The 7 Planets of Belline

The Oracle de Belline inherits the classical astrological system of seven planets — the same structure used in Hellenistic astrology, in the planetary hours of medieval magic, and in the chakra-planet correspondences picked up by modern esoteric authors. Each of its 53 cards is placed under the rulership of one of these seven planets, which determines the card's essential tone before any contextual reading begins. Saturn governs the largest group with 15 cards (the difficult lessons), Jupiter and Mars and Mercury each have 7 (their respective domains of expansion, action, and communication), Sun has 6, Venus has 6, and Moon governs 5 — and the Blue Card #1 sits outside the system as a universal benefic. Knowing which planet rules a card is half of reading it.

When you click into a planet below, you find that planet's full editorial profile — what it traditionally rules, how its cards behave in combination with other planets, the signature card that carries the planet at its purest, and a practical reading tip. The grid starts with Jupiter and Saturn, then follows with the Sun, the Moon, Mars, Venus and Mercury. You don't need to learn the planets all at once: most readers start with Jupiter (the great benefic, whose cards are the most favourable in the deck) and Saturn (because it covers most of the difficult cards). The remaining five can be picked up over time, one per week, by reading the planet page and then drawing two or three of its cards into a daily practice.

For the role of these seven planets in astrology — rulerships, symbolism, their place in the birth chart — see ZodiacNova's planet guides.