Cosmopolitan USA – September 2019

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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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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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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