PLANETARY DAYS AND HOURS
Sun - SUNDAY : Beneficial for those pursuits which are aimed at gaining influence in society, fame, high prestige, as also for gaining confidence and self-reliance. Good time for applying to superiors or any important people, for example to talk about a career advancement. It is also an appropriate time to advertise, to make a presentation, to speak to a big audience.
Venus - FRIDAY: Good time for any meetings and acquaintances, but especially for dating or asking someone out. Beneficial hour for amusements, entertainment, having a party, going to a cinema or theater, to buy fashionable clothes or jewelry. Mutual sympathy between people is enhanced, which helps to find a compromise, to restore a broken relationship. Artists, painters, musicians can feel an inspiration in this hour.
Mercury- WEDNESDAY: Beneficial time for any intellectual activity, including study, teaching, research, taking exams, as also everything connected to receiving transferring or using any kind of information. Mercury enhances dexterity and resourcefulness, patronizes traders, but also thievs. Good time to start a short trip, to write a letter or report, to program, to chat, to send mail.
Moon MONDAY: Beneficial time for cooking, having a meal, and also for washing, cleaning and other household chores. Good time for dealing with women, family meetings, nursing babies. Activities which were started in the Moon Hour will be prone to changes, dependent on peoples moods and emotions, so it is generally not advised to start anything of importance at this time.
Saturn- SATURDAY: It is the time for those occupations and beginnings which require significant time, patience, concentration and perseverance, as also everything related to land and immovable property. It is not advised to start a journey at this time or to borrow money as in both cases delays and disappointments may spoil the matter. Good time to ask an advice of the elders, to cool down passions, to have a sober glance on the state of the matters, to get rid of a bad habit.
Jupiter- THURSDAY: Beneficial hour for most affairs, especially those which promote richness, success and prosperity. Jupiter helps to accelerate development, widen the horizon, increase the level of understanding. Good time for social meetings, applying for benefits, sponsorship, dealing with rich, influential people, for the start of a journey, philosophical discussions and religious ceremonies.
Mars - TUESDAY: The time for increased activity, for those pursuits which require determination, courage, physical efforts, for sport, for work with fire or sharp instruments. Sexuality is enhanced, but also the probability of a conflict is higher than usual. The good hour to attack enemies or to challenge competitors.
Venus - FRIDAY: Good time for any meetings and acquaintances, but especially for dating or asking someone out. Beneficial hour for amusements, entertainment, having a party, going to a cinema or theater, to buy fashionable clothes or jewelry. Mutual sympathy between people is enhanced, which helps to find a compromise, to restore a broken relationship. Artists, painters, musicians can feel an inspiration in this hour.
Mercury- WEDNESDAY: Beneficial time for any intellectual activity, including study, teaching, research, taking exams, as also everything connected to receiving transferring or using any kind of information. Mercury enhances dexterity and resourcefulness, patronizes traders, but also thievs. Good time to start a short trip, to write a letter or report, to program, to chat, to send mail.
Moon MONDAY: Beneficial time for cooking, having a meal, and also for washing, cleaning and other household chores. Good time for dealing with women, family meetings, nursing babies. Activities which were started in the Moon Hour will be prone to changes, dependent on peoples moods and emotions, so it is generally not advised to start anything of importance at this time.
Saturn- SATURDAY: It is the time for those occupations and beginnings which require significant time, patience, concentration and perseverance, as also everything related to land and immovable property. It is not advised to start a journey at this time or to borrow money as in both cases delays and disappointments may spoil the matter. Good time to ask an advice of the elders, to cool down passions, to have a sober glance on the state of the matters, to get rid of a bad habit.
Jupiter- THURSDAY: Beneficial hour for most affairs, especially those which promote richness, success and prosperity. Jupiter helps to accelerate development, widen the horizon, increase the level of understanding. Good time for social meetings, applying for benefits, sponsorship, dealing with rich, influential people, for the start of a journey, philosophical discussions and religious ceremonies.
Mars - TUESDAY: The time for increased activity, for those pursuits which require determination, courage, physical efforts, for sport, for work with fire or sharp instruments. Sexuality is enhanced, but also the probability of a conflict is higher than usual. The good hour to attack enemies or to challenge competitors.
Magicians, Rituals, Symbols, Principles, Astro Aspects.
Magicians
A magician is any practitioner of magic; therefore a magician may be a specialist or a common practitioner, even if he or she does not consider himself a magician.All that is required is the possession of esoteric knowledge, traits, or expertise that are culturally acknowledged to harbor magical powers.
Magical knowledge is usually passed down from one magician to another through family or apprenticeships, though in some cultures it may also be purchased. The information transferred usually consists of instructions on how to perform a variety of rituals, manipulate magical objects, or how to appeal to gods or to other supernatural forces. Magical knowledge is often well guarded, as it is a valuable commodity to which each magician believes that he has a proprietary right.
Yet the possession of magical knowledge alone may be insufficient to grant magical power; often a person must also possess certain magical objects, traits or life experiences in order to be a magician. Among the Gnostics for example, in order to question an oracle a man must have both the physical oracle and knowledge of the words and the rites needed to make the object function.
A variety of personal traits may be credited to magical power, though frequently they are associated with an unusual birth into the world.
Certain post-birth experiences may also be believed to convey magical power. For example a person’s survival of a near-death illness may be taken as evidence of their power as a healer: in Bali a medium’s survival is proof of her association with a patron deity and therefore her ability to communicate with other gods and spirits.Initiations are perhaps the most commonly used ceremonies to establish and to differentiate magicians from common people. In these rites the magician’s relationship to the supernatural and his entry into a closed professional class is established, often through rituals that simulate death and rebirth into a new life.
Given the exclusivity of the criteria needed to become a magician, much magic is performed by specialists. Laypeople will likely have some simple magical rituals for everyday living, but in situations of particular importance, especially when health or major life events are concerned, a specialist magician will often be consulted.The powers of both specialist and common magicians are determined by culturally accepted standards of the sources and the breadth of magic. A magician may not simply invent or claim new magic; the magician is only as powerful as his peers believe him to be.In different cultures, various types of magicians may be differentiated based on their abilities, their sources of power, and on moral considerations, including divisions into different categories like sorcerer, witch, healer and others.
Rituals
Magical rituals are the precisely defined actions (including speech) used to work magic. Bronisław Malinowski describes ritual language as possessing a high “coefficient of weirdness,” by which he means that the language used in ritual is archaic and out of the ordinary, which helps foster the proper mindset to believe in the ritual. S. J. Tambiah notes, however, that even if the power of the ritual is said to reside in the words, “the words only become effective if uttered in a very special context of other action.”
These other actions typically consist of gestures, possibly performed with special objects at a particular place or time. Object, location, and performer may require purification beforehand. This caveat draws a parallel to the felicity conditions J. L. Austin requires of performative utterances. By “performativity” Austin means that the ritual act itself achieves the stated goal. For example, a wedding ceremony can be understood as a ritual, and only by properly performing the ritual does the marriage occur. Émile Durkheim stresses the importance of rituals as a tool to achieve “collective effervescence ,” which serves to help unify society. Psychologists, on the other hand, describe rituals in comparison to obsessive-compulsive rituals, noting that attentional focus falls on the lower level representation of simple gestures.This results in goal demotion, as the ritual places more emphasis on performing the ritual just right than on the connection between the ritual and the goal. However, the purpose of ritual is to act as a focus and the effect will vary depending on the individual.
Magical symbols
Magic often utilizes symbols that are thought to be intrinsically efficacious. Anthropologists, such as Sir James Frazer (1854–1938), have characterized the implementation of symbols into two primary categories: the “principle of similarity,” and the “principle of contagion.” Frazer further categorized these principles as falling under “sympathetic magic,” and “contagious magic.” Frazer asserted that these concepts were “general or generic laws of thought, which were misapplied in magic.”
