| From the first time that humans looked toward | | | | war, aggression and terror is well known in most |
| the sky and began to chart the movement of | | | | every culture. It is also associated with confidence |
| the sun, moon and the planets, men have been | | | | and impulsiveness. Mars is usually associated with |
| assigning meaning to what they saw. It wasn't | | | | Tuesday and it is a fire element in Chinese |
| enough to simply record where the sun moved, | | | | astrology. Mars role as a bringer of war is |
| when an eclipse happened or when a planet was | | | | apparent throughout human literature highlighted |
| brightest, complex and varying stories and myths | | | | by H.G. Wells The War of the Worlds where |
| were given to each celestial event to help explain | | | | invaders from Mars come to Earth to wipe out |
| things that were happening in the observer's own | | | | human civilization. |
| life. | | | | ·Jupiter - The biggest planet in the solar |
| If crops failed, it was blamed on the stars. If war | | | | system is associated with happiness and joy. |
| broke out, it was blamed on the stars. Let's take | | | | Jupiter rules over Thursday and is also associated |
| a look at ten of the heavenly bodies that | | | | with higher education, religion and growth. Many |
| astrologers assigned meaning to and what each | | | | also believe Jupiter plays a role in protection, since |
| body meant. | | | | it does protect the Earth from many wayward |
| ·The Sun - Not only was the sun the easiest | | | | comets and asteroids by using it's gravitational pull |
| body to see in the sky, it provided light, warmth | | | | to absorb many hits that would otherwise strike |
| and life. Most cultures saw the sun as a life giver, | | | | the Earth. |
| not vengeful or angry, but almost judgementless. | | | | ·Saturn - The final planet in the original seven |
| A benign and powerful giver of life and wellness. | | | | planets that ruled astrology for years, Saturn is |
| ·The Moon - The moon, to many early | | | | seen as cold and lifeless and is associated with |
| astrologists, represented the unconscious mind | | | | ideas such as structure and sadness. In India, the |
| and stood for emotion and desire. It often had a | | | | planet is thought to bring bad luck. Saturn is tied in |
| negative connotation, simply because it was | | | | with the day Saturday and it is an Earth element |
| thought the moon help power over the weak to | | | | in China. |
| indulge in their inner most desires. The old | | | | ·Uranus - While some astrologers don't even |
| superstition of a full moon altering people's | | | | acknowledge Uranus because it was not one of |
| behavior or even turning some into werewolves | | | | the original seven bodies, to the rest of the |
| stems from the idea of the moon holding a | | | | astronomers who have accepted it, Uranus |
| mysterious power over one's emotional side. The | | | | stands for ideas and genius. It is also associated |
| Moon is also associated with Monday, short for | | | | with controversial or extreme politics, as well as |
| MoonDay. | | | | modern inventions. The association of Uranus with |
| ·Mercury - This planet is named after the | | | | these things stems from the time of its |
| Roman messenger god of the same name and | | | | discovery being so closely associated with the |
| thus the planet Mercury is thought to be the body | | | | French Revolution and the American war for |
| that rules things like communication, rationality and | | | | independence. |
| logic, as well as transport. It is thought to bring | | | | ·Neptune - The interpretations of Neptune |
| out people's curious nature, as well as being | | | | are all over the place. It can stand for spirituality |
| vivacious and inconsistent. Mercury is thought to | | | | and religion, just like Uranus, but it is also |
| rule over Wednesday. In astrology practiced in | | | | associated with drug use and altered mental |
| China, Mercury is ruled over by the element of | | | | states. The discovery of Neptune happened |
| water. In India, Mercury stands for intelligence. | | | | around the same time that anesthetics were |
| ·Venus - Venus is one of the brightest | | | | discovered, hence the association with altered |
| objects in the sky after the sun and the moon. It | | | | mental states. |
| is named after the Roman god of love and the | | | | ·Pluto - While Pluto isn't a planet anymore, it |
| planet is thought to control love in astrology. The | | | | is still given astrological significance. It is associated |
| planet is also thought to affect things like beauty, | | | | with renewal and also associated with great and |
| harmony and it plays an important role in people | | | | terrible power and corruption because of the time |
| wanting or not wanting to get along. Throughout | | | | of its discovery coincided with the height of |
| time and culture, Venus has represented peace, | | | | power of Stalin. |
| love and human potential. Venus is the planet for | | | | Astrology is filled with colorful and interesting |
| Friday and in Chinese astrology it is associated | | | | stories about how heavenly bodies influence us. It |
| with metal. | | | | may seem strange at first, but there might just |
| ·Mars - Maybe no other planet is better | | | | be more of a link between these objects in the |
| known than Mars. The planet's place as bringer or | | | | sky and human behavior than you might think. |