of the Sign on its cusp, and then refer to the selected planet as the Lord of that House. Any
term would serve - except Ruler, which term has to do with a planet's strength in a Sign. In
fact, the degrees of lordship are largely dependent upon the strength of the planet in, or by
virtue, of its Sign-position: whether in its own Sign, exalted or debilitated.
House, intercepted. One in which a Sign is contained wholly within the House, which sign
does not appear upon either cusp of the House. It is more logical to consider the House as
intercepted by the Sign - than the reverse although it is frequently referred to as an intercepted
sign, instead of an intercepting sign. An intercepted House is generally either preceded or
followed by one that has the same sign on both the cusps. The affairs of an intercepted House
are generally complicated, and the planets therein are of more than average importance.
House: Diurnal, or day; Nocturnal, or Night. This is another misnomer which should be
supplanted by "Day Home," or by any term other than House. It applies to the rulership of
Signs, viz.: when a planet rules two Signs, one is considered its Day Home, the other its
Night Home. The use of the term House in such a connection is misleading, since it has
nothing to do with a House as astrologically defined. Each planet's Day Home is located in a
Positive or Masculine Sign; its Night Home, in a Negative or Feminine Sign.
Houses, Tables of. By means of tables of houses for different latitudes, one is able to
ascertain what degrees of the zodiac appeared upon the Ascendant and the various House
cusps on any hour of any day, as calculated from the sidereal time at noon of that day as
indicated in the ephemeris. Actually the tables may be said to divide distance by time,
showing how many degrees of the ecliptic will pass a given point in two hours, which varies
in different latitudes on account of the inclination of the earth's axis.
Uses of, in Directing. By means of the Tables of Houses for the latitude of birth, planets may
be directed to the horizon, as follows: In the Asc. column find the longitude of the planet,
then take the related location of the cusp of the X' house, and subtract from it the MC. at
birth; the result will be the age at which this direction will be effective. To direct to the
opposition of the Asc. add 180º to the longitude of the planet. To direct to the MC locate the
planet's longitude in the Tenth House column and count the years backwards to the MC at
birth. To direct to the opposition of the MC, count backwards to the degree appearing on the
IC or cusp of Fourth House at birth. To direct the Asc. or MC to aspects with planets, note the
degree in which it will fall, and bring the degree to the Asc. or MC, as if the planet were there.
Human Signs. Gemini, Virgo, Aquarius, and the first half of Sagittarius. v. Signs.