What the Planets “Mean” by Anne Morgan

Practical Astrology for an Imperfect World 1.9 by Anne mOrgan

Robert Jansky described human life as a balancing act between ‘Import and Export.” We look outside of ourselves for what we do not have within us. We ‘import’ what we need from other people or groups while ‘exporting’ what those people need in return.

We do this from the moment we are born. As babies, we cried when we were hungry, cold or wet. As we grew, we learned to do things in return for getting what we want. We bartered. We made deals. Naturally, we tried to get the greatest return for the least amount of sacrifice.

Under the best circumstances, people around us cared about what we needed, and supplied it freely, out of love. At some stage, we resented our dependence; we proclaimed our autonomy. We distanced ourselves from parents, and looked to friends, partners, teachers, leaders to supply what we lacked.

Success depends on knowing what our strengths and weaknesses are, for whatever we attempt to import, we must be willing to export something in return. A good chart reading can spell this out with clarity.

The Sun represents the core of our individuality and the space we occupy. The more we take in, or import, the more space we require to hold the imported material. (Think of the size of a fertilized human egg, then think of the space an adult occupies. As we grow, we need more space.)

The Moon shows, by sign, degree and house location, how we decide to occupy more space. Its decision-making process is conditioned by past experiences and events, habit patterns, cultural and family traditions, feelings, emotions, memories, etc.

Venus symbolizes our ability to enjoy the space we occupy. It shows how we appreciate what we already have.

Mars describes the actual struggle to hold what we occupy, how we defend it from attack, and how we expand our space.

Mercury is our awareness of this human struggle for more space. It describe how we plan (reason) to acquire more personal space, and defines the pleasure each increase in our holdings will bring us. It is how we bargain, barter, or trade for what we need and want.

Jupiter shows where and how we reach out into our environment to find what we feel we lack. This process results in expansion and growth.

Saturn represents the price we must pay for this expansion and growth—what we must give in order to get.

Uranus symbolizes the voluntary relinquishment of elements of our space. We give up in order to gain.

Neptune represents the dream we have for ourselves, the ideal in the achievement of all of the space we could need or want and its ideal usage once occupied.

Pluto represents the elimination of all the junk presently occupying our space that prevents us from fully enjoying it and developing it.

Now look at your horoscope. Houses 1 through 6 (the bottom hemisphere) are your exports—what you are offering. Houses 7 through 12 (the upper hemisphere) represent your exports—what you are seeking.

Think about this this week. We will continue this topic next time.

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