Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Houses: the "Cities of the World" as Areas of Life Experience





Antero Alli, a fantastic author on astrology, wrote a book where he had the idea of the chart houses (those "wedges," as I call them) as "states" of existence, much as I've outlined in a prior post.

 But what I found helpful was to turn the idea of houses into "cities" around the world.  To me, the chart IS a "world view" of our lives on an individual level.  Here are my ideas for the 12 "city-states" of the world of our lives, along with the dynamics of each.

 In each “city” or house, we all find a new means of understanding a particular experience or Life Lesson that is crucial for our growth as individuals and also for the Four Primary Objectives/Goals of being born on Earth: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual learning.

 It is said that these are unique in their strengths because of the vibrations of the Earth Herself as a Living Entity (She grows Life in multiple forms), and therefore, our capacity to experience the houses (or “cities”) is vital to our knowledge of “how and why” we react and respond to the astrological messages of signs and planets in each house. 


1st House = Aries 
New York City:
"The Big Apple" & New York Yankees #1
(Personality & Physical Embodiment)
Early childhood years


2nd House = Taurus
Las Vegas/Monte Carlo: $$, indulgences, music; View toward sex & needs Self-values, attitude toward assets; Attitude toward earning capacity and its expression.


3rd house = Gemini
Minneapolis-St. Paul or Philadelphia
“Twin” Cities or the City of Brotherly Love;
 (siblings and communications; short travels)

4th house = Cancer-Crab
Rome
“No Place Like Home”
“Have you called your mother lately?”
(home environment; end of life; mother-figure influence)


5th house = Leo
Hollywood…Rio…Paris!
Creativity (physical and mental)
Activities of luck (gambling); arts and crafts skills,
Children and romantic nature


6th house = Virgo
Boston 
Hahd wehk nevah huht nobahdee 
(Yes, that's their accent in "Bah-stun")
("Hard work never hurt nobody").
Work ethics, Day-to-day service and activities to humanity; Health and dietary needs


7th house = Libra
Hawaii & Polynesian Islands
Partnerships (Marriage, Business & Social Engagements) 
Dealings with Significant Others & Soul Mates


8th house = Scorpio
Moscow; Chicago (in the 1920s--and now); Miami, Florida 
Values of Others
Death-Rebirth Cycles
Sexual Dynamics
Sharing of Self: Assets, body, energy; Attunement with world of spirit; Deep intensity of character
Intuitive mind; perceptive “radar
Destructive use of power: criminal mind


9th house = Sagittarius 
Notre Dame, (school and cathedral); Jerusalem, Mecca, the Vatican; HarvardHigher Education and values of learning.
Social regulations and order of ideals.
Morality; Spirituality keys;
Philosophical Issues;
Interest in other cultures and values


10th house = Capricorn
Washington, D.C.; London; Cairo; Beijing; Athens
Status/Occupation
Career/Ambition; 
Need for a legacy
Parent (of same sex) relationship


 11th house = Aquarius
Los Angeles - San Francisco; Seattle; Amsterdam
Humboldt County, CA (Eureka-Arcata)
Group Affiliations and networking
Humanitarian Endeavors & interests; 
Friendships and bonding ideals; Openness toward social change


12th house = Pisces
Eden; Never-Never Land; Shangri-La, Casablanca (the movie).
Undoing; self-destructive habits.  Self-limitations, Secrets and fears about oneself; Destructive habits and tendencies; 
abuses of soul/spirit. Unconscious mind: 
memory recall from prior life awareness; Retreat for privacy


(c) MDLOP8 2010; 2014

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