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Complete Guide For Houses

February 5, 2023by Amir Dehbozorgi0
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The houses

In astrology, the chart is comprised of houses, starting with the Ascendant (also known as the Rising Sign). This is the zodiac sign that was ascending on the Eastern Horizon at the time of birth, and marks the cusp of the first house. The houses proceed in a counter-clockwise direction, and are numbered in reverse order. The Midheaven represents the position the sun would be at noon.

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The terms angular, succedent, and cadent (House Quadruplicities) are applied to the houses in astrology and correspond to the cardinal, fixed, and mutable modes (Sign Quadruplicities) for the zodiac signs. Both house and sign modes are referred to as modes.

A recurring theme in astrology is the expression of oneself (Cause and Volition), the acquisition of a result (Effect), reflection on the consequences, and the taking of new action (New Cause and Volition) as needed.

Volition is the driving force behind our actions. It encompasses decision-making, desire, and choice, although not always freely made. Our thoughts and actions result in consequences or effects, which can be positive, negative, or neutral. Reflection on these results leads us to make decisions about future actions, although this process is not entirely within our control, as both choice and external forces can influence it.

For example, the numbers refer to the house numbers in the chart:

  1. Expression of self: We present ourselves to the world, assuming an identity.
  2. Change of environment: We work to gain wealth and security.
  3. Reflection on experiences: We think about the results of our efforts.
  4. New action: We take steps such as establishing a home and starting a family.
  5. Development of family: We grow our family and care for our children.
  6. Continual reflection and work: We continuously reflect on our experiences and work to maintain and improve our lives.

From another perspective, house numbers from the other side in the chart:

  1. Partner: We have a significant other or a romantic partner in our life.
  2. Relationship Effects: The relationship with our partner brings various impacts, including sexual experiences and the potential creation of legacies.
  3. Life Reflection: We reflect on our life and personal growth by pursuing higher education and making significant changes symbolized by long journeys.
  4. Social and Career Impact: Our actions in the 9th house have a significant impact on our social status and career, as this house represents our public persona and is the opposite of the 4th house, which represents our private life and home.
  5. Public Image: Our actions in our public life and career influence the formation of new relationships and friendships, which in return would solidifying our place in society.
  6. Success, Hidden Matters and Enemies: We reflect on the entirety of our lives, including the possibility of having secret enemies and keeping personal matters hidden from the public, especially if we have achieved success.
Keywords For The Houses

The Individual Houses
First House

The rising sign or Ascendant is determined by the sign on the cusp of the first house.

The First House represents the physical body, appearance, and childhood. It reflects the influence of any planets in this house and shapes the personality, appearance, and self-presentation. A strong first house can help us overcome any weaknesses in our sun sign. The sun sign represents who we are meant to be, while the rising sign and planets in the first house show how we present ourselves to the world.

The First House also indicates how we begin things and our self-presentation. For example, a Leo rising sign shows a grand and confident self-presentation, while Virgo rising sign shows a detail-oriented and service-oriented presentation, and an Aquarius rising sign shows an indifferent and intellectual presentation.

Finally, the First House is associated with our general approach to life and health.

Second House

The second house represents the resources, possessions and wealth that we have acquired through our actions and the way we present ourselves to the world. This house is also concerned with our values, self-worth, talents, and our five senses. The sign on the cusp of the second house indicates our attitude towards what we own and how we manage it, and whether we are able to retain it.

The second house also deals with our ability to acquire the necessities of life, including money, and is associated with liquid assets, or the things we can quickly convert into cash. It is concerned with our overall financial stability and survival, as money is used to purchase food, shelter, and other essential items. In addition, the second house is also linked to our skills and talents that we can use to enhance our survival, including hunting and farming in primitive societies.

Third House

The third house is associated with thought, communication, and education. It highlights language skills, writing, and the ability to express oneself effectively. The third house also encompasses school education and the acquisition of knowledge through learning and experience. This house represents cleverness, dexterity, and being shrewd, as well as being cagey.

