THE HOUSES If you face the south where the sun is at noon, there is a point on your horizon to the

left,
one immediately over your head and another on your horizon to the right. An imaginary circle drawn
through these three points and continued round the earth is called the Prime Vertical. An equal division
of this circle into 12 parts gives rise to what are called the Twelve Houses. They are numbered, for
purposes of reference, from the east horizon below the earth to the west horizon, and thence through
the zenith to the east horizon again. The diagram on the next page will perhaps convey the idea better
than words. The horizon east forms the cusp of the 1st House, the upper meridian forms the cusp of the
10th House, the west horizon forms the cusp of the 7th House, and the lower meridian that of the 4th
House. The 1st and 7th Houses are also called the "Ascendant" and "Descendant" respectively. The 1st,
10th, 4th and 7th are called the Angles. The 2nd, 11th, 5th and 8th are called Succeedent. The 3rd, 6th,
9th and 12th are called Cadent Houses. Planets in the Angles of a horoscope are by that position
rendered more powerful in their action and are more conspicuous in the life of one born when they are
so placed. Many planets in Caden