Astrology 101 Lecture 5 – The houses Elder High Priestess Tehilah Firewind

Rising Sign – 1st House The sign that is rising at the time of birth Should be on the horizon, transiting basically May be multiple signs, especially in the winter Often called the ascendant Represents the true self, the essence or soul of a person, i.e. who they are when no one is looking Sign: Aries Planet: Mars Element: Cardinal Fire “I AM (WHO I AM)”

2nd House Finances and possessions, place of anchor and stability, foundation Sign: Taurus Planet: Venus Element: Fixed Earth “I POSSESS”

3rd House Self expression, presentation, personal traits and which mode of expression chosen for these Sign: Gemini Planet: Mercury Element: Mutable Air “I EXPRESS”

4th House Family, parents, home life, friend circle, extroversion and need for community Sign: Cancer Planet: The Moon Element: Cardinal Water “I ATTRACT”

5th House Creative efforts and products, manifestation, physical health, creativity, work ethic Sign: Leo Planet: The Sun Element: Fixed Fire “I CREATE”

6th House Service or career, calling, responsibility and ability to act accountable, harmonious collaboration Sign: Virgo Planet: Mercury Element: Mutable Earth “I COLLABORATE”

7th House Relationships and higher learning, collaborative effort, paths based on previous experience, love Sign: Libra Planet: Venus Element: Cardinal Air “I LEARN AND TEACH”

8th House Transformations and endings, rebirth, growth through release and surrender, divine will manifested into every day life Sign: Scorpio and Ophiuchus Planet: Pluto and the Kuiper Belt Element: Fixed Water, Spirit, Chaotic Bad “I TRANSFORM”

9th House Journeys of the higher mind, lesson accumulated through experience, decisive action, sharing Sign: Sagittarius Planet: Jupiter Element: Mutable Fire “I EXTEND”

10th House Public status, achievement, legacy, life accomplishments, accumulated efforts and the opinion of the public about this effort Sign: Capricorn Planet: Saturn Element: Cardinal Earth “I AM (AS THEY SEE ME)”

11th House Philosophies and values, catalyzing opinions and actions together to form paths forward; formulating ideals and standards Sign: Aquarius Planet: Uranus Element: Fixed Air “I FORMULATE”

12th House Introspection and internalization; wisdom drawn from all aspects of life; unconditional and unstructured, chaotic good Sign: Pisces and Cetus Planet: Neptune and Eris Element: Mutable Water, Spirit, and Chaotic Good “I DISTRIBUTE”

Summary of Houses

Syllabus Progress: The Zodiac Planets Houses Aspects Reading and interpreting natal charts Using electional astrology and divination Medical astrology

Homework From The Astrology Book by James R Lewis Acronycal, page 6 Ascendent, page 52-54 Cadent House, page 107 Descendent, page 199 Houses, page 336-342 Ingress, page 359 Medium Coeli, page 439 Midheaven, page 454 Nadir, page 479 Natural House, page 485 Rulership, page 583 Succedent House, page 630 Transit, page 688-689 Void of Course, page 737-738