Astrologer's Tip: Let's not forget Raphael's excellent house descriptions
Smith was born in Bristol on March 19, 1795. He married in 1820 and moved to London, where he became interested in astrology. Together with G. W. Graham, he published a book on geomancy in 1822.
From 1827 until his death in 1832, he edited an astrological almanac, entitled The Prophetic Messenger. Also published by Smith was The Familiar Astrologer and A Manual of Astrology, both in 1828.
His almanac continued to be edited as the famous Raphael’s Ephemeris and would become a standard work in British and US American astrology. Raphael's Ephemeris popularized the system of Placidian system of astrological houses in the Anglosphere and in modern western astrology in general.
The houses from the Manual of Astrology: (excellent source material for beginners to also learn derivative houses).
THE FIRST HOUSE
The first house, or house of '' Life,' the point of the Eastern angle and horizon, the celestial sign, ascending on which point, at the instant of birth, and the stars or planets located therein, bears the most powerful influence upon the life and destiny of the native (or person whose horoscope it is). Saturn or Mars in this house never fail to give accidents and illness, when directed to the cusp of the ascendant, as also to be a perpetual trouble through-out life; while Jupiter or Venus therein, free from affliction, are perpetual tokens of good fortune, eminent success, and lasting credit. The sign ascending will also peculiarly mark the bodily form and mental intellect.
In horary questions, this house relates to all questions of life, health, and appearance; as stature, colour, shape, sickness, and accidents; it also shows the events of journeys, voyages, and with respect to the life and health of the querent engaged in them: it is invariably the chief significator when life and health are concerned.
In State questions, comets, eclipses, and as also at the annual ingress of the Sun into Aries; the first house signifies the people at large, or the health and well being of the kingdom where it is erected, and wherein the general mass of inhabitants are concerned. By being considered as the symbolical ascendant of any other person, either related or not related, near or absent, it will shew the same to them, as if the figure had been erected at their own request.
It signifies “the money of private enemies,” as being the second house in order from the twelfth; the brethren of friends, as being the third from the eleventh house; it signifies the fathers of kings, as being the fourth from the tenth house; also children of religious folks, for it is the fifth from the ninth house; also the sickness of his open (or public) enemies, as being the sixth house from the seventh in order; and upon the wife of his open enemy, or of fellows, (or partners) for it is opposed to the seventh house: it also signifies upon death of servants, as it is the eighth, reckoning from the sixth house; it is the significator of religion and long journeys to the askers children, being the ninth house from the fifth, and upon magistracy and dignity of his father, being the tenth to the fourth house; also friends to the askers brethren, being the eleventh house from the thirds and the askers self it personates the beginning and fate of every hazardous enterprise.
It is a masculine house and like Aries, rules the head and face.
THE SECOND HOUSE
The next house in order from the ascendant is the second house, or house of '' Riches," This signifies the estate, fortune and property, riches, gain or loss in pecuniary affairs, poverty, misfortune, and in fact every thing relating to (that plague of the wise man) and that idol of the fool) gold, and 'the worlds wide wealth'' of him for whom the figure is cast.
The ancient Astrologers attribute the same effects to this house, both in nativities and horary figures; but this requires some explanatory development, for if the nativity be afflicted other ways, if the luminaries are evilly aspected by Saturn, Mars, or tiers* , even though Jupiter should be posited in the second house, and in his most powerful dignities, the native would be far more liable to misfortune and loss than fortunate.
The attentive student will at once perceive from this explanation, that the genuine principles of the celestial science are founded on philosophical axioms, which nothing can neutralize, and which invariably point to the same steady objects.
In the questionary art, the second house denotes the money of the querent, his loss or gain in speculations relating to business or pecuniary affairs in general, or any question in particular; also of loans, friends, and assistants in law-suits, and such like. In State Astrology, it denotes allies, warlike officers, and the pecuniary resources of the nation at large; especially in the scheme of the heavens, which is cast for the vernal ingress.
According to MSS. writers, the second house denotes ' inheritance, lucre, and divers winning; also it denotes the brethren of private enemies, for it is the third house as accounted from the twelfth; and fathers, or grandsires of friends, for it is the fourth from the eleventh house; also king's sons, for it is the fifth house from the mid-heaven; also upon the death of wives, familiars, fellows, (partners) and open or public enemies, as being the eighth house from the seventh, in due order; also upon the religion and long journeys of servants, for it is the ninth reckoned from the sixth house; also upon the trade, (magistry) credit, profession, and honor of children, as being the tenth house from the fifth; also upon the friends and well-wishers of fathers, being the eleventh reckoned from the fourth house; and lastly, upon private enemies of brethren as being the twelfth reckoned from the third house.''
