Houses
The 12 Houses of Astrology help astrologers to understand who we are, what we want, where we are going, and how we will get there.
Each house belongs to one of four quadrants, including:
- Quadrant 1: Personal Identity
- Quadrant 2: Personal Expression
- Quadrant 3: Social Identity
- Quadrant 4: Social Expression
Personal Houses
Quadrant 1 & 2 focus on our personal identity and expression. Within each quadrant there are three houses, including:
- Quadrant 1: Personal Identity
- 1st House – The Self
- 2nd House – Self-Worth & Money
- 3rd House – Communication & Setting
- Quadrant 2: Personal Expression
- 4th House – Home, family & roots
- 5th House – Creativity & Passion
- 6th House – Health, work & Service
Social Houses
Quadrants 3 & 4 focus on our social identity and expression. Within each quadrant there are three houses, including:
- Quadrant 3: Social Identity
- 7th House – Committed Relationships
- 8th House – Mental health, death & sex
- 9th House – Education & philosophy
- Quadrant 4: Social Expression
- 10th House – Career & Achievements
- 11th House – Groups & Friendships
- 12th House – Subconscious & loss
Understanding the 12 Houses
The 12 Houses represent different aspects making up our individual selves. For example, you might be born in the sign of Aries, but your 1st House (the house of self & identity) might have been positioned in Gemini. This position will have an impact on your self and identity that may be much different from the general descriptions of Aries.
Each of the 12 Houses of the Zodiac are broken up into Quadrants as we have seen above. Each of these quadrants has a meaning in astrology and help to make up your Personal & Social identities as well as your Personal & Social Expressions.
The following is a breakdown of the quadrants and what aspects of ourselves and our lives they represent.
Quadrant 1 – Personal Identity
The first quadrant is related to youth, beginnings, our childhoods, how we come to see ourselves from our exploration of the world around us. In this quadrant, we are developing our basic identities and who we are as well as what we think, feel and how we behave before we are put into roles of society and expectation.
The first quadrant is our wild natures from birth and helps establish our immediate identities that are not yet influenced by society, expectations, ambitions, or relationships with others. This is our childlike quadrants that focus on our senses, our ability to learn and understand all that is surrounding us, and it allows us to educate ourselves on the skills that will give us what we want throughout our lives.
Within quadrant one are Houses 1 through 3 which are identified by the planetary positions of our birth in explaining these aspects of our personal identities. The 1st House is our Self & Identity (I AM), the 2nd House is our Value & Money (I HAVE), and the 3rd House is our Environment & Communication (I THINK).
Quadrant 2 – Personal Expression
As the first quadrant ends at our exploration of our personal identities, we begin to see our foundations taking form in the second quadrant. The second quadrant is related to our home lives, roots, our patterns of behavior and unconscious patterns that underlie how we express ourselves to others.
The first quadrant is our wild natures from birth and helps establish our immediate identities that are not yet influenced by society, expectations, ambitions, or relationships with others. This is our childlike quadrants that focus on our senses, our ability to learn and understand all that is surrounding us, and it allows us to educate ourselves on the skills that will give us what we want throughout our lives.
Within quadrant one are Houses 1 through 3 which are identified by the planetary positions of our birth in explaining these aspects of our personal identities. House 1 is our Self & Identity, House 2 is our Value & Money, and House 3 is our Environment & Communication.
Quadrant 3 – Social Identity
The first quadrant is related to youth, beginnings, our childhoods, how we come to see ourselves from our exploration of the world around us. In this quadrant, we are developing our basic identities and who we are as well as what we think, feel and how we behave before we are put into roles of society and expectation.
The first quadrant is our wild natures from birth and helps establish our immediate identities that are not yet influenced by society, expectations, ambitions, or relationships with others. This is our childlike quadrants that focus on our senses, our ability to learn and understand all that is surrounding us, and it allows us to educate ourselves on the skills that will give us what we want throughout our lives.
Within quadrant one are Houses 1 through 3 which are identified by the planetary positions of our birth in explaining these aspects of our personal identities. The 1st House is our Self & Identity (I AM), the 2nd House is our Value & Money (I HAVE), and the 3rd House is our Environment & Communication (I THINK).
Quadrant 4 – Social Expression
As the first quadrant ends at our exploration of our personal identities, we begin to see our foundations taking form in the second quadrant. The second quadrant is related to our home lives, roots, our patterns of behavior and unconscious patterns that underlie how we express ourselves to others.
The first quadrant is our wild natures from birth and helps establish our immediate identities that are not yet influenced by society, expectations, ambitions, or relationships with others. This is our childlike quadrants that focus on our senses, our ability to learn and understand all that is surrounding us, and it allows us to educate ourselves on the skills that will give us what we want throughout our lives.
Within quadrant one are Houses 1 through 3 which are identified by the planetary positions of our birth in explaining these aspects of our personal identities. House 1 is our Self & Identity, House 2 is our Value & Money, and House 3 is our Environment & Communication.
More About the 12 Houses of the Zodiac
The 12 Houses help us to get to know ourselves on a deeper level. The sign positioned in each of the houses will provide insight into our individual differences from the sign we were born with.
Quadrant 1:
Personal Identity
The first Quadrant is about self-discovery and learning about ourselves. It includes Houses 1-3.
1st House
I am … | Do
Self & Identity
2nd House
I have … | Support
Value & Money
3rd House
I think … | Inform
Communication
Quadrant 2:
Personal Expression
The second Quadrant is about self-expression and connection to the world around us. It includes Houses 4-6.
4th House
I feel … | Connect
Family & Roots
5th House
I will … | Assign
Pleasure & Passion
6th House
I allocate … | Distribute
Health & Habits
Quadrant 3:
Social Identity
The third Quadrant is about perspectives and finding ways of connecting with others. It includes Houses 7-9.
7th House
I balance … | Prioritize
Close Relationships
8th House
I desire … | Motivate
Mysterious Things
9th House
I perceive … | Discern
Philosophy & Travel
Quadrant 4:
Social Expression
The fourth Quadrant is about maturity, status and the consequences of our life & growth. It includes Houses 10-12.
10th House
I use … | Utilize
Career & Reputation
11th House
I know … | Recognize
Friendships
12th House
I believe | Acceptance
Subconsciousness