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Practical Astrology for an Imperfect World 1.10 by Anne Morgan

Houses 1 through 6 (the bottom hemisphere) are your exports—what you are offering.
Houses 7 through 12 (the upper hemisphere) represent your imports—what you are seeking.

Like countries, people trade and exchange for what they want or need. Ideally, barters take place easily, with each party recognizing and supplying the needs of the other.

In reality, this is not the case. Exchange of resources creates risk. One party may decide that trading is too dangerous. The United States, for example, would not want to trade nuclear secrets with Iran, for doing so would be dangerous for us and our allies. Legal contracts, be they national treaties or marriages, imply that the two parties expect to be stronger, safer, happier when joined.

Another danger inherent in formal exchange is over-closeness and dependence. Loss of autonomy. No entity wants to admit it is weak or incomplete. Normally, a contract specifies the conditions and terms under which the parties will do business. Each side agrees to offer the other certain of his resources. As long as both parties abide by the agreement, things remain pleasant. Both parties know, whether it is spelled out or not, that default means all bets are off, and the arrangement ceases as normal. Countries go to war when one side takes by force what it has been unable to get in trade.

Now, this business-like approach to human relations may seem a bit crass, but we make social contracts with friends, lovers, children, and neighbors. In marriage, each party agrees to be faithful exclusively to the other and to share resources, until death do them part. The penalty for breach of contract is divorce, the splitting and separating of resources. One or both parties has decided that continuing the relationship is more painful than continuing it. Making the marriage bargain cost them, and terminating it costs some more.

A few bad bargains, early in life, usually ending painfully, will sometimes lead a person to decide to never enter into the same sort of bargain. A rejected marriage proposal may lead one to vow to never risk proposing gain. It may lead the rejected party to withdraw and become a spinster, or it may lead one to become cavalier, dating but never again committing.

Successful bargains, on the other hand, enhance our self-esteem. We choose a good marriage partner. Our partnership is beneficial. We take pride in our family, our joint incomes, our lives together.

Are you a natural bargainer? Or have you learned to bargain after some bad experiences?

Astrology can help. Love is represented by the 5th House. The 5th house represents the love you offer. The 11th House describes the love you seek.

We all need and seek love. To get the love we seek, however, we must be willing to offer love in return. Some people require more love than others. They place a greater value on love than other commodities. Other people have a lot of love to give to others.

The more planets in a house, the greater the emphasis—and thus the greater need—perceived by the person. With several planets in the 11th House, for example, the person feels a stronger need for the love of others than a person with no planets in the 11th House.

How the person with multiple planets in the 11th house goes about getting the love he or she needs can be described by the planets inhabiting the 11th house. Mars, for example, in the 11th House would make the person aggressive in pursuing love. Venus would make the person able to wait for it. Neptune in the 11th would view love as something spiritual and idealistic. Saturn would harbor fears that would have to be overcome before he’d allow others to love him.

Look at your 5th and 11th houses. Are there planets in these houses? Think about assets like love, children, vacations, hobbies, what you think of as the ‘good life.’ What brings you enjoyment and happiness? What are your romantic desires and needs?

The 5th-11th House bargain is “Love me and I will love you.” What do you want fromm others regarding love? What do you have to offer? (If your self-image is healthy and in balance, your list of what you have to offer will be longer than your list of wants.)

To be continued…

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The lower hemisphere of a chart, Houses 1 through 6, are the subjective Houses. They represent matters that are personally oriented. Using Robert Jansky’s methodology, they represent what we have to offer (export) to trade for what we want or seek or need. The more planets in a house, the greater the emphasis—and thus the greater the need—perceived by the individual.

The 2nd and 8th houses are the pair of houses that reveal an individual’s need for possessions and the physical sharing of herself with another person. Money is often the commodity that is being exchanged. The bargain? I’ll offer you some asset I possess in exchange for some asset you possess.

These houses also relate to sex. We all have a physical body. This physical asset can be given, bartered, or withheld to get what we need from others. This does not mean that we all prostitute ourselves, but you probably have heard of someone who used sex to get a promotion (more income). People engage in sexual acts hoping their partner will value them, and come to love and support them.

We are attracted to partners whom we believe are capable of providing us with (or helping us get) what we think we need or want.

The 2nd house describes your values, your attitude toward money and possessions, your capacity to earn money—and what you do when you have (or don’t have) it. The sign ruling the 2nd house cusp, and planets in the 2nd house, explain how you give and receive.

The 8th house describes your 7th house partners’ resources. It describes how you handle these resources, and what you are willing or able to do to get them. It reveals if you are likely to receive an inheritance, which brings in the subject of wills, which stem from the matter of death.

Aries ruling the 2nd house indicates you go and get the possessions you want. Single Aries’ 2nd people should pay cash, for they may not naturally have the patience to pay off a credit card or loan. But bring in a Libra partner, and this partner will have to agree to back up the spur-of-the-moment, I-need-this-right-now purchases that Aries makes—in exchange for a partner who makes a decision, rather than endlessly debating the options of couch colors.

Taurus ruling the 2nd House describes an individual who clings to his or her possessions. He is a stable, stick-to-the-job person. Scorpio on the 2nd house cusp means the native prefers to be secretive about his or her income. He manages finances and budgets, and will probably put every penny he inherits towards joint finances; he handles the details internally and may resent a partner’s need to discuss matters.

