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AstroMonday: The Houses in Astrology

taurusrising.net — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:34:20 +0000

Last week, I talked about the first house in astrology. However, it occurred to me that some of you may not know what the houses in astrology mean. I mean, I’m still learning, so I don’t know what a lot of this house mumbo-jumbo means! So in order to learn, I’ve decided to share what I’ve learned about the houses. I strongly believe that the best way in learning something is to share and teach others. I’m jumping off the subject, okay. So, what are the houses in astrology? What does all of that stuff mean?

There are 12 houses in an astrological chart. (There are a few different house systems– equal, Placidus, etc., but that is for a different post.) Each house is represented by one of the 12 signs in the zodiac and represents an aspect of the human personality. By examining these houses in a birth chart, we can determine how a person is likely to act in certain environments.

In the book, Parkers’ Astrology by Derek and Julia Parker, they describe the house system:

The planets represent motivation.
The signs show how we will direct or use that motivation.
The houses show in which sphere of life that motivation and effect will be manifested.

I find this to be a good description of how the planets, signs, and houses relate to each other.

I read in another description somewhere (unfortunately, I forgot where!) and this also helped me understand the astrological houses. This person said to think of each house as a room in a bigger house. The houses represent the environment (or place where lessons are learned), the signs represent the style (how the situations are handled) and the planets represent the person (motivation) that lives in the room. Think of it as visiting a room (house) and running into the person (planet) that lives there. I like to think that each person (planet) adds their own decorating style or flair (sign) to each room (house). Some of the houses in a chart may be empty (no planets), which means that house isn’t a major factor in a person’s chart. Or alternatively, this house isn’t something that the person needs to work or focus on.

What do you think?

In the future, I’ll write some detailed posts about:

First House – House of Self
Second House – House of Possessions
Third House – House of Communication
Fourth House – House of Family and Home
Fifth House – House of Pleasure
Sixth House – House of Health
Seventh House – House of Relationships
Eighth House – House of Death and Sex
Ninth House – House of Travel and Philosophy
Tenth House – House of Social Status
Eleventh House – House of Friendships
Twelfth House – House of the Subconscious

AstroMonday: The First House and the Ascendant

taurusrising.net — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:02:51 +0000

Welcome to a new section in Taurus Rising! This is called AstroMonday. Every Monday, I will blog about something in astrology. I have been learning so many things, it’s kind of a waste to not share this knowledge! Astro Mondays won’t be in any specific order, but I will have a page with a list showing all of the topics under this category.

Today’s topic is the first house and the ascendant.

The first house is the “House of Self”. This is home to the ascendant. The ascendant is also commonly referred to as the rising sign. The ascendant is the sign that was rising over the horizon at bith. The first house is naturally ruled by the first astrology sign, Aries. Since Aries is the ruling sign, the first house is naturally ruled by the planet Mars.

The planet that rules the rising sign at birth, is also said to be the chart ruler. An example of this is my Taurus rising sign. Taurus is ruled by the planet Venus, therefore Venus is my chart ruler.

The rising sign represents the mask that you wear in public. In other words, it is what people first see when they meet you. These are the first impressions. It is how you maintain your looks and your image. These are your outward personality traits. The first house is also said to with a person’s early childhood.

The rising sign is one of the most powerful influences on a person’s personality. Some astrologers say that the rising sign weighs as much as a person’s sun and moon signs.

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If there is anything that I’ve missed or there is something that you’d like to share about the first house and rising signs, please share them in the comments. :)

Sun and Moon in Cancer

taurusrising.net — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:46:51 +0000

How has the Sun and Moon in Cancer been influencing you?

Cancer is a cardinal water sign, with its home in the fourth house. The fourth house represents life at home: the home environment and how you tend to act there.

Amazingly enough, yesterday I found myself cleaning the house. I’m usually a pretty lazy person (especially with all of the Venus and Neptunian influence in my chart!), so cleaning isn’t really my thing. I cleaned, organized and vacuumed… insanity! It didn’t occur to me until afterward, when I hopped online that hey- there’s a new moon in Cancer and the Sun just moved there too. Cancer is also the ruler of the fourth house in my natal chart, so maybe this influence is stronger right now.