Astrology Basics the Houses

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Astrology Basics The Houses

WEEK FOUR: FEBRUARY 11, 2018

Agenda

 Introduction to Basic Chart Structure

 The 12 Houses

 Houses & Elements

 House Types

 Axis Pairs

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What are the Modern Houses? Rulers

 12 Houses  Each represents an area of life  Where planets will most obviously manifest their Traditional Natural Rulers energies Zodiac  “Natural zodiac” suggests the nature of each house

MC 4 Angles  Horizontal Axis (Horizon)  Ascendant – 1st

 How we approach life  Descendant – 7th  What we look for in the other/what we offer Asc  Dsc Vertical Axis (Meridian)  Midheaven (MC) 10th

 “Upper Heaven”  Where we are going (aspire) “Angular Houses are said to  Imum Coeli (IC) 4th be the most important in the horoscope.” Natal planets in  “Lowest Heaven”  these houses “tend to  Where we are coming from IC dominate the direction of (roots) one’s life”. ~ A.Oken

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Chart Structure

 Ascendant set by Date, 10°  00’ Time & Place of Birth  12 Houses : 10 Planets  Some Houses are Asc ‘empty’ (untenanted)  4,5,9,11,12  Some signs appear on more than one cusp  Others are “intercepted”  Ex.  and 

Equal House vs. Placidus House System (B) (A)

(C)

(D)  (A) (B)  Ascendant – function of birth time & place  Ascendant – function of birth time & place  12 Houses – all 30° (360°÷ 12)  12 Houses – calculation is function of time and location  Each House has a different sign on the cusp  Some signs show on 2 cusps (A), some are ‘intercepted’ (B)  More than one sign can appear “IN” a house (C)  Planet in sign may differ from sign on cusp (D)

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Planets, Signs and Houses

Planets Signs Houses  Energy of Essence  Energy of Form  Where energies of (What) (How) planets/signs manifest  Creates and projects  Shapes and molds  Greatest strengths or  Infuse signs with the  Dynamic expression weaknesses essence of their of planet’s nature, vitality and express flavoured by the  “Physical” indicators their nature through energy of the sign suggesting “Place” the signs

Planets, Signs and Houses

Planets are Signs are Houses are “What” “How” “Where” (type of energy) (form & expression) (area of life)

Actor/Character Role/Costume Setting/Act

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12 Houses

 Areas of Life    Many underlying   elements    Relatable to Signs     of the Zodiac  

I am my   I am my profession beliefs 12 Areas  I am my  aspirations I am of Life transformed

 More key   I am the I am myself words universe with you  Key phrases  Natural   zodiac I am my I am myself health & work

  I am my I am my values creativity & resources  IC  I am my mind I am my family

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House Groupings

 Areas of Life  Basic, Social, Collective  Elements  Fire, Air, Earth, Water  ‘Types’  Angular, Succedent, Cadent

Collective or Universal

Social & Relationship

Basics of Life

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Houses & Elements

 12 Houses

 4 Elements

 3 Houses per Element

Houses of Life

 Personal Houses  Lots of planets in these houses:  Inspirational  Dynamic  Energy  Enthusiasm  Motivating power

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Houses of Substance

 Possessive Houses  Lots of planets in these houses:

 Stable

 Concrete & practical in outlook and aptitude

 Often backbone of family & community

Relationship Houses

 Relative Houses

 Those we do not choose (3rd)

 Those we choose for one to one relationships (7th)

 Those we choose for shared interests (11th)

 Lots of planets in these houses:

 People who need people

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Houses of Endings

 Terminal Houses

 Physical body (4th)

 Liberation of the soul, death (8th)

 Philosophic death (result of chosen change in course) (12th)

 Lots of planets in these houses:

 Sensitive

 Feeling

House Types

 Similar to “modes”

 A type of ‘energy’

 Reflect potential ‘strength’ of a resident planet

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MC Angular Houses 

 1, 4, 7, 10

 Influence of planets is intensified 

 Lots of potential for Asc Dsc dynamic action   Cardinal qualities

 IC

MC Succedent Houses    2, 5, 8, 11

 Give stability & purpose

 Financial houses Asc Dsc

 Not as powerful as Angular

 “Fixed” qualities  

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Cadent Houses 

 3, 6, 9, 12

 Adaptable   Communicative Asc Dsc  Get along well with others 

 “Mental” houses

 “Mutable” qualities

 IC

- +

+ Earth Fire - Air Water 10 9 - 11 8 Air + Water 12 7 Houses 1 6 Fire 2 5 Earth + 3 4 - Earth Fire - Air + Water + -

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Planets, Signs and Houses

Houses are Planets are Signs are the the “What” the “How” “Where”

Actor/Character Role/Costume Setting/Act

Exercise: Planetary House Placement

Notes

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Opposite   Pairs  

 6 Pairs of   Opposites  Each representing   an Axis of Energy  

 

6 Pairs Boundaries of Opposites  Self vs. Others   One cannot exist  Resources  without the other Mine vs. Yours Knowledge  Opposite signs  Learning vs. Teaching  can learn from Stability each other  Home vs. Career   Each sign can be Creativity tempered by its  Individual vs. Collective  opposite  Helping   Consider the Work vs. Altruism elements

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1st & 7th Houses

I am myself versus I am myself with you

I versus We

Competition versus Cooperation

Autonomy versus Social

2nd & 8th Houses

Axis of Resources  Mine vs. Yours  I am my values & versus I am transformed resources

Possessive of “Things” versus “Emotional” Ownership

Acceptance & Patience versus Passion & Depth

Building versus Destroying

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3rd & 9th Houses

I am my mind versus I am my beliefs

Student versus Teacher

Wants to Know versus Seeks to Understand

Asks “why?” versus Asks “why not?”

4th & 10th Houses

I am my family versus I am my profession

Maternal versus Paternal

Nourishment versus Responsibility

Yielding & Fluid versus Rigid & Disciplined

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5th & 11th Houses

I am my creativity versus I am my aspirations

Personal Authority versus Collective Authority

Self-Expression versus Freedom of Larger Group

Leader or Monarch versus The “Common” Person

6th & 12th Houses

I am my health & work versus I am the universe

Exclusive versus Inclusive

Judges versus Accepts

Seeks Reality versus Seeks Escape

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Summary & Tips

 “Houses” are “Where” energies are going to express  Natural Ruler suggests ‘qualities’ of the House  Untenanted does not mean ‘empty’  Elemental groupings a helpful reference  Angular Houses most potent  Angular, Succedent, Cadent Houses - similar to Cardinal, Fixed, Mutable modalities  Axis pairs for reference and ‘antidote’

What We’ve Covered

 Introduction to Basic Chart Structure

 The 12 Houses

 Elements & House Types

 Practical Exercise

 Axis Pairs

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Questions?

Next Week

 More Chart Structure

 Aspects

 Other Chart Symbols

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Before Next Class

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