House Rulers in Astrology

What is a House Ruler?

There are 12 houses in Astrology which correspond to various areas of life or specific activities. These often line up with the 12 signs. In addition to the 12 houses, and the 12 signs, there are also 10 planets which move through them at various speeds With 12 houses, 12 signs, and 10 planets there are many combinations and they can be interpreted in a myriad of ways. Generally speaking the planets, signs and houses are interpreted in a specific way.

• Planets represent what is happening.
• Signs represent how it is happening.
• Houses represent where it is happening. 

For example, let's break down Venus in Scorpio and the 6th House. 

Venus + Scorpio + 6th House

                                         I love + passion and intensity + health and work

A person who has Venus in Scorpio and the 6th house could have a passionate desire to be healthy. They may want to be healthy, not only for the sake of health but also to be attractive and desirable. Venus is in detriment in Scorpio (meaning that is it weakened and has to work harder to fulfill it's urge) and Venus can sometimes be lazy so this person may also not always follow through with what they need to be healthy, attractive, and desirable. This can be a point of frustration for them.

To determine what planet rules a certain house, you look to the sign aligned with that house in the particular chart you are delineating. The planet that rules that sign, is also the planet that rules that house. The signs and the planets that rule them are as follows:

• Aries- Mars
• Taurus- Venus
• Gemini- Mercury
• Cancer- The Moon
• Leo- The Sun
• Virgo- Mercury
• Libra- Venus
• Scorpio- Mars / Pluto 
• Sagittarius- Jupiter 
• Capricorn- Saturn 
• Aquarius- Saturn / Uranus 
• Pisces- Jupiter / Neptune

Interpreting House Rulers

The planets are constantly moving and their relationship to the specific sign(s) they rule remains the same. For example, the Sun will always rule Leo, Mars will always rule Aries, etc. However, since the houses the planets occupy often change based on the ascendant, the houses which the planets rule often change as well. For instance, if Mercury is in the 5th house in a chart and Virgo is in 7th house, it is said that the ruler of the 7th house is in the 5th house.

What this means is that the activities of the 7th house will serve the urge of the 5th house. That is you may need a partner or some kind of partnership in order to fulfill your own sense of creativity. For example, let’s say that you want to work in comedy you might find greater success as part of team (like Abbot and Costello) rather than a solo act.

This may seem a little complicated. A good way to use rulers of X house in Y house is to look for empty houses in a chart. For example, if you have no planets in Pisces and the 5th house, then find where Neptune is transiting in the chart. If Neptune is in the 2nd house then you would interpret Neptune (I dream) in the second house (money and material matters) as having idealistic ideas about money, you may be very freehearted with your money or make money through creative ways. Next, apply that interpretation back to the 5th house meaning that you may experience some kind of idealism in the expression of your own creativity such as through art, music, hobbies, or whatever you do for fun.

Ruler of the Chart

The Chart Ruler or Ruler of the Chart is the planet which rules the Sign on the Ascendant in any given chart and it's interpretation is given a little more weight that other planets. For example, if you have Taurus on the Ascendant, this means that Venus is the Ruler of your Chart. The Chart Ruler is interpreted the same way as described above.

For instance, as in the example above with Taurus on the Ascendant let us say that Venus (your Chart Ruler) is in the 11th house. In this case the Ruler of the 1st house is said to be in the 11th house. What this means is that the activities of the 1st house (outer behavior, persona, ego) serve the agenda of the 11th house (friends, groups, ideals, humanitarianism)

Again, let's break this down for ease of interpretation

Ruler of the 1st House in the 11th House

I create my persona, appearance, and outer behavior through friends and groups.

You might say that your outer persona is created through your involvement with social or humanitarian causes or people who hold the same or similar interests as you. Your relationship with others determines how you act, behave, or present yourself to others. You feel more like yourself when you are share a common goal with others. For this reason you may find that in life you are oriented towards more working in groups. These are just a few interpretation of the ruler of the 1st house in the 11 house.

