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THE HOUSES in YOUR BIRTH CHART
 | When you put it all
together, and/or get a Complete Natal Chart
done, which I will do accurately for you, you will begin to see the story of
your life, as it is reflected in the celestial bodies of our universe.
Most people don't want an astrology course...they just want to know what
their chart means. This section on Astrology Basics was designed to
help you become familiar with some astrology terms, so that you will feel
more comfortable getting your chart done. |
| You might as well know
up front that if you don’t know the exact time (i.e. 11:38 pm) of your
birth, then you won’t be able to calculate your Ascendant (which in turn
sets the stage for determining the 12 Houses). However, I will use
sunrise for that day if you do not know the exact time of birth, and this
will create a chart which will still display the planets, aspects, and close
to the aspects to the Moon when you were born. We do the chart with
the best information we have. |
IV
- The Houses
Well Worth Learning, Though
But as difficult as it is to initially get a good grip on how
the Houses work... the Houses are also quite interesting and more than worth
your time and effort to understand.
Why? Because
understanding the Houses is when you first discover you’ve got all 12 of the
Zodiac signs contained in your birth chart.
Simply put: the
Houses are the places where stuff happens. And so the 12 Houses map
out the “general areas of life” where you’re naturally the most attracted
to and focused on during this lifetime.
One way to think of the
Houses is as the 12 different rooms of a mansion. There are certain places in
your 12 room mansion that you'd naturally end up spending more time in than you
would the others. Some folks might prefer spending most of their time in the
living room, some in the dining room, and some would prefer hanging out in the
den. (Of course, Elvis preferred hanging out in the Jungle Room.)
The Shortcut
There’s a shortcut to understanding the themes of the 12
different Houses... The shortcut is that the themes of the 12 Houses are very
similar to the energies of the 12 Zodiac signs.
Of course, to benefit
from this shortcut, you first have to be familiar with the energies of the 12
Zodiac signs. So get
familiar with the energies of the 12 Zodiac signs, and then learning the themes
of the 12 Houses will be a cinch. Like any other shortcut, it's not exactly
perfect... however, for our purposes, it's close enough.
The themes of 1st house
are very similar to the energies of Aries. The
themes of the 2nd house are very similar to the energies of Taurus. And
so on and so on…. So if you get familiar with the energies of the 12 Zodiac
signs, then the themes of the 12 Houses will make a whole lot more sense.
| Aries |
1st house |
| Taurus |
2nd house |
| Gemini |
3rd house |
| Cancer |
4th house |
| Leo |
5th house |
| Virgo |
6th house |
| Libra |
7th house |
| Scorpio |
8th house |
| Sagittarius |
9th house |
| Capricorn |
10th house |
| Aquarius |
11th house |
| Pisces |
12th house |
1st House
Aries is the “I am” sign. Aries is the first rush of spring! The new birth!
Energetic, bold, fiery, and impulsive. So the 1st house is the place where “I
am” stuff happens. It’s the house of your outer identity that you display to
the world.
But with Gemini on the
Ascendant, the 1st house of outer identity is colored by the sign of Gemini. And
Gemini says “I communicate.” Gemini says, "I’m curious, youthful,
flighty, mentally active, and often a wee bit mischievous." So the "I
am" energies that you display to the world are that of Gemini.
2nd House:
Now let’s continue on to the 2nd house. The 2nd house themes are very similar
to the energies of Taurus. Taurus is the “I possess” sign. Taurus is very
concerned with matters of practicality, "I only believe in (and thus) value
those things that I can actually touch." Taurus says I love comfort,
physical security, and possessions. So the 2nd house is related to personal
values and physical security. It’s generally associated with your money and
personal possessions.
3rd House:
The 3rd house is the house naturally associated with Gemini. As already
mentioned just above, Gemini is about communication, mental concepts, curiosity
-- as well as -- short trips, siblings and the neighbors ….
List of Themes
Here's that list of house themes I mentioned before...
I've been feeling a bit lazy
as of late... so I've borrowed (with permission) something a cyberpal named
Chazz wrote regarding the Houses... The following house descriptions are
generally word associations and key concepts (and I did add in a few of my own
thoughts):
1st- Aries house, ruled
by Mars... "I am"...
personality, physical appearance, competition, how others see us.
2nd- Taurus house,
ruled by Venus... "I possess"...
personal possessions, sense of self worth, values and inner creativity.
3rd- Gemini house,
ruled by Mercury... "I communicate" ...
mental activity, need for knowledge, short trips, community involvement,
relationship to siblings, primary education.
4th-
Cancer house, ruled by Moon... "I feel" ...
opposite sex parent *,
country, home and family, history, memories-nostalgia, dependence and
dependency, real-estate.
5th- Leo house, ruled
by Sun... "I rule" ...
Creative expression, romance and love affairs, gambling and speculation, fun
and games (partying), Children, giving love.
6th- Virgo house, ruled
by Mercury... "I analyze" ...
physical health, diet, self-service, interaction with coworkers, attention to
detail and perfection.
7th- Libra house, ruled
by Venus... "I balance" ...
one on one partnerships (i.e., marriage or business), commitment to others,
appreciation for the arts, what we look for in others, fair play and harmony.
8th - Scorpio house,
ruled by Pluto... "I desire" (this is the Jungle Room that Elvis
spent a lot of time in) ...
Death, rebirth and transformation, other peoples resources, hidden mysteries,
secrets, sex, mysticism, intuitive understandings.
9th- Sagittarius house,
ruled by Jupiter... "I teach"
Higher education, philosophy, religion, travel, optimism, expansion and good
fortune.
10th-
Capricorn house, ruled by Saturn... "I build"
Same sex parent *, career,
physical reality (i.e., the world), how we make our way, how we are perceived
in society.
11th- Aquarius house,
ruled by Uranus... "I plan"
Humanitarianism, friendship, receiving love, sudden happenings, rebellion, and
outrageousness.
12th- Pisces house,
ruled by Neptune... "I care"
self illumination, enlightenment, the collective unconscious, fantasy, karma,
self-deception, hidden enemies, hospitals and institutions, serving others
through compassion, psychic ability and sensitivity.
| So in the
astrological "road map of reality" - your birth chart house
placements assist you in mapping out the places (or areas) where you can
potentially learn how to be the best you that you can be during
this lifetime. |
Not everyone is
supposed to be another Gandhi. Not everyone is supposed to be another Martin
Luther King Jr.. Not everyone is supposed to be another Mother Teresa.
We each have
different, distinctive, and unique road maps.
For example, in your
unique road map, you may have several planets located in the earthy,
practical 2nd Taurean house associated with money, values, and personal
possessions. Your mission in this lifetime (should you choose to accept it)
may be to build up a strong sense of inner-values, and then spend your hard
earned money on these inner-values.
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*The 4th and
10th house meridian axis has historically experienced some serious
"difficulties." The ancient Greeks associated the 4th house
with both "parents." Medieval astrologers replaced
"parents" with the Father in the 4th house and shifted
Mother to the 10th house. Many modern astrologers have now placed
Mother into the 4th and Father into the 10th. If you noticed, I placed
the different sex parent in the 4th house and the same sex parent in
10th house. To make matters even more confusing, Vedic astrology
places Mother in the 4th house and Father in the 9th house. When I get
really cornered, I simply call the 4th and 10th house meridian axis
the "parental axis."
back to 4th
house
back to 10th
house.
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