This reference chart is a quick visual to help you remember what areas of life each of the astrological houses are associated with.
Tips:
Remember: the houses in your chart or in someone else's chart very likely are NOT ruled by the traditional ruler as listed below.
Check out our guide to Who Rules The House? for more information on how to locate the house rulers in a chart, how to interpret multiple signs in a house, and what it means if you have signs that don't rule a house.
The cusp lines of the houses make up the angles of the chart. Our guide on The Four Major Angles is a great reference to help you learn and remember the ascendant, descendant, IC, and MC.
House | Areas of Life | Traditional Ruler |
1st | Self, self-image, self-worth, self-confidence, appearances, impressions. What we look like. | Aries ♈ |
2nd | Personal finances, possessions, and day-to-day environment. Spending habits and practices. | Taurus ♉ |
3rd | Our interaction with the environment around us, activities/engagements that stimulate our mind. Short term travel. | Gemini ♊ |
4th | Roots, ancestry, lineage, family, and generational traits/traditions/trauma that we come from. Private home life. | Cancer ♋ |
5th | Passions & legacies; affairs, risks, pleasures, children, personal impact. The things we wholeheartedly enjoy. | Leo ♌ |
6th | Daily routines, habits, work ethic, our ailments & how we care for and serve ourselves. Coping mechanisms. | Virgo ♍ |
7th | Our significant 1-on-1 relationships, partnerships, and connections | Libra ♎ |
8th | Long term attachments, assets, investments, & endeavors. The evolution of these things over time | Scorpio ♏ |
9th | Higher learning avenues, long-distance travel, the horizons we explore, culturing ourselves. Ourselves as both Student & Teacher. | Sagittarius ♐ |
10th | Our public contribution, utilizing our skills and potential to build and succeed. Our career and livelihood. | Capricorn ♑ |
11th | The community we cultivate and keep. How we give to & receive from that community, our role in Progress. | Aquarius ♒ |
12th | Our unconscious realms; dreams, astral, subconscious, imagination. Our projections, fears, and triggers. | Pisces ♓ |
Practice looking at this information, and then locating it in your own chart. And don't forget to comment with any thoughts or questions you have!
Comments