Ruling Planets of The Astrological Signs and Houses
In Western astrology, the symbolism associated with the planets also relates to the zodiac signs and houses of the horoscope in their various rulerships. For instance, the description of Mars is masculine, impulsive, and active. Aries is ruled by Mars and has a similar description, representing an active, masculine archetype. Similarly, the first house is also ruled by Mars, and deals with a person's physical health and strength, and the manner in which they project themselves.
Table 1: Modern signs, houses and planetary associations
Sign | House | Domicile | Detriment | Exaltation | Fall | Planetary Joy |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aries | 1st House | Mars | Venus | Sun | Saturn | Jupiter |
Taurus | 2nd House | Venus | Mars | Moon | N/A | Jupiter |
Gemini | 3rd House | Mercury | Jupiter | N/A | N/A | Venus |
Cancer | 4th House | Moon | Saturn | Jupiter | Mars | Mercury |
Leo | 5th House | Sun | Saturn | Neptune | N/A | Mars |
Virgo | 6th House | Ceres | Jupiter | Mercury | Venus | Saturn |
Libra | 7th House | Venus | Mars | Saturn | Sun | Moon |
Scorpio | 8th House | Pluto | Venus | Sun, Uranus | Moon | Saturn |
Sagittarius | 9th House | Jupiter | Mercury | N/A | N/A | Sun |
Capricorn | 10th House | Saturn | Moon | Mars | Jupiter | Mars |
Aquarius | 11th House | Uranus | Sun | N/A | N/A | Mercury |
Pisces | 12th House | Neptune | Mercury | Venus | Mercury | Moon |
Note: The planets in the table rule the signs on the same row, and the houses do correspond with the signs on the same row (i.e. Mars rules Aries; Aries and first house share some correspondences). However, it is only modern astrology that links the planets to the houses in this order. The bulk of the tradition assigns planetary rulerships according to the ancient Chaldean astronomical order of the planets (Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon; the former order of the planets in distance from Earth geocentrically):
Table 2: Traditional houses and planetary relationships.
House | Traditional Ruling planet | Planetary Joy |
---|---|---|
1st House | Saturn | Mercury |
2nd House | Jupiter | N/A |
3rd House | Mars | Moon |
4th House | Sun | N/A |
5th House | Venus | Venus |
6th House | Mercury | Mars |
7th House | Moon | N/A |
8th House | Saturn | N/A |
9th House | Jupiter | Sun |
10th House | Mars | N/A |
11th House | Sun | Jupiter |
12th House | Venus | Saturn |
Read more about this topic: Planets In Astrology
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