The Principle of Similarity
The principle of similarity, also known as the “association of ideas,” which falls under the category of “sympathetic magic,” is the thought that if a certain result follows a certain action, then that action must be responsible for the result. Therefore, if one is to perform this action again, the same result can again be expected. One classic example of this mode of thought is that of the rooster and the sunrise. When a rooster crows, it is a response to the rising of the sun. Based on sympathetic magic, one might interpret these series of events differently. The law of similarity would suggest that since the sunrise follows the crowing of the rooster, the rooster must have caused the sun to rise.Caus ality is inferred where it should not have been. Therefore, a practitioner might believe that if he is able to cause the rooster to crow, he will be able to control the timing of the sunrise.
The Principle of Contagion
Another primary type of magical thinking includes the principle of contagion. This principle suggests that once two objects come into contact with each other, they will continue to affect each other even after the contact between them has been broken. One example that Tambiah gives is related to adoption. Among some American Indians, for example, when a child is adopted his or her adoptive mother will pull the child through some of her clothes, symbolically representing the birth process and thereby associating the child with herself.Therefore, the child emotionally becomes hers even though their relationship is not biological. As Claude Lévi-Strauss would put it: the birth “would consist, therefore, in making explicit a situation originally existing on the emotional level and in rendering acceptable to the mind pains which the body refuses to tolerate…the woman believes in the myth and belongs to a society which believes in it.”
Symbols, for many cultures that utilize magic, are seen as a type of technology. Natives might use symbols and symbolic actions to bring about change and improvements, much like Western cultures might use advanced irrigation techniques to promote soil fertility and crop growth. Michael Brown discusses the use of nantag stones among the Aguaruna as being similar to this type of “technology.”These stones are brought into contact with stem cuttings of plants like manioc before they are planted in an effort to promote growth. Nantag are powerful, tangible symbols of fertility, so they are brought into contact with crops in order to transmit their fertility to the plants.
Others argue that ritualistic actions are merely therapeutic. Ultimately, whether or not an action is symbolic depends upon the context of the situation as well as the ontology of the culture. Many symbolic actions are derived from mythology and unique associations, whereas other ritualistic actions are just simple expressions of emotion and are not intended to enact any type of change, while others symbolic action can have a tremendous power to change any course of events, with the condition that actions are made by magician at the right time, and have patience that the result will come without doubt, again at the right time.
A magician is any practitioner of magic; therefore a magician may be a specialist or a common practitioner, even if he or she does not consider himself a magician.All that is required is the possession of esoteric knowledge, traits, or expertise that are culturally acknowledged to harbor magical powers.
Magical knowledge is usually passed down from one magician to another through family or apprenticeships, though in some cultures it may also be purchased. The information transferred usually consists of instructions on how to perform a variety of rituals, manipulate magical objects, or how to appeal to gods or to other supernatural forces. Magical knowledge is often well guarded, as it is a valuable commodity to which each magician believes that he has a proprietary right.
Yet the possession of magical knowledge alone may be insufficient to grant magical power; often a person must also possess certain magical objects, traits or life experiences in order to be a magician. Among the Gnostics for example, in order to question an oracle a man must have both the physical oracle and knowledge of the words and the rites needed to make the object function.
A variety of personal traits may be credited to magical power, though frequently they are associated with an unusual birth into the world.
Certain post-birth experiences may also be believed to convey magical power. For example a person’s survival of a near-death illness may be taken as evidence of their power as a healer: in Bali a medium’s survival is proof of her association with a patron deity and therefore her ability to communicate with other gods and spirits.Initiations are perhaps the most commonly used ceremonies to establish and to differentiate magicians from common people. In these rites the magician’s relationship to the supernatural and his entry into a closed professional class is established, often through rituals that simulate death and rebirth into a new life.
Given the exclusivity of the criteria needed to become a magician, much magic is performed by specialists. Laypeople will likely have some simple magical rituals for everyday living, but in situations of particular importance, especially when health or major life events are concerned, a specialist magician will often be consulted.The powers of both specialist and common magicians are determined by culturally accepted standards of the sources and the breadth of magic. A magician may not simply invent or claim new magic; the magician is only as powerful as his peers believe him to be.In different cultures, various types of magicians may be differentiated based on their abilities, their sources of power, and on moral considerations, including divisions into different categories like sorcerer, witch, healer and others.
Rituals
Magical rituals are the precisely defined actions (including speech) used to work magic. Bronisław Malinowski describes ritual language as possessing a high “coefficient of weirdness,” by which he means that the language used in ritual is archaic and out of the ordinary, which helps foster the proper mindset to believe in the ritual. S. J. Tambiah notes, however, that even if the power of the ritual is said to reside in the words, “the words only become effective if uttered in a very special context of other action.”
These other actions typically consist of gestures, possibly performed with special objects at a particular place or time. Object, location, and performer may require purification beforehand. This caveat draws a parallel to the felicity conditions J. L. Austin requires of performative utterances. By “performativity” Austin means that the ritual act itself achieves the stated goal. For example, a wedding ceremony can be understood as a ritual, and only by properly performing the ritual does the marriage occur. Émile Durkheim stresses the importance of rituals as a tool to achieve “collective effervescence ,” which serves to help unify society. Psychologists, on the other hand, describe rituals in comparison to obsessive-compulsive rituals, noting that attentional focus falls on the lower level representation of simple gestures.This results in goal demotion, as the ritual places more emphasis on performing the ritual just right than on the connection between the ritual and the goal. However, the purpose of ritual is to act as a focus and the effect will vary depending on the individual.
Magical symbols
Magic often utilizes symbols that are thought to be intrinsically efficacious. Anthropologists, such as Sir James Frazer (1854–1938), have characterized the implementation of symbols into two primary categories: the “principle of similarity,” and the “principle of contagion.” Frazer further categorized these principles as falling under “sympathetic magic,” and “contagious magic.” Frazer asserted that these concepts were “general or generic laws of thought, which were misapplied in magic.”
The Principle of Similarity
The principle of similarity, also known as the “association of ideas,” which falls under the category of “sympathetic magic,” is the thought that if a certain result follows a certain action, then that action must be responsible for the result. Therefore, if one is to perform this action again, the same result can again be expected. One classic example of this mode of thought is that of the rooster and the sunrise. When a rooster crows, it is a response to the rising of the sun. Based on sympathetic magic, one might interpret these series of events differently. The law of similarity would suggest that since the sunrise follows the crowing of the rooster, the rooster must have caused the sun to rise.Caus ality is inferred where it should not have been. Therefore, a practitioner might believe that if he is able to cause the rooster to crow, he will be able to control the timing of the sunrise.
The Principle of Contagion
Another primary type of magical thinking includes the principle of contagion. This principle suggests that once two objects come into contact with each other, they will continue to affect each other even after the contact between them has been broken. One example that Tambiah gives is related to adoption. Among some American Indians, for example, when a child is adopted his or her adoptive mother will pull the child through some of her clothes, symbolically representing the birth process and thereby associating the child with herself.Therefore, the child emotionally becomes hers even though their relationship is not biological. As Claude Lévi-Strauss would put it: the birth “would consist, therefore, in making explicit a situation originally existing on the emotional level and in rendering acceptable to the mind pains which the body refuses to tolerate…the woman believes in the myth and belongs to a society which believes in it.”
Symbols, for many cultures that utilize magic, are seen as a type of technology. Natives might use symbols and symbolic actions to bring about change and improvements, much like Western cultures might use advanced irrigation techniques to promote soil fertility and crop growth. Michael Brown discusses the use of nantag stones among the Aguaruna as being similar to this type of “technology.”These stones are brought into contact with stem cuttings of plants like manioc before they are planted in an effort to promote growth. Nantag are powerful, tangible symbols of fertility, so they are brought into contact with crops in order to transmit their fertility to the plants.
Others argue that ritualistic actions are merely therapeutic. Ultimately, whether or not an action is symbolic depends upon the context of the situation as well as the ontology of the culture. Many symbolic actions are derived from mythology and unique associations, whereas other ritualistic actions are just simple expressions of emotion and are not intended to enact any type of change, while others symbolic action can have a tremendous power to change any course of events, with the condition that actions are made by magician at the right time, and have patience that the result will come without doubt, again at the right time.
