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House Systems
There are many different ways that the house cusps for Astrological Charts can be derived. Each of these ways is called a House System. http://weeklyhoroscope.com
The Dominion or Set of the 8 Houses
The Dominion is not the familiar 12 Houses set of mainstream tradition, nor even the Octotopos, an ancient 8-fold division of space, but a new model which approaches this last one some more.
Working with greater houses
So when I call the eighth, ninth and eleventh houses the Greater Houses, this is my reason.
The twelve houses
A brief description of the twelf astrological houses.
Astrological Houses of the Zodiac
The First House is called the Ascendant. The sign of the Zodiac on its cusp is called the rising sign. It represents the individual's basic point of reference toward life, his self-awareness, how his experiences are assimilated and how he responds to outside stimuli.
Astronomical Foundations of the Astrological Houses
In order to understand the origins of the different house systems and the problems connected with them, it is helpful to discuss a few terms of celestial mechanics which are important from an astrological perspective for the construction of the respective systems.
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