Solar System Board: Cork and Pins

[Fulgour]

Awhile ago it occurred to me that it would help following
the planets if I made a little Push-Pin Solar System using
a small cork bulletin board and different coloured pins...

I drew an 8" Zodiac wheel, aligned it on East (now Libra)
and placed the pins by the Signs indicating all the planets.

The Moon is the busy one, of course, but it was lots of fun
charting the shift of the Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Mercury
over to Libra. It's all very interesting, and I've learned a lot.
Like placing the Sun pin on the right, for the eastern dawn.
I can just hold it up and turn it to see the "here and now."

It's even helping sorting out Constellations from Sun Signs!
Here's a sample wheel, or what I did was draw my own:
http://www.astrologycourse.com/zod.gif

I'm even getting the hang of why that wheel is upside down
and backwards on all the natal charts. Well, maybe almost...

 

[Astraea]

Hi, Fulgour. I saw a plastic pegboard of this kind at a trade show awhile back, but I like your idea of making your own -- there's much to be said for working out those relationships oneself, which really helps to integrate the information.

 

[dadsnook2000]

Something that I have done.

I have done this in the past. I framed a corkboard, then used a compass/divider with an ink tip and scribed the circles to make the zodiac wheel.

For the planets I took dowl rod, about 3/4" to 1" as I remember, cut them into 1/2" lengths, drilled a hold into one flat face, then glued push-pins into the holes. I was then able to paint the planet glyphs on them.

In addition to the full set of planet-push-pins, I made one for a lunar eclipse and one for a solar eclipse. These were used to mark the last eclipse points. I considered making one each for my progressed Asc. and MC points but didn't.

Dave.

 

[Fulgour]

hi Astraea

-- there's much to be said for working out those relationships
oneself, which really helps to integrate the information.

With everything so conveniently on the computer, I found myself
actually more confused sometimes than informed. Getting physical
helped, with a simple reference to help with all the blinking pixels.

 

[Fulgour]

For the planets I took dowl rod, about 3/4" to 1" as I remember, cut them into 1/2" lengths, drilled a hold into one flat face, then glued push-pins into the holes. I was then able to paint the planet glyphs on them.

Since the lunar nodes are 19 months moving through a sign,
I simply have them marked ~ all eclipses will be right there.
And as for glyphs and other such, I'm simply using different
coloured Push-Pins ~ easy enough to tell apart that way too.

You can trace a large circle using a plastic coffee can lid cover,
though having a compass is nice. Also, drafting triangles, etc.

But for the most part, it's just a visual reference, and the
pleasure comes from knowing where and when to look Up!
Venus and Saturn have been keeping company for weeks,
and the movement of the Moon is surprisingly mysterious.