KEY ASPECTS IN ASTROLOGY
THE 12 HOUSES, PLANETS, ZODIACAL SIGNS.
The Houses of the Horoscope
While the planets deal first and foremost with energies and basic human urges and the signs reveal the style in which these planetary energies manifest, the houses of the horoscope represent experiences that are actualized through the material realm.
First House
The first house represents the physical plane of experience that deals with the totality of the individual. It represents the physical body in general and the general constitution. It is a very significant house in that it deals with what others pick up about you; that all important first impression. It represents some of the very early childhood experiences that shaped your self image and your outlook on life. Look at planets in this house and/or it's cusp ruling planet to get a feel for the individual life approach.
The first house corresponds to Aries and so any planets in this house function with some underlying Aries style. Additionally, the first house corresponds to Mars and thus also represents our aggression, motivation, survival modes and self-interest.
Second House
The second house deals with the physical plane of existence with regards to what you have in the material sense. Money, money you earn, debts, and possessions, especially those you value highly. It is also your value system in general and your personal feelings of self worth. In other words, what you can allow yourself to have, based on what you feel you deserve. For example; are life options few because of lack of cash? Do you spend every penny you have and then some because you don't really feel you deserve to have money? Attitudes pro and con about money and material goodies are found here. This is the house of liberty. This refers to the liberty and options in life that having a secure financial picture produces.
The second house corresponds to Taurus and so any planets in this house function with some underlying Taurus style. Additionally, the second house, also represents our personal likes or dislikes, deep emotions and attachments.
Third House
The third house deals with the physical plane area that includes close relatives in general, especially bothers and sisters. Elementary school experiences and our first teachers other than mom and dad. It represents individuals that affect our lives by close proximity. Thus, city life, the community we live in and our neighbors fall under the auspices of the third house. It's also short trips and local modes of transportation such as cars, buses, city rail systems, etc. Since the natural ruler Mercury is such a busy fellow, this house also represents reading, networking, writing, letters, small scale advertising, telephones, radios and any other form of communication. The third house corresponds to Gemini and so any planets in this house function with some underlying Gemini style. Additionally, the second house also represents teaching, education, our mentality, the realm of ideas, variety, duality and adaptability.
Fourth House
On the physical plane, the fourth house is primarily associated with our home base and the mother. However, not everyone had the influence of a mother and in this case the fourth house can be relied on to bring insights into our childhood upbringing and the environment we were raised in. The foundation which was laid for our emotional stability and ability to cope with challenges later in life may be revealed by studying the condition of the fourth house.
One's home, real estate and property concerns, domestic issues, our private life and family in general are fourth house domains.
The fourth house corresponds to Cancer and so any planets in this house function with some underlying Cancer style. Additionally, the fourth house also represents our sense of security, self-protectiveness, our nurturing ability vs. our need to be nurtured and instinctive emotional responses.
Fifth House
The fifth house is mainly associated with all things pertaining to the creativity which allows you to be recognized as successful in whatever area your heart directs you to, not just the creativity that is commonly associated with artistic pursuits, although those areas are found here also. The resulting attention and praise you may receive from fifth house activities feeds the heart and soul of your inner child. Thus the fifth house rules children in general, as well as children you may someday have yourself. The fifth house rules hobbies, leisure time activities, play and recreation, and all forms of entertainment. Gambling, taking risks and financial speculation fall under the fifth house umbrella, as well.
Since the fifth house and Leo corresponds to the heart, this house also represents the area of love, romantic ventures, and dating. Note that a certain element of risk exists when one decides to play the "game" of love. Why do some peaceful dating relationships fall apart when a couple marries? Or, on the other hand why do some couples fight continuously while dating and settle down once married?
Look at the fifth to see how a person is when dating. As soon as one marries, the energy shifts to the seventh house and that is where insight into the above questions are often found.
The fifth house corresponds to Leo and so any planets in this house function with some underlying Leo style. Additionally, the fifth house also represents our creative potential, false vs. true pride, our own will, getting recognition and the heart's desires.
Sixth House
The sixth house represents the area of work. To expand this idea further, we can include our employees if we have them and
co-workers. The work found in the sixth house is work that is necessary, and so everyday chores and daily routines are to be found here, along with service to others and volunteer work. Service to others can run the gamut from nurses to politicians. Politicians often have an active sixth house. Jobs that we take to survive are also described by the sixth house. This is the house of physical labor as well. In order to be able to use our body to perform physical labor, we must take care of it and so the sixth house is also diet, your attitude towards food, health issues and personal hygiene. The sign Virgo suggests discrimination and so these traits are useful when we're making decisions about what to put into our bodies.
Small animals, the weather and clothing are other sixth house areas. An area that doesn't get much attention is the sixth house relation to old relatives in general. One astrologer I know reads it as "family karma." It does seem to be a valid definition.
The sixth house corresponds to Virgo and so any planets in this house function with some underlying Virgo style. Additionally, the sixth house also represents categorizing and order, worry and concern, self-improvement and using powers of discernment.
Seventh House
Since the first house represents you; the seventh house being directly opposite the first is other people in general. Look at the seventh house for clues about what other people send out to you based on what you send out via your first house? Committed relationships are found here, along with the contracts and legal obligations which often form them, though there are exceptions to this rule. For instance, best friends form a kind of committed relationship that exists outside of legal documents. Marriage and business partners are legal commitments. Here also, is where we find those who might openly oppose us. Someone who is willing to take you to court to file a lawsuit against you, must do so openly as opposed to behind the scenes. Therefore, lawsuits are a seventh house area. Again, as with legal commitments, this opposition may not always take the form of an actual lawsuit. Traits from your first house that need to be balanced are often acted out by those who are opposite to us. For example; a Libra rising person who is too willing to please, may pull in aggressive or selfish partners, shown by the Aries seventh house cusp. If you repress a particular trait, then that too is often acted out for us by our closest partners.
The seventh house corresponds to Libra and so any planets in this house function with some underlying Libra style. Additionally, the seventh house also represents giving and receiving and balance of power issues.
Eighth House
Several areas fall under the rule of the eighth house. Sex and sexual intimacy are eighth house matters. Note the word intimate. The eighth house may reveal one's ability to share deep, intimate bonding with another person. Because of this, the eighth house is also connected to the popular notion of meeting one's soul-mate.
The eighth house is the house of major lifestyle changes. Whatever planets fall into this house will be completely transformed in some way and the individual's approach to the things represented by that planet emerge drastically altered. Surgery is associated with the eighth house. Death and all matters pertaining to death belong to the eighth house.
Inheritances, other people's money in general and the spouses money are eighth house matters. If the seventh house is equivalent to the partners first house in your chart, then your eighth house represents their second house and thus, their finances.
Support from others both financial and moral and the value system of others are eighth house issues.
The occult is normally associated with the eighth house. In this case, occult refers to the manipulation of natural or psychic forces in order to produce desired outcomes. Mysteries, magic, secrets, ulterior motives and the investigation of these things are all eighth house matters.
The eighth house corresponds to Scorpio and so any planets in this house function with some underlying Scorpio style. Additionally, the eighth house also represents extreme conditions, drastic changes, as well as, control and power issues.
Ninth House
The Ninth house represents the development of the mind. Here we find all things related to higher learning, such as universities, professors, and continuing education programs. The ninth house is really like third house matters expanded.
Life philosophies, religion, gurus, preachers, spiritual experiences, your ideas about God and belief systems of any kind belong to the ninth house. The religious aspect of the ninth house is generally more orthodox and dogmatic in nature.
Foreign people, places, languages and things are ninth house areas, as well as long journeys and visits overseas. Here in the ninth is where we also find the great outdoors, country life, nature, getting away from it all, large animals, sports and athletic pursuitsFirst spouse in-laws reside here, too.
Large scale publishing and big time advertising campaigns are also ruled by the ninth house. The ninth house is also courts of law, judges and the judicial system in general.
The ninth house corresponds to Sagittarius and so any planets in this house function with some underlying Sagittarius style. Additionally, the ninth house represents expansion of anything, wanting freedom, and moral codes and ethics.
