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The 7th House, known as the "House of Partnership", governs marriage, partnerships, contracts, open enemies, balance. It is naturally associated with Libra and ruled by Venus. The Seventh House is the house of the Other — the ones we choose to move through life beside. It governs marriage, significant partnerships, business collaborations, and even open adversaries (those who reflect our shadow back to us in direct confrontation). The sign on this house cusp and planets within it describe both what we seek in a partner and what we are called to become through relationship.

The natural sign of the 7th House is Libra, and its natural planetary ruler is Venus. However, in your personal birth chart, the sign on the cusp of your 7th House depends on your Ascendant and birth time.

The key themes of the 7th House are: Marriage, Partnerships, Contracts, Open enemies, Balance. Planets placed in this house will express their energy through these life areas.

Planets in the 7th House bring their energy to themes of marriage, partnerships, contracts. In astrology, the Seventh House is sometimes called the house of marriage, but its deeper teaching is more subtle: it is through our primary relationships that we encounter the parts of ourselves we have not yet integrated. The partner, in this sense, is always a mirror. Who we choose and how we love reveals more about our inner world than almost any other factor in the chart.