Today we will take a look at Astrology’s tenth
house.
There are four houses known as the Cardinal
Points which are the first, fourth, seventh and tenth houses. These four energy channels are considered
action points in the Horoscope. The
first house cusp or the Ascendant and the tenth house cusp (Midheaven also
known as the MC) are the two most active areas in a Natal chart.
When Transiting Planets (the location of
the planets today) cross these areas of life (as all houses define areas of
life) events take place. Much of what
takes place depends on the planet crossing this area and the energy it
represents. Every house cusp defines a
particular area of life and these areas of life are enhanced when Transiting
Planet’s or Progressed Planet’s energy enters each house (crosses over the cusp). The Tenth and First house cusps far outweigh
the other remaining ten areas of life which are represented by each house cusp. We usually experience a shift as the Outer
Planets cross this threshold.
The Tenth House cusp or the MC describes
your occupation. The ruling sign often
is suggestive of the type of work you should be doing in your life, not
necessarily what you are doing with your life.
When doing an occupational profile this area of the Chart is the first
place an Astrologer would look to define what we should be doing. I should, however, pointed out that the
Moon’s Nodes are also very depictive of what we should be doing with our lives.
The Tenth House deals directly with your worldly
ambitions and your outer goals. It often
portrays the ego and some of its characteristics, although the Ascendant Sign
is even more descriptive of this. When a
planet in transit crosses this energy point, quite often there are changes to
our occupation and our status in life.
As the fourth house cusp is always directly in opposition to the MC,
when a planet crosses the tenth house cusp, it is also in Opposition to the
Fourth House Cusp. During these
transformational transition periods, the home and family will also be affected
by what is taking place within the occupation.
The sign ruling the tenth house cusp (especially
if it is a Cardinal Sign) can depict public recognition, (especially if it is
in a Cardinal Point which is between 29 degrees of the Mutable Sign before the
Cardinal Sign or 0 to 1 degree of the Cardinal Sign). An example of this would be having a
Midheaven sign of 29 degrees Virgo on the MC or 0-1degree Libra on the MC.
Natal Planets in this house and aspects to
these planets can provide the Astrologer with input into how the energy of this
house will be relayed to the outside world.
It also indicates if the individual will have an easy time in work
related ways and in his status in life or whether it will be challenging. Quite often a Gemini or Pisces MC suggests
two completely different occupations during the course of the individual’s
life. It is important, however, to
understand the concept of “success”, for success does not always pertain to material
worldly success.
In most cases, we must have Natal Aspects
that closely mirror events in the Transiting Planetary Energy for something of
significance to happen, but in many cases, even when there are no Natal links
to Transiting Planets crossing over the MC or the Ascendant, “things” may still
happen. As suggested earlier, these two
areas are action areas of a Chart and are very significant when deciphering
potential life issues when Transits or Progressions pass over these very
important areas of our Charts.
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