The house system in astrology divides the sky into twelve sections, each representing different areas of life. Here’s a breakdown of the houses and what they mean:
1st House: House of Self
Self-Image • Natural Persona • Outer Personality • Temperament • Your Personal Style • Appearance • Physical Attributes • Health and Well-being • Early Childhood
Themes: Self-image, natural persona, outer personality, temperament, personal style, appearance, physical attributes, health, early childhood.
Description: The 1st House, also known as the Ascendant or rising sign, is located at the eastern horizon at the time of your birth. It represents how you present yourself to the world and your physical appearance. It also provides insights into your early childhood and personal temperament.
2nd House: House of Wealth
Financial Matters • Financial Security • How Money is Earned • Self-Worth • Personal Values • Resourcefulness • Possessions • Stability • Steady Effort • Wealth • Material Assets
Themes: Financial matters, security, earnings, self-worth, personal values, possessions, stability, wealth, material assets.
Description: The 2nd House reveals your approach to money and material possessions. It shows how you earn and spend money, as well as your attitudes towards financial security and personal values.
3rd House: House of the Mind
Learning • Communication • Documentation • Early Childhood Education • Schoolmates • Vehicles • Local Environment • Community • Neighbors • Siblings • Colleagues • Extended Family • Short Trips • Expression
Themes: Learning, communication, documentation, early education, siblings, neighbors, local environment, short trips.
Description: The 3rd House governs communication and intellectual activities. It relates to how you learn, communicate, and interact with your immediate environment, including siblings and neighbors.
4th House: House of Home and Family
Domestic Life • Childhood • Nurturing • Ancestors • Family History • Heredity • Family • Inner Emotions • Mothering • Safe Shelter • Sanctuary • Self-Care • Real Estate • Immovable Possessions
Themes: Domestic life, childhood, nurturing, family history, ancestry, inner emotions, mothering, safe shelter, real estate.
Description: The 4th House is associated with your home, family, and roots. It represents your upbringing, family background, and the nurturing you received as a child. It also relates to your current domestic environment and sense of security.
5th House: House of Creativity and Pleasure
Light-Hearted Fun • Pleasures • Leisure Activities • Relationship Style • Entertainment • Performance • Sports • Games • Concerts • Amusement Parks • Celebrations • Holidays • Financial Speculation • Partying Style • Friendships • Artful Expression • Perception of Father
Description: The 5th House is about enjoyment and creative expression. It encompasses hobbies, romance, and activities that bring joy and pleasure. It also relates to your approach to love affairs and your children.
6th House: House of Chores
Daily Routine • Efficiency • Chores • Obligations • Hygiene • Physical Health • Exercise • Diet • Servitude • Servants • Slaves • Employees • Work Life
Description: The 6th House focuses on daily responsibilities and health. It covers your work habits, routines, and efforts to maintain physical well-being. It also includes your relationship with colleagues and small domestic pets.
7th House: House of Relationships
Balance • Fairness • Give and Take • Committed Relationships • Marriage • Contractual Partnership • Business Partnership • Best Friend • One on One Dealings • Opponents • Power Struggles • Justice • Law • Verbal Commitments
Themes: Committed relationships, marriage, partnerships, best friends, opponents, justice, law.
Description: The 7th House governs significant one-on-one relationships, including marriage and business partnerships. It emphasizes balance, fairness, and mutual benefit in these relationships.
8th House: House of Regeneration
Transformation • Secrets • Perception of Sex • Taxes • Inheritance • the Occult • Emotional Intensity • Orgasms • Turmoil • Surgery • Death • Decay • Will and Testaments • Underworld • Healing • Reincarnation
Description: The 8th House deals with deep transformation and regeneration. It covers themes like shared resources, inheritances, and profound emotional experiences. It also relates to your attitudes towards intimacy and the occult.
9th House: House of Journeying
Long-Distance Travel • Foreign Countries • Foreigners • Languages • Treading Uncharted Path • Higher Education • Exploration • Expansion • Publishing • Law • Truth • Justice • Universities • Adventure • Philosophy • Religion • Theology • Quest
Description: The 9th House is about expanding horizons through travel, higher learning, and spiritual exploration. It includes adventures, foreign cultures, and your quest for knowledge and truth.
10th House: House of Lifetime Achievement
Authority • Career Ambitions • Life’s Calling • Status • Reputation • Public Image • Identity within the Community • Legacy • Parental Guiding Influence • Mentorship • Responsibility • Persistence • Endurance
Themes: Career ambitions, reputation, public image, community identity, legacy, mentorship.
Description: The 10th House, or Midheaven, focuses on your career and public life. It represents your ambitions, achievements, and the legacy you wish to leave. It also indicates influential mentors and authority figures in your life.
11th House: House of Social Networking
Friendships • Solidarity • Identity within a group • Networks • Projects • Current Events • Alliances • Shared Hopes and Wishes • Group Activities • Social Life • Acquaintances • Associates • Societies • Volunteering • Clubs • Humanitarian Efforts • Charities • Visions for the Future
Themes: Friendships, groups, networks, future aspirations, social life, humanitarian efforts.
Description: The 11th House governs your social connections and aspirations. It includes friendships, group activities, and your role within larger communities. It also relates to your hopes and dreams for the future.
Description: The 12th House deals with the subconscious mind and hidden aspects of life. It includes themes like spirituality, dreams, and self-imposed limitations. It also represents places of confinement, such as hospitals and prisons, and issues related to mental health.
