Chart Rulership
Chart rulership has changed over time due to the discovery of previously unknown planets.
The Sun and Moon are also referred to as luminaries and each have their own significance in horoscopic astrology alongside their roles as planets.
The Sun, Moon, and aforementioned observable planets are known as the classic or ancient rulers are still used by some astrologers today.
After the discovery of Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto starting in the 18th century, chart rulership was adjusted to include these previously unobserved planets accordingly.
Some astrologers also include Ceres as a newly discovered dwarf planet, however, consensus has not yet been reached on its position as a chart ruler.
[1] The inner and outer planets are significant to chart rulership because they are said to represent an individual's basic drive and the unconscious.
The outer planets take longer to orbit the Sun and represent an overarching theme within someones life.
As astrology became more simplified over time, rulerships were established by the planets’ and the signs’ shared commonalities.
The hidden, secret door, is the Imum Coeli (or IC) and is the Private Entrance which is only used by those closest to us, such as close friends and family.
Depending on which zodiac sign is rising, individuals will have a specific view concerning their perception of the world.
[2] It is worth noting that in Hellenistic astrology there are some remaining houses which don't relate directly to joys because no planets reside in them.
The connection of the joy and the name of the houses provides information on the dates and the determination of how they were used by Hellenistic astrologers.
By knowing the ruling planet in each of these houses one may be able to determine or predict their behaviors and approach to certain situations providing a form of self enlightenment.
Jupiter in the sixth house would indicate an individual with an honest approach to their work and perhaps a tendency to help others who are less fortunate.
Those planets in domicile rulership are powerful when in this occupation as it possesses the resources and self-sufficiency needed to achieve its significations.
The system of domicile lords replicated the importance of the guest-host relationship in the ancient world.
If a planet occupies its own domicile, it has great stability and is in direct contact with all its resources to meet its need and accomplish its intended purpose.
Planets in exaltation operate on the spirit or soul level in which people are connected with their higher selves and their guides.
For the past two decades there have been questions regarding the way that the elements got assigned to specific zodiac signs.
The history of the elements and signs is that Vettius Vallen, a Hellenistic astrologer, was one of the first to introduce this idea yet never explicitly said so.
Valen isn't believed to be the originator of this element-sign relationship but there are previous and similar schemes in which earlier astronomers assign the signs into “triplicities' ' and then associate with a set of planetary rulers.
The fire element which consist of the signs Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius are described as fiery, passionate, spontaneous, competitive, confident and creative.
Air signs (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius) are great communicators, intellectual, social, and idealistic.
As per classical astrology,[1] outer planets are also incorporated into the meaning of the chart but are usually not considered to be rulers of a sign.
