Very basic question

Apr 21, 2020#22

I think I have figured out what Planet is my Natal chart ruler - if I am not mistaken, the chart ruler is the Planet which rules the Sign where the Ascendant is on/through. i.e. the Asc is going through X Sign, so that mean that Sign's ruling Planet is the chart ruler. I think I have figured that out. What I am still trying to figure out is - how can we see which Planets rule each of the Houses? Is it simply, "X Planet is the natural ruler of Y House", or does each Natal chart have its own Planets ruling each House? How can I figure out which Planets rule each of my Houses?

Thanks.

I think I have figured out what Planet is my Natal chart ruler - if I am not mistaken, the chart ruler is the Planet which rules the Sign where the Ascendant is on/through. i.e. the Asc is going through X Sign, so that mean that Sign's ruling Planet is the chart ruler. I think I have figured that out. What I am still trying to figure out is - how can we see which Planets rule each of the Houses? Is it simply, "X Planet is the natural ruler of Y House", or does each Natal chart have its own Planets ruling each House? How can I figure out which Planets rule each of my Houses?

Thanks.

Apr 21, 2020#23

FancyMancysaid:
I think I have figured out what Planet is my Natal chart ruler - if I am not mistaken, the chart ruler is the Planet which rules the Sign where the Ascendant is on/through. i.e. the Asc is going through X Sign, so that mean that Sign's ruling Planet is the chart ruler. I think I have figured that out. What I am still trying to figure out is - how can we see which Planets rule each of the Houses? Is it simply, "X Planet is the natural ruler of Y House", or does each Natal chart have its own Planets ruling each House? How can I figure out which Planets rule each of my Houses?
Thanks.

The second one.

Simply see what sign in on the cusp of an house. For example, if Libra is on the cusp of your second house, then Venus is the ruler of that house.

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FancyMancysaid:
I think I have figured out what Planet is my Natal chart ruler - if I am not mistaken, the chart ruler is the Planet which rules the Sign where the Ascendant is on/through. i.e. the Asc is going through X Sign, so that mean that Sign's ruling Planet is the chart ruler. I think I have figured that out. What I am still trying to figure out is - how can we see which Planets rule each of the Houses? Is it simply, "X Planet is the natural ruler of Y House", or does each Natal chart have its own Planets ruling each House? How can I figure out which Planets rule each of my Houses?
Thanks.

The second one.

Simply see what sign in on the cusp of an house. For example, if Libra is on the cusp of your second house, then Venus is the ruler of that house.

Apr 21, 2020#24

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FancyMancysaid:
I think I have figured out what Planet ....

As you said for every natal chart there is a different sign for house cusps and the sign’s ruling planet has power over that house. Sometimes you can have the same sign in different house cusps but the planet that rules that sign it’s the same.
If you go here: https://www.templeofzeus.org/Planetary_Rulerships.html
You can see which planet is the natural ruler of the house, so Mars for example is the natural ruler of the 1st and co-rules 8th house. (this also refers to planet position) That means it will have more influence if it’s in one of those houses.
I will take the same chart example that Powstanie Pogańskie did. He/She explained the basics beautifully. So, Mars is the chart ruler (Aries in first house cusp) and it’s in Aquarius. You also look at the house in which the ruler is positioned. This person has Mars in 11th house, so the affairs ruled by this house will have importance in life.
https://www.templeofzeus.org/Astrology.html
But in this chart example you can see multiple planets in the first house [Moon Uranus and Pluto] so they will also be important. Moon has a powerful influence because it’s within 5 degree of an angle (0 in this case) and it’s IC rule. (4th and 5th house cusps are in cancer). Read the information on astrology multiple times you'll make sense for some of it.
If something is wrong in my explanation please bring it up, I am also trying to better understand astrology.

FancyMancysaid:
I think I have figured out what Planet ....

As you said for every natal chart there is a different sign for house cusps and the sign’s ruling planet has power over that house. Sometimes you can have the same sign in different house cusps but the planet that rules that sign it’s the same.
If you go here: https://www.templeofzeus.org/Planetary_Rulerships.html
You can see which planet is the natural ruler of the house, so Mars for example is the natural ruler of the 1st and co-rules 8th house. (this also refers to planet position) That means it will have more influence if it’s in one of those houses.
I will take the same chart example that Powstanie Pogańskie did. He/She explained the basics beautifully. So, Mars is the chart ruler (Aries in first house cusp) and it’s in Aquarius. You also look at the house in which the ruler is positioned. This person has Mars in 11th house, so the affairs ruled by this house will have importance in life.
https://www.templeofzeus.org/Astrology.html
But in this chart example you can see multiple planets in the first house [Moon Uranus and Pluto] so they will also be important. Moon has a powerful influence because it’s within 5 degree of an angle (0 in this case) and it’s IC rule. (4th and 5th house cusps are in cancer). Read the information on astrology multiple times you'll make sense for some of it.
If something is wrong in my explanation please bring it up, I am also trying to better understand astrology.

