The First House in Astrology: Planets in the Rising Sign

Explaining the meaning of the first house in astrology, and exploring its significations by looking at different planets in the rising sign and Ascendant, with astrologers Chris Brennan and Nick Dagan Best.

We open the episode by talking about the general meaning of the first house, and then we transition into discussing each of the planets in the 1st house, starting with the Moon and then working our way through the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.

We also spend some time talking about the ruler of the Ascendant in the houses, the rulers of other houses in the 1st house, and planets transiting the first house.

This is the start of a new series where we will do a deep dive into the significations of each of the 12 houses of the birth chart, explaining what each house means and showing how different placements in that house have manifested in the lives of individuals.

Astronomically the 1st house is the rising sign in the whole sign house system, which is the zodiac sign that was rising over the eastern horizon at the moment a person was born.

The first house is associated with the degree of the Ascendant, which represents the dividing line between sky and earth, and acts as a particularly powerful degree within the first house.

Here are some of the significations of the first house:

🪐 Self
🪐 Body
🪐 Health
🪐 Appearance
🪐 Spirit
🪐 Character
🪐 Helm
🪐 Life direction
🪐 The which arises from you

This episode is meant to act as a foundation for the rest of the houses series, which will be made over the course of the next year.

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Timestamps

00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:59 Meaning of the first house
00:36:08 Moon in the 1st house
00:53:40 Sun in the 1st house
01:05:42 Mercury in the 1st house
01:25:35 Venus in the 1st house
01:40:42 Mars in the 1st house
02:05:44 Jupiter in the 1st house
02:25:06 Saturn in the 1st house
02:35:42 Uranus in the 1st house
02:51:09 Neptune in the 1st house
03:01:45 Pluto in the 1st house
03:21:37 Concluding remarks
03:29:05 Credits

[TheAstrologyPodcast]

Let us know if you have a good example of the 1st house in a separate comment below, what the placement is, and how it has shown up in your life!

[msmary]

Chris has the rare gift of explaining extremely complex concepts in a concise and palatable format. It’s truly remarkable! I feel like I’ve watched hours of astrologers explaining “xyz”. Then he reiterates it in 45 seconds in a way that actually makes sense…and I’m like “oh I get it now”.

[mb]

I have a Saturn in Leo, 1st house. I was very disciplined growing up…feeling more like the “parent” of my parents. I’ve also been drawn to older music, older movies, lost in nostalgia, deep into ancestry, visiting older cities overseas, easier connection to people older than me versus peers and younger people.

[ceraway]

As a Pluto in the first native, I take great pride in dying and being reborn. I’m like a snake shedding its skin. Pluto has a way of manipulating & using control tactics, (seeing the depths of things) in order to get his needs met. When he has lost his ability to meet his needs/get what he wants/control, that is when he learns to let go & detach himself from his desires. It is then when he may detach from his old self, sheds his skin & be reborn. It’s quite liberating.

[dorthabird]

The integrity of this "channel" is palpable. So, sooo very thankful!!

[saby]

I'm not dreaming am I?? 🥹 Been patient so long for this series!

Edit, I have Pluto in my 1st!
Also, I have Uranus very closely aspected to my Ascendant, a square.. and I was born during a thunderstorm too. My mom said it was the second craziest thunderstorm she ever seen.

[u.s.family]

1st House of SELF- the Individual YOU.
4th Parents
5th Children
7th Relationships
11th Friends
Thank you for the Lessons.

[judemcdougall]

Thanks Chris & Nick This deep dive into the first house is a gift to all of us who study astrology.⭐️🔔

[christinedonnelly]

Lovin Nick’s incredible intelligence and commitment to educating us. Thankyou💜

[Dianae]

I have Uranus in my 1st house and started seeing Astrology in action as a pre teen. My mother called me "my Bohemian daughter".

[realdarkoarts]

My brother has Moon/ Mars conjunct in the 1st and is a chef covered in oven burns and a tattoo of the moon. He also did a deep dive and assembled a family tree going back to 16th Century Lithuania. Very spot on

[Vnessuh]

Incredibly thorough! I am so excited and ready to watch every single episode of this series. The specific placements of planets in certain houses is something I’ve struggled with interpreting in my own chart as a novice learner. Thank you!!

[jade_roscoe]

Nick Dagan Best is perfect for this. Hoping he does the whole series w you Chris! 😁

[BonerJams]

Pluto transiting my ascendant nearly killed me like slowly was unconsciously killing myself with my actions and my life path was even diagnosed with a chronic health condition where I'd die if I didn't take medication. I finally realized I didn't want to be a man I always thought I was a woman my whole life. Neptune and Uranus in cap in my first house really caused me to change myself for anybody I met to be liked and I really didn't know who I was or who I wanted to be. Then started hormone replacement therapy and going through this second puberty has truly transformed my body and my mind and I see a future. During this time I moved far away a lot like Mexico and the Philippines and idk if it was a way to avoid feeling Pluto on my ascendant. I really had a choice to die and that's it or die and be reborn.

[kazzndraw]

I have a stellium in my first house. Pluto, sun, mercury and jupiter all in Sag, the latter 3 conjuct. The standing out part bc of the sun being there is very obvious for me. I have a medium large mole in my right cheek, basically forming the sun symbol on my face if you look from the right. People tend to notice it at first sight. When it comes to health, I can say that I'm very blessed, because, with the exception of very specific things (spoiler), i don't usually get sick. So, I've been thinking of jupiter as being the reason for that.
Regarding transits, while saturn made a conjuction with my natal sun, I had a parasite that was a little tricky to detect (around 1-2months) and it made my heart (sun) accelerate to the point of almost passing out. They detected the parasite and gave me treatment while saturn started to retrograde and in 10 days I was healed.

[ThePhilosophersStone.]

I love Nick’s passion for history. I’m him when I infodump histrionical facts on every one

[jennifert]

I have a very active 1st House! Mercury, Neptune, Jupiter and Venus. Capricorn Rising. Mercury and Neptune are conjunct at 0 deg and my ASC is conjunct Jupiter and Venus at a wider orb. It’s been a very interesting life, especially after all the transits passing through recently.

[Trish-tbqy]

Brad Pitt - 1st house Sun. I have always thought every role he has ever played is some version of himself. He has such a strong personality. I listened to the Fight Club DVD commentary years ago and his personality has that Sagittarius fun when he is being just himself.

[Sunshinechild]

Maybe not quite right but noticed in the Uranus in the 1st charts, if Uranus fell before the ascendant they were revolutionary but after the ascendant, they tended to be ‘before their time’, futuristic…

[Gracundrprssure]

At 2hrs 50 minutes with Jim Carrey the evolution of Carrey from comic to spiritual embodiment perfectly exemplifies his shapeshifter archetype flowing into the guru spiritual sojourner.