Houses, Meaning of. The significance of each House, basically and as related to the other
Houses, without considering the modifications that result from the positions and aspects of
radical, progressed or transiting planets, is as follows: v. House, First; House, Second, etc. -
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House, First.
In a Nativity: The cusp of the Ascendant, the first and most important of the four Angles of
any Figure, marks the Eastern end of the Line of Particular Being; the Irrational Axis, or
culminating point of the eastern hemisphere - a Line of Awareness of Self and of Others.
Hence, it becomes the Point of Dualism of Consciousness, and the Angle of Fulfillment.
Representing Selfhood, its primary significance is Action: Destiny in the making. It defines
and particularizes the native, his personal appearance, disposition and manner, moral and
subjective viewpoint and motivating impulses- Personality as distinguished from
Individuality; and is an index to his birth, environment in early childhood, outlook upon life,
and will to manifest; personal power over himself and others; carriage, mein, walk, and
manner of approach; complexion, skin, head, face, brain, and the shape and size of his body;
opinion of himself and of others, their opinion of him, and the impression he makes upon
them; habits, desires and personal interests; capacity for self-development; vitality, health in
consequence of personal habits, the inherent strength of his physical constitution; mental and
emotional qualities and attitudes; worldly outlook, and the quality, bent and direction of his
cravings and their gratification; attitude toward his possessions, and other things that affect
the ego; circumstances and situations that result from his acts; consciousness of the future.
The First House has to do with a man's grandmother, or a woman's grandfather. (v. Fourth
House.) The Ruler of the Rising Sign indicates the influences that were at work previous to
birth.
When the Lord of the First also rules the sign on the cusp of the Twelfth, it becomes an index
to his Destiny or Fate.
As the Ascendant provides a key to the native's mentality and the quality of his will power,
the Sixth House, its Ruler and occupants, portrays what use he makes of them.
In a Mundane Figure: The body politic. The country and its inhabitants as a whole: the