Marriage, finding the perfect relationship, and meeting your spouse can be fascinating but often challenging topics. For astrology enthusiasts, these questions frequently come up during chart readings. Luckily, the birth chart holds the answers we seek, particularly through the analysis of the seventh house—the house of marriage and partnerships. By examining the ruler of your seventh house and its placement in your birth chart, you can gain valuable insights into your future spouse or committed partner, as well as discover what you desire in a marriage.
Contents
- 1 How to Find the Ruler of a House?
- 2 The Ruler of the 7th House through the Houses of the Natal Chart
- 2.1 Ruler of 7th House in 1st House
- 2.2 Ruler of 7th House in 2nd House
- 2.3 Ruler of 7th House in 3rd House
- 2.4 Ruler of 7th House in 4th House
- 2.5 Ruler of 7th House in 5th House
- 2.6 Ruler of 7th House in 6th House
- 2.7 Ruler of 7th House in 7th House
- 2.8 Ruler of 7th House in 8th House
- 2.9 Ruler of 7th House in 9th House
- 2.10 Ruler of 7th House in 10th House
- 2.11 Ruler of 7th House in 11th House
- 2.12 Ruler of 7th House in 12th House
- 3 Rulership in Astrology: Who Rules What
How to Find the Ruler of a House?
To tap into this fascinating tool, it’s essential to know which planet rules each zodiac sign and how to locate the ruling planet of the house you wish to analyze. The first step is to identify the sign on the cusp of your seventh house and determine its ruling planet. Here’s a handy list of planet-to-sign correspondences:
- Aries: Mars
- Taurus: Venus
- Gemini: Mercury
- Cancer: Moon
- Leo: Sun
- Virgo: Mercury
- Libra: Venus
- Scorpio: Pluto (previously ruled by Mars)
- Sagittarius: Jupiter
- Capricorn: Saturn
- Aquarius: Uranus (previously ruled by Saturn)
- Pisces: Neptune (previously ruled by Jupiter)
Once you’ve identified the ruling planet of your seventh house, we can delve into the meaning of its placement throughout the other houses of the natal chart.
The Ruler of the 7th House through the Houses of the Natal Chart
The seventh house stands out as an angular house—a highly influential sector in the birth chart that describes fundamental life areas. Understanding how the ruler of the seventh house influences the other houses can provide valuable insights into your relationships. Keep in mind that these interpretations are general, as multiple factors influence each placement.
Ruler of 7th House in 1st House
If the ruler of the 7th house is located in the 1st house, it suggests that your partner enhances your self-esteem and your perception of yourself. You desire a partner who shares similarities with you and supports your individuality. With this placement, you often feel complete with your partner. However, keep in mind that you might be more authentic when influenced by your partner, and others may remember you as your spouse’s partner. This placement can sometimes indicate the attraction to a trophy spouse.
Independence holds significant value in relationships for you, sometimes resulting in a stronger focus on your needs. It can also indicate involvement with the public, such as choosing a career in teaching.
Ruler of 7th House in 2nd House
When the ruler of the 7th house is in the 2nd house, it emphasizes the importance of a shared value system in relationships. Your partner or spouse plays a role in boosting your self-esteem, and you seek security in committed relationships.
This placement can indicate financial gain through marriage. It could mean marrying for financial reasons or partnering with someone who happens to be affluent. Furthermore, partnerships can bring financial benefits, such as doing business together with your spouse. Steve Jobs provides a notable example of this placement in his natal chart.
Ruler of 7th House in 3rd House
With the ruler of the 7th house in the 3rd house, communication becomes a crucial component of your relationships. A successful relationship usually depends on shared backgrounds and interests that foster engaging conversations. Your partner often inspires your self-expression, and they tend to be curious, versatile, and talkative.
This placement can also suggest meeting your spouse in your neighborhood, marrying a neighbor, commuting, or connecting with a childhood acquaintance. It’s even possible to meet your partner through a sibling.
Ruler of 7th House in 4th House
The ruler of the 7th house in the 4th house indicates a desire to start a family through marriage. Individuals with this placement often have strong ties to their roots, remaining closely connected to their family of origin. Marriage could occur later in life or possibly not at all. You may have a deep emotional bond with your parents, and any unresolved issues with them might reappear in your marriage.
Traditional values play a significant role in your approach to marriage, and partnering with someone who provides a stable background while you focus on your work is likely. People with this placement typically have little interest in public affairs.
Ruler of 7th House in 5th House
When the ruler of the 7th house is in the 5th house, individuals often seek a creative and artistic partner. Having fun together and sharing a similar sense of humor are important factors in your relationships. Your partner encourages your creativity and self-expression. This placement also suggests a strong inclination towards romance, sometimes leading to being misled if afflictions are present.
Marrying for the sake of having children or a deep desire to start a family is another potential outcome. This placement may indicate that your creative self-expression is appreciated by the public, making it beneficial for artistic pursuits.
Ruler of 7th House in 6th House
For those with the ruler of the 7th house in the 6th house, marriage or committed relationships often involve coworkers, employees, or individuals met through work. Alternatively, this placement can manifest as a partnership or business venture with your spouse. You might even end up marrying someone from a service-oriented profession, such as a doctor, healthcare worker, hairdresser, or waiter.
Acts of service form your love language, and your partner may require your assistance due to illness or other circumstances. People with this placement tend to take relationships seriously but can be selective when it comes to choosing a partner. While they may excel in collaborative work environments, they often prefer to remain in the background.
