“Points in the chart such as the descendant [the 7th House] 

and the IC [the nadir or bottom point] also have a great

deal to do with what falls into Shadow in the personality.”
— Liz Greene, Ph.D.

 

Read Rebeca’s article on the 7th House

 

KEYWORDS for the 7th House  

Marriage House (& Open Enemies)

So if you have:

 

ARIES RISING - LIBRA/or Venus in the 7th - The PEACEMAKER

+ characteristics: seeks equality/balance, diplomatic/tactful, considerate/fair to others, sociable, easygoing, able to negotiate, seeks intimacy/relatedness and partnership, cooperative, artistic talent, intellectual, refined, harmony-seeking, loving/romantic, willingly shares what one has with a partner, gracious, mediator, objective, pleasing appearance

 

- characteristics: lazy, devious, uses flattery to get one’s way, unwilling to confront/make waves/passive-aggressive, sometimes overaggressive, sometimes uses nonaction to control, indecisive, unable to discriminate, extravagant, superficial, trying too hard to please, critical, shallow, wishy-washy, equivocating, placating, acquiescent, compliant

 

TAURUS RISING - SCORPIO/Pluto in the 7th - The DETECTIVE

+ characteristics: powerful, transformation oriented, can have feelings and actions in alignment, intriguing, mysterious, penetrating, magnetic, instinctual, sexy/exotic/ magnetic, attracts others easily, analytical mind, deep, intuitive, fortitude, intuitive/perceptive

 

- characteristics: revengeful, vindictive, game-playing, obsessive, manipulative, controlling, extremely intense/emotional, rebellious, secretive, uses silence and sarcasm as weapons, cruel, possessive, stubborn, fixed opinions, annihilator, guarded, suspicious, paranoid, withholding, brooding, coercive, intimidating, subversive

 

GEMINI RISING - SAGITTARIUS/Jupiter in the 7th - The PHILOSOPHER

+ characteristics: optimistic, influential, humorous, fun-loving, nature-loving, sports-minded, natural curiosity for the workings of the Universe, goal-oriented, joyful, student/teacher, adventurer, explorer, philanthropic, philosophical, high-minded, theoretical, truth-seeker, inspirational, adventurous, lover of travel whether literally or mentally

 

- characteristics: opinionated/self-righteous/preachy, overdoes, overpromises, overextends ones resources, overestimates, dislikes routine/responsibility, hot temper, blunt, tactless, rude, arrogant, argumentative, judgmental, intolerant, proselytizer, inconsistent and unreliable

 

CANCER RISING - CAPRICORN/Saturn in the 7th - The FATHER

+ characteristics: patient, ambitious, responsible, efficient, seeks order, traditional, leadership, organizer, resourceful, long-range planning, integrity, ability to give confidence to others, wisdom from experience, self-disciplined, managerial talent, stoic, dependable, reliable, hardworking, determined, shrewd in business, endurance

 

- characteristics: insecure, fear of marriage, overly perfectionistic/cautious/ suspicious, cold/unresponsive, judgemental, heavy karma, intolerant, stubborn, uses people, opportunist, demanding, limiting/restricting, harsh, perfectionistic, critical, overexacting

 

LEO RISING - AQUARIUS/Uranus in the 7th - The HUMANITARIAN

+ characteristics: objective/detached, independent, truth seeker, genius, inventive thinker, beats his/her own drum, group, goal, friendship, freedom oriented, innovative, avant garde, open-minded, revolutionary for a cause or to impart wisdom or understanding, loyalty to truth, intelligent, needs space and allows it to others, idealist, seeks to change and reform anything stagnating progress, awakener, seeks enlightenment, progressive

 

- characteristics: unpredictable, unreliable, rebellious, stubborn, aloof, cold/icelike/unfeeling, impersonal, eccentric to alienate/likes to shock people, can’t commit/difficulty with intimacy, radical, controversial, disorganized, absentminded

 

VIRGO RISING - PISCES/Neptune in the 7th - The VISIONARY

+ characteristics: compassionate, sensitive/psychic/in tune with others, imaginative/creative/poetic, idealistic, adaptable, self-sufficient, unassuming, congenial, intuitive, spiritual-oriented/mystical, dreamy, ethereal, imaginative, saintlike

 

- characteristics: escapist/unfocused, self-sacrificing, martyr, impressionable, hypersensitive, changeable, confusing, chaotic, indecisive, secretive, insecure, vague, moody, introverted, spacy, evasive, deceitful, weak, procrastinator, dreamer, addiction challenges

 

LIBRA RISING - ARIES/Mars in the 7th - The PIONEER

+ characteristics: courageous, explorer/adventurer, enthusiastic, leader/high energy, honesty, independent, a warrior, knight in shining armor, noble, naive, innocent, action-oriented, inspirational ideas, passionate, direct

 

- characteristics: selfish/self-centered, argumentative battler, touchy, irritable, impatient, frustrated, defensive, audacious, aggressive/pushy, arrogant, impulsive, hot temper, rash, insensitive, inconsiderate, antisocial, discourteous

 

SCORPIO RISING - TAURUS/Venus in the 7th - The BUILDER

+ characteristics: patient, persevering, reliable, security-oriented, compassionate/loyal, trustworthy, accumulator, slow to anger, stable, quiet, artistic, enjoys sensuality/good food, good tastes, affectionate/loving, lover of beauty, devoted, earthy, quality-seeking

 