Gemini ruling the 2nd also means Sagittarius rules the 8th. This person talks about money, writes the checks, and delivers payments. His Sagittarian partner is happy to have these day-to-day necessities done so he can work behind the scenes, focus on deeper issues, and think long-term. Reverse significance for a Sagittarius on the 2nd chart.

Cancer ruling the 2nd House describes a person who values emotional security over material needs. She embraces her partner’s emotional needs, and trades this for the structural security offered by a Capricorn (her 8th house). A Capricorn on the 2nd person would trade his or her organizational skills in finances, possessions and self-worth for an emotionally focused Cancer. Now, the partner could be an emotional dependent, which could lead to an unhealthy relationship. Or the Cancer could be emotionally supportive and aid the strong, tough Capricorn to be in touch with his feelings.

Leo on the 2nd values his possessions and money. He attracts partners who have strong Aquarian natures, for these people are not threatened by Leo’s ego. They can be equally strong minded. Aquarius on the 2nd House indicates a person who shares what he has—as long as those he shares with defer to his vision.

Virgo ruling the 2nd House signifies a person who knows how to shop. He discerns value and hype, and manages his assets to care for those he loves. Pisces in the 8th may be needy and vulnerable, or bring home those who are needy and vulnerable—stray animals or foster children, for example. Pisces on the 2nd can be swayed by circumstance, and seeks a partner who can attend to the details of daily living.

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The lower hemisphere of a chart, Houses 1 through 6, are the subjective Houses. They represent matters that are personally oriented. Using Robert Jansky’s methodology, they represent what we have to offer (export) to trade for what we want or seek or need. The more planets in a house, the greater the emphasis—and thus the greater the need—perceived by the individual.

The Law of Polarity matches houses with their polar opposites. Think of this like the North and South Pole. If one pole is in the 1st House, the opposite pole lies in the 7th.

The 1st House represents you. Your identity and your awareness of your identity. It describes your primary physical features. How you like to dress. How you project yourself into the world. What others get from you as their first impression of you. The 1st House describes your temperament, your personality, your character, your individuality—all terms people use when trying to ‘sum you up’ as a person. We all need to have your identity recognized and validated by other people.

We all want to be accepted and told we are okay. By the time we are in our teens, we are looking for partner(s) who validate us in the most personal ways. We look for a mate, husband or wife, as well as business partners, who will accept us full time.

The 7th House also describes doctors, lawyers, agents and other professionals, including astrologers. We seek advice and receive personally supporting services from these people. (I suspect society evolved privacy protections for professional services because legal confidentiality facilitates specifically intimate relationships.)

The 1st/7th Polarity can be defined as Identity—Recognition.

Libra rising (ruling the 1st House) in a chart indicates that the native, from an early age, tries to be a peace-maker. He or she wants everyone to get along and play fair. They are in awe of, and eventually look for, partners who are strongly Aries: independent, assertive, make-their-own rules, shoot first and ask questions after. Libra rising seeks an Aries partner who teaches offense. In return, Libra offers companionship to one who tends to be a loner.

Conversely, Aries rising is independent and assertive. Definitely not a team player. Aries looks for Libra partners because two Aries personalities would clash. Libra is the perfect agreeable partner—content to let Aries lead, able to point Aries in a direction and say, “Go get that for me.”

Taurus rising is stable and patient, persistent and stubborn, artistic yet practical. Taurus is balanced by a Scorpio partner. Scorpio can be Taurus’ muse, the inspiration and depth behind Taurus’ artistry. Scorpio loves to break up routine, and so shakes Taurus up from becoming too rigid. Taurus gives Scorpio an outlet to release trapped, inner fears or secrets. Sex and transformational energies become domesticated.

Gemini and Sagittarius are both mutable signs. Gemini rising is curious, talkative, always in motion. It becomes balanced by Sagittarius’ scholarly broad-mindedness and love of nature. Sagittarius rising’s idealism could fall in love with Gemini’s day-to-day realism. Publishing meets wordsmithing.

Cancer 1st House is emotional, protective in a possessive manner. Capricorn opposing on the 7th suggests that Cancer would willingly provide a home base for Capricorn’s worldly-wise skills.

The natural polarity between Leo and Aquarius says one-to-one relationships are based on mutual respect and friendship. Leo is self-absorbed and generous. Aquarius is independent and personally resourceful. Neither dominates. Both give.

Virgo and Pisces could seem like a mismatch. Virgo is analytical, precise, meticulous, incisive, studious and methodical. Pisces is dreamy, imaginative, melancholy and impractical. Pisces is drawn to causes. Virgo is concerned with health and problem-solving. Teamed together, they formidably tackle the world’s injustices.

After you are born (your chart is set), the world keeps spinning. So does your chart. It moves, and over time, subsequent signs progress in turn to your Ascendant. The progressed Ascendant sign add new colors and qualities to your character. You (and your life) become more complex.

The focus of your life, and the nature of events that happen to you, can be described by the new progressed sign. A detailed study of the progressed Ascendant (1st house cusp) and Descendant (7th house cusp) can predict events or be used to rectify a birth chart when the exact time of birth is unknown.

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