Astrology for Magicians and Metaphysicists
- Lesson 4
The Houses
As you have seen previously, it is the planets that
reveal a person's inclinations and motivations and the signs of the zodiac
that reveal the manners in which these inclinations and motivations operate.
Now, you will see that it is the houses of the birth chart that point toward
affairs of life upon which these efforts, functioning in a specified manner,
will be concentrated.
First of all, the houses are traditionally referred
to as mundane houses because they point toward worldly activities. Actually,
the houses are divisions of the planet Earth; hence, Earth is the third
art of the three part relationship that is the foundation for basic astrological
conclusions: planets, signs, and earth. the fourth factor, aspects, depends
upon this three part relationship, as you will see later.
In chart casting procedures, the houses always remain
in the same position; Thus, the first house is the first house in all charts.
It is the planets in signs that will move among the various houses, as
determined by the birth date, the birth hour, and the birth place. Note,
then, the following chart with the numbers of the houses in their proper
places. This numbering will NEVER change.
The spokes, or dividing lines between houses, are
called CUSPS: and it is on these cusps that the signs of the zodiac are
recorded in the twelve equal wedges chart, as you will see later. Note
that the cusps of the houses are numbered. They correspond to the houses
that they in effect open, following a counter clockwise motion.
Further, the first cusp is called the ASCENDANT.
This is so because it is the exact point on the eastern horizon that indicates
the demarcation line between the end of the night and the beginning of
day. Next, the tenth cusp is called MEDIUM COELI, or the MIDHEAVEN, because
it marks the exact overhead point that separates morning from afternoon;
then, the seventh house cusp is called DESCENDANT, because it is the exact
point in the West that indicates the demarcation line between the end of
the day and the beginning of the night. Finally, the fourth cusp is called
the IMMUM COELI or MIDNIGHT, because it is the exact point that marks the
end of one day and the beginning of the next one.
With these points in mind, study the following chart
to see how, for purposes of chart casting, the motions of the signs and
the planets are treated, remembering that the houses never move.
Now, begin to gain insights into the affairs of each
house by studying carefully the key words that are listed below.
House
|
Affairs and Activities
|
First
|
Personal and self-related concerns
|
Second
|
Personal possessions and security
|
Third
|
Relationship to the immediate environment
|
Fourth
|
Personal home and private life
|
Fifth
|
Instinctive affections and re-creation
|
Sixth
|
Services given and received and health
|
Seventh
|
Partnership relationships at a personal
level
|
Eighth
|
Material relationships involving shared
resources
|
Ninth
|
Mental and physical explorations
|
Tenth
|
Place in society and standing in the
world
|
Eleventh
|
Hopes and wishes and impermanent attachments
|
Twelfth
|
Freedom from restrictions
|
At this point, you should readily see that you can
make another step in interpreting the Sun in a chart, providing you know
the house in which the Sun falls. For example, if a person's Sun is in
Libra and in the seventh house, you should construct this basic sentence:
"The person's inclinations and motivations to integrate, to express, and
to project will operate unitedly, harmoniously, vigorously, pensively,
and enterprisingly, concentrating upon partnership relationships at a personal
level." These key words, of course, are taken from the previous lessons
for the Sun and for Libra, and from this lesson for the seventh house.
This basic sentence may still seem to be artificially
formal or pompous. Nevertheless, if you will study it closely, you will
see that after some experience with charts you would come to interpret
it as follows: "This person will be very pleasant and cooperative, but
at the same time actively watchful and clever, as he seeks to become a
significant part of the environment and the society in which he finds himself.
Of great importance to him in these efforts will be the formation of lasting
partnerships, whether this be in a business, a profession, or a marriage.
He will function best when he is not alone."
Reasonably, the planetary aspects to the Sun would
modify this interpretation with either ease or difficulty. You would, however,
have to complete the foregoing procedure and then revise it accordingly
to accommodate the impact of the aspects.
Proceed now to make a close study of the houses,
giving careful attention to the key word extensions, the planet and sign
affiliations, and the concomitant relations.
First House
Key Word Extensions
Personal and self related concerns -- Matters pertinent
to one's establishing oneself as a distinct personality and being
Planet and Sign Affiliations
The first house has a close correspondence to the inclinations
and motivations of the planets Mars and Pluto and to the attitudes and
manners of the sign Aries.
Concomitant Relations
The first house affairs are related to the physical
body, the temperament, and the general disposition.
Second House
Key Word Extensions
Personal possessions and security -- Matters pertinent
to one's accumulating material resources in order to establish security
Planet and Sign Affiliations
The second house has a close correspondence to the inclinations
and motivations of the planet Venus and to the attitudes and manners of
the sign Taurus.
