Astrologers often ruminate on the nature of lunar phases, but all planets undergo the process of increase and decline in their synodic cycle with the Sun. It is each planet’s relationship to the Sun that determines their speed, brilliance and luminosity, motion and quality of expression. Through phase the working astrologer is able to glean rich physical, practical and psychological descriptions, and this talk explores such applications of phase in horary, electional and natal astrology.
