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THE FIRST HousE
In a Nativity. The cusp of the Ascendant, the first and most
important of the four Angles of any Figure, marks the Eastern end
of the Line of Particular Being; the Irrational Axis, or culminating
point of the eastern hemisphere-a Line of Awareness of Self and of
Others. Hence, it becomes the Point of Dualism of Consciousness,
and the Angle of Fulfillment.
Representing Selfhood, its primary significance is Action: Destiny
in the making. It defines and particularizes the na~ive~ his perso~al
appearance, disposition and manner, moral and subjective viewpOI~t
and motivating impulses-Personality as distinguished from Indi
viduality; and is an index to his birth, environment in early child
hood, outlook upon life, and will to manifest; personal power over
himself and others· carriage mein, walk, and manner of approach;
complexion, skin, head, face, brain, and the shape and size of its
body; opinion of himself and of others~ thm ~pm10n of him, an~ the
impression he makes upon them; habits, .demes and. personal interests;
capacity for self-development; v1tahty,. health. consequence
of personal habits, the inherent strength~ of his physical constitution;
mental and emotional qualities and attitudes; worldly outlook, and
the quality, bent and direction of his craving~ and the1r gratification:
attitude toward his possessions, and other things that affect ~he ego,
circumstances and situations that result from h1s acts; consc10usness
of the future.
The First House has to do with a man's grandmother, or a
woman's grandfather. (v. Fourth House.) The Ruler .of the Rising
Sign indicates the influences that were at work previous to birth.
When the Lord of the First also rules the sign on the cusp of the
Twelfth, it becomes an index to his Destiny or Fate.
As the Ascendant provides a key to the native's mentality and the
quality of his will power, the Sixth House, its Ruler and occupants,
portrays what use he makes of them.
In a Mundane Figure. The body politic. The country and m
inhabitants as a whole: the people, the masses; their prosperity and
health, or the reverse; their national traits and habits; the country's
interior affairs; the public consciousness and collective expression;
the psychology of the masses, their reactions and conditions.
In a Political Campaign: the majority. The Constitution (USA etc).
In a Contest: the public favorite; the holder of the title; the one
who is challenged; the decision or decisions of the referee.
In a Lawsuit: the defendant; also the decision or sentence of the
Court.
In an Organization: its personnel-including the stockholders
and all who work for the company in any capacity; the company's
morale and its attitude toward its competitors.
THE SECOND HOUSE
In a Nativity. Repository of the native's strongest desires, it deter
mines the quality of the life-substance used by the Ego-that which
the Life is dedicated to redeem; the heredity and social background
with which the native is equipped for the pursuit of his destiny, and
the bodily chemistry of metabolism; secret thoughts and desires;
financial standing, money, moveable property and possessions, the
gain or loss and the income derived therefrom; earning and spend
ing capacities, personal debts; the manner in which he meets his
obligations.
In a Mundane Figure. The nation's wealth; taxation revenue,
stocks, bonds, shares, and all places and activities connected in any
way with money, such as banks, stock exchanges, trade and commerce; the national exports; taxing power, as distinct from the
manner in which the taxes affect the people; the purchasing power
of the nation, its national expenditures and receipts, currency and
its circulation and liquid assets; hence the wealth and prosperity of
the people as measured by their collective earning and buying power;
investors and their investments, and those who buy stocks and bonds.
for investment rather than for speculation.
In a National Figure: the Treasury.
In an Organization: its liquid assets and voluntary expenditures;
the ability of that Company to earn profits; its disposition toward
investments.
THE THIRD HousE
In a Nativity. The synthetizing powers of the mind and its ability
to form sense impressions and mold destiny within one's social
environment; dexterity, cleverness, duality, restlessness; the rational
mind and its adaptability to education; short journeys; brothers,
sisters and near blood relationships, and their attitude toward the
native; acquaintances and neighbors, their character and reputation;
writings and communications, news and rumors; changes and re
movals; daily comings and goings; accidents; memory, perception,
speech; personal advertising and publicity.
In a Mundane Figure. Inland transit, traffic and communications
by land, air or water; the nature of the public demands upon and the
degree of public patronage accorded to the nation's transportation
and communication facilities; the postal, telegraph and telephone
systems, radio, cinema, newspapers, magazines and ephemeral pub
lications; the people's inclination to travel, move about, make changes
and communicate with one another within the nation; the nation's
intellectual activities and its relations with neighboring nations; the
reading public, and its tendency to patronize the newspapers and
other periodicals; indications relative to rumors, public opinion, the
mental and psychological attitude of the masses; emigration as dis
tinct from immigration; and the effects of storms, temperature
changes and atmospheriC conditions within the country.
In a Court of Law: the Court reporter.
In an Organization: first-hand contacts of the Organization with
the general public, the traffic, transit, transportation and communica
tion departments; inter-office communications; specific inf~rmauon
disseminated within the organization, and departments havmg to do
with the dissemination of such information; public statements of a
relatively private nature.
THE FouRTH HousE
In a Nativity. Its cusp, the Northern end of the meridian that
passes through the birthplace, is the degree of Integration. Although
it is the weakest of the four Angles, it nevertheless exercises a deci
sive influence throughout the entire Figure. It is the drain through
which everything that is to be sloughed off, merges and passes away.
Through it the Ego becomes concrete, as the operational base of the
physical entity, the seat of the desire-nature-the emotions and the
passions. It is an index to the home and all domestic affairs; the
imaginative faculty; receptivity of mood; treasured recollections. It
counsels him whether to remain in or to leave his birthplace, and
the advantages consequent thereon. Thus it defines the nature of
one's residence, while the Ascendant indicates in what direction it
should lie. It has been called the "grave" because it is so often con
cerned with hidden things: private affairs, old age, the ultimate end
and aim of terrestrial existence.
Considered in connection with the Ascendant, it affords an insight
into the nature of the native's early life, his childhood upbringing,
the character of his home environment; his domestic concerns
throughout life, and their conspicuousness or obscurity; the nature
of the termination of every earthly concern: the last illness and
demise, the ultimate disposition of the body, the nature of the
burial, and the general location of the grave.
It summarizes matters relating to lands, houses, estates, cities,
mines, concealed treasures, intimate concerns, curious personal
secrets, things accumulated and stored up, leases, rentals, real estate
transactions, and similar matters.
In the Figure of a woman it generally characterizes the first child,
and a heavily tenanted Fourth House is often an indication that he
will pursue a scientific career.
The Fourth House produces changes of environment within the
disposition of the native, wherein he can alter or upset his home
conditions and those of such as are intimately related to him. Only
through this House can he build his reputation and lay the founda
tion of a successful career, to find expression later through the Tenth
House. While one cannot directly control his fortunes insofar as
they d~pend upon the good will of others, by laying a proper Fourth
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House foundation in obscure beginnings, he can build toward a
secure end.
To it is commonly assigned the native's father, his life, disposition
and fortunes; and from it are derived inferences relative to cousins
on the mother's side. Which parent to assign to the Tenth, its
Ruler, and the planets therein, is, however, a moot question: and
divergent opinions variously assign (r) the mother to the Tenth in
a day-birth, the Fourth in a night-birth-the father represented by
the opposite ends of the meridian; (2) to the Tenth the parent of
the same sex as the native, and to the Fourth the parent of the
opposite sex; (3) to the Tenth the father in a female, and the
mother in a male Nativity; (4) on the basis that Cancer represents
the womb the Hindus assign to the Fourth the mother, and to the
Tenth the father since Capricorn indicates conservatism, repression
and firmness; while yet other authorities contend (5) that the deter
mination of the House selected as the parent's significator is depend
ent upon which parent has most authority over the native. Thus
there is need for extended documentation on the subject.
