The Seventh House is the section that shows what your partners and
partnerships are like. However, it goes beyond that. It also deals with everyone whom you
approach as an equal, including open enemies ("hidden" enemies are shown by the
twelfth house).
Sun in the
Seventh House: can give a "sunny"
partner, perhaps someone with traits of the sign of Leo. The partner could also be
arrogant. In any event, there is more focus on partners and partnerships with this
placement. You yourself could become more outgoing after marriage. can give a "sunny"
partner, perhaps someone with traits of the sign of Leo. The partner could also be
arrogant. In any event, there is more focus on partners and partnerships with this
placement. You yourself could become more outgoing after marriage.
Moon in the
Seventh House: can give a moody partner.
Conversely, your attitude towards the partner and partnerships in general constantly
changes and goes through cycles. The partner will either tend to be good at domestic tasks
and will "mother" you (this goes for both men and women) or will shift the
domestic burdens to you and demand that you mother them. You yourself may become moodier
after marriage (don’t we all! But not as much as this) or, more positively, more
expressive emotionally.
Mercury in
the Seventh House: gives an intellectual
partner, or at least a talkative one. This placement can be good for public speaking, as
each listener will feel as if they are your partner. You will not marry a silent person. gives an intellectual
partner, or at least a talkative one. This placement can be good for public speaking, as
each listener will feel as if they are your partner. You will not marry a silent person.
Venus in the
Seventh House: gives a charming partner,
possibly with artistic tastes, even though they may have a tendency towards
self-indulgence. Conversely, you yourself may become more self-indulgent after marriage.
Mars in the
Seventh House: gives an active, aggressive
partner. Watch out for arguments. As long as they have plenty to do, everything tends to
be fine. It they get bored, well, Mars will create a diversion. Conversely, you yourself
may become more active and aggressive after marriage.
Jupiter in
the Seventh House: Just because Jupiter is the
planet of "good" luck, don’t jump to conclusions. Rod Chase gave a lecture
some years back called "The Perils of Jupiter" during which he told of a cousin
of his who had this placement and "She loved marriage. She was married three
times". Remember, Jupiter shows the place in your life where you feel confident and
overconfident, where you can overreach yourself. It can favor marriage to a foreigner or
someone from a totally different background, or to someone in a Jupiter occupation
(e.g.teaching, religion, architecture) or just plain wealthy.
Saturn in
the Seventh House: tends to delay marriage. In
fact, if you have this one, don’t get married or even live with someone (other than a
roommate) until you are at least twenty nine years old. You have to wait for Saturn to
complete a full cycle around the Sun for things to work out here. Early marriages will
slowly decay and fail. I’ve seen this in over 90% of the cases. The partner may be
older by at least seven years, and if not a Capricorn, then at least a Capricorn type,
solid, dependable, conservative in their private life. Marriage may be for money or
security. Watch out. That one frequently backfires on you. Conversely, you yourself may
become more practical and hard working after marriage. What this placement definitely does
NOT favor is a spur of the moment marriage for romantic reasons to someone you just met.
Uranus in
the Seventh House: may never get married. Too
independent and likes it that way. Or they may get married when young to someone much
older. Or when they are old to someone much younger. There has to be something unusual
about the partner or the partnership. Maybe the partner is a genius, or eccentric, or
plain flat-out crazy. Perhaps the partner travels a lot. Bi-costal marriages would tend to
have this. Forget the house in the suburbs with the white picket fence. If the marriage
ever becomes too conventional, it ends. Friendship in marriage is important here.
Conversely, your own "genius" may come out when you have a partner, or it may
come out THROUGH a partner. Robert Raymond Shanks called this one "the Svengalli
aspect".
Neptune in
the Seventh House: is good if you are a
therapist or social worker. Others can feel your sympathy. But remember what I wrote about
Neptune in the fifth house, the house of romance? It goes here too, in spades. Take off
those rose colored glasses before you get married. No, that’s not a perfect creature
you are marrying. It’s a human being and they have faults. Check to make sure that
among those faults are not, alcoholism, drug abuse, and bigamy. If everything checks out,
you will probably find you have a romantic, sensitive, artistic partner. Make sure they
don’t cheat on you.
Pluto in the
Seventh House: gives a very intense partner.
You may love or hate each other, but you will never be indifferent.
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