application of the role and influences of the sun, the largest body of our solar system.
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Feminine, cold, watery, moist, white, fair-complexion, western direction, mird, affluence, residence, home, mother, maternal, phlegm, sensitive, changeable
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It is the largest among the planets revolving around the sun. It is hot and temperate. Its characteristics and significations are- sanguine and composed,
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Venus is the smaller benefic while Jupiter is the larger benefic. Its characteristics and significations are listed hereunder
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It is just the opposite of Jupiter in its characteristics and effective influences. It stands for or represents-black things and objects, caution and carefulness, coward
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Mars is a hot and temperate planet and carries with it quite similar esoteric influences. It stands for violence and violent destruction.
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Mercury is the smallest Planet in the solar system. It governs and represents:
Spech, wit, intelligence, nerves and nervous ailments, humour
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It is the first of the two shadowy planets, a brief account of which has already been rendered before. Now Let us see what Rahu stands for, represents and characterises
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The second of the shadowy planets, ketu stands for and governs the following:
Secret documents, secret love affairs, smugglers, spy and espionage
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Planets are the most important astrological entities because they are the purveyos of various divine influences impinging on our earth and the earthlings. They are the physical bodies which really act as the ‘agents’ of universal Supreme Divinity or God who controls and systematically governs the entire universe. Planets imbibe individual characteristics of Rashi and Nakshatra in which they happen to lie. As heavenly bodies, they are under continuous elliptical motion, revolving around the sun. Geographically taking earth as the reference point, the planets are continuously moving around the periphery of the Zodiac and complete full journey along the Zodiac in their one complete revolution. In Hindu Mythology as also in Greek Mythology, Planets stands for Gods who Dwell in the heaven. In our study of astrology, We shall, however, not go into all those mythological detailsof planets but shall only be concerned with their astrological influences.
The Hindu Astrology recognizes nine planets-Sun, Moon, Mercury, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Venus, Rahu and ketu. It gives no astrological significance to trans Saturine planets, i.e. Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. The effects of these Planets are covered Comprehensively by influences ascribed to Rahu and Ketu Which are Shadowy Planets and do not possess any physical or material entity.
When we talk about the characteristics of Planets including Rahu and ketu we indeed connote all characteristics-their Physical, essential as well as astrological Characterstics which include powers of various Planets to influence present and future events in myriad ways. How these influences work is Shrouded in Mystery. Indeed the Planets are believed to amit mysterious rays that impinge on earth and carry with them all those wonderfull characteristics. While giving the exposition of Planetary characteristics below , I consider it worthwhile to indicate the specific characteristics, significations and things that planets represent or symbolize in an enlisted form.