Planets in Houses

The planets exert a great deal of energy in the house in which they are located in the birth chart, directed toward the function of the house. They represent action in the horoscope, and the house in which the planet resides is the home of the action in question. This means that having several planets in one house can make the functions of that house very complex and often more significant in life.

Listed below are the meaning of each of the twelve houses of the horoscope, as well as the significance of empty houses, and the shape the planets make in the chart. Select a house to discover a more in-depth look at all ten of the planets in that house.

1st House Self-awareness and self-image, personal style.
2nd House Personal resources, earning power.
3rd House Thinking, learning and communicating.
4th House Home origins, our family roots and traditions.
5th House Playing, loving, children and love affairs.
6th House Health, service, employment.
7th House Relationships, co-operation, marriage.
8th House Sex, psychological change, regeneration.
9th House Education, philosophy, religion, travel.
10th House Vocational aspirations, career, public life.
11th House Ideals, social values, friendship.
12th House Mysticism, spirituality, solitude.
Empty Houses All charts will have at least two empty houses, allowing an inference to be made in regard to that area of life.
Chart Shaping Examination of the chart shape forms a very useful part of any basic reading of the horoscope.