Mutual Reception

Mutual Reception

Mutual Reception

Two planets may be in mutual reception when each planet is in the other planet’s sign.

 

Example: The Sun in Cancer and the Moon in Leo are in mutual reception because the Sun rules the sign of Leo and the Moon rules the sign of Cancer.

 

Technically planets in mutual reception need a Ptolemaic aspect joining them to be considered in mutual reception, but this strict rule can we waived now and then I believe.

A planet in its own sign cannot be in mutual reception with another planet.

Mutual Reception by Sign

When mutual reception by sign occurs, and each planet is in the other planet’s sign, it’s like the two planets have entered the party but it is crowded.

Only at the “aspect” have they found each other in the melee.

Then when it’s a Ptolemaic aspect they fall in love in the Moonlight.

Sigh…

 


Relationships Bonds

When two planets are in mutual reception it creates a bond between them that cannot immediately be seen as with an aspect.

Mutual reception is like a back-channel of energy that flows but you can only see it when you take a closer look.

Like when someone is chatting behind your back to another person and they have an allegiance to them and you don’t realise they are related, like cousins, and that is the connection.

 


Mutual Reception Pairs

Aries

  • Sun in Aries and Mars in Leo
  • Moon in Aries and Mars in Cancer
  • Mercury in Aries and Mars in Gemini
  • Venus in Aries and Mars in Taurus
  • Jupiter in Aries and Mars in Sagittarius or Pisces
  • Saturn in Aries and Mars in Capricorn or Aquarius
  • Uranus in Aries and Mars in Aquarius
  • Neptune in Aries and Mars in Pisces
  • Pluto in Aries and Mars in Scorpio

Taurus

  • Moon in Taurus and Venus in Cancer
  • Mercury in Taurus and Venus in Gemini
  • Mars in Taurus and Venus in Aries
  • Jupiter in Taurus and Venus in Sagittarius or Pisces
  • Saturn in Taurus and Venus in Capricorn or Aquarius
  • Uranus in Taurus and Venus in Aquarius
  • Neptune in Taurus and Venus in Pisces
  • Pluto in Taurus and Venus in Scorpio

Gemini

  • Sun in Gemini and Mercury in Leo
  • Moon in Gemini and Mercury in Cancer
  • Venus in Gemini and Mercury in Taurus
  • Mars in Gemini and Mercury in Aries
  • Jupiter in Gemini and Mercury in Sagittarius or Pisces
  • Saturn in Gemini and Mercury in Capricorn or Aquarius
  • Uranus in Gemini and Mercury in Aquarius
  • Neptune in Gemini and Mercury in Pisces
  • Pluto in Gemini and Mercury in Scorpio

Cancer

  • The Sun in Cancer and the Moon in Leo
  • Mercury in Cancer and the Moon in Gemini or Virgo
  • Venus in Cancer and the Moon in Taurus or Libra
  • Mars in Cancer and the Moon in Aries or Scorpio
  • Jupiter in Cancer and the Moon in Sagittarius or Pisces
  • Saturn in Cancer and the Moon in Capricorn or Aquarius
  • Uranus in Cancer and the Moon in Aquarius
  • Neptune in Cancer and the Moon in Pisces

Leo

  • The Moon in Leo and the Sun in Cancer
  • Mercury in Leo and the Sun in Virgo
  • Venus in Leo and the Sun in Libra
  • Mars in Leo and the Sun in Aries or Scorpio
  • Jupiter in Leo and the Sun in Sagittarius
  • Saturn in Leo and the Sun in Capricorn or Aquarius
  • Uranus in Leo and the Sun in Aquarius
  • Neptune in Leo and the Sun in Pisces
  • Pluto in Leo and the Sun in Scorpio

Virgo

  • The Sun in Virgo and Mercury in Leo
  • The Moon in Virgo and Mercury in Cancer
  • Venus in Virgo and Mercury in Libra
  • Mars in Virgo and Mercury in Scorpio
  • Jupiter in Virgo and Mercury in Sagittarius or Pisces
  • Saturn in Virgo and Mercury in Capricorn or Aquarius
  • Uranus in Virgo and mercury in Aquarius
  • Neptune in Virgo and Mercury in Pisces
  • Pluto in Virgo and Mercury in Scorpio

 


 




 


Libra

  • The Sun in Libra and Venus in Leo
  • The Moon in Libra and Venus in Cancer
  • Mercury in Libra and Venus in Virgo
  • Mars in Libra and Venus in Taurus or Scorpio
  • Jupiter in Libra and Venus in Sagittarius or Pisces
  • Saturn in Libra and Venus in Capricorn or Aquarius
  • Uranus in Libra and Venus in Aquarius
  • Neptune in Libra and Venus in Pisces
  • Pluto in Libra and Venus in Scorpio

Scorpio

  • The Sun in Scorpio and Mars or Pluto in Leo
  • The Moon in Scorpio and Mars or Pluto in Cancer
  • Mercury in Scorpio and Mars or Pluto in Gemini or Virgo
  • Venus in Scorpio and Mars or Pluto in Taurus or Libra
  • Jupiter in Scorpio and Mars or Pluto in Sagittarius and Pisces
  • Saturn in Scorpio and Mars or Pluto in Capricorn or Aquarius
  • Uranus in Scorpio and Mars or Pluto in Aquarius
  • Neptune in Scorpio and Mars or Pluto in Pisces

