The 12 Astrological Houses Explained

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The Astrological Houses

If signs are the how and planets the what, the twelve houses are the where: the areas of life each planet plays out in.

House of Self: identity, appearance, first impressions, how you start things.

House of Value: money, possessions, self-worth, security.

House of Communication: thinking, siblings, short trips, learning.

House of Home: home, family, roots, emotional foundations.

House of Pleasure: creativity, romance, children, play.

House of Health: work, routine, health, service.

House of Partnership: marriage, partnerships, open enemies, the other.

House of Transformation: intimacy, shared resources, death, rebirth.

House of Philosophy: travel, higher learning, belief, meaning.

House of Career: career, reputation, ambition, public life.

House of Community: friends, groups, hopes, the future.

House of the Unconscious: solitude, secrets, the unconscious, surrender.

Calculate your free birth chart to find which planets fall in which houses for you.