In a Mundane Figure. Circumstances and events affecting real
estate values, mines and their products, buildings, crops, produce and
all agricultural interests, including those of. the own~r~ of and ':?rk
ers on the land; miners, builders, the housmg and hvmg cond1t10.ns
of the people, and their patriotic inclinations; the land. as a lo~al~ty
wherein people are subject to natural forces-terrestnal ~s distm
guished from atmospheric, hence property damages resultmg from
floods, earthquakes, and mining disasters; the interests of the people
as distinguished from those of the government an~ o~ the governing
class; and democratic as against autocratic tendencies m government,
and between governments.
In a National Figure: the Opposition Party, a~d those individuals
who co-operate with or oppose the Chief Execu~1ve; the characteristics
of any governmental opposition, and the time such opposition
may be expected to culminate.
In Ingress, Lunation and Full Moon Figures a planet close to the
cusp of this House will affect the weather accordimg to 1ts ~atu~e
and aspects; and if it be a malefic and powerfully aspected, 1t w1ll
profoundly affect the government.
In a Court of Law: the Jury.
In a Contest: the arena of action; the judges as distinguished from
the referee; the end of the contest.
In an Organization: its real estate investments and holdings; its
base of operations or field of activity; the location and condition of
factory or office buildings it owns or occupies.
THE FIFTH HousE
In a Nativity. The conception of offspring; hence the exterioriza
tion of Self through all manner of creative and procreative urges and
activities; recreational, and other pleasurable impulses of mind and
heart; mental offspring, such as creative, artistic or literary output;
gambling and financial speculations; the operations of the laws of
chance-in so far as its effects are under the native's control. As the
abode of the heart, it has to do with all impulses arising therefrom,
hence all emotional and romantic tendencies. Those who have a
strong Fifth House, containing one or more planets giving or receiv
ing strong vibrations, have overpowering impulses with which to
contend throughout life, which find emotional expression through
dramatic attitudes, pride, the affections, and which contribute to
popularity, notoriety or fame, according as the aspects thereto are
favorable or adverse. It has been postulated that in a male Nativity
this House prefigures the first child. Planets in the Fifth and
Eleventh Houses are an index to emotional desires, not infrequently
expressed in the more sublimated form of platonic friendships and
affiliations.
In a Mundane Figure. Children, their attitudes and conditions;
circumstances affecting minors; the public school system and children
in attendance at primary schools; amusements and amusement
places, theatres, concerts, sporting events; public speculations and
investments; the inclination of the people to play or express emotion;
public happiness and sorrow; circumstances attending those seeking
pleasure and amusement; high society and the upper classes; ambas
sadors, senators and government representatives.; formal social fun~
tions and all ceremonies of a more or less offictal character. Pubhc
happiness or sorrow; circumstances and dangers affecting those .on
pleasure bent; and similar activities not engaged in for the specific
purpose of making money.
House, Sixth
Since it is the realm of the country's creative and procreative
activities, it indicates . probable changes in the birth rate during the
period immediately following that for which the Figure is cast.
In a National Figure: the upper legislative house-in contrast to
the Eleventh House which rules the lower house; although the
Eleventh represents the legislative branches as a unit, as distinct from
the administrative branch of the government.
In an Organization: the executive personnel, its officers and Board
of Directors as distinguished from the President or Chairman of the
Board; the governing body in a collective sense; any attitude or
action of the stockholders or Board of Directors in opposition to the
President.
THE SIXTH HousE
In a Nativity. Food, clothing, comforts and domestic pets; mental
or physical conflicts resulting from the externalization of the Ego.
As such it depicts any enmity between the Ego and the physical
body, out of which mental, nervous or organic disease may develop.
It is an obscure arc, since the nature of service rendered or received is
more or less personal, unobtrusive and routine. It has been termed
the House of Service in that it portrays one's capacity to serve, as
also the character and qualities of those who serve him-his em
ployees and dependents, and his relations with them. As the Sixth
House is the Third from the Fourth, it pertains to uncles and aunts
on the father's side (Fourth House).
Sixth House action is generally under the Native's control; while
Twelfth House derivatives by way of inhibitions, repressions and
frustrations, spring from causes over which the Native has no control.
In a Mundane Figure. The public health; the armed forces, civil
service workers and police, as the servants of the country; and in
general, the laboring class and the workers in all trades; and all
involuntary services rendered by the people.
In a National Figure: the Labor Party.
In a Court of Law: the deliberations of the jury, and the Court
records as the field of activity of the Court reporter.
In an Organization: the workers or employees; their attitude,
efficiency and general condition; the health condition of the personnel
as affecting the organization. Strikes and labor troubles which have
their inception here, will take form in the Twelfth House.
THE SEVENTH HousE
In a Nativity. The Seventh cusp, the Angle of Relationship, at
the western end of the line of Particular Being, depicts the sub
jective side of the Nature, the Individuality, as opposed to the Person
ality that is revealed objectively in the First House; the correlation
of exterior agencies and forces. Of the four Angles, it ranks third
in importance. Here human relations are on a give-and-take basis,
by the interchange of ideas. It has to do with the outcome of all
contentions, oppositions, strife, enmities, pleas, and fines. Since it
defines the native's reaction to law, it becomes the House of the
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tributes to or interferes with public harmony, or tends to build or
disintegrate social identities; public support of the nation's foreign
policy, friendly or hostile, political or commercial, and the reactions
of foreign nations thereto. It is therefore the domain of international
disputes, of war and peace; public relations, public gatherings, and
meetings between and dealings with strangers. It also indicates the
status of women in the nation, particularly the public attitude toward
marriage and divorce, and the fluctuations of the marriage and
divorce rate as determined by the planet posited there, and its rela
Public, showing the relation of the native to others; particularly his
open adversaries; lawsuits and contracts; one's personal agents and
representatives; men's grandfathers or women's grandmothers;
nephews and nieces; and every manner of cooperative arrangement
or partnership, legal or otherwise-including marriage and the effects
thereof upon the native. In an astrological sense marriage is any
state of cohabitation prompted by love and attended by a condition
of sympathetic understanding, whether or not recognized by civil or
ecclesiastical law. Furthermore, when any state of cohabitation,
however legalized it may be, ceases to produce a blending of two
horoscopes through a condition of mutual regard and understand
ing harmoniousness, marriage ceases to exist and becomes merely a
legalized form of prostitution; as evidenced by laws governing "com
mon law" marriage, divorce, and the support of offspring after
divorce. The more profoundly the constructive influence of cohabita
tion affects the lives of the participants, the more it can properly be
termed a marriage.
In a Mundane Figure. The public as an organized social unit, the
social consciousness of the people, the relative status of the nation
among the nations of the world, and conditions, circumstances and
events affecting its social evolution; those who cooperate with or
oppose the people in a national sense, such as anti-social organiza
tions or activities, crime, organized crime and criminals, particularly
those who assume the status of a public enemy; anything that con
tion to the Fifth House.
In a Contest: the challenger; the decision of the judges.
