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Rulership:
The Sun rules Leo.
The Moon rules Cancer. Mercury rules Gemini and Virgo (recently also associated with Chiron).
Venus rules Taurus and Libra.
Mars rules Aries (and Scorpio).
Jupiter rules Sagittarius.
Saturn rules Capricorn.

 


Rulership describes an affinity between a planet and a sign. Every planet has a sign which seems to match it. The energy of Aries, for example, is very similar to the planet Mars.

The traditional rulership scheme recognises only the seven visible planets as shown in the diagram below.

Although he ultimately prefers to leave the rulership question open, Zane Stein devoted several areas of his book Essence and Application: A View from Chiron to connections which he perceived between Libra and this body.

Rulership of houses

This is one the tools astrologers use to look at a chart - it's kind of a cheat sheet, which helps understand the relationship between planets, houses and signs.

Rulership - Different signs are ruled by different planets and their influences can be affected by this fact.

Rulerships of signs: Each planet is at home in, or rules, two signs, and Sun and Moon each are at home in one, while the outer planets each co-rule a sign with other planets; rulerships qualify the character of each sign, ...

Rulerships - The concept of rulerships is a very old astrological tradition. Since the discovery of the 3 outer planets, the scheme has changed somewhat.

Rulership, Geographical. For the interpreting of Horary figures, certain countries and cities are said to be under the rulership of different signs. The following list is from Alan Leo, a British authority:
Sign Rulership of Countries ...

[edit] Rulership
In Hellenistic, Vedic, Medieval and Renaissance astrology each house is ruled by the planet that rules the sign on its cusp.

Rulerships: Part 6 of 12
by Mary Plumb
Although the earliest esoteric roots of the system of rulerships and dignities may be lost forever, we do know that they were recorded in the 2nd century C.E.

Rulership: Cancer
Detriment: Capricorn
Keyword: Feelings
The Moon represents the personal self, the feelings and the unconscious. It is a reflection of the true self, represented by the Sun.

Rulership - there is an astrological association for “everything under the sun' (I use modern rulers, although some astrologers would argue you should at least look at the traditional ruler) ...

Rulerships & Meanings:
The First House: Self-Image
The cusp of the first house is a special angle, the Ascendant (also known as the rising sign).

Rulership, fiery love, and the desire to rule others; extremes of pleasure whether in love or asceticism.
Second Decan: ...

co-rulership of a house is shared by planets that rule the sign on the cusp and any sign intercepted within the house and planets occupying that house.

Its rulership by Saturn gives respect for discipline and authority and Capricorn has tremendous respect for governmental structures and the stability of a moral system.

*Modern rulerships. d. = Day rulership n. = Night rulership. Some authorities limit the Exaltation and Fall to specific degrees:
Planet
SU ...

The soul rulership begins to have relevance for the person whose attitudes and choices, ...

Neptune has rulership over bacteria and viruses. Aquarius rules the air. We are going to see a number of deadly germs mutate into "airborne" status and cause major epidemics that will kill millions around the globe.

Planetary Rulership. See "Rule, Ruler, Rulership."
Planetary Station. See "Station."
Platic, Platick. An aspect that is forming but is still too "loose" to be considered partile or almost perfect.

The system of rulerships that ties together Planets, Signs and Houses was develop before 1781; thus the problem have arisen of how to fit the newcomers into the rulership pattern.

By the modern rulerships, Scorpio is ruled by Pluto. Pluto is a tiny planet which packs a giant wallop! ...

The Planetary Rulerships
The Zodiac division is fundamentally a solar division, related to the Sun's monthly movement, and Yeats uses it in A Vision when he is referring to Solar elements within the System.

In addition to the rulership over the days of the week, the planets have dominion in turn over the hours of the day, and the underlying system, order and connection between the rulership of the days and hours become apparent when it is noted that: ...

The best books on Rulerships:
Book of Rulerships - J. Lee Lehman, Whitford
Rulership Book - Rex E. Bills, AFA
The best book on the Vertex:
Vertex: The Third Angle - Donna Henson, AFA ...

Some astrologers assign planetary rulerships to them. Chakra Fracture Damage to a chakra in the body's subtle energy system, creating emotional, physical or mental dysfunction.

(100) Dorotheus is the oldest source for the three triplicity rulership system. (100) Teucer of Babylon, was the first to delineate the decans astrologically (may be an incorrect tradition). Late First Century, Balbillus.

In all our astrological literature Neptune is given rulership over motion pictures, illusions of all sorts, daydreaming, trances, meditation, escapism in all forms including drugs, alcohol, and insanity.

According to Padma Purana, these infernal lokas are (i)Patala (where dwell the Nagas under the rulership of Vasuki; where dwell the animal body of men and their material propensities), (ii) Mahatala (the abode of men's astral body; ...

Once you have learned the basic concepts of astrology and understand the planets, the houses, the rulerships and aspects, you are ready to learn about the refinements of astrology based on astronomy.

Appendix A: Al-Biruni's Planetary Rulerships
Appendix B: William Lilly's Planetary Rulerships
Appendix C: Planetary Hour Elections from the Key of Solomon
Appendix D: Planetary Ritual Preparation from Picatrix ...

Venus has a strong connection to romance due to its rulership over estrogen. A strongly independent Venus reflects trouble in finding and maintaining a significant other, signifying a strong emphasis on the importance of bonding.

This sensitive, sympathetic and unconventional sign also comes under Saturn's lordship as Saturn holds dual rulership over Capricorn and Aquarius. The colors for Aquarius are almost the same as Capricorn.

To our ancestors, the qualities of the Lion were associated with rulership and divinity. For many cultures, the symbol of a lion served as a guardian.

Her death by fire is easily seen by the fiery influence of Sun on the 8th house, its placement there and rulership of the nakshatras of the planets there, and the placement of debilitated Saturn in a fire sign in the Sun's constellation Krittika.

The table to the right (page 19 in "You and the Universe") lists each planet's symbol, a description of its energy, the body part it rules, its rulership, detriment, exaltation and fall (see glossary).

Mutual Reception (see diagram) Two planets are said to be in mutual reception when they are in each other's signs of rulership. The example in the diagram is Mars in Taurus and Venus in Aries.Each planet has influence over the others' sign.

Essential Dignity: A planet's sign of natural rulership or exaltation. See also dignity, exalted.
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Essential Dignity: A planet's sign of natural rulership or exaltation. See also dignity, exalted.

Every plant and herb comes under the rulership of a particular planet. Illness associated with a particular planet was treated by a remedy using a plant or herb associated with the same planet.

Accidental Dignity: A planet that occupies its house of natural rulership or falls within 5° of an angle is said to be accidentally dignified. The term is also applied to planets in angular houses and to the most elevated planets in a horoscope.

That is the negativity behind such books as the Da Vinci Code, which seek to strengthen our ties to rulership by re-orientating our quest; when instead we should be seeking the grail within - our humanness as separate from our devicness, ...

These are the energies one will have to work with on his or her personal path. That message coalesces and gains emphasis through Mars' exoteric rulership of the Sun sign and shared exoteric/esoteric rulership of the sign on the Ascendant.

Co-significator - Any planet which is naturally associated with another in the rulership of a faculty or matter under consideration.

As the moon is the natural representative of the mother and has rulership over the 4th house, it would seem natural to use that house for that parent.

divided into 27 days gives the Moon about 1 day in each Moon Mansion-- the exact division of time is not important. Each Mansion is ruled by a planet, sometimes 2, which is what gives each Mansion it's different character. Planetary rulership is ...

See also: Planet, Ruler, Astrology, Sun, House