The Eighth House in Astrology

The eighth house is rather a mysterious house, although not quite as mysterious as the twelfth.  It is considered an occult house and many undertones related to the mystic have their origins in this house.  The occult is closely linked to this house, as it is ruled by Scorpio which has its routes buried in the psychic underground.  This house is also ruled by Pluto.  Pluto regenerates and causes one to delve deep into one’s own psyche and discover the undercurrents that push and pull us to where we are meant to go throughout our lives.  Pluto is all about transformations, life and death issues which are all closely linked to the eighth house.

Death and rebirth can be brought forward on many levels.  This house deeply relates to death and rebirth, when a transiting Planet passes through it.  By the time this transit has completed its course we will undergo a transformation which will focus on the energies of the planet passing through this house.  If there are planets located in this house, such as the Sun in our Birth chart, we will experience great changes to our core personality, especially if Uranus or Pluto is the planet transiting our Sun in this house.

This house does offer support along with an interest in uncovering our most inner characteristics, found deep inside the places that we may not venture often.  When an outer planet is transiting through this house, we may be forced to dig up issues that have been locked away in our subconscious for years.  The support that this house speaks about occurs when we confront these so called demons that have been dormant for years and face them head-on and transform them into something that can assist us.

This is also the house of legacies, wills, inheritance, alimony and taxes.  Depending on what needs to surface, a transforming planet such as Pluto passing through this area of our chart may bring these areas to the surface.  Other people’s money is governed by this house as well as joint finances.  Often issues are resolved by the time a planets passes through this house when there is a connection to these matters.

This is the house of the unspoken words, and often there are other powers related to spiritual connections associated to this house.  People with many planets in this house natally often have a marked increase in psychic experiences and especially when linked to any signs that are in the element of water.  It is a powerful house and often the necessary changes that need to take place in a person’s life unravel during times when planets are transiting through this house.  It usually takes a little time to uncover all the transformations that have taken place, as much lies beneath the surface.  You will have to uncover the hidden messages that may be revealed during transits through this house.

Sex is also under the domain of this house.  Much can be uncovered by looking at the eighth house to ascertain the sexual undercurrents in a person’s life.  The sign on the cusp will help to uncover much of the sexual undertones of the individual and how they respond to sexual content entering their lives.

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