The 10th House: Unlock Your Potential

House number 10 (also known as the Midheaven) is the highest point of your natal chart, and represents the unleashed potential of an individual. Being the loftiest and most elevated point in your chart, it reveals the ability of the person to achieve ultimate success in his career. The 10th House shows among others, your career, vocation, public reputation and achievements in life. What type of career would suit your best? Would you achieve a high status in society? How would the world remember you? These are the questions that can only be answered by the 10th House. 

A career should not be confused with a job. Unlike a 9-5 day job, the 10th House shows your true talent and accomplishments. For eg, a chemical engineer by profession may be very good in cooking and dreams of becoming a chef. He ultimately quits his job to open up a sushi restaurant. Thus we see how your job may not necessarily become your career in the end. Your career contributes to how the society and world would remember you. Hence, the 10th is also called the house of reputation. Having a well-aspected Midheaven is certainly an advantage.

The Midheaven is ruled by Saturn. the planet of business and hard work. Saturn rules the sign of Capricorn, the mountain goat, and so the 10th house is all serious business. Now you understand why Capricorns are so disciplined and hardworking. The motto of Capricorn is "No pain, no gain" as the mountain goat slowly climbs to higher peaks with patience. It goes without saying that Capricorns are intensely ambitious and they can join the rat race, stay in the rat race, persevere till the end and win the rat race. Their stamina is amazing, as they are often rewarded with authority and wealth. 

The 10th house also corresponds to father figures and male authority figures. In a man's chart, it usually describes his mother, while in a woman's chart, it describes her father. Either way round, it shows the characteristics of the parent with greater authority in the child's life. In love astrology, a woman is usually sexually attracted to the type of man that expresses the attributes of her Midheaven (father figure), as she aspires towards a husband or mate that can fit the shoes of the male authority figure in her life. This sexual attraction is not limited to only women. From my experience, I have also observed many men being attracted to the female partner that fulfills (either partially or fully) the criteria of his Midheaven. As the 10th house is linked to ambition, I assume this attraction is based on feelings of admiration and respect for the qualities expressed by the potential partner that fits the career goals of the individual.