Astrological House Number: 1 Keywords: Identity: Self-image: Personality: Ego: Persona. In your natal chart any planets here help or hinder the following information: The first house (and in particular the Ascendant) is all about who you are how you express yourself to the world 'out there.' Are you marketing yourself effectively or are you underselling your natural talents? This house tells you all about YOU and how you feel about YOU (particularly when alone). The Sign on the cusp or any planets contained in this house will tell you how you start or begin anything. Here is where you find the 'raw' energy, the undefined yet understood creative impulse to create or begin any new phase to life. This house shows your approach to life, your outlook on life, your physical appearance, your early (childhood) experiences and your defence mechanisms. Character and Personality can be understood by the sign on the cusp (particularly the ascendant) for it's through this sign that you approach the world. [Question] How would the various signs approach the 'world' out there or begin any venture? Let's compare the houses, signs and planets with the acting profession for the planets represent the actors, the signs are the roles they play and the houses represent the settings or situations.You'll come to understand this house even more if you check out the 5th and 9th houses for it's here you'll find additional information about YOU.When you come to understand this house you'll come to understand what you 'project' to the world out there. Remembering, your Sun Sign is all about your Character but this house is about your Personality. If they are one and the same then you must do all you can to understand your Character and project it through your Personality. [Question] Is your Sun Sign different to you're rising or ascending sign? Remembering the following truth will go a long way in releasing whatever 'energy' you posses. The creative urges can never be extinguished. They can however, be blocked or dammed up. Whenever this happens, the dynamic force behind the creative urge will seek a compensatory form of expression, usually destructive. Example: Repressed love becomes hate, blocked creativity becomes destructive leading to fear, frustration, irritability and anxiety, think about it the next time you want to do something, go somewhere or say something and you do nothing about it. Sooner or later the repressed emotion will find another outlet, another way of manifesting or your weakest link. Telephone (02) 9907 0813 Permission is freely granted to retrieve and store this material for personal non-commercial use only. All rights reserved, nothing may be published, distributed, or sold in any media without the express permission of the author.   The entire contents of this website is © Thomas Muldoon and provided for your enlightenment, empowerment and entertainment.