CHAPTER V

The Houses
There are twelve celestial "Houses" in Astrology. They are derived
from an equal division of the circle of observation into twelve parts.
What is this circle of observation? It is an imaginary line passing from
the eastern horizon, through the point inmediately beneath our feet,
round to the eastern horizon again. In astronomy it is the "vertical of
latitude". belonging to the place of birth. This circle is called a vertical
because in is always vertical to the circle of horizon. One twelfth part
of the circle of observation constitutes an astrological. "House". The
following diagram shows how the houses are numbered.
The start on the Earth shows the place of birth. Above it is the midheaven, the line joining them being the cusp or edge of the tenth
House. The Nadir is beneath, the Ascendant on the left, the
Descendant on the righ of the figure. The outside circle is the circle of
latitude. The first House is that inmediately beneath the eastern
horizon. From this house the others are counted in the order shown in
the figure. The cusp of each house precedes the space of the house.
When a planet accupies a position within five degrees of the
beninning of a luse, it is taken as being in that house, as its inflluence
is actually there. Thus, if Saturn ( ) were bodily in the thierd House,
but qithin five degrees of the cusp of the fourth, it would be read as in
the fourth House.
All the affairs of life are distributed among the twelve houses. For
purposes of classification the following division has been introducen
by the author.
Houses are either Individual, Temporal, Relative or Terminal.
The Individual Houses are the first, fifth, and ninth, and relate to the
body, soul, and spirit of man. The first House, corresponding to Aries,

governs the body; the fifth House, symbolised by Leo, governs the
soul; the ninth, corresponding to Sagitarius, relates to the spirit.
The Temporal Houses are the second, sixth, and tenth. The second,
dymbolised by Taurus, governs the possessiones or property of the
man; the sixth, Virgo, denotes his comforts-food, clothing, servants,
etc. - and his health; the tenth, Capricorn, denotes the business,
honour, credit and position of the person.
The Relative Houses are the third, seventh, and eleventh. The third,
Gemini, shows consanguinity - the ties of blood relationship - brothers,
sisters, and near relatives; the seventh, Libre, conjugality - the
husband or wife of the person, partners and others in legal contract
with the native; the eleventh, Aquarius, shows the tie of friendiship. It
denotes the friends, advirsers, associates, and social relations of ther
native.
The Terminal Houses are the fourth, eight, and twelfth. The fourth,
Cancer,denotes the end of man, his final conditiosn the grave, etc. the
eighth House, Scorpio, is that of Death, the twelfth, Pisces, that of
bondage.
The signs of the Zodiac corresponding to the twelve houses may be
taken as having potentially the same meaning, though they must not
be confounden with the houses. The latter always remain in the same
position, and hold the same meanings. The signs, on the contrary, are
continually moving through the houses by their diurnal rising and
setting, and hence the came sign will be successively in the comes to
rise again in the first house.
The following significations are attached to the several houses. It is
absolutely necessary, for the practice of Astrology, that they should be
completely mastered :
The First House denotes the body of the native, his physical
condition and appearance.

Second House-Money : possessions of value; trade; gain or loss.

Third House-Letters, papers, writings, journeys by land or short water
journeys; all means of communication, vehicles, railways, etc;
brothers and sisters, near relations, neighbours.
Fourth House- The residence, the place of birth; houses,landed
property, grounds, mines, places under the earth, the grave; the
mother in a man's horoscope, the father in a woman's horoscope; the
mother- in-law a man's horoscope, and the father-in-law in a woman's.
Fifth House- Pleasures, love affairs, sex ties outside wedlock,
children, theatres, schools and educational influences; places of
amusement, bathing, the bedroom, and all senduos enjoyments.
Sixth House-Health servants, food, clothing, physical comforts,
persorns employed, small animals and domestic creatures, climatic
and other conditions bearing on health; the father's brothers and
sisters in a female horoscope; the mother's brothers and sisters in a
male horoscope.
Seventh House- The husband in a female horoscope, the wife in a
female horoscope; partners, contracts, agreements; persons opposed
to the native in contest, litigation, etc. open enemies, rivals; the
grandparent - according to sex of horoscope (vide Forth House).
Eighth House - Death, dissolution, losses; the wife's or husband's
wealth and possessions; the partner's property; legacies, bequests;
the property of the dead; wills.
Ninth House-Religion and philosophy; publications; voyages; foreign
countries; long distances from the birthplace; dreams, spiritual
occurrences; lawsuits, lawyers; the clergy, church affairs; legal
arbitrations,money in chancery; marriage relatives.

Tenth House - The occupation, credit, honour and rank; the father or
mother -according to sex of horoscope; the employer, superior,
master; business affairs generalyy, and the government of the country.
Eleventh House-Friends, councillors, companions, associates;
society in wich the person will move;wishes and hopes; financial
affairs of employers and those in command over the native.
Twelfth House-Confinement, restraint, prison, bondage, exile; secret
enemies, ambushes, and plots; large animals, horses, etc. the
mother's relatives in a female horoscope, and the relatives in a female
horoscope, and the father's relatives in a male horoscope.
These are the chief significations of each of the houses. If it should be
asked whether a person would have any voyages, then the ninth
house would be referred to as governing the subject in question, and
ehe sign and planets occupying that house, or ruling it, would
determine whether voyages were likely, and whether they would be
good or bad for the person to whom the horoscope refers.
The Cardinal Houses are called "the Angles". They are the first, fourth,
tenth, and seventh. The second, fifth, eigth, and eleventh are
Succedent Houses. The third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth are Cadent
Houses.
The Angular Houses are the strongest in the figure, and of these the
first and tenth are the more important. Plants placed therein are said
to have dignity, and they exert a powerful influence over the life and
character of the native.
The Cadent Houses are the weakest, and many planets therein
considerably lessen the force and mastery of the horoscope, so that
not infrequently the native sinks into obscurity, even though it may be
that of retired luxury. Forceful and epoch-making horoscopes have the
majority of planets in cardinal signs and angular houses.