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Vesta · house 6 · cadent
Vesta in the sixth house
Vesta in the sixth house is where this body is most at home: craft, routine, service and the body's daily discipline. The person works at one thing for years without burning out because the practice is where the energy comes from. Motivation is not a subject they find interesting, since it has never been the obstacle.
What the sixth house covers
Illness, labour, daily routine, subordinates and small animals: the maintenance of a life. The full sixth house →
Which sign holds it
Under whole-sign houses the rising sign settles every other house at once. If you know your Ascendant, this is the sign your sixth house holds and the planet that rules it.
| Aries rising | Virgo · ruled by Mercury |
|---|---|
| Taurus rising | Libra · ruled by Venus |
| Gemini rising | Scorpio · ruled by Mars |
| Cancer rising | Sagittarius · ruled by Jupiter |
| Leo rising | Capricorn · ruled by Saturn |
| Virgo rising | Aquarius · ruled by Saturn |
| Libra rising | Pisces · ruled by Jupiter |
| Scorpio rising | Aries · ruled by Mars |
| Sagittarius rising | Taurus · ruled by Venus |
| Capricorn rising | Gemini · ruled by Mercury |
| Aquarius rising | Cancer · ruled by Moon |
| Pisces rising | Leo · ruled by Sun |
Quadrant systems such as Placidus cut the houses by the angles instead, so a planet near a cusp can land in a different house from the whole-sign answer. The chart page shows both.
Reading it in context
A keynote is a starting point, not a verdict. What Vesta actually does in your sixth house depends on its sign, its aspects, its dignity, and whether it is in sect. Two people with the same placement and different charts around it live it differently.