It also deals with short journeys, minor changes, and the immediate environment, including neighbors and siblings, especially the first sibling. The third house represents the way we communicate, and the style in which we express ourselves. It also speaks to the awareness of one’s abilities and limitations, and the ability to adapt and learn new skills.

Fourth House

The Fourth House is associated with the concept of home, family, and roots. It represents the foundation of one’s life, including childhood experiences, the family heritage, and the end of life. It is also concerned with self-development and the inner life, as well as growth and creation in the form of houses, lands, and gardens. The Fourth House is associated with the unconscious mind and secret aspects of the self, and is often referred to as the “hidden” house.

Fifth House

The fifth house is known for its connection to creativity, pleasure, and emotions. It is linked to the heart and reveals what is important and cherished by an individual, including hobbies, entertainment, sports, education, and creative pursuits. This house also encompasses creative self-expression through drama, writing, and other forms of artistic expression.

In addition to these creative pursuits, the fifth house is also associated with children, parties, holidays, and recreation, providing a glimpse into a person’s enjoyment and sense of fun. However, this house is not limited to only light-hearted pursuits, as a person may also find joy in serious subjects and intellectual pursuits.

The fifth house also represents the aspect of taking risks, including gambling and investing. It covers pre-marriage relationships the first child, and the second sibling, providing insight into a person’s approach to love and romance.

Overall, the fifth house represents a person’s capacity for creativity, pleasure, and emotional fulfillment. It encompasses a wide range of experiences, from playful and light-hearted to serious and intellectual, that bring joy and happiness to a person’s life.

Sixth House

The Sixth House governs daily routines, work, health, diet, clothes, and jobs. It represents how you handle the practicalities of life and your relationships with employees and work-related matters. It also pertains to expenses, tools, landlords, pets, and your attitude towards cleanliness and order. This house indicates the things you do for comfort or to attain a goal, such as cleaning the house. It relates to education, teaching, schools, and your taste in clothes. The Sixth House is a place of mind and thinking where practical skills are developed through routine and practice. As you gain experience, you move from confidence (Aries) to caution (Taurus) to conscious ability (Gemini and Virgo) to automatic mastery (Virgo).

Seventh House

The first house represents the self, while the seventh house represents one-to-one relationships, including marriage and business partners, as well as enemies. It deals with the process of negotiation and finding common ground with others, which may involve friendly conflict. The seventh house is also about competition and encompasses close friends, romantic partners, contracts, lawsuits, and divorce. This house is associated with balance and specifically refers to the first marriage partner, third sibling, and second child.

Eighth House

The Eighth House is associated with community resources, sex, and financial institutions. It also covers topics such as birth, death, reincarnation, healing, the occult, other people’s financial resources, taxes, inheritance, insurance, unearned money, and the disposal of waste. This house indicates the way in which death may occur, as well as personal power and self-control. It also governs the sexual organs and the anus, which highlights the connection to issues of waste disposal. The Eighth House is distinct from the Second House, which deals with an individual’s own financial resources.

Ninth House

The third house represents our basic mind and mental processes, but the ninth house is the house of higher mind and consciousness. This house is more open to external influences and ideas from other people, but it still allows for independent thought and examination of beliefs. The higher mind includes aspects of higher education, foreign travel, philosophy, religion, ethics and legal principles.

Higher education, as referred to in this house, is not just about acquiring knowledge from a university setting, but rather the wisdom that comes from considering multiple viewpoints and making informed decisions. Philosophy, in this house, refers to not just intellectual discussions, but also one’s personal philosophy of life, whether expressed in words or followed instinctively.

The third house gives us a foundation of basic knowledge to work with, but in the ninth house, our knowledge becomes deeper and more automatic, allowing us to see the bigger picture and consider multiple viewpoints. This house represents the heart of higher education, where one is able to examine theories and viewpoints objectively. The twelfth house takes this a step further, representing a striving to view all things without any self-awareness or bias.

In the ninth house, important attitudes include freedom, independence, and a sense of justice. Dreams and visions also fall under this house, as well as the fourth sibling, third child, and second partnership. The house also includes languages, foreigners, and success, reminding us to be open to and understand different cultures and beliefs. The house also relates to brothers and sisters-in-law.

