In episode 461 astrologers Chris Brennan and Leisa Schaim do an in-depth exploration of the meaning of the second house in astrology, and explain what it signifies in a birth chart by looking at dozens of celebrity examples.

In traditional astrology the second house is associated with the material world, and encompasses topics such as money, possessions, livelihood, and financial stability.

It represents the descent into the material realm, because the second house is the sign that follows the rising sign, and in the whole sign house system it is the first sign after the Ascendant that is fully submerged under the earth.

We open the episode by talking about the significations of the 2nd house in general, and then move into looking at example charts starting with planets in the 2nd house, followed by looking at the ruler of the Ascendant in the 2nd house, and then finally looking at the rulers of the houses in association with the second house.

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Timestamps

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:17 Meaning of the 2nd house

00:18:16 Preface to chart examples

00:22:40 Planets in the 2nd house

01:43:40 Ruler of the Ascendant in the 2nd

02:30:23 Ruler of the 2nd house examples

02:31:00 Ruler of 2nd in 3rd house

02:38:45 4th house

02:45:21 5th house

02:58:07 6th house

03:00:10 7th house

03:09:15 8th house

03:10:59 9th house

03:14:00 10th house

03:19:47 11th house

03:33:29 12th house

03:45:45 Final thoughts

03:51:28 Credits

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl2tFtwZLHk

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Transcript

A full transcript of this episode is available: Episode 461 transcript

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