Planetary Influences Vocabulary

relating to sexual desire; transmitted through sexual contact

“The clinic specialized in venereal diseases.”

Origin: Latin venereus, from Venus, goddess of love

beautiful, romantic, or relating to Venus

“The landscape had a strange, Venusian quality.”

Origin: From Venus, the planet named for the goddess of love

relating to Pluto or the underworld; dark and mysterious

“The plutonian depths of his psyche remained unexplored.”

Origin: From Pluto, Roman god of the underworld

relating to the sea or Neptune; dreamy or illusory

“Her neptunian visions blurred the line between reality and fantasy.”

Origin: From Neptune, Roman god of the sea

relating to Uranus or the heavens; unconventional or revolutionary

“His uranian ideas disrupted the established order.”

Origin: From Uranus, Greek god of the sky

relating to or inhabiting the Earth

“From space, terran concerns seemed insignificant.”

Origin: Latin terra (earth); used in contrast to other planets

lacking interest or excitement; worldly as opposed to spiritual

“The mundane tasks of daily life wore her down.”

Origin: Latin mundanus (of the world); in astrology, relating to earthly matters