Here's a handy chart to help you interpret your chart rulers

	RULER OF THE X HOUSE		IN THE Y HOUSE
1	persona, image, and appearance	1	self, outlook, persona, outward behavior, individuality
2	financial stability, personal values, possessions	2	money, material things, values, possessions, & sense of self-worth
3	thought processes, communication, & self-awareness	3	conscious mind, short journeys, communication, and how you learn
4	family ties, culture, and tradition	4	home, roots, traditions, subconscious, property, early life conditions
5	creativity, pleasure, hobbies, and children	5	self-expression, creativity, pleasure, what you love, hobbies, talents, need for attention.
6	daily habits, routines, and health	6	employment, work, co-workers, health, hygiene, service to others
7	relationships, cooperation, & agreements	7	marriage, agreements, partnerships, relationships, close associates, open enemies, contracts
8	passion, intensity, sex, & shared resources	8	sex, death, birth, transformation, shared resources, spirituality
9	higher education, travel, & meeting different people	9	higher education, ethics, travel, foreign people and places
10	reputation, achievements, & desire for recognition	10	career, ambition, profession, public reputation, status, responsibilities, authority figures
11	friends, associations, and connections	11	hopes, dreams, wishes, ideals, goals, associates, groups, friends
12	solitude, escapism, and meditation	12	subconscious, unseen or hidden matters, secrets, fears, hidden enemies, spirituality, withdrawal

If you desire, you can go through your whole chart and interpret the house rulers for all 12 houses in your chart. This will add a new dimensions to your chart interpretation. What is your Chart Ruler and what does this say about your personality?


Carolina Dean

Full Moon in Cancer 2020

Full Moon in Cancer 

1/10/20  11:21 am PDT 

Natural Chart / Whole Houses 

A Full Moon occurs when the Sun and the Moon occupy the same degree of opposing signs. As you can see from the chart above the Moon is in 20° Cancer and the Sun is 180° away in 20° Capricorn forming an opposition and making this a Full Moon. 

 The Big Picture 

An opposition is a type of aspect between two planets in which they are pulling away from one another. In an individuals chart it often feels like someone is doing something to you and you feel powerless to do anything about it. In this natural chart above, the moon is transiting the area of the chart dealing with home, our roots, where you live, your property, and subconscious while the Sun is transiting the part of our chart dealing with status, authority figures, our career, and ambition.... in other words: our private lives vs. public perception. 

Whereas New Moons often bring a new beginning or a new opportunity, a Full Moon bring completion and endings.  Cancer is a Cardinal sign, and cardinal signs are the leaders of the zodiac. They have a great deal of energy and enjoy starting things and need a lot of action in their lives or they get bored and restless. A Full Moon in the Cardinal sign of cancer can manifest as endings surrounding the home. This is a good time to finish home projects, or resolving a family matter.  If you have been spending too much time at home or at work, now is also a good time to balance your time and energy between the two. 

How to Work with Full Cancer Moon Energy 

• exercise more empathy and compassion 
• try to be less sensitive to criticism
• allow yourself and others to experience their emotions without judgement 
• understand that feeling (yours or another's) are valid whether you agree or disagree with them. 
• check in with your mother and older, female relatives 
• revisit and heal your past
• finish up any home projects 
• resolve family matters

The Personal Touch 

To better understand how the Full Cancer Moon will manifest for you, you need to examine the houses that 20° Cancer and Capricorn occupy in your Natal or Birth Chart.  The area of life represented by your Cancer house is the area of life where you will feel the need to nurture, while the area of life represented by your Capricorn house is the area of life which may interfere with your ability to nurture your Cancer house. For example, 20° Cancer falls in my 9th house and 20° Capricorn falls in my 3rd house. 

Let's break it down....

Full Moon + Cancer + 9th House 

I feel the need to nurture and protect my freedom and independence. 

VS. 

Sun + Capricorn + 3rd House 

I am reliable and discipline in my self-expression 

Interpretation

Your focus now is on your spirituality and you want the freedom and independence to explore your beliefs and broaden your mind.  You give great consideration to how your beliefs help or hinder your personal, or spiritual growth. You are open to having new and different experiences while still having fun. However, you may not feel that you are able to fully express yourself now due to being confronted by or held back by old modes of thinking and self-expression. In short, while you want to break free and explore new thoughts, ideas and experiences, you may find yourself unable to escape old modes of thinking and self-expression. 

Aspects 

Aspects, or relationships between planets, is another dimension of astrological interpretation that you should consider. For example, in my own chart the Full Moon in 20° Cancer is making a square to my Natal Uranus in 21° Libra. A square, or hard (difficult), aspects between Uranus and the Moon can indicate a loss of control over one's emotions. You can find yourself unable to hide your emotions and can often get the better of you. You want change and if it doesn't not happen as quickly as you would like or in the form you desire you can become moody and petulant. 

Where does 20° Cancer fall in your chart and how will the Full Moon in Cancer manifest for you?  

Carolina Dean