Money - The Second House in Astrology
Money, Self-Worth, Possessions, Values, Security
Money in Your Astrology Chart
Your Natal Chart is a reflection of the sky’s energy when you were born. It’s the first place we look in Astrology when we’re wondering about money and abundance in our lives.
The first placement we look at, when it comes to money, is the second house.
Using Madonna’s chart again, we start at the very left side of the wheel, look in a bit to see the #1 and move to #2 – the second House.
Key words for the Second House include: Money, Self-Worth, Possessions, Values, Security.
In Madonna’s chart, we see that the second-house sign is Libra. (It’s the glyph with the sort-of little hill with an underline in turquoise.) Key words for Libra include: Diplomatic, Charming, Fair-Minded, Artistic, Relational, Balance. This sign is often denoted by the legal scales, weighing one side against the other to achieve balance.
So, with just these two pieces of information, we begin to weave together her money story. It includes a desire to create financial and material stability through fairness, collaboration, balance – what feels fair, mutually beneficial, what creates aesthetic and relational harmony. There can be a real talent for earning through diplomacy, art, beauty, or anything that brings people into better balance with each other.
The Ruler of the Second House
In Hellenistic Astrology “rulers” play a big role. In this case we’re looking for the ruler of Madonna’s second house of money. Because the sign is Libra (I’ll write something separate on Leadership to help you understand this.), the ruler is the planet Venus.
Venus is in the 12th House in Leo. Now, we repeat what we did in the second house in that we look for key words for the 12th House: Spirituality, Hidden Things, Healing, Unconscious, Solitude, Beneath the Surface.
And the sign is Leo: Dramatic, Confident, Creative, Generous, Spotlight-Loving. We think of Leo the Lion. Hmm, it’s getting interesting.
Keywords for Venus are: Love, Values, Relationships, Beauty, Harmony, Receptivity. Venus is also the signifier of the feminine in all her glory – Venus de Milo lying gracefully on her chaise.
In Leo. In the 12th House. This is where astrology becomes art – we blend these elements together – Money and resources may flow through 12th House environments: art created in solitude, spiritual practices, healing work, finances are tied to periods of withdrawal and reflection. Tendency to give generously. Leo might mean creating singularly (hear me roar), separating from the pack, creating from dignity, loyalty. artistic gifts that develop away from public pressure but are displayed loudly.
This could also mean that her sense of self worth gets a little confused with Leo roaring like a lion and the 12th house being private: creating in solitude and then going out into the public loudly; toggling back and forth as a creative process; learning to gain self worth not just from being a singular visible person, but also from a rich inner creative life.
We know that Madonna, at her height of popularity, would disappear from view for awhile and re-emerge as a different persona that reflected strong, sexual, beautiful womanhood.
We haven’t gotten very far in Madonna’s chart, but already very rich information is being revealed.
Planets in the Second House
Jupiter and the North Node reside in the Second House.
Jupiter and Venus are the benefics of the zodiac, meaning that they are the planets that bring good fortune, luck, positive results. Having Jupiter in her 2nd house as well as Venus as the leader of her money house tells us that she likely to have very good fortune around money.
The North Node in the second house denotes that she will feel more fulfilled making money herself, rather than through “other people’s money” – inheritances, spousal money, etc.
Wrap Up
This is a brief overview of one technique around money. We haven’t yet attempted to look at connections to other planets or look at transits.
But, still, as you can see, without looking at too many things in Madonna’s chart, we’re getting a pretty good picture of her financial world.
We use celebreties to demonstrate astrology sometimes because it’s someone’s life that is visible and we can agree on it.
That said, we only know their public personas and know little about their private triumphs and struggles. If we were doing a reading for her, she could either verify or clarify some of the things that are unknown to us.
Next we’ll look at Money Markers in Human Design.
If you’d like to see your money story as told by astrology, human design, and the gene keys go here.
