The Second House

As part of an online spiritual circle that I belong to, our theme this year is exploring the self through the lens of Astrology, the snapshot of the stars at the moment of birth that creates our own unique cosmic fingerprint. This month we are exploring the second house, the house of worth and wealth.

Now, I have long known my sun, moon, and rising sign, and I do have my natal chart. I have dabbled and explored a little bit, but to be honest, I have only just scratched the surface (who me, the airy Gemini??). There is SO much to explore, so I appreciate the methodical approach of taking this journey one house at a time.

The second house of the zodiac is our house of worth and wealth. It is the place of our self-worth, our values, and our resources, including our material and financial wealth. According to Jennifer Racioppi, author of “Cosmic Health” (seriously, get this book!), the second house also ‘relates to your health journey by demonstrating how you value yourself’.

In my chart, Neptune was retrograde in my second house, which is in the sign of Scorpio, at the time of my birth.

Grab your arm floaties, we’re going DEEP.

Neptune, the planet of intuition, spiritual development, and creativity is in the sign of Scorpio, a water sign that is ALL about the depths of the mysterious, esoteric, and the occult. I don’t know why this is such an epiphany for me today (perhaps because I stayed in the shallow end of the pool…), but it makes such perfect sense for me at this stage in my life. Being ever more disillusioned with the corporate world and feeling unfulfilled with my job, I now know why - because my self-worth and values are rooted in the principles of spiritual devotion and wealth, and the corporate world I have tried to make a home in has made its false god the almighty dollar.

Now, don’t get me wrong, I am exceedingly grateful for my career in health & wellbeing. I have learned much and have had the gift of being able to coach others to optimal wellness. However, after 25 years in the business, the disillusionment comes from the understanding - the knowing - that our health and wellbeing are deeply rooted in the spiritual. And unfortunately for many, that connection to health has been largely ignored, or at the very least, kept very separate. Perhaps it’s because so much division has been sown by those who would have you believe that their religion is the one true path that it’s just much easier to talk about health and wellness from a purely physical or biological basis.

Fortunately, we have other leaders, true spiritual guides, who are teaching the truth - that we are souls who have a physical body, and therefore, our health and wealth are intimately tied to our soul’s wellness, our spiritual ground of being. Indeed, I have witnessed more quantum leaps in positive health transformation from going after the deeper dive, the root spiritual and emotional healing needed, than by encouraging people to eat more broccoli and go to the gym.

Our creative expression, our connection to the Divine (everywhere present, but not always recognized), is essential to our healing - individually and collectively. This is what I value most in my life, and it has become ever apparent that this is the vocational call that sings out to me like a siren song. Thankfully, I have found ways to answer this call, by leaning into my intuitive gifts, offering safe space for spiritual coaching, and creating transformational spaces for health, healing, and connection for women. It feeds my soul (and I believe or hope others are fed by it too) to the depths of my bones. It’s what Scorpio and Neptune have summoned me for in this lifetime.

In one of the wonderful writing exercises given by our Nature’s Coven leader, Sarah-Alexandra Teodorescu, we were prompted to write whatever comes up when we think about the theme of the second house - “I have” - and as usually, because of the safe and sacred space she creates, my creativity poured forth into a song of poetry. I leave this with you to contemplate your second house signature - what comes up when you claim, “I have”. I’m believe you’re second house is filled with riches galore.

My Second House

I have

a full moon heart

and a song on my lips

I have a sensitivity

like the first wildflower bloom

gone unnoticed under the hurried foot

of time's never-ceasing march

forward

I have an eye 

for patterns and synchronicities

and small details

like an archeologist

slowly inspecting

each grain of sand

looking for the Earth's hidden bones

of wisdom and truth

I have a laugh

loud and thunderous

and free, scattering joy far and wide,

a call to hearts everywhere

to embrace the absurdity of life

I have a need, a desire

to create, to feel, to be loved

and to love

with all my emotions and fingers and toes

I have wisdom, like caverns

carved from the meandering 

of experience from 

all the choices I have made

I have the strength of mountains

and rivers

and the truth that I have

eternity sparkling in my veins

I am possessed

and possessing

of it all

xoxo

Anji