Concomitant Relations
The second house affairs are related to resourcefulness
in acquisition, appreciation of luxury, and satisfaction with the material.
Third House
Key Word Extensions
Relationships to the immediate environment -- Matters
pertinent to one's adjusting to those close because of circumstances and
to the beginning of the process of education.
Planet and Sign Affiliations
The third house has a close correspondence to the inclinations
and motivations of the planet Mercury and to the attitudes and manners
of the sign Gemini.
Concomitant Relations
The third house affairs are related to neighbors, brothers
and sisters, short travel, and direct communication.
Fourth House
Key Word Extensions
Personal home and private life -- Matters pertinent
to one's establishing a place within which to protect oneself and one's
possessions
Planet and Sign Affiliations
The fourth house has a close correspondence to the inclinations
and motivations of the planet Moon and to the attitudes and manners of
the sign Cancer.
Concomitant Relations
The fourth house affairs are related to the family unit
and the property occupied.
Fifth House
Key Word Extensions
Instinctive affections and re-creation -- Matters pertinent
to one's creating his own image through both the body and the mind.
Planet and Sign Affiliations
The fifth house has a close correspondence to the inclinations
and motivations of the planet Sun and to the attitudes and manners of the
sign Leo.
Concomitant Relations
The fifth house affairs are related to sporting activities,
speculation, love making, children, and personal creations.
Sixth House
Key Word Extensions
Services given and received and health -- Matters pertinent
to one's serving others and being served in order to maintain good health
through reciprocity
Planet and Sign Affiliations
The sixth house has a close correspondence to the inclinations
and motivations of the planet Mercury and to the attitudes and manners
of the sign Virgo.
Concomitant Relations
The sixth house affairs are related to detailed work,
health, hygiene, and interdependence.
Seventh House
Key Word Extensions
Partnership relations at a personal level -- Matters
pertinent to one's attaching oneself to others in order to compensate for
one's own sense of lack
Planet and Sign Affiliations
The seventh house has a close correspondence to the
inclinations and motivations of the planet Venus and to the attitudes and
manners of the sign Libra.
Concomitant Relations
The seventh house affairs are related to marriage partners
and business and professional associates.
Eighth House
Key Word Extensions
Material relationships involving shared resources --
Matters pertinent to one's sharing his possessions with others and to his
sharing the possessions of others
Planet and Sign Affiliations
The eighth house has a close correspondence to the inclinations
and motivations of the planets Pluto and Mars and to the attitudes and
manners of the sign Scorpio.
Concomitant Relations
The eighth house affairs are related to material dependence,
inheritances, and self sacrifice.
Ninth House
Key Word Extensions
Mental and physical explorations -- Matters pertinent
to one's furthering the process of education through in-depth study and
extensive travel
Planet and Sign Affiliations
The ninth house has a close correspondence to the inclinations
and motivations of the planets Jupiter and Neptune and to the attitudes
and manners of the sign Sagittarius
Concomitant Relations
The house affairs are related to foreign travel, extensive
research, philosophy, religion, publishing, and higher education.
Tenth House
Key Word Extensions
Place in society and standing in the world -- Matters
pertinent to one's going outside his home to establish himself properly
in the social, business, and professional circles through entering into
a career
Planet and Sign Affiliations
The tenth house has a close correspondence to the inclinations
and motivations of the planets Saturn and Uranus and to the attitudes and
manners of the sign Capricorn.
Concomitant Relations
The house affairs are related to ambition, special talent,
and practicality.
Eleventh House
Key Word Extensions
Hopes and wishes and impermanent attachments -- Matters
pertinent to one's relating successfully to group activity in order to
participate in creative concerns that are communal in nature.
Planet and Sign Affiliations
The eleventh house has a close correspondence to the
inclinations and motivations of the planets Uranus and Saturn and to the
attitudes and manners of the sign Aquarius.
Concomitant Relations
The eleventh house affairs are related to friendships,
societies, clubs, connections, objectives, and concerns.
Twelfth House
Key Word Extensions
Freedom from restrictions -- Matters pertinent to one's
resisting impediments to his efforts to be a totally integrated part of
the process of living
Planet and Sign Affiliations
The twelfth house has a close correspondence to the
inclinations and motivations of the planets Neptune and Jupiter and to
the attitudes and manners of the sign Pisces.
Concomitant Relations
The twelfth house affairs are related to limitations,
barriers, isolation, solitude, confinement, the unconscious, and the hidden.