Tenth House
In the tenth house we find one's primary career goals. The career found in the tenth house is what we would prefer to be known for vs. the sixth house, where we take certain jobs out of necessity. Hence, the tenth house is also described as one's fame, reputation, honor and highest achievements. It's also the boss; either your attitude towards the authority of others, or you as the authority. When you think of the tenth house, think of traditional institutions that have withstood the test of time. Government and political aims naturally fall into the domain of the tenth house. The tenth house is the public eye vs. the fourth which is your private life. Traditional astrology teaches us that the tenth house is the house that represents the father, based on the fourth house as mother and the tenth being opposite the fourth represents her spouse. I have often found that an accurate description of the father is described by the fifth house. In fact, astrologers have varying opinions concerning which house represents which parent, with some believing that the tenth is mother and the fourth is father. Stick with the traditional meaning to start and experiment if you wish with the other ideas on this matter.
The tenth house corresponds to Capricorn and so any planets in this house function with some underlying Capricorn style. Additionally, the tenth house represents taking responsibility, and the rewards of resolving karmic issues.
Eleventh House
Traditionally the eleventh house is related to friendships and acquaintances, though generally not as close as those we consider to be best friends. A less considered aspect of these relationships, but one that I have found to be true is the following; that because of the ancient rulership of Saturn, the friendships found in the eleventh house often have a kind of "karmic alliance" tone to them. These types of relationships form in order to evolve both parties, based on past life issues together.
Our personal hopes and wishes is another eleventh house area. Groups of people in general, especially those groups which have a common bond or goal are found in the eleventh house. This can include, humanitarian causes, clubs and social organizations of any kind. Science, technology, computers, airplanes and all things that represent either ideas that are ahead of the times, or progress for mankind are eleventh house areas. This is the house of ingenious ideas and new inventions. Some of these new ideas upset long held traditional viewpoints and so this is the house of the revolutionary. The individual who may be forced into a kind of self imposed isolation because he finds it difficult to march to the same drumbeat as everyone else. This could also refer to the leader who has the ability to inspire action in others, and yet because he is the leader, he feels inside that he must maintain a kind of solitary detachment. In this case, intimate or deeply personal entanglements are simply too messy for those who must manage large groups of people.
The eleventh house corresponds to Aquarius and so any planets in this house function with some underlying Aquarius style. Additionally, the eleventh house represents bizarre circumstances, being or feeling different from the "norm", rebelliousness, and unexpected events.
Twelfth House
Here in the twelfth house we find areas of life that tend to place one away from the rest of society. Hence, this house is most commonly known as the house of large public institutions, hospitals, prisons and asylums. Monasteries naturally fall into this category, as well. Sometimes this isolation is self imposed. A writer who needs long periods of uninterrupted time is an example of self imposed isolation. A hospital stay is not usually a self imposed situation.
You will often see the phrases behind-the-scenes or hidden from view used in connection with twelfth house matters. This covers a fairly large area of potential experiences. That which is purposefully deceptive as well as, actions taken for the sake of simply doing rather than for glory or recognition. The latter leading naturally to altruistic acts of helpfulness and kindness, in which the act itself is the sole reward. Hidden enemies are in the twelfth house as opposed to the open opposition in the seventh house.
Any planets in this house may represent something that the individual either doesn't have a clear view of or doesn't want a clear view of. The edges of reality become blurred, allowing one to exist in the more ideal scenario that one creates on the mental plane. Or, in other cases, the use of addictive substances or self indulgent habits that allow a person to escape unpleasant realities for the time being, though never eliminating the source of pain is another possible manifestation of this reality avoidance syndrome.
Traditionally this is the house of suffering and self undoing. You’ve probably seen this already. What exactly does it mean? It means this. How do you tangle up your own web? Look at planets in this house and the sign on the twelfth house cusp. Do you avoid reality? Do you lack boundaries with respect to these things? And what about the suffering part? Do the answers to any of the former create problems for you? Does guilt, repression, or self-doubt play a role?
This is also the house of spiritual inspiration, cosmic consciousness and enlightenment. Addicts who join support groups are often strongly encouraged to put their faith in a higher power. Even those who doubt the existence of God, can find comfort in tuning into the notion of a higher power. The spirituality found in the twelfth house is more in tune with what some might call "Universal Consciousness." Religious dogma is dissolved along with the boundaries that separate us from other dimensions. Psychic channeling and miraculous healing are higher potentials found in the twelfth house.
The twelfth house corresponds to Pisces and so any planets in this house function with some underlying Pisces style. Additionally, the twelfth house representsthe influence of past lives, forgiveness, atonement and mysterious disappearances.
PLANETS
Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto.
Introduction to the Sun
The placement of the Sun in your chart will show you how (the sign) and in which area of life (the house) tremendous potential exists for you. Here is where you want to be successful. The Sun cannot be ignored. We must meet and deal with the area of life that the Sun shines on in our chart in order find ultimate fulfillment. Everything revolves around the Sun. When you master whatever issues the Sun points to, then other areas of life will proceed in a more balanced and satisfactory manner. The Sun also represents: your own will, major goals, the father, men in your life, children, creativity and the real inner you.
Introduction to the Moon
The Moon in your chart represents the past and points to an area of life (the house) where we function out of instinctive awareness. Often we have a deep emotional need to do the things that the Moon's house placement represents. Whenever insecurities arise and our feelings become involved, we tend to bring the traits (the sign) of our Moon into play. The Moon is like our security blanket. It also represents: the home, females in your life, the mother, nurturing others or being nurtured ourselves, as well as things related to the domestic scene in general.
Introduction to the Mercury
Mercury is the planet of communication. It tells us about how we think and talk. You can gain insight into your mode of gathering, processing and transmitting information from Mercury's placement in your chart. Mercury also represents: transportation, the five senses, youth, reading and writing.
Introduction to the Venus
Venus is the planet of relating to others and thus is associated with love, attraction and socializing. In a male's chart, Venus can provide clues about traits he finds attractive in females. In a female's chart, it reveals something about how she relates to males. Venus is also the planet of material goodies and sensual delights in all of their various forms. Venus also represents: money, harmonious conditions, pleasurable activities, beauty and the arts.
Introduction to the Mars
Mars is our planet of action, energy output, motivation and instinctive biological drives. It shows how and in which area of life you are willing to put forth a lot of effort. Mars' energy is quick, impulsive and survival oriented. In a male's chart, Mars reveals something about how he relates to females. In a female's chart, Mars can provide clues about the traits she finds attractive in males. Mars also represents: competitive situations, conflicts, accidents and sexual energies.
Introduction to the Jupiter
Jupiter is the planet of expansion and taking things beyond normal limits.It shows us where the universe allow us to indulge and often we find that wherever it is in the chart, is where things it work out in our favour eventually. Some call this luck. Jupiter also represents: faith, ideas about God, abstract thinking, high ideals and abundance.
Introduction to the Saturn
Saturn is our planet of restriction and discipline. It shows us where we may feel inadequate in some way and thus we take this area of life very seriously because we want to perfect ourselves. Saturn also represents: life lessons to be learned, trials and tests, a strong sense of duty and bringing ideas into material form.
Introduction to the Uranus
Uranus is a planet of unexpected change and unpredictable events. It tells us something about where we have unusual ideas and how we want to express our own unique individuality. Uranus also represents: rebelliousness, sudden awakenings, invention, progress, genius, anything "New Age," and humanitarian efforts.
Introduction to the Neptune
Neptune is a planet that dissolves hard and fast boundaries. It is where we don't always see things as they really are, mostly because we would rather view the world through rose-colored glasses.
With Neptune, anything becomes a possibility, especially that which we can imagine. Neptune also represents: tuning into other planes of reality, the spiritual dimensions, cosmic consciousness, movies, music and inspired creativity
Introduction to the Pluto
Pluto is the planet who brings transformation.Something about the area of life that it points to will undergo a complete change.Significant changings in life style can appear whenever Pluto is involved.Deep, complex issuse will be brought to life eventually. Conditions can swing from one extreme to another.
it,s all or nothing.
