The Second (2nd) House
The House of Values
KEY CONCEPTS
- Self-Worth
- Self-Esteem
- Finances
- Livelihood
- Possessions
The Second Place / House of Values
- Self-Worth
- Self-Esteem
- Finances
- Livelihood
- Possessions
SECOND HOUSE SPECIFICS
Confidence and Self-Esteem
Succesfully Navigated: Confidence and self-esteem based on concrete self-adjustment, self-development. Effective, worry-free management of resources.
Unsuccessfully Navigated: Materialism and the equation of self- worth with the value of one’s possessions. Lack of self-respect. Fear of risk. Collapse of will-power leading to failure in world. Life-limiting concern with material security.
Stephen Forrest The Inner Sky P.175
Livelihood
“The second is called the place of bios, which in this context means “livelihood,” “means of living,” or “manner of living.” In other words, it has to do with the resources needed to maintain life, or one’s means of subsistence. Since the second place succeeds or follows after the first place in terms of the order of the angular triads, it broadly signifies that which follows the birth of the native or is attendant upon physical life…
… Valens adds that the second also has to do with giving and receiving, or perhaps spending money and making money, as well as a third word that means either “sharing”, “generosity,” or “charity” (koinōnia).
Chris Brennan Hellenistic Astrology P.354
Personal Security and Self-Worth
“On a more basic level, the 2nd house is an indication of what constitutes our personal security. Different things represent security to different people. For instance, if Gemini or Mercury is in the 2nd house then possessing knowledge may be what makes the person feel safe. Those with Pisces or Neptune in the 2nd could derive their security from a ‘spiritual’ philosophy or religion…
Signs and planets in the 2nd house also serve as guidelines indicating the kinds of inherent faculties and capabilities which we can develop concretize, and through which we gain a greater sense of self-worth. The 2nd house depicts our innate wealth which can be tapped.”
Howard Sasportas The Twelve Houses P.36
Money, goods, and the way we handle 'matter'.
Psychological: our attitude toward values and objects that provide our security. Our feelings of satisfaction and dissatisfaction and the motivations arising from them. Ability to secure our means of subsistence; for example, the ability to earn an income. our need for solid security and the means by which we give shape to this. Economic insignt. The way in which we handle matter.
External: money and goods, everything to do with possessions and materials. Our spending habits and our method of earning. Debts wealth, profit, and loss.
Karen Hamaker-Zondag The House Connection P.116
Resources:
Brennan, Chris. (2017). Hellenistic Astrology: The Study of Fate and Fortune. 2017. Denver, Colorado: Amor Fati Publications.
Forrest, Steven. (1982). The Inner Sky. 2012. Borrego Springs, CA: Seven Paws Press, Inc.
Hamaker-Zondag, Karen. (1986). The House Connection. 1994. York Beach, Maine: Weiser.
Hand, Robert. (1981). Horoscope Symbols. 1981.PA: Whitford Press.
https://www.hellenisticastrology.com/the-planetary-joys.
Newberg, Enid. (2010)Natal Astrology: An Introduction to Astrological Symbolism. 2010. Seattle Washington: Kepler College.
Sasportas, Howard. (1985). The Twelve Houses: Exploring the Houses of the Horoscope.2007. London, England: Flare Publications.
