

Discover more about your rising sign here! The houses of the zodiac wheel What are the houses in astrology? Your physical body is ruled by the first house, particularly your appearance. What do people think when they first see you? Whatever identity you cultivate for yourself is directed by your 1st house. Your rising sign reveals how you want to be seen in the world, or as astrologer Steven Forrest describes it, “the mask you wear.” Fittingly, the eyes are ruled by the first house, along with the rest of the head and the adrenals. Whatever zodiac sign was positioned at this point when you were born determines your ascendant, which is one of the “big three” of astrology: Your Sun, moon and rising signs. The sign on the cusp, or starting edge of the 1st house-located at the 9 o’clock point on the zodiac wheel-has a special name: the ascendant or rising sign. They give us the courage to initiate-in this case through forming our identities and figuring out how we’d like to be seen by other people. Angular houses are a lot like the cardinal zodiac signs. Like the NSEW points on a compass, these houses start each of the four quadrants of the zodiac wheel, setting us off in clear, new directions. The 1st house is numero uno of the four angular houses, along with the 4th, 7th and 10th houses. Attention spans can be short in this novelty-obsessed zone!

Here’s where we start things but don’t always finish them.

As one of the three “fire houses” along with the 5th and the 9th, sparks ignite easily, but they don’t always catch on. The 1st house covers all the firsts: the first impression you make, how you take initiative and start things, and any sort of beginning. Am I really here? Do I exist? Hello, self-aware humans! The meaning of the 1st house in astrology

It’s not narcissistic per se, but more of a confirmation of your existence. There’s a desire to be seen and to grab attention in the 1st house. But you’re a newbie here and not always aware of when you’re in survival mode and when you’re safe. There’s a combative quality to the first house which can be aggressive, demanding and diva-like. But hey, why not aim for the best? The 1st house is anything but a jaded space. Like Aries, the first zodiac sign, the 1st house shows where we are brave and dazzling, and at times a little entitled. Here we begin the voyage of discovery, bravely blazing trails to discover where we belong in the world. This is the birthplace of our identities as individuals. SHARES Welcome to the zodiac adventure wheel! It all starts here at the first house, where we become a “self” as our spirits find home in our bodies.