Pluto also reppresent: keeping secrets or bringing them to light, psychological
probing,power and control issues, obsessions, healing and purification, spiritual evolution.
The North and South Nodes of the Moon
The North node of the Moon by house and sign reveals an area of life and an approach that will benefit the individual. Life goals are easier to fulfill when the North Node is paid attention to. The person will have to be willing to stretch beyond the comfort zone which is represented by the South Node. See the North node by sign and the Noth node by house interpretations.
The South Node is a familiar past life pattern. When life gets tough we like to fall back into the comfortable pattern that the South Node holds. The South Node will not move you forward as the North Node does, but, it may reveal certain talents. Astrologers study the South Node when analyzing past life patterns. The Moon, Saturn and the twelfth house may also give insight into past life patterns to a certain extent. Karmic Astrology-the Moons Nodes and Reincarnation by Martin Schulman is a recommended library addition if you want to begin to delve deeper into the subject
Major Aspects
Name of Aspect Number of Degrees or Signs Apart Symbol Orb Conjunction 0 (same sign) 10 Semi-Sextile 30(1 sign apart) 2 Sextile 60(2 signs apart) 4 Square 90(2 signs apart) 8 Trine 120(4 signs apart) 6 Quincunx 150(5 signs apart) 3 Opposition 180(6 signs apart) 10
HOUSE CLASSIFICATIONS
(Modes) - Angular, Succedent and Cadent
There are two more classifications that you should familiarize yourself with, those of the houses of the horoscope.
The 1st, 4th, 7th, and 10th houses are called angular houses. (initiating)
These houses share the same traits as the Cardinal signs.
The 2nd, 5th, 8th, and 11th houses are called Succedent houses.(stable)
These houses share the same traits as the Fixed signs.
The 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th houses are called cadent houses. (change)
These houses share the same traits as the Mutable signs.
Planets that fall into angular houses carry additional weight in terms of importance in the persons chart.
The 1st, 5th and 9th houses correspond to the Fire signs. They are called houses of life.
These houses have personal motivations in common.
The 2nd, 6th, and 10th houses correspond to the Earth signs. They are called houses of substance.
These houses have money and possessions in common.
The 3rd, 7th, and 11th houses correspond to the Air sips. They are called houses of relationships.
These houses have communications and relationships in common.
The 4th , 8th, and 12th houses correspond to the Water signs. They are called houses of endings.
These houses have hidden things or hidden attitudes in common.
MOON-emotion/instinctive reaction
Moon-Mercury
Soft: sensitive-responsive-awareness-versatile
Hard: restless-forgetful-nervous energy-changeable
Moon-Venus
Soft: sociable-sentimental-charming-refined-sentimental
Hard: self indulgent-gullible-moody
Moon-Sun
Soft: confident-assured-integrated-self unified
Hard: inconsistent-indecisive-self willed
Moon-Mars
Soft: forceful-intense-enthusiastic-vivacious
Hard: overly emotional-self sensitive-feisty-offensive
Moon-Jupiter
Soft: emotional-buoyant-generous-optimistic
Hard: self important-exaggerates- careless-unrestrained
Moon-Saturn
Soft: endurance-serious-consistent-self control
Hard: depressive-cautious-melancholy-apprehensive
Moon-Uranus
Soft- determination-electrifying-independent-unusual
Hard: nervous energy-sense of urgency-unexpected changes
Moon-Neptune
Soft: perceptive-sympathetic-impressionable-imaginative-intuitive
Hard: day dreamy-hypersensitive-withdrawn-moody
Moon-Pluto
Soft: discreet-sacrificing-magnetic-penetrating
Hard: obsessive-jealous-secretive-unforgiving
MERCURY-mental/communication
Mercury-Venus
Soft: cooperative-diplomatic-artistic-refined
Hard: awkward-vacillating
Mercury-Sun
Soft: outspoken-creative-intelligence-rational
Hard: exaggerates-biased-opinionated-egotistical.
Mercury-Mars
Soft: expressive-quick thinking-intuitive Hard: sarcastic-willful-feisty
Mercury-Jupiter
Soft: open minded-talkative-curious-sense of humor
Hard: exaggerates-too talkative-blunt-restless
Mercury-Saturn
Soft: sensible-practical-common sense-focused
Hard: suspicious-exacting-shrewd
Mercury-Uranus
Soft: ingenious-brilliant-clever-intuitive-inventive
Hard: unpredictable-shocking- fixed opinions
Mercury-Neptune
Soft: imaginative-receptive-talkative-musical/artistic
Hard: vague-dreamy-too idealistic-indecisive
Mercury-Pluto
Soft: expressive-insightful-probing-intuitive-intense
Hard: secretive-suspicious-obsessive-sarcastic
VENUS-desire/relationship
Venus-Sun
Soft: personal magnetism-charming-sociable-loving
Hard: indulgent-vanity-flamboyant
Venus-Mars
Soft: romantic-demonstrative-sensuous-attractive
Hard: discontent- covetous-ardent
Venus-Jupiter
Soft- generous-friendly-loving-idealistic
Hard: self indulgent-excessive
Venus-Saturn
Soft: faithful-trustworthy-responsible-cautious
Hard: self preserving-too serious-pessimistic-undemonstrative
Venus-Uranus
Soft: friendly-independent-sudden attractions-all inclusive
Hard: aloof-sudden reversals-unusual attractions
Venus-Neptune
Soft: artistic-affectionate-romantic-sensitive emotions
Hard: easily deceived-too idealistic-self sacrificing
Venus-Pluto
Soft: deep feelings-passionate-sexual magnetism-love at first sight
Hard: obsessions jealous-power struggles
SUN-self/will
Sun-Mars
Soft: self assertive-willpower-brave-competitive
Hard: aggressive-impulsive-belligerent
Sun-Jupiter
Soft-. optimistic-generous-loyal
Hard: extravagant-overly confident-pride
Sun-Saturn
Soft: serious-realistic-enduring-self disciplined
Hard: pessimistic-unemotional
Sun-Uranus
Soft- determination-independent-individualistic
Hard: unpredictable-rebellious-high strung
Sun-Neptune
Soft: sensitive-intuitive-idealistic-creative
Hard: self doubts-impractical-self deluding
Sun-Pluto
Soft: strong desires-power-self renewal
Hard: intolerant-relentless-controlling
MARS-energy/action
Mars-Jupiter
Soft: enthusiastic-energetic-great drive
Hard: over doing-reckless-wanton
Mars-Saturn
Soft- industrious-endurance-determination
Hard: exacting-focused-dominance
Mars-Uranus
Soft: daring-resourceful
Hard- impulsive-rebellious-explosive
Mars-Neptune
Soft: dramatic-highly emotional-intuitive
Hard: sensation loving-unrealistic-indirect action
Mars-Pluto
Soft: assertive-commanding-powerful
Hard: obsessive-cruel
JUPITER-expands/exaggerates
Jupiter-Saturn
Soft: ambition-honorable-conservative
Hard: inconsistent-manic depressive-self righteous
Jupiter-Uranus
Soft: humanitarian-liberal-progressive
Hard: radical-unrestrained-freedom at all costs
Jupiter-Neptune
Soft: compassionate-spiritual-reverent-musical/artistic
Hard: escapist-addictive
Jupiter-Pluto
Soft: resourceful-insightful-leadership-self improvement
Hard: overly ambitious-fanatical
SATURN-restricts/disciplines
Saturn-Uranus
Soft: efficient-inventive-truth seeking
Hard: defiant-antagonistic-remorseless
Saturn-Neptune
Soft: sacrificing-placating-repenting
Hard: repressed-withdrawn-frustrated
Saturn-Pluto
Soft: ambition-endurance
Hard: rigid-unyielding-demanding
URANUS-sudden change/the unusual
Uranus-Neptune
Soft: high intuition-visionary-unique imagination
Hard: bizarre-unreality
Uranus-Pluto
Soft: reforming-highly independent-revolutionary
Hard: extreme change-earth shattering-sudden upheavals
NEPTUNE-dissolves reality/no boundaries
Neptune-Pluto
Soft: spiritual transformation
Hard: extreme chaos-disintegration
PLUTO-transforming/extremes
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While the planets deal first and foremost with energies and basic human urges and the signs reveal the style in which these planetary energies manifest, the houses of the horoscope represent experiences that are actualized through the material realm.
