The twelve houses - Astrology.

Think of the birth chart as a play. The actors are the planets- they move and have the most importance. The costumes are the signs of the zodiac. The houses are the scenes of the play and the aspects are the communication tools  between planets.  Houses are a way of dividing up the birth chart into 12 segments. Each house represents an area of life’s activity.  Your birthchart is calculated using the date, time and place of your birth.

In your chart the houses are counted from the left counter clockwise. So the first house on the left, represents the sign of the zodiac that is rising at the time of your birth.

All planets rise in the east and set in the west.

The midheaven is the zenith of the chart- the Sun at midday set for the place of the chart. The descendant is the Sun at sunset. The IC (short for Imum Coeli) is the base of the chart and would be the Sun at midnight.

It takes 24 hours for the houses to move through all 12 signs. Some signs take longer to rise than others. Virgo takes about 2 and a half hours, Pisces a mere 45 minutes. that means there are far more people in the world with Virgo rising; Scorpio, for instance, is one of the shorts, so it takes less than one hour to rise.

Rising sign (1st house)

Body, self-image, appearance, persona, vitality, how you dawn on others. For example, if you have Saturn in the 1st house, your body tendency is Slim, and with aging, you will look younger.

With Venus, Taurus or Libra in the 1st house of your chart,  a charming personality, sweet carácter, lovable and very confident. You are fond of perfums, beauty and fashion, clothes.

With Mercury, Gemini or Virgo in the 1st house, you will be very Smart person, with high communication skills, you will love dance, knowledge and travel.

 

The 2nd house

Money, self-esteem, self-worth, possessions, how you value yourself; how many efforts you invest in possesions. Your good luck for a comfortable life. It is the natural scene  to Venus, Libra and Taurus.