4th house in astrology: all you need to know

Private life and childhood environment are themes in the 4th house of the birth chart. The sign on the cusp of this part of the chart shows how you deal with the circumstances and experiences of your private life and childhood.

The sign on the cusp of this area reveals how your mental and verbal processes work in your life. If you have a planet in the 4th house, understand that this star imposes roles in your life.

Discover all the signs in the 4th house here. And, here, read more about the meanings of all the houses in Astrology.

ARIES IN THE 4TH HOUSE

From an early age, you may have felt the need for independence. Orders and competition may have been hallmarks of your childhood. You may have inherited from parents and grandparents the ability to get involved in various challenges and projects with initiative and dynamism.

TAURUS IN THE 4th HOUSE

Your childhood was probably marked by financial, material challenges, and emotional stability. You may have inherited from parents and grandparents the gifts of caring for the body, beautifying, the aesthetic sense, and the contact with nature.

GEMINI IN THE 4th HOUSE

Your childhood environment may have been very communicative, understanding, and have faced mobility challenges. You probably inherited your curiosity, versatility, lightness, and analytical ability from your parents and grandparents.

CANCER IN THE 4th HOUSE

You possibly had a strong influence from your mother or other woman in your childhood. You may have inherited sensitivity, empathy, and the ability to offer emotional support from your parents and grandparents.

LEO IN THE 4th HOUSE

Your father or another male figure may have had a strong influence on your childhood. You may have inherited the creativity, artistic talent, strength to inspire, cheer or lead from your parents and grandparents.

VIRGO IN THE 4th HOUSE

Health, food, organization, and work related issues were very significant in your childhood. You may have inherited from your parents and grandparents the talent of being a helpful person, attentive to details, useful and competent.

LIBRA IN THE 4TH HOUSE

In your childhood, you had the opportunity to develop your abilities to conciliate, analyze, and act justly. Perhaps this is due to what you saw, your family members in captivating unions or because you lived in an environment of arguments and fights.

SCORPIO IN THE 4TH HOUSE

Those who have the 4th house in Scorpio possibly faced losses and moving (of home, city, state, country) issues during their childhood. Maybe even games and struggles for power, control, manipulation in your home environment.

SAGITTARIUS IN THE 4TH HOUSE

Travel, justice, religious, or even philosophical issues may have been prominent in your childhood. You may have inherited from your parents or grandparents the ability to teach, advise, cheer or inspire people.

CAPRICORN IN THE 4th HOUSE

Issues of status, power, authority, and work were very prominent in your childhood. Recognition, respectability, and success, with the resilience to gradually rise to the top, may have been an ambition inherited from your family.

AQUARIUS IN THE 4th HOUSE

Those with the 4th house in Aquarius can see themselves as different, unconventional, or rebellious since they were young. The heritage of genius, originality, breaking taboos, being ahead of their time, and beaing peculiar with friendships and groups may have come from parents or grandparents.

PISCES IN THE 4th HOUSE

It’s very likely that religious, mediumistic, artistic, mystical, spiritual issues; or associated with addictions, illnesses, renunciations and personal sacrifices were very prominent in your childhood. Or issues associated with abandonment. You have inherited the ability to move, comfort, sensitize and help people or animals.