House 8
House 8
Themes
Shared resources, transformation, sexuality
Key Points
- Planets here highlight this area of life.
- The sign on the cusp shows your approach.
Note:
This file is an original educational summary for the Astrology Arith(m)etic project. It does not reproduce proprietary text.
📚 Study Summary — House 8
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Vault title | House of Transformation |
| Type | Succedent |
| Natural sign / ruler | Scorpio / Mars |
| Opposite house | House 2 |
| Hellenistic name | Argos — the “Idle” place / Death |
| Planetary joy | — |
| Lilly (1647) | Death and its quality, wills and legacies, the spouse’s substance, fear and anguish |
Vault keywords: Intimacy, Shared resources, Death and rebirth, Taboo, Power dynamics
Full codex entry (description, correspondences, journal prompts, affirmation): 8th House.
Sources (study summary)
- William Lilly, Christian Astrology (London, 1647), Book I (houses, orbs p. 107, essential dignities table p. 104) — public domain; orb table transcribed at https://www.renaissanceastrology.com/aspects.html and https://www.skyscript.co.uk/aspectorbs.html
- Chris Brennan, Hellenistic Astrology: The Study of Fate and Fortune (Amor Fati, 2017) — house names, planetary joys, lots, sect