The 12 Houses: The Microcosm

House Latin Name Ruling Planet Home Sign Modern title Position in quadrant English Name Element (modern) st Vita Mars 1 House of Self Aries Angular - 1st Quadrant Life Fire Angular Power House. Location of . Answers the question, "Who am I?" Physical appearance, traits, characteristics, temperament. First impression. General outlook. Ego. Planets near the ascendant (0º) control physical characteristics, while planets near the of the 2nd House control behaviors, ruling and clothing style, and other more "artificial" parts of the person. nd Lucrum Venus 2 House House of Value Taurus Succedent - 1st Quadrant Wealth Earth Material and immaterial things of value or worth, not including real estate. Your moral positions concerning wealth. Your desires for wealth. Self-esteem and feelings of self-worth. Cultivation and growth. rd Fratres House of Mercury 3 House Gemini Cadent - 1st Quadrant Brothers (& Sisters) Communications Air Also the House of Intellect. Communication, gossip, language skills. Local travel and transportation. Elementary education and childhood environment. Happiness, achievements, siblings. Rhetorical, artistic, and mechanical skills. th Genitor House of Home and Moon 4 House Angular - 2nd Quadrant Parent Family Water Angular Power House. Location of the Imum Coeli (IC = deepest heaven). It is the deepest night-time house. [The house for the sun if you were born at midnight.] Rules foundations and ancestry, heritage, roots. Domestic issues, property and real estate. The primal home. Parents, grandparents, lineage. Genetic/blood curses. th Nati Sun 5 House House of Pleasure Leo Succedent - 2nd Quadrant Children Fire Recreational/leisure activities. Pleasure, fun, love/romance, beauty. How one expresses one's self. House of hobbies, games, athletics, gambling. Luck and risk. Obsessions. Drama/Theater/Acting. Reveals sex and character of 1st child. Recreational sex. Fertility. Creative self-expression. th Valetudo Mercury 6 House House of Health Virgo Cadent - 2nd Quadrant Health Earth House of jobs, health & hygiene, pets, daily routines, and responsibilities. Required life-tasks and bio-rhythms. Daily routine. Voluntary/altruistic service. Physical and psychological health. Diet habits. Healing skills. Pets as friends, healers, and examples.

Houses: The Microcosm

House Latin Name Modern title Ruling Planet Home Sign Position in quadrant English Name Element (modern) th Uxor House of Venus 7 House Libra Angular - 3rd Quadrant Spouse Partnerships Air Angular Power House. Located directly across from Ascendant, it is called the Descendant, where things descend below the horizon. House of Relationships/Partnerships. All one-on-one relationships. Marriage and enemies. A planet or sign on its cusp is very informative on character. The 7th House is the house of others (as opposed to the House of Self, the 1st house). Reveals sex and character of 2nd child. Sunset. th Mors House of Mars 8 House Scorpio Succedent - 3rd Quadrant Death Reincarnation Water House of sex, taboos, other people's money, death, and rebirth. Compassion, jealousy, manipulation, hate. Inheritances, legacies, and wills. Transformative experiences. Taxes, debts, credits, and loans. Pertaining to both the material and the spiritual. Death and near-death experiences, on metaphorical level. E.g. Loves dark clothes and death-metal. Hidden mysteries. Things near 9th cusp influence questions on higher level philosophy and existential issues. Metaphysical sex. th Iter Jupiter 9 House House of Philosophy Sagittarius Cadent - 3rd Quadrant Journeys Fire House of philosophy and higher knowledge. Abstract thought and gnosis. Structuring of belief system. Worldview formation. Writing and publishing. Higher education. Teaching. Distant travels. Understanding of foreign cultures. Expansion. Reveals sex and character of 3rd child.

th Regnum House of Social Saturn 10 House Capricorn Angular - 4th Quadrant Kingdom Status Earth Angular Powerhouse. Location of the Medium Coeli, MC, the highest point in the sky. Responsible for career and how a person is perceived by the community. A deeper career than the jobs of the 6th house. Reputation, legacy, fame or infamy, rule/power.

th Benefacta House of Saturn 11 House Aquarius Succedent - 4th Quadrant Friendship Friendships Air House of friends. How one interacts with groups or collective structures. Clubs, political parties, unions, religious groups, secret sects, etc. Volunteer activities and donations to humanitarian causes. Dreams and goals. Connections and networking. Adopted children. Reveals sex and character of 4th child. th Carcer House of Self- Jupiter 12 House Pisces Cadent - 4th Quadrant Prison Undoing Water The house of self-undoing and imprisonment. Subconscious. Hidden psychological problems. Karma. Hermetic lifestyle. Dreams and sleep. Clairvoyance and paranormal activities. Self-sacrifice. Skeletons on the closet. Illegal affairs. Inventions and discoveries. Dreams. Unknown enemies. Large animals. Relationship to drugs and alcohol. Monasteries, asylums, hospitals, prisons, rehab. centers, etc. Artistic inspiration. Houses: The Microcosm

Houses: The Microcosm