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| As Above, So Below The Structure of a Chart: Houses, Part Two by Sherrie Nist Where does your Mercury live? How about your Venus? Everything is SOMEWHERE. The planets in an astrology chart are no exception. They live in the “houses” of your chart, and which house any particular planet is in tells you a lot about where in your life the influence of that planet will be most strongly felt. Houses are the psychological environments in which planets associated with those particular houses act out their functions. There are 12 houses, and my last column covered houses one through six. The 7th house is a biggie for most people. It’s your committed partnerships, personal or professional. Marriage is a personal partnership, and traditionally, the 7th house is LEGAL partnerships, but that definition is too narrow for the lesbian/gay community, because we do not enjoy the civil right to get married. So how do you decide if a relationship fits into the 7th house, as opposed to the 5th, which is love affairs? I think the answer is in the ATTITUDE toward the relationship of the people involved. Do you consider yourself married, even if the law doesn’t. Often there IS legal evidence of your commitment; documents such as shared leases, car loans, and bank accounts. The 7th house describes the type of partners that you will attract, how you typically relate with your partners, and how you handle conflict. All these things apply to ANY seventh house partnership, business or personal. A planet in the 7th house will play an important role in relationship dynamics. Libra and it’s ruler, Venus, the sign and planet associated with relationships , are the natural zodiacal correspondents to the seventh house. Your deep, dark secrets are lurking in your 8th house. Home of life and death experiences, the 8th house is where we die and are born again many times over. Transformation and regeneration take place here. Traditionally, the 8th house is interpreted as sex, death, and other people’s money. Why? Because the 8th house corresponds with the sign of Scorpio and the planet Pluto, and Pluto is about POWER, and these are things that have power over us. They are also things we can use to have power over others. In the 8th house we discover our own power and the ability to transform. We discover the depths of our own darkness, and our strength to rise above. All our journeys begin and end in the 9th house. Journeys of the body, mind, and soul. Expanding horizons, physically and mentally. Traditional astrology describes the 9th house as higher education, long trips, religion and philosophy. It’ s your belief system, whether you are a true believer of an organized religion, or have developed an eclectic philosophy all your own. In the 9th house we each seek our own truth. Jupiter, the planet of expansion, and Sagittarius, the seeker of meaning in all things, are the natural correspondents to the 9th house. The 10th house is your place in the world at large. Career, status, reputation, accomplishments, fame and recognition can be found here. How much do you care about social status? What are you willing to do to achieve it? What kinds of goals to you have for yourself? How do you stack up in the public eye? The 10th house is home to Capricorn in the natural zodiac, and it’s symbol, the mountain goat, is an appropriate correspondent for the 10th house. The planetary correlation is Saturn, the planet of responsibility and structure. When you get to the top of the mountain you’ll discover that along with status comes responsibility. And to get there, you first need to establish a firm Saturnian foundation. The 11th house is your experience with groups. Your attitudes, ideas about, and experiences with friends, social consciousness, humanitarian causes, organizations, and community spirit live in your 11th house. This is where we realize our connection to the universe, see the big picture, and try to make a difference on a broader scale than before. The 11th house is where we work for change outside of our immediate circle, because an injustice to one is an injustice to ALL. Our ability to understand and act on these concepts can be found in the 11th house of our natal charts. Aquarius and it’s ruler, the planet Uranus, the eternal rebel who always has to challenge the status quo, are the natural correspondents to the 11th house. All things difficult to understand reside in the 12th house. Your subconscious mind, delusion, fantasy, denial, and spirituality are hanging out here. The 12th house is also the house of extremes, including extreme environments, like institutions or prison. Sometimes the prison can be in your own mind. There are no boundaries in the 12th house. You can descend to the outer limits of reality, or transcend to new heights of spirituality. The connection between these seemingly dissimilar states is the absence of boundaries. Neptune and Pisces are the natural correspondents to the 12th house. |
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