Traditional Rulerships

Sun Moon Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Aries Exaltation Taurus Exaltation Domicile Detriment Domicile Domicile Detriment Detriment Fall Detriment Detriment Fall Detriment Exaltation Gemini Cancer Domicile Domicile Fall Domicile Detriment Leo Domicile Virgo Libra Fall Scorpio Fall Detriment Detriment Domicile Domicile Domicile Domicile Exaltation Domicile Sagittarius Capricorn Detriment Detriment Exaltation Aquarius Detriment Pisces

EXAMPLES OF POLARITY BEYOND BINARY GENDER inhale exhale rhythm melody positive negative slow fast activity - rest work home candor diplomacy gentle forceful form formlessness holding releasing motion stillness !

The Dual Rulerships of Planets

Polarity Definition: 1. The separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles. 2. Either of the two extremes of such attributes. Beyond polarity, which often asks us to consider only two opposing forces, how can we instead look for a multiplicity of resonances between energies as we consider the planets presenting themselves to us in a variety of flavors?

Mercury: Gemini and Virgo Venus: Taurus and Libra Mars: Aries and Scorpio Jupiter: Sagittarius and Pisces Saturn: Capricorn and Aquarius

Signs Classified by Gender

Gender in Myths, Myths of Gender Presented by Rhea Wolf Queer Astrology Conference, 2013

Feminine (Earth and Water) Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn, Pisces Masculine (Fire and Air) Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, Aquarius

For Further Exploration

Deities Associated with Specific Planetary Energies: The names which follow here do not necessarily correspond to the planetary rulers that were specific to a given culture. They are listed according to thematic or mythological affinity. Let yourself explore their stories to see how these gods and goddesses bring varying examples of how a planet might present itself in life. Sun: Amaterasu (Japanese), Apollo (Greek), Sol (Germanic), Inanna (Sumerian), Bast (Egyptian), Ra (Egyptian), Gnowee (Aboriginal) Moon: Selene (Greek), Hina (Polynesian), Sin (Mesopotamian), Arianrhod (Celtic), Yemaya (Yoruba), Anningan (Inuit), Tsukuyomi (Japanese) Mawu/Lisa is both the Sun and Moon God/dess of the Fon People of West Africa. Mercury: Hermes (Greek), Thoth (Egyptian), Ninshubur (Sumerian), Iris (Greek), Coyote (North American), Loki (Norse), Brigid (Celtic), Papa Legba (Haitian Vodou) Venus: Aphrodite (Greek), Freya (Norse), Dion y glas (Feri), Krishna (Hindu), Shukra (Hindu), The Green Man (various), Mary Magdalene (Christian), Eros (Greek) Mars: Ares (Greek), Artemis (Greek), Xena (The Cult of Lucy Lawless), Brigid (Celtic), Boudica (Irish), Amazons (Greek), Sekhmet (Egyptian), Athena (Greek), Buffy Summers (The Universe of Joss Whedon) Jupiter: Lakshmi (Hindu), Dionysus (Greek), Zeus (Greek), Taranis (Celtic), Hathor (Egyptian), Yahweh or Jehovah (Judeo-Christian), Thor (Norse) Saturn: The Fates (Greek), The Norns (Norse), Demeter (Greek), Set (Egyptian), Chronos (Greek), Mother Holle (German), Psyche (Greek), Cernunnos (Celtic), Hera (Greek) Uranus: Ix Chel (Maya), Prometheus (Greek), Horus (Egyptian), Odin (Norse), Daedalus (Greek), The Djinn (Islam), Jesus (Christian), Cybele (Phygian) Neptune: Yemaya (Yoruba), Mary (Christian), Manannn mac Lir (Irish), Amphitrite (Greek), Poseidon (Greek), Tiamat (Mesopotamian), Leviathan (Judeo-Christian) Pluto: Kali (Hindu), Hades (Greek), Erishkigal (Sumerian), Hecate (Greek), Osiris (Egyptian), The Morrigan (Celtic), Persephone (Greek), Hel (Norse), Shiva (Hindu), Pele (Hawaiian)

Gender in Myths, Myths of Gender, Presented by Rhea Wolf Queer Astrology Conference, 2013