Product DescriptionThe rulers of the houses of the natal chart and the connections between those houses provide a deep perspective of the personality and reveal answers to many questions that arise when interpreting charts for clients. This no-nonsense book explains clearly the rulers of the sign, the houses, then functions of these rulers, how to interpret the strongest house, and how aspects between house rulers work when reading the natal chart. This is and important book for students who are interested in understanding how the houses interrelate, for it explains why similar aspects between planets, or even planets in signs, will be affected by house placement and rulership.
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Rating: - Focuses entirely on the houses
This book is about what it means to have the ruler of one house placed in another. It helped me to get a better understanding of the differences between the houses, for instance why having the ruler of the fifth in the third is different than having the ruler of the third in the fifth. The first section is very in-depth and extremely confusing. It delineates the steps to determine how important a house is and also how to link the houses together. It does seem to be based entirely on the natal horoscope ... Read More
Rating: - Interesting Read
This book does not contain as much information on house rulership as I would like. There's very little discussion about each sign on the cusp of each house in a chart. Also, if you're looking for a light or entertaining read you may want to look elsewhere.
Still, I'm very glad that I purchased this. Zondag has some interesting techniques for chart interpretation that I haven't seen elsewhere. I will definitely grow in a few areas as an astrologer because of this book.
Rating: - A different way to look at astrological houses
When modern astrology books deal with houses, they're often treated as a different kind of sign--they give an interpretation for what, for example, Venus in the 6th House means, just like they give an interpretation for Venus in Scorpio. The problem with this approach is that houses represent areas of life, and inevitably--since there are 10 "planets" and 12 houses--you're going to have at least two and most likely more than two houses empty. Does that mean that those areas of life are going to be ... Read More
