Editing House (astrology) (section)

== Rulership ==
In Hellenistic, [[Vedic astrology|Vedic]], Medieval and Renaissance astrology each house is ruled by the planet that rules the sign on its cusp. For example, if a person has the sign Aries on the cusp of their 7th house, the planet Mars is said to "rule" the 7th house. This means that when a planet is allotted a house, the planet's attributes will have some bearing on the topics related to that house within the life of the individual whose chart is being analyzed. This planet is considered very important for events specifically pertaining to that house's topics; in fact, its placement in the chart will have at least as much influence on the chart as the planets placed within the house. In [[history of astrology|traditional Western and Hindu astrology]], each sign is ruled by one of the 7 visible [[planet]]s (note that in [[astrology]], the Sun and Moon are considered planets, which literally means ''wanderers'', i.e. wandering stars, as opposed to the fixed stars of the constellations).{{sfnp|Houlding|2006}}

In addition, some modern astrologers who follow the X=Y=Z or Planet=Sign=House doctrine, which was first taught by [[Alan Leo]] in the early part of the 20th century, believe that certain houses are also ruled by—or have an affinity with—the [[planets in astrology|planet]] which rules the corresponding zodiacal sign. For instance, Mars is ruler of the 1st house because it rules Aries, the first sign; Mercury rules (or has an affinity with) the 3rd house because it rules Gemini, the 3rd sign; etc. This concept is sometimes referred to as "natural rulership", as opposed to the former which is known as "accidental rulership".{{sfnp|Houlding|2006}}