A planet tells you what, a sign tells you how. A house tells you where: the area of life in which it shows up. The same planet in the same sign shows up around money in the 2nd house and around belief in the 9th. The houses are the layer that turns a chart from an abstract personality sketch into a life actually lived.
- 1st houseSelf and appearance
Body, appearance, first impression, approach, entry into life
- 2nd houseResources and value
Money, possessions, income, self-worth, talent, what you own
- 3rd houseMind and immediate surroundings
Siblings, neighbors, short trips, learning, everyday communication
- 4th houseRoots and home
Family, origins, home, parents, privacy, the later years
- 5th houseCreation and pleasure
Children, romance, play, art, risk, self-expression
- 6th houseWork and routine
Daily work, routine, health, service, habits, pets
- 7th housePartnership
Marriage, partners, open enemies, contracts, one-to-one relationships
- 8th houseShared resources and transformation
Joint finances, inheritance, debt, crisis, deep transformation, intimacy
- 9th houseMeaning and distant horizons
Higher education, belief, philosophy, law, foreign countries, long journeys
- 10th houseCareer and visibility
Profession, reputation, public role, authority, ambitions
- 11th houseCommunity and the future
Friends, groups, networks, hopes, long-term goals, supporters
- 12th houseRetreat and the unconscious
Solitude, the unconscious, hidden matters, the background, surrender, closed institutions