8
8 focuses on shared resources, trust, intimacy, taxes and debts, inheritances, mergers, endings and rebirths. It naturally resonates with Scorpio themes of depth, boundaries, and transformation.
8: what it really shows
This house maps shared money, psychological bonding, crisis-handling, and the alchemy of letting go. The first relevant link points to House 8 as the arena where trust and transformation meet.
What the 8th House rules
- Shared finances: partner’s income, loans, taxes, grants
- Inheritance, settlements, insurance, venture capital
- Intimacy, boundaries, trust repairs
- Shadow work, therapy, grief, release
- Mergers, power dynamics, risk and regeneration
Scorpio and Pluto correspondences
Traditionally, the 8th resonates with Scorpio and is colored by Pluto themes: depth, purging, truth-telling, and the will to transform.
Ruler of the 8th: where deep changes occur
Take the sign on your 8th House cusp and find its ruler. The ruler’s house shows where resources and turning points arise. Taurus on the 8th points to Venus—if that ruler sits in the 2nd, money talks; in the 11th, friends or networks open doors; in the 12th, private healing leads.
Planets in the 8th House (snapshot)
- Mars: decisive in crises; manage risk and anger well.
- Sun: leadership in joint ventures; visibility during transitions.
- Moon: emotional tides; strong need for trust and safety.
- Mercury: research, investigations, contracts around shared money.
- Venus: gifts, support, grants; negotiate win–win boundaries.
- Jupiter: backing from institutions or patrons; growth via mergers.
- Saturn: audits, responsibilities, slow but solid rebuilding.
- Uranus: surprises in funding; seek flexible agreements.
- Neptune: idealism and compassion; guard clarity, fraud risk.
- Pluto: profound transformation; power must be handled cleanly.
- North Node: growth edge in trusting, sharing, and releasing.
House 2 vs House 8
House 2 covers personal earnings and belongings; House 8 covers shared money, debt, and what requires trust. Read the counterpart at House 2 to keep income and obligations clearly separate.
Aspects: how intensity is handled
Sextiles and trines ease healing and cooperation; squares demand boundary work; oppositions highlight give-and-take. For fundamentals and examples, see the Aspects hub.
Transits & timing: when the 8th activates
- When Venus moves through House 8, negotiations and support improve; good for grants or shared purchases.
- Mars brings urgency—set clear rules for money and intimacy.
- Jupiter can open funding or mentorship; track terms carefully.
- Saturn transits test structures, strengthen boundaries, and formalize commitments.
How to read your 8th House
- Create your chart at Birth Chart.
- Note the sign on House 8; identify its planetary ruler.
- List planets in House 8; check aspects to the ruler and Pluto/Mars.
- Separate personal vs shared budgets; write clear agreements.
- Choose one release ritual and one boundary to protect energy.