Astrology Basics BootcampAstrology helps you connect the dots along your personal growth, healing andtransformation journey. It helps you understand yourself and those around you much moredeeply and that level of understanding opens up your eyes, heart and mind to many morepossibilities. It's a lot easier to accept people for who they are - and to accept yourself forwho you are - when you understand the stars and what they mean for you personally as wellas spiritually.

The Twelve Houses in AstrologyA house in astrology is coincidentally similar to a clock. Thezodiac is divided into twelve individual segments, or houses,each one being ruled by a different sign. The zodiac begins with the first house, which is representedby the sign of Aries and goes counterclockwise around. Peopleoften look to the houses to understand which parts of their lifewill come into focus and where they can take the best possibleactions.

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Third House: The House of the Environment - Your Mind

Second House: The House of Possessions - Your Stuff,Your Values and Your Self Worth

First house: The house of Self - YouThis area represents your personal expression and can offer insightsinto your physical appearance, manner of dress and basicpersonality traits. Your overall physical vitality is also expressedthrough this house. Your attitudes toward others and toward life areprojected through this part of your personality. Planets here show the personality or character attributes. Othersfirst impression of you.

Your Self-worth, values, personal resources and how you handle yourmaterial resources are illustrated by this house. Your spending habitsand your approach to money and finance can also be shown by this areaof your chart. All manner of resources acquired or earned can beincluded, whether possessions or money. Your gifts, talents and skillsare also a resource. Planets here show your sense of values and priorities, earned incomepotential amd material security needs.

This house represents everyday experiences and is associated withcommunication, short travels, general education, writing and mentalinterests. Your approach to learning and the way you network withothers is represented by this House. Additionally, this houserepresents siblings, neighbors and acquaintances. Communication and self-expression. Day-to-day thinking andintellectual interests.

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Sixth House: The House of Work, Service and Health -Your Daily Work Environment

Fifth House: The House of Love Given - Your ChildrenThis house represents your needs to express love and creativity andit is related to love affairs, matters of the heart. This is the field of creativity and self-expression. Your 'inner child'emerges here. It rules children of all kinds: physical offspring, as wellas “brain children”— artistic creations or projects you love to workon. Also rules your talents, hobbies and pleasures.

This is where you discover how to handle everyday tasks and routines.Your sense of duty is expressed in this part of your chart, also calledthe 'house of service.' Work, work environment and those who workunder your supervision relate to this house. This area also signifiesyour general physical health and your body's ability to adapt to change. Pets and small animals are also represented by this house.

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Fourth House: The House of Home and Parents - YourhomeFourth House is your home and represents what you look for whenit comes to feeling personally secure and safe. Your roots and thetraditions that bind your family are here and your mother or fathercan be represented by this part of your chart. This is the house of things you inherit from your family includingcore beliefs. Family of origin, especially your mother. How you likeyour home environment to be.

Ninth House: The House of Long Journeys - The Higher MindYour mentors and inspirational teachers are connected to thishouse - which rules abstract thought, higher education, culturalexchange, philosophy, religious and spiritual pursuits and travel.Publishing and legal affairs, as well as the courts are expressedthrough this house. Sense of purpose and direction. Searches for new horizons.Philosophy and religion. Prophecy. Higher education, advancedtraining, teaching. Publishing, publicity. Law and the courts.

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Eighth House: The House of Renewal - TransforamationThis is the house of transformation, personal alchemy, and relates tosexuality, deep emotional attachments, your partner's resources andinheritance. Investors, taxes and insurance are connected to thishouse as well. The process of death and regeneration occurs in thisarea, which also is related to the occult knowledge and fears wekeep to ourselves. Working with this part of your chart can help you to uncover deeppsychological and emotional themes in your life that may be holdingyou back if they have not been resolved.

Seventh House: The House of Partnership - RelationshipsPartnerships, marriage, social relationships and open enemies orcompetitors are related to this house. Here you also find clues aboutyour 'inner partner,' and the aspects of yourself that you tend toproject onto others. The 7th House also deals with contractual agreements. One-on-onerelationships. Cooperation and lack thereof. Marriage and divorce.Open enemies. Joint ventures. Business partners. Legal contracts.Court trials.

Twelfth House: The House with Drawn Shades -YourHidden Self

Eleventh House: The House of Love Received - Friends,Goals and Wishes

Tenth House: The House of Public Standing - Your CareerThis is the most elevated house in your chart and shows your most publicpersona, status, fame and reputation. Ultimately, this part of your chartsymbolizes your Life Path. Your career is expressed through 10th Houseactivities which also shows your relationship with authority figures andemployers. What the world remembers you for. Your public face. Positions ofauthority, honor and prestige. Fame. Profession or career. Long-rangegoals. Your father.

What do you hope to accomplish? This house represents your goals,hopes and wishes for the future. This house rules those relationshipswithout boundaries -- like friendship - and illustrates the way you receivelove and support from others. Clubs, organizations, special interests andpolitical activities are related to the 11th House. Your satisfaction withyour career is expressed here. Humanitarian and philanthropic enterprises. Business connections andspheres of influence. The people who share your ideals. The rewardsreceived from the ambition of the tenth house.

Secrets, addictions and confinement are related to this area, alongwith institutions and activities that occur behind the scenes. This iswhere you connect to your inner self, and shows your sense of themystical. The private and hidden side of life. The unconscious andsubconscious mind, dreams and behind-the-scenes energy. Solitudeor confinement: prisons hospitals and retreat centers. Mysticismand meditation. Past life issues.

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