Showing posts with label astrological houses. Show all posts
Showing posts with label astrological houses. Show all posts

Thursday, March 01, 2018

Housing Jupiter

These notes are taken from Ivy Goldstein-Jacobson's book "Here and There in Astrology" (1961).
Jupiter is the planet of abundance, generosity or over-generosity so that he also rules obesity; great respect for formality, protection when in an angular house (1st, 4th, 7th, 10th), and for the bestowal of honors when well aspected to the ruler of the ascendant. He rules philosophy and all forms of higher wisdom including religion, and also philanthropy. As a rule, he represents wealth.

So, the relationship between Sagittarius and Jupiter, its ruling planet, becomes clear.

Mrs. Jacobson's notes relate to astrological houses. Houses are a tricky concept to explain, it would be all too easy for me to create a huge muddle for any passing reader not familiar with this facet of astrology, so I'll skim over it by saying that the houses are a kind of overlay to the signs. Houses relate to areas of life where the "flavours" of the planets and signs involved are most likely to manifest. There's straightforward explanation at Astrologyzine: "What is a House in Astrology?"

Mrs Jacobson goes on to list some likely results when Jupiter is found in particular houses in a natal chart. Now, while her assertions are no doubt accurate, there's a problem. To establish the exact position of the house cusps (dividing lines) in a natal chart an exact time of birth is needed - ideally exact to the minute. Few people are lucky enough have this type of exactitude, having to rely on the efficiency of hospital staff or relatives' memories. An additional snag: there are several different systems for calculating the house divisions. Astrologers cannot agree which is best, so tend to use the one which works best for them. Bearing these imponderables in mind then, and as a basis for a bit of light investigation, here are some of Mrs Jacobson's notes.

Jupiter in any house increases the number there of whatever that house represents. In 7th house, more than one marriage. In 11th - many friends. In 3rd many blood relatives/neighbours. In 5th many children, and so on.

Jupiter in 10th gives the native great luck in achieving his chosen career.....

Jupiter in or ruling 4th house gives a large home and family, generous father and many gifts from him unless badly afflicted. Some affiliation with a religious organization. Many changes of address - will not continue to live at the birthplace.

Jupiter in or ruling an angular house (1st, 4th, 7th, 10th) denotes the wearing of a uniform at some time of life.

Jupiter in 6th - expensive pets, indulgent habits difficult to overcome.

Jupiter in or ruling 9th house or any angle promises long journeys or voyages not necessarily at the native's own expense. Friends are easily made.

Jupiter in aspect with other planets brings out the best the other planets have to offer.

In my own natal chart Jupiter in Pisces is in 9th house.... long journeys or voyages not necessarily at the native's own expense. Half right! Lots of long journeys, including one which led eventually to emigration from my homeland. All, unfortunately, at my own expense though! Something similar regarding travel is signified by my natal Venus in Sagittarius - sign ruled by Jupiter. So if, in my case, the house placements aren't quite accurate due to some slight discrepancy in time of birth, there's back-up!

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Moving Astrological House

Years ago I bought a used copy of Carl Payne Tobey's book Astrology of Inner Space (Second printing, 1973). Part of the book is devoted to Mr. Tobey's theory that the astrological sign/house count popularly used, starting with Aries as the first sign, ruling 1st house, moving on via Taurus, finishing at Pisces/12th house, is open to question. He proposes Leo as the first sign, Cancer 2nd, Gemini 3rd etc. on to Virgo/12th. In his experience he says that this count has proved to be more accurate. He writes that he worked with the traditional sign/house meanings for seven years:
"It wasn't all wrong, and it wasn't all right, but there seemed something the matter with it. The cults were teaching that you must accept astrology "on faith". I wasn't about to accept anything on faith. I was testing".
A man after my own heart!

Mr Tobey was driven by a feeling that cults and esotericists had stood in the way of others determining the truth of astrology. Many observers considered that as an astrologer he was "before his time". He reveals that he read the 2000 pages of Madame Blavatsky's book Secret Doctrine and, along with his own practical astrological experience of some 50 years, an almost throw away remark in an unrelated paragraph of that book convinced him that this revised "count" was the correct one, and the one used by the ancients. Madame Blavatsky had written:
"Everybody knows that Capricorn is the 10th sign but it used to be the eighth".
The revised count isn't easy to absorb initially. I found it useful to read the chapter on Aquarius (my own Sun sign) first. Aquarius, as we know it, is the 11th sign and relates to 11th house. In Carl Payne Tobey's revised reckoning it becomes the 7th sign/house (angular, replacing Libra). Both signs are of the Air triplicity, so there are similarities anyway. The author argues that the concept of brotherhood traditionally allocated to Aquarius, has a questionable relationship to in that sign, and that the compassion and brotherly love attributed to Aquarius, in some natives, may come via Pisces, the adjacent sign where often Mercury, Venus or other personal planets may lie. He gives examples to support the theory.

Mr Tobey considered that because Aquarius thrives on change, it can become destructive when change doesn't occur. He felt that Libra's attributes, and its ruler Venus, better connect to the friendly 11th sign and house.

As for the 7th house representing marriage, he puts the idea forward that the 7th house represents the unknown, that which is still to be revealed. I suppose, because 7th lies opposite the ascendant where a personality is first "revealed", the unknown would, indeed, lie opposite. This might tie in with unexpected change, inventions, etc. represented by Aquarius's modern ruler, Uranus.

