The Second
House shows the state of your money and possessions, the things that you value, including
your sense of self worth.
Sun in the
Second House: will focus conscious awareness
on money and possessions. These tend to become very important to someone with this
placement. If the Sun forms stressful aspects (see the lesson on aspects) these may be
used to compensate for a lack of self worth
Moon in the
Second House: Wherever the Moon is in the
horoscope, things go up and down as if pulled by the tides. Here, of course, that applies
to money and the sense of self worth. If you have this placement, you have to salt
something away during the up phases so that you can get through the down times. Good
advise for anyone? Yes, but especially for those with the Moon in the second house.
Mercury in
the Second House: increases the chance that
income will depend on communication skills. There is also a tendency to think about most
things in terms of money and possessions.
Venus in the
Second House: Venus is the planet of love, and
here, it can give a love of possessions. But not just any old possessions. It gives a
desire to collect beautiful and artistic things. It can also show a tendency to either
spend a lot on one’s romantic interest, or, conversely, a desire to have the romantic
interest spend a lot on you.
Mars in the
Second House: Money in...money out. Mars
doesn’t care which it is as long as the money is moving. Mars is, after all, the
planet of action. There should be little trouble GETTING money. Mars just takes action.
There tends to be difficulty in holding on to it though, since Mars is an impulsive
spender. Like those with the Moon here, you have to make sure to save something for
emergencies, but for a different reason. The Moon can cause income drops. Mars spends too
freely.
Jupiter in
the Second House: Jupiter is supposed to be
the planet of good luck and Saturn the planet of bad luck. So why are there so many poor
people with Jupiter here and so many rich ones with Saturn in the second house? Remember,
Jupiter is where we feel lucky and optimistic, and Saturn where we feel fearful and
insecure. The Saturn folks are so afraid of poverty, they work like crazy to have enough.
Even when they get it, they STILL feel poor. Enough is never enough for them. Those with
Jupiter in the second house, however, tend to feel "lucky". Why not? Whenever
they need money, it seems to fall in their laps, so why kill yourself working? I mentioned
this to one of my early clients, a nurse. She told me that a few years earlier, she
couldn’t meet her rent. All of a sudden, she got a check in the mail from her last
job with a city hospital (their paperwork takes forever). She had forgotten that they owed
her money, and it was just enough to cover the rent. With Jupiter in the second house, you
will never starve, unless you are so incompetent that you blow your luck.
Saturn in
the Second House: can work out in three
different ways. First, there are those for whom enough is never enough. They tend to
become rich in money, but they have to watch out not to miss out on life’s other
pleasures. Second are those who value security and protection above all else. They
frequently gravitate towards "secure" jobs in the civil service or with large
corporations (although the downswing movement has changed this). The third group gets
depressed and gives up. This last alternative is to be avoided.Stephen Arroyo points out
in his book "Relationships and the Life Cycle" (I highly recommend it) that
Saturn shows what we regard as "important", so important that we try to control
it. So important that we get nervous and fearful and frequently blow it. In the second
house, the important thing for Saturn is money. If you can work through your fears
(Saturn) you will find that your sense of self worth is ultimately more important.
Uranus in
the Second House: Now how do you suppose the
planet of crazy and unexpected events will act here? The same way it acts anywhere. People
with this placement are frequently self employed or get paid on commission. Those in show
business tend to have this one. The money comes in lumps, and then nothing for a while. If
you have a "normal" 9-5 job and Uranus in the second house, something always
seems to happen to interrupt the income, frequently something crazy. I don’t just
mean things like quitting or getting fired (although that tends to occur with greater than
normal frequency with this one). I mean things like the company burns down, or the chief
financial officer embezzles all the money and runs off to Brazil. The only way to have
both a steady income and Uranus in the second house is to work in some high tech or
electronic field that Uranus rules.
Neptune in
the Second House: The most frequent statement
made by those with Neptune here is "Where are my life savings? I left them here a
moment ago". Wherever Neptune is in our horoscope is the place where we don’t
want to look at reality but would rather dream. Treat your money and possessions as if
they belonged to someone else. Then you will take better care of them. With Neptune here,
there is sometimes guilt associated with money. There can be a tendency to avoid it
because money is thought to be "dirty" in some way, or the person feels that
they don’t deserve to be rich. Ironically, some with Neptune in the second house can
conceive of large scale financial schemes. Neptune is, after all, the planet of
imagination. Money can come from medicine and social work (taking care of the poor and the
sick), from film or dance (the artistic and imaginative side), or from bartending (Neptune
rules alcohol). Drugs come under Neptune as well. If you like that area, better make it a
legal drug or chemical company, otherwise you’ll land in another Neptune-ruled place.
Prison.
Pluto
in the Second House: This is the planet of
extremes. All or nothing. Life and death. Obsessions. Wherever Pluto is in the horoscope,
we can easily become obsessed, and here, in the second house, it can easily be with money
and possessions. But the opposite extreme is also possible and the person with this
placement can treat money as if it were worthless. This is not the same as the vague
feelings given by Neptune here. Pluto makes a full all or nothing commitment. If you have
this Pluto placement, don’t just sit on your resources. They will grow or die, so
keep working.
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