In a Court of Law: the plaintiff and the lawyers; the point of
arbitration where evidence and the rights of opposing factions are
weighed; also the verdict of the jury.
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In an Organization: its relation to other orgamzatwns through
contracts, trade agreements, mergers, cartels, or reciprocal arrange·
ments· its lawsuits and legal affairs. Here originate all forces that
oppos~ the growth and free action of t~e or~a?~zation as an indi
vidual entity, such as competitors and theu acuvtues.
THE EIGHTH HousE
In a Nativity. Release from personal limitations through human
interchange; the Realm of Birth and Rebirth; of evolut~on through
the suffering incident to all human experience; regenerauon through
enlargement of viewpoint, both spiritual and me~ tal; and the s~b
jugation of the personal Self-a diffi~ult process st.nce so few reahze
the horror of its impact upon the mmd and conscwusness .. It has. ~o
do with effects of an involuntary nature, such as the healmg cnsts
preceding either recovery or dissolution in de.ath; the manner ?f
death; fateful losses which lead to regeneratwn thr~ugh c.e~tam
enforced changes; the transmutation of emotional stress mto spmt~al
power; wills, legacies, trust funds, insurance; the estate of th~ manta!
or business partner; money belonging to other people~ especially the
deceased, in so far as it applies to the native; hence in general
financial relationship of the world to him, and his responsibilities ~~
connection therewith. However, its consideration of these things is
largely as liabilities rather than as assets.
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House, Ninth
It has been called the Occult House, the house of hidden things,
because in most Eighth House operations the Law of Cause and
Effect is difficult to identify, and there is the common human tempta
tion to blame everything upon an inscrutable Providence. It is also
known as the House of Death, because it represents the refiner's fire
wherein through suffering the selfish desires of the Ego are burned
away, setting free the pure gold of spiritually-enlightened Selfless
ness. That death so often comes instead, is a vivid indication of the
tenacity with which we mortals cling to our foibles, utterly deaf to
the accumulated exhortations of the philosophers throughout the
centuries. In the wake of an Eighth House storm there is always a
rainbow-if we but lift our eyes to perceive it. The Creative Ruler
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so devised this planetary system as to administer an automatic and
recurrent spur to spiritual growth and emotional self-control. Suc
cessive jabs become increasingly severe, and finally to those who
refuse to listen and heed, a premature death is inevitable; while to
the others, the spiritually adult, every Eighth House operation is a
celestial messenger in disguise, and a challenge to penetrate this dis
guise and become the recipient of the blessing he bears.
As the Second from the Seventh, it represents accumulated non
material riches-that which neither moth nor rust doth corrupt~
not the result of the labor of your hand and brain, but of the manner
in which you play the game with those to whom you are closely
allied.
In a Mundane Figure. The public income; the income from
exports; earning power of the nation, chiefly from the standpoint of
the man who pays; frozen assets in properties, stocks and bonds as
distinct from currency; the monetary standard, the National debt,
and interest rates; public sales; financial organizations, such as trust
and insurance companies. The birth and mortality rate in different
class groups, as determined by the planet involved, and its relation to
the Fifth House; medical discovery, insofar as it tends to promote
longevity.
In a National Figure: The national treasurer as a government
official, distinct from the treasury itself; financial relations with and
the financial condition and obligations of other countries with respect
to the nation for the capital of which the Figure is cast.
In an Organization: Losses and gains through or on account of
death, or in connection with the estates of deceased persons; financial
conditions involved in partnerships, mergers or lawsuits; financial
relations with competitors, and their financial condition; rc::venue
from investments, or through liquidation of frozen assets; loans
and income from sources not under immediate control of the Organ
ization; the company treasurer, as distinguished from the Treasury.
THE NINTH HousE
In a Nativity. The realm of the abstract mind, of intuition and
inspiration, of dreams and visions, hence an index to one's reactions
to philosophy, success and religion; and to his sense of responsibility
toward relatives, by blood or in law. From this arc inferences are
drawn concerning grandchildren, especially those of his brother and
his sister-in-law; the probability of distant travel, timing, nature and
results; the fate and nature of imports and exports; the ultimate
result of long-range advertising; world wide contacts and mental
adjustment to racial ideas, ideals and collective needs. With an
author, his works from the standpoint of publication.
In a Mundane Figure. Long-distance passenger and freight trans
portation and communications, by or over sea, air and land; religio?
and the clergy; judges and courts of law; the educ~ted cl~ss:s: u~l
versities and institutions of higher learning, and thetr admmistrauve
and teaching personnel; philosophic and scientific societies and insti
tutions and their publications; all facilities designed to meet .the
public demand in education, religion, transp~rtati?n and ~o~mu.mca
tions; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; immigratiOn as distm~mshed
from emigration; weather condition~ along .t~e co_ast, partKular~y
incoming storms in process of formatwn as d~stmgmshed .from thetr
effects. and the origins of all disturbances, either of an mtellectual
or at~ospheric nature. Observe a distinction drawn b~tween the
public's attitude toward the press, as indicated by the Third House,
and the attitude of the press toward the public as indicated by the
Ninth House.
In a National Figure: The Secretary of State as a government
official, as distinguished from the State Department the educated
classes-those who control or govern the reading, writing or travel
In an .or?anization: the adv~rtising department; long distance
comm~mcat~ons? r~ults of mall-order campaigns; relations with
educ~t:onal 10Stttu~wns a?d publications; professional consultants,
pubhctty and pubhc relauons; officials, as distinguished from their
departments.
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THE TENTH HousE
In a Nativity. From this arc one traces the native's business or
profess~onal life and affairs, his honor, preferment, fame, credit,
reputatiOn, career, and po.sition in society; hence his standing before
the wor~d. As the operatiOnal base for social intercourse, it offers a
summatwn of the native's human relationships. From this arc infer
ences may be drawn concerning his relations with those who are
mor~ or less .in authority over him-his employers and clients; his
cous10s on hts father's side, and ordinarily his mother (v. Fourth
House) in that here racial consciousness, and what may be termed
~he. "national soul," becomes an entity. Of the four angles it is second
m t~portance, the so~thern end of the meridian running through
the btrthplace: the Mtdheaven, the Rational Axis, the Line of Uni
versal Being, the Point of Solar Sustainment, the Line of Concrete
Experience ~n~ its su~limat~on. As the apex of the Nativity, it
assembles, vttahzes, umversahzes and largely summarizes the indi
vi~u~l:s relationship to society as expressed through his occupational
actlvtttes.
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In a Mundane Figure. The Chief Executive, as occupying the
control-tower of the nation; the political party in power; eminent and
famous persons, and those upon whom rest the nation's honor, repu
tation and standing among the nations of the world; the national
power, ~rad~, culture,. ideals and achievements. The most favoring
planets 10 thts House 10 a Mundane Figure, are the Sun and Jupiter.
In a Court of Law: the judge.
In a Contest: the referee.
In an Organization: The supreme or governing authority; the
President, or Chairman of the Board.
THE ELEVENTH HousE
In a Nativity. One finds here the externalization of the native's
social position; the nature and characteristics of his circle of acquaint
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ances and friends; his ideals with respect to human and therefore
social relationships; his hopes, wishes, projects and ambitions; the
reformer's dreams and his efforts to realize them; flatterers and their
machinations; to a certain extent the imagination; his sons and his
daughters-in-law. Its Lord and the planets tenanting it are an index
to his idea of happiness and the probabilities of his ultimate attain
ment thereof. When considered in relation to the First, Fifth and
Eighth Houses, it becomes an important arc, for with an affiicted
Eleventh House little real satisfaction can be extracted from life
riches, a beautiful home, a fond and dutiful wife and children, and
all the tangible things for which a heart could wish, yet never the
serene contentment wherewith to enjoy them.
