The 12 Houses
Houses organize the chart into fields of life. Lúmina v8 uses Whole Sign houses as the public natal default.
Self and embodiment
embodiment, immediate orientation, appearance, vitality and the way a person enters circumstances
2Resources and possession
income, possessions, usable resources, support and the values used to decide what is worth maintaining
3Learning and local exchange
siblings, neighbors, short journeys, basic learning, messages and repeated movement through the local environment
4Home, roots and private foundation
home, ancestry, family conditions, land, private life and the foundation that supports public action
5Pleasure, creation and offspring
children, creativity, play, romance, performance, risk and chosen self-expression
6Labor and maintenance
necessary work, service, maintenance, routine and health-related conditions rather than prestigious public career
7Partnership and open opposition
marriage, committed partnership, agreements, negotiation and open opponents
8Shared stakes and inheritance
inheritance, debt, shared assets and situations in which another person’s resources change the stakes
9Doctrine and distant horizons
religion, philosophy, higher learning, law, divination and long journeys
10Public action and reputation
office, profession, reputation, authority, accomplishment and the visible consequences of action
11Allies, groups and future support
friends, allies, patrons, groups, networks and hopes that depend on support larger than one person
12Retreat and hidden pressure
confinement, isolation, hidden pressure, retreat and backstage processes that are difficult to see directly