cohabitation prompted by love and attended by a condition of sympathetic understanding,
whether or not recognized by civil or ecclesiastical law. Furthermore, when any state of
cohabitation, however legalized it may be, ceases to produce a blending of two horoscopes
through a condition of mutual regard and understanding harmoniousness, marriage ceases to
exist and becomes merely a legalized form of prostitution; as evidenced by laws governing
"common law" marriage, divorce, and the support of offspring after divorce. The more
profoundly the constructive influence of cohabita- tion affects the lives of the participants, the
more it can properly be termed a marriage.
In a Mundane Figure. The public as an organized social unit, the social consciousness of the
people, the relative status of the nation among the nations of the world, and conditions,
circumstances and events affecting its social evolution; those who cooperate with or oppose
the people in a national sense, such as anti-social organizations or activities, crime, organized
crime and criminals, particularly those who assume the status of a public enemy; anything
that contributes to or interferes with public harmony, or tends to build or disintegrate social
identities; public support of the nation's foreign policy, friendly or hostile, political or
commercial, and the reactions of foreign nations thereto. It is therefore the domain of
international disputes, of war and peace; public relations, public gatherings, and meetings
between and dealings with strangers. It also indicates the status of women in the nation,
particularly the public attitude toward marriage and divorce, and the fluctuations of the
marriage and divorce rate as determined by the planet posited there, and its relation to the
Fifth House.
In a Contest: the challenger; the decision of the judges.
In a Court of Law: the plaintiff and the lawyers; the point of arbitration where evidence and
the rights of opposing factions are weighed; also the verdict of the jury.
In an Organization: its relation to other organizations through contracts, trade agreements,
mergers, cartels, or reciprocal arrangements; its lawsuits and legal affairs. Here originate all
forces that oppose the growth and free action of the organization as an individual entity, such
as competitors and their activities.
House, Eighth.
In a Nativity. Release from personal limitations through human interchange; the Realm of
Birth and Rebirth; of evolution through the suffering incident to all human experience;