Astrology and Cognitive Functions

 This comes up occasionally in MBTI world. The most serious discussion lately is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL-Ro8BUEKM&list=WL&index=4

Sun is the will

Mercury is mind

Venus is love

Mars is energy

Jupiter is abundance

Saturn is restriction.

the Earth is the rising sign with 12 houses - one for each two hour period. When a planet is in a house,  they activate each other. All 12 houses in them is the personality

1. Identity E

2. Material resources S

3. Thoughts T

4. Home/environment S

5. Creativity N

6. Work S

7. Relationships F

8. Joint material resources Se

9. Shared principles Fi

10. Career and reputation some combination of things

11. Creative expression (group work) Ne

12. Subconscious, psychological health Ni

Planets and houses exist in the 12 signs in 4 elements and 3 natures

Fire signs (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius) are creative and masculine

Earth signs (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn) are stability and feminine

Air signs (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius) are intellectual and masculine

Water signs (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces) are emotional and feminine

Cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn) are energetic 

Fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius) are stability

Mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces) are change

Jung was interested in astrology, but could not make it work in his practice - too many moving parts.

Cognitive function elements s can certainly be assigned to planets and houses.

Aspects between planets also are important. Conjunctions are when planets are within 10 degrees of the circle with each other. Conjunctions activate and reinforce the planetary features and the sign(s) they are in. Sextiles are 60 degrees apart (give or take 5 degrees) They are weak positive relationships. Squares are 90 degrees apart (give or take 7 to 10 degrees) and show where energy and obstacles exist between planets. Trines are 120 degrees apart (give or take 7 to 10) and show harmony and ease. Oppositions are on the other side of the circle - opposites attract - and can either be activating and supporting - as well as opposing. It depends. 

Trines are in the same element (mostly) and gender,  Oppositions and squares are in the same nature. Sextiles are in the same gender but not the same nature.

Signs also have ruling planets and the house is aspected to where the ruling planet of the sign is in relations to the planet in the chart. This is probably where Jung threw up his hands and wrote the Red Book. They are more a memory tool than anything else.

I am an ENFP

Pisces rising at 19 degrees Fe - first house is extroverted

Sun, Sag  Ne in 9th House 

Moon Scorpio Fi in 8th 

Mercury Sag Te  in 9th

Venus, Scorp Fi in 8th

Mars, Leo Ni in 5th

Jupiter, Pisces Fe in 12th Si

Saturn, Aquarius Ti in 11th