The Fifth and Eleventh Houses are an index to the personal
emotional desires and their sublimated form as found in platonic
friendship.
The Ninth and Eleventh Houses indicate higher levels of con
sciousness as to both mind and emotion.
If the Lord of the Eleventh is stronger than the Lord of the
Seventh the native's friends and assistants are more numerous and
powerful than his adversaries.
In a Mundane Figure. The legislative branches of the govern
ment, particularly the lower house, with the Fifth more directly
concerned with the upper house; town and county councils, and
state legislatures; the friends of the nation; the Stock Exchange, as
an organization apart from its activities; ceremonies and celebrations;
the exchange of amenities with foreign governments; hence the
nation's aims, desires, purposes, projects, and alliances.
In a National Figure: The treasury, as distinguished from the
Secretary of the Treasury.
In an Organization: Other friendly organizations, including com
panies closely allied to or associated with its activities; also organ
izations or facilities which provide social activities, as fraternal groups
and clubs; the treasury as distinguished from the treasurer.
THE TWELTH HOUSE
In a Nativity. This is the arena wherein transpires the combat
against the inertia inherent in all forms of society-the limiting power
of the level of race consciousness. Here are expressed the innermost
ling habits of the public.
and secret emotions; the source and nature of hidden and undel
handed opposition; imprisonment, hospitalization; the uncles and
aunts on the mother's side (v. Fourth House); the secret effects ol:
sins of omission and commission-defects of character that make
necessary a spiritual rebirth. Since we can rid ourselves of the:
presence of these ghosts of the past only by liquidating our indebted
ness to them, the Twelfth may be termed the House of the Hang
over; of crime, punishment and grief; the pawnshop of the Ego; the
Gethsemane of the soul; the Hell wherein one atones for his errors
through compassionate self-sacrifice, whereby ultimately to achieve
freedom from conditions that limit and restrict. Thus it is also the
House of Charity given and received.
Termed the House of Bondage, and of Self-Undoing, it is also the
House of Initiation and ultimate understanding. While it is fre
quently tenanted by the significators of scandal, self-approbation and
hardness of heart, its qualities can be advantageously employed for
work done in seclusion, for confidential behind-the-scene activities,
and for meditation and inner development.
The Terminal Houses, the Fourth, Eighth and Twelfth, corre
sponding to the Emotional Triplicity of Signs, are concerned with
the three most mysterious phases of life; the Fourth, the end of
physical man; the Eighth, the liberation of his soul; the Twelfth,
his secret aspirations and his disposition in the after-world.
From this; proponents of the doctrine of Reincarnation dedu~e
that the Nativity we have on this plane of expression we earned m
a past incarnation, while the one we will ac~uire .in our next i~~ar
nation will depend upon the life we lived m this-and are hvmg
now. Thus again is involved the Law of Cause and Effect from
which is no escape.
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In a Mundane Figure. Labor disturbances, plagues and .epide~mc~,
conditions that militate against the public welfare; correctional msu
tutions, jails, prisons, workhouses, houses of detention.' hospitals and
charitable institutions; organizations devoted to forcible control or
condemnation of people; involuntary services ordered by law; t?e
nation's secret enemies in war and peace; spies and confidenual
agents. of foreign countries; crimes and criminals; the personal jour
neyings and writings of those ~n. power in . t~e government; the
nation's secret societies, both pohtical and rehgwus.
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In an Organization: forces inclining to dissolution of the organ
ization as an entity, hence enemy and secret organizations; the
secret intelligence department; investigative agencies in connection
with hospitals and prisons; labor unions, insofar as they represent
Sixth House personnel; organized and social units, as distinguished
from the parent organization; strikes and labor troubles-which
have their inception in the Sixth House, but come to fruition in the
Twelfth.
REciPROCAL AcnoN oF OPPOSITE HousEs
It should be observed that the six Houses below the horizon are
departments of demand or of inclination to act; while the six
above the horizon afford the facilities for action; the lower six, per
sonal, the upper six, social; the lower six, unorganized, the upper six,
organized. Yet each separate House acts in a reciprocal or compli
mentary manner to its opposing House, as is shown in the following
comparisons or polarizations:
First and Seventh. Whereas the First House is productive of
effects caused by the native's ego, the Seventh is productive of effects
and situations produced by the ego of the marriage partner or any
cooperating personality or event. The commonly observed psycho
logical phenomenon wherein one desires or attempts to reproduce
his ego in another, is the direct result of this reciprocal action.
Second and Eighth. Whereas the Second House is productive of
effects upon the native's individual earning capacity as a direct result
of his own acts or inertia, Eighth House effects, as concerning his
material position, take cognizance of the fact that his ultimate return
depends in large measure upon the extent to which othe~s trade or
cooperate with him, or are friendly disposed toward him. Thus,
although his earning capacity may be exercised through the Second
House by means of work and related activities under his own control
which leave him free to choose whether he will work or not and to
what extent, the ultimate net amount of his income and the extent
of his fortunes do not rest wholly within his own control but are
distinctly due to outside forces. In the sense in which the Second
House registers assets, the Eighth House is more directly concerned
with liabilities.
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Third and Ninth. The Third House is productive of effects which
rest on changes under the direct control of the native and which
result from his own acts. These may be various, such as changes of
location (travel), or changes of domicile (removal). In contrast,
Ninth House operations are not under his control, but involve the
wider changes wrought by an evolution that is largely the result of
outside forces. Similar facilities are indicated by both Houses, but
in the Third their application is confined to the dissemination of
information, while in the Ninth they are utilized to educate and
mold public opinion.
Fourth and Tenth. The Fourth House produces effects involving
the environment, which are subject to the control of the native, in
that he can alter his environment or upset his home conditions and
that of all those who are intimately related to him, to his heart's
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content. Only through this House can he build his reputation and
the foundations of his professional career. In contrast, forces opera
tive through his Tenth House to affect his fortunes in his profession
or career, he cannot directly control; since his ultimate fate is largely
dependent upon the attitude of others toward him.
Fifth and Eleventh. The Fifth House involves the ability of the
native to take advantage of the Laws of Chance at such times as they
become operative in his favor. Its effects are under his control in that
he alone decides the nature of the investments, whether or not he
will make them, and when. Romance and emotional matters in
general partake of the essence of Chance, for the native's acts produce
emotional disturbances or yield emotional satisfactions according as
the Laws of Chance favor him. This strongly contrasts with the
effects resulting from the Eleventh House influences, for these deter
mine whether his hopes, wishes and desires are to be gratified or
denied. That for which he wishes and the treasure or resources
upon which he can draw wherewith to obtain them, is shown by
the Fifth House; but whether his wish will or will not be granted
through the influence or intervention of other persons, is in the
domain of the Eleventh House.
Sixth and Twelfth. Sixth House affairs, comprising the native's
occuptional activities, his service and devotion to others, are under
the native's control. His bodily health is largely dependent upon his
own acts. But Twelfth House matters are beyond his control, in
Intercepted House. The affairs of an intercepted House
are generally complicated, and the planets therein are of more than
average importance.