It is a feminine house, and similar in effect to the sign Taurus, ruling the neck and shoulders.
THE THIRD HOUSE
This is the house of brethren, kindred; neighbours, cousins; short inland journeys, letters, messages, rumours, and the removal of trade or employment. From this house the ancient Astrologers derived their judgment, relative to the kindred or brethren of the native born under any particular horoscope with the good or bad fate attending them; and also of those particular changes which were perpetually recurring throughout life; in which particular they were accustomed to judge by the lords of the house, and triplicity, according to that sign or constellation of heaven which was found on the cusp, great part of which judgment can scarcely be relied upon; but when malefic or unfortunate stars, are located in this house, or in mundane square, semi-square, or opposition thereto, the attentive student will readily perceive appropriate evil effects, corresponding to the significations of the house above described, thus Saturn being here, is generally found to cause hatred and ill fortune through brethren, neighbours, and short journeys —
Herschel there, never permits the native to rest long in one place, or to meet with mutual affection from his kindred; but Mars afflicted in the third house is said by the ancients to be "the very demon of discord and genius of ill luck in all things to which the house has relation." The good planets of course have benign effects, most palpably visible.
In horary questions, every signification, of the house is allowed in its full symbolical allusion, for in such cases the indication will no doubt be complete : hence all questions relative to the aforesaid subjects, are judged as well by the. lord of the house, as the accidental positions and configurations thereto.
In addition to those descriptions, the following are manuscript; Zael, an Arabian writer of great repute, sets forth the third house as denoting *' sects, epistles, dreams, mutation, churches, clerks, carols, hanging of women from place to place, and being the fourth house, as reckoned in order from the twelfth, it signifies the fathers of private enemies, the sons of friends being the fifth to the eleventh house; also the sickness of kings, for it is the sixth house from the tenth or mid-heaven; also the enemies of religious persons, for it is the seventh house, or opposite to the ninth; as well as the magistracy (or trade) of servants, as being the tenth house to the sixth; and the friends of children, being the eleventh house to the fifth; and the private enemies of the father, as being the twelfth house in order from the fourth house.
It is a masculine house, like Gemini ruling the arms, hands and shoulders.
THE FOURTH HOUSE
The lower angle of heaven, or fourth house, whose line, or cusp the Sun touches at midnight, is the weakest in influence of all the other angles throughout the celestial circle: it represents in nativities, most powerfully the parents of the native, especially the father; but the opposition of Saturn, Mars, or Herschel to the Mid-heaven, which is the same as coming to the cusp of this house, not only frequently afflicts the father, but as an evil aspect to one angle, is felt by all four, (each aspecting* the other) frequently causes death or severe misfortunes to the native's mother. Good planets in this house (even Jupiter) lose much of their active influence, and are particularly weak, even as promitorre in directions.
The ancients gave this house of heaven to represent the final end of all things, whether in nativities or horary questions. In the latter it represents the querent's father, his patrimony; all affairs relating to lands, houses, cities, estates, towns, castles, hidden treasure, curious secrets, and all things belonging to the earth; as also old houses, ruinous buildings, monuments of sepulchral arts or superstitious rites; antiquities, gardens, fields, orchards, vineyards, corn fields, and: it is said to denote the house or residence of the querent at the time he wishes a question resolved, and the final issue of every undertaking, with its diversified or casual contingencies.
Alcabitius, an old Astrologer, and other manuscript writers, say of this house, that it denotes '' dead men's goods, and all inheritances descending by a right line to the querent; and of all things immovable, as cities, castles, and such other, and of treasure hid, and of what shall befall the dead man in his grave, and (after his burial) to his corpse; and what shall fall after death, as also to all questions touching the substance of brethren, being the second to the third house; and of the children of private enemies, being the fifth house to the twelfth; and sickness of friends, as being the sixth house accounted from the eleventh house; also upon the king's enemies, being the seventh house from the tenth or mid-heaven; and death of religious persons, being the eighth house accounted from the ninth; and upon the religion of the absent, as being the ninth to the eighth house; also upon the (trade or) magistracy of enemies, being the tenth from the seventh house; also upon the friends and fortune of servants, being the eleventh to the sixth house; and lastly, upon all questions relating to the private enemies of children, being the twelfth or house of enemies to the fifth house."
It is a feminine house, and being represented by Cancer, rules in like manner the breast and lungs, as that sign does.
