What do each of the 12 houses in a birth chart mean?

(Inara Negrão/)

1st house: ASCENDANT
It governs appearance and attitudes, it is our “front”. If I could speak, this house would say: «I am».

House 2: MONEY AND POSSESSION
It is the house of values, both moral and material – its phrase is: “I have”. From it we can understand how someone manages to get the material things they need and what their relationship with money is. In it, the planets are at ease and express their true nature.

House 3: COMMUNICATION
It is also that of social and rational learning. It has to do with siblings, neighbors and close friends with whom you exchange ideas, that is, the people you talk to every day and from the beginning of life. The sign gives the clue about clarity and difficulties in this area. Mercury suggests a natural communicator and Saturn a learning disability in childhood.

4th house: DOMESTIC LIFE
Indicates where you feel “at home”. And it has to do, of course, with your first real address: the relationship with your parents and the base they gave you to venture into the world. It is the home of intimacy and a source of security. Mentally, it represents the comfort zone and automatic responses that come from the unconscious.

5th house: FUN
Here live creativity and recreation. If the planets and sign found in it form a favorable alliance, artistic expression will be optimal. Because it has this connection with creation, it is known as the home of children – whether they be generated by the mind or the body.

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House 6: SERVICE
Pure work. It is the home of challenges and service to others. The Sun in her indicates a life devoted to serving others. The sign already gives the hint of where this will be done: in an NGO, in a hospital, in a restaurant or in the public service.

House 7: THE OTHERS
It is the home of “we”. It concerns all intimate relationships. The planets say whether living together will be easy or difficult: if Venus is here, the person can become dependent on the partner. Uranus is divorce alert.

8th house: SEX AND DEATH
It is that of shared resources and, in it, the sign indicates the ability to share. The legacy can also be something psychic, like a family vice. As it also governs the dissolution of the material “I”, it is associated with death and delivery. The planets present in it speak of sexual preferences.

House 9: GLOBAL
It is the house of collective ideas and therefore encompasses law, religion, philosophy and teaching. His phrase is: “We think”. The planets situated in it indicate the person’s capacity to develop his social conscience.

10th house: MIDDLE HEAVEN
It is the home of public life and the profession. The planets and the sign located in it indicate the degree of motivation that the person has to pursue success.

11th house: GROUP
Unlike the ninth, this one has to do with direct action. The sign and the planets show how easy or difficult it is to make friends and work as a team.

12th house: UNCONSCIOUS
It reveals the contents of the mind for us to deal with. It is the home of restless spirits, madness and family secrets.

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