posted March 31, 2008 08:33 AM         

I want to learn the houses just like I know the signs. I need the cliffnotes version, that's why I'm asking you guys. Give me some descriptions on each house and how it affetcs the sun, moon, and Venus for right now (I wanna stat slow LOL). When I get them down, I want to learn about merc, Saturn, mars, and Neptune after that.

I know I could easily go to cafeastrology or astro.com but like I said, I want your versions (sorry LOL, its the gemini gister in me!).

Also, how do I figure out chart rulers and what role do they play?

posted March 31, 2008 10:53 AM         

Quick run down of what the houses mean (and what sign is the natural ruler of each house):
1st: Your identity - Aries
2nd: Your sense of material security (money) - Taurus
3rd: How you communicate - Gemini
4th: Your home - Cancer
5th: Creativity, Romance and Children (some say sex) - Leo
6th: Everyday work & health - Virgo
7th: Your relationships/marriage/business partnerships - Libra
8th: Sex, Death & joint finances - Scorpio
9th: higher education, religion, travel - Sagittarius
10th: How you relate to the public & your career - Capricorn
11th: Friends & groups - Aquarius
12th: your Subconcious - Pisces

If you know the signs really well, you can match up what the signs mean to each house. It's much easier to remember that way.

posted March 31, 2008 02:28 PM         

hop on over to the free astro forum
there's a ton of information there that you may be interested in.

posted March 31, 2008 05:32 PM         

So if your Mars (the aggressive, active, fiery, warrior like, part of you who gets things done and takes over in situations who call for that part of you) is in Virgo, that part of you (your masculine warrior self *think The Rock or Brad Pitt in Troy*) shows up with a Virgo costume on (*think the skinny guy from the Odd Couple or a librarian complete with glasses and bun in a nurses uniform) ... all calm, cool, collected, coldly logical, less passionate, more discriminating, possibly finicky and health conscience... the usual sign stereotypical behavior.

So we have Brad Pitt bulging out of a nurses uniform with his hair in a bun and granny spectacles on...

If this Mars in Virgo (see above lol) is in your 5th house, it might show up more in romance, with your children, battling with others over choices in entertainment... that sort of thing... since the 5th house relates to Leo... and Leo (veeeeeery basically) relates to romance, children, and entertainment.

At least that's how it plays out in my Mars in Aquarius in the first house mind...
(Brad Pitt in Mad Scientist attire... an explosive brilliant inventive genius one minute and an absentminded, tripping over his own shoelaces while carrying the invention Jerry Lewis character the next... wish I could type that sound he makes lol)