Sixth House

The House of Virgo and Mercury

Here is our attitude toward health 
and the way we look after ourselves – 
or not – through diet and exercise. 
This is the house of the daily round 
of work, routine, and discipline in our 
lives. It will also suggest the kind of 
hobbies and spare time interests we 
might feel inclined to pursue.

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Seventh House

The house of Libra and Venus

Just as the First House is the most 
personal of the 12, so its polar house 
(the Seventh) relates to our attitude 
toward partners – not only in love 
but also in business. A planet here 
will be a big factor in our attitude.

Eighth House

The House of Scorpio and Pluto

The Second House rules security 
through earnings, and in the eighth 
House the accent is on inheritance, 
investment, unearned income, and 
insurance. negative emotions, such as 
jealousy and resentfulness, can emerge, 
often countered by self-analysis and 
soul searching. Sexual instincts and 
fulfilment are also focused, as is the 
individual’s attitude toward death  
and the afterlife. 

Ninth House

The House of Sagittarius and Jupiter

This is the house of higher education, 
of college and university life. Here we 
have the individual’s attitude towards 
long-distance travel and exploration – 
geographically and intellectually. 
Idealism, optimism, and our ability 
to communicate are accentuated, as 
is emigration. It is also known as the 
house of dreams, wishes, and desires.

the second six houses

the importance of timing

Unless the birth time is known to within 
two hours, we are unable to integrate the 
houses into our astrological interpretations 
because we will not have the all-important 
Ascendant. Nevertheless, a great deal of 
information can still be gleaned from the 
positions of all the planets in all the signs, 
and the relationships that they make to 
each other. This area of astrology is known 
as the aspects (

see p265). 

Tenth House

The House of Capricorn and Saturn

This is the house of aspiration and 
ambition – the need to achieve, to set 
goals, and how we set about reaching 
them. As a balance to the Fourth House 
(the one of home and family life), the 
Tenth House has the career to the fore. 
It is also the voice of the “inner father”, 
who either encourages or puts us down.

Eleventh House

The House of Aquarius and Uranus

The creativity of the Fifth House shows 
what we can do for ourselves, while this 
house accentuates our attitude towards 
friends and what we can do for them. 
It is also concerned with our social life, 
how we spend our leisure time out of 
the home, our humanitarianism, and 
how we cope – psychologically and 
practically – with world disasters. 

Twelfth House

The House of Pisces and Neptune

This is the house of seclusion and 
escapism. This house shows how we 
cope with being alone and what work 
we can do “behind the scenes”. Here 
hospitals, retreats, and prisons are 
accentuated, as is the need for peace 
and quiet, whatever that means to each 
individual. A sense of vocation or 
psychic ability can be present.