Ruler of 7th House in 7th House
When the ruler of the 7th house is in the 7th house itself, committed relationships hold immense importance in your life. You naturally express yourself most easily within one-on-one relationships. Unless heavily afflicted, you make an excellent friend and partner. This placement often brings public exposure, and you may even assume a leadership role in a particular area. When well-aspected, success in public dealings is probable.
The nature, condition, and aspects of the ruling planet provide further information about the ease or challenges associated with this placement. Favorable aspects tend to indicate a supportive partner, with you perhaps assuming a more dominant role in the relationship (though this can vary based on the ruling planet—for example, someone with the Sun as the ruler tends to be more dominant than someone with the Moon). Conversely, challenging aspects may make commitment difficult, leading to several short-lived relationships.
Ruler of 7th House in 8th House
For individuals with the ruler of the 7th house in the 8th house, finding an intimate and deep bond in committed relationships is of utmost importance. You seek a partner with whom you can share your innermost secrets, expecting the same level of openness in return. Complete merging with your spouse is often the desire. While sexuality is essential in this placement, its full expression may be delayed until after marriage or later in life, depending on the ruling planet’s condition.
Relationships can facilitate both personal growth and destruction, often forcing you to confront your shadow self. Partnerships have a profound transformative effect on you. If well-aspected or influenced by benefic planets like Jupiter or Venus, this placement can indicate financial gains through partnerships, extending beyond mere financial support.
Ruler of 7th House in 9th House
When the ruler of the 7th house is in the 9th house, it can signify a spouse of foreign origin or a partner met abroad. Alternatively, this placement may indicate moving abroad due to marriage. A well-aspected ruling planet can contribute to your spiritual growth, and your partner may possess strong religious beliefs or have a different religious background. Shared belief systems and similar ideas about spirituality are crucial in such relationships.
Intellectual partners attract you, and your spouse is often well-educated and intelligent. It’s also possible to meet your partner during college years. This placement can be favorable for teaching-related careers.
Ruler of 7th House in 10th House
If the ruler of the 7th house is in the 10th house, your marriage or committed relationship plays an influential role in your career advancement. Your partner typically provides significant support, helping boost your public reputation. Additionally, your partner may come from a higher socioeconomic background and possess their own success.
Some individuals with this placement meet their partners through their profession, while others share a professional background. It can also suggest a career that positions you in the public eye. With favorable aspects and a well-conditioned ruling planet, this placement often signifies success in public dealings, a good reputation, and a thriving career. People with the ruler of the 7th house in the 10th house tend to be highly ambitious.
Ruler of 7th House in 11th House
Individuals with the ruler of the 7th house in the 11th house often encounter their partners through their social circle or while volunteering. Your partner is likely from a different background, but your ideals and worldviews align. Like-mindedness and shared goals are essential in your relationships, and you prefer your partner to be both a lover and a friend.
This placement often suggests that your partner helps elevate you in some way. When well-aspected, they support you in achieving your goals and turning your dreams into reality. Business partnerships are also possible, although their level of success depends on the aspects and condition of the ruling planet in your natal chart. Independence and freedom hold great importance in your relationships, which tend to be unconventional.
Ruler of 7th House in 12th House
For those whose ruler of the 7th house is in the 12th house, this placement can be challenging. When afflicted, you may feel drawn to unavailable partners—those who are already in committed relationships, suffering from addiction, or otherwise unable to engage in a relationship. Sacrifice often characterizes your relationships, and you may hold illusions about your partner and marriage. If well-aspected, you may be attracted to sensitive and artistic individuals who enhance your connection with the divine.
Karmic relationships may manifest with this placement, and secretive relationships, especially with married partners, are possible. Individuals with this placement tend to be introverted and often shy away from the limelight. Some may choose not to marry at all.
Rulership in Astrology: Who Rules What
At first glance, a birth chart may seem straightforward, but closer examination reveals countless intricate details. Rulership is one concept that helps connect the various components of the chart.
House rulership involves analyzing the relationship between the houses in the natal chart, allowing you to understand which house serves another. The house where a ruler is placed is served by the house where the ruler resides.
It’s important to distinguish between scenarios such as the ruler of the second house in the tenth house and the ruler of the tenth house in the second house. In the former case, your profession may involve financial matters like economics, while the latter suggests you could amass wealth primarily through your career. These examples demonstrate the versatility and complexity of rulership in astrology.
The Seventh House in the Chart Wheel
The seventh house holds a special place in the birth chart, representing committed partnerships and marriage. As social beings, most of us yearn for a reciprocal relationship filled with love and commitment.
In terms of relationships, the seventh house signifies what you seek and the type of partners that attract you. This nonpersonal house marks the beginning of our interactions with others and reflects how we relate to them.
Libra, the sign associated with the seventh house, embodies harmony and balance. Ruled by Venus, the planet of love and beauty, this sign craves a healthy give-and-take dynamic in relationships. However, planetary placements in the seventh house can sometimes challenge our ability to maintain this balance.
Angular houses hold significant importance in a birth chart, making the seventh house a crucial component. Its cusp, known as the descendant, is directly opposite the ascendant—the cusp of the first house. The descendant represents the sign that set on the western horizon during your birth, often feeling unfamiliar until integrated consciously. Understanding this point can lead to better partner choices and greater self-awareness. Projection tends to occur until you embrace the energy of the descendant within yourself.
To gain a comprehensive understanding of the seventh house, explore the sign on its cusp, the ruling planet’s placement, and any planets within the house.
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