Dispositors of the Planets

Published: Aug. 21, 2020, 1:51 p.m.

Episode 117. When an astrologer refers to a dispositor of a planet, they\u2019re talking about the planet ruling the sign in which another planet is found. If a planet is in the sign of its ruler, then it does not have a dispositor. It disposits itself. Think of it like this: if you\u2019re in your own home, you\u2019re comfortable. But if you\u2019re hanging out in someone else\u2019s house, you may be uncomfortable or you may spruce the place up a bit. That\u2019s dispositors in a nutshell.\nLet me give you an example. Let\u2019s say your Mercury is in Gemini like mine. Mercury rules Gemini so that means there is no dispositor - instead, it disposits itself. If your Mercury is in Cancer, the Moon is the dispositor of Mercury because the Moon rules Cancer. The dispositing planet will have an effect on the sign and house where it sits. It may not be \u201cin your face\u201d but there is an influence nonetheless.\nWe'll also talk briefly about mutual reception, which I covered in a past episode.