7
7 is the house of partnerships—romantic, business, and all one-to-one agreements. It highlights commitment, contracts, mediation, and the mirror others hold up to you. Traditionally it resonates with Libra themes of balance, justice, and harmony.
7: what it really shows
This house covers marriage and long-term partners, business contracts, clients, rivals, and negotiations. The first relevant link points to House 7 as the arena where you and another become a team—or a sparring match.
What the 7th House rules
- Romantic partnerships and marriages
- Business partners, cofounders, key clients
- Agreements, contracts, mediation, and fairness
- Open enemies and competitors
- Projection, mirroring, and conflict resolution
Libra and Venus correspondences
By tradition the 7th resonates with Libra and is colored by Venus: attraction, diplomacy, taste, and the art of mutual choice.
Ruler of the 7th: where bonds form
Take the sign on your 7th House cusp and find its planetary ruler; the ruler’s house shows where partners appear and what they bring. Example: Aries on the 7th points to Mars—if its ruler sits in the 10th, you meet through career; in the 9th, through travel or study.
Planets in the 7th House (snapshot)
- Venus: charm, aesthetics, love language matters.
- Sun: visible partnerships; pride in being a duo.
- Moon: emotional bonds; cyclical needs and care.
- Mercury: talk it out; contracts, writing, sales synergy.
- Mars: passion + friction; clear rules prevent sparks from burning.
- Jupiter: generous partners; growth through alliances.
- Saturn: solemn vows, high standards, long-term work.
- Uranus: nontraditional arrangements; need for space.
- Neptune: ideals and artistry; guard clarity and consent.
- Pluto: intense bonds and power dynamics; transform together.
- North Node: growth edge via collaboration and commitment.
1st–7th: self and other
House 1 speaks to identity; House 7 to partnership. Strong 7th activity asks you to calibrate autonomy with agreement. Read the opposite angle at House 1 to balance presence and teamwork.
Aspects: how relationships function
Trines and sextiles ease cooperation; squares create growth through negotiation; oppositions make partnership the key classroom. For fundamentals and examples, see the Aspects hub.
Transits & timing: when the 7th activates
- When Venus crosses House 7, relationships sweeten; great for proposals, pitches, and peacemaking.
- Mars adds heat—set rules and channel energy into shared goals.
- Jupiter grows networks and opportunity; Saturn formalizes commitments.
How to read your 7th House
- Generate your chart at Birth Chart.
- Note the sign on House 7 and identify its planetary ruler.
- List any planets in House 7; check aspects to the ruler and Venus.
- Define non-negotiables and shared goals; write them down.
- Balance with House 1 so partnership supports identity, not replaces it.