The Planetary Dialogues
The Book
The Planetary Dialogues is a poetic and theatrical exploration of the planetary archetypes and the opposing forces they embody within us.
Written in rhyming verse and inspired by astrology, mythology and ancient wisdom traditions, nine dialogues bring the planets vividly to life. Through wit, conflict, tenderness and paradox, the planetary characters reveal how contrasting energies may challenge one another and ultimately move towards greater balance.
Woven through each dialogue is the voice of Gaia, the living soul of the Earth. She witnesses and reconciles their differing perspectives, reminding us that these archetypes are not distant gods, but forces alive within our relationships, struggles and creative possibilities.
The dialogues may be read silently, voiced with another person or explored through movement and performance. More than a book about planetary symbolism, this is an invitation to experience astrology as a living, embodied art.
Featured in The Astrological Journal
“Luna & Saturn,” from The Planetary Dialogues by Andreea Bradu and John Wadsworth, was published in the July–August 2026 issue of The Astrological Journal.
“There are nine dialogues in all, eight of which address contrary perspectives that exist between planets that have opposite natures, and a ninth, to soothe the soul, between two planets who enjoy a more harmonious relationship.
You will meet the luminaries: Sol, whose golden light inspires the life force, and Luna, who casts her silvery reflections upon the soul. You will meet Mercury the quick-witted messenger, who grants the gift of language, and trades in sharp tricks and crafty turns; Venus whose magnetic beauty and sweet scent awakens the power of love and binds us in relationship; Mars, the warrior whose drive and will give us energy and direction. You will meet Jupiter, the Light Bringer and Saturn, the Lord of Time. These two give form to our moral life, and grant us a sense of meaning and purpose. And the outer planets too: Uranus, the radical revolutionary; Neptune, the mystic dreamer; and Pluto, who draws us into the shadowlands and the depths of the soul.
Woven into each dialogue is the voice of Gaia, the animating soul-force of the Earth, our home. It’s her task to witness, mediate, assimilate and alchemise the polarised perspectives of the planetary characters, to steady the dance of oppositional forces that draw us together and pull us apart. She has the final word in each dialogue and brings all the planetary actors together on the celestial stage through her own powerful monologue. She holds all their voices in her vast body, reminding us that these archetypes are not distant gods, but living forces within our own beating hearts. And she is the ground where the celestial becomes human, where love and struggle, death and renewal, all find their place, finely balanced, within the ever-turning wheel of life.”
( extract from The Planetary Dialogues - Introduction)
