THE 12 HOUSES (#8)


The Eighth House is associated with the intense, fierce, extraordinary, powerful, and instinctual parts of life. Traditional topics include shared resources, assets, sexual & creative energy, transformation, change, modification and metamorphosis. 

The Eighth House is commonly referred to as the House of Sex. This House delves into relationships - interactions with another and how certain aspects of those interactions can take on a more communal nature. It speaks to what our relationships will bring us and how we can get the most out of them. 

Returning to this House's emphasis on sex, it's important to note that the French refer to an orgasm as ‘le petit mort’ or ‘the little death.’ When we reach that exalted state of communion, we leave a little of ourselves behind - die a small death. One can also choose to view this as growth, a new beginning, the rebirth of the Soul or a gain for the partnership. The Eighth House is an equal-opportunity House, placing sex, death, and rebirth on the same level playing field and acknowledging the viability and importance of all three. We will all experience death and rebirth as part of our lives: failed relationships leading to new ones, career changes, a new hairstyle. We are regenerated and reborn with each new phase and should welcome them. 

Shared resources also fall within the Eighth House: inheritance, alimony, taxes, insurance, and support from another. Financial support, as well as spiritual, emotional, and physical support are addressed by this House. While our relationships share many of the aforementioned things, they also have their own dynamics and grow from within (we grow through our sexuality as well as through other more tangible means). That said, as much as our relationships are expansive, they also have certain constraints, many that are placed on them by society. Again, taxes, alimony, and the joint nature of assets come to mind. Yes, with every opportunity we have, we may face a restriction along with it. Once again: death and rebirth. 

In keeping with the transforming nature of this House, rituals are highlighted. Every group has its own way of peering in and looking deep into the Soul and the past, if only to get a sense of what we truly are. 

What quality will our rituals take on?

Exalted states or metamorphosis?

What secrets do we keep and why?

How we manage our interactions, relationships and rituals is important to the Scorpio zodiac, planets Mars/Pluto governed Eighth House.

Will we be honest, effective, and responsible?

Will the riches generated by our relationships benefit the group (company, humankind) as a whole?



Our legacies are key to this House: how we conduct ourselves now, and how that will play out for all time. 

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