The Sixth House is a bit like the 'have to
do basket' that we keep putting off. Those chores, and daily
bits and pieces that we have to do to keep our lives running
(at home, work, or anywhere we spend a lot of our time),
and all the ways we look after our bodies' ailments (ie,
exercise, physiotherapy). The symbolism found in this house
shows you what type of skills that you have and, because
this house represents the environment within your daily
life, the people you have to work with.
Pets and small animals are also represented
here because they are an extension of the environment that
you interact with. In a nutshell, this house represents
responsibility, duty and health problems - we all have to
learn about boundaries. So although this part of the birth
chart is sometimes referred to as the house of health, in
fact I see it as representing what type of illnesses an
individual is prone to.
Following on from the Fifth
House where you have no boundaries, are invincible and
the world revolves around you (lol!) it's only natural that
reality (Sixth House) has to be faced sooner or later. This
may be through the realisation that our bodies are not indestructible
and that we do eventually have to grow up to some extent
and face our responsibilities.
Through these processes we also learn how
to balance our Fifth House desire to have fun with our Sixth
House responsibilities.
As mentioned above, this part of your chart
represents your routine, daily life - for many of us this
also means how we earn our income. The symbolism in the
Sixth House tells us whether or not you are living your
daily life in a way that enables you to express who you
are, if you aren't then this is where the ill health part
of the Sixth comes in.
For example, Venus in the Sixth House suggests
that the individual has a natural flair for work that involves
diplomacy, beauty, art, etc. Since Venus is the planet of
love some people with this placement at birth may form a
love relationship with a co-worker. The down side to this
placement can be that the individual finds it hard to get
motivated when it comes to the 'not so pretty' side of daily
drudgery like cleaning the toilet, getting up early to go
to work, etc.
Venus here also can symbolise health issues
relating to the kidneys, urine, veins and the reproductive
system in general.
In summary the symbolism shown in the Sixth
House shows us what we type of work we are naturally good
at, how we work with others, work at our responsibilities,
and adjust to the boundaries that we face (even though they
may be a little uncomfortable).
As well as this, indications here point us
to potential health problems that we should keep an eye
on and what type of routine (if any!) we follow on a day
to day basis whether at work or at home and how we look
after our health.
If you would like to share your experiences
of your own Sixth House you can share them at my discussion
board at Suite101.
If you have any more questions... please
contact me!
