A PHILOSOPHIC ENCYCLOPEDIA OF aStROLoGyY 129
a child born at or near noon, when the Sun’s rays strike the birthplace from the Tenth House, has a better chance of advancement in life, other things being equal, than one born after Sundown, for the latter generally remains a servant. Therefore they say that the Tenth House determines social position and honor, but the Sixth House, which is just below the Western horizon rules service and employment. By similar observations and tabulations it has been found that the other planetary rays affect the various departments of life when their ray is projected through the other houses, and therefore each house is said to ‘rule’ certain things, The student will find a diagram of the houses and the affairs ruled by each on pages 30 and 31.
The divisions of houses are sometimes called ‘mundane’ houses to emphasize that they are divisions of the earth; and the signs of the Zodiac are also loosely spoken of as the ‘houses’ or ‘homes,’ of the planets which rule them, for instance, Virgo is the ‘house’ of Mercury, Capricorn is the ‘home’ of Saturn.
Hyleg:
A term used by ancient Arabian Astrologers to designate the points in the horoscope which are the principal foci of vitality and health, namely the Sun, Moon and Ascendant.