Tenth House

The tenth house is the representation of your career aspirations, public image, and reputation. It highlights what you strive to become known for in life, and includes aspects such as personal image, authority, prestige, ambition, and career advancement. The relationships with organizations, employers, and those in positions of power, such as rulers, are also shown in this house. The tenth house symbolizes where you are heading in life, as opposed to the fourth house, which represents your roots and origin. This house is associated with important life goals and aspirations, social status, the influence of a powerful figure, and the government. It also represents the parent who has the most impact on your life.

Eleventh House

The eleventh house represents your network of friends and your aspirations for the future. It encompasses your public image and the relationships you have with those connected to your career, such as workmates or supporters in the political arena. This house is also concerned with ideals, groups, organizations, clubs, political parties, unions, and humanitarian activities. Here, you’ll find well-wishers, high hopes, and aspirations, and it can reflect material success earned from your career. The eleventh house also includes stepchildren, the fifth sibling, the fourth child, and the third partner.

Twelfth House

The twelfth house represents our perspectives on spirituality, karma, and the afterlife. It encompasses the idea of non-self and focuses on impersonal institutions such as hospitals, prisons, and large bureaucracies where the main objective is to serve rather than profit. This house also pertains to hidden matters and behind-the-scenes activities, both positive and negative.

As we reflect on our lives, we often think of things we regret doing or not doing, which can lead to feelings of guilt, shame, or pride. The twelfth house allows us to transcend our personal needs and viewpoints, leading to a deeper understanding and intuition.

In terms of health, the twelfth house indicates our relationship with it, whether as a profession or personal experience with illness. It also relates to practices like meditation, self-sacrifice, and charity. Additionally, it reveals areas in our lives where we have secret enemies, which can be negative aspects of ourselves.

Derived Houses

You can select any house in your chart as the first house and gain insight into the related houses. For example, the fourth house often represents the father. By making it the first house of the father, you can analyze the father’s resources by examining the fifth house, which becomes the second house of the father.

The third house represents brothers and sisters, so the sixth house represents your father’s siblings, or aunts and uncles. The fourth house represents the father, and the tenth house represents the mother. The twelfth house represents the mother’s siblings, or the aunts and uncles on the mother’s side. The seventh house represents the father’s father, or grandfather, and the tenth house of the father represents the father’s mother, or grandmother. The fourth house may represent the less dominant parent, which could be the mother or the father, depending on the chart.

The third house represents your siblings, especially an older sibling who taught you basic skills like writing, reading, and arithmetic. This house also represents learning. The seventh house represents your older sibling’s sibling, or the next sibling in line. The seventh house is the third house from the first sibling, which is represented by the third house.

The Importance Of The Houses

This statement about the influence of houses in astrology is not widely accepted by modern astrologers. The concept of dividing the houses into angular, succedent, and cadent and assigning them varying levels of strength is a traditional idea that is not widely used in contemporary astrology. Angular houses are traditionally believed to have 100% of their power, succedent houses 50%, and cadent houses 25%. However, modern astrologers do not generally categorize houses in this manner or assign them specific levels of strength. The traditional ordering of the houses in terms of strength (1, 10, 7, 4, 11, 5, 9, 3, 2, 8, 6, 12) with the last three being less fortunate.

Northern and Southern Hemispheres

In astrological chart interpretation, the position of the planets relative to the horizon is considered. This is known as the division of the horoscope into hemispheres and quadrants.

It’s important to note that these designations are only rough guides, and other factors in the chart can impact their interpretation.

The Northern Houses, which include houses 1 to 6, are considered to be more introverted and inward-looking. These houses indicate a focus on internal information and personal opinions. Individuals with many planets in the Northern Houses may require solitude and alone time to recharge.

On the other hand, the Southern Houses, which include houses 7 to 12, are considered to be more extroverted and outward-looking. These houses indicate a focus on external information and a dependence on the opinions of others. Individuals with many planets in the Southern Houses may require social interaction and engagement with others to recharge.

