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Weboteric - Astrology
Astrology - The 12 Houses
A gloomy person was said to be saturnine, as being born under the planet Saturn, who was considered to make those who owned his influence, and were born when he was in the ascendant, grave and stern as himself.
Archbishop Richard Chenevix Trench |
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The Sun is in Taurus |
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The Moon is: Waning Crescent
From the ascendant, the astrologer calculates the twelve
houses that follow around the great circle. Astrological Houses show
where a particular energy will manifest.

The Houses
The First House can be seen as pure expression of identity and projection
of being.
Difficult planetary placements in the second house undermine the feeling
of self-worth and create fixations as regards financial security
Brothers and sisters are shown here, as well as the early school years.
As a child, most education matters are related to the third house
Difficult planetary placements in the fourth house of astrology will show
the troubles one has in domestic matters.
Harmony between the fifth houses of partners is important in a relationship.
Our physical health is influenced by the Sixth House.
Both friends and enemies are illustrated in the seventh house.
As the Fifth House is related to romance - the Eighth House is
related to sex.
Higher education and insight are illustrated in the Ninth House
after the dross has been removed in the Eighth.
Planets transiting the tenth house can often provide flashes of clarity
and insight.
Ill placed planets in the eleventh astrological house will cause difficulty in social integration.
As the karmic wheel turns the twelth house is also the house of sacrifice and acceptance - dissolving the material in the cauldron of the spirit.
From the ascendant, the astrologer calculates the twelve
houses that follow around the great circle. Houses show where a particular
energy will manifest.
This is why you may read that 'Venus, being favourably
aspected in the fifth house, will bode well for love'. Venus, the planet
of love being in the house of romance.
Each house will manifest energies of a star sign differently, of course.
The energy of Aries will be a potent force for wealth when focused through
the second or tenth houses; focussed through the eleventh house that energy
will gain many friends.
Just as the signs are divided into Cardinal, Fixed and Mutable, the Houses
are divided into Angular, Succedent and Cadent.
When we draw an individual's chart we look at all these factors - the sun
signs, the houses, the aspects (how the planets relate to each other and
the signs) - to develop the analysis. It's no wonder that we are all different
with so many cosmic factors contributing to our spirit.
The chart below gives an indication of the area of influence of each house.
House |
Area of Influence and Manifestation |
Association |
I |
Projection of self, the outer personality.
This house, often considered being foremost, guides the projection
of the personality into the outer world.
It is, therefore, effectively related to the personal appearance,
and in particular to the head.
A subject's self awareness and self absorption is defined by the
first house.
Planets placed here play a dominant role in personal character
and have high visibility. The individual identifies strongly with
them for good or ill.
This house is also connected with the actual birth process, and
the cusp of the first house - the Ascendant - is the point of transition
from non-being into being.
The First House can be seen as pure expression of identity and
projection of being. |
Aries
Mars
Angular |
II |
Rewards from effort, financial security in general.
The Second House is concerned with how we respond to or field whatever
impulses or unique and personal qualities we manifest via our first
house.
This is how we hold or "have" things (possessions, material goods,
money, and the like).
The Second House always refers to how we secure ourselves, the
kind of response we get from life and those around us. There is
a strong connection with possessions, assets and sense of self worth.
Accordingly - This house is very much connected with finances
and personal income, and personal talents which are directly related
to earning capacity.
Difficult planetary placements in this house undermine the feeling
of self-worth and create fixations as regards financial security. |
Taurus
Venus
Succedent |
III |
Short journeys and communications.
The Third House is concerned with explorations, investigations,
and inquiry and research of all kinds.
It also rules connections, communications, wires, tubes -- anything
that we can get through with our body, mind, voice, letters, what-have-you.
It is here that we explore and search for the limits of our life,
whatever we are working with at the moment.
A very mental house, concerned with finding, furthering, peering,
and all manner of questioning.
