What are stars and what is their meaning in the Astral Map |

At Astronomy, astro is the name given to celestial bodies that orbit in space. However, with regard to Astrology, the stars have the same meaning as the planets. They are: Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.

origin of the stars

In the past, observing the stars was a common practice among different civilizations. For this reason, studies related to the stars and Astrology were confused. Although there are still points of intersection between the two studies, today each one has a specific focus.

As a point of intersection between Astrology and Astronomy, we highlight the fact that both knowledge are concerned with the precise identification of the position of celestial bodies. Astrology makes use of the application of celestial mechanics to calculate the exact position in which a given celestial body is at the moment of a birth.

What are stars?

Regardless of the context in which they are analyzed, both in a Astrology chart and in an astrological transit, the stars have similar meanings. What will change is the interpretation.

An example is Mars, which, in a chart, represents the way of acting and the type of energy (Mars in Pisces suggests a milder attitude, even avoiding taking the initiative). In an astrological transit, the planet signals impending confrontations or a charge of energy and motivation.

See, below, what each planet means, both in a chart and in transit:

Sun: the personal essence. Where it circles, on the map, is where it can have a chance to shine and stand out. Governs male figures, father. In transit, it suggests that these issues gain evidence in the person’s life. The ego is involved, positively or negatively.

Moon: the way of feeling and dealing with emotions and everything that has an emotional bias. Rules female figures, mother. In transit, indicates that sensitivity is focused on these matters. Emotion is involved, either positively or negatively.

Mercury: the way of thinking and communicating. Rules brothers, relatives, neighbors. When in transit, it suggests that the mental plane is involved with these matters – in an astrological harmony, the mind cooperates. In tension, the mind gets in the way and there is little wear and tear.

Venus: what is valued and appreciated, what a person also ends up looking for in their relationships. Governs female figures. In harmonious transits, it indicates more luck, pleasure and sociability. In the defiant, there may be laziness, prejudice and relationship difficulties.

Mars: way of acting, energy and libido, in addition to the type of assertiveness/aggressiveness. Governs male figures. In harmonious transits, it suggests action, energy and initiatives. In the challengers, strength and initiative, but a chance of confrontations, exhaustion and irritability.

Jupiter: the part of a chart that has Jupiter symbolizes where a person is outgoing and more confident. Rule uncles, godparents, benefactors, religious, judges and priests. In harmonious transits, it inspires luck, expansion and openness. In negative transits, excesses, spending and excessive reliance on luck.

Saturn: in an Astral Map, it indicates where a person has insecurities and charges, but also works to improve. Rules parents and authority figures. In favorable transits, it brings organization, common sense and adequacy to reality. In challengers, it suggests a need for learning, as well as restriction, difficulties and slowdown.

Uranus: on the map, indicates where a person will innovate, be independent, creative and rebellious, and where there may be more change. In harmonious transits, it suggests positive changes and surprises. In challengers, it can bring a need for change, but also unforeseen events, inconstancy, estrangement and cuts.

Neptune: points out where a person is dreamy and idealistic, and therefore can make mistakes. In positive transits, it represents a subtle attitude, empathy and luck. In challengers, it enables confusion, dissolution, postponement, and deceit.

Pluto: indicates where a person is deeper and has potential, but needs to work inside to be able to use it, and where there are transformations and important events. In positive transits, it suggests strength and determination. In the challenging ones, more complex and intense themes, challenges, tensions and possibility of losses or submissions.

applications

Among these stars, there are five called “personal”, two are “social”, and three, “generational” or “transpersonal”.

personal planets

Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars are personal stars, as their transits are fast and suggest objective trends for a specific person. In addition, its meanings are personal, namely: the way of being (Sun), feeling (Moon), communicating (Mercury), relating (Venus) and acting (Mars).

social planets

The social planets are Jupiter and Saturn. While Jupiter stays one year in a sign, Saturn stays two. They do not influence a long generation, but a “mini generation”, which is why they are social. In addition, they also represent social functions. Both relate to rules, norms and laws, whether written or what is socially valued.

generational planets

Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are the generational or transpersonal planets. They receive this classification because they spend several years in one sign, influencing an entire generation of people. Uranus is 7 years, Neptune, 14, and Pluto, 12 to 32 years in a sign.

