The 12 astrological houses

1st House

The visible self: body, appearance, temperament, and the way of beginning life. It is the house of the self others see first.

2nd House

Personal resources: money, possessions, talents, and the sense of self-worth. It describes how you earn, spend, and what gives you material security.

3rd House

The everyday mind and near environment: communication, learning, siblings, neighbors, and short trips. It describes how you think and connect daily.

4th House

Roots: home, family of origin, lineage, and the inner refuge. It is the emotional base from which everything else is built.

5th House

Creative expression and enjoyment: romance, play, children, art, and everything born of the heart. It is the house where life is celebrated.

6th House

The everyday: daily work, routines, health, habits, and service. It describes how you care for your body and organize yourself to be useful.

7th House

The other: partners, associates, agreements, and open adversaries too. It describes what you seek in one-to-one bonds and how you commit.

8th House

The shared and the deep: sexuality, others' resources, inheritances, crises, and transformation. It is the house where one dies symbolically to be reborn.

9th House

The far horizon: long journeys, higher learning, philosophy, faith, and the search for meaning. It describes how you expand your map of the world.

10th House

The visible summit: vocation, career, reputation, and your place in society. Together with the Midheaven, it describes your public contribution.

11th House

The network and the future: friendships, groups, collective causes, projects, and hopes. It describes your place in community and what you dream of building with others.

12th House

The hidden inner world: the unconscious, retreat, spirituality, what gestates in silence, and cycle endings. It is the house of transcendence and of what is sacrificed or healed.