The 12 Houses in Astrology
— A Practical Guide to Your Life Areas
by Charted by Corentin
🏠 What Are the 12 Houses in Astrology?
In astrology, your birth chart is divided into 12 sections called Houses.
Each House represents a specific area of your life — from relationships and money to career, home, and purpose.
If the planets are what’s happening, the Houses are where it’s happening.
Understanding your Houses brings astrology down to earth. It shows how your soul’s energy expresses in different parts of life.
🧭 The 12 Houses of Astrology — Life Areas, Soul Lessons & Why They Matter
Each of the 12 Houses in your birth chart represents a core area of your life — from love and money to healing, creativity, and purpose.
Knowing which planets fall into which Houses helps you understand where your soul energy is most focused — and where your deepest life lessons, gifts, and transformations may unfold.
Here’s what each House means:
🌀 1st House — Identity & First Impressions
Keywords: Self-image, personal power, physical body, confidence, beginnings
This is your Rising Sign — it sets the tone for your whole chart.
It shows how others see you, how you begin things, and how you approach life.
💰 2nd House — Money, Worth & Stability
Keywords: Income, values, self-esteem, security, possessions
Teaches you how to value yourself, build stability, and align with abundance.
💬 3rd House — Communication & Learning
Keywords: Speech, writing, thinking, siblings, short trips, curiosity
Reflects how you think, share ideas, and stay mentally connected.
🏡 4th House — Home, Family & Inner Roots
Keywords: Childhood, emotional security, ancestry, foundations
Tied to your inner world, safety needs, and early family conditioning.
🎨 5th House — Creativity, Joy & Romance
Keywords: Dating, self-expression, fun, children, risk-taking
Governs how you create, love, and express the spark of your soul.
🛠 6th House — Daily Work & Health
Keywords: Routines, service, wellness, rituals, organisation
Teaches sacred discipline and the soul’s desire to be useful and embodied.
💞 7th House — Relationships & Reflection
Keywords: Marriage, contracts, one-on-one dynamics, mirrors
Opposite your Rising Sign — shows what you seek in others and what they awaken in you.
🔥 8th House — Transformation, Intimacy & Power
Keywords: Death/rebirth cycles, shared money, sex, hidden wounds
Rules the shadow, depth, and how you transform through deep emotional bonds.
✈️ 9th House — Beliefs, Travel & Growth
Keywords: Spirituality, education, foreign cultures, big-picture thinking
Where your soul expands — through knowledge, truth, and exploration.
🏆 10th House — Career & Public Life
Keywords: Legacy, leadership, life mission, ambition, reputation
Known as your Midheaven — reveals what you’re here to do and be known for.
🌐 11th House — Community & Future Visions
Keywords: Friendships, causes, innovation, collective belonging
Shows how you connect to the wider world and the dreams you share with others.
🌙 12th House — Subconscious & Spirituality
Keywords: Dreams, karma, isolation, intuition, healing, twin flames
The most mystical house — reveals what you carry in your subconscious and how to release it.
🌅 Why the Rising Sign (1st House) Really Matters
Your Rising Sign, also known as your Ascendant, is the zodiac sign that was rising on the eastern horizon at the moment you were born. It rules your 1st House — and sets the structure for your entire birth chart.
Why it's important:
It determines your House system: Once we know your Rising Sign, we can map out which zodiac signs rule each of your 12 Houses.
It shapes your personality and body language: This is how you come across to others — your default “mask,” your style, and the way you initiate things.
It’s how your Soul expresses through form: Your Rising Sign is like the lens your soul chose to wear in this lifetime. It’s not a costume — it’s your interface.
🧭 At Charted by Corentin, this is why we say:
“Your Rising Sign is the doorway. It tells us how your soul enters the world — and how to work with your energy practically.”
Knowing your Rising Sign is essential to making astrology personal.
🧭 Why Do the Houses Matter?
The planets in each House show where your energy is most focused — and where life might bring growth, challenge, or evolution.
A Sun in the 10th House? You shine through work and legacy.
Moon in the 4th? Home and family are your emotional roots.
Mars in the 6th? You’re energised by action and structure.
Houses help you personalise your astrology.
It’s not just “you’re a Pisces” — it’s how and where that Pisces energy plays out.
🌕 How We Use Houses in the Soul Blueprint
At Charted by Corentin, your Soul Blueprint includes detailed house-by-house interpretation.
Each section gives you:
✅ A poetic soul theme for the House
✅ The planetary placements influencing it
✅ What it means in your real life — love, career, family, decisions
✅ Reflection questions or rituals to integrate the energy
For example:
🌱 6th House Theme: Sacred Routine & Inner Order
You’re here to heal through service. The daily is divine.
With Saturn here, discipline = freedom.
Suggested ritual: Create a moon-aligned work rhythm.
🛠 What You Can Learn from Your Houses
Where to focus your energy
How to honour your emotional needs
What environments support your success
Where your soul craves healing or release
When and how big life shifts will show up (with transits!)
📦 Want to Go Deeper?
Some of our most powerful readings zoom in on the Houses:
Career & Soul Work Blueprint (10th House focus)
Inner Child Healing Blueprint (4th House focus)
Shadow Integration Map (8th & 12th House focus)
Forecast Map (timing transits through Houses)
💬 Final Thought
The 12 Houses are like rooms in the temple of you.
Each holds a lesson, a gift, and a mirror.
When you learn how to walk through each door with awareness, your entire life becomes a ritual of alignment.
If you’ve ever asked this, you’re not alone. The short answer? You’re both.
But if you’ve ever heard an astrologer say “Make sure to read or listen to your Rising sign forecast” — there’s a reason, and it’s not just personal preference.
Discover Your Full BIRTH CHART/SOUL Blueprint
Your Rising sign is just the doorway.
In a Charted by Corentin Soul Blueprint, we map all the layers — your Ascendant, Sun, Moon, Nodes, planetary decans, karmic threads, and the patterns shaping your next 12 months.
Each reading is:
Personalised (no generic horoscopes)
Practical (tools, rituals, and guidance for daily life)
Poetic (written as a love letter to your soul)
Step beyond just your Sun sign. Book your Soul Blueprint today and discover how your Rising sign, and every planet in your chart, can help you live with more clarity, purpose, and alignment.
