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Empty Houses in Astrology — is that bad?

The short answer is no. But read on for why …

In a natal chart, there are twelve houses, sometimes called places. Each house contains specific topics related to life in the material realm. Briefly, these include:

1: life, the native, health, vitality
2: money earned and spent, lifestyle, skills developed over time, nourishment that supports life
3: local environment, communication, siblings, extended family
4: parents, home, property, ancestors
5: pleasures, children, entertainment
6: illness, injury, labor, drudgery
7: relationships, enemies
8: death, inheritance, entanglements with others, anxieties
9: religion, spirituality, foreign travel, divination
10: repuation, profession, honors
11: alliances, hopes, wishes for the future
12: isolation, suffering, hidden enemies, self-defeat

… and that which is Above corresponds to that which is Below

In ancient times, astrologers likened the life to a seafaring journey. In your birth chart, the Ascendant (sometimes called the Rising sign or the first house) represents you, your character, body, and constitution. It’s the vessel, the helm of the ship. This place informs how you navigate your voyage. The planets in the first house and the planet that rules it have control of the rudder and reveal what motivates your journey and the direction it takes. Your life’s journey is woven into the twelve houses of your birth chart, which contain all elements of life, dispersed throughout your chart.

I can help you understand your birth chart beyond the apps and general astrology forecasts. My work goes deeper because I look at the overall condition of the planets and houses in your chart and research the unfolding of the current period of time you are in that is personal and unique to you. When you know your chart, you can see the bigger picture — and this has the capacity to empower you, provide greater awareness, and offer compassion.

Astrology is a complex measurement of time — it is a mandala of stories woven through the heavens. Your birth chart is a rhapsody of your life — it is a melody of the past, present, and future. In your astrology consultation, the conversation we share about your birth chart will bring this epic composition to life!

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Empty Houses in Astrology — is that bad?

That which is Below corresponds to that which is Above …

… and that which is Above corresponds to that which is Below