First House: This begins with the Ascending Sign (also called the Rising Sign) at the
left side of the horoscope wheel. This house shows your outward and superficial traits. It
is what people see when they first meet you, as opposed to the Sun-Sign which shows your
inner traits. This house corresponds to the 1st sign, Aries, which is the sign of new
beginnings.
Second
House: Money and possessions. But it goes
beyond these. The second house also shows the VALUE you place on things,
including yourself, so it includes your sense of self-worth. This house corresponds to the
2nd sign, Taurus, which is the sign of material goods.
Third House:
Communications, and one's style of communicating, the "lower
mind" (the ability to perceive facts and communicate them), short
journeys, brothers and sisters, neighbors, and anything within arms
reach. This house corresponds to the 3rd sign, Gemini, the sign of
communications.
Fourth
House: Your home, the
domestic environment in general, your early years, and the parent of
lesser influence, usually the father. I抦 frequently asked whether the
early environment has more influence than the horoscope. My answer has
always been that the formative years are shown by the 4th house. This
house also shows what we become during the last third of our life. The
older we get, the more we become like the sign and the planets in our
4th house. This house corresponds to the 4th sign, Cancer, sign of the
home. It is also the only house where the correspondence breaks down a
bit. Cancer is the sign of motherhood, but the 4th house usually
indicates the father.
Fifth House: Romance and children (there is a connection), creativity, gambling
and speculation, hobbies, sports, fun and games. This house corresponds to the 5th sign,
Leo, sign of romance, creativity, and children.
Sixth House: Work and service, both given and received. This is not career
(ruled by the 10th house) but rather your style and quality of work. It also shows health
matters. This house corresponds to the 6th sign, Virgo, sign of work, service, and health.
Seventh
House: Marriage and
partnership. Any time you approach anyone else as an equal, you are
using your 7th house, so it rules more than marriage and business
partners. It rules open enemies as well. It may seem contradictory for
marriage and open enemies to be shown by the same area of the horoscope,
but if that's what you think, you probably have never been married.
This house corresponds to the 7th sign, Libra (not that terrible movie
with Demi Moore), sign of partnership.
Eighth House: Sex, death, rebirth (in the sense of regeneration). Since this is
opposite the 2nd house (which rules YOUR money,
possessions, and values) the 8th house rules other people's money,
possessions, and values, your ability to utilize the possessions of
others for your own ends. By extension, it rules insurance and tax
matters, as well as the influence that the values of others have on you
(social values). It can also indicate what influence, if any, you can
have on the values of those around you, including the society you live
in. As far as sex goes, the 5th house may rule romance, but the 8th
house gets down to the sex act itself, your style of sex, your tastes,
what turns you on. This includes any fetish you may have. Now you see
why astrology readings are confidential. By the way, if you like to play
music during sex and you happen to get involved with someone who has the
planet Mars in the 8th house
AND
the sign of their Mars is Gemini, well the music you should play is the
Minute Waltz! This house corresponds to the 8th sign, Scorpio, sign of
sex, death, regeneration, and other people's money.
Ninth House: Religion, philosophy, higher education, "higher mind"
(the ability to grasp general principles as opposed to the "lower mind" ability
to perceive and communicate individual facts). In general, it shows the principles (or
lack of principles) that we were raised with. Since the 9th house is opposite the 3rd, it
shows long journeys (requiring an overnight stay) as opposed to short ones. This house
corresponds to the 9th sign, Sagittarius, sign of higher mind, religion, philosophy, and
long journeys.
Tenth House: Career (as opposed to day-to-day work), public image (as opposed to
your private image), the goals of your life. The 10th house begins with the Mid-Heaven,
the highest point in the horoscope. Additionally, the 10th house rules the parent of
"greater influence", usually the mother. This house corresponds to the 10th
sign, Capricorn, sign of ambition and organizing skills.
Eleventh
House: Traditionally assigned to Friends,
Hopes, and Wishes. It goes beyond that, however. The 11th house indicates how we deal with
groups of people. This house corresponds with the 11th sign, Aquarius, sign of friendship.
Twelfth
House: Self-undoing,
psychological problems, restrictions and places of restriction, hidden
enemies (as opposed to the open enemies shown by the 7th house). I know,
it doesn't sound like a nice house, but strong placements here usually
increase one's intuition. This house corresponds with the 12th sign,
Pisces, sign of intuition, dreams, and compassion.
Remember, at this point, we are only covering the ALPHABET of Astrology. Later in the
course, I'll be showing you how to put it all together. For advanced students, please
click on the Site-Map icon for the curriculum Table of Contents and select your levels of
interest.
In Section 8.0 More about Houses
and House Types - more will be revealed. Click on site map for the Table
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