


And around we go, through this expressive triad: first house, fifth house, ninth house, all forming a beautiful, flowing grand trine within the birth chart. The ninth house, in turn, forms a trine with the first house, imbuing the native’s personality with the flavors of their philosophical framework. Forming a flowing trine from the fifth house, we see the creativity of the fifth house activating the higher mind and its expressions. In modern times it often signifies the native’s spiritual, philosophical or political orientations, as well as education. The ninth house was associated with the practice of religion and ruler cults in ancient times, as well as foreign travel. The upper half of the chart signifies the “spirit,” as in the mind or intellect, while the lower half, below the horizon, represents the body. The first house represents the chart native, their personality and self thus the flowing, supportive trine aspect to the fifth sign from the first house signifies good things flowing from the native’s body and self, such as children and the activities that bring them forth, the literal act of creation itself.įorming another trine from the fifth house, we find the ninth house, “The Place of God,” where the sun has its joy. For example, all the fire signs are fiery and passionate, though Leo, ruled by the sun, differs in its modus operandi from Aires, ruled by Mars, and Sagittarius, ruled by Jupiter. They are on the same page, so to speak, with a similar energetic signature related to their element. Though each of the three signs that make up the same element are distinct, they share similarities and form trines in a birth chart. A trine is considered the best of the positive traditional aspects, drawing together signs of the same element - fire, air, earth, or water. Using Whole Sign Houses, the fifth house’s power for good comes partially from its placement forming a whole-sign trine (120 degrees) aspect from the Ascendant (or rising sign), which is also the first whole sign house. But, before we get to the challenges, let’s review what gives the fifth house its special sauce.
