Blackdragon666
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The planets are the main thing in a chart. Their sign placement, house placement and aspects are primary. However, if you want a deeper level of understanding a chart, you should consider the signs on the houses.
I usually take the signs as suggestive, more than conclusive. If someone has Capricorn on the 4th house, this suggests a difficult childhood, early responsibilities and so on. But you have to look at the planets first and see if they support this. I've actually seen this placement in the chart of a friend who comes from an extremely wealthy background (millionaire family) as the planets showed otherwise. But the mother was cruel (Capricorn on the house of the mother).
If you take Virgo, this sign rules work. I've seen Virgo on the 8th house in the charts of porn stars; Virgo rules work and this is the house of sex. There were other supporting factors too. Another person I know has Virgo on the 4th house. This person has no Virgo placements, but they are usually much concerned about keeping their house squeaky clean. They even clean the door hinges. Virgo rules cleanliness and tidyness and the 4th house is of the home. Something interesting I noted when reading Lydia's work on Marie Curie is that she had Virgo on her 8th house of death, suggesting that work would be related to her death which was the case.
The same applies for the other signs. Always confirm what you get from the signs on the houses with the planets. If you know the rulership and nature of the signs it becomes easy to read them in a chart. With Aries, the house with Aries on the cusp can be where one rushes things, is energetic, competitive, and if it's a house that rules certain people, Aries traits can be strong in the individuals ruled by the house. Taurus can show where one has stability, needs comfort, and one's finances can be connected to that house's affairs. Gemini can show where one lacks stability, experiences things in multiples, prone to changes etc. And so on.
In addition, the ruler of a house being in a sign can have a similar effect to having the sign on the house. I've seen this many times.
The signs just add a deeper layer of understanding a chart and supplement what is shown by the planets.
I usually take the signs as suggestive, more than conclusive. If someone has Capricorn on the 4th house, this suggests a difficult childhood, early responsibilities and so on. But you have to look at the planets first and see if they support this. I've actually seen this placement in the chart of a friend who comes from an extremely wealthy background (millionaire family) as the planets showed otherwise. But the mother was cruel (Capricorn on the house of the mother).
If you take Virgo, this sign rules work. I've seen Virgo on the 8th house in the charts of porn stars; Virgo rules work and this is the house of sex. There were other supporting factors too. Another person I know has Virgo on the 4th house. This person has no Virgo placements, but they are usually much concerned about keeping their house squeaky clean. They even clean the door hinges. Virgo rules cleanliness and tidyness and the 4th house is of the home. Something interesting I noted when reading Lydia's work on Marie Curie is that she had Virgo on her 8th house of death, suggesting that work would be related to her death which was the case.
The same applies for the other signs. Always confirm what you get from the signs on the houses with the planets. If you know the rulership and nature of the signs it becomes easy to read them in a chart. With Aries, the house with Aries on the cusp can be where one rushes things, is energetic, competitive, and if it's a house that rules certain people, Aries traits can be strong in the individuals ruled by the house. Taurus can show where one has stability, needs comfort, and one's finances can be connected to that house's affairs. Gemini can show where one lacks stability, experiences things in multiples, prone to changes etc. And so on.
In addition, the ruler of a house being in a sign can have a similar effect to having the sign on the house. I've seen this many times.
The signs just add a deeper layer of understanding a chart and supplement what is shown by the planets.