Planetary Protocol

An aspect is always made by the faster moving planet, except in the case of transits,
when the current planets make aspects to the static position of planets in the natal chart.
Planetary protocol depends upon the relative speed of the planets in their revolution
around the Sun. In natal horoscopy the order is as follow Moon, Mercury, Venus, Sun, Mars,
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, a: Pluto. This means that the Moon makes the aspect to all
the
planet Mercury aspects all the planets except the Moon, Venus aspects all t planets except the
Moon and Mercury, and so on. When an aspect involves Mars and Neptune, the active force
making the aspect is Mars. The description of the aspect will be found in the text under the
heading of type of aspect. For example, Mars square Neptune is found under the heading of
Squares and in the section dealing with the square formed Mars. You will not find it under
the
squares made by Neptune.