Chaldean Order The Chaldean Order is the ancient and traditional way of ordering the seven planets according to their relative speeds as seen from Earth. The order is: SaturnJupiterMarsSunVenusMercuryMoon This is order is so ubiquitous in traditional astrology that...
Chaldean Order
Chaldean Order
The Chaldean Order is the ancient and traditional way of ordering the seven planets according to their relative speeds as seen from Earth. The order is:
- Saturn
- Jupiter
- Mars
- Sun
- Venus
- Mercury
- Moon
Planetary Hours
The planetary hours uses the same order of the planets
Chaldean Order in the Tarot
The Chaldean order appears in the Sephiroth and the Minor Arcana starting with
- 3 Saturn
- 4 Jupiter
- 5 Mars
- 6 Sun
- 7 Venus
- 8 Mercury
- 9 Moon
This order is preserved in the planet ruling each decanate.
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Planetary Hours
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