6th House in Astrology – Meaning Explained (YouTube Video Transcript)

(00:00:00) Your YouTube transcript will appear here (00:00:00) all right so the sixth house today in (00:00:02) astrology what does it mean on that very (00:00:04) fundamental level this can be used for (00:00:06) both your natal chart interpretation as (00:00:08) well as transits if you're receiving any (00:00:10) transits to the sixth house especially (00:00:12) if you know if there's any planets there (00:00:14) so that's essentially what you want to (00:00:15) look at do you have any planets in the (00:00:17) six this will show you the propensity of (00:00:20) energy in that area to really highlight (00:00:21) this area of life if there was a lot of (00:00:23) planets but if not you can also look at (00:00:25) the sign position in fact you want to (00:00:26) look at both the planet and the signs as (00:00:29) well as the ruler and significant which (00:00:31) we'll talk about and that'll give you a (00:00:33) very good well-rounded picture of this (00:00:35) area so essentially what this area is is (00:00:37) if you can imagine again the journey we (00:00:39) came out of the fifth house last which (00:00:41) was about finding or self-expression or (00:00:43) creativity or passion and interest so (00:00:45) essentially the next step is once we are (00:00:48) aware of our interests in life is to (00:00:50) refine them and that's essentially what (00:00:51) the sixth house is it's about refinement (00:00:53) it's about improvement and this can be (00:00:56) both self-improvement or helping others (00:00:58) improve such as through our work or our (00:01:00) craft and our environment in general (00:01:03) could be such as our routine and daily (00:01:05) tasks daily things were involved with (00:01:07) and anything that essentially we are (00:01:09) improving whether it's you know us (00:01:11) someone else or the environment so (00:01:14) things like small animals can be seen (00:01:15) from the sixth because we help and (00:01:17) nurture and take care of small animals (00:01:19) so that's a sixth house thing your daily (00:01:22) work your routine your health when it (00:01:24) has to do with specifically the diet and (00:01:28) the regiment that's associated with your (00:01:29) health and the kinds of activities that (00:01:31) you would need to maybe get in good (00:01:33) health and that's a really you know (00:01:35) important thing of the sixth is this cuz (00:01:36) it's kind of 2-point energy in order to (00:01:38) improve we have to understand that (00:01:41) there's some sort of problem or issue or (00:01:43) something that needs correction and so (00:01:45) things like diseases and problems and (00:01:47) issues can all be seen from the sixth (00:01:48) house also because it's needing that (00:01:50) improvement in some sense so that's (00:01:54) basically what the sixth is it can also (00:01:55) show you your craft specifically at work (00:01:58) like the thing you're developing in your (00:01:59) life and yeah anything else on that (00:02:02) general level so first of all let's go (00:02:04) and look at this in terms of the (00:02:06) quadrants this is in the bottom right (00:02:08) quadrant of the chart so the bottom is (00:02:10) still subjective not as subjective as (00:02:12) like the fourth house for example (00:02:14) but still personal right so it's about (00:02:16) our own personal refinement but it's (00:02:18) interpersonal because it's on the right (00:02:20) side of the chart so there's almost you (00:02:22) know two ways of looking at this one is (00:02:25) that through our own self-improvement (00:02:26) into wanting to improve things it (00:02:29) naturally benefits and assists others (00:02:31) and that's a good way of working with (00:02:33) the six anyways is really being that (00:02:34) other oriented from the other oriented (00:02:37) perspective which helps us really get (00:02:40) the most out of this sixth house to (00:02:41) share give and help others be the best (00:02:44) they can be but it really comes and (00:02:46) starts from us being the best that we (00:02:48) can be through that refinement so that's (00:02:51) the sixth house in terms of the quadrant (00:02:53) you can also look at this in terms of it (00:02:54) being a cadent house it is the second of (00:02:56) the cadent houses the last one we talked (00:02:58) about was the third house which is as (00:03:01) you remember very mutable and that's (00:03:02) what the cadent houses are they're (00:03:04) basically the mutable parts of the chart (00:03:06) that when we put energy into them they (00:03:08) help all the other areas of life be that (00:03:10) much more flexible so when our time (00:03:12) management's good our energy minutes (00:03:14) management's good our health is good (00:03:16) those kinds of things our work is stable (00:03:19) we're that much more adaptive we can see (00:03:21) new opportunities we can go in this (00:03:23) direction in that direction etc so (00:03:25) that's a big part of it especially (00:03:26) because the ruler of the sixth is well (00:03:30) the planet associated with it is mercury (00:03:32) which as you know is all about that (00:03:33) mutable change now it's also an earth (00:03:36) house right so very much associated with (00:03:38) Virgo in that regards about the daily (00:03:41) things and improvement and refinement in (00:03:43) terms of that and the axis is the 6th (00:03:46) and 12th so opposite the 6th is the 12th (00:03:48) house which this axis is really about (00:03:52) perfection and it's not meant to be like (00:03:56) you know perfect perfection in the 6th (00:03:58) house it's just being the best version (00:04:00) we can be doing the best work we can do (00:04:02) doing the best job we can do that's (00:04:05) really the best way of working with a (00:04:06) sixth but it's the axis of perfection (00:04:08) because the 12th house is God's (00:04:10) perfection right it's God and (00:04:12) spirituality and having faith and trust (00:04:15) that there's a higher plan that is (00:04:17) perfect and so that's a good way (00:04:19) balancing out the sixth is understanding (00:04:21) that 12th house energy and putting (00:04:23) energy into that so some meditation (00:04:25) prayer anything that helps connect us to (00:04:28) the divine plan or having that faith and (00:04:30) Trust really helps that more practical (00:04:32) busy energy of the sixth loosen up and (00:04:34) have me more freedom essentially in that (00:04:37) sphere in our lives so that's (00:04:40) essentially what the sixth house is like (00:04:42) I said you want to look to see if (00:04:43) there's any planets here so for example (00:04:45) if someone had let's say the moon in the (00:04:47) sixth house this would be someone who (00:04:48) needs everything sort of orderly (00:04:51) organized and they just feel good when (00:04:53) things are taken care of that's the (00:04:55) emotional security of the moon now we (00:04:58) don't always have planets there but we (00:05:00) always do have a sign so look to see (00:05:01) what that six house excuse me sixth (00:05:04) house cusp is what sign that is and (00:05:06) that'll give you a very good idea of the (00:05:08) characteristics and qualities that come (00:05:09) through that sixth so for example if it (00:05:11) was Leo (00:05:12) this would be someone who in their (00:05:14) approach to improvement is maybe very (00:05:16) playful about it maybe very creative (00:05:17) about it as well which is that leo (00:05:19) energy so you can also look at other (00:05:22) signs also see how much of a portion of (00:05:24) that six they take up and you can read (00:05:26) that as well now to get even more (00:05:28) specific you can look at the ruler of (00:05:30) the six so in this case for this example (00:05:32) it would be the Sun because the Sun (00:05:33) rules Leo so the house placement and (00:05:37) sign placement of the Sun will give you (00:05:38) that well-rounded picture and you can (00:05:41) also look at this significant of the (00:05:43) sixth house which for everybody is (00:05:44) mercury so looking at Mercury's house (00:05:46) and sign placement will give you a good (00:05:48) picture as well all right so that's the (00:05:49) sixth house in a nutshell if you guys (00:05:51) have any questions please let me know (00:05:52) and I'll see you guys next time for the (00:05:54) seventh house (00:06:02) you