Review regularly the key words for the houses. Then,
you should conduct yourself, using the chart below, a cumulative review
of the planets, the signs, and the houses. Note that a planet may fall
into any of the twelve signs as well as into any of the twelve houses.
Thus, there are a possible 1440 combinations for the key words of these
three factors of a chart.
Large though this number of combinations may seem,
you need only to grasp ten concepts for planets, twelve concepts for signs,
and twelve concepts for houses. You will then be able to make 1440 combinations
as any one of the combinations is needed when you are reading a chart.
Practice, now, making the combinations, using this
basic pattern for constructing a sentence:
The inclinations and motivation (inset the key words
for the planet) will operate (insert the key words for the sign), concentrating
upon (insert the key words for the house).
Planet
|
Keywords
|
Sun
|
to integrate, to express, to project
|
Moon
|
to respond, to react, to regulate
|
Mercury
|
to communicate, to concentrate, to
transmit
|
Venus
|
to relate, to unite, to connect
|
Mars
|
to initiate, to activate, to move
|
Jupiter
|
to expand, to mature, to experience
|
Saturn
|
to limit, to control, to discipline
|
Uranus
|
to deviate, to invent, to reform
|
Neptune
|
to refine, to detect, to transcend
|
Pluto
|
to eliminate, to transform, to regenerate
|
Sign
|
Keywords
|
Aries
|
assertively, urgently
|
Taurus
|
possessively, enduringly
|
Gemini
|
versatilely, varably
|
Cancer
|
sensitively, protectively
|
Leo
|
impressively, creatively
|
Virgo
|
analytically, critically
|
Libra
|
unitedly, harmoniously
|
Scorpio
|
intensely, secretively
|
Sagittarius
|
freely, widely
|
Capricorn
|
prudently, reservedly
|
Aquarius
|
indifferently, unconventionally
|
Pisces
|
impressionably, intuitively
|
House
|
Keywords
|
1st
|
personal and self-related concerns
|
2nd
|
personal possessions and security
|
3rd
|
relationship to the immediate environment
|
4th
|
personal home and private life
|
5th
|
instinctive affections and re-creation
|
6th
|
services given and received and health
|
7th
|
partnership relations at a personal
level
|
8th
|
material relationships involving shared
resources
|
9th
|
mental and physical explorations
|
10th
|
place in society and standing in the
world
|
11th
|
hopes and wishes and impermanent attachments
|
12th
|
freedom from restrictions
|
Aspects
You find the aspects in a computer printout of the astrological
chart, usually in tables below the chart. Charts where planets and houses
are inscribed in the circle of 360 degrees representing the zodiac (not
the primitive twelve-equal wedges chart that is commonly used in the Anglo
Saxon countries!) show the aspects as lines between planets and other important
points of the chart.
The computer printout is sufficient for you to know
the aspects. Usually the printout also indicates the orb of an aspect,
i.e., how close the distance of the two planets is to the exact aspect.
The larger the orb, the weaker the influence of the aspect will be.
Aspects are angular distances between planets in
the zodiac, and between planets and the cusps of the first and tenth houses.
Distances between planets which are considered to
be major aspects are the following:
0 degrees apart, or conjunction
60 degrees apart, or sextile
90 degrees apart, or square
120 degrees apart, or trine
180 degrees apart, or opposition.
In our present work we use the major aspects only.
When we say that two planets are in mutual aspect,
we mean that the distance between these two planets is within a specific
range. The distance is measured in degrees. This is so because the planets
are inscribed in the periphery of a circle that represents the ecliptic,
or the path on which the planets make their way through the zodiac.
To figure out the aspects is easy when you draw the
planets and houses into the astrological signs. Each sign has 30 degrees,
proceeding counter clockwise.
Aspects are strongest when they are correct. For
instance when they are conjoint in the same degree, or exactly 60, 90,
120, or 180 degrees apart. When an aspect is exact, then its impact is
strongest. The further planets are away from the point of the exact aspect,
the weaker is the influence of the aspect. The range within which planets
are effective is called the maximum orb of the aspect. Two planets that
are 54 degrees or 66 degrees apart are still considered to be in the sextile
aspect which would be exact at the distance of 60 degrees. However the
influence of a sextile that measures 54or 66 degrees is much less than
the influence of an exact sextile of 60 degrees.
As far as the orb of an aspect is concerned, opinions
differ and so do computer programs. As a good rule you may consider 8 degrees
maximum orb for the opposition and conjunction, 7 degrees for the square
and trine, and 6 degrees for the sextile.
