waybread
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Dr. Farr, thanks. Your post made me think that maybe the 8th house isn't such a bad place, after all. As you know, I've been reading up on astrology in ancient times, and the 8th had a pretty rotten reputation with that crowd.
Anachiel, I wasn't trying to offend you. There is such a thing as a commitment to service that goes beyond working in the "service sector" or occasional volunteering; where service becomes more of a life-focus.
Volunteering could be an 11th house matter if we consider that a lot of service is conducted through organized groups like non-profit societies. However, the 11th house doesn't focus on the principle of service as a commitment, so far as I know; as many social groups do not have a service orientation.
If people have the sun or a lot of other personal planets in the 6th house, or the ruler of the 10th in the 6th, then we might wish to look deeper than the dismissive attitude that some astrologers have about the 6th house. Of course, the 6th also relates to illness/health and the two concepts can overlap with people in the health care professions.
Anachiel, I wasn't trying to offend you. There is such a thing as a commitment to service that goes beyond working in the "service sector" or occasional volunteering; where service becomes more of a life-focus.
Volunteering could be an 11th house matter if we consider that a lot of service is conducted through organized groups like non-profit societies. However, the 11th house doesn't focus on the principle of service as a commitment, so far as I know; as many social groups do not have a service orientation.
If people have the sun or a lot of other personal planets in the 6th house, or the ruler of the 10th in the 6th, then we might wish to look deeper than the dismissive attitude that some astrologers have about the 6th house. Of course, the 6th also relates to illness/health and the two concepts can overlap with people in the health care professions.