An astrology chart is a mandala of themes and stories, a person’s myth, a blueprint of one’s journey in life. Astrology is an ancient art, a symbolic language that one can use as a tool for self-discovery especially when the chips are down or during times when there are no chips or ships or anything else coming in.
The Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto can all be living in any of the 12 houses whispering plots of struggle, opportunity or bliss depending on the time of birth. These energies have secret keys to help us all cope with the madness of life. Even in Astrology, there’s a house of playtime- the 5th house of Leo.
Astro Cheat Sheet
1st house- house of Mars ruled Aries, how one begins things, one’s self image, physical appearance, pioneering qualities, how one takes action and risks, how one survives.
2nd house- house of Venus ruled Taurus, ones value system, one’s relationship to food and money, possessions, self- sufficiency, resources necessary for self-expression.
3rd house- house of Mercury ruled Gemini, neighborhood, community, early childhood, sibling relationships, exchanging info, all forms communication, listening, writing, speaking, and short trips.
4th house- house of the Moon ruled Cancer, the early home, the mother, moods/emotions, how one nurtures, rules the stomach, what lies beneath career motivations.
5th house- house of Sun ruled Leo, hobbies, recreation, sports, performing arts, house of children, doing what you love, social activity, your love life, leisure activities, expressing yourself, inner child, playing games.
6th house- house of Mercury ruled Virgo, house of health and self-improvement, daily rituals and routines, dietary habits, providing a high service, order, details, management, perfectionism.
7th house- house of Venus ruled Libra, rules all partnerships and close ties, unions that have a business side, contracts, the other, clients, customers, colleagues, spouses, responsibility toward others.
8th house- house of Pluto ruled Scorpio, rules transformational experiences, wheelings and dealings with joint property, insurance, taxes, sex, death, other people’s values, control, the stuff nobody wants to and often can’t talk about.
9th house- house of Sagittarius ruled Jupiter, house of higher education, educational ideals, one’s belief system, one’s philosophy, law, publishing, travel abroad, and deep study.
10th house- house of Saturn ruled Capricorn, arena of career, one’s public identity in this life, one’s father, how one deals with authority, status, profession, ambition to climb the ladder.
11th house- house of Uranus ruled Aquarius, area where one is a visionary, breaking forms and rules, creating better designs and ways of doing things, cutting-edge ideas, like minded groups, your network, social causes and organizations, goals and dreams, where you think outside the box.
12th house- house of Neptune ruled Pisces- where you merge into one with all, spirituality, house of the imagination and the unconscious, where you seek redemption, deep feeling, house of institutions.