Part One: An Introduction to the 2nd House, Second House Astrology Series
| October 25, 2011 | Filled under Astrology, Houses |
The second house makes 8th house themes tangible. It’s the house where spirit becomes or turns into matter. Where the 8th house contains the “Janitor of the Universe”, the 2nd house contains the “Janitor of the Earth“. It’s where you can take your 11th house Aquarius (another fixed sign) dreams, shine them up, and manifest them. The second house is in your face, life on earth stuff. Money and Power. All-consuming physical expressions of sensuality. Your material possessions. The values that have become tradition and a solid part of what makes YOU.
Stuff about the 2nd House.
- Ruled by Venus (Taurus, co-ruling Libra).
- House Axis: 8 /2
- Aspect / Planet – Sign: (Taurus) Venus Opposition Pluto (Scorpio) The JMAD Swap: Venus Scorpio / Pluto Taurus. Scorpio is also ruled by Mars. Scorpio is in Sextile with Virgo (the 6th house); therefore, these houses stimulate and piggy-back off of each other.
- Everyone has 2nd house themes. This is the house of Your Stuff for Self or when house ownership is taken, it can be viewed as Your Stuff for Others.
- Second House: From Me. 8th House: To Me from You.
- House Themes: Money & Resources, Talents, Value, Self-esteem, Sensuality, Art & Beauty, Gardens, Possessions
2nd House Themes
- House of Money & Resources: Money you make through your own efforts and ingenuity. Makes concrete whatever it touches. How your investments and stocks fair and the degree of stability. How you spend your money. The type of earning potential you have.
- House of Talents: Talents that you have that can earn you a living or give you immense pleasure and fulfillment. Where we not only inspire ourselves but inspire others through our own talents. Libra connects well with Taurus (both ruled by Venus, 2nd house) here in that there’s a partnership or bouncing off in this house and a mirror reflection with a twist. It’s where one can look at the other, see a similarity and then create or be inspired to make something else out of it. To use their own talents that progresses your talent offered but in their own way. So it’s likely you’d never do or wouldn’t have done whatever they get inspired to achieve. Venus enchants, incites, and attracts others to your talents so others may see your talents before you do.
- House of Value: What you value. What is worth it for you. The kind of value you place on things and people. What’s important to you. What are your values that you can turn into substance? As a Pisces NN in the 2nd, I have Virgo SN in the 8th. Some of my values are accuracy, knowledge, quality, communication (Virgo SN conjunct Mercury 8th) camaraderie, compassion, understanding, acceptance (2nd house Pisces NN) of self AND other. These values are spiritual at this point. Turning them into substance may look like this: I like to speak the truth or my truth as it were and I value others doing this too. I value speaking one’s truth. I like to hug people when they are in distress, if I think that’s appropriate. I value physical expression. I accept and understand different styles of dress. I value clothing and how it tells the story of our body, and physical presence. On the subject of food (4th house, Moon), the 2nd house is where you like to eat out — the type of restaurant that you enjoy. It also reflects the type of drink you enjoy and for what reason. It also relates to the culinary arts.
- House of Self-esteem: Self esteem is often wrapped up in what you do to earn a living and what you own. Because of that, we find self-esteem in the 2nd house (as well as the 8th house, on a deeper and less superficial level).
- House of Sensuality: This is the house where sex is a physical, and tangible experience. It’s where your sense of touch as well as sight, sound, smell, and taste come into the picture. How you want physical sex to play out. How you express your sensuality. Physical sexual experiences that are memorable. How you get in the mood for sex. The 8th house is related to spiritually and psychologically intense, higher mind, and intangible sex.
- House of Art & Beauty: What type of beauty, art, or things you enjoy. A love of physical art: Performance, pottery, canvas, etc.. How you view old art. How do you want to appear? Do you wear a lot of make-up or none at all? Are you have a classic or futuristic look? What type of clothing makes you look your best? The Culinary Arts… Arts of any sense pleasure…
- House of Gardens: Material growth. Your secret garden materialized. What you find beautiful and nurture or nourish. How your body, hair, face, etc ages. The outcome of cosmetic surgery.
- House of Possessions: What you own. What you are known for owning. The types of things you BUY for pleasure and to earn a living. Stuff bought here can be used for hobbies in the 5th house and with enough intensity and obsession (8th house) turn into a career (1oth house) or make you infamous / famous for it. How you treat and view old furniture, antiques, and stuff. Are you a packrat (hoarder) or do you collect and then disseminate? Do you lose your stuff or do you have it very organized?