In a Nativity. The cusp of the Ascendant, the first and most
important of the four Angles of any Figure, marks the Eastern end
of the Line of Particular Being; the Irrational Axis, or culminating
point of the eastern hemisphere-a Line of Awareness of Self and of
Others. Hence, it becomes the Point of Dualism of Consciousness,
and the Angle of Fulfillment.
Representing Selfhood, its primary significance is Action: Destiny
in the making. It defines and particularizes the na~ive~ his perso~al
appearance, disposition and manner, moral and subjective viewpOI~t
and motivating impulses-Personality as distinguished from Indi
viduality; and is an index to his birth, environment in early child
hood, outlook upon life, and will to manifest; personal power over
himself and others· carriage mein, walk, and manner of approach;
complexion, skin, head, face, brain, and the shape and size of its
body; opinion of himself and of others~ thm ~pm10n of him, an~ the
impression he makes upon them; habits, .demes and. personal interests;
capacity for self-development; v1tahty,. health. consequence
of personal habits, the inherent strength~ of his physical constitution;
mental and emotional qualities and attitudes; worldly outlook, and
the quality, bent and direction of his craving~ and the1r gratification:
attitude toward his possessions, and other things that affect ~he ego,
circumstances and situations that result from h1s acts; consc10usness
of the future.
The First House has to do with a man's grandmother, or a
woman's grandfather. (v. Fourth House.) The Ruler .of the Rising
Sign indicates the influences that were at work previous to birth.
When the Lord of the First also rules the sign on the cusp of the
Twelfth, it becomes an index to his Destiny or Fate.
As the Ascendant provides a key to the native's mentality and the
quality of his will power, the Sixth House, its Ruler and occupants,
portrays what use he makes of them.
In a Mundane Figure. The body politic. The country and m
inhabitants as a whole: the people, the masses; their prosperity and
health, or the reverse; their national traits and habits; the country's
interior affairs; the public consciousness and collective expression;
the psychology of the masses, their reactions and conditions.
In a Political Campaign: the majority. The Constitution (USA etc).
In a Contest: the public favorite; the holder of the title; the one
who is challenged; the decision or decisions of the referee.
In a Lawsuit: the defendant; also the decision or sentence of the
Court.
In an Organization: its personnel-including the stockholders
and all who work for the company in any capacity; the company's
morale and its attitude toward its competitors.
THE SECOND HOUSE
In a Nativity. Repository of the native's strongest desires, it deter
mines the quality of the life-substance used by the Ego-that which
the Life is dedicated to redeem; the heredity and social background
with which the native is equipped for the pursuit of his destiny, and
the bodily chemistry of metabolism; secret thoughts and desires;
financial standing, money, moveable property and possessions, the
gain or loss and the income derived therefrom; earning and spend
ing capacities, personal debts; the manner in which he meets his
obligations.
In a Mundane Figure. The nation's wealth; taxation revenue,
stocks, bonds, shares, and all places and activities connected in any
way with money, such as banks, stock exchanges, trade and commerce; the national exports; taxing power, as distinct from the
manner in which the taxes affect the people; the purchasing power
of the nation, its national expenditures and receipts, currency and
its circulation and liquid assets; hence the wealth and prosperity of
the people as measured by their collective earning and buying power;
investors and their investments, and those who buy stocks and bonds.
for investment rather than for speculation.
In a National Figure: the Treasury.
In an Organization: its liquid assets and voluntary expenditures;
the ability of that Company to earn profits; its disposition toward
investments.
THE THIRD HousE
In a Nativity. The synthetizing powers of the mind and its ability
to form sense impressions and mold destiny within one's social
environment; dexterity, cleverness, duality, restlessness; the rational
mind and its adaptability to education; short journeys; brothers,
sisters and near blood relationships, and their attitude toward the
native; acquaintances and neighbors, their character and reputation;
writings and communications, news and rumors; changes and re
movals; daily comings and goings; accidents; memory, perception,
speech; personal advertising and publicity.
In a Mundane Figure. Inland transit, traffic and communications
by land, air or water; the nature of the public demands upon and the
degree of public patronage accorded to the nation's transportation
and communication facilities; the postal, telegraph and telephone
systems, radio, cinema, newspapers, magazines and ephemeral pub
lications; the people's inclination to travel, move about, make changes
and communicate with one another within the nation; the nation's
intellectual activities and its relations with neighboring nations; the
reading public, and its tendency to patronize the newspapers and
other periodicals; indications relative to rumors, public opinion, the
mental and psychological attitude of the masses; emigration as dis
tinct from immigration; and the effects of storms, temperature
changes and atmospheriC conditions within the country.
In a Court of Law: the Court reporter.
In an Organization: first-hand contacts of the Organization with
the general public, the traffic, transit, transportation and communica
tion departments; inter-office communications; specific inf~rmauon
disseminated within the organization, and departments havmg to do
with the dissemination of such information; public statements of a
relatively private nature.
THE FouRTH HousE
In a Nativity. Its cusp, the Northern end of the meridian that
passes through the birthplace, is the degree of Integration. Although
it is the weakest of the four Angles, it nevertheless exercises a deci
sive influence throughout the entire Figure. It is the drain through
which everything that is to be sloughed off, merges and passes away.
Through it the Ego becomes concrete, as the operational base of the
physical entity, the seat of the desire-nature-the emotions and the
passions. It is an index to the home and all domestic affairs; the
imaginative faculty; receptivity of mood; treasured recollections. It
counsels him whether to remain in or to leave his birthplace, and
the advantages consequent thereon. Thus it defines the nature of
one's residence, while the Ascendant indicates in what direction it
should lie. It has been called the "grave" because it is so often con
cerned with hidden things: private affairs, old age, the ultimate end
and aim of terrestrial existence.
Considered in connection with the Ascendant, it affords an insight
into the nature of the native's early life, his childhood upbringing,
the character of his home environment; his domestic concerns
throughout life, and their conspicuousness or obscurity; the nature
of the termination of every earthly concern: the last illness and
demise, the ultimate disposition of the body, the nature of the
burial, and the general location of the grave.
It summarizes matters relating to lands, houses, estates, cities,
mines, concealed treasures, intimate concerns, curious personal
secrets, things accumulated and stored up, leases, rentals, real estate
transactions, and similar matters.
In the Figure of a woman it generally characterizes the first child,
and a heavily tenanted Fourth House is often an indication that he
will pursue a scientific career.
The Fourth House produces changes of environment within the
disposition of the native, wherein he can alter or upset his home
conditions and those of such as are intimately related to him. Only
through this House can he build his reputation and lay the founda
tion of a successful career, to find expression later through the Tenth
House. While one cannot directly control his fortunes insofar as
they d~pend upon the good will of others, by laying a proper Fourth
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House foundation in obscure beginnings, he can build toward a
secure end.
To it is commonly assigned the native's father, his life, disposition
and fortunes; and from it are derived inferences relative to cousins
on the mother's side. Which parent to assign to the Tenth, its
Ruler, and the planets therein, is, however, a moot question: and
divergent opinions variously assign (r) the mother to the Tenth in
a day-birth, the Fourth in a night-birth-the father represented by
the opposite ends of the meridian; (2) to the Tenth the parent of
the same sex as the native, and to the Fourth the parent of the
opposite sex; (3) to the Tenth the father in a female, and the
mother in a male Nativity; (4) on the basis that Cancer represents
the womb the Hindus assign to the Fourth the mother, and to the
Tenth the father since Capricorn indicates conservatism, repression
and firmness; while yet other authorities contend (5) that the deter
mination of the House selected as the parent's significator is depend
ent upon which parent has most authority over the native. Thus
there is need for extended documentation on the subject.
