Saturn in the 1st House

The 1st House is often the house that collectively represents how we view the world. The house represents the first breath we take, and our impressions of the world. The 1st House can usually rule over what we are consciously aware of. The 1st House is arguably one of the most important houses, for it is a template for the natal chart, setting the chart for which signs rule which houses.

When Saturn is in the 1st House, the individual is often focused on refining and improving the impression they give off to the world. For these individuals, there is a standard to how they should act and respond in and to the world. Due to this, those with Saturn in the 1st House pay a lot of attention to their self-expression and themselves, working hard to make sure they live up to their own standards. Saturn in the 1st individuals express themselves carefully.

Due to this constant refining and care into their self-expression, those with Saturn in the 1st House can often hesitate when it comes to expressing themselves. They are constantly stifling themselves in their own self-expressions if such self-expressions do not fall under the inner standard they have. Due to this, Saturn in the 1st individuals feel as if people don’t really have a firm and true understanding of them. Saturn in the 1st individuals simultaneously longing and fear for people to understand them. There is a sense of loneliness these people tend to have due to not being able to completely relate to others, but at the same time, there is a sense of fear because these individuals do not want to show any sort of vulnerability.

Saturn in the 1st individuals tend to have high expectations on the world, and due to this, they are often disappointed and can be quite judgmental to others due to being judgmental to themselves. When they encounter others who do not fall into their inner standard, they are often disappointed and displeased. This judgmental aspect can often contribute to the inner loneliness these individuals feel because not only do they alienate other people, they alienate themselves.

The standard that Saturn in the 1st House individuals have when it comes to self-expression often comes from the realistic, yet somber perspective they have of reality. Saturn in the 1st individuals will often respond to the world defensively, the inner standard they have is a defensive response to the realistic workings of the world. These individuals are aware of how uncaring and unsympathetic the world can be, so they will often give the same response right back. People with Saturn in the 1st House try their best to not be immature and naive, and will often dismiss themselves if they ever were to find themselves in a vulnerable position.

Due to the consistent questioning, redoing, and stifling of self-expression, those with Saturn in the 1st House can struggle with self-esteem. A lot of these self-esteem issues stem due to having overly high expectations of themselves. Those with Saturn in the 1st House have a strong understanding of how important self-expression is, and this is why these individuals work so hard on managing their self-expression. However, with so much management on their self-expression, these individuals often wonder if they will still be accepted if they were to stop standardizing their self-expression. The fact that these individuals work hard to manage themselves makes these people question if the hard work is indicative of inadequate self-expression.

However, even though the manifestation of negative self-criticism can be devastating for these individuals, the ability to reflect on oneself is a skill these individuals will eventually learn to master. Through difficult experiences, these individuals learn the power and urgency to be self-aware. Even though these individuals can attempt at self-awareness by being overly critical of themselves, attempting to be self-aware at all shows evidence that these individuals only want to achieve being the best individuals they can be. These people are ultimately ambitious, and at their best, motivated. There is always a sense of direction for these individuals that can lead to success. At their best, these individuals have a strong idea of how they affect themselves and others, and they intimately understand the idea of self-expression. Self-expression is important for these individuals and ultimately, it is a part of themselves they ultimately want to master.

Having Saturn in the 1st House ultimately shows an ambitious individual who wants to be their best. However, what these individuals need to learn is that while it is empowering to have an objective, it is important to not let the objective crush them. Often, the ambition and pressure these individuals put themselves under for the sake of success can often freeze them, often stopping them from moving towards their goals at all. These individuals need to understand that while implementing self expectations is responsible and practical, freezing oneself out of criticism is impractical and ultimately not realistic.

Those with Saturn in the 1st House need to familiarize themselves with the idea that having any sort of freedom should not be a threat to their goals. It’s okay for one to not be consistently on par with their goals. For these individuals, they need to understand that one’s efforts to be the best is enough, for one’s efforts is the only thing these individuals can control. Rather than determine the value of their efforts based on the results of their efforts, these individuals should base the value of their efforts on the fact that the effort is present at all. These individuals can not control the outcomes of their self-expression, but they can control the self-expression themselves.

Moon in the 1st House

The 1st House is often the house that collectively represents how we view the world. The house represents the first breath we take, and our impressions of the world. The 1st House can usually rule over what we are consciously aware of. The 1st House is arguably one of the most important houses, for it is a template for the natal chart, setting the chart for which signs rule which houses.

When the Moon is in the 1st House, constant change and fluctuation is a strong theme for individuals with this placement. Their views are constantly colored by their emotions, their views of the world either optimistic or pessimistic depending on how they feel. They can feel that the world is beautiful and giving one moment, and unforgiving the next. With this in mind, natives with this placement can struggle to place how they really feel about the world. There are inconsistencies with their associations with other people, for they can either be very nurturing and open, or closed up and defensive. With this in mind, this can bring numerous first impressions for the individual, or some may find the native to be pleasant and kind, while others may find the native snappy and defensive. With this in mind, natives with this placement often need another individual that is grounded and willing to go through the emotional storms this native can provide.

Individuals with this placement are often sensitive. This sensitivity can be both a curse and a blessing. The sensitivity provided to these natives can often make them intuitive, many of these natives easily feeling the vibes of others. Natives can often find a negative individual miles away, due to their abilities to detect the energies of the people they meet. However, the curse that can come with this sensitivity is vulnerability. There is a need to emotionally focus on the self, but when this focus is shifted onto others and to the world, these natives can often feel drained and exhausted. After all, the natives are excellent in emotionally nurturing others, for they can be very kind and sympathetic. Individuals with this placement however often need to spend time by themselves to recharge. At the same time, these natives do need to realize that other people’s emotions are just as important as theirs. These natives can sometimes disregard other people’s emotions since they place strong emphasis on their own emotions due to the strong influence their emotions can have on them.

