the houses
‘the where’ | the environment | COMPARTMENTS OF LIFE
The house shows us the container, the structure or quality this energy operates through for you, where this is focused on alchemizing into your physical reality.
one
The House of Self + Identity. How we package and present ourselves, our personality, the image we offer to others including our appearance and how we make a first impression.
How we start things.
Our defense mechanisms.
Our relationship with our immediate environment.
Our general outlook on life.
Our body, breath + vitality.
Self expression, style and individuality
Spirit
The Head + Face, upper jaw
Mercury has its Joy in this House
Natural association: Aries
two
The House of Possessions. This rules what we own and what we place value on as well as how we value ourselves (self-worth).
Money and personal finances. How we make it. What we do with it.
How we exist in the material world and our needs to feel secure there.
Sense of self-worth, esteem and basic values.
Personal possessions + assets both qualitative and quantitative.
Gains + losses / Have’s and Have Nots
Certainties
Ear, nose + throat, lower jaw
‘Gate of Hades’
Natural association: Taurus
three
The House of Communication. This is how we process and share our ideas and how we intellectually connect with those around us.
The lower mind, our daily life.
Interactions in our immediate environment.
Siblings and early environment.
Neighbors + local environment
Consciousness, Thoughts + how we formulate them.
Short trips - can be fun to look at what SIGN + PLANETS live here for insight into short distance travel/road trips.
Writing and speaking. A Message.
Language skills.
Media and communications.
How we connect to friends and lovers on a mental level.
Divination
School
Goddesses, Temples of Worship, the Divine Feminine
Respiratory system, arms, hands, nerves, speech
The Moon has her Joy here also a happy placement for Mercury.
Natural association: Gemini
four
The House of Home. Who, what, and where do we call home… this is where we go to lay down roots.
Our psychological foundations and roots, the Unconscious.
Family/parents
Domestic/home life + foundations.
Instinctive behaviour.
The mother or the more “maternal” parent/caregiver.
Ancestry + the past
Father
Our connection with our past.
Our sense of security.
Real estate.
Land
Hidden treasures, the private
Stomach, breasts, mucous membranes, womb
‘Under the Earth’
Natural association: Cancer
five
The House of Pleasure. What brings us pleasure now? What did we LOVE doing as a kid?
Creative self-expression.
Sex, pleasure and entertainment.
Romance + Lover Affairs
All forms of “play”.
Speculation and gambling.
Pastimes + Hobbies
Attitude towards romance + romantic relationships.
Lovers as opposed to partners.
Attitude towards having fun.
Drama
Adornments and costumes.
Children + the Inner Child
Good fortune
Heart, back, spinal cord
Venus has her Joy here.
Natural association: Leo
six
The House of Health + Service. This is how we prioritize our well being on a daily basis.
Work and job, the day to day (as opposed to career).
Grounded, real world manifestations, bringing Heaven to Earth
Techniques and methods.
Self-improvement + Refinement
Health + Illness
Nutrition
Attitude towards food.
Service
Attitude towards service and co-workers
Helpfulness
Pets
Order, attitude towards routine and organization.
Routines
The Mundane Details of our Day to Day, Planning
How we edit.
“Bad” fortune
Intestines, pancreas, liver, immune system
Mars has its Joy here.
Natural association: Virgo
seven
The House of Partnership (long term), the stuff that binds us.
Companionship
The alter ego.
Partnerships
One-to-one relationships.
Marriage; The first marriage.
The “significant other”.
Business partnerships.
Competitors + open enemies
Our “shadow self” + projections.
Lawyers, Mediators, Counselors
Contracts
Cooperation
Kidneys, pH balance, hormone balance
Natural association: Libra
eight
The House of birth, death, other people’s resources + the psyche.
Transformation and crisis, the psyche, getting to the ROOT of things
Psychology, fears, anxiety, trauma + mental health, Therapy + Therapists
Naked humanness.
Our attitude towards crisis and change.
Other peoples resources.
Addictions
Soul connections + deeper intimacy; learning through intimacy.
Debt, paying off debt, taxes, loans, dividends, legacy
Divorce/alimony.
Inheritance + financial gifts
Idleness
Urinary tract, genitals + reproductive system, colon/large intestine
Natural association: Scorpio
nine
The House of Luck + Adventure. Inner expansion through knowledge and travel.
Our personal belief system.
Our sense of adventure, exploration.
Religious beliefs, astrology, and personal philosophy.
Higher education, studies, exploration.
Long-distance travel - may be fun to look at what SIGN + PLANETS live here in relation to how you travel distances aka by plane.
Morals
Foreign languages and cultures.
Personal truths.
Publishing + journalism.
Commerce
Prophets + Oracles
Dreams
Arteries, sciatic nerve, hips + thighs
the ‘House of God’, Faith, the Divine
the Sun has its Joy here.
Natural association: Sagittarius
ten
The House of Social Status, Authority + Fame. The recognition we will receive but also the positive and negative ways we can wield our power.
Career and profession.
Contribution to society.
Position in society, relationship to the public
Social standing.
Reputation, Results + public roles.
Material success and position.
How we carve out an identity for ourselves.
Achievement + Responsibility
Authority figures + bosses
The father or most “paternal” parent/caregiver.
Governments
Attitude towards responsibility.
Attitude towards abiding by the law.
Desire for achievement.
Knees, skin, general both health and mineral content
Natural association: Capricorn
eleven
The House of Friends, Groups + Networks. This is how we relate to human kind.
Organizations + community
Hopes, wishes + good fortune.
Aspirations + dreams
Personal goals
Eccentricities
Our sense of our true Inner Purpose.
Our sense of the group + Social Alliances.
Future Technology
Humanity
‘Good Spirit’
Circulatory system, blood
Jupiter has its Joy here.
Natural association: Aquarius
twelve
The House of the Subconscious and the Hidden. This is where our subconscious thoughts, beliefs and fears are born. It is our self growth and our undoing.
Karma
Hidden strengths.
Hidden weaknesses + hidden enemies.
The Sub/Unconscious
Magic + Dreams
Boundaries/Boundary-less
Private affairs + secrets.
Lost items/loss.
Hospitals and prisons
Spiritual studies.
Sorrow.
Purifying our suffering.
Retreat + escape, sacred solitude.
Release and where we let go.
Past Lives
Sensitivity - channel into work or creativity.
‘Evil Daimon Spirit’
Feet, lymphatic system, blood
Saturn has its Joy here.
Natural association: Pisces