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The 8th House of DEATH Shows Your DEEPEST FEARS!—8th House Planets

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The 8th house and its sign give important information about our deepest-held traumas and fears. It shows how difficult experiences from our past cloud our judgment and unconsciously control our behavior in the present.

While the 8th house is a strong indicator of psychological health, placements in this house can also indicate physiological illness with a psychological or traumatic origin. Meaning that, where the 8th house is concerned, holding on to toxic situations from the past breeds toxicity and disease in the body.

As we know from modern research, traumatic experiences, especially in early childhood (e.g., ACE scores), directly correlate with psychiatric and physiological illness rates, patient outcomes, and all-cause mortality. While it's not the only place you'll be looking for indicators of trauma, the eighth house is significant.

In my latest video, we’ll unlock the secrets to understanding the 8th house, AND all of your planetary placements in the 8th house, so you can better understand how to empower yourself and improve your mental and physical health.

8th House Significations

Psychological health
Obsessions, addictions, trauma, transformation
Our deepest fears.
One of the deepest "healing" houses
Psychologists, counsellors, “shadow workers”
Certain planets here can indicate a gifted healer or diagnostician.
Can show circumstances surrounding death (especially in combination with the 8th house ruler).
Illness due to circumstances beyond our control.
Death
Occupations involving death
Illness (or prospective illness) that forces us to think about our own mortality
According to Judith Hill, "all struggles to overcome the threat of death.”
Surgical procedures and biopsies often show up here.
The house of power and control.
Power struggles
Traditionally associated with punishment
Occult sciences
Magick
Other people’s money—your partner’s resources
Insurance
Inheritance
Wills, and living trusts
Debt
Lawsuits—losses & gains
Joint financial ventures
Money gained through investments
Welfare

The connection between the 8th house and sex is a modern invention that doesn’t hold much weight in practice—in actuality; the 5th house has much more to do with sex and sexuality than the 8th house. The only time I’ve personally seen a connection between the 8th house is when it involves sex magick or sex work.

In traditional astrology, the 8th house (or “place,” to use traditional Hellenistic terminology) is considered malefic and is also known as the “Idle” place. The 8th house is associated with death because it’s the last place the Sun transits before its evening “death” at sunset.

When it comes to the planetary joys, no traditional planets have their “joy” in the 8th house.

The eighth house is a succedent house—meaning that it’s associated with gains (material or otherwise), growth, and building things up. It’s the signification of something moving toward its peak energy or strength, represented by the angular houses.

Planets in the 8th House

Sun: Can indicate an overall intensity of character, depression, suicidal ideation, addictive personality, healing abilities, and interest in psychology, astrology, and the occult.

Moon: Common for addictions, emotional obsessions, repetitive (often unconscious) habits that are hard to break out of, compulsive behavior, OCD, trauma involving the mother, PTSD, deeply held emotions, and psychiatric diagnosis.

Mercury: May indicate obsessive or intrusive thoughts. Mercury in the 8th was traditionally considered an indicator of mental illness.

Venus: Intensity in relationships, potential fear or trauma around love and intimacy.

Mars: Those with this placement are often more prone to anxiety, especially if paired with Sun, Moon or Mercury. A common indicator of trauma.

Jupiter: Generally beneficial to mental health. Makes one a great student or teacher of the occult sciences. Mark of an astrologer or a healer.

Saturn: Fear around one's own mortality or trauma and fear around death in general.

Uranus: Chaotic, unexpected circumstances around death. Fear of the unknown or fear of lack of control.

Neptune: Confusion & disillusionment around joint finances and investments. Highly psychic, good placement for mediumship.

Pluto: Prone to power struggles and control issues. Can become highly obsessive and fixated.

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