Inner Planets: The Sun and those planets whose orbits lie between the Sun and Asteroid Belt, namely Mercury, Venus, Moon and Mars. Alternatively termed minor planets.
Inner Planets - The faster moving planets that are in the inner part of the solar system. Includes the Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Mars; usually the Moon is included.
The Inner Planets
by Liz Greene.
Studies in the astrological impact of Mercury, Venus and Mars, from lectures.
Level: Intermediate to Advanced ...
The inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon, and Mars) are roughly to scale to each other; the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) are also roughly to scale to each other. The two sets, however, are NOT to scale to each other.
The inner planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn) and outer planets (Uranus, Neptune, Pluto) are part of the whole mandala, and although they describe different functions, are of equal importance.
The Inner Planets: Mercury and Venus
The planets Mercury and Venus have more to do with our internal and personal life than with life outside us. These inner planets are located between the orbit of the Earth and the Sun.
First, the inner planets rule the northern (first half) signs and the outer planets rule the southern (last half) signs.
Next, examine the inner planets (Mercury, Venus and Mars), the signs and houses they’re in and the houses they affect by rulership. These describe your most personal experiences.
Don’t miss the lessons that your Nodes want to teach you! ...
Personal Planets (inner planets): Mercury, Venus and Mars are considered the Personal or Inner Planets for purposes of interpretation.
The transits of the inner planets to the natal planets are all of short duration, except when they go retrograde. The sun and moon are the only planets never to turn retrograde.
In previous articles we have examined the inner planets (Sun through Saturn) and have defined these planets as symbols of the conscious mind or ego.
The fastest Planets (Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars) are commonly referred to as the inner Planets and speak to the inner self.
Quite often it is the case that slower transits by outer planets over the course of a year are featured and punctuated by faster transits formed by Moon, Sun or the inner planets over a period of days or weeks, ...
The main planets emphasised in event charts are the inner planets (Sun through to Mars) as these are most often on the angles or in major aspect to them at that time, even if they do not appear to make any major aspects to the natal planets.
Meaning "burnt", this is not a favourable condition, especially for the Moon and inner planets when direct in motion and applying to the corporeal conjunction. Mars however can be fortified.
The cycles of the Sun, Moon, and the inner planets, Mercury, Venus, and Mars are linked to fleeting, emotional, inner changes and fluctuations.
Inner planets often conjoin the Sun, but the rarer conjunctions of outer planets set up long term influences. Sun conjunct Neptune for GWB's inauguration ushered in an era of delusion and deception.
Once we've done enough prep work through different incarnations, truly integrating the archetypal lessons and energies of the Inner Planets, we're ready to begin a much more direct and conscious interaction with the Outer Planets and beyond. Why?
The inner planets move quickly: a transit of Venus will encourage relationships and creativity, a transit of Mars demands that we defend ourselves appropriately.
The retrogradation of the inner planets represent the functions of the personality and conscious mind.
Higher Octave: the relationships of the three outer planets to the three inner planets: Uranus (lightning-fast intuition) is the higher octave of Mercury (rational thought); Neptune (divine compassion) is the higher octave of Venus (personal love); ...
Retrograde Motion for Inner Planets
"Like watching someone going around
on a carousel or merry-go-round. They seem to go one way, then the other way." ...
minor planets : Synonymous with inner planets; those planets whose orbits lie between the Sun and Asteroid Belt.
movable signs : An alternate term for cardinal signs.
Higher Octave planets - The three outermost planets, which symbolize the higher or spiritual level of expression in contrast to the lower or physical level symbolized by the inner planets with which they are linked.
At the same time, your own inner planets are slowly changing and developing, and together these "transits" (outside) and "progressions" (inside) tell the story of where you are and where you're going. It's your history in the making.
The other inner planets and the luminaries should generally only be considered for very short term forecasting or where they reinforce outer planetary phenomena.
" So Lilly, in fact, knows that the man is a primary melancholic, secondary sanguine, but his method for determining temperament does not pick it up; so he is forced to rationalize his direct observations of the man by emphasizing the inner planets ...
In these spheres our individual strivings, fired by the Sun, refined and focused by the inner planets, and given form and strength by Saturn, are thwarted or damaged by forces in life, in history, in society, ...
 See also: Planet, Astrology, Sun, Moon, House
  
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