2^nd House Key Phrases: Personal possessions, material things of value and materialism, money, intake of food and nurishment.

Dominant houses are usually calculated as “dominant” because they contain more than one planet.  Look to your chart to see which planets (or Sun or Moon) are in your second House for further clarity in how your second House is expressed.

On a personal level, this is the house that symbolizes the value we give to ourselves from everything we do.  As if it were a natural outcome of the energy we carry in our body, symbolized by our first house, we can materialize our energy into something we can eat or possess from our efforts.

Rulership: Activities concerned with people's finances and possessions are ruled by the second house. How people take care of their possessions as well as their philosophy concerning money and how they manage it. Second-house occupations cater to these needs.

Financial gain through - Financial transactions, banking, caretaking of possessions, appraising assets and general activities concerned with personal finances, nutrition and ways we nourish our bodies or take care of our valuables.

Occupations: Food designer or dietician, appraiser, financial analyst, bookkeeper, bank teller, claims adjuster, bondsman, refurbishing or maintaining of collectibles, pawn broker, securities agent, payroll clerk, buyer, antique shop owner, auctioneer, and manufacturer of collectors' items.