Comprehensive guide to astrological symbols, aspects, and meanings
Represents your core identity, ego, and life force - the essential 'you' and how you shine in the world. The Sun shows your fundamental character and what drives you at your core.
Represents your emotions, instincts, and inner needs - your emotional nature and what makes you feel secure. The Moon reveals your emotional responses and unconscious patterns.
Represents communication, thinking, and learning - how you process information and express ideas. Mercury governs your mental processes and how you communicate with others.
Represents love, beauty, values, and attraction - what you find appealing and how you relate to others. Venus shows your approach to relationships and what you value.
Represents action, drive, and assertiveness - your energy, passion, and how you pursue goals. Mars shows how you take action and assert yourself in the world.
Represents expansion, growth, and opportunity - wisdom, abundance, and where you find luck. Jupiter shows where you experience growth, optimism, and expansion in life.
Represents structure, discipline, and responsibility - lessons, limitations, and where you build mastery. Saturn shows where you face challenges and develop maturity.
Represents innovation, change, and individuality - breakthroughs, freedom, and unexpected events. Uranus brings sudden changes and revolutionary insights.
Represents dreams, intuition, and spirituality - imagination, inspiration, and the mystical. Neptune connects you to the transcendent and the realm of dreams.
Represents transformation, power, and regeneration - deep change, intensity, and rebirth. Pluto shows where you experience profound transformation and power dynamics.
Represents your outward personality and how others first see you - your mask, appearance, and approach to life. The Ascendant is the sign rising on the eastern horizon at your moment of birth, showing how you present yourself to the world.
Represents partnerships and what you seek in others - relationships, balance, and complementary qualities. The Descendant is directly opposite the Ascendant, showing what you attract in relationships and partnerships.
Represents your public image, career, and life direction - how you're seen in the world and your highest aspirations. The MC is the highest point in your chart, showing your public reputation and career path.
Represents your roots, foundation, and private self - your inner world, family, and what grounds you. The IC is the lowest point in your chart, opposite the MC, showing your private life and foundations.
Two planets in the same sign or very close together. Creates intense, focused energy where the planetary energies merge into a powerful unified force. The energies operate as one, amplifying each other's influence.
A harmonious aspect that opens opportunities for cooperation and growth. Requires some initiative but offers positive potential. The energies work together easily, creating supportive conditions.
A challenging aspect that creates tension requiring action and adaptation. Forces you to navigate conflicts between competing needs, often leading to important breakthroughs when addressed consciously.
A harmonious aspect that allows energies to flow effortlessly, creating natural harmony and supportive conditions. The planets enhance each other, bringing ease and favorable circumstances.
A dynamic aspect that externalizes polarity between two forces, highlighting the need for balance and integration. Often manifests through relationships or external circumstances, requiring you to find middle ground.
Fire sign. Pioneering, assertive, and independent. Aries represents the beginning, initiative, and the drive to start new ventures. Ruled by Mars.
Earth sign. Stable, sensual, and determined. Taurus represents material security, pleasure, and persistence. Ruled by Venus.
Air sign. Curious, communicative, and adaptable. Gemini represents communication, learning, and the exchange of ideas. Ruled by Mercury.
Water sign. Nurturing, intuitive, and protective. Cancer represents home, family, and emotional security. Ruled by the Moon.
Fire sign. Creative, confident, and expressive. Leo represents self-expression, creativity, and the need to shine. Ruled by the Sun.
Earth sign. Analytical, practical, and service-oriented. Virgo represents work, health, and attention to detail. Ruled by Mercury.
Air sign. Diplomatic, harmonious, and relationship-focused. Libra represents balance, partnerships, and beauty. Ruled by Venus.
Water sign. Intense, transformative, and powerful. Scorpio represents depth, transformation, and hidden truths. Ruled by Mars (traditional) and Pluto (modern).
Fire sign. Adventurous, philosophical, and freedom-loving. Sagittarius represents expansion, higher learning, and the search for meaning. Ruled by Jupiter.
Earth sign. Ambitious, disciplined, and responsible. Capricorn represents structure, achievement, and long-term goals. Ruled by Saturn.
Air sign. Innovative, independent, and humanitarian. Aquarius represents originality, progress, and collective ideals. Ruled by Saturn (traditional) and Uranus (modern).
Water sign. Intuitive, compassionate, and dreamy. Pisces represents spirituality, imagination, and the dissolution of boundaries. Ruled by Jupiter (traditional) and Neptune (modern).
Represents your soul's growth direction and future potential - what you're learning to become. The North Node shows the path of evolution and the qualities you're developing in this lifetime.
Represents your past life gifts and comfort zone - natural talents and what you already know. The South Node shows your natural abilities and what comes easily, but may also indicate where you can become stuck.