Minderwiz
The Names of the Places and their topical signification
There are two early sources of the topical significance of each Place. The first comes from Hermes (or at least is reported to have come from him by later writers). The second comes from Ascelepius, though as with Hermes the sources are second hand from later Hellenistic writers.
Hermes
The first place is often referred to as the Helm - it's life and health and vitality Hermes also included siblings (usually vital to life)
The second place is the 'Gates of Hades' Hopes or expectations
The third place is the Goddess - Action and Siblings
The Fourth place is the Subterranean Pivot - Foundation of happiness, paternal possessions and slaves
The Fifth place - Good fortune, which later included children which are the best fortune if you want to be maintained in your old age (this is the joy of Venus)
The Sixth place - bad fortune - vengeance and injury
The Seventh place - Death (the opposite place to Life) and the Wife/Husband
The Eighth place - Life and Livelihood (note that this topic later shifted to the second house)
The Ninth place - the House of God. Travel and living abroad (as the House of God, Religion was added later).
The Tenth place - Midheaven - Fortune, Livelihood, Life, Children, Action, Honour, Ruling, Leading.
The Eleventh place - Good Spirit (Things beneficial to mental and spirtual health) The joy of Jupiter
The Twelfth place - Livelihood, submission of slaves.
Aesclepius sugested an eight place system, which never caught on but it has relevance to the developement of the Places/Houses After Life in the first Asclepius attributed Livelihood to the Second, Siblings to the third, Parents to the fourth, Children to the fifth, Injury to the sixth and Wife to the seventh. He finished with Death in the eighth. Given that Life began at the first, it was appropriate that it should end at the eighth and last house in this system.
Although Asclepius' system did not survive very long, a number of it's associations were adopted into the twelve house system by later Hellenistic writers
There are two early sources of the topical significance of each Place. The first comes from Hermes (or at least is reported to have come from him by later writers). The second comes from Ascelepius, though as with Hermes the sources are second hand from later Hellenistic writers.
Hermes
The first place is often referred to as the Helm - it's life and health and vitality Hermes also included siblings (usually vital to life)
The second place is the 'Gates of Hades' Hopes or expectations
The third place is the Goddess - Action and Siblings
The Fourth place is the Subterranean Pivot - Foundation of happiness, paternal possessions and slaves
The Fifth place - Good fortune, which later included children which are the best fortune if you want to be maintained in your old age (this is the joy of Venus)
The Sixth place - bad fortune - vengeance and injury
The Seventh place - Death (the opposite place to Life) and the Wife/Husband
The Eighth place - Life and Livelihood (note that this topic later shifted to the second house)
The Ninth place - the House of God. Travel and living abroad (as the House of God, Religion was added later).
The Tenth place - Midheaven - Fortune, Livelihood, Life, Children, Action, Honour, Ruling, Leading.
The Eleventh place - Good Spirit (Things beneficial to mental and spirtual health) The joy of Jupiter
The Twelfth place - Livelihood, submission of slaves.
Aesclepius sugested an eight place system, which never caught on but it has relevance to the developement of the Places/Houses After Life in the first Asclepius attributed Livelihood to the Second, Siblings to the third, Parents to the fourth, Children to the fifth, Injury to the sixth and Wife to the seventh. He finished with Death in the eighth. Given that Life began at the first, it was appropriate that it should end at the eighth and last house in this system.
Although Asclepius' system did not survive very long, a number of it's associations were adopted into the twelve house system by later Hellenistic writers