THE FIFTH HOUSE
From the fifth house, Astrologers both ancient and modern, deduce their judgments relative to the children or offspring of the native; Ptolemy joins with this the angle of the mid-heaven, and also the eleventh house : it is said to be the house of children and women, which in horary Astrology it certainly is; denoting also the father’s property, both personal and real; children’s health and welfare, whether present or absent; also all questions relating to pleasure, amusement, gaming, taverns, theatres, banquets and merry-making of all sorts; it is also the house of pregnancy.
In State Astrology, it denotes ambassadors or messengers; as well the strength or weakness of any besieged place. According to an ancient manuscript, Haly, and other Arabian Astrologers of past times, set forth various other significations of the fifth house, as denoting “in the above art, the cheapness or dearness of bread, wine, and victuals in general for that region to which the horoscope is erected.'
In horary questions, the same authors write, “the fifth house signifies, upon children, delectation, pleasure and legacies; also upon charters, books and messages; it also signifies the brethren of brethren, for it is the third house accounted from the third; and the substance of father's, being the second to the fourth house; also the sickness of private enemies, being the sixth house from the twelfth; and the enemies of friends, as being the seventh house or opposite to the eleventh house; and the death of kings or monarchs as being- the eighth house from the tenth, or medium coeli; and long journeys of religious persons, as being the ninth house to the ninth; and the magistracy or dignity of the absent, as being the tenth to the eighth house; also the friends of the askers or enquirers enemies, as being the eleventh to the seventh house; and lastly, the private enemies of servants, as being the twelfth house to the sixth.
It is a masculine house, and like Leo, rules the stomach, liver, heart, sides, and back.
THE SIXTH HOUSE
Astrologers attribute to the sixth house an evil signification; it is the house of sickness, and partly of private enemies, being in opposition to the twelfth house, and the parts of body which is ruled by the signs on the cusp of this house, or accidentally intercepted therein, are said to denote diseases. In horary questions, it represents different effects, being the house not only of sickness, but of servants, dependents, uncles, aunts, and all kindred by the father's side; small cattle, rabbits, sheep, goats and hogs; tenants, stewards, shepherds, farmers, and : all questions relating to these subjects, are judged from the sixth house.
In State Astrology, it denotes the sickness or health, of the community at large.
Manuscript, Arabian Astrologers represent the sixth house, as being " the house of vassals, beasts not ridden, also the substance of children, as being the second house to the fifth; and the brethren of fathers, for it is the third to the fourth house: and the fathers of brethren, as being fourth to the third house; and also enemies of enemies, being the seventh house from the twelfth; also the death of friends, as being the eighth house to the eleventh : and long journeys, and religion of kings, being the ninth house to the tenth or medium coeli; also magistracy and lay dignities, being the tenth or house of honor to the ninth house; and enemies of the absent, and private enemies of wives (and fellows), being the twelfth house to the seventh."
It is a feminine house, and similar to Virgo, ruling the abdomen and intestines.
THE SEVENTH HOUSE
The seventh house, the cusp of which is the western line of the descending horizon or point where the Sun sets; is of great significance In Astrology, being most powerful in marriage and domestic happiness. If Saturn or Mars should happen to be posited in this house, unaided by the assisting beams of Jupiter or Venus; the native is certainly fated (from the malignant aspects of hostile stars) to be unfortunate in the wedded state, and born to lead a life of continual trouble therein. Unhappiness in wedlock, arising from the most strange and unaccountable causes, are also the edicts of Herschel, when found therein; in which respects the seventh house is certainly more powerful than the Moon or Venus, (which are the Ptolemian Astrologers' chief significators in marriage).
In horary questions, the seventh house denotes love questions, contracts, speculations in business, war or public duels, encounters with thieves, law-suits, public adversaries, partners in trade, and litigation; it is the ascendant of thieves, and describes their persons and occupation.
In State Astrology, it is the house from whence the event of war or peace is predicted. In a battle it denotes the victorious party; it also denotes run-a-ways, outlaws, and the place to which a person is going to remove or change their residence.
Alcabitius, Aedila, Morbecca, and various Arabian Astrologers, according to manuscripts, record the seventh house, as “the house of all contentions, oppositions, contrariences, and things opposed; upon battle, strife and enmity; fines, pleas, laws, and; and is the house of buying, selling, and nuptials; death of enemies, friends of brethren, sons of friends, and the place of theft; and in compound signification it is said to be “the house signifying the substance of servants, as being the second house to the sixth, in due order; and sisters of brethren, being the third house to the fifth; also the fathers of fathers, being the fourth house to the fourth; and the children of brethren, being the fifth to the third house; also it signifies the death of private enemies, being the eighth to the twelfth house: as also for the same reason, the death of great beasts. Again it signifies the religion and long journeys of friends, being the ninth house to the eleventh; also upon the honor or credit of kings being the tenth house to the mid-heaven; and also the friends and fortune of religious persons, being the eleventh house to the ninth : as also the private dealings of the absent, and their enemies, as being the twelfth house from the eighth."
