Houses & House Systems
Explore the 12 houses as life areas—love, career, home, money, purpose—and how different house systems (Placidus, Whole Sign, etc.) change the way your chart is mapped and interpreted.
Houses & House Systems · 8 min read
Empty Houses in Astrology: What an Empty House Means in Your Chart
Every chart has empty houses, because ten planets cannot fill twelve houses. An empty house is still active: read it through the sign on its cusp and that sign's ruling planet.
· Celestio
Birth Charts & Placements · 9 min read
Midheaven (MC) Meaning: Your Public Direction in the Birth Chart
The Midheaven (MC) is the zodiac degree culminating on your local meridian at birth. It describes your public direction, your reputation and the work you want to be known for.
· Celestio
Houses & House Systems · 9 min read
Placidus and Orb 0 on a Birth Chart: What the Settings Mean
Placidus and Orb 0 are separate chart settings. Placidus is how the houses are drawn; Orb 0 in the header most likely means no planet moves into a house before its cusp.
· Celestio
Houses & House Systems · 9 min read
The 7th House in Astrology: Partnership, Marriage and the Descendant
The 7th house rules partnership, marriage and every close one-to-one bond. Its sign, the Descendant, describes the qualities you look for in others and meet through them.
· Celestio
Love, Relationships & Synastry · 8 min read
Synastry House Overlays: When Their Planets Fall in Your Houses
A house overlay is where one person's planets land in the other's houses. It shows which part of your life someone lights up, and you read it in both directions.
· Celestio
Houses & House Systems · 9 min read
Whole Sign vs Placidus Houses: Which House System Should You Use?
Whole Sign makes each house one whole sign starting with your rising sign; Placidus divides the sky by time. Your signs and rising never change, only some house placements.
· Celestio
Houses & House Systems · 9 min read
The 12 Houses of Astrology: What Each House Means in Your Chart
The 12 houses divide your birth chart into areas of life: self, money, home, love, work, partners, career and more. What each one means, in modern and traditional astrology.
· Celestio
Houses & House Systems · 10 min read
What Is the Placidus House System? Placidus vs Other House Systems
The Placidus house system divides each quarter of the chart into three by time, so houses come out unequal. How it works, why it became the default, and how it compares.
· Celestio