Whether the native’s vulnerability is actually exposed for not, the native can often feel that they are constantly exposed to the world. The native can often feel weak or inferior to others, for they feel that they aren’t given the protective social shield they think everybody else has. There is a feeling of being naked in front of others, and with nakedness, there is the opportunity to either feel shame or freedom. These natives emotionally have nothing to hide, and this fact can either crush the native or free them, depending on the aspects made to the Moon.

Having Moon in the 1st House can often make the native’s emotions very obvious, for these emotions are often strongly expressed on their faces. Those with Moon in the 1st House often have honest facial expressions, the honesty of these expressions making the native easy to read but also trustworthy. Often, the native can fail to notice the emotions expressed so honesty and obviously. It can be hard for the native to lie well, but this doesn’t mean the native will always be caught lying. As long as the native lies with clear logic and straightforward objectivity and not with emotions and subjectivity, the native will not be caught. However, anything that is subjective and emotional can often be printed on the native’s face, whether the native wants to reveal the emotions or not.

While the native with Moon in the 1st can function with logic and objectivity, the native resonates more strongly with subjectivity. Due to the strength and influence emotions have on the native, the native can often express their emotions irrationally and impulsively without a logical second thought. With this strong emotional response to the environment, the native is often impressionable and easily influenced. There is an emotional dependence the native can place onto other people. With the 1st House representing the native’s views of the world and other people being a part of that view, the native’s emotional state often depends on how people treat and think of these natives. Natives with this placement can often be uncomfortable knowing that not everybody likes them, for with a changeable self, there isn’t a stable foundation of the self and with that, even the smallest insult can crush the native.

The Moon can often times either rule the mother, or the parent that was assigned the nurturing role for the native. With the Moon in the 1st, the represented parent often has a great effect on the native. In many ways, the parent influences their views of the world and even their views of themselves. The native may be very similar to this parent, whether they like the parent or not. The parent may have strongly influenced the way the native finds his or her sense of identity for better or worse.

With constant vulnerability and emotional exposure, those with Moon in the 1st often learn to be emotionally resilient and strong. With a lot of emotional pain due to a heightened sensitivity, these natives often develop a strong, compassionate understanding of emotions. This pain can often supply the natives emotional intelligence and perhaps even empathy for others. Although impressionable, natives with this placement show strength through flexibility rather than sustainability, for they are able to adapt to the many obstacles they face.

Your Shadow Side + Your Fears

• While our Rising is seen by everyone, including yourself, your 12th House can show what you secretly hide from yourself and others due to your fears.

• Pisces in 12th/Aries Rising: You are seen to be confident, brave, courageous, and impulsive, but sometimes, you really don't know what you're doing. With the hidden confusion in you, you fear that you will lose your identity and your direction in life.

• Aries in 12th/Taurus Rising: You are seen to be stable, comforting, slow, and steady, but sometimes, you can find yourself being impulsive, reckless, and irresponsible. And due to that, you fear being out of control.

• Taurus in 12th/Gemini Rising: You are seen to be talkative, humorous, quick, and witty, but sometimes, you just want to sit down and relax. However, you feel that if you stop and rest for just a second, you'll become useless, dull, and unintelligent.

• Gemini in 12th/Cancer Rising: You are seen to be emotional, nurturing, sweet, and gentle, but sometimes, you just want to voice your true thoughts. However, you're afraid that your words will hurt and emotionally damage others, for you know how they feel.

• Cancer in 12th/Leo Rising: You are seen to be fabulous, charismatic, strong, and charming, but sometimes, you want to tell others how you truly feel. But you fear that your shining, beautiful image will be ruined in the process due to vulnerability.

• Leo in 12th/Virgo Rising: You are seen to be reliable, reserved, intelligent, and quiet, but there is a deep part of you that wants to shine. However, you struggle to because you're scared of all the mistakes you'll see when you show yourself to the world.

• Virgo in 12th/Libra Rising: You are seen to be charming, charismatic, beautiful, and graceful, but there is a deep part of you that is judgmental and critical. However, you can't reveal your true thoughts because you fear that nobody will like you afterwards.

• Libra in 12th/Scorpio Rising: You are seen to be mysterious, quiet, thoughtful, and passionate. There is a part of you that wants to be liked and loved by others, but you fear that your deepness will be sacrificed if you try to please others.

• Scorpio in 12th/Sagittarius Rising: You are seen to be adventurous, reckless, blunt, and humorous. You want to find and decode the mysteries of the world, but you're too scared to sacrifice your optimism when you find that the world is cruel.

• Sagittarius in 12th/Capricorn Rising: You are seen to be mature, responsible, practical, and independent. However, there's a part of you that wants to be free, but you're scared that you'll never attend to your responsibilities due to a small taste of freedom.

• Capricorn in 12th/Aquarius Rising: You are seen to be innovative, quirky, logical, and popular. There is a part of you that wants to be responsible and practical, but you fear that with if you grow up, you'll lose your unique, iconic individuality.

• Aquarius in 12th/Pisces Rising: You are seen to be compassionate, dreamy, creative, and sweet. However, there is a part of you that wants to be logical and concrete, but you fear that you'll never utilize your creativity if you only stick to the hard, cold facts.