The Sun

Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_(astrology)):

The sun is considered a very important part of astrology. It is the most important of the astrological planets. In Roman mythology the sun was represented by Apollo, the god of light and Helios the god of the sun. The Sun is the star at the centre of our solar system, around which the Earth and other planets revolve, and which provides us with heat and light.

The god Helios on his chariot
Astrologically [1] the sun is usually thought to represent the conscious ego, the self and its expression, personal power, pride and authority; leadership qualities; and the principles of creativity, spontaneity, health and vitality; the life force. The sun also involves creative enterprises that are a projection of the person, from art and business to having children and parenthood (especially fatherhood). It also rules the fun side of life from sport and recreation to holidays and social events. In short, any occasion that 'allows us to shine'. The first-century poet Marcus Manilius in his epic, 8000-verse poem, Astronomica, described the Sun, or Sol, as benign and favorable. In medicine the sun is associated with the heart, circulatory system and the thymus. The sun is the ruler of the 5th house. The Sun is the planetary ruler of the zodiac sign Leo (sidereal ruler of the zodiac sign Gemini).
The Sun is associated with Sunday. Dante Alighieri associated the Sun with the liberal art of geometry.

So, as you can see, the sun sort of refers to your self, your heart, your essense, new beginnings, greatness, and to all that is original and eternal, not affected by time. That;s why it also rules gold and refers to kings and kingdoms. The lion is the king of the jungle and the ruler there. It also deals with beginnings. The sun is the source of light which nurtures and causes the growth of trees and plants which becomes apparent in Aries which is the beginning of spring. The Sun stands for oneness and beginnings so it refers to your self as you shine amidst others.

Intro To Planetary Hours

OK! We are getting started. As we know, there are 24 hours/day - appoximately 12 in the daytime and about 12 at night. Well, conveniently, we have 12 planetary hours during the daytime and 12 at night. However, there are only 7 "planets" we are dealing with. These are: Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn. Of these, 5 are true planets (Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn). The Sun is a star and the moon is a satellite of our home planet earth. It is interesting that each of these planets rules one of the days of the week. So, the Sun rule "Sun"day; the Moon "Mon"day; Mars Tuesday ("Mar"di in French); Mercury Wednesday ("Mercre"di in French); Jupiter Thursday ("Jeu"di in French); Venus Friday ("Ven"dredi in French); while Saturn rule - you guessed it! - "Satur"day. Interesting facts which show that these planets were recognized VERY long ago for their effects on the days of the week. Comming back to our hours, to put it very simply, the hours and minutes of the day are divided into twelve equal parts and these are the day hours; and the same is for the night hours. This means that during summer, when the days are longer, we have day planetary hours longer than 60 minutes, and night hours shorter than 60 minutes. Of course this is reversed during the winter. Of coure the plantary hour is exactly 60 minutes when the day hours are equal to the night hours and both equal 12 hours. This happens during the spring equinox and the autumn equinox. These are the days when we move from winter to spring and from summer to autumn respectively.

So, let;s have a look at Sunday. The first hour is definitely Sun. This is followed, not by Moon, but by Venus, then Mercury, then Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, and we are back at the eighth hour with the sun to repeat the cycle again. THAT IS ALL! If you follow the cycle(Sun-Venus-Mercury-Moon-Saturn-Jupiter-Mars), you move to the first night hour (the 13th hour from Sun) and we get Jupiter as the first night hour Sunday night and the last hour Sunday night (the 24th from Sun and the 12th from Jupiter) and we get Mercury. The hour after that is the first hour of monday. so what comes in the cycle after mercury? Moon of course, which is also the ruler of Monday. Was that difficult? Try experimenting with that and follow the cycle, You will find that at the beginning of the next week, we start again with Sun hour on Sunday!
Just one last thing: To find out which planetary hour you are in right now, if you are in daytime, you need to find out the time for Sun Rise and for Sunset. Then you divide the difference between them by 12. So you get a number of hours which can be 0 or 1 and a number of minutes from 0-59: this is the length of th eday hour. Then, you subtract sunrise from the current time. You then divide by the length of the day hour and add one to the result: this is the number of the hour. From the ruler of the day, you just follow the cycle until you get the hour you are in. At night, the process is basically the same, except that you use the sunset in place of sunrise and the following day's sunrise instead of the sunset. From these figures you get the length of the night hour. Then when you get the hour number as above, you count starting from the "night ruler" or the first night hour, which is also the 13th hour from the ruler of the day.
To make it easier, here are the rulers of the day and the night:

Day Day Ruler Night Ruler
Sunday Sun Jupiter
Monday Moon Venus
Tuesday Mars Saturn
Wednesday Mercury Sun
Thursday Jupiter Moon
Friday Venus Mars
Saturday Saturn Mercury

Next, we will be exploring some of the attributes related to each of the planetary hours. Have fun and stay cool!

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Welcome to my blog. Here I would like to discuss a topic that is of interest to most people, and in which I have a particular interest: Astrology and Medicine. I love astrology in general. By that I mean all the different branches of astrology which are all linked. In the end they just prove that everything in this world is connected: The planets, the tides, the psyche, and our health. Planets, as they move and come into different "aspects" with each other are constantly affecting everything from the gigantic waves to the smallest molecules, even our feelings. That is why I would like to discuss these issues with you and learn from your own experiences and try, as much as possible, to help you with specific problems.

I particularly like the area of planetary hours. It is a very simple area of astrology which is quite easy to learn, but which have very deep influences on our lives. By learning this field, we begin to master our lives and our health. This is not a manual or a course on astrology. That is why you can expect to see ideas and themes repeated here and there and there are times when we might need to explain specific branches. For example, when should we wear new clothes, when do we start a business, and when to build a house. All these areas are affected by astrology. You can expect to find new material added regularly which I believe you will find very interesting, and useful. this is something I have practiced and seen the results of for years. It is just wonderful. Please, if you have any comments, just go ahead and post them. You will be doing me a great favor. See you soon.