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copyright: Cynthia Rose Young Schlosser
First House
This is the House where we meet the world and is known also as the rising sign.
It can describe our physical appearance or image and planets in this house are
used to communicate something about the individuality of the person. For example,
Mercury here would indicate that a person needs to communicate through speech
and writing to express their individuality. There is an impulsive quality here,
where we just are and are immediately recognised by the sign qualities expressed.
Second House
The Second House is concerned with what we have in terms of material possessions
and also our ability to use our special skills and talents to bring our
possessions to us. It is the House of sustenance and what we must do to maintain
our physical well being. It can also indicate our self esteem and the value we
place not only on material things but also ourselves. Are we worth it?
Third House
This House is associate with Gemini and is the area in our lives where we
communicate and disseminate information. It is also associated with short
journeys and our local environment and siblings. It describes our early
education, our schooling and is essentially a social house as it is where we
begin to mee the world in social terms.
Fourth House
In my experience this house can be the house of Karma. It is associated with
family, culture and traditions handed down through generations and as such can
refer to past lives and those who we associate with in this life in order to
help us work through our soul's purpose. The family teaches values and behavious
which may or may not be appropriate as we grow up and leave the nest. A person
with a strong planetary presence here may need to continue the role of
perpetuating strong roots in a family situation.
Fifth House
This house is where we experiment with our social skills through interacting
with friends and lovers. We learn about ourselves through others' reaction too
our behaviour. Here we are encouraged to express our individuality and
creativity and learn not to lose our spontaneity and our need for play. So this
house also shows hobbies and pastimes and also the results of the most creative
act, our children.
Sixth House
This House is associated with work and service to the community. It indicates
how we can be part of society and give our skills to it in order society to
benefit, not just ourselves. It is also the house associated with health and
healing and our ability to maintain our physical systems as a cohesive whole.
The work place becomes a macrocosm to our body's microcosm and we need to be
aware of each part making a contribution to the wellbeing of the whole.
Seventh House
T his is the house of partnerships and commitment to others through marriage or
long term relationships. It is opposite the First House and balances the needs
of us as individuals with those we relate to on a permanent basis. We learn
compromise and respect for others' individuality which can sometimes take
several attempts to achieve! It is also traditionally the house of open enemies,
and business partnerships.
Eighth House
This is the House of Scorpio and reminds us that there is one certainty in ife
and that is death. It is the house of transformation, endings and beginnings and
the ability to regenerate through sex. It is also associated with money and
inheritance, and also the partner's money and finances. Our dues to society are
shown in this house, through taxation and living by society's laws or dealing
with the consequences.
Ninth House
The Ninth House is associated with religion, philosophies and belief systems, as
well as higher education as opposed to school education in the Third House. It
is where we formulate our code for living, either through our own learning and
experience or we can adopt our culture's standards. Of course, this varies
according to the different religons around the world and this house recognises
the importance of different cultures and overseas travel. The key word is 'expansion'.
Tenth House
This is house is at the top of the chart and consequently refers to our highest
ambition, usually seen through our career, which is how we are recognised and
categorised by society. It represents the culmination of work and experience to
achieve the goals we set ourselves and the authority other people invest in us
as a result of all our hard work and achievement. An emphasised tenth house
usually indicates a person who reaches the top and is acknowleged for that.
Eleventh House
This is concerned with our special friends and groups of people (not family)
with whom we feel a common bond or association. There is a recognition that
other people share our ideals and goals for the common good, perhaps through
political endeavour or charities. It is where we can create the sort of society
we want and not be afraid of change or challenge to tradition.
Twelfth House
This house has been much maligned in the past as its concerns are more to do
with our inner world rather than outer achievements. However it can be the House
of excellence as it is where we can recognise our true inner selves and act
according to our greatest puspose. It may give us cause for doubt and demand
that we question who we are, but that is its greatest strength. When we withdraw
from the world and find a place of peace and solitude then we are in a position
to commune with our higher selves, and planets in the Twelfth show a need for
self reflection. Tradtionally it was considered the house of seclusion in
hospitals, prisons etc..and the domain of secret enemies, but we are all capable
of being our own worst enemy by failing to nurture our needs. It is the house
where we return after the maelstrom of interacting with the busy world and can
be the source of great inner strength and tranquility.
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