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The Wandering Hermit
Star-ting
Astrology
by Peter Denvid Wright
Denvid@TheWanderingHermit.com
© 1999 by Peter Denvid Wright
P.O. Box 3571, Richmond, VA 23235
(804)-560-2820
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Reference
The purpose of this section is to provide you with all the
information you will need to memorize or refer to. It is all in one
convenient place. I have tried to organize it so you can print it from
your browser and it will print without splitting up information, but it
may or may not work like that on different systems. For good printouts,
I suggest the Download Section, where you can get pre-formatted files
for Adobe Acrobat. I know it is a big archive, but it provides
everything in one place and completely formatted.
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Birth Chart
While learning to read a birth chart, we have been using
Albert Einstein's chart. If you're reading the downloaded version, it
is below. If you're reading the online version, it is right here.
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Sign
Glyphs
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Aries
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Taurus
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Gemini
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Cancer
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Leo
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Virgo
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Libra
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Scorpio
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Sagittarius
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Capricorn
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Aquarius
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Pisces
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Planet
Glyphs
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The Sun
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Mercury
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Venus
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The Moon
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Mars
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Jupiter
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Saturn
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Uranus
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Neptune
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Pluto
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Signs, Their Glyphs, and Meanings
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Sign: Aries
Ruler:
Mars
Key
Phrase: I am
Key
Words: Independent, action, aggression, leadership
Description:
Aries is quick and represents action rather than
contemplation. There is not much patience here. The energy in Aries can
be directed toward a positive outlet or emerge as anger or aggression.
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Sign: Taurus
Ruler:
Venus
Key
Phrase: I have
Key
Words: Values, beauty
Description:
This is an obstinate sign, but productive and loyal. It is also stable
and represents a love of beauty.
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Sign: Gemini
Ruler:
Mercury
Key
Phrase: I think
Key
Words: Learning, communicate
Description:
Gemini is about learning and communication. Gemini can be interested in
the technical or mathematical. Gemini also shows tendencies to be
involved in many things at once. This is a sign that finds it difficult
to keep focused on one thing.
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Sign: Cancer
Ruler:
The Moon
Key
Phrase: I feel
Key
Words: Emotions, nurture
Description:
Cancers are very nurturing, but also require nurturing in return. This
is an emotional sign and is sensitive, but also loving. Cancer also can
represent one's home environment.
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Sign: Leo
Ruler:
The Sun
Key
Phrase: I will
Key
Words: Creative, expressive
Description:
Leo is strong and forceful and dramatic. Like the Sun, Leo is
interested in shining and likes to be the center of attention. Leos are
also generous, but can be outspoken and overconfident. This sign
represents romance, entertainment, and children.
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Sign: Virgo
Ruler:
Mercury
Key
Phrase: I analyze
Key
Words: Analyze, service
Description:
Virgo can be meticulous and includes a strong tendency to analyze or
overanalyze (which can lead to depression). It is also the sign of work
and service and Virgo has an influence over the day-to-day life of work
and living, including health. Virgo is practical, interested in
details, but can be quick to make judgements.
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Sign: Libra
Ruler:
Venus
Key
Phrase: I balance
Key
Words: Work with others, social
Description: Libra is a social sign that gets along
well with others and represents balance and partnership. It is also a
sign of romance and interested in seeing all sides to a situation and
in being fair.
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Sign: Scorpio
Ruler:
Pluto
Key
Phrase: I desire
Key
Words: Strong drive, secretive
Description:
Scorpio is a powerful sign and that strong drive and power can be used
to fly like an eagle or be underhanded. Scorpio is a sign of spiritual
transformation and change, but also carries a strong sex drive. The
change and transformation can also represent death. Scorpio also
indicates secrets.
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Sign:
Sagittarius
Ruler:
Jupiter
Key
Phrase: I understand
Key
Words: Exploring, learning
Description:
Like Gemini, Sagittarius is about learning. It is also about exploring
and growing. This sign is connected with higher learning, which
includes explorations like travel and philosophy. There is much
optimism and positive energy in this sign.
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Sign: Capricorn
Ruler:
Saturn
Key
Phrase: I use
Key
Words: Structure, success
Description:
Capricorn is a sign of organization and structure, but is also
interested in success and in proper appearance. Capricorn can represent
success in areas because it is also a sign of responsibility and
lessons and if those responsibilities and lessons are met and learned
the results can be positive. If they are not met, it will instead
represent limits.
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Sign:
Aquarius
Ruler:
Uranus
Key
Phrase: I know
Key
Words: Friendly, humanitarian
Description:
Aquarius is an eclectic sign, with many interests. Some may perceive
the traits of this sign as tactless, but that's part of the fact that
aquarians are straight forward and what you see is what you get. This
is a friendly and open minded sign, but can be impersonal and
unconventional.
