Degree Theory: Planets & Houses
TW: Mentions of Ab*se
Hi guys, thank you all so much for the support on the last degree post! I’m really glad you guys all found it really helpful, as promised, here’s how we’re going to analyze degrees in your planets and houses. Note: it might be a little different from other theories, but this is how I usually do it. For the next post, I’m thinking of going deeper into each one (i.e. degrees for the Ascendant, degrees through the houses), but for now here’s just a general idea of how I do it! I’m going to use my own degrees as examples!
Planets + Ascendant
Ascendant: So your degree here deals with what you’re showing to the world. For example, my degree is 7° (Libra degree), and people have told me they’ve seen me as really creative and someone who seems very level headed (even though I’m far from it LMAO). This degree also deals with earrings, which is funny because I have 5 piercings in my ears.
Sun: Your degree here deals with your general life path, and how you express your personality. For a more specific overview, you can look at your Sun’s degree and the degree of the house it falls into. So my sun is at 3° in the 7th house which is at 7°. For me, I like to write, poetry is one of my favorite genres to write. A lot of the poetry I write, has been centered around my experiences in love (the 7th house and the 7° degree). Also, I’ve found that I’ve gotten to know who I am through my relationships with others and I’ve been often told that I’m in love with love.
Moon: Your degree here shows how you deal with your emotions and which area of your life emphasizes them. So for me, my moon is in the 2° (I’m so cool I know, jk jk). Now quite literally, I will eat my feelings LMAO. Whenever I’m sad, I just eat a lot. Also I just like to engage in a lot of self care. I usually do this to hide and avoid how I really feel. My moon falls into my 4th house (25°), and a lot of why I act like that is because of my upbringing and my childhood in general where I had to stay in control and couldn’t let my emotions get the best of me since I had to grow up a lot faster than I would’ve wanted to (got personal there LMAO).
Mercury: Your degree here shows what you think a lot about, what you like to learn, and how you communicate as well. For me, my Mercury is in the 19° in the 8th house at 10°. So for me, my Mercury being in the 19° means that I’m very good at mediating arguments and disputes, which is very true. I also like to use communication in a creative way, i.e. writing. I like to communicate through my art. With this being in the 8th house at 10° I could likely use this ability through dealing with the deeper/darker aspects of life furthermore in a potential career. I find this to be super accurate as I want to be a psychologist and/or a writer. I’m also very interested in true crime and the criminal justice system, which fits these degrees as well (and my Mercury in the 8th of course). I also love to learn about art too and social justice (since Libra degrees talk about fairness). Also quite literally, I think about love a lot and always find myself dreaming about being in a relationship.
Venus: Your degree here shows how you love and how you best receive love. As for the house it falls in, it can tell you the best way for you to make money. So for me, my Venus is in the 7° in the 7th house, at 7° LMAO. The amount of Libra energy here. So for me, this means that I like romance and a traditional style of love. I also love to write poems and create drawings for my significant others. I also like to be charmed and I like fairness in a relationship. I also date with the intention to marry in the future, which I know is a little old-fashioned but I don’t date just to date. This is again, enhanced in the 7th house in the 7° as I bring this way of thinking into my relationships. Also, this tells me that I’d best make money by going into either a creative field, law/business, or helping people in relationships (maybe marriage counseling).
Mars: Your degree here shows your motivations and where they’re centered as well as how you are when you’re angry. So for me, I have Mars in the 5° in the 7th house in the 7°. So for me, I’m very motivated when it comes to creativity. I also become very motivated when it comes to being a leader or being in charge of something; as soon as I’m in charge I strive to be the best. I also am very motivated at the gym, I’ll workout for 2+ hours just to prove how strong I am to myself and others. As with the 7th house and 7° relationships are also a big motivator for me; I always want to do what’s best for my relationship and will fight for my relationships no matter what it takes (this can be my downfall ofc). Also I’m very motivated to fight for equality and fairness for all. In regards to my anger, I’m very dramatic when I’m angry LMFAO. I tend to draw a lot of attention to myself, and usually working out helps me over my anger. Also, music, creativity and art help me move past it as well. However, when angry, I still try my best to be diplomatic and work things out.
Jupiter: Your degree here shows your blessings and where you might overindulge. My Jupiter is in the 28° and falls in the 6th house at 18° (lol the degree of pure evil). So for me, I’m very emotionally intelligent and I’m very intuitive. This can also be used for helping others perhaps in a future job (work habits). This of course makes a lot of sense because I plan to become a psychologist. Also, I tend to spend a lot of money on home decor and decorating my room in general, so this is where I overindulge. Also, I tend to become too absorbed by my routines and I feel that if I’m not doing enough I’m lazy. Further, with the 18° here I tend to become too overindulged by worrying about being healthy, despite me being a healthy person, I tend to worry myself sick.
Saturn: Your degree here shows what you struggle with. So for me, my Saturn is in the 25° and falls in the 6th house at 18°. So this carries on from Jupiter lmao, like I said I’m worried too much about my health and if I’m doing enough routine-wise. I either become absorbed by my routines or I just struggle with developing one at all. Also, I struggle with being assertive and taking control over my life. I feel like I always just let others tell me what to do, and I tend to rely on what my parents tell me to do instead of just being the leader of my own life.
Uranus: Your degree here shows how you’re unique compared to others. For me my Uranus is in the 20° and falls in the 3rd house at 19°. So quite literally, I’m unique for my interest in the darker aspects of life such as the occult and other mysteries. This also shows in how I think and communicate too since my mind is preoccupied with these things (3rd house). Also, I use these darker aspects of life in my creative hobbies such as writing and drawing (19°).
Neptune: Your degree here shows what our dreams are like and our imagination. So for me, my Neptune is in the 6° (omf the amount of Virgo and Libra degrees in my chart) in the 2nd house at 10°. This is actually so funny but I always dream about my job or my co-workers will show up in my dreams (2nd house at 10°). I can never escape it. My imagination is also very preoccupied with helping other people, I’m literally always daydreaming about how I’m going to help people at my future job (6°). Also more darkly, a lot of my dreams and imagination revolve around my depression and my fears and are very dark. I also daydream about becoming well-known for whatever field I decide to go into.
Pluto: Your degree here shows the themes of your transformations throughout life as well as your fears and obsessions. So for me, my Pluto is in the 10° in the 1st house at 7°. This definitely rings true for me because my depression has caused a lot of transformations for me. Also, my father was apart of these transformations because he divorced my mom and this created a big transformation for me. I’m also obsessed with relationships as well and my relationships have quite literally changed my appearance. I remember I was in an ab*sive relationship, and after I left my face looked quite different and I changed my appearance a lot. Also, I have a lot of fears in regards to my relationships such as that they’ll hurt me, and my relationships have transformed me a lot.
For the houses that don’t have any planets like for me houses 9-12 and the 5th you can just view the degrees of those houses and look at how those degrees relate to each theme of your houses. For example, my 11th house is in the 25°, and this shows because quite literally I was ab*sed by my friends and bullied in middle school. Also, a lot of my friends are very no bs kind of people and take charge of their lives. They also always stand up for me and defend me. They also went through a lot of struggles in their lives as well, just like me.
Hopefully this post helps you guys, and I’m planning on making more degree posts soon, but for now I’m debating either doing a Mercury through the houses post or another asteroid post. So let me know what you guys think!
*** Note: I used some information from this post right here by Saturn Revolution on how to apply the degree theory to your chart. ***
