The reason why many people struggle with chart interpretation is that one key distinction was never made – and everything built on top of it becomes a little fuzzy.
Instead of being clearly separated, signs and houses get treated as the same thing: Aries as the 1st house, Taurus as the 2nd, and so on.
And this is not correct.
If signs and houses were interchangeable, then Venus in Leo in the 3rd house would carry the same meaning as Venus in Gemini in the 5th house.
But does it?
When signs and houses get collapsed into one, interpretation starts to wobble.
We can know what Venus means. We can know what Leo means. We can know what the 3rd house means.
And still misread Venus in Leo in the 3rd house – because the interpretative layers get mixed, and signs and houses start doing double duty.
This is how we end up saying things like “Cancer is about home” or “Libra equals relationships” -when in fact signs never describe concrete life areas. Those are house topics smuggled into sign language.
And it’s precisely this distinction that marks the difference between a chart that feels generic and one that actually describes someone’s unique lived experience.
The moment you separate style (sign) from arena (house), interpretation becomes clear and nuanced.
Once You See It, You Can’t Unsee It
We’ve all had that moment of recognition – a Eureka moment – when something structural, fundamental, and, in retrospect, almost embarrassingly obvious suddenly clicks into place.
In astrology, this ‘click’ happens when we finally understand how signs and houses actually work.
Once you get that insight – once you see it – you can’t unsee it.
That insight alone answers questions like this:
How come this Libra I know is not at all into relationships?
They’re Libra, but they do their own thing. They don’t even want to get married – which is not at all what astrology textbooks say they would.
Our teacher, Caro, explains why Libras don’t become marriage counselors by default in this 3-minute video:
From Insight to Skill: Signs Vs. Houses
The Signs Vs. Houses course was designed to fix this exact structural mistake – and then train you to apply it to extract meaning from real chart placements.
The 1st module of the program is dedicated to understanding why and to what extent signs and houses have been mixed up in astrology — and how to undo that confusion at the root.
Modules 2, 3, and 4 build on that corrected foundation so that the distinction becomes something you can use – reliably, across different charts, placements, and contexts – rather than something you merely understand conceptually.
This is where understanding turns into actual skill.
In Module 2, we focus on the 12 signs – explaining the exact kind of information a sign reveals about a planet — and then practice how to describe planets in signs.
In Module 3, we turn to the 12 houses and their concrete role in chart interpretation, again practicing with planets in houses, using real chart examples to see how this works beyond textbooks and keyword astrology.
In Module 4, we bring everything together and learn how to interpret planets in signs and houses with nuance and accuracy. This is where we work with side-by-side comparisons like Venus in Leo in the 3rd house versus Venus in Gemini in the 5th house, exposing common mistakes and clarifying best interpretation practices.
Learning to extract meaning and insight from planets in signs and houses is the most foundational skill in astrology.
When that foundation is shaky, everything built on top of it starts to wobble. When the foundation is solid, interpretation becomes natural.
It’s through application and comparison to real-life examples that we start to see clearly:
“Did I actually get this right?”
Or: “Am I still translating from textbooks?”
Signs Vs. Houses – What Changes in Practice
Signs Vs. Houses starts on January 26th, 2026 and consists of 4 weeks of structured learning and applied practice.
The way Signs Vs. Houses is structured – with clear explanations, guided practice, and exercises – removes guesswork from interpretation and replaces it with interpretations that actually make sense.
The results show up immediately in practice:
Fewer wrong interpretations
Faster clarity
Less second-guessing
More confidence when reading charts
Insight that stays with you for life
Correct interpretation helps you see where something is happening in your life, not just how it feels.
Instead of mixing up meanings, you learn how to use the right layer for the right job.
Important: this is not a course that teaches the meanings of the 12 signs or the 12 houses from scratch. The focus is on how planets express themselves through signs and houses in actual chart interpretation.
You can learn more about Signs Vs. Houses – and check whether this is a good fit for you now – at the link below:
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