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Sign: Pisces
Ruler:
Neptune
Key
Phrase: I believe
Key
Words: Dreams, ideas
Description:
Pisces is more focused on the inner realm, which includes imagination
and dreams. Pisces is non-competitive and not ambitious. Pisces also
has empathy.
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Planets, Glyphs, and Their Meanings
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Planet: The Sun
Key
Words: Identity
Description:
The Sun is where our identity or ego is. It is who we
are, but may not be who others perceive us to be. This is where we like
to shine.
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Planet: Jupiter
Key
Words: Luck, abundance, education, travel
Description:
Jupiter shows where our luck is, but also represents aspects of higher
learning, morals, and travel.
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Planet: Mercury
Key
Words: Thought, Communication
Description:
Mercury represents our thoughts and intelligence and our communication
abilities.
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Planet: Saturn
Key
Words: Lessons, limits, convention, responsibility, father
Description:
Saturn shows us what lessons we have to learn and where our
responsibilities lie. It also can restrict and limit. Saturn represents
our Father.
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Planet: Venus
Key
Words: Value, Love, Art
Description:
Venus shows what a person loves or values.
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Planet: Uranus
Key
Words: Unusual, science, change
Description:
Uranus breaks with tradition. It can represent sudden change and an
area where we prefer the unconventional. Uranus also represents the
sciences.
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Planet: The Moon
Key
Words: Emotions, Mother
Description:
The Moon is our emotions and feelings, our need for nurturing and our
ability to nurture. The Moon also represents our Mother.
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Planet: Neptune
Key
Words: Mystic, illusion, music
Description:
Neptune shows where we deceive ourselves or can show our interest in
music or spirituality. It can also indicate addictions, such as
alcoholism.
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Planet: Mars
Key
Words: Action, energy, passion
Description:
Mars is where we will place a lot of our energy. This could come out in
passion and action, or anger and aggression.
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Planet: Pluto
Key
Words: Transformation, death, sex, other people's money
Description:
Pluto is very powerful and can represent our potential for spiritual
growth or manipulation. It can indicate death and is connected with sex
and other people's money.
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The Houses and Their Meanings
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House: First
Ruler:
Mars
Key
Words: Appearance - This house is who we are, but most especially,
it represents how we appear to others.
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House: Seventh
Ruler:
Venus
Key
Words: Partnerships, marriage - This house represents our
partnerships with others in life.
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House: Second
Ruler:
Venus
Key
Words: Values - This house represents not only our personal moral
values, but what we value physically as well.
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House: Eighth
Ruler:
Pluto
Key
Words: Sex, other people's money, death - This house represents our
responsibilities with other people's money, death (which can be
spiritual change, too), and also sexuality.
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House: Third
Ruler:
Mercury
Key
Words: Thoughts, Communication - This house represents our thoughts
and communication skills and early education.
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House: Ninth
Ruler:
Jupiter
Key
Words: Travel, Religion - This house represents our later
education, our desire to (or not to) travel, and our involvement and
attitude toward religion.
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House: Fourth
Ruler:
The Moon
Key
Words: Home, family - This house is our home and family and that
which is close to us.
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House: Tenth
Ruler:
Saturn
Key
Words: Career, outward standing - This house represents what we do
or aspire to in career, which includes our need for outward standing in
the community.
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House: Fifth
Ruler:
The Sun
Key
Words: Creativity, Romance, Children - This house represents the
way we express ourselves creatively and romantically (not the same as
partnerships!) and represents children.
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House: Eleventh
Ruler:
Uranus
Key
Words: Wishes, hopes, dreams, friends - This house represents our
desires, our friends, and altruism.
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House: Sixth
Ruler:
Mercury
Key
Words: Health, Work, Service - This house represents our health,
our daily work place (not the same as career), and our service to
others.
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House: Twelfth
Ruler:
Neptune
Key
Words: Spiritual, past lives, institutions - This house represents
our attitudes or involvement with spirituality (not the same as
religion!), and provides past life information.
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Aspects
Aspects show where planets are in relationship to each other.
There is also something called an orb. Planets do not have to be at
exactly the same position to be conjunct. The orb is how many degrees
apart they can be and still be conjunct. Different astrologers have
different opinions on this and some feel the orb differs from aspect to
aspect. Generally the difference is not more than eight degrees. In
other words, if the planets are within eight degrees of each other,
many astrologers will consider them conjunct.
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Aspect
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Relationship
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Degrees
Apart
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Meaning
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Conjunction
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Inline, together
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0
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The planets
reinforce each other or compete with each other
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Opposition
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Opposite
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180 (6 signs)
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They will oppose
or tug at each other
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Trine
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Like the corner of
a triangle
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120 (4 signs)
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Creates
harmony with the planets involved.
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Square
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Right Angle
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90 (3 signs)
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Creates energy
which can cause conflict or be used to move things forward
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Sextile
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Half a trine
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60 (2 signs)
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Creates harmony, but not as strong as a
trine.
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