The Planets
Planetary characteristics and symbolism are the driving force of Astrocartography. Jim Lewis wrote convenient summaries for each planet.
SUN (SU)
Here you become master of your own fate, and attract others' envy, good wishes, favor, and admiration. This is the best place to practice theater, creative arts, leadership, or to seek publicity. Health improves, and rehabilitation, self actualization and promotion go well. Dangers lie in coming on too strong, arrogance, inconsideration and egotism.
MOON (MO)
Under these lines you are immersed in sensation completely and become entangled, vulnerable and involved with others. Nurturing capacity, sympathy, sentimentality, sensitivity and spontaneity are responses to constant environmental change; needs and appetities emerge powerfully. Negatively, it can mean impermanence, dependence and emotionalism.
MERCURY (ME)
These areas get you in touch with how you best make contact or have intercourse with the outer world. Symbols, words, writing, ideas, mobility and youthful mental creativity are emphasized here. Negatively, there can be lack of commitment, superficiality, amorality and petty criminality (or exposure to it).
VENUS (VE)
Here self perfection and growth encourage relationship. Love and marriage mates are found under Venus lines. Beauty, sensuality, luxury, money, ease, and artistic interests dominate; self esteem and appearance improve. Dangers lie in consumerism, laziness, superficiality, objectification of people and in an immature, make-believe attitude.
MARS (MA)
This area is where masterful, dominating, courageous, sexual, passionate instincts take over, but there is danger of attacks, accidents, rashness, injury and contentiousness. Still, zest for life increases, engineering, individual athletics, competition or building succeed, and power is found and mobilized to take care of self.
JUPITER (JU)
Prosperity, success, social acceptance, exposure to the rich and powerful, status and conformity beckon from this zone. Your are taken care of, coddled, and success in publishing, team sports, and elevated living standards are balanced against possible boredom, bourgeois complacency and pomposity. Lucky breaks in material and career concerns likely.
SATURN (SA)
Fierce personal independence and perseverance develop in the face of difficulties in health, power struggles, poor finances and solitude under these lines. Challenge, maturity and hard work are met and accepted. Though they complain, people find it hard to leave these zones, once entrenched by the responsibilities and feelings of personal power that comes from accepting them.
URANUS (UR)
In Uranus zones, the surprising becomes commonplace, as boredom and social rigidity are shattered. You grow to be able to see who you are, apart from your social role, and rebel against City Hall, rules, conformity, and your own past; causes are adopted. Impermanence and constant change must be accepted, along with possible scapegoating, inability to relate emotionally and alienation.
NEPTUNE (NE)
Under Neptune lines, ideals are pursued, romanticism flowers, spiritual progress can be made, and photography, arts and music are inspired. But the price is a feeling of ineffable unconnectedness, and the delusions, victimization and self deception that develop from unrealism. Illness, dealings with the underground, mental strain and dependence on institutions portray the less glamorous side of the planet of illusions.
PLUTO (PL)
Total alteration and new directions in life can be taken under these lines. Exposure to and concerns with death, regeneration and mortality are common. You may feel isolated, alienated and experience violent growth though intense inner upheaval, so that society seems vapid or persecutory. Personal depth is gained, but what is old and outmoded in life will be stripped away, so that complete rejuvenation and rebirth are possible.
Mars line activated