Apr 24, 2020#26

FancyMancysaid:
Thanks! That was simple - a bit too simple, lol. I might be getting a bit too literal here - by "cusp", I thought it meant within a few degrees of the beginning of the Sign. I have seen some have been further away from the beginning of the Sign. This is The Rock's Natal chart (according to an Internet search) -

https://www.astro-seek.com/photo-celebrity/19/72/5/the-rock-dwayne-johnson.png
I know the Asc is always the first House, but as you can see with the two yellow highlights I did on the left, his Asc is not on what I thought was the cusp; none of his Houses are on any of what I thought were cusps (within a few degrees of the start of the Sign). In fact, they all appear to be closer to the next Sign. So since I thought "cusp" meant within a few degrees of the beginning of a Sign, that made me confused - or does it mean from the beginning of a Sign to before the next Sign?

The right highlight is the cusp, yes. Look what sign that cusp touches and you got the sign that's on the cusp of that house. Signs can be intercepted, which means not all signs will be on the cusp of a house. Intercepted signs can't be seen with equal-house systems, making this house systems inaccurate.

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FancyMancysaid:
Thanks! That was simple - a bit too simple, lol. I might be getting a bit too literal here - by "cusp", I thought it meant within a few degrees of the beginning of the Sign. I have seen some have been further away from the beginning of the Sign. This is The Rock's Natal chart (according to an Internet search) -

https://www.astro-seek.com/photo-celebrity/19/72/5/the-rock-dwayne-johnson.png
I know the Asc is always the first House, but as you can see with the two yellow highlights I did on the left, his Asc is not on what I thought was the cusp; none of his Houses are on any of what I thought were cusps (within a few degrees of the start of the Sign). In fact, they all appear to be closer to the next Sign. So since I thought "cusp" meant within a few degrees of the beginning of a Sign, that made me confused - or does it mean from the beginning of a Sign to before the next Sign?

The right highlight is the cusp, yes. Look what sign that cusp touches and you got the sign that's on the cusp of that house. Signs can be intercepted, which means not all signs will be on the cusp of a house. Intercepted signs can't be seen with equal-house systems, making this house systems inaccurate.

Apr 25, 2020#27

@FancyMancy, anywhere you look, including on the JoS, it all says the ruler of the AC is your ruling planet. How did it take you years to "figure this out on your own" and you're not even certain (based on you saying "I think", and "if I'm not mistaken").

Also, the first few degrees of a sign are NOT a house cusp. The house cusp is the beginning of the house. For example, the AC is the house cusp of the 1st house. If the 2nd house begins at 17 degrees Aries, then that is the house cusp.

I suggest you use an internet search engine to search things. All basic definitions are easily found everywhere online.

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@FancyMancy, anywhere you look, including on the JoS, it all says the ruler of the AC is your ruling planet. How did it take you years to "figure this out on your own" and you're not even certain (based on you saying "I think", and "if I'm not mistaken").

Also, the first few degrees of a sign are NOT a house cusp. The house cusp is the beginning of the house. For example, the AC is the house cusp of the 1st house. If the 2nd house begins at 17 degrees Aries, then that is the house cusp.

I suggest you use an internet search engine to search things. All basic definitions are easily found everywhere online.

Apr 26, 2020#28

Stormbloodsaid:
FancyMancysaid:
Thanks! That was simple - a bit too simple, lol. I might be getting a bit too literal here - by "cusp", I thought it meant within a few degrees of the beginning of the Sign. I have seen some have been further away from the beginning of the Sign. This is The Rock's Natal chart (according to an Internet search) -

https://www.astro-seek.com/photo-celebrity/19/72/5/the-rock-dwayne-johnson.png
I know the Asc is always the first House, but as you can see with the two yellow highlights I did on the left, his Asc is not on what I thought was the cusp; none of his Houses are on any of what I thought were cusps (within a few degrees of the start of the Sign). In fact, they all appear to be closer to the next Sign. So since I thought "cusp" meant within a few degrees of the beginning of a Sign, that made me confused - or does it mean from the beginning of a Sign to before the next Sign?
The right highlight is the cusp, yes. Look what sign that cusp touches and you got the sign that's on the cusp of that house.

Thanks. I thought it was the Sign in the House, rather than the House in the sign.

Signs can be intercepted, which means not all signs will be on the cusp of a house. Intercepted signs can't be seen with equal-house systems, making this house systems inaccurate.