Notable People with Second House energy
- * Jean Gabin
- Eva Peron
- Johannes Brahms
- * Alphonse Daudet
- Theo Van Gogh
- * William Lilly
- * Frank Capra
- Gérard Majax
- Diane McBain
- * Fausto Rapisarda
- * Arno (chanteur)
- Captain Sensible
- David Cochrane
- Michael Scott Dill
- * Henri René Lenormand
- * Jane Brody
- * Canute Edwards
- Barbara Lynne Devlin
- Edwin Duckworth
- Julian Goodman
- Eric Fenby
- * Dino Attanasio
- * Eric Snow
- Paul van Kempen
- *Geneviève Guitry
- Earl Anthony
- Isadora Duncan
- Diane McBain
- Keir Dullea
- Sam Snead
- Anne de Vries
- Genevieve Guitry
- Elvis Presley
Jean Gabin
Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars Taurus in the 2nd house
A deep, sensual, husky, Venusian male voice
French Version
Jane Brody
Sun, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus Taurus, 2nd house
Jane really understands what life and death is all about from a 2nd house perspective. Her Sun is conjunct Jupiter with less than a 1° orb. She has no planets in Scorpio / 8th house.
Elvis Presley
Sun, Venus, Mercury Capricorn in 2nd house – North Node Aquarius, 2nd house
Blue Suede Shoes
Viva Elvis- Blue Suede Shoes
Lyrics:
Well, it’s one for the money
Two for the show
Three to get ready
Now go, cat, go
But don’t you
Step on my blue suede shoes
Well, you can do anything
But lay off of my blue suede shoes
Well, you can knock me down
Step in my face
Slander my name
All over the place
Well, do anything that you want to do, but uh-uh
Honey, lay off of my shoes
And don’t you
Step on my blue suede shoes
Well, you can do anything
But lay off of my blue suede shoes
Well, you can burn my house
Steal my car
Drink my liquor
From an old fruit jar
Do anything that you want to do
But uh-uh, honey, lay off of my shoes
And don’t you
Step on my blue suede shoes
Well, you can do anything
But lay off of my blue suede shoes
Well, it’s one for the money
Two for the show
Three to get ready
Now go, go, go
But don’t you
Step on my blue suede shoes
Well, you can do anything
But lay off of my blue suede shoes
Well, it’s blue, blue blue, suede shoes
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes
Yeah, blue, blue, blue suede shoes
Baby, blue, blue, blue suede shoes
Well, you can do anything
But lay off of my blue suede shoes
Eric Snow on Lebron James / High Performers
Sun Conjunct Venus in the 2nd house
Arno
Sun Taurus, Gemini Venus, Mercury, Part of Fortune in the 2nd house
Frank Capra
Sun, Venus, Black Moon Lilith Taurus in the 2nd house
Being Erica, Season 5 Sins of the Father
Besides Capricorn, Taurus often acts as the ‘other’ traditional Father Figure. The father that spends more time acquiring things, making money, and not spending as much time with family though when he’s successfully blended pleasure with making money, he can be quite the family man — loving his spouse and children. A father can be a he or a she. A Taurus can be a he or a she. Here, I speak of the ‘traditional’ male Taurus, the Bull (Wall Street), role.
Planned articles for the Second:
- Elaboration of 2nd house themes.
- Manifestation of 2nd house themes within each sign, planet.
- Misunderstandings from self and other within the 2nd house.
- How-to overcome 2nd house challenges.
What others say about this house
Dana Gerdhardt | Astrology.com | Vedic Astrology | AstroFix | Astrologically Speaking | Terry Nazon | Astrology In-Depth | More Vedic |
Questions
What’s in your 2nd house? If nothing is in it, what is in your 2nd house cusp? What have you experienced as 2nd house themes? Anything else you want to share about the 2nd house?
I have Pisces NN and depending upon house system used, POF Aquarius in the 2nd. I have a huge spiritual library and spiritual nick knacks (crystal balls, skrying mirors, tarot cards, etc.). I consider these re-salable assets as well as items that can help earn me a living. In fact, many of them do. I have had nightmares of ‘losing’ these things when I wasn’t feel secure in my life. At the time, I didn’t know enough about astrology to understand the connection — now I do.
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