Personal Planets and Luminaries Quick Reference
SUN - Identity & Core of Being
Body: Heart, Circulation, & Thymus
Home: Leo
Detriment: Aquarius
Exalted: Aries
Fall: Libra
The Sun is how we shine. Our identity, life purpose, and potential. It illuminates our personality traits and is part of our creative and personal development. The planet of Embodiment, Vitality, Creativity, and Personal Expression.
MOON - Instinct & Emotion
Body: Digestion, Stomach, Breasts, Ovaries, Menstruation, & Pancreas
Home: Cancer
Detriment: Capricorn
Exalted: Taurus
Fall: Scorpio
The Moon is how we feel and protect. It is our internal selves, our emotions, our body, and part of our intuition. It governs our instincts and our needs — the unconscious. It is also how we nurture ourselves and others. The planet of Emotions, Instincts, Internal Self, Safety, and the Body.
MERCURY - Communication & Idea
Body: Nervous System, Brain, Respiratory System, Arms, Shoulders, & Hands
Home: Gemini, Virgo
Detriment: Sagittarius, Pisces
Exalted: Virgo
Fall: Pisces
Mercury is our mind, thoughts, ideas, and how we communicate with one another. It is how we learn and understand. It also represents our siblings and day-to-day expressions. Traditionally, it was seen as a planet of magic, since it is liminal in nature. The planet of Communication, Ideas, Short Distance Travel, Commerce, and Thoughts.
VENUS - Values & Resources
Body: Lumbar Region, Veins, Thyroid, Throat, & Kidneys
Home: Taurus, Libra
Detriment: Aries & Scorpio
Exalted: Pisces
Fall: Virgo
Venus is our value, pleasure, and attraction. It may also influence how we desire to create resources and how we approach relationships. It is our sense of comfort and idea of beauty, and how we socialize. It governs worthiness and our softer selves. The planet of Value, Worth, Resources, Relationships, Enjoyment, and Attraction.
MARS - Action & Energy
Body: Muscular System, Adrenal Glands, Head, Eyes, & Face
Home: Aries
Detriment: Libra
Exalted: Capricorn
Fall: Cancer
Mars is our assertiveness, work ethic, energy, and how we take action. It is also sex drive, confidence, impulses, physical activity (sports included), and our strength. It is also where we seek to destroy and seed new things. The planet of Motivation, Carnal Energy, Inner Power, Determination, and Personal Perseverance.