Just when I thought I was starting to be good with some of it!

Lydiasaid:
@FancyMancy, anywhere you look, including on the JoS, it all says the ruler of the AC is your ruling planet. How did it take you years to "figure this out on your own" and you're not even certain (based on you saying "I think", and "if I'm not mistaken").

Because I go at my own speed, and did things in a different order. I admit that I have sort of being...not ignoring, but trying to avoid Astrology...

Also, the first few degrees of a sign are NOT a house cusp. The house cusp is the beginning of the house. For example, the AC is the house cusp of the 1st house. If the 2nd house begins at 17 degrees Aries, then that is the house cusp.

Yeah, I realise that now. Thanks! Is there any specific significance at, as per your example, 17 degrees of Taurus, 17 degrees Gemini, etc.? Because I know Houses are not the same size/number of degrees each.

I suggest you use an internet search engine to search things. All basic definitions are easily found everywhere online.

I have. In all of my posts, I have advised next-to-nothing about Astrology, and repeatedly I have said it is difficult. I think it must be my thinking process about it, and me turning into a shrinking violet in its presence.

Stormbloodsaid:
FancyMancysaid:
Thanks! That was simple - a bit too simple, lol. I might be getting a bit too literal here - by "cusp", I thought it meant within a few degrees of the beginning of the Sign. I have seen some have been further away from the beginning of the Sign. This is The Rock's Natal chart (according to an Internet search) -

https://www.astro-seek.com/photo-celebrity/19/72/5/the-rock-dwayne-johnson.png
I know the Asc is always the first House, but as you can see with the two yellow highlights I did on the left, his Asc is not on what I thought was the cusp; none of his Houses are on any of what I thought were cusps (within a few degrees of the start of the Sign). In fact, they all appear to be closer to the next Sign. So since I thought "cusp" meant within a few degrees of the beginning of a Sign, that made me confused - or does it mean from the beginning of a Sign to before the next Sign?
The right highlight is the cusp, yes. Look what sign that cusp touches and you got the sign that's on the cusp of that house.

Thanks. I thought it was the Sign in the House, rather than the House in the sign.

Signs can be intercepted, which means not all signs will be on the cusp of a house. Intercepted signs can't be seen with equal-house systems, making this house systems inaccurate.

Just when I thought I was starting to be good with some of it!

Lydiasaid:
@FancyMancy, anywhere you look, including on the JoS, it all says the ruler of the AC is your ruling planet. How did it take you years to "figure this out on your own" and you're not even certain (based on you saying "I think", and "if I'm not mistaken").

Because I go at my own speed, and did things in a different order. I admit that I have sort of being...not ignoring, but trying to avoid Astrology...

Also, the first few degrees of a sign are NOT a house cusp. The house cusp is the beginning of the house. For example, the AC is the house cusp of the 1st house. If the 2nd house begins at 17 degrees Aries, then that is the house cusp.

Yeah, I realise that now. Thanks! Is there any specific significance at, as per your example, 17 degrees of Taurus, 17 degrees Gemini, etc.? Because I know Houses are not the same size/number of degrees each.

I suggest you use an internet search engine to search things. All basic definitions are easily found everywhere online.

I have. In all of my posts, I have advised next-to-nothing about Astrology, and repeatedly I have said it is difficult. I think it must be my thinking process about it, and me turning into a shrinking violet in its presence.

Apr 27, 2020#29

FancyMancysaid:
Yeah, I realise that now. Thanks! Is there any specific significance at, as per your example, 17 degrees of Taurus, 17 degrees Gemini, etc.? Because I know Houses are not the same size/number of degrees each.

Those would just be random examples of potential degrees a House cusp could fall on. I'm still a bit vague on how it works exactly, but House cusp size can vary based on time and location, from what I've seen.

Here's an example of an Alaskan chart in which the 6th and 12th Houses are massive as fuck: https://gyazo.com/d6d1c15b6755893c47cde30e50810183 This same chart, if set to 12:00 PM, will yield more conventionally-sized Houses.

FancyMancysaid:
Yeah, I realise that now. Thanks! Is there any specific significance at, as per your example, 17 degrees of Taurus, 17 degrees Gemini, etc.? Because I know Houses are not the same size/number of degrees each.

Those would just be random examples of potential degrees a House cusp could fall on. I'm still a bit vague on how it works exactly, but House cusp size can vary based on time and location, from what I've seen.

Here's an example of an Alaskan chart in which the 6th and 12th Houses are massive as fuck: https://gyazo.com/d6d1c15b6755893c47cde30e50810183 This same chart, if set to 12:00 PM, will yield more conventionally-sized Houses.