First House
The first house represents the physical plane of experience that deals with the totality of the individual. It represents the physical body in general and the general constitution. It is a very significant house in that it deals with what others pick up about you; that all important first impression. It represents some of the very early childhood experiences that shaped your self image and your outlook on life. Look at planets in this house and/or it's cusp ruling planet to get a feel for the individual life approach.
The first house corresponds to Aries and so any planets in this house function with some underlying Aries style. Additionally, the first house corresponds to Mars and thus also represents our aggression, motivation, survival modes and self-interest.
Second House
The second house deals with the physical plane of existence with regards to what you have in the material sense. Money, money you earn, debts, and possessions, especially those you value highly. It is also your value system in general and your personal feelings of self worth. In other words, what you can allow yourself to have, based on what you feel you deserve. For example; are life options few because of lack of cash? Do you spend every penny you have and then some because you don't really feel you deserve to have money? Attitudes pro and con about money and material goodies are found here. This is the house of liberty. This refers to the liberty and options in life that having a secure financial picture produces.
The second house corresponds to Taurus and so any planets in this house function with some underlying Taurus style. Additionally, the second house, also represents our personal likes or dislikes, deep emotions and attachments.
Third House
The third house deals with the physical plane area that includes close relatives in general, especially bothers and sisters. Elementary school experiences and our first teachers other than mom and dad. It represents individuals that affect our lives by close proximity. Thus, city life, the community we live in and our neighbors fall under the auspices of the third house. It's also short trips and local modes of transportation such as cars, buses, city rail systems, etc. Since the natural ruler Mercury is such a busy fellow, this house also represents reading, networking, writing, letters, small scale advertising, telephones, radios and any other form of communication. The third house corresponds to Gemini and so any planets in this house function with some underlying Gemini style. Additionally, the second house also represents teaching, education, our mentality, the realm of ideas, variety, duality and adaptability.
Fourth House
On the physical plane, the fourth house is primarily associated with our home base and the mother. However, not everyone had the influence of a mother and in this case the fourth house can be relied on to bring insights into our childhood upbringing and the environment we were raised in. The foundation which was laid for our emotional stability and ability to cope with challenges later in life may be revealed by studying the condition of the fourth house.
One's home, real estate and property concerns, domestic issues, our private life and family in general are fourth house domains.
The fourth house corresponds to Cancer and so any planets in this house function with some underlying Cancer style. Additionally, the fourth house also represents our sense of security, self-protectiveness, our nurturing ability vs. our need to be nurtured and instinctive emotional responses.
Fifth House
The fifth house is mainly associated with all things pertaining to the creativity which allows you to be recognized as successful in whatever area your heart directs you to, not just the creativity that is commonly associated with artistic pursuits, although those areas are found here also. The resulting attention and praise you may receive from fifth house activities feeds the heart and soul of your inner child. Thus the fifth house rules children in general, as well as children you may someday have yourself. The fifth house rules hobbies, leisure time activities, play and recreation, and all forms of entertainment. Gambling, taking risks and financial speculation fall under the fifth house umbrella, as well.
Since the fifth house and Leo corresponds to the heart, this house also represents the area of love, romantic ventures, and dating. Note that a certain element of risk exists when one decides to play the "game" of love. Why do some peaceful dating relationships fall apart when a couple marries? Or, on the other hand why do some couples fight continuously while dating and settle down once married?
Look at the fifth to see how a person is when dating. As soon as one marries, the energy shifts to the seventh house and that is where insight into the above questions are often found.
The fifth house corresponds to Leo and so any planets in this house function with some underlying Leo style. Additionally, the fifth house also represents our creative potential, false vs. true pride, our own will, getting recognition and the heart's desires.
Sixth House
The sixth house represents the area of work. To expand this idea further, we can include our employees if we have them and
co-workers. The work found in the sixth house is work that is necessary, and so everyday chores and daily routines are to be found here, along with service to others and volunteer work. Service to others can run the gamut from nurses to politicians. Politicians often have an active sixth house. Jobs that we take to survive are also described by the sixth house. This is the house of physical labor as well. In order to be able to use our body to perform physical labor, we must take care of it and so the sixth house is also diet, your attitude towards food, health issues and personal hygiene. The sign Virgo suggests discrimination and so these traits are useful when we're making decisions about what to put into our bodies.
Small animals, the weather and clothing are other sixth house areas. An area that doesn't get much attention is the sixth house relation to old relatives in general. One astrologer I know reads it as "family karma." It does seem to be a valid definition.
The sixth house corresponds to Virgo and so any planets in this house function with some underlying Virgo style. Additionally, the sixth house also represents categorizing and order, worry and concern, self-improvement and using powers of discernment.
Seventh House
Since the first house represents you; the seventh house being directly opposite the first is other people in general. Look at the seventh house for clues about what other people send out to you based on what you send out via your first house? Committed relationships are found here, along with the contracts and legal obligations which often form them, though there are exceptions to this rule. For instance, best friends form a kind of committed relationship that exists outside of legal documents. Marriage and business partners are legal commitments. Here also, is where we find those who might openly oppose us. Someone who is willing to take you to court to file a lawsuit against you, must do so openly as opposed to behind the scenes. Therefore, lawsuits are a seventh house area. Again, as with legal commitments, this opposition may not always take the form of an actual lawsuit. Traits from your first house that need to be balanced are often acted out by those who are opposite to us. For example; a Libra rising person who is too willing to please, may pull in aggressive or selfish partners, shown by the Aries seventh house cusp. If you repress a particular trait, then that too is often acted out for us by our closest partners.
The seventh house corresponds to Libra and so any planets in this house function with some underlying Libra style. Additionally, the seventh house also represents giving and receiving and balance of power issues.
Eighth House
Several areas fall under the rule of the eighth house. Sex and sexual intimacy are eighth house matters. Note the word intimate. The eighth house may reveal one's ability to share deep, intimate bonding with another person. Because of this, the eighth house is also connected to the popular notion of meeting one's soul-mate.
The eighth house is the house of major lifestyle changes. Whatever planets fall into this house will be completely transformed in some way and the individual's approach to the things represented by that planet emerge drastically altered. Surgery is associated with the eighth house. Death and all matters pertaining to death belong to the eighth house.
Inheritances, other people's money in general and the spouses money are eighth house matters. If the seventh house is equivalent to the partners first house in your chart, then your eighth house represents their second house and thus, their finances.
Support from others both financial and moral and the value system of others are eighth house issues.
The occult is normally associated with the eighth house. In this case, occult refers to the manipulation of natural or psychic forces in order to produce desired outcomes. Mysteries, magic, secrets, ulterior motives and the investigation of these things are all eighth house matters.
The eighth house corresponds to Scorpio and so any planets in this house function with some underlying Scorpio style. Additionally, the eighth house also represents extreme conditions, drastic changes, as well as, control and power issues.
Ninth House
The Ninth house represents the development of the mind. Here we find all things related to higher learning, such as universities, professors, and continuing education programs. The ninth house is really like third house matters expanded.
Life philosophies, religion, gurus, preachers, spiritual experiences, your ideas about God and belief systems of any kind belong to the ninth house. The religious aspect of the ninth house is generally more orthodox and dogmatic in nature.
Foreign people, places, languages and things are ninth house areas, as well as long journeys and visits overseas. Here in the ninth is where we also find the great outdoors, country life, nature, getting away from it all, large animals, sports and athletic pursuitsFirst spouse in-laws reside here, too.
Large scale publishing and big time advertising campaigns are also ruled by the ninth house. The ninth house is also courts of law, judges and the judicial system in general.
The ninth house corresponds to Sagittarius and so any planets in this house function with some underlying Sagittarius style. Additionally, the ninth house represents expansion of anything, wanting freedom, and moral codes and ethics.
