In Mundane Astrology, law, justice, and government are analyzed through planetary positions, house activations, and aspects.

• 7th House: legal agreements, treaties, judicial decisions, partnerships
• 10th House: government authority, leadership, executive action
• 6th House: civil service, law enforcement, administrative systems
• Saturn, Jupiter, Sun, Mercury, and Pluto: key planets influencing legal systems and governance

By tracking transits, progressions, and eclipses, astrologers can forecast legislative changes, court rulings, political shifts, and government stability.

🔹 Key Planetary Influences

♄ Saturn – Law, Order, and Legal Structure

• Saturn governs judicial systems, legal frameworks, and enforcement of law.
• Positive aspects → structured governance, fair legal processes.
• Challenging aspects → bureaucracy, delayed justice, or oppressive law.

Example:

• Civil Rights Movement legislation (1960s USA): Saturn aspects reflected restructuring of legal systems to enforce justice.

♃ Jupiter – Justice, Expansion of Law, and Government Policy

• Jupiter governs justice, ethical governance, and expansion of societal laws.
• Positive aspects → progressive legislation, equitable governance.
• Challenging aspects → corruption, legal overreach, or inconsistent enforcement.

Example:

• Universal suffrage adoption in various nations: Jupiter aspects aligned with expansion of legal rights.

☉ Sun – Leadership, Authority, and Executive Governance

• The Sun governs heads of state, executive decisions, and governmental authority.
• Alignments with Saturn → strong, disciplined leadership; with Pluto → transformative or authoritarian governance.

Example:

• Formation of new governments post-WWI (1918–1920): Sun aspects reflected emergence of leadership and political restructuring.

☿ Mercury – Legislation, Debate, and Legal Communication

• Mercury governs drafting laws, parliamentary debates, negotiation, and administrative communication.
• Retrograde periods → legislative delays or miscommunication in governance.

Example:

• US Congress legislative deadlocks: Mercury retrograde corresponded with slow lawmaking and policy disputes.

♇ Pluto – Political Transformation and Legal Reform

• Pluto aspects → revolutionary reforms, societal restructuring, or systemic legal change.
• Often linked to profound transformations in governance or legal authority.

Example:

• French Revolution (1789): Pluto aspects reflected radical transformation of government and legal systems.

🔹 Houses in Law, Justice, and Government