The Second House: What You Value, Hoard, and Spend on Without Thinking

In astrology, the Second House rules value. That includes your relationship to money, yes—but also your relationship to worth in general: self-worth, net worth, the worth of that cute new limited edition Stanley cup you absolutely needed.

This is the house that governs:

– What you impulsively buy when you’re feeling insecure

– What you treat like it’s sacred (even if it’s just your shoes)

– What makes you feel stable, safe, and maybe slightly smug

– Your “I can’t live without this” objects, habits, and aesthetics

– Where your idea of success starts to take physical form

For example:

If Mars is in your Second House, you might spend impulsively, chase money with intensity, or tie self-worth to productivity. This is “treat yourself” meets “earn it or die trying” energy.

If your Moon lives here, emotional security = financial security. You probably treat your savings account like a weighted blanket and might spend more when you’re feeling emotionally off.

If they both live there, you might work hard, spend fast, save obsessively, and then impulse-buy something shiny because you had a weird day.

How to use this as self Discovery:

• What do I always seem to have extra of? (Even when I’m broke?)

• What item or indulgence would I defend with my life?

• What kind of spending makes me feel powerful?

• What kind makes me feel like I’m losing control?

Because the Second House is also about habits, your placements here can show whether you tend to build wealth slowly and steadily… or really take advantage of that Amazon Prime 2-day shipping when you’re a little bored with your life.

Knowing what you instinctively reach for helps you understand what you value—and to choose to value it on purpose, rather than on auto pilot!

What if my second house is “empty”?

If your Second House doesn’t have any planets in it, it doesn’t mean you don’t value anything!

Everyone will have at least one empty house on their chart, because… math. Twelve houses. Ten planets. Something’s gotta give.

My own Second House is empty, and I value lots of stuff. No planets in a house just means that it’s perhaps not one of the more defining themes of your journey.

If you want to go a little deeper with astrology, you can actually figure out what the second house means for you even if there’s no planet there!

• Look at the sign on the house.

• See which check which planet rules that sign.

• Then find out where that planet is in your chart to see how the theme of that house might play out.

For example, my Second House is in Leo. Leo is ruled by the Sun. My Sun is in Aries in the 10th House. The quick and dirty interpretation? I like luxurious things—especially when they tie into my career and ambitions.

Coincidence that I just spent $200 on a sexy font I didn’t strictly need for one of my websites as I build my empire? I think not.