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Angular house

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In the field of astrology an angular house is one of four cardinal houses of the horoscope, which are:

The first house, of which the cusp is also the Ascendant. It rules the person in the chart, his personality, and his behaviour. Quite often the Ascendant can overshadow a person's Sun sign. For example, a person who has Leo on the cusp of his first house and Virgo as his Sun sign can be quite dymanic and dramatic, but the fastidious, efficient, self-effacing part of himself will not be readily apparent until people are able to pierce through his persona and see the real person.

The fourth house, of which the cusp is also the Imum Coeli. It governs a person's home, security, family, and those things in his early life that served as a foundation for him. It also deals with endings, such as a person's end of life. This placement quite often reveals one of our parents, who is quite often our mother.

The seventh house, of which the cusp is also the Descendant. It shows the type of mate the native is likely to be attracted to and the partnerships he is likely to form.

The tenth house, of which the cusp is also the Midheaven. It refers to our careers, vocations, and how we would like the world to see us. It also relates to one of our parents, quite often our father.

The cardinal, or angular, houses of the horoscope are considered to be the most ardent, or forceful, and are considered to have the greatest impact in the chart because of the aggressive nature of the houses. To summarise, the cardinal houses rule those critical things in our life, such as our appearance and how we behave, our family life, our married life or partnerships, and our career.