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Whether you’re a workaholic Virgo or a spiritually inclined Pisces, you still have to deal with money, work, health, siblings, and everything else that’s part of life. Those areas are described by the houses. The houses slice the sky into 12 parts, beginning with the Ascendant and the first house. Their meanings are described in Table 1-6.

Just as every chart includes all the planets, every horoscope has all 12 houses. Not every house will be occupied by a planet. But every house will have a sign on the cusp, or beginning of the house, that describes your approach to the concerns of that house. For instance, if Taurus is on the cusp of your sixth house of health and work, you are likely to be dependable, productive, and patient on the job, even if that house is empty. You’re a hard worker. And one more thing: you’d probably enjoy having a dog.

The word cusp is used in two ways in astrology. When astrologers refer to the cusp of a house, they are talking about the gateway to that house, the place where it begins. When people say they were born “on the cusp,” they usually mean that their birthday falls at the end of one sign or the start of another, and they’re not sure what sign is theirs, an issue I discuss in the nearby sidebar “Questlove on the cusp.”

Now you’ve got the basics. Together, the signs, planets, and houses make up the basic vocabulary of astrology. There’s more. (There’s always more.) But for now, you have everything you need to begin the excavation of your chart. If you don’t have a copy of it, the next chapter will tell you how to remedy that situation.

TABLE 1-6 Houses and Their Significance

House	Areas of Concern
First house	Appearance, surface personality, and the impression you make on others
Second house	Money, possessions, wealth; the things you value; your urge to acquire
Third house	Communication, language, short journeys, brothers and sisters, neighbors, early education, attitude toward learning
Fourth house	Home, roots, real estate, security, one parent (usually the mother); also, circumstances at the end of life
Fifth house	Romance, children, recreation, creativity, self-expression
Sixth house	Work, health and healing, service, habits and routines; also, pets
Seventh house	Relationships, partnerships, open enemies, and the general public
Eighth house	Sex, death, transformation, joint resources, other people’s money, mystery, magic, and occult interests
Ninth house	Higher education, long journeys, travel, religion, philosophy, and publishing
Tenth house	Career, vocation, status, reputation, one parent (usually the father)
Eleventh house	Friends, community, teamwork, hopes, wishes, and aspirations
Twelfth house	Seclusion, secrets, the subconscious, hidden enemies, spiritual interests