Astrology Charts and the Astrological Houses

joanAt the left you’ll see a blank chart (it’s Joan of Arc’s, by the way). Note the horizontal line that divides it in half. This represents the horizon at birth. Directly below that line on the left side is the 1st House. As you continue counterclockwise, you get 2nd House, 3rd House, etc.This is important because it’s one of the major factors that tells the astrologer how this individual is different from others born that same day. Each planet is deposited in one of these houses and is given a unique “flavor” by being positioned there instead of somewhere else.

In medieval western astrology, these “slices of the pie” were called “houses” to represent the different areas of life. They can be accurately shown only when the time of day and location of birth are given.

Below is a list of the different houses pertaining to an astrology chart and the “flavor” they impart to any planet inside of it. Since we exist in all the compartments of life, the fact that you have one or more empty houses in your chart, doesn’t mean you have no life there. We also pay attention to the sign on the cusp of the house. The house cusp is the line that separates one house from another in a chart and is important in it’s own right.

House Ruling Planet Interpretation
1st House Mars The identity we wish to project to the world. What we assert. Ego.
2nd House Venus Personal resources, money, assets, etc. Personal values. Our substance.
3rd House Mercury Conscious mind. Siblings. Neighbors. Communication.
4th House Moon Roots. Childhood. Emotional nature. Nurturing parent.
5th House Sun Vitality. Playfulness, gambling, games. Romance. Children.
6th House Mercury Employment. Health. Service to others.
7th House Venus Partnerships. Relating to others. Contracts.
8th House Pluto Passion. Birth, death, taxes. Core issues of life.
9th House Jupiter Travel. Philosophy. Expansion.
10th House Saturn Career. Obligations. How we are seen by others.
11th House Uranus Friendship. Groups. Goals. Our uniqueness.
12th House Neptune Dreams. Denial. Unconscious, subconscious, superconscious

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