The Conundrum Of Mother And Father Symbolism

The Conundrum Of Mother And Father Symbolism

From Steven Forrest Evolutionary Astrology Podcast by Steven Forrest

April 1, 2026 · 18 min · Episode 102

About this episode

The episode explores the symbolism of aunts and uncles in astrology through the lens of derived houses.

Which astrological house represents your aunts and uncles? The traditional answer is the 6th house. The reasoning behind that idea is a classic illustration of the theory behind derived houses. It goes as follows. Your home – and thus your parents – is represented by the 4th house. The 3rd house refers to siblings. Who are your aunt and uncles? They’re your parents’ brothers and sisters. Thus your aunts and uncles are the “3rd house counting from the 4th house,” which is the 6th. As you can see, the basic idea behind derived houses is simple. Don’t let that blind you to the miracle it represents. The fact that it works at all – that it’s not just some kind of crossword puzzle we play in our heads – is actually kind of astonishing. There are layers of internal consistency behind astrology’s wheel of houses that hint at depths of meaning that resonate with some fundamental twelve-fold mystery of the universe. If that weren’t true, derived houses wouldn’t work. That‘s a truly fascinating subject, but it’s not the one I want to pursue in this essay. I just want to use derived houses as a springboard for exploring a troubling area of astrological inconsistency and confusion – and…

People in this episode

Host: Steven Forrest

Topics covered

  • astrology
  • derived houses
  • family symbolism
  • aunts and uncles
  • astrological houses

Keywords

  • astrology
  • 6th house
  • 4th house
  • 3rd house
  • family
  • symbolism
  • derived houses

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