posted July 10, 2003 09:01 PM         

http://www.skyscript.co.uk/quizdig.html

Am I kicked out of the Astrology course now ?

posted July 11, 2003 12:23 AM         

aw that one is making me mad. if you get one wrong, you have to start all over rather than get a score. thats highly disappointing. i chose pluto as ruler of scorp cause i didnt know what they were asking, i guess the word traditional should have tipped me off, but i still didnt know what they wanted. mars was the ruler of scorp before pluto was found, but like... pluto was found in the 20's. i guess they were looking for traditional as in ancient greek astro. *shrugs* other than that i do ok. i just wish theyd give you a darn score instead of starting over.

posted July 11, 2003 07:40 AM         

I was so eager to test the wonderful things I`ve learned and yowser, ego stung by Scorp right fron the #2. I started over five times and figured thats as close to flunking as I wanted to get.

I know, I just k-now Cat and Lanny said Pluto rules Scorpio

posted July 11, 2003 09:56 AM         

Oh...and I have a nit-picking bone: The Moon is NOT a planet! So THERE!

posted July 11, 2003 10:49 AM         

They can eat my weeds

posted July 11, 2003 03:49 PM         

juniperb, don't the llamas eat the weeds?? Hmmmm, what DO llamas eat, anyway?

posted July 11, 2003 05:44 PM         

I went to my Star Notes and there it was in black and white under 'News of Vulcan' Aries and Scorpio was both ruled by Mars until Scorpios true ruler, Pluto was discovered.

Llamas eat the good stuff, leafy grass and a grain with molassas and minerals. The weeds go untouched and are for the tricksters who upset my applecart

posted July 11, 2003 06:10 PM         

The word ‘planet’ means wanderer, from the Greek, planetes.

posted July 11, 2003 06:18 PM         

The Sun rules Leo and the house with Leo on the cusp.

The Moon rules Cancer and the house with Cancer on the cusp.

Mercury rules Gemini and Virgo and the houses with these signs on the cusp.

Venus rules Taurus and Libra and the houses with these signs on the cusp.

Mars rules Aries and is also the traditional ruler of Scorpio and the houses with these signs on the cusp.

Jupiter rules Sagittarius and is also the traditional ruler of Pisces and the houses with these signs on the cusp.

Saturn rules Capricorn and is also the traditional ruler of Aquarius and the houses with these signs on the cusp.

Uranus is the modern co ruler of Aquarius and the house with Aquarius on the cusp.

Neptune is the modern co ruler of Pisces and the house with Pisces on the cusp.

Pluto is the modern co ruler of Scorpio and the house with Scorpio on the cusp.

posted July 11, 2003 06:33 PM         

Planetary Rulerships
A Planet in its own sign – i.e. one which it rules, is considered to be ‘dignified’ or ‘in
honour’, meaning that it is well placed and that its principles work strongly and positively.

From the original idea of Planetary Rulerships, a whole structure of planetary ‘Dignities’ and ‘Debilities’ has been built up. These are fundamental to the practice and philosophy of traditional astrology.

Planets in Detriment
Traditionally, when a planet falls in the Sign opposite to that which it rules, it is said to be ‘debilitated’ or ‘in detriment’, functioning in a way detrimental to its natural expression.

Planets in Exaltation
In addition to the Planetary Rulerships and Debilities, each Planet is said to be ‘exalted’ in a certain sign, where it is considered to be strong and ‘dignified’ and able to function freely and positively.

Planets in Fall
Traditionally, when a planet falls in the Sign opposite that in which it is Exalted, it is said to be ‘in fall’, where it functions weekly or in a severely debilitated fashion.

In contrast to the traditional approach, modern psychological astrologers are more likely to approach a chart interpretation by considering how each of the planetary principles can best find a way to express itself in any one of the signs.

Mutual Reception
Traditional astrologers considered that any two planets were in ‘mutual reception’ if they had exchanged homes – each visiting the other’s natural territory. For example, in a birth chart, if the Sun is in Cancer (the sign ruled by the Moon) and the Moon is in Leo (the sign ruled by the Sun) then the Sun and Moon have exchanged homes, each looking after the home of the other, and therefore in ‘mutual reception’. Another example would be if Venus was in Virgo (the sign ruled by Mercury) and Mercury was in Taurus (the sign ruled by Venus), then Venus and Mercury would be in ‘mutual reception’. There is strength and convenience in this arrangement and therefore it can be viewed as a mutually beneficial arrangement for the two planets concerned.

Peregrine Planets
When a planet has neither dignity nor debility it is said to be "peregrine", which basically means "wandering". For example the Moon is peregrine in both Gemini and Virgo as well as in Libra and in Pisces.

The Modern Planets
The scheme of ‘Dignities and Debilities’ outlined above was accepted without question until the discovery in of the three ‘new’ Planets in the Solar System - Uranus in 1781, Neptune in 1846 and Pluto in 1930 – which were gradually allocated to Signs with which they appeared to have an affinity. The result is the three modern co-rulers: Uranus is co-ruler with Saturn of the sign Aquarius, Neptune is co-ruler with Jupiter of the sign Pisces, and Pluto is co-ruler with Mars of the sign Scorpio. The exaltation and fall of the three outer planets has not been definitely established.

posted July 12, 2003 10:37 AM         

Yes I hear ya re Uranus & Aqua - I've never really been able to get my head around Aqua & Saturn. Probably because I lived with an Aqua for 12 years