Houses 101: How Your Chart Maps Life Areas
Jan 15, 2026
Houses describe where life unfolds. Your ascendant sets House 1, and the rest follow in order. Signs on each house give the tone; the house lord shows how that area operates; planets in a house flavor it directly.
- •1st: self, vitality, identity, how you present.
- •2nd: income, resources, speech, values.
- •3rd: courage, communication, siblings, skills.
- •4th: home, roots, emotional security, mother.
- •5th: creativity, children, joy, learning, romance.
- •6th: health, daily routines, service, obstacles.
- •7th: partnerships, contracts, clients, public dealings.
- •8th: transformation, shared resources, research, hidden matters.
- •9th: dharma, higher learning, teachers, long journeys.
- •10th: career, duty, reputation, public status.
- •11th: community, networks, gains, aspirations.
- •12th: rest, retreat, spirituality, foreign lands, release.
To read a house: note the sign, its lord and where that lord sits, then any planets occupying the house. Blend all three for a clear, practical interpretation.