the 1st and 2nd houses shows why and what you canât let go of: how the ego chooses to let go and how it does not want to let go. the 2nd house shows what you posess dear to you, which goes towards your self-esteem and what the ego gets hurt from. this notion of what constitutes the ego and what inflames the ego sits on the axes of 1st - 7th, and 2nd - 8th, axes dealing with the Self and the Posessions. the 2nd and 8th house is also related to money, but letâs take a look at the houses not related to money-finances-material posessions, to see what you emotionally and mentally collect. check your 2nd house to see where you have self-esteem issues, what you hold dear to you (check venus and moon ruler of the 2nd/8th houses, planets within the houses/making aspects to the planets). the sign of the houses/planets color the expression. 2nd house in Aries you might be insecure or hold much pride in how strong, courageous, brave, and dynamic you are; the most inflamed and easily excitable part of yourself you hold close. 2nd house in Taurus you might be insecure or hold much pride in how reliable you are to anyone, how artistic you are, how stable you are, your ability to get things done, and how loyal you are; the most thoughtful and lamenting part of yourself you hold close. 2nd house in Gemini you might be insecure or hold much pride related to your intelligence: how smart you are, your intellect, getting your ideas shut down, how quick-witted you are, and how social you are; the most naive and childlike part of yourself you hold close. 2nd house in Cancer you might be insecure or hold much pride related to how you can relate to others, how you take care of others and yourself, how you are able to be an amazing family member, and how you love others gently; the most victimizing and sensitive part of yourself you hold close. 2nd house in Leo you might be insecure or hold much pride in how you express your creativity, how creative you are, getting your creations shut down, how you share yourself to the world, how great you can be to impact the world, how funny you are, and how others think of how you look and make them feel; the most prideful and lowest part of yourself you hold close. 2nd house in Virgo you might be insecure or hold much pride related to how you can manage those and situations around you so everything can stay in a ordered and peaceful environment, and how selfless you are; the most self-destructive and rational part of yourself you hold close. 2nd house in Libra you might be insecure or hold much pride related to how your physical appearance looks, how charming you are, how well you have an eye for aesthetics and building beautiful things, the overall judgement of your character to other people, and your romantic relationships; the most clingy and desperate part of yourself you hold close. 2nd house in Scorpio you might be insecure or hold much pride related to how good you are at uncovering deep Truths, how passionate you are, how good or bad of a person you are, how dark and mysterious others perceive you, and the deepest parts of yourself; the most posessive and destructive part of yourself you hold close. 2nd house in Sagittarius you might be insecure or hold much pride related to how honest you are, how free-spirited and non-commital you are, how noble, righteous and elite you are, and how much âuniversal loveâ you hold for the world; the most exclusive and ignorant part of yourself you hold close. 2nd house in Capricorn you might be insecure or hold much pride related to how much of an adult you are, how much you have everything together, how much authority you have, how much you are able to win at everything, how much you are able to go the distance; the most loving and the most caring part of yourself you hold close. 2nd house in Aquarius you might be insecure or hold much pride related to how original you are, how spontaneous you are, how much you can change and impact the minds of people, how logical you are, how unconditioned you can remain despite the world being conditioned, how alone you might feel despite being in big groups of people; the most attention-deprived and alienated part of yourself you hold close. 2nd house in Pisces you might be insecure or hold much pride related to how sensitive you are, how mystical and psychic you are, about what constructs the reality of yourself (doubting yourself) how much love you give, how emotional you are; the most lost and optimisitic part of yourself you hold close.
1/7 axis: self- who i am (what you project, ego, the mask you put on) vs other/what i project onto you (what you might not like in yourself or this is your private self, whatâs underneath the mask) 2/8 axis: what i hold dearly for myself (this is where we take in excess) Â vs what i give dearly for you (this is why rejection hurts here)
