A "house" is a place where someone lives. In astrology, the planets "live" in the houses. Their locations give tons of information to anyone looking at an astrological chart. Here's an astrological chart below, divided up into 12 locations, or "houses".
If the astrological planets are the WHAT, and the signs are the HOW, then the houses are the WHERE.
The 1st House, which begins at the "Rising Sign", or "Ascendant", begins on your left, at the point that would be 9:00 on a clock. Notice that in the first house, near the center circle, there is a "1"to make it easier to find.
Between each house is a dividing line, known as a "cusp". If you follow the wheel around counterclockwise, you'll see the 2nd house, then the 3rd, and so on until you arrive at the 12th.
While there are many different ways to calculate the houses, which is a topic we won't get into here, each house has a particular significance. If someone has a particular planet or planets in a particular house, it can have an overall impact on an individual.
Below you'll find a very short look at each "house" and what areas of life may be activated with planets sitting there. Keep in mind that this is just a quick intro. Whole books have been written about the houses, and I even have a book that focuses on one house in particular.
1st house: Ego, personality, dress
2nd house: Money, stuff, security
3rd house: Communication, early education, siblings
4th house: Family, domestic matters, relationship to "hidden" parent
5th house: Creativity, drama, fun
6th house: Health, service, day-to-day work
7th house: Partnerships, (1st) marriage, open enemies
8th: Sex, transformation, joint assets
9th: Spirituality, ethics, travel
10th: Career, public image, relationship to "dominant" parent
11th: Friends, networks, clubs/organizations
12th: Subconscious mind, karma, anything hidden
Each house has a natural ruler, and if you know the signs in order you'll easily figure out which sign rules each house. Aries rules the first house, Taurus the second, and so on all the way around. If you know something about the sign's attributes, you'll find the house's properties match up well.
Thanks for tuning in! Come back tomorrow for my "I" post.
This is a nice intro to the houses, John!
ReplyDeleteThanks Amy! :)
Delete"Aries rules the first house, Taurus the second, and so on all the way around."
ReplyDeleteHow this translates into "Heather"
Aries rules the first house as they like to rush into things and occasionally they find things that are awesome, and at other times they die in sudden horrible accidents. Next we come to the best sign in the Zodiac EVER- Taurus! Taurus as the natural ruler of the 2nd house because everything is indeed theirs. Which is why they let the Aries go first so they can reap the benefits of showing up second and claiming all the cool stuff. I could go on to talk about Gemini ruling the third house, but we've already discussed the Awesome that is Taurus and the rest of them can bask in the glorious afterglow... until we get to Virgo, who is mentally planning how to organize Taurus' closet and later we'll catch up with Scorpio who's been carefully plotting Taurus' demise.. but that's a topic for another post ;)
- Heather the Evil Twin bringing on the snark from A-Z @thewinetwins.blogspot.com
LOL! You are incredibly inventive, Heather!
DeleteSpoken like a Taurus with Aries envy. Too bad we can't all can't be the awesome that is an Aries!!
ReplyDelete"...at other times they die in sudden horrible accidents." Your passport to GoodTwinLand has been revoked!!
Uh oh...sounds like someone is in trouble! :(
DeleteDOH!
DeleteDon't worry, she'll go "first" into something and will need to call for backup ;)