The twelve houses of the horoscope chart the course of our human odyssey. This mystical circle suggests life is not a straight line from cradle to coffin but a cyclical dance, a looping spiral where beginnings and endings kiss and wave to each other like old lovers. The first house, the ascendant, thrusts us into…
According to Freud, our dreams are “the royal way to the unconscious” because they reveal aspects of our “inner child,” “repressed nature,” and “dreaming selves” that we normally keep hidden from ourselves while awake. The horoscope’s unconscious water houses include the 4th, 8th, and 12th. Everything discovered in the water houses has some sort of…
The 6th house in astrology is often considered one of the less glamorous or intriguing areas of the astrological chart, but it holds significant importance when it comes to the practicalities and daily routines of life. This house governs various aspects, including occupation, co-workers, health, small animals, and servants. While it may not seem as…
The twelfth house in astrology has historically been viewed with some trepidation due to its association with solitude and the subconscious mind. In traditional astrology, along with the other cadent houses (3rd, 6th, and 9th), the twelfth house is considered weak and unfortunate. However, a deeper understanding reveals that this house holds latent strengths rather…
As well as ruling over tomb robbers, escaped prisoners, demons, vampires, and wolfmen, the 8th house in astrology also governs secret knowledge, which opens the way to a variety of mysteries, including that of one’s own identity. The term esoteric refers to information that is only available to a limited few, and this is precisely…
A relationship is represented by the seventh house in our horoscope, which is responsible for all of our one-to-one ties, both personal and professional. The pleasant side of dating may be found in the centre of this public house, with a more flattering, and flawless face on show for all to see. When planets are…
This is a question that evokes everything about the 2nd and 8th house. First the image of destruction, our worst fear realized and also, more importantly, an issue of values. “If your house was burning, what would you take with you? It’s a conflict between what’s practical, valuable and sentimental. What you would take reflects…
The mutable cross in astrology relates to the aspect of the mind, in fact, it’s more about ideas and beliefs, and it is these areas that we touch when we gather up all of our thoughts and communicate, discuss, philosophise, imagine and wonder. The lower hemisphere that holds Gemini and Virgo are ruled by the…
The Cardinal houses in the horoscope, 1st, 4th, 7th and 10th houses, are naturally ruled by Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn, and the word Cardinal is Latin for Cardo meaning that this is where life hinges. The cardinal houses could be described as the four marriages as they play the most dominate roles in our…
The ninth house in astrology rules over higher education, religion, law, exploration, long distance travel of the mind and body. Not only those things but also philosophy fits appropriately here for it asks the big questions and much of the nature of philosophizing pertains to questions about God. It is where we go searching, looking…
Horror films possess a remarkable ability to evoke unsettling emotions within us, due to their chilling nature. Curiously enough, they often find their way into the realm of first or second dates, becoming a peculiar choice for shared cinematic experiences. These movies delve into the darkest depths of human behavior, portraying acts of cruelty and…
Pisces, Neptune, and the 12th house represent the ocean, the overflowing seas of the horoscope, an energy that is often difficult to hold within our fingers, seeping through like water and circling us in a whirlpool of stormy chaos. The sea’s tumultuous state is always shifting according to Neptune’s whims, but it always eventually returns to…