4th House in Astrology – Meaning Explained (YouTube Video Transcript)

(00:00:00) Your YouTube transcript will appear here (00:00:00) all right so today we're gonna talk (00:00:01) about the fourth house in astrology what (00:00:03) does it mean on a fundamental level up (00:00:05) to this point we've talked about the 1st (00:00:07) through the 3rd houses and so if you (00:00:09) look at the journey analogy it gives you (00:00:11) a pretty good idea of what the 4th house (00:00:13) symbolizes so we had the first house (00:00:15) which is we came aware of self and our (00:00:17) own personal goals the second house of (00:00:19) our values the third of communication (00:00:22) and interpersonal relationships and now (00:00:24) the fourth house about our roots in life (00:00:27) is as part of the journey where we (00:00:28) really become aware of the importance of (00:00:30) having emotional connections connecting (00:00:32) to our past our roots and maybe even (00:00:34) establishing yourself on that level so (00:00:37) that's basically what the fourth house (00:00:38) signifies you can see this also by the (00:00:41) quadrant it's in the bottom right (00:00:43) quadrant so this has to do with the very (00:00:46) intrinsic very personal and subjective (00:00:48) experiences ie emotions which is a you (00:00:51) know big foundation of it essentially (00:00:52) any area of life that's associated with (00:00:54) the emotional body that's associated (00:00:56) with our bodies quite literally because (00:00:58) our bodies are our roots it's also the (00:01:00) water attention and our bodies that (00:01:02) relationship there anything that has to (00:01:04) do with caring and nurturing and that's (00:01:06) really that's really where we start to (00:01:08) see now the right side of the chart (00:01:09) which is about interpersonal (00:01:11) relationships right so this is the (00:01:13) beginning of that where we start to (00:01:15) really have that deeper emotional (00:01:17) connection we have that caring quality (00:01:19) and you can see that - where in life do (00:01:21) we have that nurturing quality where do (00:01:23) we have those emotional connections so (00:01:26) you can see that but you can see any (00:01:27) area of life that's associated with our (00:01:29) roots because again the fourth house is (00:01:30) the bottom of the chart such as home (00:01:33) such as family such as mother anything (00:01:36) that you would consider something or (00:01:38) someone that you're emotionally or (00:01:40) sentimentally connected to you can see (00:01:42) through that area of life now do (00:01:44) remember that the fourth house and all (00:01:45) houses are the area of life so we're (00:01:48) talking specifically like family but it (00:01:50) doesn't necessarily have to be family (00:01:52) and the you know status quo sense it (00:01:55) could be maybe your soul family or (00:01:57) someone that you have that emotional (00:01:59) connection with now we were talking (00:02:01) about the water retention and the route (00:02:03) and so a big part of this house is also (00:02:05) health because if you could imagine you (00:02:08) our bodies are our temple (00:02:09) they're our most fundamental home and (00:02:11) this is really about establishing that (00:02:14) relationship in that connection to our (00:02:16) bodies so health can be seen from the (00:02:18) fourth house and it's not so much health (00:02:20) like the sixth house which is more about (00:02:21) the routine and the diet and things like (00:02:23) that this is more about the water (00:02:26) attention listening to what our body is (00:02:28) saying and that relationship kind of (00:02:30) health so a big part of that too with (00:02:33) the fourth house so another thing too is (00:02:36) that it is an angular house this is now (00:02:38) the second of the angular houses which (00:02:40) are the four major quadrants of the (00:02:42) chart so very important house again the (00:02:45) angular houses are about foundations and (00:02:47) this is perhaps the most foundation of (00:02:49) the foundations in other words when (00:02:51) things are good with your personal life (00:02:53) with domestic life with your home with (00:02:55) your family dean your establish you have (00:02:57) a good foundation in which the other (00:03:00) areas of life can prosper much more (00:03:02) healthfully just like we have the first (00:03:03) house which is understanding more about (00:03:06) yourself and having that confidence the (00:03:08) fourth house is now about having that (00:03:10) relationship with your family and your (00:03:11) roots in your body perhaps more (00:03:13) fundamentally so very important there in (00:03:16) terms of it being angular and having (00:03:18) that foundation very important in the (00:03:19) chart you can also see the importance of (00:03:21) balancing the fourth house specifically (00:03:23) with the tenth house (00:03:24) there's too much energy in the fourth (00:03:26) then it's good to bring more attention (00:03:29) to the tenth and the tenth house is (00:03:31) essentially you know opposite this it's (00:03:33) about the future it's about the public (00:03:35) life the career life the work life you (00:03:37) know those things that do require (00:03:39) balance with the personal life so to (00:03:41) balance outs you know maybe if there's (00:03:43) too much energy into the fourth it's (00:03:45) really good to focus on career focus on (00:03:47) legacy these kinds of things can help (00:03:49) neutralize the fourth and tenth house (00:03:51) axes so that's pretty much what the (00:03:53) fourth house is you want to look at sign (00:03:55) placements especially the fourth house (00:03:57) cusp will give you a very good idea of (00:03:59) the qualities that are associated with (00:04:01) that area of life so for example if it's (00:04:02) Gemini it'll give you a good idea of the (00:04:06) qualities and maybe your home life or (00:04:07) your family life if it was Gemini maybe (00:04:09) it was very communicative maybe it had a (00:04:11) lot to do with sharing ideas maybe moved (00:04:13) around a bit because Gemini is mutable (00:04:15) and it changes a lot so you can see (00:04:17) those qualities of those particular (00:04:18) areas to do that you also look at other (00:04:21) signs not in just the cusp but how much (00:04:23) portion do the other signs take up in (00:04:26) at 4th house and look at those (00:04:28) attributes also and not always but (00:04:31) sometimes we do have planets in the 4th (00:04:33) house so that's going to show you any (00:04:35) experiences that are very important in (00:04:37) your life associated with that so for (00:04:39) example if you have your son in the 4th (00:04:41) house this is someone who gains energy (00:04:43) and has a lot of focus and awareness (00:04:45) about home and family matters and I (00:04:48) think it's big interest for these kinds (00:04:50) of individuals so those are the two (00:04:52) fundamentals planet and sign placement (00:04:55) but you also want to look at the ruler (00:04:58) to give you a multi-faceted sort of view (00:05:00) of that 4th house I'll put a PDF down (00:05:02) below for ruler ships but for example if (00:05:04) it's Gemini you want to look at where (00:05:06) Mercury's place because mercury rules (00:05:07) Gemini so house placement of mercury (00:05:10) sign placement of mercury and also the (00:05:12) significant or - which is the moon for (00:05:14) everybody the moon is associated with (00:05:16) that 4th house so where's the moon (00:05:18) placed house and sign can give you that (00:05:20) multifaceted picture all right so I'll (00:05:22) see you guys next time for 5th house (00:05:24) take care (00:05:32) you