Everything you need
to
know
about astrology houses
Your birth chart is about to make so much more sense.
By JESSICA LANYADOO
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mic version
of a crystal
ball—only way
more legit. There are 12
houses, each represent-
ing a key part of life, from
health to money to rela-
tionships and everything
in between. Consider the
wheel of houses as a map
in the sky, with planets
constantly moving from
house to house. The loca-
tions of the planets at
the moment of your birth
(or throughout your life)
can give you valuable
insights—so if Jupiter (the
planet of luck) was in your
second house (which rules
finances) right when you
were born, making money
will likely come easy to
you. (Share the love, pls?)
Now pair the handy
guide at right with your
own natal chart and be
amazed by the sneak
peek at how all your
hopes, dreams, and
drama may unfold.
1ST HOUSE
This governs
what you look
like and how
you present
yourself to the
world. It’s all
about how
others see you
(this is also
known as your
rising sign or
ascendant).
2 ND HOUSE
Where you’ll
find the things
you value on a
practical level,
like money (both
your potential to
make it and how
you relate to it),
and your gen-
eral relationship
to your stuff.
3 RD HOUSE
Lots going on
here: your atti-
tude, intellect,
and communi-
cation. Friends
and neighbors
too. Also,
sort of ran-
domly: early
education.
4TH HOUSE
This is about
your home
and your fam-
ily—both the
one you come
from and the
one you may
someday
create.
5 TH HOUSE
Watch out:
This house
is all about
love affairs,
creativity,
fertility, sex
drive, dating,
romance, and
fun. (Who’s
sweating?)
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L e t us N an c y D rew t h a t sh*t f o r yo u. By MIA LARDIERE
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I was totally fine not knowing my birth
time—I’m adopted, it’s complicated—until
I got interested in astrology and learned
that the exact moment you were born is a
key to unlocking your entire zodiac chart
and understanding all the deeper
stuff like how the houses affect you.
But before I drowned in astrological
FOMO, I discovered “birth rectifica-
tion,” an intensive process in which an
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76 Cosmopolitan September 2019