Without mentioning each sign in detail here, it's worth giving thought to this theory. For instance, moving on to Capricorn, ruled by Saturn: this would become the 8th sign rather than 10th: Saturn rules death, 8th house does too. And doesn't 8th house have connection with insurance? That's big business, which Earthy Capricorn would understand well.

Scorpio as 10th sign/house though? The house of public status and recognition, career etc. Mr Tobey considered that Scorpio has high level executive ability, and does well in politics, in the public limelight.

Virgo would, by this revised count, become 12th house in place of Pisces - which I reckon doesn't work well, it's the most difficult swap for me to accept. Pisces replacing Virgo as 6th - health issues? The addictive personality sometimes connected with Pisces is certainly UNhealthy. Pisces' traditional ruler was Jupiter (modern ruler Neptune). It is often noted that Jupiter can be found connected to time of death in a chart...health/death?? You can sense a kind of "echo" in all these exchanges, I guess.

The "Leo clockwise count" in full. Sagittarius and Gemini retain their places as 3rd and 9th sign/house:

1 Leo
2 Cancer
3 Gemini
4 Taurus
5 Aries
6 Pisces
7 Aquarius
8 Capricorn
9 Sagittarius
10 Scorpio
11 Libra
12 Virgo

This system puts the 4 Fixed signs on the angles instead of the 4 Cardinal signs.

If nothing else, Carl Payne Tobey's theory shakes the bag, encourages one to open the mind and examine a new perspective - never a bad thing.

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Tree House ~ Astro House

I noticed that creator of Woody Woodpecker, Walter Lantz, was born this week in 1899 (on 27 April). Thought I'd run a post of mine from 2008 again - for reasons which will become obvious:

An old fruit tree used to grow in our backyard, close to the house, but it was dangerously weakened by the nasty ice storm we had two or three years back; it had to be removed. Before that sad occasion a woodpecker, during the previous spring, got busy noisily making a home. My husband watched him regularly, got a series of nice shots. He put his own captions to a series of them on Flickr, but with his permission I seconded a few of the photographs and added my own captions, more fitting to an astrology blog. The photographs show a house of sorts, houses are part and parcel of astrology.

1st House. (The self)
"HI! THIS IS ME!"



2nd House (property, possessions)
"AND THIS IS MY HOUSE!"



3rd House (communication)
"HELLO Y'ALL! CAN YOU HEAR ME?"



4th House (home, mother/parent)
A MOTHER'S WORK IS NEVER DONE!



5th House (children, creativity)
"SQUAAAAAK.....FEED ME!"



6th House (hygiene, health)
"THE KIDS MAKE SUCH A MESS. TIME FOR A CLEAN-UP"





7th House (partnerships, relationships)

"WHERE'D YA GO, WENDY? - I'M WATIN' FOR YA."



8th House (sex, passion)
"DO I LOOK SEXY IN THIS?"



9th House (religion, travel)
"SHHH....THE PASTOR IS AT THE DOOR. I'M STAYING AWAY!"



10th House (work, career)
"IT'S HARD WORK HOUSE-BUILDING"



11th House (friends and wishes)
A FRIEND AT THE DOOR - "CAN I COME IN FOR A CHAT?"



12th House (seclusion)
"A BODY NEEDS TO GET AWAY FOM IT ALL SOMETIMES"




Sunday, August 03, 2008

HOUSES

In an old fruit tree in our backyard, close to the house, a woodpecker got busy this spring noisily making a home. My husband watched him regularly, and got a series of nice shots. He put his own captions to a series on Flickr, but with his permission I've seconded a few of the photographs and added my own captions - more fitting to an astrology blog. The photographs show a house of sorts, houses are part and parcel of astrology - so:

1st House. (The self)
"HI! THIS IS ME!"



2nd House (property, possessions)
"AND THIS IS MY HOUSE!"



3rd House (communication)
"HELLO Y'ALL! CAN YOU HEAR ME?"



4th House (home, mother/parent)
A MOTHER'S WORK IS NEVER DONE!



5th House (children, creativity)
"SQUAAAAAK.....FEED ME!"



6th House (hygiene, health)
"THE KIDS MAKE SUCH A MESS. TIME FOR A CLEAN-UP"





7th House (partnerships, relationships)

"WHERE'D YA GO, WENDY? - I'M WATIN' FOR YA."



8th House (sex, passion)
"DO I LOOK SEXY IN THIS?"



9th House (religion, travel)
"SHHH....THE PASTOR IS AT THE DOOR. I'M STAYING AWAY!"



10th House (work, career)
"IT'S HARD WORK HOUSE-BUILDING"



11th House (friends and wishes)
A FRIEND AT THE DOOR - "CAN I COME IN FOR A CHAT?"



12th House (seclusion)
"A BODY NEEDS TO GET AWAY FOM IT ALL SOMETIMES"




Thursday, August 30, 2007

Astrological Houses

Astrological houses can be a thorny subject among astrologers. There are so many systems from which to choose. Placidus, Porphyry, Koch, Equal House, Campanus..... and others. As I understand it, the differences lie in the way the house cusps are calculated rather than in interpretation.

An excellent article on the history of this subject by Dr. Shepherd Simpson goes into great detail, and is very informative.