Apr 28, 2020#30

Powstanie Pogańskiesaid:
FancyMancysaid:
Yeah, I realise that now. Thanks! Is there any specific significance at, as per your example, 17 degrees of Taurus, 17 degrees Gemini, etc.? Because I know Houses are not the same size/number of degrees each.
Those would just be random examples of potential degrees a House cusp could fall on. I'm still a bit vague on how it works exactly, but House cusp size can vary based on time and location, from what I've seen.
Here's an example of an Alaskan chart in which the 6th and 12th Houses are massive as fuck: https://gyazo.com/d6d1c15b6755893c47cde30e50810183 This same chart, if set to 12:00 PM, will yield more conventionally-sized Houses.

Maybe I didn't ask it clearly. I was trying to ask if, in just the example of 17 degrees, would there be any specific significance to the same degrees, from the ASC, in each sign, as if the Houses were all equidistant, or not. I'm presuming that the answer is "no".

the 6th and 12th Houses are massive as fuck

I said "holy shit" at that, lol.

Powstanie Pogańskiesaid:
FancyMancysaid:
Yeah, I realise that now. Thanks! Is there any specific significance at, as per your example, 17 degrees of Taurus, 17 degrees Gemini, etc.? Because I know Houses are not the same size/number of degrees each.
Those would just be random examples of potential degrees a House cusp could fall on. I'm still a bit vague on how it works exactly, but House cusp size can vary based on time and location, from what I've seen.
Here's an example of an Alaskan chart in which the 6th and 12th Houses are massive as fuck: https://gyazo.com/d6d1c15b6755893c47cde30e50810183 This same chart, if set to 12:00 PM, will yield more conventionally-sized Houses.

Maybe I didn't ask it clearly. I was trying to ask if, in just the example of 17 degrees, would there be any specific significance to the same degrees, from the ASC, in each sign, as if the Houses were all equidistant, or not. I'm presuming that the answer is "no".

the 6th and 12th Houses are massive as fuck

I said "holy shit" at that, lol.

Apr 29, 2020#31

FancyMancysaid:
Powstanie Pogańskiesaid:
FancyMancysaid:
Yeah, I realise that now. Thanks! Is there any specific significance at, as per your example, 17 degrees of Taurus, 17 degrees Gemini, etc.? Because I know Houses are not the same size/number of degrees each.
Those would just be random examples of potential degrees a House cusp could fall on. I'm still a bit vague on how it works exactly, but House cusp size can vary based on time and location, from what I've seen.
Here's an example of an Alaskan chart in which the 6th and 12th Houses are massive as fuck: https://gyazo.com/d6d1c15b6755893c47cde30e50810183 This same chart, if set to 12:00 PM, will yield more conventionally-sized Houses.
Maybe I didn't ask it clearly. I was trying to ask if, in just the example of 17 degrees, would there be any specific significance to the same degrees, from the ASC, in each sign, as if the Houses were all equidistant, or not. I'm presuming that the answer is "no".
the 6th and 12th Houses are massive as fuck

I'd say the answer probably is no, but tbh I'm not entirely sure I still understand the question. Do you mean is there any significance to the same degrees in other signs as the degree the Ascendant is at? Because if that's the question, then actually yes. I don't know about how House cusps would factor in there, but planets on the same degree as one's Ascendant form aspects to the Ascendant. Same can be said of the other three angles, the Descendant, Imum Coeli and Midheaven.

FancyMancysaid:
Powstanie Pogańskiesaid:
FancyMancysaid:
Yeah, I realise that now. Thanks! Is there any specific significance at, as per your example, 17 degrees of Taurus, 17 degrees Gemini, etc.? Because I know Houses are not the same size/number of degrees each.
Those would just be random examples of potential degrees a House cusp could fall on. I'm still a bit vague on how it works exactly, but House cusp size can vary based on time and location, from what I've seen.
Here's an example of an Alaskan chart in which the 6th and 12th Houses are massive as fuck: https://gyazo.com/d6d1c15b6755893c47cde30e50810183 This same chart, if set to 12:00 PM, will yield more conventionally-sized Houses.
Maybe I didn't ask it clearly. I was trying to ask if, in just the example of 17 degrees, would there be any specific significance to the same degrees, from the ASC, in each sign, as if the Houses were all equidistant, or not. I'm presuming that the answer is "no".
the 6th and 12th Houses are massive as fuck

I'd say the answer probably is no, but tbh I'm not entirely sure I still understand the question. Do you mean is there any significance to the same degrees in other signs as the degree the Ascendant is at? Because if that's the question, then actually yes. I don't know about how House cusps would factor in there, but planets on the same degree as one's Ascendant form aspects to the Ascendant. Same can be said of the other three angles, the Descendant, Imum Coeli and Midheaven.