https://ritualdust.com/tags/astrology/ Recent content in astrology on Ritual dust Hugo -- gohugo.io en-ca Thu, 23 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/folklore/planetary-magic/ Thu, 23 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/folklore/planetary-magic/ Table of contents Classical planets Modern planets Links and references The seven classical planets The Sun ☉ Representative of the ego, the self, the identity. Strong and powerful. The modern symbol of the sun, the circumpunct, was first used during the Renaissance, it represents Apollo’s golden shield with a boss. The older medieval symbol (and alchemical symbol of gold) was a disk with a ray 🜚. In alchemy, the sun is the supreme light, the cyclical nature of the process and is associated with the conscious, energy and the ego.