It is accounted a masculine house, similar to Libra in its rule over the bodily members, which the student can refer to.
THE EIGHTH HOUSE
This is termed the house of death, wills, legacies, portions, dowry of the wife; and in law-suits it denotes the adversaries means, friends, and success. In duels it is the adversaries second. It denotes the property and means of the querent's partner, and the strength of public enemies. Although, in nativities, the cause of death is not judged from this house of heaven, yet whenever Jupiter is therein, or even Venus, unafflicted, it is impossible the party should die violently.
Manuscript Astrologers “of yore,” describe this house, as symbolically representing labor, sorrow, battle, strife, slaughter, dower and inheritance of the dead, and money of public enemies : it signifies also the brethren of servants, being the third house to the sixth; and fathers of children, being the fourth house to the fifth; and sickness of brethren, being the sixth house to the third; also religion, and journeys of private enemies, being the ninth house to the twelfth; and dignity and magistracy of friends, being the tenth house to the eleventh; and kings friends, being the eleventh house to the mid-heaven; also the private enemies of religious persons, being the twelfth house to the ninth." Haly, records the eighth house, as representing '”Persons wretched and miserable, and liable to bodily deformities; and whether the asker shall die in indigence or abundance."
It is a feminine house similar to Scorpio. in its rule over the parts of the body.
THE NINTH HOUSE
In Astrology, the ninth house is called the house of religion, science, learning, books, writings, voyages and distant travels. It is peculiar to the church; denoting all ecclesiastical matters, and all church preferments; clergymen of every degree.
Dreams, visions, and long journeys. In horary questions, the Arabian Astrologers of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, represent the ninth house as being "the house of faith, wisdom and divine worshipping." Guido Bonatus calls it " the house of fame." Haly, terms it the house of prophets and prophecies, council and prayers; others write it, as being "the house of the wifes, or enemies brethren, being the third house to the eleventh, and fathers of servants, being the fourth house to the sixth; and children of children, as being the fifth house to the fifth. Also sickness of fathers, being the sixth house to the fourth; and enemies of brethren, being the seventh house to the third; also friends of friends, being the eleventh house to the eleventh: and private enemies of kings, being the twelfth house to the tenth house in the order of the heavens.''
It is a masculine house, like Sagittarius in bodily rule; denoting the same parts of the body which that sign does.
THE TENTH HOUSE
The midheaven, medium coeli, or angle of the South, whose line or cusp the sun touches at mid-day or noon, is termed the tenth house in the Astral art, and is the chief or supreme angle of the heavens; denoting honor, credit, renown, authority, trade, preferment, and In nativities, the planets here are most powerful; and while Jupiter, Venus, or Sol, herein, give great eminence in life, Saturn never fails to give disgrace and ruin, when alone or unaided by benevolent stars. In the former instance, may be noticed the Duke of Wellington, who has the good fortune to be born with Jupiter tn this ** house of honor;" in the latter, the late emperor Napoleon, who born with Saturn his evil-star, in the tenth house, might well be expected to have met with a downfall as rapid as his rise, and which several French Astrologers predicted. — These are two of the most illustrious instances of modern times, and well worthy the attention of those self-conceited but (in reality) simple persons, who affect to deny the validity of Astrological presages which are probably far above their puny comprehension. Many other instances could be given, but to the wise observer of nature, who possesses aught of " the milk of kind concession" where his learning does not reach, and to the philosophic enquirer, these will suffice. " Utrum horum mavis accipe,"
The tenth house is therefore a principal feature in Astrological predictions, as it is also in the arithmetical part of the science, or Astronomical calculations, since all arcs of directions to the angles are measured from the right ascension of the mid-heaven.
In horary questions it denotes the mother of the querist: and in State Astrology, kings, emperors, nobles, dukes, empires, kingdoms, and provinces, with " the great " in general; being the true ascendant of the mighty and powerful, and the house of " high'' or illustrious " life."
Manuscript writers say it is the house " of lordship, honor, and dignity; and of all craft of which a man is master."
Albateyzen, an ancient writer, further says, " it is the house of judges, judgment, substance taken away by thieves, also the substance or money of religious persons, being the second house to the ninth; and brethren of the servants of open enemies, being the third to the eighth; and fathers of enemies or fellows (partners,) being the fourth house to the seventh; also children of servants, being the fifth to the sixth house; and sickness of sons, being the sixth to the fifth house; and public enemies, wives, and fellows of fathers, being the seventh or opposite house to the fourth, in due order; also death of brethren, being the eighth house to the third; and the religion of the servants of the asker, being the ninth house to the second; also friends of private enemies, being the eleventh house to the twelfth; and lastly, private enemies of friends, being the twelfth house to the eleventh."