Interpretation by sign, therefore, refers to something that an entire generation will experience. However, the interpretation by house, and linked to personal and social planets, shows the individual action of those planets, according to the previously mentioned meanings.

When reading about the movement of the stars and the relationship between them and the Astrology chart, it is possible to understand the moments that a certain person goes through in their daily lives. For this, it is necessary to follow the personalized horoscope, based on the Astral Map. A map can be calculated from the exact date, city and time of birth of a person.

CURIOSITIES

In western astrology, there are those who analyze asteroids like Chiron and points like Lilith and others. Chiron is associated with a subject in which the person turns to help others, since in this area he can have deep wounds, which he has difficulty in healing without making a movement towards the other. This star is linked to the myth of the “wounded healer”.

Lilith, which is also called the “Black Moon”, is a point associated with the greatest distance (apogee) of the Moon from Earth. Associated with the myth of the rebellious feminine, it is considered a point of fascination and insatiability. Lilith in Scorpio in the third house, for example, marks a person who is never satisfied when studying (third house) the mysteries (Scorpio).

If a planet ceases to exist, the symbology related to it remains intact. In this case, it is as if the astrologers only lost the pointer. Therefore, it is valid to say that celestial bodies, stars and comets can be analyzed and also serve as pointers, as long as there are enough astrological records and symbologies related to them over the years.

If a planet ceases to exist, the symbology related to it remains intact. In this case, it is as if the astrologers only lost the pointer.

Pluto, for example, ceased to be considered a planet in 2006, receiving the denomination of dwarf planet. However, there was no impact on Astrology because the meaning of the star is consistent with this event.

Pluto governs what is rejected and what you want to leave in the shade, because it bothers you. For this reason, that he has been demoted has to do with exactly what he represents. Furthermore, Pluto rules the plane of the unconscious, a vast world of its own.

There are astrological currents and astrologers who believe in the influence of planets in people’s lives, while others adopt a line of thought based mainly on the idea of ​​synchronicity.

For synchronists, planets do not “cause” psychological effects (or any other kind of effect) on terrestrial life. There is no cause and effect relationship between planets and events. Planets would be indicators, and nothing more.

Imagine that the stars are like the hands of a clock. The hands may show that it is eight o’clock at night, but they are not the ones that determine the time in the world. The hands only indicate what time it is at the moment. The same happens with Astrology: the study reflects the events here on Earth, but it is not because of it that certain situations occur.

The stars in the sky act like a mirror that reflects events in the world. In this sense, the stars can be compared to pointers, indicators through which you evaluate what may happen in your life at a given moment.

The relationship between Astrology and people is not necessarily deterministic, in which fact A generates event B. Therefore, what must be taken into account are the symbology and analogy present in this type of study.

Difference between astrology and astronomy

Astrology It is Astronomy They are totally different studies. Astronomy is a science, in the contemporary sense given to that word. Astrology, in turn, is no longer considered a science (in the official sense), but a traditional knowledge of humanity.

While Astronomy is concerned with the physics of celestial bodies, Astrology is concerned with the attribution of symbolic meanings to the positioning of these bodies. For an astronomer, the fact that the Moon transits the sign of Cancer means nothing more than a physical fact. For the astrologer, this same physical fact has a symbolism.

Furthermore, it is worth mentioning that the concept of “sign” for Astronomy is something totally different from the concept of “sign” for Astrology. For example: the sign of Scorpio, for Astronomy, is the name given to a constellation.

Astrological signs are not constellations, but virtual, geometric and immutable projections, which depart from Earth to heaven. Constellations, on the other hand, move slowly across the sky. If astrology signs were constellations, they would change over time. But astrological signs, being perfect geometric projections, cannot change.