Our Astrological Menu
The astrological mise en place
The planet is the verb, the sign is the adjective, the house is the noun
The personal planets and their revolutions
The Sun takes approximately 30 days to travel through each sign and one year to travel the zodiac
Sun: ☉
Life force, Personality, Self Expression, Ego
The Sun takes approximately 30 days to travel through each sign and one year to travel the zodiac
The Moon goes through all twelve signs in about 28 days. It takes approximately 2.5 days in each sign.
Moon: ☾
Needs, Emotions, Temperament, Intuition, The Feminine
The Moon goes through all twelve signs in about 28 days. It takes approximately 2.5 days in each sign.
Mercury takes around 1 year to travel through all 12 Zodiac signs. Mercury stays for 14 to 30 days in a sign depending on retrograde. Mercury is always in the same zodiac sign as the sun or in a just adjacent sign
Mercury: ☿
Communications, Intellect, Mind, Speed
Mercury takes around 1 year to travel through all 12 Zodiac signs. Mercury stays for 14 to 30 days in a sign depending on retrograde. Mercury is always in the same zodiac sign as the sun or in a just adjacent sign
Venus stays for approximately 23 days to a just over 2 months in each sign.
Venus: ♀
Values, Desires, Pleasure, Softness
Venus stays for approximately 23 days to a just over 2 months in each sign.
Mars takes about 2 years to travel through all the Zodiac signs.
Mars: ♂
Assertiveness, Energy, Thrust, Aggression
Mars takes about 2 years to travel through all the Zodiac signs.
Mars stays for about 1.5 months in a sign.
The interpersonal planets
Jupiter takes about 12 years to travel through all 12 Zodiac signs. Jupiter stays for 1 year in a sign.
Jupiter: ♃
Expansion, Magnification, What We Like Most, Luck, Ease
Jupiter takes about 12 years to travel through all 12 Zodiac signs. Jupiter stays for 1 year in a sign.
Saturn is a very slow moving planet that takes around 29.5 years to travel through the Zodiac.Saturn stays for approximately 2.5 years in a sign.
Saturn: ♄
Life Lessons, Destiny, Discipline, limits, Restrictions
Saturn is a very slow moving planet that takes around 29.5 years to travel through the Zodiac.Saturn stays for approximately 2.5 years in a sign.
The collective energy planets
Uranus has an orbit of 84 years, staying in each sign of the zodiac for approximately 7 years
Uranus: ♅
Freedom, Changes, Chaos, The Unexpected, Genious
Uranus has an orbit of 84 years, staying in each sign of the zodiac for approximately 7 years
Neptune spends approximately 14 years in a sign (with occasional shorter dips into neighboring signs when it's retrograde) and takes around 160 years to move through the entire zodiac.
Neptune: ♆
Dreams, Illusions, Idealism, Mystic, Magician, Universal Love
Neptune spends approximately 14 years in a sign (with occasional shorter dips into neighboring signs when it's retrograde) and takes around 160 years to move through the entire zodiac.
This planet takes about 248 years to orbit the Sun, which means it spends over a decade in each sign. It just switched into the sign of Aquarius and it will be there for nearly 30 years
Pluto: ♇
Transformation, Unconscious, Trauma, Power
This planet takes about 248 years to orbit the Sun, which means it spends over a decade in each sign. It just switched into the sign of Aquarius and it will be there for nearly 30 years
the signs
The signs and their influences
Aries: ♈
Direct/Pushy, Leader/Domineering, Enthusiastic/Insensitive, Ambitious/Bossy
Aries want to fight for love, to win against the odds, go beyond their limits, and to love passionately that they feel is worthy.
Opinionated, Slow and Steady
Taurus: ♉
Practical/Stubborn,Loyal/StuckSweet and Beautiful/Materialistic
Opinionated, Slow and Steady
Taurus can hold steady no matter what is going on around them, They are loyal and consistent, They are not attached to results, and are deeply connected to the cycles and rhythms of earth
Gemini: ♊
Verbal, Flexible/Scattered, Intellectual/Forgetful, Speedy, Efficient/Over-thinker, Anxious
Gemini has all the questions and seeks the answers, they are mutable and can morph into those they are questioning, They are great at communication in all forms and are the connectors and communicators in their tribe
Cancer: ♋
Psychic Sponge, Nurturer of Family, Empathetic, Self Absorbed, Holds grudges, Possessive, Crabby
Cancer needs to learn to let go of their hard shell of protection and allow for tears and vulnerable emotion, At their best they see raw vulnerability as beauty and at worst they snap at anyone trying to break down the walls of protection they build
Leo: ♌
Confident/Egotistic, Passionate, Self-Centered, Creative, Playful/Mellow-dramatic, Pretentious
Leo can have a healthy ego without making others feel less than, but they need to see that the gifts they have are born not made, humility is key for Leo, and they will gain strength with vulnerability
Virgo: ♍
Analytical/Critical, Methodical, Precise, Hypochondriac, Shrewd, Selfless Service, Picky
They are pure of thought, body and mind, they perceive situations simply, They are connected to the service of selflessness just like Mother Earth. They gain by seeing the difference between judgement and perception, keeping criticism minimal and their heart open.
Libra: ♎
TBC
The signs by element
Fire - enthusiastic, impulsive, inspirational, fun
Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
Earth - practical, dependable, goal-oriented, service, solitude
Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
Air - Independent, freedom, thinker, talkative, curious, observant
Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
Water - intuitive, deep feeling, instincts, secretive, spiritual, private
Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces
The signs by modality
Cardinal - generates energy, leader, get up and go
Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn
Fixed - sustains energy, holds down the fort, stubborn
Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius
Mutable - transfers energy, multitasker, scattered
Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces