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on the physical plane and the signs denote the extent of our feelings
and emotions, including the intellect.
So we may regard the houses as representing our hndy and thfi sipms
psthp ^ymhols_of^the soul. Both serve as instruments for the spirit, the
Individuality, the Ego, TcTexpress itself. This Ego is symbolised in the
horoscope by the planets as the representatives and co-operators of
the Sun, the centre from which all consciousness is bern.
Taken in this way we must regard the first house as the lowest
plane by which the first zodiacal sign Aries expresses itself, the second
house, in the same way corresponds to Taurus, the third to Gemini, the
fifth to Leo, the eighth to Scorpio etc.
The expression of a planet, either through a sign, or through a house,
differs only as to the plane on which the action is felt; we might
compare it to an emotion expressed in form.
The higher an individuality rises in evolution, the more he rises
above the form, the more independent of it he grows ; from this
it follows that a highly developed
Ego will observe the expression of
a planet through a house otherwise than a low developed Ego, and now
we can imagine that there is a stage on which a highly developed Ego
can observe the action of a planet through a house in the same way
as a lower developed Ego feels it by expression through the sign corres-
ponding to that house, so it is a difference in consciousness. The O m the
5th house with the highly developed individual will express itself in
that case the same as the O in $- with the lower developed Ego,
and $ in the 2nd house with the former will be as $ in V with the latter,
e.g. O in 5th house with a developed ego means that the native will
be faithfull (&) from inward impulses (O).
O in 5 with a less developed ego means that he is fond of
pleasure (5th h.).
$ 2 with a developed ego means a.o. that he is peaceable (X)-
in
$in 2 with a less developed ego means a.o. that he is fond of his
possessions (2nd h.), his money.
This must always be borne in mind in judging the place of the
planets in the houses.

The houses in the first place bear on our material existence and on
the conditions connected with it, on the states in which the Ego
will be placed during his earthly course, that is, his path of life
and the planets posited in them, plus the aspects they receive, denote
the obstacles and the helps it will meet with.
First the houses tell us the vehicle (I) (the body) the Ego has chosen
for this pilgrimage and the tendencies of character and characteristics (I)
which it brings with it, as the result of former descents into matter ;

they further tell us regarding his native country, his teachers and parents
(IV), of his contemporaries, his brothers and sisters (III), of the
Intellectual faculties he is endowed with (III), of the attempts he
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makes to enlarge his horizon oi consciousness and to widen it by journeys

in his own country and in neighbouring countries (III), or with the same
purpose to foreign continents (IX) where he tries to find what he here
vainly looks for. The houses tell him of his work, his ideals and aspi-
rations, of his striving after gloryand fame (X), either by himself or
combined with others (VII), they tell him of the friends of his youth
(XI), of his companion for life (VII) who joins his fate, of his chil-
dren (V), of his friends (XI), but also of those who oppose him in his
attempts to get on in life and who do anything to put obstacles in
his way (XII).
At he has enjoyed the weal and woe of life to a high
last after
degree and regarded it from all sides as it were, he silently muses
and asks of himself; "is this all that life has to offer me after all,
is there nothing higher, is this the end? Is it not ridiculous when you
come to think of it, that I should have drudged so for all that, now
that I have attained it, has left me as unsatisfied as before." And he
begins to meditate on the problems of life and death (VIII) in the latter
part of his life (IV). He begins to seek and to dig till he finds a
solution that satisfies him.
He who has I? badly placed in IV, searches after the solution to
these problems and finding none, him solitude, loneliness and dejec-
tion await in his old age!
For an easy survey we might divide the houses in four groups of
three, viz.

A. The houses I, V, IX which are related to the native himself,

viz. I: represents the body (T);
V: the Ego (Q.) that struggles to raise the soul to its level;
IX: the influence hence exercised on the lower consciousness
and which widens it (,). Under this house we will find
inspiration higher thinking.

B. The houses II, VI, X which relate to all that can be of use to
him on his path of life,
viz. II: (V) possessions, rest after work, love;
VI: his servants, nutrition, health (tip);
X: his position, fame and honour

C. The houses III, VII, XI which indicate the ties with which he is
bound, such as relatives and friends,
viz. Ill: brothers and sisters and other relations (II);
VII: his partner in life, partner in business, community (=o=);
XI: his friends (=:).

D. The houses IV, VIII, XII which relate to the end of all,
v
viz. IVthe end of his physical journey, old age (<?o)
:
;

VIII: the end of his physical vehicle, death (ni);

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XII: the end, the dying out of his earthly desires and wishes,
purification (DC).
After this general treatise by which one can see the relation between
the various divisions of the heavens we will look closer into the
meaning of the houses separately.

Meaning of the 12 Houses.

Now we will as fully as possible interpret what each house can

represent.
1st house (V) denotes the outward appearance and the character in
general. Of the body it denotes the head, the brain and the general state of
health. In general it shows the personality and the struggle for life, and also
the native's actions.

2nd house (tf) indicates the financial circumstances, unfixed possessions,

peace and liberty. It influences our feelings and emotions.
3rd, house (n). Brothers, sisters, relatives, neighbours, the education, short
journeys, study, manuscripts, letters, ability. It has a strong relation to the
intellect and the nervous system.

4th house (25). The house and home life, inherited tendencies, our envi-
ronment during the latter part of our life. Fixed possessions. It also indicates
the father and our relation to him. Occult house, bearing on physical life and
death.

5th house (Q ). Is related to pleasures, love-affairs, entertainments, specu-

lations, games, children. It is opposed to the llth house and as it were the

fulfilment of it
(hopes and wishes).
6th house (W). The house of sickness; it has also bearing on servants,
inferiors, service, dress, hygiene, care for the body in general. An important
house for those whohave to do with nursing and treatment of the sick.

7th house (=0=) is related to marriage, partnership, society, social life in

general. Moreover, public opponents, prosecutions. It represents in a sense
the individuality, as opposed to the 1st house, that of personality.!

8th house (rrt) has to do with death and all that is related to it, such as
inheritances, legacies, wills. The sign on the cusp and the aspects of the planets
placed in VIII or of the ruler of VIII often indicate the nature of the death
of the physical body. Occult house.

9th house (,?). Philosophy,teaching, education and everything

religion,
connected to that. foreign countries. It bears on the
Also long journeys in
abstract way of thinking as opposed to the 3rd, the house of concrete thinking.
Dreams and visions come also under this house.
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10th house (%} is related to honour, worldly power, fame, promotion,

and also indicates the moral standpoint of the native. This
calling or position
house is supposed to represent the native's mother, as the fourth represents
the father. Many astrologers, however, reverse this order and take the fourth
for the mother and the tenth for the father, considering, that the father has
much to do with influencing the choice of profession or calling. But it should
be noted that with parents the mother frequently takes the lead.
llth house (ss.). Friends, hopes and wishes. The nature of friends and
acquaintances is expressed by the sign on the cusp and by any planet posited
in the house. It denotes the native's attitude towards humanity, his harmony
or disharmony with his fellows.

12th house (DC). The house

of trial, anxiety, care, and limitation. It is
related to prisons, hospitals, lunatic asylums,
convents, to anything that
denotes seclusion and limitation. He must learn here, to regard himself not
as a separate being, but as a part of the Whole, inseparable from it and ever
in contact with it. Occult house.

Here follows briefly the meaning of the houses in which is shown

the relation of the zodiacal signs to the parts of the body.

1st house V the head = temperament, outward appearance of the native.

2nd house V throat = his going into material life, his possessions, finan-
cial circumstances.

3rd house n lungs =

his short journeys, his relations, specially brothers,
sisters, cousins, his correspondence, study.

4th house 23 stomach = his home, inheritance from parents, his father,
his resting place and circumstances at the close of life.

5th house Q, heart = his spirit of enterprise, his passion, love-affairs,

children, speculations, initiative, pleasures.

6th house HP bowels = his health, nutrition, inferiors, enforced labour, his
relation to servants.

7th house =0= kidneys =

marriage, unions and separations, husband or
wife, partners, opponents and the public.
8th house rn. generative system = sex inclinations, school of life, inheri-
tance, legacies, death.
9th house ,? thighs
= his longer journeys, widening of view, his outlook
on life, philosophy.
10th house ~% knees = his position or station, his name, honour, calling,
conduct, public appearance.
llth house zz lower leg = his seeking after support from friends, his hopes
and wishes.
12th house X feet
= the unseen difficulties, secret enemies, prosecutions,
hospitals, imprisonment, his going down as regards the world.
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From the foregoing it follows that the native's relation to his uncles
and aunts (they are the brothers and sisters of his father) is indicated
by the 6th house; the 6th house being the third (brothers) from the
4th (father). The possessions of the partner are indicated by the 2nd house
- - that is the 8th house the
(possessions) from the 7th (partner), partner's ;

brothers by the 9th house or the 3rd (brothers) from the 7th (partner).
In this way we might arrive at many other conclusions. *

The houses are divided into:

Cardinal (angular) houses 1, 4, 7 and 10.
Succeedent 2, 5, 8 and 11.
Cadent 3, 6, 9 and 12.
In the angular houses the action of the planets is strongest.
In the cadent houses the action is weakest.
The succeedent houses' action is in between.
The houses have their orbs, just like the planets. The orb for a
cusp with a short rising sign (JJT, ~, OC, V, K
n) for all countries
with Northern Latitude is 5 and for a cusp bearing a slowly rising
sign (25, |, up, ==, n\, ^) it is 8 For countries with Southern Latitude
.

it is the other way about, viz. the quickly rising signs there are slowly

rising signs here, and the reverse.

Accordingly, a planet e.g. in the 5th house 5 or 8 or less (dependent
on the sign) from the cusp, is reckoned to be in the 6th house, as to its
action. For the Ascendant 12 at least may be taken, so a planet which
is e.g. 10 above the rising degree in the 12th house, influences the
Ascendant and therefore body and temperament.
The nearer the cusp, the stronger the action which the planet
exercises in the particular house.
The planets on or near the cusp of an angular house exercise the
greatest influence during the whole life.

Calculation of the Horoscope.

At the end of this book there is given a Table of Houses for the
latitude of London (51 32'), which can also be used for the northern states
of America. A table for New-York (40 43' N.) may also be used for
San-Francisco, Denver etc. For Southern Canada take the tables for
Liverpool or Glasgow (resp. 53 25' and 55 53' N. Lat.) and for e.g.
Los Angelos and San Diego the table for 37 N. Lat. (see Raphael's
Tables of Houses J ). For the Northern part of England and for Scotland
(53 25' N.) the table of houses for Liverpool is to be used it will ;

be found in the ephemeris for any year.

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