In a Mundane Figure. Circumstances and events affecting real
estate values, mines and their products, buildings, crops, produce and
all agricultural interests, including those of. the own~r~ of and ':?rk
ers on the land; miners, builders, the housmg and hvmg cond1t10.ns
of the people, and their patriotic inclinations; the land. as a lo~al~ty
wherein people are subject to natural forces-terrestnal ~s distm
guished from atmospheric, hence property damages resultmg from
floods, earthquakes, and mining disasters; the interests of the people
as distinguished from those of the government an~ o~ the governing
class; and democratic as against autocratic tendencies m government,
and between governments.
In a National Figure: the Opposition Party, a~d those individuals
who co-operate with or oppose the Chief Execu~1ve; the characteristics
of any governmental opposition, and the time such opposition
may be expected to culminate.
In Ingress, Lunation and Full Moon Figures a planet close to the
cusp of this House will affect the weather accordimg to 1ts ~atu~e
and aspects; and if it be a malefic and powerfully aspected, 1t w1ll
profoundly affect the government.
In a Court of Law: the Jury.
In a Contest: the arena of action; the judges as distinguished from
the referee; the end of the contest.
In an Organization: its real estate investments and holdings; its
base of operations or field of activity; the location and condition of
factory or office buildings it owns or occupies.
THE FIFTH HousE
In a Nativity. The conception of offspring; hence the exterioriza
tion of Self through all manner of creative and procreative urges and
activities; recreational, and other pleasurable impulses of mind and
heart; mental offspring, such as creative, artistic or literary output;
gambling and financial speculations; the operations of the laws of
chance-in so far as its effects are under the native's control. As the
abode of the heart, it has to do with all impulses arising therefrom,
hence all emotional and romantic tendencies. Those who have a
strong Fifth House, containing one or more planets giving or receiv
ing strong vibrations, have overpowering impulses with which to
contend throughout life, which find emotional expression through
dramatic attitudes, pride, the affections, and which contribute to
popularity, notoriety or fame, according as the aspects thereto are
favorable or adverse. It has been postulated that in a male Nativity
this House prefigures the first child. Planets in the Fifth and
Eleventh Houses are an index to emotional desires, not infrequently
expressed in the more sublimated form of platonic friendships and
affiliations.
In a Mundane Figure. Children, their attitudes and conditions;
circumstances affecting minors; the public school system and children
in attendance at primary schools; amusements and amusement
places, theatres, concerts, sporting events; public speculations and
investments; the inclination of the people to play or express emotion;
public happiness and sorrow; circumstances attending those seeking
pleasure and amusement; high society and the upper classes; ambas
sadors, senators and government representatives.; formal social fun~
tions and all ceremonies of a more or less offictal character. Pubhc
happiness or sorrow; circumstances and dangers affecting those .on
pleasure bent; and similar activities not engaged in for the specific
purpose of making money.
House, Sixth
Since it is the realm of the country's creative and procreative
activities, it indicates . probable changes in the birth rate during the
period immediately following that for which the Figure is cast.
In a National Figure: the upper legislative house-in contrast to
the Eleventh House which rules the lower house; although the
Eleventh represents the legislative branches as a unit, as distinct from
the administrative branch of the government.
In an Organization: the executive personnel, its officers and Board
of Directors as distinguished from the President or Chairman of the
Board; the governing body in a collective sense; any attitude or
action of the stockholders or Board of Directors in opposition to the
President.
THE SIXTH HousE
In a Nativity. Food, clothing, comforts and domestic pets; mental
or physical conflicts resulting from the externalization of the Ego.
As such it depicts any enmity between the Ego and the physical
body, out of which mental, nervous or organic disease may develop.
It is an obscure arc, since the nature of service rendered or received is
more or less personal, unobtrusive and routine. It has been termed
the House of Service in that it portrays one's capacity to serve, as
also the character and qualities of those who serve him-his em
ployees and dependents, and his relations with them. As the Sixth
House is the Third from the Fourth, it pertains to uncles and aunts
on the father's side (Fourth House).
Sixth House action is generally under the Native's control; while
Twelfth House derivatives by way of inhibitions, repressions and
frustrations, spring from causes over which the Native has no control.
In a Mundane Figure. The public health; the armed forces, civil
service workers and police, as the servants of the country; and in
general, the laboring class and the workers in all trades; and all
involuntary services rendered by the people.
In a National Figure: the Labor Party.
In a Court of Law: the deliberations of the jury, and the Court
records as the field of activity of the Court reporter.
In an Organization: the workers or employees; their attitude,
efficiency and general condition; the health condition of the personnel
as affecting the organization. Strikes and labor troubles which have
their inception here, will take form in the Twelfth House.
THE SEVENTH HousE
In a Nativity. The Seventh cusp, the Angle of Relationship, at
the western end of the line of Particular Being, depicts the sub
jective side of the Nature, the Individuality, as opposed to the Person
ality that is revealed objectively in the First House; the correlation
of exterior agencies and forces. Of the four Angles, it ranks third
in importance. Here human relations are on a give-and-take basis,
by the interchange of ideas. It has to do with the outcome of all
contentions, oppositions, strife, enmities, pleas, and fines. Since it
defines the native's reaction to law, it becomes the House of the
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tributes to or interferes with public harmony, or tends to build or
disintegrate social identities; public support of the nation's foreign
policy, friendly or hostile, political or commercial, and the reactions
of foreign nations thereto. It is therefore the domain of international
disputes, of war and peace; public relations, public gatherings, and
meetings between and dealings with strangers. It also indicates the
status of women in the nation, particularly the public attitude toward
marriage and divorce, and the fluctuations of the marriage and
divorce rate as determined by the planet posited there, and its rela
Public, showing the relation of the native to others; particularly his
open adversaries; lawsuits and contracts; one's personal agents and
representatives; men's grandfathers or women's grandmothers;
nephews and nieces; and every manner of cooperative arrangement
or partnership, legal or otherwise-including marriage and the effects
thereof upon the native. In an astrological sense marriage is any
state of cohabitation prompted by love and attended by a condition
of sympathetic understanding, whether or not recognized by civil or
ecclesiastical law. Furthermore, when any state of cohabitation,
however legalized it may be, ceases to produce a blending of two
horoscopes through a condition of mutual regard and understand
ing harmoniousness, marriage ceases to exist and becomes merely a
legalized form of prostitution; as evidenced by laws governing "com
mon law" marriage, divorce, and the support of offspring after
divorce. The more profoundly the constructive influence of cohabita
tion affects the lives of the participants, the more it can properly be
termed a marriage.
In a Mundane Figure. The public as an organized social unit, the
social consciousness of the people, the relative status of the nation
among the nations of the world, and conditions, circumstances and
events affecting its social evolution; those who cooperate with or
oppose the people in a national sense, such as anti-social organiza
tions or activities, crime, organized crime and criminals, particularly
those who assume the status of a public enemy; anything that con
tion to the Fifth House.
In a Contest: the challenger; the decision of the judges.