Tenth House
In the tenth house we find one's primary career goals. The career found in the tenth house is what we would prefer to be known for vs. the sixth house, where we take certain jobs out of necessity. Hence, the tenth house is also described as one's fame, reputation, honor and highest achievements. It's also the boss; either your attitude towards the authority of others, or you as the authority. When you think of the tenth house, think of traditional institutions that have withstood the test of time. Government and political aims naturally fall into the domain of the tenth house. The tenth house is the public eye vs. the fourth which is your private life. Traditional astrology teaches us that the tenth house is the house that represents the father, based on the fourth house as mother and the tenth being opposite the fourth represents her spouse. I have often found that an accurate description of the father is described by the fifth house. In fact, astrologers have varying opinions concerning which house represents which parent, with some believing that the tenth is mother and the fourth is father. Stick with the traditional meaning to start and experiment if you wish with the other ideas on this matter.
The tenth house corresponds to Capricorn and so any planets in this house function with some underlying Capricorn style. Additionally, the tenth house represents taking responsibility, and the rewards of resolving karmic issues.
Eleventh House
Traditionally the eleventh house is related to friendships and acquaintances, though generally not as close as those we consider to be best friends. A less considered aspect of these relationships, but one that I have found to be true is the following; that because of the ancient rulership of Saturn, the friendships found in the eleventh house often have a kind of "karmic alliance" tone to them. These types of relationships form in order to evolve both parties, based on past life issues together.
Our personal hopes and wishes is another eleventh house area. Groups of people in general, especially those groups which have a common bond or goal are found in the eleventh house. This can include, humanitarian causes, clubs and social organizations of any kind. Science, technology, computers, airplanes and all things that represent either ideas that are ahead of the times, or progress for mankind are eleventh house areas. This is the house of ingenious ideas and new inventions. Some of these new ideas upset long held traditional viewpoints and so this is the house of the revolutionary. The individual who may be forced into a kind of self imposed isolation because he finds it difficult to march to the same drumbeat as everyone else. This could also refer to the leader who has the ability to inspire action in others, and yet because he is the leader, he feels inside that he must maintain a kind of solitary detachment. In this case, intimate or deeply personal entanglements are simply too messy for those who must manage large groups of people.
The eleventh house corresponds to Aquarius and so any planets in this house function with some underlying Aquarius style. Additionally, the eleventh house represents bizarre circumstances, being or feeling different from the "norm", rebelliousness, and unexpected events.
Twelfth House
Here in the twelfth house we find areas of life that tend to place one away from the rest of society. Hence, this house is most commonly known as the house of large public institutions, hospitals, prisons and asylums. Monasteries naturally fall into this category, as well. Sometimes this isolation is self imposed. A writer who needs long periods of uninterrupted time is an example of self imposed isolation. A hospital stay is not usually a self imposed situation.
You will often see the phrases behind-the-scenes or hidden from view used in connection with twelfth house matters. This covers a fairly large area of potential experiences. That which is purposefully deceptive as well as, actions taken for the sake of simply doing rather than for glory or recognition. The latter leading naturally to altruistic acts of helpfulness and kindness, in which the act itself is the sole reward. Hidden enemies are in the twelfth house as opposed to the open opposition in the seventh house.
Any planets in this house may represent something that the individual either doesn't have a clear view of or doesn't want a clear view of. The edges of reality become blurred, allowing one to exist in the more ideal scenario that one creates on the mental plane. Or, in other cases, the use of addictive substances or self indulgent habits that allow a person to escape unpleasant realities for the time being, though never eliminating the source of pain is another possible manifestation of this reality avoidance syndrome.
Traditionally this is the house of suffering and self undoing. You’ve probably seen this already. What exactly does it mean? It means this. How do you tangle up your own web? Look at planets in this house and the sign on the twelfth house cusp. Do you avoid reality? Do you lack boundaries with respect to these things? And what about the suffering part? Do the answers to any of the former create problems for you? Does guilt, repression, or self-doubt play a role?
This is also the house of spiritual inspiration, cosmic consciousness and enlightenment. Addicts who join support groups are often strongly encouraged to put their faith in a higher power. Even those who doubt the existence of God, can find comfort in tuning into the notion of a higher power. The spirituality found in the twelfth house is more in tune with what some might call "Universal Consciousness." Religious dogma is dissolved along with the boundaries that separate us from other dimensions. Psychic channeling and miraculous healing are higher potentials found in the twelfth house.
The twelfth house corresponds to Pisces and so any planets in this house function with some underlying Pisces style. Additionally, the twelfth house representsthe influence of past lives, forgiveness, atonement and mysterious disappearances.
PLANETS
Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto.
Introduction to the Sun
The placement of the Sun in your chart will show you how (the sign) and in which area of life (the house) tremendous potential exists for you. Here is where you want to be successful. The Sun cannot be ignored. We must meet and deal with the area of life that the Sun shines on in our chart in order find ultimate fulfillment. Everything revolves around the Sun. When you master whatever issues the Sun points to, then other areas of life will proceed in a more balanced and satisfactory manner. The Sun also represents: your own will, major goals, the father, men in your life, children, creativity and the real inner you.
Introduction to the Moon
The Moon in your chart represents the past and points to an area of life (the house) where we function out of instinctive awareness. Often we have a deep emotional need to do the things that the Moon's house placement represents. Whenever insecurities arise and our feelings become involved, we tend to bring the traits (the sign) of our Moon into play. The Moon is like our security blanket. It also represents: the home, females in your life, the mother, nurturing others or being nurtured ourselves, as well as things related to the domestic scene in general.
Introduction to the Mercury
Mercury is the planet of communication. It tells us about how we think and talk. You can gain insight into your mode of gathering, processing and transmitting information from Mercury's placement in your chart. Mercury also represents: transportation, the five senses, youth, reading and writing.
Introduction to the Venus
Venus is the planet of relating to others and thus is associated with love, attraction and socializing. In a male's chart, Venus can provide clues about traits he finds attractive in females. In a female's chart, it reveals something about how she relates to males. Venus is also the planet of material goodies and sensual delights in all of their various forms. Venus also represents: money, harmonious conditions, pleasurable activities, beauty and the arts.
Introduction to the Mars
Mars is our planet of action, energy output, motivation and instinctive biological drives. It shows how and in which area of life you are willing to put forth a lot of effort. Mars' energy is quick, impulsive and survival oriented. In a male's chart, Mars reveals something about how he relates to females. In a female's chart, Mars can provide clues about the traits she finds attractive in males. Mars also represents: competitive situations, conflicts, accidents and sexual energies.
Introduction to the Jupiter
Jupiter is the planet of expansion and taking things beyond normal limits.It shows us where the universe allow us to indulge and often we find that wherever it is in the chart, is where things it work out in our favour eventually. Some call this luck. Jupiter also represents: faith, ideas about God, abstract thinking, high ideals and abundance.
Introduction to the Saturn
Saturn is our planet of restriction and discipline. It shows us where we may feel inadequate in some way and thus we take this area of life very seriously because we want to perfect ourselves. Saturn also represents: life lessons to be learned, trials and tests, a strong sense of duty and bringing ideas into material form.
Introduction to the Uranus
Uranus is a planet of unexpected change and unpredictable events. It tells us something about where we have unusual ideas and how we want to express our own unique individuality. Uranus also represents: rebelliousness, sudden awakenings, invention, progress, genius, anything "New Age," and humanitarian efforts.
Introduction to the Neptune
Neptune is a planet that dissolves hard and fast boundaries. It is where we don't always see things as they really are, mostly because we would rather view the world through rose-colored glasses.
With Neptune, anything becomes a possibility, especially that which we can imagine. Neptune also represents: tuning into other planes of reality, the spiritual dimensions, cosmic consciousness, movies, music and inspired creativity
Introduction to the Pluto
Pluto is the planet who brings transformation.Something about the area of life that it points to will undergo a complete change.Significant changings in life style can appear whenever Pluto is involved.Deep, complex issuse will be brought to life eventually. Conditions can swing from one extreme to another.
it,s all or nothing.
Pluto also reppresent: keeping secrets or bringing them to light, psychological
probing,power and control issues, obsessions, healing and purification, spiritual evolution.
