The birth chart is like a snapshot of the sky from our vantage point on Earth, taken at the exact moment you were born. This chart is divided into 12 segments, also known as the houses. The houses are where the action in the “movie of your life” takes place.
Just like the signs, the houses also reveal an unfolding pattern of growth and development, from the First House to the Twelfth House
it is said that the planets are specific energies, modulated by the energy of their sign, which play themselves out in the department of your life represented by their particular house position.
The 12 houses of astrology represent every one of the aspects that make up human life. The planets and zodiac sign will show themselves most emphatically in the area in life represented by the house in which they fall on your natal chart. To be clear, the houses are not quite energies like the zodiac signs or planets, nor do they add color to the outflow of energies like the zodiac signs do. The houses are rather where these energies are destined to appear. The houses are simply the areas of life, not the experience of it.
HOUSE KEYWORD ZODIAC SIGNS1 Self, Identity, Consciousness, Aries2 Value, Possessions, Money Taurus3 Communication, Travel, School Gemini4 Home, Family, Parent, Origin Cancer5 Self-Expression, Creativity, Fun Leo6 Health, Service, Work, Habits Virgo7 Partners, Marriage, Relationships Libra8 Sex, Death, Transformation Scorpio9 Religion,Spirituality, Travel Sagittarius10 Career, Fame, Reputation Capricorn11 Groups, Friendship, Objectives Aquarius12 Dreams, Unconscious, Secrets Pisces
The 1st House
The First House symbolizes the acting self, the personality as it appears to others, and the unfolding of one’s individual destiny. Their characteristics are a keynote of your personality as you express yourself to others.
The 2nd House
The Second House symbolizes what the self has to work with materially: possessions, money, and physical resources. This house also represents your desires and values. Planets in the Second House operate in the field of material needs and also indicate what you value most highly.
The 3rd House
The Third House symbolizes thinking and communication, also traditionally brothers and sisters, writings, and short journeys. Your early environment is also represented by this house, as well as your powers of analysis and discrimination. Planets in this house indicate how you communicate and operate mentally.
The 4th House
The Fourth House represents the home environment, family life, and the father, or perhaps the same sex parent. Planets in the Fourth House reflect your family orientation, an ability to dig into the past in order to discover the roots of your being, and how your father (or perhaps your mother) was experienced by you.
The 5th House
The Fifth House represents creativity and self-expression, also offspring, and is also associated with romance and affection. Following the base of operations represented by the fourth, the fifth house represents the arena in which your personal energies can be released into the world. Any area which is stamped by your personality, including the display of affection or any creative endeavors such as your artistic expression, is therefore represented by planets in the Fifth House or the sign on the Fifth House cusp.
The 6th House
The Sixth House represents issues of sickness and health, and service to others, including conditions of daily life, or work. This house also relates to discipleship and mastery, and the overcoming of obstacles in producing the fruit of one’s achievements. Planets in this house can manifest as challenges to your well-being, or as indications of a profession of service to others.
The 7th House
The Seventh House represents marriage and partnerships of all kinds, and issues with relating to other people. As the opposite to the First House of personality, the Seventh House describes how you fit into the world of others. Planets in this house often indicate the type of marriage partner you will seek.
The 8th House
The Eighth House symbolizes issues of death and rebirth, sexuality, and transformation. As this house follows the house of relationship, it refers to the fruits of relationship, and these include the power to change based on new understanding made possible when one is no longer acting solely as an individual. Planets in this house are difficult to interpret, but may refer to how sexuality is manifested or to lessons you need to learn in order to grow and change.
The 9th House
The Ninth House represents intuition and the study of religion philosophy, and higher learning. In addition, it represents travel to other countries, and legal matters. This house is interpreted similarly to the ninth sign of Sagittarius, and represents the expansion of horizons, mental, physical and spiritual. Planets in this house may symbolize your philosophical pursuits, or possibilities for travel.
The 10th House
The Tenth House symbolises the public life, authority, career issues, and also represents the mother, for perhaps the opposite sex partner. For the most part, the entire tenth house is generally about one’s career and how they appear to one’s colleagues. An individual’s standing and reputation in the public eye are to be seen here, as well as their accomplishments in their chosen field.
The 11th House
The Eleventh House symbolises goals and objectives, also friendships and membership in groups or associations.The house centers around how we communicate with friendly individuals, and how we mix into larger social structures. When it comes to our body and its correspondences, the eleventh house is the ruler of our shins.
The 12th House
The Twelfth House refers to the unconscious and to things beyond the physical plane. In this house, one can locate their deepest psychological fears and desires, and work through them, so that the weaknesses that they bring can be made harmless.