It is a feminine house, and being in order, similar to Capricorn; rules the knees and hams.
THE ELEVENTH HOUSE
Both the Oriental and European Astrologers are unanimous in describing the eleventh house of heaven as being the house of friends, wishes, hopes, desires, advisers, favourites, flatterers and such like contingencies. Mr. Wilson thinks the eleventh house of great power in nativities in a benevolent way. This, however, is by no means the case; for the author of this work positively asserts from his own experience, that when evil planets are on the cusp of this house, or located therein, they are increased in evil, in a most remarkable proportion, and are worse there than in the sixth or twelfth, and nearly as bad as when angular. The student will soon perceive the truth of this axiom, if he examines a few correct nativities.
In horary Astrology, according to every professor, if this house of heaven be afflicted by evil position or aspect, in any theme of heaven whatever, or upon any occasion, the querist, or enquirer, will suffer severe disappointment in the projected affair; and in State Astrology, it represents the wealth and money, or the "exchequer" of the government, and the friends or allies of the nation at large.
Zael, Haly, Abenragel, Adila, Gerald, and manuscript writers of “the olden time," state the eleventh house of heaven as being "the house of knights, esquires, ambassadors, and servants of great princes." Another author Alcabitius, states that " if a watery sign be on the cusp of this house, it is fortunate; if an airy sign, it is typical of friends; if an earthy sign, it denotes legacies or property of ancestors; if fiery sign-, it signifies honor and princely credit." This of course requires some limitation if evil planets should be there : yet the Arabian Astrologers, it must be confessed, were far more clever in the art than the Europeans are, and in horary Astrology especially, the student will do well to attend rather closely to their rules, where he rejects any part as superfluous.
Other writers of the same period say, "this house signifies the money or substance of monarchs, being the second house to the tenth; and brethren of religious persons, for it is third to the ninth house; and children of enemies, or wives or partners, being the fifth house to the seventh; also sickness of servants, being the sixth to the sixth house; and enemies and wives of offspring, being the seventh house to the fifth; and also the death of fathers, being the eighth house to the fourth; also religion and long journeys of brethren, being the ninth house to the third; and lastly, the private enemies of private enemies, being the twelfth house to the twelfth."
It is a masculine house, and like Aquarius rules the legs and ankles,as that sign does.
THE TWELFTH HOUSE
The Last house for us to describe is the twelfth house of the celestial circle, or the house o( private enemies; imprisonment, cares, anxieties, misery, and suffering.
In horary questions, it denotes every kind of grief, persecution, malice, secret toil of mind, envy, incarceration, treason, sedition, assassination, and suicide. It is also the house of cattle and great beasts. In nativities, the rule above does not hold good, for the student in celestial philosophy will soon perceive in the course of his practice, that the evil planets therein, are far less evil and weaker in mischief than when angular; or even in the eleventh or fifth houses. This axiom (the author's own experience) no former author has recorded; it is nevertheless strictly true.
Manuscript observations on horary questions, state this house as signifying " deceivers, envious, bewailing, sorrowing, weeping, lamenting, blaspheming, imprisoning, and malevolence."
Others say, it is the house of horses, asses, and beasts that are ridden; also, according to Haly, "it represents banished persons, malefactors, lost goods never recovered, long hidden wrath, vile persons, reproaches, disobedient; as also the foetus of animals previous to birth.
Adila and Zael, two very ancient writers, have these curious remarks relative to the nature of the twelfth house : "It is the house of captives and imprisonment; but note well that the wise men have different significations of imprisonment, for the taking, and the cause thereof, is signified by the eighth house, and the twelfth house, the place of imprisonment and him that is imprisoned." Also others relate that this house signifies the substance or money of friends being the second house to the eleventh; and brethren of kings, being the third to the tenth, or mid-heaven; and fathers of religious persons, being the fourth house to the ninth; and sons of the absent, being the fifth house to the eighth; also it signifies as well, the sickness of wives, being the sixth house to the seventh, or west angle; and servants enemies, being the seventh house, or opposite to the sixth; and the death of children, being the eighth house to the fifth; and religion and long journeys to fathers, being the ninth house to the fourth; also lastly, the magistracy (or trade) of brethren, as it is the tenth to the third house.
It is a feminine house and like Pisces rules the feet.
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