wan
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Hello. Just wondering what people's preferences are in regards to the house system they use.
When I first started out, I had zero idea about the different systems. I just always went to astrolabe, and I believe the system they use is placidus (or if not that, then Koch). I really liked it, because they go by degree, not signs; plus they have unequal house sizes. For example, you can have ascendant in Aries, Nadir in say, Cancer 29, and Mars in Leo in 2, and your mars would be in the 4th, instead of the 5th, which is what one would normally expect for an Aries rising. Also, you could have one house that's either very big or small, and there can be intercepted house/s.
To me, this added a bit of complexity. I also liked the "uncertainty", meaning that your planets could be in different houses than you would normally expect, and of course, they could also be the houses that you did expect. So it's uncertain, which I really liked. Although now I look back, these are probably shallow reasons for liking a particular system. Now, just a few weeks ago, I stumbled upon the whole sign system. At first I didn't like the fact that it goes strictly by sign, and kind of just ignores degrees. However, I have found that my Venus and Mercury, which are in Leo, and normally in the 5th house under Placidus, are now in my 6th. This just seems to make sense to me, although I am not sure if it's due to my Sun also in 6th.
Anyway, just want to hear what people's experiences have been. Do you go with a system that emphasizes on signs, or one that goes with degrees? Or something else entirely. Educate me, I always want to learn more.
Thanks.
When I first started out, I had zero idea about the different systems. I just always went to astrolabe, and I believe the system they use is placidus (or if not that, then Koch). I really liked it, because they go by degree, not signs; plus they have unequal house sizes. For example, you can have ascendant in Aries, Nadir in say, Cancer 29, and Mars in Leo in 2, and your mars would be in the 4th, instead of the 5th, which is what one would normally expect for an Aries rising. Also, you could have one house that's either very big or small, and there can be intercepted house/s.
To me, this added a bit of complexity. I also liked the "uncertainty", meaning that your planets could be in different houses than you would normally expect, and of course, they could also be the houses that you did expect. So it's uncertain, which I really liked. Although now I look back, these are probably shallow reasons for liking a particular system. Now, just a few weeks ago, I stumbled upon the whole sign system. At first I didn't like the fact that it goes strictly by sign, and kind of just ignores degrees. However, I have found that my Venus and Mercury, which are in Leo, and normally in the 5th house under Placidus, are now in my 6th. This just seems to make sense to me, although I am not sure if it's due to my Sun also in 6th.
Anyway, just want to hear what people's experiences have been. Do you go with a system that emphasizes on signs, or one that goes with degrees? Or something else entirely. Educate me, I always want to learn more.
Thanks.
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