The system of astrology popular in western countries is referred to as the Western astrology.
Based on Tropical and Sidereal astrology, there are two different opinions among western astrologers about the starting point Aries, in the zodiac. ...
The planets are believed to influence the signs by ruling in some form. The planets are classified into three groups based on their influences. They are the benefic planets, the malefic planets and the neutral planets. ...
The Sun rules the character, the individuality, the power and the authority. It depicts hope, courage, generosity, benevolence, and aspirations. It tells the actual core of a person which is the inner self. ...
The Moon rules the feelings, the emotions, the domestic and maternal instincts, the memories, the receptivity, imagination, and outward expression of a person. It is cold, moist, feminine, and fruitful governing the reproduction, the growth, and the publicity. ...
The Mercury rules the mind, the objective sight, the perception, the reason, the common sense and the expression. It has dominance over the communication, the travel, and the trade. ...
The Venus rules the love, the affections, the beauty, the art, the pleasure, and the luxury....
The Mars rules the energy, the force, the passion, the drive, the determination, the action, the ambition, the competition, the muscle, the enterprise, the initiative, ...
The Jupiter being the guardian of the abstract mind rules the benevolence, the expansion, the optimism, the hope, the sense of justice, the basic philosophy of life and the striving for spiritual growth. ...
The Saturn rules the discrimination, the reserve, the delay, the sorrow, the solidification, the conscience, the moral conviction, the power of endurance, the ability to concentrate, and the sense of hearing. ...
The Uranus rules the inner sight, the intuition, the sudden inspiration, the surprise, the adventure, the ingenuity, the unknown, the unusual, the originality, the investigation, the revolution and the invention. ...
The Neptune rules the psychometry, the psychism, and the perversion. It is cold, moist, neutral, negative, and neurotic governing the spirit perception and the medium-ship. ...
The Pluto is associated with the underworld, the afterlife, the transformation, the regeneration, the poison, the death and the rebirth. ...
Apart from the ten classical planets, there are many other heavenly bodies which are included in the interpretations of the astrologers. ...