You are about to enter a learning experience that will vary a bit from newspaper horoscopes. Hopefully you will gain a deeper understanding of how the energies we receive from the planets in our Solar system effect us, for astrology is far more than predicting for 12 signs on a daily basis.
Some basic facts are prerequisite.
We exclude the earth, because we are on earth receiving the energies from the other luminaries. The Sun also represents the male energy, the individual or physical body. The Moon represents the sub-conscious Self, our moods, habits, home and female energies. Venus would have us watch over our value system, personal finances, social influences as well as romance How we receive or want to be loved. Mars expresses the ego, anger, explosiveness, how we do things - including expressing our love and the way we work and exercise.