The North and South Nodes of the Moon
The North node of the Moon by house and sign reveals an area of life and an approach that will benefit the individual. Life goals are easier to fulfill when the North Node is paid attention to. The person will have to be willing to stretch beyond the comfort zone which is represented by the South Node. See the North node by sign and the Noth node by house interpretations.
The South Node is a familiar past life pattern. When life gets tough we like to fall back into the comfortable pattern that the South Node holds. The South Node will not move you forward as the North Node does, but, it may reveal certain talents. Astrologers study the South Node when analyzing past life patterns. The Moon, Saturn and the twelfth house may also give insight into past life patterns to a certain extent. Karmic Astrology-the Moons Nodes and Reincarnation by Martin Schulman is a recommended library addition if you want to begin to delve deeper into the subject
Major Aspects
Name of Aspect Number of Degrees or Signs Apart Symbol Orb Conjunction 0 (same sign) 10 Semi-Sextile 30(1 sign apart) 2 Sextile 60(2 signs apart) 4 Square 90(2 signs apart) 8 Trine 120(4 signs apart) 6 Quincunx 150(5 signs apart) 3 Opposition 180(6 signs apart) 10
HOUSE CLASSIFICATIONS
(Modes) - Angular, Succedent and Cadent
There are two more classifications that you should familiarize yourself with, those of the houses of the horoscope.
The 1st, 4th, 7th, and 10th houses are called angular houses. (initiating)
These houses share the same traits as the Cardinal signs.
The 2nd, 5th, 8th, and 11th houses are called Succedent houses.(stable)
These houses share the same traits as the Fixed signs.
The 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th houses are called cadent houses. (change)
These houses share the same traits as the Mutable signs.
Planets that fall into angular houses carry additional weight in terms of importance in the persons chart.
The 1st, 5th and 9th houses correspond to the Fire signs. They are called houses of life.
These houses have personal motivations in common.
The 2nd, 6th, and 10th houses correspond to the Earth signs. They are called houses of substance.
These houses have money and possessions in common.
The 3rd, 7th, and 11th houses correspond to the Air sips. They are called houses of relationships.
These houses have communications and relationships in common.
The 4th , 8th, and 12th houses correspond to the Water signs. They are called houses of endings.
These houses have hidden things or hidden attitudes in common.
MOON-emotion/instinctive reaction
Moon-Mercury
Soft: sensitive-responsive-awareness-versatile
Hard: restless-forgetful-nervous energy-changeable
Moon-Venus
Soft: sociable-sentimental-charming-refined-sentimental
Hard: self indulgent-gullible-moody
Moon-Sun
Soft: confident-assured-integrated-self unified
Hard: inconsistent-indecisive-self willed
Moon-Mars
Soft: forceful-intense-enthusiastic-vivacious
Hard: overly emotional-self sensitive-feisty-offensive
Moon-Jupiter
Soft: emotional-buoyant-generous-optimistic
Hard: self important-exaggerates- careless-unrestrained
Moon-Saturn
Soft: endurance-serious-consistent-self control
Hard: depressive-cautious-melancholy-apprehensive
Moon-Uranus
Soft- determination-electrifying-independent-unusual
Hard: nervous energy-sense of urgency-unexpected changes
Moon-Neptune
Soft: perceptive-sympathetic-impressionable-imaginative-intuitive
Hard: day dreamy-hypersensitive-withdrawn-moody
Moon-Pluto
Soft: discreet-sacrificing-magnetic-penetrating
Hard: obsessive-jealous-secretive-unforgiving
MERCURY-mental/communication
Mercury-Venus
Soft: cooperative-diplomatic-artistic-refined
Hard: awkward-vacillating
Mercury-Sun
Soft: outspoken-creative-intelligence-rational
Hard: exaggerates-biased-opinionated-egotistical.
Mercury-Mars
Soft: expressive-quick thinking-intuitive Hard: sarcastic-willful-feisty
Mercury-Jupiter
Soft: open minded-talkative-curious-sense of humor
Hard: exaggerates-too talkative-blunt-restless
Mercury-Saturn
Soft: sensible-practical-common sense-focused
Hard: suspicious-exacting-shrewd
Mercury-Uranus
Soft: ingenious-brilliant-clever-intuitive-inventive
Hard: unpredictable-shocking- fixed opinions
Mercury-Neptune
Soft: imaginative-receptive-talkative-musical/artistic
Hard: vague-dreamy-too idealistic-indecisive
Mercury-Pluto
Soft: expressive-insightful-probing-intuitive-intense
Hard: secretive-suspicious-obsessive-sarcastic
VENUS-desire/relationship
Venus-Sun
Soft: personal magnetism-charming-sociable-loving
Hard: indulgent-vanity-flamboyant
Venus-Mars
Soft: romantic-demonstrative-sensuous-attractive
Hard: discontent- covetous-ardent
Venus-Jupiter
Soft- generous-friendly-loving-idealistic
Hard: self indulgent-excessive
Venus-Saturn
Soft: faithful-trustworthy-responsible-cautious
Hard: self preserving-too serious-pessimistic-undemonstrative
Venus-Uranus
Soft: friendly-independent-sudden attractions-all inclusive
Hard: aloof-sudden reversals-unusual attractions
Venus-Neptune
Soft: artistic-affectionate-romantic-sensitive emotions
Hard: easily deceived-too idealistic-self sacrificing
Venus-Pluto
Soft: deep feelings-passionate-sexual magnetism-love at first sight
Hard: obsessions jealous-power struggles
SUN-self/will
Sun-Mars
Soft: self assertive-willpower-brave-competitive
Hard: aggressive-impulsive-belligerent
Sun-Jupiter
Soft-. optimistic-generous-loyal
Hard: extravagant-overly confident-pride
Sun-Saturn
Soft: serious-realistic-enduring-self disciplined
Hard: pessimistic-unemotional
Sun-Uranus
Soft- determination-independent-individualistic
Hard: unpredictable-rebellious-high strung
Sun-Neptune
Soft: sensitive-intuitive-idealistic-creative
Hard: self doubts-impractical-self deluding
Sun-Pluto
Soft: strong desires-power-self renewal
Hard: intolerant-relentless-controlling
MARS-energy/action
Mars-Jupiter
Soft: enthusiastic-energetic-great drive
Hard: over doing-reckless-wanton
Mars-Saturn
Soft- industrious-endurance-determination
Hard: exacting-focused-dominance
Mars-Uranus
Soft: daring-resourceful
Hard- impulsive-rebellious-explosive
Mars-Neptune
Soft: dramatic-highly emotional-intuitive
Hard: sensation loving-unrealistic-indirect action
Mars-Pluto
Soft: assertive-commanding-powerful
Hard: obsessive-cruel
JUPITER-expands/exaggerates
Jupiter-Saturn
Soft: ambition-honorable-conservative
Hard: inconsistent-manic depressive-self righteous
Jupiter-Uranus
Soft: humanitarian-liberal-progressive
Hard: radical-unrestrained-freedom at all costs
Jupiter-Neptune
Soft: compassionate-spiritual-reverent-musical/artistic
Hard: escapist-addictive
Jupiter-Pluto
Soft: resourceful-insightful-leadership-self improvement
Hard: overly ambitious-fanatical
SATURN-restricts/disciplines
Saturn-Uranus
Soft: efficient-inventive-truth seeking
Hard: defiant-antagonistic-remorseless
Saturn-Neptune
Soft: sacrificing-placating-repenting
Hard: repressed-withdrawn-frustrated
Saturn-Pluto
Soft: ambition-endurance
Hard: rigid-unyielding-demanding
URANUS-sudden change/the unusual
Uranus-Neptune
Soft: high intuition-visionary-unique imagination
Hard: bizarre-unreality
Uranus-Pluto
Soft: reforming-highly independent-revolutionary
Hard: extreme change-earth shattering-sudden upheavals
NEPTUNE-dissolves reality/no boundaries
Neptune-Pluto
Soft: spiritual transformation
Hard: extreme chaos-disintegration
PLUTO-transforming/extremes
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