Topic: When Only One Planet is Found in a House
Lesson 9 delves into the significance of one of the most commonly observed situations seen in a chart, namely: What can be determined when only one planet is found in a house? A planet is the cause of the realization of a house's affairs but a house defines the scope of a planet's influence. Once that influence has been delimited, the outcome of the house that has limited the planet's action will depend now on the planet's nature.

Furthermore, a planet has also a great impact on the qualitative nature of the affairs of a house. After an overview of the part played by a planet's nature as a cause or basis for house realization, we proceed to a deeper discussion of the factors that comprise a planet's zodiacal state that go beyond its placement in a sign. What is the nature of the reciprocal relationship between a planet and its dispositor? What are the factors beyond a planet's dispositor that contribute to a planet's overall zodiacal state? We continue the discussion on zodiacal state as a cause affecting the quality of the realizations in a particular house.

As we have said on many occasions, the zodiacal state of a planet is not going to deter somebody from achieving what they want but only how they are going to get it, use it and be able to hold onto it or eventually lose it..

Moreover, if two planets would be in aspect to one another, how does an aspect reinforce, exaggerate, or aggravate the existing zodiacal state between the two planets?

When it comes to an analysis of a chart, we must first break things down and then reassemble the parts. The beauty of Astrology is that we take all these considerations, put them together and then we make a judgment. Judgment is difficult because there are so many considerations.

Sincerely,

Robert M. Corre
New York City