What does cusp mean?

The cusp is the degree at which a certain house begins. For example, if Capricorn is on the cusp of the seventh house, it means that the entrance to the relationship field carries Capricorn-style caution, responsibility, realistic considerations, and long-term structure. But this does not mean that the relationship is only represented by Capricorn. It also depends on whether there are planets in the seventh house, where the ruler of the seventh house, Saturn, is located, and what aspects Saturn has.

Newbies often take the cusp sign directly as a conclusion. A more accurate reading is: the cusp of the house gives the way to open the door in this field, the ruler of the house tells where this field will flow, and the planets in the house indicate what functions are amplified in this field.

Every zodiac sign has a guardian star. Whichever sign the house cusp falls on, the ruler of that sign becomes the ruler of that house. The house ruler is like a line that connects one area of ​​life to another in the chart.

For example, if Libra is on the cusp of the second house, the ruler of the second house will be Venus. With Venus in the tenth house, money, resources, and self-worth may be connected to career, public status, and professional evaluation. Read this way, there is a stronger chain of evidence than just saying "Libra in the second house loves to spend money on beauty."

Different house systems use different methods to divide the sky, so the degree of some house cusps will change, especially if you were born at a high latitude and the span of the houses is uneven. The ascendant, descendant, nadir, and zenith are usually still the core of chart reading, but the starting point of the middle house may be adjusted according to the palace system.

This is not to say which palace system is absolutely correct, but to remind you to have consistent standards when reading the chart. If a certain palace system is used in the product report, it should be interpreted continuously within the same system. Do not switch between different palace systems at will to find the answer you want.

The Ascendant is the cusp of the 1st house, the Descendant is the cusp of the 7th house, the nadir is the cusp of the 4th house, and the zenith is the cusp of the 10th house. They form the four axes of the horoscope, and are usually easier than ordinary house cusps to manifest into the main line of life: who I am, how I relate, where I come from, and what social position I want to go to.

This theme is usually more pronounced if the planet is close to the quadruple axis, or if the house lord is strongly connected to the quadruple axis. When reading the palace cusps, first look at the four axes, and then look at other palaces, which will be more stable than the average effort.

Open the house cusp lord table, first record the constellation and degree of each house cusp, and then find which house the corresponding lord star falls in. Don’t just look at the key words of the house cusp constellation, but read the complete sentence: a certain house area is opened in a certain constellation, and is brought to a certain house for processing by a certain house ruler.

If an area is important, there is usually more than one piece of evidence on the cusp. It may also be strongly aspected by house planets, house lords, angular house connections, or triggered repeatedly by current transits.