In a Court of Law: the plaintiff and the lawyers; the point of
arbitration where evidence and the rights of opposing factions are
weighed; also the verdict of the jury.
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In an Organization: its relation to other orgamzatwns through
contracts, trade agreements, mergers, cartels, or reciprocal arrange·
ments· its lawsuits and legal affairs. Here originate all forces that
oppos~ the growth and free action of t~e or~a?~zation as an indi
vidual entity, such as competitors and theu acuvtues.
THE EIGHTH HousE
In a Nativity. Release from personal limitations through human
interchange; the Realm of Birth and Rebirth; of evolut~on through
the suffering incident to all human experience; regenerauon through
enlargement of viewpoint, both spiritual and me~ tal; and the s~b
jugation of the personal Self-a diffi~ult process st.nce so few reahze
the horror of its impact upon the mmd and conscwusness .. It has. ~o
do with effects of an involuntary nature, such as the healmg cnsts
preceding either recovery or dissolution in de.ath; the manner ?f
death; fateful losses which lead to regeneratwn thr~ugh c.e~tam
enforced changes; the transmutation of emotional stress mto spmt~al
power; wills, legacies, trust funds, insurance; the estate of th~ manta!
or business partner; money belonging to other people~ especially the
deceased, in so far as it applies to the native; hence in general
financial relationship of the world to him, and his responsibilities ~~
connection therewith. However, its consideration of these things is
largely as liabilities rather than as assets.
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House, Ninth
It has been called the Occult House, the house of hidden things,
because in most Eighth House operations the Law of Cause and
Effect is difficult to identify, and there is the common human tempta
tion to blame everything upon an inscrutable Providence. It is also
known as the House of Death, because it represents the refiner's fire
wherein through suffering the selfish desires of the Ego are burned
away, setting free the pure gold of spiritually-enlightened Selfless
ness. That death so often comes instead, is a vivid indication of the
tenacity with which we mortals cling to our foibles, utterly deaf to
the accumulated exhortations of the philosophers throughout the
centuries. In the wake of an Eighth House storm there is always a
rainbow-if we but lift our eyes to perceive it. The Creative Ruler
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so devised this planetary system as to administer an automatic and
recurrent spur to spiritual growth and emotional self-control. Suc
cessive jabs become increasingly severe, and finally to those who
refuse to listen and heed, a premature death is inevitable; while to
the others, the spiritually adult, every Eighth House operation is a
celestial messenger in disguise, and a challenge to penetrate this dis
guise and become the recipient of the blessing he bears.
As the Second from the Seventh, it represents accumulated non
material riches-that which neither moth nor rust doth corrupt~
not the result of the labor of your hand and brain, but of the manner
in which you play the game with those to whom you are closely
allied.
In a Mundane Figure. The public income; the income from
exports; earning power of the nation, chiefly from the standpoint of
the man who pays; frozen assets in properties, stocks and bonds as
distinct from currency; the monetary standard, the National debt,
and interest rates; public sales; financial organizations, such as trust
and insurance companies. The birth and mortality rate in different
class groups, as determined by the planet involved, and its relation to
the Fifth House; medical discovery, insofar as it tends to promote
longevity.
In a National Figure: The national treasurer as a government
official, distinct from the treasury itself; financial relations with and
the financial condition and obligations of other countries with respect
to the nation for the capital of which the Figure is cast.
In an Organization: Losses and gains through or on account of
death, or in connection with the estates of deceased persons; financial
conditions involved in partnerships, mergers or lawsuits; financial
relations with competitors, and their financial condition; rc::venue
from investments, or through liquidation of frozen assets; loans
and income from sources not under immediate control of the Organ
ization; the company treasurer, as distinguished from the Treasury.
THE NINTH HousE
In a Nativity. The realm of the abstract mind, of intuition and
inspiration, of dreams and visions, hence an index to one's reactions
to philosophy, success and religion; and to his sense of responsibility
toward relatives, by blood or in law. From this arc inferences are
drawn concerning grandchildren, especially those of his brother and
his sister-in-law; the probability of distant travel, timing, nature and
results; the fate and nature of imports and exports; the ultimate
result of long-range advertising; world wide contacts and mental
adjustment to racial ideas, ideals and collective needs. With an
author, his works from the standpoint of publication.
In a Mundane Figure. Long-distance passenger and freight trans
portation and communications, by or over sea, air and land; religio?
and the clergy; judges and courts of law; the educ~ted cl~ss:s: u~l
versities and institutions of higher learning, and thetr admmistrauve
and teaching personnel; philosophic and scientific societies and insti
tutions and their publications; all facilities designed to meet .the
public demand in education, religion, transp~rtati?n and ~o~mu.mca
tions; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; immigratiOn as distm~mshed
from emigration; weather condition~ along .t~e co_ast, partKular~y
incoming storms in process of formatwn as d~stmgmshed .from thetr
effects. and the origins of all disturbances, either of an mtellectual
or at~ospheric nature. Observe a distinction drawn b~tween the
public's attitude toward the press, as indicated by the Third House,
and the attitude of the press toward the public as indicated by the
Ninth House.
In a National Figure: The Secretary of State as a government
official, as distinguished from the State Department the educated
classes-those who control or govern the reading, writing or travel
In an .or?anization: the adv~rtising department; long distance
comm~mcat~ons? r~ults of mall-order campaigns; relations with
educ~t:onal 10Stttu~wns a?d publications; professional consultants,
pubhctty and pubhc relauons; officials, as distinguished from their
departments.
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THE TENTH HousE
In a Nativity. From this arc one traces the native's business or
profess~onal life and affairs, his honor, preferment, fame, credit,
reputatiOn, career, and po.sition in society; hence his standing before
the wor~d. As the operatiOnal base for social intercourse, it offers a
summatwn of the native's human relationships. From this arc infer
ences may be drawn concerning his relations with those who are
mor~ or less .in authority over him-his employers and clients; his
cous10s on hts father's side, and ordinarily his mother (v. Fourth
House) in that here racial consciousness, and what may be termed
~he. "national soul," becomes an entity. Of the four angles it is second
m t~portance, the so~thern end of the meridian running through
the btrthplace: the Mtdheaven, the Rational Axis, the Line of Uni
versal Being, the Point of Solar Sustainment, the Line of Concrete
Experience ~n~ its su~limat~on. As the apex of the Nativity, it
assembles, vttahzes, umversahzes and largely summarizes the indi
vi~u~l:s relationship to society as expressed through his occupational
actlvtttes.
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In a Mundane Figure. The Chief Executive, as occupying the
control-tower of the nation; the political party in power; eminent and
famous persons, and those upon whom rest the nation's honor, repu
tation and standing among the nations of the world; the national
power, ~rad~, culture,. ideals and achievements. The most favoring
planets 10 thts House 10 a Mundane Figure, are the Sun and Jupiter.
In a Court of Law: the judge.
In a Contest: the referee.
In an Organization: The supreme or governing authority; the
President, or Chairman of the Board.
THE ELEVENTH HousE
In a Nativity. One finds here the externalization of the native's
social position; the nature and characteristics of his circle of acquaint
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ances and friends; his ideals with respect to human and therefore
social relationships; his hopes, wishes, projects and ambitions; the
reformer's dreams and his efforts to realize them; flatterers and their
machinations; to a certain extent the imagination; his sons and his
daughters-in-law. Its Lord and the planets tenanting it are an index
to his idea of happiness and the probabilities of his ultimate attain
ment thereof. When considered in relation to the First, Fifth and
Eighth Houses, it becomes an important arc, for with an affiicted
Eleventh House little real satisfaction can be extracted from life
riches, a beautiful home, a fond and dutiful wife and children, and
all the tangible things for which a heart could wish, yet never the
serene contentment wherewith to enjoy them.
