The 12 Houses in Astrology
Houses show where in life a planet's energy plays out. Explore the life areas of each house and what planets placed there suggest.
- First HouseThe First House begins at the Ascendant, the sign rising at your birth. It describes how you meet the world and the impression you make.
- Second HouseWhat you own and what you value belong to the Second House: income, possessions, talents and your sense of self-worth.
- Third HouseEveryday communication lives in the Third House: conversations, early learning, siblings and your local world.
- Fourth HouseStarting at the IC, the lowest point of the chart, the Fourth House describes home, family, roots and your private emotional foundation.
- Fifth HouseThe Fifth House is the house of joy: creativity, romance, play and everything you do simply because you love it.
- Sixth HouseDaily life sits in the Sixth House: routines, work habits, service and the small rituals of self-care that keep you balanced.
- Seventh HouseOpposite the Ascendant lies the Descendant, where the Seventh House begins. It describes committed partnerships and how you meet others one to one.
- Eighth HouseThe Eighth House covers what you share deeply with others: intimacy, joint finances, inheritance and personal transformation.
- Ninth HouseWider horizons belong to the Ninth House: long journeys, higher education, beliefs and the search for meaning.
- Tenth HouseThe Tenth House begins at the Midheaven, the highest point of the chart. It describes career, reputation and what you want to achieve in public life.
- Eleventh HouseFriends, communities and the hopes you share with others make up the Eleventh House. It describes the networks that carry you toward the future.
- Twelfth HouseThe Twelfth House is the most private part of the chart: solitude, dreams, the unconscious and what happens behind the scenes.
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