The Houses
In astrology, there are 10 planets and 12 houses, so not all houses may be “occupied” by planets at the time of birth. Note, I’m not counting asteroids etc…and yes, I class Pluto as a planet.
Where there are no planets in a particular house, it usually means that area of life is not of as great an importance to you as those areas where 1 or more planets reside- these houses are a source of vitality to you & represent areas of life where growth can occur.
In terms of importance, always look at the 1st house, the house where the ruling planet lives and houses where there may be heaps of planets doing their stuff.
House Meanings
| House | House Meaning/ Key words |
| ASC/1st | Health, the Body, self esteem, appearance. This is your mask & how you face the world. |
| 2nd | Personal money, personal values, “emotional bank account”, possessions. The things & concepts that we value. |
| 3rd | Communication, early learning, siblings, routine, short routine journeys. |
| 4th | The home, the family, roots, history. The father. This is the IC. |
| 5th | Creativity, children, pleasure, love affairs. The things we take risks on, have fun with or give birth to. |
| 6th | Sickness, servants, pets. The stuff we outsource. Daily business, how we approach the work we do for others, habits. |
| 7th | Relationships- marriage, professional partnerships, open enemies. This is your Descendant. |
| 8th | Death, transformation, other people’s money, the money of the partnership. |
| 9th | Travel, spirituality, higher education. |
| 10th | Career, public persona. Mother. This is your Midheaven or MC. |
| 11th | Groups, community, friendships. Hopes and Dreams. |
| 12th | House of self undoing, escape, institutions. |