The Part of Fortune is one of the most exciting components of a birth chart. This Arabic part is associated with luck, good fortune, well-being, joy, happiness. Its position in the birth chart shows in which life area and how you can find all these things.
What does the Part of Fortune in 4th house suggest about joy, growth, and well-being?
The Part of Fortune in 4th house indicates that you find joy in nurturing and in your relationships with your loved ones.
People with this placement want to be taken care of and take care of others. They are strongly attached to their family, and they find happiness in these relationships. Family members often help them, or they get something from their family (not necessary material inheritance, it can also be education or some talent) that helps them get ahead in life.
The Part of Fortune in 4th house also indicates that creating a physical space you like is a must for your well-being. Many people with this placement enjoy being at home, interior decor, cooking, any activity that helps you make your home cozier.
The Part of Fortune in 4th house is somewhat similar to having the Part of Fortune in Cancer.
Keep reading to learn more about the Part of Fortune in 4th house in astrology!
The Part of Fortune in 4th House in the Natal Chart
What happens if your Part of Fortune falls into your 4th house in the birth chart?
Some people with this position had a challenging childhood, and they had to take over the role of the nurturer. People with the Part of Fortune in 4th house are often used to and find joy in taking care of others. These people feel good about themselves when they are needed. They like helping their family members, preparing food, having fun together, spending quality time with them. Their family energizes them.
The Part of Fortune here indicates that spending time away from the world is beneficial. It is important to take part in activities that you do together with your family members.
There is a strong need to spend your energy in a creative way. You want to see something grow and help it develop. This is not necessarily a relationship with another person, it can also be a creative project or cooking a meal or building a house from scratch.
The nurturing energy of this position can also manifest in a love for repairing broken things. Some people with the Part of Fortune here are attracted to antiques. Gardening is another way how some people express this energy.
At the same time, it is important to bring structure into the creative process. There can be a tendency to just go with the flow or listen to your emotions while disregarding the facts. It is also useful to begin your projects with the end result in mind (the fourth house is both the house of beginnings and endings).
This position emphasizes your connection with the past. With this placement, you are usually fascinated by the past and you are curious about how people used to live. Many people with the Part of Fortune in 4th house enjoy learning about traditions, customs, history, but also about the story of their family.
Your home is very important to you with this position. Some people with this placement never move far from their roots. The Part of Fortune in 4th house suggests that being with your loved ones energizes you and brings you joy. You have a strong desire to belong somewhere.
Your physical home is also important with the Part of Fortune in 4th house. Most people with this placement enjoy being at home. Depending on the chart as a whole, the Part of Fortune in 4th house can suggest success related to real estate.
The Part of Fortune in 4th house can also indicate good fortune coming into your life through your ancestors. Some people with this placement are born into money, or they inherit real estate or land (but this doesn’t have to be the case, it often happens that the family is rich in a non-material way). Your relationship with your parents, especially the mother can also help you find success.
Some people with the Part of Fortune in 4th house do business together with their family members.
Besides its house, the sign where the Part of Fortune is placed is also important. It gives more details about how you can find joy and abundance. For example, the Part of Fortune in 4th house in Sagittarius can indicate that you learned about foreign cultures and open-mindedness in your family, which later helps you in life (of course, this is just one of the possibilities).
The Part of Fortune in Astrology
The Part of Fortune is one of the Arabic parts, calculated based on the ascendant, the Sun, and the Moon.
There are several Arabic parts in astrology, the Part of Fortune is one of the most popular of them. This point is connected with well-being, harmony, happiness, good fortune, joy. The Part of Fortune represents a life area where you can succeed more easily. It suggests a harmonious flow of energy in the birth chart.
How is the Part of Fortune calculated in astrology?
There are two different formulas, the calculation method depends on the position of the Sun if you have a day chart or a night chart. (In a night chart, the Sun is under the horizon, in houses 1-6, while in a day chart, it is above the horizon, in houses 7-12).
The Part of Fortune is calculated as the ascendant + Moon – Sun in a day chart, while the formula for a night chart is the ascendant + Sun – Moon.
The 4th House in the Chart Wheel
The fourth house is one of the angular houses in astrology. Its cusp (in some house systems) is the IC, short for Imum coeli, which is Latin for the bottom of the sky. This point represents the point of the sky which was at the lowest at the moment of your birth, as seen from the place of your birth.
The fourth house is the house of privacy. It is the aspect of your life that is hidden from the world. The opposite house of the fourth is the tenth house of public reputation and profession.
The most important life areas governed by the fourth house are family and home. This house describes the atmosphere in your home, but also the physical house you live in. The fourth house has a lot to do with the past. As a water house, the fourth house is often mentioned in a karmic context, related to family karma and your ancestry.
The fourth house is also a parental house. Opinions are divided on whether the mother or the father belongs to the fourth house.
If you want to learn more about this topic, read this article about the fourth house in the birth chart!
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