We’ve been discussing how to better understand the houses in astrology, and today we will close the final chapter on this one. Whereas the signs in astrology will help us to uncover specific matters related to our personalities and sense of Self, what the houses in astrology do is help us to understand specific parts of our daily life. These are practical matters like finances, relationships, career goals, and even specific legal matters. So we learn about our personality through our planets and signs, we learn about what is or will happen in our reality through what is going on in the houses in our chart. Today, Norah Guide helps you understand the tenth through the twelfth houses.
The Tenth House
The 10th house is ruled by Capricorn, and thus any planets that fall in this house will have an underlying Capricorn quality to them. Essentially this is your career house, and any specifics to your career life will fall into this house. You will also find matters pertaining to your reputation, achievements, and fame fall into this house. Because this house deals with career, you may also find matters relating to how you handle or deal with authority figures in your life in this house. Or, you may find out if you will be the boss or authority figure one day in your life. Someone with a strong tenth house like President Obama will also have politics in this house, as this house also reveals how you are perceived in the public eye and in government affairs. This is a very masculine house as well, with many astrologers believing this house represents the father figure. From a higher purpose standpoint, this house also relates to taking responsibility, and resolving any past karmic matters.
The Eleventh House
The 11th house is ruled by Aquarius, and rules over all of your friendships and acquaintances. Thus, any planets that fall into this house are going to have an underlying Aquarius style to them. This is not the house for your best friends, but rather the other people you meet and greet throughout your life. Even so however, karmic balance is found in this house, so you will see deep relationships here, just not as deep as your soul mate connections. As well, the eleventh house is about your personal hopes and dreams regarding the people in your life. If you associate with groups, you will also have a strong eleventh house. People that are humanitarians, or belong to social organizations will have a strong eleventh house. At the same time, this is a house of inventions and creative ideas, and is a very intellectual house indeed. Leaders are found in this house, as are people who can be referred to as the type that march to their own drummer. Things that happen unexpectedly also occur in this house. If you are one of those people that always seems to have weird things happen to you, or you just feel different than most others, you likely have a strong 11th house.
The Twelfth House
The zodiac sign Pisces is the dreamiest sign of the zodiac, and it is this sign that rules the 12th house. Thus, all things that are hidden from normal viewpoints are found in this house. As well, anything that would remove you from society, like a prison or a hospital, would be found in this house too. If you are the kind of person that isolates yourself from the realities of the world regularly, you will have a strong 12th house. The converse side of this is that if you will have a life full of deception, you will also have a strong 12th house. The planets that are found in this house are issues that the person does not have a clear view of, or simply doesn’t want a clear view of. Reality is blurred for these folks, and thus addiction and self destructive habits can definitely be found here as well. On the upside, deeply spiritual people also have a strong twelfth house. Anyone on the path to enlightenment will have a strong 12th house, or those that are spiritually inspired. Generally speaking then, those that are not directly involved with pragmatic realities of every day life on this plane will not have a strong twelfth house then, and vice versa. You will also see psychic channeling, and the influence of your past lives here.
