3rd House
The familiar
Siblings, neighbours, thought patterns, communications, the analytical mind
How & where you reason and communicate

The next 30° of sky that become visible over the eastern horizon from 4-6 hours after birth (or from the
moment a chart is drawn up) is called the Third House. Called “Fratres” or “Brothers” in Latin, this house
is all about your close relations. It covers your relationships with siblings, neighbours, and your local
neighbourhood—all that is familiar. This is also the house of communication and can reveal familiar
patterns of thinking or speaking. Any planet that may occupy this house exerts its influence on your
communication style or relationship with the world directly around you. If there are no planets in this
house, it may indicate that you don’t spend a lot of conscious energy in this part of your life, that things
in this sector flow without needing extra effort, or that you aren’t working on major life lessons in this
area during your current lifetime.