Eastern And Western Hemispheres

In astrology, the placement of planets in the rising or setting position in a chart is an important factor in interpretation. This placement helps to determine the source of motivation and drive in an individual’s life.

The Eastern Houses, consisting of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 10th, 11th, and 12th, are considered to be self-assertive and independent. People with most of their planets in these houses are motivated by their own goals, desires, and needs, and do things for their own sake. They value independence and freedom, and strive for self-satisfaction.

On the other hand, the Western Houses, including the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th, are considered to be dependent and other-referring. Individuals with most of their planets in these houses are driven by external rewards, such as the approval and validation of others. They tend to focus on the impact of their actions on others, and strive for external recognition.

Quadrants

The significance of the emphasized quadrants in chart interpretation is a result of the combination of the interpretation of the hemispheres.

People with a subjective approach to life tend to rely on their personal experiences to find information and answers. Those with most planets in the first three houses (1, 2, 3) are intrinsic motivators and believe they have control over their destiny. They are self-reliant, enjoy working alone, and have a personal yardstick for judging things.

Subjective people with most planets in houses 4, 5, 6 are motivated by external rewards, seek time alone to recharge, and rely on their own experiences to make judgments.

Objective individuals, with most planets above the horizon, look to external sources for information and answers. Those with planets in houses 7, 8, 9 are ambitious and motivated by external rewards. They pay attention to others and consider their opinions when making judgments.

Objective individuals with planets in houses 10, 11, 12 are motivated by internal processes, provide a service, and do not focus on external rewards.

Angular, Succedent and Cadent Houses

The terms “cardinal, fixed, and mutable” describe the signs, while “angular, succedent, and cadent” refer to house positions.

The sequence of angular, succedent, and cadent signifies the following: A person appears in the world, takes action, and as a result accumulates things. This process then repeats in cycles. In other words, one begins something, gains valuable things or skills, and reflects on what was gained to determine future actions and approaches.

Angular Houses

The term “angular” refers to the four main angles in the chart, which are the first, fourth, seventh, and tenth houses. These houses are associated with the keyword “self” which refers to the self as a certain aspect. The angular houses are considered powerful as they give insight into how a person deals with reality and begins things.

The first house represents the potential personal self, body, or appearance. If Venus is located in the first house, a person is likely to present themselves in a harmonious and diplomatic way.

The fourth house relates to the family, or the self as a member of the family, and includes the past, genetic origins, memory, self-development, etc.

The seventh house represents the self in relation to others and focuses on interpersonal relationships, or “my other half”.

The tenth house is concerned with the public self, including fame or notoriety, and how a person is perceived by the public.

Succedent Houses

The word “succedent” means “following or succeeding”. The succedent houses are the second, fifth, eighth, and eleventh houses. These houses represent the collection of resources and possessions. The keyword for the succedent houses is “organization”. These houses show how we manage and develop our resources and possessions.

The second house represents our personal wealth and values, including self-worth.

The fifth house represents pleasure and entertainment, including love and romance, sports, games, and children.

The eighth house symbolizes shared resources, including inheritance, sex, health, and other people’s money.

The eleventh house represents friends, groups, hopes, and wishes for the future.

Cadent Houses

The term “cadent” means “coming to an end or resolution.” The cadent houses are the third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth houses. The keyword for these houses is “dispersal,” which refers to the act of giving out, separating, and reflecting on the consequences of actions.

In the cadent houses, we reflect on our experiences and thoughts before taking further action. The third house deals with communication and sharing knowledge, while the sixth house focuses on service and helping others. The ninth house involves deep philosophical and intellectual pursuits, and the twelfth house represents karma, spirituality, and hidden matters.

The twelfth house also touches on themes such as health, self-reflection, and unselfish service. It is where we reflect on our past actions and consider the good and bad choices we have made. The twelfth house can bring up feelings of guilt or shame, but also pride and satisfaction when we reflect on our accomplishments. It also indicates hidden enemies, which can be negative aspects of ourselves that hinder our progress.

 

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