Rhythm

The houses

The Moon in your houses

Every two or three days the Moon moves into the next of your twelve houses. Each page says what that house covers, what the days are for, and what to do. The house wheel shows which one it is in right now.

  1. 1st house · Self

    you — body, presence, starting things

    Start the thing that is yours. Put yourself at the front of the day.

  2. 2nd house · Money and possessions

    money and what you own

    Look at the numbers. Pay what is owed, price what you sell.

  3. 3rd house · Messages and errands

    messages, errands, conversations

    Send the messages and run the errands. Keep every conversation short.

  4. 4th house · Home and family

    home, land, family

    Stay close to home. Fix one thing in the house, call your people.

  5. 5th house · Creation and play

    creation, play, delight

    Make something because you want to. Play with the kids, the craft, the food.

  6. 6th house · Work and routines

    work, health, routines

    Do the maintenance: the inbox, the appointment, the routine you let slide.

  7. 7th house · Partners

    partners — the people across from you

    Meet people halfway. Talk to the partner, the client, the one across the table.

  8. 8th house · Shared money and the depths

    shared money, debts, the depths

    Deal with the shared money: the loan, the taxes, the bill you split. Say the hard thing kindly.

  9. 9th house · Travel and the bigger picture

    travel, learning, the bigger picture

    Learn something. Plan the trip. Look at the year instead of the day.

  10. 10th house · Career and reputation

    career and being seen

    Be seen. Post the work, ask for the meeting, say what you did.

  11. 11th house · Friends and networks

    friends, networks, hopes

    Reach out to your people. Share the plan, say the hope out loud.

  12. 12th house · Rest and retreat

    rest, retreat, the unseen

    Rest. Finish what is nearly finished, keep the day quiet and private.

Open the house wheel to see which house the Moon is in today for your rising sign.

The meanings follow the classical lists: Vettius Valens, Anthologies (2nd century), and Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis (4th century), as summarised in Chris Brennan, Hellenistic Astrology (2017). Whole sign houses are the oldest house system: the rising sign is the 1st house and each following sign is the next house.

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