HoldOrFold
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I watched an astrologypodcast episode and had some thoughts, here's a timestamped part about the 6th house and Mars rejoicing there: https://youtu.be/bddnuFMkmpQ?t=12350
Austin is saying how this house is kind of a house of "entropy", i.e. it indicates things like illnesses which wear down the body. It's a house which requires work and maintenance. The idea I'm getting from this is that everyone's got a 6th house, their body will always be in a state of entropy, for instance if you don't exercise you will waste away. This is the same for everyone to varying degrees. But if you have Mars there, it's looking after it and Mars is down for that kind of stuff as it rejoices here in the place of toil.
Another idea is that significations can be externalised outwards, an example is someone with benefics in the 6th house configured to the MC and this person was a really good doctor. Mars being in the 6th house can externalise the maelific nature of the house which is good for war, Mars' territory. Since the 6th is a house of attacking the body, it also represents weaponry i.e. tools used to attack the bodies of others, something which Mars delights in.
And imagine training in a martial arts dojo for instance. To become a good fighter, you will need to be attacked regularly. Mars loves this kind of training and it makes it stronger. Whereas imagine how Venus would feel being constantly under attack. So while the 6th would generally make other planets weak by being constantly stressed in this place, Mars here becomes strong.
So that's Mars at least, but what about the other cadent houses. Regarding the 9th house, it's configured to the Ascendant via a trine so it's considered the "best" of the cadent houses. But the idea of "the best of the worst" is not completely satisfactory for me. So I think the idea of cadent = weak isn't really enough on it's own, perhaps there is a synergy between the aspect to the ascendant and the angularity of a house becomes more than a sum of the two parts on their own, kind of like drinking something can be poisonous but if you add one ingredient it can be really healthy.
Part of the significations of the 9th is God and faith, and in a way in this sphere it pays to be humble and to give up elements of control as you let a higher power work through you. So perhaps the weakness here becomes strength as you are prostrating yourself before higher powers which bless you and your life through your humility and deference.
Austin is saying how this house is kind of a house of "entropy", i.e. it indicates things like illnesses which wear down the body. It's a house which requires work and maintenance. The idea I'm getting from this is that everyone's got a 6th house, their body will always be in a state of entropy, for instance if you don't exercise you will waste away. This is the same for everyone to varying degrees. But if you have Mars there, it's looking after it and Mars is down for that kind of stuff as it rejoices here in the place of toil.
Another idea is that significations can be externalised outwards, an example is someone with benefics in the 6th house configured to the MC and this person was a really good doctor. Mars being in the 6th house can externalise the maelific nature of the house which is good for war, Mars' territory. Since the 6th is a house of attacking the body, it also represents weaponry i.e. tools used to attack the bodies of others, something which Mars delights in.
And imagine training in a martial arts dojo for instance. To become a good fighter, you will need to be attacked regularly. Mars loves this kind of training and it makes it stronger. Whereas imagine how Venus would feel being constantly under attack. So while the 6th would generally make other planets weak by being constantly stressed in this place, Mars here becomes strong.
So that's Mars at least, but what about the other cadent houses. Regarding the 9th house, it's configured to the Ascendant via a trine so it's considered the "best" of the cadent houses. But the idea of "the best of the worst" is not completely satisfactory for me. So I think the idea of cadent = weak isn't really enough on it's own, perhaps there is a synergy between the aspect to the ascendant and the angularity of a house becomes more than a sum of the two parts on their own, kind of like drinking something can be poisonous but if you add one ingredient it can be really healthy.
Part of the significations of the 9th is God and faith, and in a way in this sphere it pays to be humble and to give up elements of control as you let a higher power work through you. So perhaps the weakness here becomes strength as you are prostrating yourself before higher powers which bless you and your life through your humility and deference.