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Whole Sign Houses
Whole Sign is the oldest known house system: each entire zodiac sign forms one house, with the sign containing the Ascendant becoming the 1st house in its entirety.
Whole Sign is the dominant system in Hellenistic and traditional astrology and is the default in many modern electional practices. It works at any latitude (no polar breakdowns) and aligns house rulers with sign rulers, simplifying analysis.
RELATED TERMS
- Houses (Astrological)
The 12 houses are wedges of the local sky divided by the chart's angles (ASC, IC, DSC, MC), each governing a different domain of life.
- Ascendant (ASC)
The Ascendant is the ecliptic degree rising on the eastern horizon at the moment of birth, and the cusp of the 1st house.
- Hellenistic Astrology
Hellenistic astrology is the foundational Greco-Roman tradition (c. 100 BCE - 600 CE) that developed natal, horary, electional, and mundane techniques still used today.
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