Sagittarius

  • The Sun in Sagittarius and Jupiter in Leo
  • The Moon in Sagittarius and Jupiter in Cancer
  • Mercury in Sagittarius and Jupiter in Gemini or Virgo
  • Venus in Sagittarius and Jupiter in Taurus or Libra
  • Mars in Sagittarius and Jupiter in Aries or Scorpio
  • Saturn in Sagittarius and Jupiter in Capricorn or Aquarius
  • Uranus in Sagittarius and Jupiter in Aquarius
  • Neptune in Sagittarius and Jupiter in Pisces
  • Pluto in Sagittarius and Jupiter in Scorpio

     

    Capricorn

    • The Sun in Capricorn and Saturn in Leo
    • The Moon in Capricorn and Saturn in Cancer
    • Mercury in Capricorn and Saturn in Gemini or Virgo
    • Venus in Capricorn and Saturn in Taurus or Libra
    • Mars in Capricorn and Saturn in Aries or Scorpio
    • Jupiter in Capricorn and Saturn in Sagittarius or Pisces
    • Uranus in Capricorn and Saturn in Aquarius
    • Neptune in Capricorn and Saturn in Pisces
    • Pluto in Capricorn and Saturn in Scorpio

    Aquarius

    • The Sun in Aquarius and Saturn or Uranus in Leo
    • The Moon in Aquarius and Saturn or Uranus in Cancer
    • Mercury in Aquarius and Saturn or Uranus in Gemini or Virgo
    • Venus in Aquarius and Saturn or Uranus in Taurus or Libra
    • Mars in Aquarius and Saturn or Uranus in Aries or Scorpio
    • Jupiter in Aquarius and Saturn or Uranus in Sagittarius or Pisces
    • Saturn in Aquarius and Uranus in Capricorn
    • Neptune in Aquarius and Saturn or Uranus in Pisces
    • Pluto in Aquarius and Saturn or Uranus in Scorpio

    Pisces

    • The Sun in Pisces and Jupiter or Neptune in Leo
    • The Moon in Pisces and jupiter or Neptune in Cancer
    • Mercury in Pisces and Jupiter or Neptune in Gemini or Virgo
    • Venus in Pisces and Jupiter or Neptune in Gemini or Virgo
    • Mars in Pisces and Jupiter or Neptune in Aries or Scorpio
    • Saturn in Pisces and Jupiter or Neptune in Capricorn or Aquarius
    • Uranus in Pisces and Jupiter or Neptune in Aquarius
    • Pluto in Pisces and Jupiter or Neptune in Scorpio

     

    Conclusion

    And that’s the lot. It is quite a comprehensive list and one chart may or may not have any mutual receptions.

    You may decide to only use the traditional planets from the Sun to Saturn and this would be the case for creating a dispositor tree.

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    Aspiring Astrologer Activity: Mutual Reception

    In your astrology journal and using a chart with a mutual reception, please do the following:

    • State the two planets in each other’s sign.
    • Decide if there is a Ptolemaic aspect between them or not.

    Extend Yourself

    • Interpret the mutual reception pair by considering the planets, signs, houses, house rulers, aspect (or not) and possible energy that can be brought forwards as they are in cahoots with each other (100 words).

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    Astrology Basics: The Signs

    Astrology Basics: The Signs

    The 12 Signs of the Zodiac

    Signs can be categorized by their components of polarity (masculine or feminine), element (fire, earth, air or water) and mode (cardinal, fixed or mutable).

    Signs can be interpreted by these three distinct components in a broad way.

    This time we will take a look at the meaning of each sign in more detail and discover some of the personality traits, body parts, careers, and correlations associated with each sign.

    This is not to say that someone with the Sun in a particular sign will have that specific career, but it shows the inclinations for someone with a strong sign energy, through multiple planets, or if the Midheaven in that sign, to be attracted to the type of a careers and activities associated with the sign.

    The Meaning of the Signs

    Each sign has a different meaning and when a planet is in one sign it will behave differently to when in another sign.

    In your chart the planets will be in a variety of signs.

    The Sun passes through all the tropical signs.

    There are twelve signs of the tropical zodiac: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces.

    The signs start at Aries the first sign and end at Pisces the twelfth sign.



    Aries

    The Sun is in Aries from March 21 to April 20.

    Taurus

    April 20 – May 21

    Gemini

    The Sun is in Gemini from May 21 to June 21.

    Cancer

    The Sun is in the sign of Cancer from June 21st to July 23rd.

    Leo

    The symbol for Leo is the lion. The Sun is in Leo from July 24th to August 22nd.

    Virgo

    The symbol for Virgo is the Virgin and the Sun is in Virgo from August 23rd to September 23rd.

    Libra

    Scorpio

    The symbol for Scorpio is the Scorpion and the Sun will be in Scorpio from October 23rd to November 22nd.

