Western astrology zodiac chart establishes the sun signs/symbol coinciding with ones birth date. However, there is also a “House” that is attached to each symbol one was born under. Making yourself aware of the house that is associated with your sign will give an outline to understanding your life through the pros and cons that are encountered. These “houses” reveal a determined area of ones life lessons and challenges ones life will revolve around. The majority of astrologers use the twelve house system with the first house falling just beneath the eastern horizon.
The morning sunrise enters the twelfth house first, taking roughly two hours to transit backward through the twelfth house. Continuing counter clockwise the sun makes it way through the ninth house at 12:00 noon. By the days end as the sun is setting it is entering the sixth house and as the clock strikes 12:00 midnight it has begun it’s backward motion in the third house.
The houses framework is fixed to the precise location and each individual on earth. The energy of the planets and constellations move through the houses charging them with their influences both pros and cons. This energy is felt daily and when a planet moves through it’s ruling house the affect felt carries a heavier influence. Knowing the house your sign resides in will provide you with a better understanding of ones-self and of others.
Below is the placement of the signs, ruling planets and corresponding house with an outline describing the type of area each house pinpoints and surrounding influences it pertains to:
*First House: Self — Aries — ruling planet Mars.
This house pertains to the person you appear as and present to others. Mannerisms, characteristics, identity and ones physical personal style are the influence here whether individual is aware of this concern or not and general health is included in this targeted area of influences.
*Second House: Possessions — Taurus — ruling planet Venus.
This area pertains to personal resources, finances and earnings influencing your choices made in life. These include a persons ethics and integrity. The self esteem and strength of what one values of importance. The subconscious drive.
*Third House: Environment/Communication — Gemini — ruling planet Mercury.
This area pertains to how one relates to their surroundings and environment such as siblings and also neighbors. This is the house of thinking, curiosity, communication, and how one expresses their selves to others whether it’s communicated through speaking, writing, telephone and other forms of technology apply also. Short trips in the form of a daily outing fall in this area along with how one retains information received.
*Fourth House: Home — Cancer — ruling planet Moon.
Here is where you retreat when things are haywire. Family life, ancestry, and domestic life highlight this area. This influence focus on where you feel at peace and can be yourself. Subconscious memories, childhood habits and what you feel sentimental towards giving a sense of belonging.
*Fifth House: Creativity — Leo — ruling planet Sun.
Creativity in any form such as art, music, dance, writing enables ways in which one expresses their personal style. Creating beautiful and interested in how others display forms of beauty. This is a house that wants romance without marriage. Unlike the first four houses that are concerned with survival this house is about fun.
*Sixth House: Responsibility — Virgo — ruling planet Mercury.
Work is highlighted here, ones job and how ones performance in assisting others and how others serve you in return. Maintaining, improving things and being your own boss is preferred and work well with your organizational skills. Often the work areas revolve around communications, travel and/or writing. Another area to look at in this house are health related issues that one may be acceptable to.
*Seventh House: Relationships/Partnership — Libra — ruling planet Venus.
Expectations regarding personal relationship is valued in this house. One is likely to become more outgoing after marriage and is unlikely to marry a quite, non-talkative individual. Partner will be good with domestic areas and possibly artistic in some form. This placement also needs to be cautious of self-indulgence or over extending while ones mood and attitude fluctuates through regular cycles. Other relationship that are also influenced with these tendencies fall with business associates/co-workers and legal affairs. How well one is willing to shares resources, and cooperate are highlighted here as is recognizing ones soul mate.
*Eighth House: Transformation/Sex — Scorpio — ruling planet Mars and Pluto.
This area is associated with many things, business and management of others, healing or rehabilitation. Committing to others and following through with ones commitments. This area pertains to others people money such as taxes, joint resources, inheritance, credit cards and since there can be a tendency to over shopping one will need to watch this area. Having interest in different backgrounds from ones own often is an appeal for this house and tend to be drawn to talkative individuals. Intimacy with ones self (higher-self) and those whom are special to you are highlighted here and since this is a house known for “sex” it relates to ones growth through their sexuality. Here is a house that pertains to issue that frighten individuals though we are curious and intrigued by them for it holds secrets and rules sex. Teaching hard life lessons that one should not try to dismiss. How one lets part of their selves die to transform to the new improved self. Mysteries of rebirth and death as well as being known for it’s rituals. Where the physical is transformed back to energy for this house strengthens your being.
*Ninth House: Travel/Intellect — Sagittarius — ruling planet Jupiter.
Here is a house of higher learner. Spirituality, psychic, the minds journey and how one absorbs the larger concepts. Education gained often through travel to foreign cultures and how one focuses on distant issues that are important to them. The search and understanding, learning of philosophy, publishing and religion regarding life’s purpose.
*Tenth House: Ambitions — Capricorn — ruling planet Saturn.
Dreams, goals and ambitions are defined here. Public persona, and image one reflects to those that do not know you. Your talents that can be offered to the worldly realm, not for monetary gain are of this house.
This is where ones career and personal achievements are viewed by others and how you view your self, what you are known for.
*Eleventh House: Groups — Aquarius — ruling planet Uranus.
This is how one relates to their community and large groups. Humanitarian concerns and political ideas are often areas of interest. Personal goals, idealism and friendships with similar mind-set as ones own take place here meanwhile working to maintain ones individuality. Breaking the known rules to change the world for the better.
*Twelfth House: Guilt/Subconscious — Pisces — ruling planet Neptune and Jupiter.
This area has to do with forms of isolation such as hospitals, prisons, institutions, and self imposed isolation. Feelings and emotions regarding the worldly realm of responsibilities while sacrificing issue pertaining to ones self for the needs of others. The manner in which you are affected by the subconscious and methods one will use in seeking a connection to hidden knowledge. Fear, worry, sadness within the subconscious, skeletons in the closet, appearing mysterious or keeping harmful secret. This is a house where it is necessary to work towards higher consciousness so one learns how to rise above negative issues and transform ones-self for the better.
Keep in mind that the Sun, Moon, and Pluto are considered planets in these astrology aspects and the Houses one through six revolve around personal self and ones development, whereas seven through twelve take in how one interacts with the world outside of their-self and learning to cooperate with others. Some of the signs are similar to their houses in what they represent but, the houses for the most part take on the “where” notion and the signs tend to be “how” in the interpretations.
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