While the 1st house is representative of the birth of you and your personality, the 2nd house (2H) represents the tangible things that we own and value. What are our material possessions and how do they represent who we are? What are our financial and material preferences?
With the 2nd house being associated with Taurean themes, such as finances, material goods, and valuable items, the 2nd house is one of the few houses that can show what energy we tend to take on in the world of finances and material gain.
The 2nd house shows how we feel safe, secure, and abundant. It shows what we prefer to invest in, and how we go about obtaining those preferences.
With the 2nd house being a succedent house (the houses that follow the angular houses 1st, 4th, 7th, and 10th), it represents how we establish ourselves and feel safe. The 2nd house is also perfect to refer to when figuring out how we can make money best (along with the 6th and 10th houses). Do you have a Leo 2H, where confidence, creativity, and possibly using your likeness is crucial to bring in income? Do you have a Cancer 2H, where you would best make money working from home, by the ocean, or in a comfortable enclosed space? Or do you have a Pisces or Neptune influenced 2nd house, where the financial world may feel impossible to navigate, but nonetheless you can magically bring about your desires?
Examples of Planetary Influences on the 2nd House
A Venusian 2nd house (Taurus/Libra 2H or Venus 2H) tend to have an affinity for the finer things and investing in the things they want. They are highly aware of how their purchases will add value to their lives. They also tend to be giving, and they enjoy showing their love through gifts, nice dinners, or will be careful and thoughtful gift-givers to their loved ones.
A Mercurial 2nd house (Gemini 2H or Mercury 2H) can have finicky money habits and like to spend in the moment. Whereas a Venusian 2nd house will take time to make sure the item or investment is of quality, a person with a Mercurial 2nd house will spend because something satisfied their need and want right then. They can also gain financial success or attain possessions through more than one means.
A Virgo 2H will be more responsible with their finances compared to a Gemini 2H. They will be more disciplined and prone to sticking to budgets (representative of an Earth-based organized Mercurial energy as opposed to a scattered and rushed Mercurial energy). Both Gemini and Virgo in the 2nd house will spend their money and make it back swiftly.
A Saturn influence on the 2nd house (Capricorn/Aquarius 2H or Saturn 2H) may feel stifled or stuck in the world of finances or will be very hard workers to attain what they want to possess. Satisfaction in their financial and material successes will come with time and effort. They tend to be more disciplined and knowledgable about finances. Not only this, but they understand what it takes to keep these financial gains. A Capricorn influence in this house will approach finances with structure, will not want to waste money, and will do what needs to get done. An Aquarius influence will also have this energy, but will get their financial needs met in their own way which may not be through a structured job atmosphere as compared to Capricorn.
Moon influenced 2nd houses (Cancer 2H or Moon in the 2nd) may experience frequent financial influxes as the moon changes quicker than any planet. However, they enjoy investing in their homes and personal spaces because Cancers loves comfort and the home. This also shows that being financially stable will make you feel most safe. You do not thrive in chaos and not knowing where or how you will have your material needs met. Your emotional state directly correlates with your financial state.
These kind of interpretations can be done for any sign or any planet that influences the 2nd house. All you need to do is consider the energy of the sign/planet, and apply it to the world of finances and material satisfactions.
Okay... Money. But What Else?
The 2nd house is more than money. It is what you tend to value. Your value system is closely linked with how you view and tackle the financial world.
Mars in the 2nd house will make someone prioritize financial success and certainly work hard for it, but it is because Mars values receiving tangible and quick results directly from their effort and labor.
A Mercurial 2nd house may make someone seek wealth through multiple means, but it is because Mercury values the freedom that money grants.
Pluto in the 2nd house can make someone a capitalist or opportunist, but it's because they value the power and influence that comes along with financial gain.
Neptune in the 2nd house will make someone feel like achieving financial success is out of reach, but it's because they know they value other things in life rather than the riches that lots of others seek to fulfill their ego.
Jupiter in the 2nd house can also make someone an opportunist or successful in whatever they choose to make money, but it is because they value the ability to give freely without worry.
What do you value, and how are your financial decisions linked to those values?
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