all those in superior positions in government and industry are under the jurisdiction of the regal planet Sun. It is interesting to note how these very people will usually exhibit a very strong Sun energy at birth.
The Sun ruling the vitality within us has a direct link to the cellular structure of the human body. So again, strong Sun strong health! If weak, quite the contrary. The Sun rules the heart, the back and spine, the marrow and the cellular structure as well as circulation.
Sociologically the Sun is considered to be a masculine positive planet, so as well as ruling the king it rules males generally. The ruling numbers of the Sun are 1, 10, 19, 28. The ruling colours of the Sun are gold, yellow, copper, pink. The ruling day of the Sun is, of course, Sunday.
Listed below is each of the signs, approximate corresponding dates and brief characteristics.
| Aries | (March 21 – April 20) Assertive, impulsive, humanitarian, fearless |
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| Taurus | (April 21 – May 21) Cautious, practical, purposeful, resourceful |
| Gemini | (May 22 – June 21) Imaginative, sensitive, sometimes impractical |
| Cancer | (June 22 – July 23 ) Tenacious, sensitive, adaptable, caring |
| Leo | (July 24 – August 23) Generous, proud, energetic, sometimes arrogant |
| Virgo | (August 24 – September 23) Practical, efficient, analytical, sometimes over-critical |
| Libra | (September 24 – October 23) Co-operative, fair, outgoing, sometimes indecisive |
| Scorpio | (October 24 – November 22) Passionate, sensitive, demanding, sometimes obsessive |
| Sagittarius | (November 23 – December 22) Optimistic, confident, straightforward, sometimes careless. |
The Sun is the planetary ruler of Leo and is exalted in Aries. The Sun is associated with medical issues to do with the heart, circulatory system and the thymus.
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At the centre of our solar system is the Sun, in which the Earth and all the other planets revolve around. The Sun is considered an integral part of astrology, representing our conscious mind, will to live and creativity.
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The nearest planet to the sun, and thereby seen as most in tune with it. Mercury is seen as the “spokesperson” for the Sun, feeding the Sun messages how he interprets and perceives it. A tranquil sun is likely to be upset by negative messages from a shaky Mercury.
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Second closest planet to the sun, and the brightest natural object in the night sky (after the moon). Venus has dual rulership over Libra and Taurus, representing two significant areas of our life – money and love.
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Astrologers consider the Moon to be just as important as the sun through its different phases, waxing and waning in appearance in an unchanging cycle. The moon is said to represent the feeling nature of individuals, associated with their memories, moods, subconscious habits and emotional make-up.
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As the fourth planet in the Solar system, being personal in its sign, house and aspects reflecting basic psychological functions in the personality. Red is seen as the symbolic color for Mars – the color of blood, fire, action and passion.
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JUPITER - Read HERE!
In Roman Mythology, Jupiter is the King of the Gods, a guardian and protector and is mainly connected with the day Thursday. Jupiter is also commonly referred to as the Planet of royalty, culture and philosophy.
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Seen as the “Jewel of the Solar System”, being the outermost planet that can be seen with the naked eye. Saturn is the last of the personal planets, marking a considerable gap in the time sequences involved with the trans-Saturnine planets and their tenure in signs that makes this appropriate.
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URANUS - Read HERE!
The discovery and subsequent acceptance by the scientific community coincided with an incredible revolution in technology and science. Having an aerial as its glyph or symbol is a testimony to the progressive things Uranus stands for.
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NEPTUNE - Read HERE!
If you were to be told that this Universe, your physical existence, your birth and death itself and in fact everything around you is an illusion and completely insubstantial you’d more than likely shake your head in disbelief at such a proposition.
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PLUTO - Read HERE!
In the scheme of Eternity, we consider Earth and human history, we may liken our current stage of development to that of an embryo. It is within this framework of our planetary ‘gestation’ and progress that the study of the outer planets Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are of particular interest.
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NORTH NODE - Read HERE!
The North Node is an indicator of the challenges that we will face in our life, and the lessons these challenges will teach us. It is associated with the experiences we must work on in order to grow spiritually.
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Ketu is the shadow planet in astrology that represents the South Node in astronomy. South Node is seen as having a profound influence on our lives and also the creation process.
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