Houses, Reciprocal Action of Opposite:
It should be observed that the six Houses below the horizon are departments of demand or of
inclination to act; while the six above the horizon afford the facilities for action; the lower
six, personal, the upper six, social; the lower six, unorganized, the upper six, organized. Yet
each separate House acts in a reciprocal or complimentary manner to its opposing House, as
is shown in the following comparisons or polarizations:
First and Seventh. Whereas the First House is productive of effects caused by the native's
ego, the Seventh is productive of effects and situations produced by the ego of the marriage
partner or any cooperating personality or event. The commonly observed psycho- logical
phenomenon wherein one desires or attempts to reproduce his ego in another, is the direct
result of this reciprocal action.
Second and Eighth. Whereas the Second House is productive of effects upon the native's
individual earning capacity as a direct result of his own acts or inertia, Eighth House effects,
as concerning his material position, take cognizance of the fact that his ultimate return
depends in large measure upon the extent to which others trade or cooperate with him, or are
friendly disposed toward him. Thus, although his earning capacity may be exercised through
the Second House by means of work and related activities under his own control which leave
him free to choose whether he will work or not and to what extent, the ultimate net amount of
his income and the extent of his fortunes do not rest wholly within his own control but arc
distinctly due to outside forces. In the sense in which the Second House registers assets, the
Eighth House is more directly concerned with liabilities.
Third and Ninth. The Third House is productive of effects which rest on changes under the
direct control of the native and which result from his own acts. These may be various, such as
changes of location (travel), or changes of domicile (removal). In contrast, Ninth House
operations are not under his control, but involve the wider changes wrought by an evolution
that is largely the result of outside forces. Similar facilities are indicated by both Houses, but
in the Third their application is confined to the dissemination of information, while in the
Ninth they are utilized to educate and mold public opinion.
Fourth and Tenth. The Fourth House produces effects involving the environment, which are
subject to the control of the native, in that he can alter his environment or upset his home
conditions and that of all those who are intimately related to him, to his heart's content. Only
through this House can he build his reputation and the foundations cf his professional career.