Besides the major aspects, astrologers work with
many minor aspects such as aspects of 30, 45, 135, and 150 degrees. We
will not consider these aspects at the beginning of our work.
Information
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Introduction:
Astrology
for Magicians and Metaphysicists
Basic
Astrology: Drawing the Horoscope
The
Astrology of Planetary Rulers
The
Astrology of Elements and Quadruplicities
The
Astrology of the Signs
The
Astrology of the Houses
Inscribing
the Planets
The
Astrology of the Aspects
Abbreviations
and Symbols in Astrology |
Lesson
I:
Magic,
Astrology, Astrological Magic and Magical Astrology
Methods
of Approximation in Magical Astrology
Modern
Methods of Magical Astrology to Generate Trends
A
New Dimension in Astrology
Why
Astrology Works
The
Horoscope Represents Structural Settings
The
Wise Rules the Stars
Astrology
and Life Force
An
Astrological Greenhouse
What
this Course in Natal Astrology is teaching
The
Energetic Basis of Astrology
The
Astronomical Basis of Astrology
The
Sample Chart |
Lesson
II:
The
Astrology of the Planets: Basics and Keywords
Astrology
of the Sun: Key Word Extensions, etc.
Astrology
of the Moon: Key Word Extensions, etc.
Astrology
of Mercury: Key Word Extensions, etc.
Astrology
of Venus: Key Word Extensions, etc.
Astrology
of Mars: Key Word Extensions, etc.
Astrology
of Jupiter: Key Word Extensions, etc.
Astrology
of Saturn: Key Word Extensions, etc.
Astrology
of Uranus: Key Word Extensions, etc.
Astrology
of Neptune: Key Word Extensions, etc.
Astrology
of Pluto: Key Word Extensions, etc. |
Lesson
III:
Astrology
of the Signs: Basics, Attitudes of Expression, Manners of Expression
Astrology
of Aries: Key Words, Rulers, etc.
Astrology
of Taurus: Key Words, Rulers, etc.
Astrology
of Gemini: Key Words, Rulers, etc.
Astrology
of Cancer: Key Words, Rulers, etc.
Astrology
of Leo: Key Words, Rulers, etc.
Astrology
of Virgo: Key Words, Rulers, etc.
Astrology
of Libra: Key Words, Rulers, etc.
Astrology
of Scorpio: Key Words, Rulers, etc.
Astrology
of Sagittarius: Key Words, Rulers, etc.
Astrology
of Capricorn: Key Words, Rulers, etc.
Astrology
of Aquarius: Key Words, Rulers, etc.
Astrology
of Pisces: Key Words, Rulers, etc.
Astrology
of Sextuplets
Astrology
of Triplicities
Astrology
of Quadruplicities |
Lesson
IV:
Astrology
of the Houses: Keywords
The
Astrology of the First House
The
Astrology of the Second House
The
Astrology of the Third House
The
Astrology of the Fourth House
The
Astrology of the Fifth House
The
Astrology of the Sixth House
The
Astrology of the Seventh House
The
Astrology of the Eighth House
The
Astrology of the Ninth House
The
Astrology of the Tenth House
The
Astrology of the Eleventh House
The
Astrology of the Twelfth House
Planets,
Signs, and Houses Keyword Summary
The
Astrology of Aspects |
Lesson
V:
Preparing
to Judge a Chart
Preparing
an Astrological Chart
Fifteen
Steps for Making Notes on a Chart
Fifteen
Part Reference from which to make Notes
The
Ascendants
Aries
Ascendant
Taurus
Ascendant
Gemini
Ascendant
Cancer
Ascendant
Leo
Ascendant
Virgo
Ascendant
Libra
Ascendant
Scorpio
Ascendant
Sagittarius
Ascendant
Capricorn
Ascendant
Aquarius
Ascendant
Pisces
Ascendant
Planets,
Signs, and Houses
Planets
in Signs
Planets
in Houses
Describing
the Houses |
Lesson
VI:
The
Astrology of the Aspects
Aspects
of the Sun
Aspects
of the Moon
Aspects
of Mercury
Aspects
of Venus
Aspects
of Mars
Aspects
of Jupiter
Aspects
of Saturn
Aspects
of Uranus
Aspects
of Neptune
Aspects
of Pluto
Aspects
of the Ascendant
Aspects
of the Midheaven |
Lesson
VII:
The
Astrology of Basic Structures
The
Astrology of Dominant Groupings
Nodes
Sextuplets
Triplicities
Quadruplicities
Stellium
Special
aspects in Astrology
Hemispheric
Distribution
Chart
Patterns |
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