posted September 03, 2007 11:47 PM            

I've read the 2nd house described as the place where we use our possessions to express our self. I don't think of this as just possessions in the material sense. Sure, it applies to monetary capital, but also to whatever talents we possess. The most basic & important capital we all possess is our self-will.

The way we use our possessions--money, talent, our will--reveals our self, but it also creates our self. The 2nd house is the place where we make something of ourselves. It's where we give solid, deliberate form to our self. Our choices express & strengthen some parts of our self; deny & weaken other parts.

The 2nd house doesn't highly value possessions. "He who dies with the most toys wins" is not the philosophy of a healthy 2nd house. Possessions in & of themselves mean little to the 2nd house. They're merely the means by which people express who they are.

This outlook is something I noticed that I share with all my Sun in the 2nd house friends. I'm not saying that people with other sun placements don't think in this way. I'm sure many do. But with myself, & others I know with this placement, it's a hyper awareness. It's one of the fundamental building blocks of our worldview.

One of the ways this plays out is that I understand people's behavior--since behavior is using our "will"--as revealing their values. I have almost an obsession with not allowing someone else's behavior to have too large an infuence on how I behave. When someone acts like a jerk or treats others in a horrible way, I understand that she's expressing who she is. She's revealing her own values. I usually refuse to let someone else's behavior manipulate me into acting in a way that isn't true to who I actually I am. When I become a reactor rather than an act-or, I consider it a lack of integrity. That I've failed in being myself. I noticed that my 2nd house Sun friends are all very much the same way.

posted September 04, 2007 12:09 AM              

The Sun is the guy doin drunken karaoke & trying to steal the spotlight.Mars & Mercury are involved in a fist-fight because Mercury said somethin He shouldn't have and now all Mars wants to do is knock Mercury the f*** out!!Plus,they are both tryin to win the heart of the ever lonely Ms.Venus....Mercury is trying to sweet-talk Her,while Mars is trying to impress Her with His macho display of masculinity.Venus is finishing off the last of a bottle of cheap wine & crying over yet another heartache,while Mr. Chiron listens carefully,trying decide whether he should heal Ms. Venus' heartache,or just inflict a little more pain....

~sigh~ gotta love the 12th house...

posted September 04, 2007 01:13 AM              

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NAM...just a guess,but I'd say you NEED relationships(not all necessarily romantic...just relationships in general...),both the core of your being(Sun),and emotionaly(Moon).Also,communication(Mercury) will be important in those relationships.While I don't have the Sun in the 7th,I have Neptune there,and am constantly trying so hard NOT to feel the need to be in a relationship to be happy.I know that I should learn to let go of that need and just be happy with myself,regardless of whether I have a man or not,but it is so difficult....

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posted September 04, 2007 01:22 AM              

point is that , if this is what my astrological chart is saying shouldn't have I been always this way? but I never was, even with my first husband , his mom said to my face one day how much she knew we loved each other in different levels, trying to tell me he loved me more I did him, i thought that was nonsense, she was right.

I read somewhere else that we start living our charts when we are in our 30's and really truely doing what we are suppose to lok for at that time...This was on an article about the Nodes of the moon and past lifes and current ones.

posted September 04, 2007 05:24 AM              

My Sun is in 7th. People see me as a sunny person, although most of the time for me is very difficult.
Also men, I am attractive to are sunny, successful and good looking men.

Natasha

posted September 04, 2007 01:14 PM            

I will not lie; Creating a secure future for myself has been a defining driving force in my life. Its either been career, or studies or learning and experiencing everything life can offer; and most of it did revolve around materialistic related experiences (i.e. Travelling, etc.)

However, when it comes to partnerships, I have never seen anyone whose been with me as a possesion. Quite the opposite actually; I have always believed that they have every right to live their lives as freely and openly as I would mine.

posted September 04, 2007 01:22 PM            

No, actually my Sun is in the 8th house, so everyone feel free to give me your money to manage.

posted September 04, 2007 01:27 PM              

My sun lives in my 6th house. And it's believed that this is the house is of work, service, routine, health.

Well I've never worked in my life, so far, I'm studying. But I don't intend to be consume by my work. Actually I love chilling and having fun more than working
(maybe thats venus in leo in the 6th house aswell Lazyyy.

About service and helping others, I'm always willing to lend a hand whole-heartedly.

posted September 04, 2007 06:55 PM            

Relationships are one of the main concerns for the 8th house (this house is mainly focused on everything that has to do with others), but in a deeper and more "realistic to life" way, comparing to the 7th house.

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This placement is good for penetrating the human psyche I believe. It also makes 8th house issues like power, death, sex, and the occult fascinations of mine.

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posted September 05, 2007 06:13 AM            

AcousticGod - I didn't see that one coming. Well done.

Bucketrider - Do you have a Cap asc?
I agree about mature Tauruses having that perspective too. It's one of the things that's always drawn me to & helped me relate to that sign.

Coral - One of my Sun in the 11th house friends is like you. Everywhere she goes, it's like she's running for mayor.

I'm enjoying all of these responses. They're helping me get a better grasp on the houses.

posted September 06, 2007 12:27 AM            

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Sun in Libra
Moon in Cancer
Jupiter in Cancer
Venus in Virgo
Mars in Cancer
Ascendant in Cancer