Traditionally it rules short journeys. Transport, communications
and experiences connected with these things will be reflected by
planetary positions in this house
The Third House describes mental abilities, and experiences during
the course of life connected with learning and communication.
Brothers and sisters are also shown here, as well as the early
school years. As a child, most education matters are related to
this house |
Gemini
Mercury
Cadent |
IV |
Domestic affairs, the life of the hearth.
The Fourth House defines the foundation of our life - the domestic
situation and intimate environment. It is the end of any searching
we might have done in the third house.
Here we find or end our search, settle down, and manage to get
in possession of the whole situation. This is our home and the base
from which we can work, feel, and experience. This is the root of
our experience, the core or thick of it.
The Fourth House is also connected to personal ancestry - normally
on the father's side.
Difficult planetary placements will show the troubles one has
in domestic matters. |
Cancer
The Moon
Angular |
V |
Family and children via, of course, romance.
The Fifth House is concerned with family resources in the form
of children and the expression of creativity.
Self-development through childhood is expressed by the planets
in this house. Later in life this turns to romance and loving relationships.
The joy in living is expressed here too.
Harmony between the fifth houses of partners is important in a
relationship. |
Leo
The Sun
Succedent |
VI |
Health, service and work in specific jobs - also pets!
The Sixth House has to do with health and the relationship to our
working environment and duties. Planets here will illustrate the
advantages and challenges that these present to us.
It is also representative of our general responsibilities, developing
and dividing the good from the bad in our life experience.
Our physical health is influenced by the Sixth House. |
Virgo
Mercury
Cadent |
VII |
External relationships, marriage and partnership.
As the First House is the house of self, the Seventh is the House
of others.
Social relationships and partnerships, especially marriage is influenced
here as are our relationships with the community in general.
Both friends and enemies are illustrated in this house. |
Libra
Venus
Angular |
VIII |
Transformation through sex and death, needs and external resources.
The Eighth House is traditionally the house of death.
It can be more accurately described as the house of regeneration
where we shed the baggage that retards our development to make room
for that which aids us in our progression.
It is also related to finance especially business ventures as it
strips away all but the essential.
As the Fifth House is related to romance - the Eighth House is
related to sex. |
Scorpio
Mars
Pluto
Succedent |
IX |
Long distance travel, religion and higher education,
philosophy.
The Ninth House is that of religion and philosophies.
It covers long journeys - and spiritual development is, perhaps,
the longest journey.
Higher education and insight are illustrated in the Ninth House
after the dross has been removed in the Eighth. |
Sagittarius
Jupiter
Cadent |
X |
Social position, career and work in general.
The Tenth House is related to the concrete professional achievements
in life, practical vision and also clairvoyance.
A powerful house that often defines a reputation and a careers
success.
Planets transiting this house can often provide flashes of clarity
and insight. |
Capricorn
Saturn
Angular |
XI |
Social acquaintance through career and true
friendship.
The Eleventh House is where individual self expression transmutes
through mental growth into the larger community of humanity.
It is here where dreams and visions are put to work. Social and
political ideals find their zenith through this house.
Ill placed planets here will cause difficulty in social integration. |
Aquarius
Saturn
Uranus
Succedent |
XII |
Hidden friends and enemies, Karma. Seclusion
The Twelfth House is that of Karma - the doctrine of cosmic balance.
The most subtle and spiritual of the houses this is where the
world of the psyche and dreams grows from the physical world.
As the karmic wheel turns it is also the house of sacrifice and
acceptance - dissolving the material in the cauldron of the spirit. |
Pisces
Jupiter
Neptune
Cadent |
Each astrological chart and the interpretation is derived from various
elements - find out more on these components below:
The Astrological Ascendant
The Midheaven or Medium Coeli in Astrology
The Elements and Qualities in Astrology
The Aspects in Astrology
The Houses in Astrology
The Zodiac Signs
The Planets in Astrology
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