Last night I talked about the planets and what they generally meant. I probably didn’t touch upon everything, but that is okay, because there are lots of astrology blogs and websites ( and books ) all over. Right now I am going to talk about the Ascendant/Rising Sign, Houses, and Aspects.
It is vital to know the houses and aspects. Aspects modify the planet and therefore the sign that it is in. House placements also modify the planet’s sign, but also will show where the planets’ energies come into play. If you have many planets in one house ( three or more ) that shows a concentration in life. If you have, for example, four planets ( Venus, Sun, Mercury, Jupiter ) all in the 9th house, then that shows a concentration in 9th house matters, which deals with higher education, the higher mind, foreign travel, publication, religion, philosophy, etc. A person with those placements might travel ( or dream of if they can’t ) of traveling all over the world. House placements and aspects are why you can’t automatically judge a man with Scorpio Venus and automatically assume he’s a sexy sex beast and that he will stay with you forever. Because his house placement will show his energies. A man with Scorpio Venus in the 5th house is going to be much different than a man with a Scorpio Venus in the 12th house. Another example is a woman with Cancer Venus. My mother has a Cancer Venus residing in her 9th house. She absolutely has a hard time committing to one person and was at one time with five men at once! Now a lot of us might assume that a woman with a Cancer Venus is doting, motherly and will never cheat. My mom had a lot of foreign boyfriends too, now that I remember. My mother also has a Venus-Uranus square.
Houses:
First House: This is also known as your rising sign or ascendant. Any planets or aspects here will modify your sign in this house. This house is your outward personality, mannerisms, natural inclination when out in the world, how acquaintances see you or people who don’t know you well. This is also called a “mask” by some astrologers. This is true and false at the same time. A “mask” is fake, however, if your rising sign and the rest of your chart are not compatible, then it may be a “mask” you show to the world. For a lot of people, it’s not a mask and a part of their personalities. However, I would not judge a person on their first house, unless it’s heavily aspected or it’s prominent in some way. A lot of planets in the 1st house can make the rising sign the most important placement in the chart.
Second House: This house is your money, possessions, self worth, values, material goods, aesthetics, and arts. It is ruled by Taurus.
Third House: This house is your communication, short term travel, the left side of the brain, K-12 education, linear thinking, logic, siblings, neighbors, etc. This is ruled by Gemini. If you have Mercury here, then it’s at “home”. If you have many planets here, then communication is a central aspect of your life and may want to be a K-12 educator.
Fourth House: This house is the mother, emotional security, what we need to feel secure, the home, the family, the private self, etc.
Fifth House: This house is pleasure, love affairs, casual sex, romance, dating, children, self-expression, creativity, where you like to ‘shine,’ charisma, center stage, etc. This house is ruled by Leo. If you have the Moon here, then you might feel an emotional need to “show off” and emotions are a big part of your life.
Sixth House: This house is work ( the type of job to get you through college or not ) , how you work, your relations with co-workers, nutrition, food, health and wellness, exercise, etc. If you have your Moon, here then your work must be emotionally satisfying or else you’re depressed.
Seventh House: This house is marriage, love, partnerships, deep friendships, open enemies, marriage-like relationships, and how you generally are in any sort of close relationship. A lot of people are obsessed with this house. I don’t know why.
Eighth House: This house is SEX ( and not casual sex, but deep sex ), passion, other people’s money, loans, joint finances, legacies and inheritance, death, transformation, obsession, the occult, psychology, anthropology, digging to the ‘root’ of things, probing, etc. A lot of people are obsessed with this house, too. I bet you know why.
Ninth House: This house is higher education/university, publication, academics, philosophy, the right brain, religion ( or lack of ), legal documents, foreign travel, long road trips, foreign and international relations, different cultures or backgrounds, etc. If you have Saturn here, then you may be conservative in thought. If you have Pluto here, then you may want to force your religious beliefs on other people.
Tenth House: This house is your career, public image, place in society, what you contribute to society, and climbing up the career ladder. It also represents authority. If you have Mars here or in aspect here, then you may have issues with authority figures. But someday you might actually become the authority figure when you’re older.
