Parenting - Sun in Houses

CONSCIOUS PARENTING USING ASTROLOGY



Where does your child shine the brightest?


By Babette Lacy






“YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE, MY ONLY SUNSHINE, YOU MAKE ME HAPPY….” If you are a parent, you’ve probably sung the words to your beloved little ones many times. We all have natural gifts that appear in some area of life- our assets. One of the ways to assess your child’s strengths is to look at the sun in their astrological chart. I’m not going to be talking about the sign their sun is in, you already know the traits of your child’s sun sign. The sun in your child’s astrological chart is the most visible; it’s where they are most radiant, it is where they are going to shine the brightest. The sun sign is “how” they show up, the house placement is “where” they show up.


Where is your child most likely to be recognized? For the answer to that question, we look at the house placement around the zodiacal wheel. Each house is associated with a different area of life. A person will often have a career associated with the placement of the sun’s house. To get started you may obtain an astrological chart from your local metaphysical bookstore, your local astrologer, or free websites such as www.alabe.com. As you view the chart, the first house occupies the space that would be between 8 and 9 o’clock on a clock. The second house occupies the space between 7 and 8 o’clock, and so on around the wheel. You would end at the 12th house with the space between 9 and 10 o’clock. Now let’s take a tour of the astrological houses.






1st house Sun - The first house relates to the ego, the personality, and the outward persona. A child with a first house sun will be very charismatic, very charming, very confident, they will be able to convince you of anything. They may be focused on the self rather than on getting along with others. Often celebrities and politicians have this placement.






2nd house Sun – The second house is associated with money and material possessions. Children with this placement will care about “their things”, often being possessive of toys. They will work hard to earn money and the things they want in life. These children are also inclined to need emotional security in addition to financial security, they need you to provide a solid foundation. They are also concerned with the aesthetics of their surroundings, and both girls and boys may ask to decorate their rooms in some way. Adults with this placement are the ones that we might label materialistic, and they are usually good money managers.






3rd house Sun - The third house is related to communication, mental ability, and learning. It is also related to short journeys, your neighborhood, and brothers and sisters. As you have probably already surmised, this child will have a sharp mind and good communication skills. They will love to learn and be very inquisitive. They will be adept at communication of all types; verbal, written, and internet communication. They will also be close to their siblings, often defaulting to their wishes.






4th house Sun – The fourth house is correlates to personal foundations, home and family, and the individual’s mother. The child with this placement is most comfortable at home and will likely prefer to be at home rather than to be out socializing. They may very well be a fantastic host to visitors in their own home. For this child their home, or room, is their castle. Their goals in life might be to simply have a home and family of their own, with everything else being of secondary importance.






5th house Sun – The fifth house is linked to sports, speculation, creativity, children, and love affairs. If your child has a fifth house sun, they will have no problem expressing their true nature. They are likely to be athletic, artistic or theatrical. They are very comfortable center stage.






6th house Sun – The sixth house designates work and co-workers, being of service, attitudes toward those in lower socioeconomic groups, and interest in physical and mental health and well being. This child may want to take care of others in some way. This child may be very diligent in their daily tasks and chores. Often adults with this placement are in the vocational areas of ministry, counseling, and social service.






7th house Sun – The seventh house would refer to cooperative relationships and partnerships. A child with this placement would be concerned with their relationship with everyone. They do not favor being alone, they need others around. They would be people pleasers, being in sync with others is a motivator for this child. With this child, I would monitor their peer group since this will be of primary importance to them. As they grow older, their primary relationship partner is their world. They would be very focused on the other person, perhaps even domineering.






8th house Sun – The eighth house relates to sex, death and rebirth, regeneration, the mysteries of life, the occult, investments, and other people’s money. If your child has their sun in this house, they have strong emotions and likely psychic gifts as well. They would ask about the great mysteries in life, they would probe the depths of the unusual. They need to learn how to regenerate. They are also very adept at helping others transform their way of thinking and being. Since this house is also associated with sex, you will want to coach them about those issues early in life. They somehow connect with others in a financially beneficial way. Adults with this placement are often investors of other people’s money and assets.






9th house Sun – The ninth house sun aspires to higher education, is interested in other peoples religions, philosophies, ideals, and belief systems. The ninth house is also designated as the house of foreign travel and foreign cultures. A child with this placement will want to see the world and may have a talent for languages. They will have a genuine interest in learning. They will likely achieve the levels of higher education, perhaps even teach others.






10th house Sun – The attributes of the tenth house are ambition, aspirations, public image, honor, rank, authority figures, and responsibility. This child will be concerned with their standing in the world. They will set high standards for themselves. You will probably see them early on filling roles as president of clubs and organizations as school, they have a natural leadership ability. They will get noticed for their achievements. You can expect them to grow into very career focused adults.






11th house Sun – The eleventh house designates shared hobbies, group interests, communal causes and movements, and ideals for the future. This child will want to include everyone, they are the kids with 1585 friends on Facebook. They are popular and have a knack for steering crowds toward a higher ideal. They have a progressive outlook.






12th house Sun – The twelfth house is often difficult to describe because it is connected to the unconscious, the mystical, the metaphysical, psychic gifts. It is linked to psychology and psychiatry, positive and negative methods of escapism. It is also related to large institutions (prisons, hospitals, monasteries). A child with this placement will likely be very introspective, they need to have the parental support necessary to explore their true nature. This is sometimes known as the house of hidden qualities, they may not want to be seen in some way (escapism). It is harder for this child to be noticed or get the notoriety they deserve. Any planets in this house tend to indicate issues around how they were parented in early life. Please really get to know the psychology of this child, they need your support and understanding. People with this placement tend to have little ego, or exaggerated ego. Both Gandhi and Madonna have this placement. This child will be very intuitive and probably quite spiritual as well.






As parents, we watch with wonderment as our child’s assets unfold. We offer sports, dance, performing arts, book club, chess club and debate in an effort to help them to find themselves. Frequently we credit ourselves for their achievements, and agonize over any downfall. We lovingly guide them in a certain direction, and rather consistently they head through life on a different path. All too often it seems to both parent and child like a mismatch, like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. Using astrology to learn where your child’s assets will emerge puts you ahead of the game. There will still be plenty of excitement watching them grow into their authentic individuality. Knowing where your child will shine the brightest gives you the opportunity to support and allow their true character and disposition, rather than impede it. You will have an opportunity to champion who they are, and also who they are not. All too recurrently, we are pigeonholed into an area of life that someone else has decided for us and we continue down that erroneous path until adulthood and our midlife crisis before we realize our true calling. The earlier we discover our direction, the greater the opportunity for success as a supporting parent and more importantly as a child striving for success and approval. We need to feed their bodies, their minds and their spirits.






Babette Lacy is a Professional Astrologer, Teacher and Guest Speaker. She offers private consultations in person as well as over the phone. Babette teaches astrology classes beginning each fall. She is a member of five professional organizations. Babette can be reached at stargazerbabe@hotmail.com