This counter-clockwise journey represents our soul’s evolution, from the individual (1st house) to the collective/greater society (12th house). From the first house’s “cusp” (or beginning border), we travel around the zodiac wheel in a counter-clockwise direction. The first house begins at what would be 9:00 on a clock. And yes, you have all 12 houses in your birth chart, everyone does, but you may not have a planet in each of them. To learn more about a house, read about the them below. Astrologers use the 12 houses to predict which parts of your life will come into focus, and where you can take the best possible action. When planets visit any of the 12 houses, they light up those parts of your chart, and energize those house traits.

When an astrologer interprets your chart, she blends the meaning of each planet, the house it’s in, and the sign it’s in, to map the obstacles or gifts you’ll face in this lifetime. Do you have all 12 houses in your birth chart?Īt the moment you were born, the planets were all in specific signs and houses.

In the Movie of You, the houses are like the different sets or stages where the planets (“actors”) play out their roles (given by the zodiac signs).Įach of the 12 zodiac houses is associated with a set of traits, beginning from the self, and expanding outward into society and beyond. The 12 houses flow counterclockwise in a 360-degree circle, divided into 12 segments.Įach segment, or house, represents a different essential aspect of our lives.

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