33HORARY

SECTION 2

The Twelve Houses

At the moment a question is asked, the heavens are divided into twelve sectors, or houses, and each house represents a separate area of life. In this module, you will learn the houses one by one, how to determine which house belongs to a question, and how to find the planet that stands for that house, its significator.

TOPICS

  1. 1The 1st House - You, the Querent, and Your BodyWhatever the subject of the chart, the 1st house always signifies one person: the person asking the question, or the querent. In brief, this is the "self" in the chart.
  2. 2The 2nd House - Your Money and PossessionsThe 2nd house is the material world under your control: what you possess and what you can hold or carry.
  3. 3The 3rd House - Siblings, Neighbors, and Short JourneysThe 3rd house is the house of the immediate environment and daily movement: the people closest to you and the words that pass between them.
  4. 4The 4th House - Father, Home and Homeland, LandThe 4th house is the house of roots and foundations: where you come from, where you belong, and the ground upon which everything rests.
  5. 5The 5th House - Children, Romance, and PleasureThe 5th house is the joyful and exciting side of life: whatever makes you laugh, excites you, or captures your heart.
  6. 6The 6th House - Health, Work (Service), and PetsThe 6th house is the house of daily labor and care: the effort required to maintain your body and to keep your work going.
  7. 7The 7th House - Spouse, Partner, Opponent (the person asked about)If you are shown by the 1st house, everyone standing directly opposite you belongs to the 7th: the person you love and the person who stands against you — whoever it is you are asking about.
  8. 8The 8th House - Other People's Money, Inheritance, and DebtThe 8th house is the heaviest and deepest corner of life: the place where values change hands and where risk and endings always stand close at hand.
  9. 9The 9th House - Long Journeys, Foreign Countries, Higher Learning, and FaithThe 9th house is the house of everything that broadens your horizon: distant places and ideas that pass beyond the boundaries of the familiar world.
  10. 10The 10th House - Career, Reputation, Authority, and MotherThe 10th house is the summit of the chart: the place where you are seen publicly and where the powers above you are found.
  11. 11The 11th House - Friends, Hopes, and WishesThe 11th house is the house of hopes and friends: the social environment that carries you forward and the things you hope will come to pass.
  12. 12The 12th House - Hidden Enemies, Confinement, and SorrowThe 12th house is the house of what lies behind the scenes: whatever cannot be seen, remains concealed, or is shut away.
Overall Test (20 questions)

Source: Lilly, Christian Astrology (Book I) · skyscript.co.uk (Houlding)