As we continue our dive into reading our own natal birth chart, I want to provide information about the 12 Houses on your Astrology Chart!
According to this amazing astrology book, here is the SIMPLE breakdown of each house. In my opinion, you can study astrology for decades, and still not know everything about it. It’s an artform that continues to unfold!
“The Houses are like territories. They are dimensions of the psyche, but also places and areas of everyday experience.”
You can look to the 12 Houses of your Natal Birth Chart and see which planets show up in which houses.
“The 12 Houses reveal which areas of life are the most important to you… Each planet will occupy one of the houses and any given house can contain more than one planet.”
Empty houses (without a planet inside) doesn’t mean that they are less important to the interpretation of your natal chart, however, the houses WITH planets may indicate where you have focus in this lifetime!
THE 12 HOUSE THEMES/RULES
1st House: New Beginnings / Self-Identity (always on the east/left side of the chart / Asc)
2nd House: Resources / Possessions / Money
3rd House: Communication / Siblings / Learning
4th House: Home / Family / Origins
5th House: Creativity / Romance / Children
6th House: Routines / Health / Everyday Life
7th House: Relationships / Partnerships / Marriage
8th House: Transformation / Intimacy / Shared Possessions
9th House: Adventure / Travel / Higher Education
10th House: Achievement / Career / Reputation
11th House: Friendships / Community / Social Life
12th House: Service / Self-Sacrifice / Seclussion
You can see an example of how to spot the House numbers in this chart:
Example from ChartExamples.com