    Sagittarius

    The symbol for Sagittarius is the Archer and the Sun is in Sagittarius from November 22nd to December 22nd.

    Capricorn

    The Sun is in the sign of Capricorn the Sea Goat from January 1st to January 21st and from December 22nd to December 31st.

    Aquarius

    The Water Bearer is the symbol for Aquarius and the Sun is in your sign from January 21st to February 21st.

    Pisces

    Pisces is the sign of the Fish. Its symbol is two fish tethered together but swimming in the opposite direction. The Sun is in Pisces from February 21st to March 21st.

     

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    The Astrology of Autumn

    The Astrology of Autumn

    by Alison Price
    Image by Michal Kubisek

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    Autumn

    The Four Seasons

    There are four seasons each year; spring, summer, autumn and winter.

    The seasons start when the Sun enters one of the four cardinal signs which are Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn.

    These seasonal ingresses are the time markers for the year and the basis for calculating the tropical zodiac, which is the one used on my site, and that references time not space.

    The Sun spends three months, or one quarter of the year, in each season.

    Autumn or Fall

    As the Sun leaves Virgo and enters Libra the third season of the year Autumn begins.

    During its passage of Libra, Scorpio and Sagittarius the autumn season develops and the beginning is very different to the end.

    Mild temperatures at the start of Libra lead through to cooling and far crisper weather at the end of Sagittarius.

    The Harvest

    Autumn is the time to gather in the crops and store grains to sustain animals and us over the long winter and into the early spring.

    We who live in the developed world and reside in major cities may be slightly out of touch with the sequence of growth and harvest for food.

    We just pop into the local deli or bakery and pick up a fresh loaf of bread, baked and sliced that morning.

    Rural dweller on farms and small-holdings do notice the changing year more closely.

    Libra

    Venus rules Libra and she also rules sugar and the fructose in all fruits and berries.

    During the Libra part of autumn the late fruit is harvested (the early fruit harvest starts at Lammas on August 1st).

    Typically at this stage the food plants have their sugars fully developed even in crops like onions and potatoes.

    Plants are ripe and juicy.

    Scorpio

    As the Sun enters Scorpio the leaves fall profusely and annual plants start to decompose to provide nutrients for the next year’s trees and crops.

    This is the transformation period of plant’s decay and part of the cycle of nature.

    It is reflected in astrology by the Sun being disposed by Pluto as the ruler of Scorpio.

    In many plants the seeds for the next year are being created in pods and flower heads and they wait for the Sagittarian breezes to blow them hither and thither.

    Seed distribution is a process of autumn and can be spread over the whole three months.

    Sagittarius

    The last sign of autumn is Sagittarius.

    By now all the leaves have fallen and bare branches abound and this allows the wind to whisk through the branches.

    Jupiter’s influence as the planet of Sagittarius now disposes the Sun and we can see much further through the trees and our horizons are broadened at this time.

    The late crops are now in and the animals have grown in their thicker coats ready for the cold ahead.

    The final migrations have finished and long journeys by birds and herds have come to an end.

    Did you notice? Really?

    Did you notice all this going on?

    No?

    Neither did I.

    But I live in Vancouver city where I can see the changing seasons by the trees in the streets being stripped bare and the varying colours throughout the city’s parks.

    This year I hope to pay more attention, will you?

    by Alison Price

    Mars in Libra – Walk softly but carry a big stick

    Mars in Libra – Walk softly but carry a big stick

    Mars in Libra

    Mars’ Orbit

    Mars is the first of the superior planets as it is at a further distance from the Sun than the Earth.

     

    Mars’ Sign Rulership

    The red planet rules the signs Aries and Scorpio. Libra is the sign of its detriment (because it is opposite Aries) which means it cannot expend its energies to their full potential. Almost as if the brakes and on and the foot is on the accelerator.

     

    Mars The Lesser Malific

    Mars was traditionally known as the lesser malefic because of its tendencies to be difficult. Saturn was the greater malefic.

     

    Mars Rules

    Mars rules all activities which are often shown by verbs, as in “to do” things.

    Mars is the planet that gets you off the couch and doing activities.

    Mars is associated with gladiators and the competition of the Olympic Games where you represent your country but you can win medals for yourself and by your own efforts.

     

    Mars in Libra

    In Libra it is a gentle Mars, with style and is somewhat reminiscent of Steam punk prepared for battle but in a calmer way.

    Mars in Libra looks the part.

    This can be seen when soldiers wear their uniforms and, by their presence peace is maintained, without a shot being fired.

     

    Mars in Libra – What to Expect 

    • Arms negotiations
    • Cessation of war- Amnesty
    • Active peace
    • Mediation kickstarted
    • Marital conflicts put on hold
    • Energy being expended between the genders
    • Male and female harmony
    • Balanced challenges
    • Male goddesses come forth?
    • Peaceful collaborations

     

    Mars in Libra – Who this Affects

    • Those with the Sun in Libra
    • People with Mars in Libra
    • If you have Venus aspecting Mars
    • Anyone with Libra rising

     

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