Eleventh House: This house is your friends ( not best friends ) and acquaintances, networks, Facebook and Twitter, large organizations, humanitarian organizations, etc.
Twelfth House: This house is your dreams, subconscious, prisons and incarceration, mental hospitals, spiritualism, the self undoing, what you need to work on, what you hide, what you may be insecure about, etc. I know this house sounds scary, but it is the least understood. If you have mars here, the worst that could happen is that you may not know how to stand up for yourself, even if it’s in fiery Aries or Leo. Unless Mars is severely afflicted or something.
Aspects:
Conjunction: When two planets are “fused” together, or when they work hand in hand. They are mostly having to be in the same sign, but within 8-10 degrees of each other. If you’re sun is in Sagittarius at 7 degrees and Uranus in Sagittarius at 29 degrees, then they are not conjunct, even if they are in the same sign.However, you can have a conjunction between two planets that are not in the same sign, if one planet is at the end of hte sign and the other is at the beginning of one. Let’s take 0 degrees Jupiter Gemini and 29 degrees Taurus Venus. That would be a Jupiter-Venus conjunction.
Trine: This is a harmonious aspect. Usually, they are in the same element, but not always. I believe they are 120 degrees from each other, or within 10 degrees of the 120 degrees. The two planets work in harmony, but are still rather dynamic.
Sextile: Another harmnious aspect. They are 60 degrees from each other, give or take. They are not in the same element, but usually still in compatible elements. They work together, but not as dynamic as the trine.
Square: 90 degrees away from each other. This shows conflict and what you need to overcome. Most people have at least one square in their charts. Having squares is not the end of the world. It is just something you need to work on.
Opposition: 180 degrees. It’s “this or that” or nothing in between. There are two opposite forces and you need to find a happy balance. If you do that, then you’re good. A Mercury-Jupiter opposition: find a balance between details and the big picture.Don’t go back and forth between the extremes.
Quincunx or Inconjunct: This is when usually the planets are five away, or 150 degrees. The planets simply do not understand each other and you need to find adaptation between the two. Let’s say you have Mars-Venus quincunx. Well, youmay have a difficult finding someone, because what you love and what you’re attracted to aren’t the same
It is vital to know the houses and aspects. Aspects modify the planet and therefore the sign that it is in. House placements also modify the planet’s sign, but also will show where the planets’ energies come into play. If you have many planets in one house ( three or more ) that shows a concentration in life. If you have, for example, four planets ( Venus, Sun, Mercury, Jupiter ) all in the 9th house, then that shows a concentration in 9th house matters, which deals with higher education, the higher mind, foreign travel, publication, religion, philosophy, etc. A person with those placements might travel ( or dream of if they can’t ) of traveling all over the world. House placements and aspects are why you can’t automatically judge a man with Scorpio Venus and automatically assume he’s a sexy sex beast and that he will stay with you forever. Because his house placement will show his energies. A man with Scorpio Venus in the 5th house is going to be much different than a man with a Scorpio Venus in the 12th house. Another example is a woman with Cancer Venus. My mother has a Cancer Venus residing in her 9th house. She absolutely has a hard time committing to one person and was at one time with five men at once! Now a lot of us might assume that a woman with a Cancer Venus is doting, motherly and will never cheat. My mom had a lot of foreign boyfriends too, now that I remember. My mother also has a Venus-Uranus square.
Houses:
First House: This is also known as your rising sign or ascendant. Any planets or aspects here will modify your sign in this house. This house is your outward personality, mannerisms, natural inclination when out in the world, how acquaintances see you or people who don’t know you well. This is also called a “mask” by some astrologers. This is true and false at the same time. A “mask” is fake, however, if your rising sign and the rest of your chart are not compatible, then it may be a “mask” you show to the world. For a lot of people, it’s not a mask and a part of their personalities. However, I would not judge a person on their first house, unless it’s heavily aspected or it’s prominent in some way. A lot of planets in the 1st house can make the rising sign the most important placement in the chart.
Second House: This house is your money, possessions, self worth, values, material goods, aesthetics, and arts. It is ruled by Taurus.