The Fifth and Eleventh Houses are an index to the personal
emotional desires and their sublimated form as found in platonic
friendship.
The Ninth and Eleventh Houses indicate higher levels of con
sciousness as to both mind and emotion.
If the Lord of the Eleventh is stronger than the Lord of the
Seventh the native's friends and assistants are more numerous and
powerful than his adversaries.
In a Mundane Figure. The legislative branches of the govern
ment, particularly the lower house, with the Fifth more directly
concerned with the upper house; town and county councils, and
state legislatures; the friends of the nation; the Stock Exchange, as
an organization apart from its activities; ceremonies and celebrations;
the exchange of amenities with foreign governments; hence the
nation's aims, desires, purposes, projects, and alliances.
In a National Figure: The treasury, as distinguished from the
Secretary of the Treasury.
In an Organization: Other friendly organizations, including com
panies closely allied to or associated with its activities; also organ
izations or facilities which provide social activities, as fraternal groups
and clubs; the treasury as distinguished from the treasurer.
THE TWELTH HOUSE
In a Nativity. This is the arena wherein transpires the combat
against the inertia inherent in all forms of society-the limiting power
of the level of race consciousness. Here are expressed the innermost
ling habits of the public.
and secret emotions; the source and nature of hidden and undel
handed opposition; imprisonment, hospitalization; the uncles and
aunts on the mother's side (v. Fourth House); the secret effects ol:
sins of omission and commission-defects of character that make
necessary a spiritual rebirth. Since we can rid ourselves of the:
presence of these ghosts of the past only by liquidating our indebted
ness to them, the Twelfth may be termed the House of the Hang
over; of crime, punishment and grief; the pawnshop of the Ego; the
Gethsemane of the soul; the Hell wherein one atones for his errors
through compassionate self-sacrifice, whereby ultimately to achieve
freedom from conditions that limit and restrict. Thus it is also the
House of Charity given and received.
Termed the House of Bondage, and of Self-Undoing, it is also the
House of Initiation and ultimate understanding. While it is fre
quently tenanted by the significators of scandal, self-approbation and
hardness of heart, its qualities can be advantageously employed for
work done in seclusion, for confidential behind-the-scene activities,
and for meditation and inner development.
The Terminal Houses, the Fourth, Eighth and Twelfth, corre
sponding to the Emotional Triplicity of Signs, are concerned with
the three most mysterious phases of life; the Fourth, the end of
physical man; the Eighth, the liberation of his soul; the Twelfth,
his secret aspirations and his disposition in the after-world.
From this; proponents of the doctrine of Reincarnation dedu~e
that the Nativity we have on this plane of expression we earned m
a past incarnation, while the one we will ac~uire .in our next i~~ar
nation will depend upon the life we lived m this-and are hvmg
now. Thus again is involved the Law of Cause and Effect from
which is no escape.
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In a Mundane Figure. Labor disturbances, plagues and .epide~mc~,
conditions that militate against the public welfare; correctional msu
tutions, jails, prisons, workhouses, houses of detention.' hospitals and
charitable institutions; organizations devoted to forcible control or
condemnation of people; involuntary services ordered by law; t?e
nation's secret enemies in war and peace; spies and confidenual
agents. of foreign countries; crimes and criminals; the personal jour
neyings and writings of those ~n. power in . t~e government; the
nation's secret societies, both pohtical and rehgwus.
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In an Organization: forces inclining to dissolution of the organ
ization as an entity, hence enemy and secret organizations; the
secret intelligence department; investigative agencies in connection
with hospitals and prisons; labor unions, insofar as they represent
Sixth House personnel; organized and social units, as distinguished
from the parent organization; strikes and labor troubles-which
have their inception in the Sixth House, but come to fruition in the
Twelfth.
REciPROCAL AcnoN oF OPPOSITE HousEs
It should be observed that the six Houses below the horizon are
departments of demand or of inclination to act; while the six
above the horizon afford the facilities for action; the lower six, per
sonal, the upper six, social; the lower six, unorganized, the upper six,
organized. Yet each separate House acts in a reciprocal or compli
mentary manner to its opposing House, as is shown in the following
comparisons or polarizations:
First and Seventh. Whereas the First House is productive of
effects caused by the native's ego, the Seventh is productive of effects
and situations produced by the ego of the marriage partner or any
cooperating personality or event. The commonly observed psycho
logical phenomenon wherein one desires or attempts to reproduce
his ego in another, is the direct result of this reciprocal action.
Second and Eighth. Whereas the Second House is productive of
effects upon the native's individual earning capacity as a direct result
of his own acts or inertia, Eighth House effects, as concerning his
material position, take cognizance of the fact that his ultimate return
depends in large measure upon the extent to which othe~s trade or
cooperate with him, or are friendly disposed toward him. Thus,
although his earning capacity may be exercised through the Second
House by means of work and related activities under his own control
which leave him free to choose whether he will work or not and to
what extent, the ultimate net amount of his income and the extent
of his fortunes do not rest wholly within his own control but are
distinctly due to outside forces. In the sense in which the Second
House registers assets, the Eighth House is more directly concerned
with liabilities.
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Third and Ninth. The Third House is productive of effects which
rest on changes under the direct control of the native and which
result from his own acts. These may be various, such as changes of
location (travel), or changes of domicile (removal). In contrast,
Ninth House operations are not under his control, but involve the
wider changes wrought by an evolution that is largely the result of
outside forces. Similar facilities are indicated by both Houses, but
in the Third their application is confined to the dissemination of
information, while in the Ninth they are utilized to educate and
mold public opinion.
Fourth and Tenth. The Fourth House produces effects involving
the environment, which are subject to the control of the native, in
that he can alter his environment or upset his home conditions and
that of all those who are intimately related to him, to his heart's
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content. Only through this House can he build his reputation and
the foundations of his professional career. In contrast, forces opera
tive through his Tenth House to affect his fortunes in his profession
or career, he cannot directly control; since his ultimate fate is largely
dependent upon the attitude of others toward him.
Fifth and Eleventh. The Fifth House involves the ability of the
native to take advantage of the Laws of Chance at such times as they
become operative in his favor. Its effects are under his control in that
he alone decides the nature of the investments, whether or not he
will make them, and when. Romance and emotional matters in
general partake of the essence of Chance, for the native's acts produce
emotional disturbances or yield emotional satisfactions according as
the Laws of Chance favor him. This strongly contrasts with the
effects resulting from the Eleventh House influences, for these deter
mine whether his hopes, wishes and desires are to be gratified or
denied. That for which he wishes and the treasure or resources
upon which he can draw wherewith to obtain them, is shown by
the Fifth House; but whether his wish will or will not be granted
through the influence or intervention of other persons, is in the
domain of the Eleventh House.
Sixth and Twelfth. Sixth House affairs, comprising the native's
occuptional activities, his service and devotion to others, are under
the native's control. His bodily health is largely dependent upon his
own acts. But Twelfth House matters are beyond his control, in
Intercepted House. The affairs of an intercepted House
are generally complicated, and the planets therein are of more than
average importance.
