How many cards does the Astrological Wheel use?

The Astrological Wheel uses 13 cards: the full 78-card deck.

What do the positions of the Astrological Wheel mean?

The positions are: House I, House II, House III, House IV, House V, House VI, House VII, House VIII, House IX, House X, House XI, House XII and The significator. Each card is read as the answer to the question of its position.

How do you read the Astrological Wheel?

The houses are read counter-clockwise starting from the Ascendant (House I, on the left). A strong card in an angular house (I, IV, VII, X) weighs more than the others. Opposite axes (I–VII, II–VIII, III–IX, IV–X, V–XI, VI–XII) are read as pairs. The significator at the centre sets the tone for the whole wheel: the houses that agree with it describe the fields where the theme manifests. Dignities are calculated around the ring: each house is modulated by its two neighbours; the significator stays neutral.

A spread · 13 cards

Astrological Wheel

One card for each of the twelve astrological houses and one at the centre as the dominant theme: a complete panorama of life.

Begin a reading with this spread All spreads

House I

House II

House III

House IV

House V

House VI

House VII

House VIII

House IX

House X

House XI

House XII

Significator

The positions

Position 1
House I
The self, the personality, appearance and the beginning of everything.
What is happening in the field of House I?
Position 2
House II
Money, possessions, values and personal resources.
What is happening in the field of House II?
Position 3
House III
Communication, siblings, short journeys, the nearby environment.
What is happening in the field of House III?
Position 4
House IV
Home, the family of origin, roots and the end of things.
What is happening in the field of House IV?
Position 5
House V
Love, pleasure, creativity, children, play.
What is happening in the field of House V?
Position 6
House VI
Daily work, health as a habit, service.
What is happening in the field of House VI?
Position 7
House VII
The partner, marriage, business partners and declared opponents.
What is happening in the field of House VII?
Position 8
House VIII
Transformations, crises, sexuality, inheritances and other people's assets.
What is happening in the field of House VIII?
Position 9
House IX
Distant travel, spirituality, study, worldview.
What is happening in the field of House IX?
Position 10
House X
Career, reputation, vocation and goals.
What is happening in the field of House X?
Position 11
House XI
Friends, groups, projects and hopes.
What is happening in the field of House XI?
Position 12
House XII
The unconscious, hidden trials, retreats, what needs to be dissolved.
What is happening in the field of House XII?
Position 13
The significator
The centre of the wheel: the dominant theme of the year or the phase, the thread joining the twelve houses.
What is the theme that unites everything?

How to read it

The houses are read counter-clockwise starting from the Ascendant (House I, on the left).
A strong card in an angular house (I, IV, VII, X) weighs more than the others.
Opposite axes (I–VII, II–VIII, III–IX, IV–X, V–XI, VI–XII) are read as pairs.
The significator at the centre sets the tone for the whole wheel: the houses that agree with it describe the fields where the theme manifests.
Dignities are calculated around the ring: each house is modulated by its two neighbours; the significator stays neutral.

Positions to read together

House I ↔ House VII. L'asse Ascendente–Discendente: io e l'altro.
House IV ↔ House X. L'asse Fondo cielo–Medio cielo: radici e realizzazione.
House II ↔ House VIII. L'asse delle risorse: ciò che è mio e ciò che è condiviso.
House V ↔ House XI. L'asse della creatività: il cuore personale e i progetti collettivi.