There’s a PARTY in the HOUSE!

The HOUSES are grouped into three categories that also correspond to the modalities of the ZODIAC SIGNS:

• ANGULAR —> Cardinal
• SUCCEDENT —> Fixed
• CADENT —> Mutable

The tendencies in these categories can be explained as having a “loudness” capacity for the natural expression of a PLANET. The intensity of a planet’s energy will be influenced by that of the house within which it enters. 

Just how “loud” will the party be, huh? Let me ‘splain it, Lucy…

ANGULAR HOUSES

The loudest party is happening in the ANGULAR HOUSES, and is it any wonder? These houses correspond to the CARDINAL ZODIAC SIGNS. Any PLANET appearing in one of these houses will express its natural energies at 100% capacity. So pump up the volume!

The angular houses are considered to be the most ardent and forceful of the houses. They rule the critical things in our lives, including:

• Our appearance and how we behave 
• Our family life
• Our married life and/or partnerships
• Our career

SUCCEDENT HOUSES
The party is calmer moving into the SUCCEDENT HOUSES. These houses are governed by the FIXED ZODIAC SIGNS, having a stable and unchanging quality. A planet appearing in one of these houses will express its energies at a more subdued capacity… 50%. More a formal cocktail party happening here than the rave of the angular houses!

“Succedent” from Latin, meaning “subsequent” or “succeeding”. The succedent houses follow the angular houses. Less powerful than the angular houses, each succedent house has qualities pertaining to the angular house it succeeds. For example, the 1st House (angular) pertains to the body and personality, while the 2nd House (succedent) deals with the personal belongings of a person.

CADENT HOUSES

The quietest are the CADENT HOUSES as represented by the MUTABLE ZODIAC SIGNS. Expressing themselves at 25% capacity, these houses would be the wallflowers at the party going on in either of the other two types of houses.
The cadent houses are the least powerful of all the houses. They have less influence than the succedent houses before them. From the Greek “apoklima”, meaning “falling away” or “decline”, the cadent houses are seen as being the least fruitful and/or productive houses.

Planets appearing in the cadent houses are seen as being less comfortable and powerful. They become inharmonious, sometimes bringing hostile conditions, separations, and banishments. They are seen as being of little consequence, having poor effect over a planet’s natural tendencies.

☞ Note: A close TRINE to a more BENEFIC PLANET will assist to bring a planet positioned in a cadent house closer to its full strength and potential.