Seventh House Partnership and Contracts
The seventh house is about one-to-one relationships — the significant other, the business partner and even the open adversary. Its cusp, the descendant, sits exactly opposite the ascendant.
- Rules over
- Marriage, business partners, open rivals
Its Home Sign
The Twelve Houses
The House of Partnership
The seventh house governs committed relationships, marriage, business partnerships and one-to-one dealings.
It begins at the descendant, directly opposite the ascendant.
It describes what you seek in a partner and how you relate as an equal.
What You Seek in Others
The sign on the seventh-house cusp often describes qualities you are drawn to in partners.
These may be qualities you find hard to express yourself.
Partnership becomes a way of exploring them.
Planets in the Seventh House
Planets here describe relationship patterns. Venus may bring harmonious partnerships; Saturn may bring serious, long-term commitments.
They also describe how you handle contracts and negotiations.
Placements describe tendencies, not destinies.
Open Rivals
Traditionally the seventh house also covers open enemies and competitors — anyone you face directly.
This reflects its theme of one-to-one encounters.
It is about relationship dynamics in general.
Questions About the Seventh House
Does an empty seventh house mean no marriage? No; many happily married people have an empty seventh.
How does it differ from the fifth? The fifth is romance; the seventh is commitment.
Why is it opposite the first? It represents others in contrast to the self.