Third House: This house is your communication, short term travel, the left side of the brain, K-12 education, linear thinking, logic, siblings, neighbors, etc. This is ruled by Gemini. If you have Mercury here, then it’s at “home”. If you have many planets here, then communication is a central aspect of your life and may want to be a K-12 educator.
Fourth House: This house is the mother, emotional security, what we need to feel secure, the home, the family, the private self, etc.
Fifth House: This house is pleasure, love affairs, casual sex, romance, dating, children, self-expression, creativity, where you like to ‘shine,’ charisma, center stage, etc. This house is ruled by Leo. If you have the Moon here, then you might feel an emotional need to “show off” and emotions are a big part of your life.
Sixth House: This house is work ( the type of job to get you through college or not ) , how you work, your relations with co-workers, nutrition, food, health and wellness, exercise, etc. If you have your Moon, here then your work must be emotionally satisfying or else you’re depressed.
Seventh House: This house is marriage, love, partnerships, deep friendships, open enemies, marriage-like relationships, and how you generally are in any sort of close relationship. A lot of people are obsessed with this house. I don’t know why.
Eighth House: This house is SEX ( and not casual sex, but deep sex ), passion, other people’s money, loans, joint finances, legacies and inheritance, death, transformation, obsession, the occult, psychology, anthropology, digging to the ‘root’ of things, probing, etc. A lot of people are obsessed with this house, too. I bet you know why.
Ninth House: This house is higher education/university, publication, academics, philosophy, the right brain, religion ( or lack of ), legal documents, foreign travel, long road trips, foreign and international relations, different cultures or backgrounds, etc. If you have Saturn here, then you may be conservative in thought. If you have Pluto here, then you may want to force your religious beliefs on other people.
Tenth House: This house is your career, public image, place in society, what you contribute to society, and climbing up the career ladder. It also represents authority. If you have Mars here or in aspect here, then you may have issues with authority figures. But someday you might actually become the authority figure when you’re older.
Eleventh House: This house is your friends ( not best friends ) and acquaintances, networks, Facebook and Twitter, large organizations, humanitarian organizations, etc.
Twelfth House: This house is your dreams, subconscious, prisons and incarceration, mental hospitals, spiritualism, the self undoing, what you need to work on, what you hide, what you may be insecure about, etc. I know this house sounds scary, but it is the least understood. If you have mars here, the worst that could happen is that you may not know how to stand up for yourself, even if it’s in fiery Aries or Leo. Unless Mars is severely afflicted or something.
Aspects:
Conjunction: When two planets are “fused” together, or when they work hand in hand. They are mostly having to be in the same sign, but within 8-10 degrees of each other. If you’re sun is in Sagittarius at 7 degrees and Uranus in Sagittarius at 29 degrees, then they are not conjunct, even if they are in the same sign.However, you can have a conjunction between two planets that are not in the same sign, if one planet is at the end of hte sign and the other is at the beginning of one. Let’s take 0 degrees Jupiter Gemini and 29 degrees Taurus Venus. That would be a Jupiter-Venus conjunction.
Trine: This is a harmonious aspect. Usually, they are in the same element, but not always. I believe they are 120 degrees from each other, or within 10 degrees of the 120 degrees. The two planets work in harmony, but are still rather dynamic.
Sextile: Another harmnious aspect. They are 60 degrees from each other, give or take. They are not in the same element, but usually still in compatible elements. They work together, but not as dynamic as the trine.
Square: 90 degrees away from each other. This shows conflict and what you need to overcome. Most people have at least one square in their charts. Having squares is not the end of the world. It is just something you need to work on.
Opposition: 180 degrees. It’s “this or that” or nothing in between. There are two opposite forces and you need to find a happy balance. If you do that, then you’re good. A Mercury-Jupiter opposition: find a balance between details and the big picture.Don’t go back and forth between the extremes.
Quincunx or Inconjunct: This is when usually the planets are five away, or 150 degrees. The planets simply do not understand each other and you need to find adaptation between the two. Let’s say you have Mars-Venus quincunx. Well, youmay have a difficult finding someone, because what you love and what you’re attracted to aren’t the same
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