Astro Butterfly Jul 9, 2022

When we study astrology for a while, we tend to take for granted core astrological concepts like houses.

We already know what the 12 houses stand for, right?

However, taking a new look at how houses have come about in the first place, can help us unveil new meanings.

The key characteristic of houses is their spatial dimension. The 12 houses are derived from the space around us.

We can understand the 12 houses of our natal chart at a deeper level if we start from what defines them in the first place.

The angles!

The 12 houses and the Angle Theory

Let’s take the Ascendant as the anchor point.

The Ascendant is where the horizon was rising when you were born. The Ascendant and the 1st house is who you are, it is your Ego, the incarnation of spirit on Earth.

When we take the Ascendant as the anchor point, this is when things get interesting.

If the Ascendant is our Ego, the 12th house is on top of the 1st house, so it represents what’s above the Ego, what we cannot see, our blind spot, but also what we can grow and develop into.

When we think of the 12th house as an elevated 1st house, it makes total sense that the 12th house is a spiritual, selfless place.

We apply to same logic to derive the meaning of the 2nd house.

The 2nd house is just under the 1st house, what we “stand on”, what we own, so it represents that part of ourselves that feeds the Ego, that part of ourselves that works in our favor.

That’s why the 2nd house is the house of money, possessions, talents, food, and energy levels. It is what we own, what is ours.

The 2nd house is our piggy bank – of talents, energy, and assets. The 2nd house describes qualities we already own and are ready to harness.

(Submitted by John Atwater, H.W.)