- characteristics: stubborn, overindulgence in food or drink, lazy, slow, rageful when aroused, extravagant, jealous/too possessive, stick-in-the-mud, set in routines, resistant to change, boring, dense, dull, conservative, plodding, immovable/rigid

 

SAGITTARIUS RISING - GEMINI/Mercury in the 7th - The COMMUNICATOR

+ characteristics: interesting, great conversationalist/thinks quick on his or her feet/articulate/intelligent, jack-of-all-trades, perceptive, logical, friendly/sociable, amusing storyteller, lively/charming, humorous, flexible or adaptive, knowledgeable, curious, facile

 

- characteristics: contradictory, fickle, unable to commit, two-faced, critical, impatient, emotional detachment, nagger, big dreamer, nervous/fijdety/restless, liars, unable to concentrate, easily bored/variety-seeking, talks too much, too literal, scattered

 

CAPRICORN RISING - CANCER/Moon in the 7th - The MOTHER

+ characteristics: caring, supportive, sensitive to feelings, loyal/protective, warm/tender emotionally, sympathetic, industrious, responsible, protective, thrifty, ambitious, sociable, action-oriented, vulnerable, psychic, memory-retentive, home-oriented, nurturing, gentle/kind, intuitive, patriotic, close ties to family, sentimental

 

- characteristics: moody, needy, argumentative, self-centered, oversensitive/touchy, overemotional, unstable, smother love, holds grudges, clams up when angry, clingy, maudlin, insecure, self-protective, inconstant, reactive, covert

 

AQUARIUS RISING - LEO/Sun in the 7th - The ENTERTAINER

+ characteristics: inspiring, enthusiastic, magnanimous, loyal, ambitious, leader, creative, spontaneous, generous, optimistic, warm-hearted, dramatic/regal/dignified, desire for recognition, vitality, fun, captivating, noble, confident, vivacious, outgoing

 

- characteristics: domineering, demanding/bossy, self-centered, overly dramatic, closed-minded, conceited, willful, stubborn, aggressive, arrogant, extremely sensitive, snobby, excessive pride and touchiness, egotistical, grandiose, self-aggrandizing

 

PISCES RISING - VIRGO/Mercury in the 7th - The HEALER/SERVANT

+ characteristics: helpful/service-oriented, health-conscious, industrious, hard worker, practical, earthy, reliable, considerate, analytical excellence/active mind/intelligent, craftsmanship, flair for organizing, detail-oriented, quiet, efficient, seeks new ways to accomplish/fix things/useful

 

- characteristics: critical/fault-finding, worrier, cranky, self-critical, perfectionistic, nervous, finicky, skeptical, self-centered, can become hypochondriac, picky, skeptical, discontented, carping, unable to accept error

 

THE TRANSCENDENTAL PLANETS (Uranus, Neptune & Pluto)

in the 7th HOUSE or in aspect to VENUS or the MOON

 

URANUS/higher mind - The MAGICIAN

+ characteristics: looking for someone to illuminate them, liberate/awaken them to their own intuitive knowing, needing a tremendous amount of space in a relationship, offers friendship and freedom to partner, strong beliefs about equality, honors principles and exhibits real honesty in communicating

 

- characteristics: cannot bear possessiveness, willful and obstinate to rebel, complains about others’ selfishness/coldness, indifference and not acknowledging their own, refusing to acknowledge emotional pain in others, fear of abandonment strong so “I will abandon you before you abandon me“ attitude, can behave in an extraordinarily self-centered way, addicted to excitement and this creates havoc in relationships, erratic and restless, fixed-dogmatic thinking, unwilling to cooperate, anything too routine cages them in

 

POSITIVE MANIFESTATION TOGETHER - can enjoy independence and real communication with their partner who will also be their best friend, change the world to make it a better place through philanthropic pursuits, travel and learning together to expand their minds and learn metaphysical/spiritual truths

 

NEPTUNE/higher feelings - The ROMANTIC DREAMER

+ characteristics: looking to transend the physical plane with unconditional love, seeking God in the partner, the “perfect” partner (ethereal, magical, mystical, lyrical), which of course does not exist, connecting at a very deep level with the partner, romantic and compassionate, able to forgive, attunement

 

- characteristics: unable to accept human faults/discontent, denial about other’s behavior, sacrificing oneself for the partner, confusing sympathy for love, confusion/deception in relationships, absence/fantasy/escapism/addiction/feeling unworthy, platonic relationships with the one they love/sex with someone they cannot love, trying to save others at their own expense

 

POSITIVE MANIFESTATION TOGETHER - can enjoy creativity/music and spirituality with a partner, impersonal helping/healing and devotion to a higher power/spirituality together/soulmate unions

 

PLUTO/higher power - The THERAPIST

+ characteristics: seeking tranformation through merging with significant other, needing to develop one’s own power and ability to change not fix each other, healing ourselves from past pain and trauma through real vulnerability, deeply committed to supporting each other’s growth/experiencing deep feelings/sharing shadow work

 

- characteristics: crisis through relating, chronically insecure, seeking to control and manipulate by overgiving of oneself and material things no matter what it costs, painful emotions such as possessiveness, jealousy, vindictiveness in relating, lack of trust, never getting enough from partner, suspicious, usually involved in triangles through emotional denial and underestimating their own vulnerability

 

POSITIVE MANIFESTATION TOGETHER - can enjoy merging/sharing power/deep emotional sexual union with a partner, plumb the depths (shadow work) together and eliminate/destroy the shameful pain/hurts in each others past, be a channel of power in the world for healing/transformation of the planet/the wounded healers