These are the things a person most values, what he/she wants to acquire, attitudes towards money and possessions, and self-worth (or lack of it.) Mine.
Here is the immediate environment, the search for information and for networking, the connections with brothers, sisters and siblings. My thoughts.
This is the home, the roots, the foundation and the family. It is also the private self that is not shown to the outside world. Us.
Here people seek to be creative, to express the self, and to seek fun and entertainment. It is the house of children, and love affairs. Our.
Day to day tasks fall here, work, perfecting skills and being of service. It is also the area of health issues, and physical issues. Our needs.
Anyone who is, or should be, on an equal footing falls here: partners, marriage partners, and even open enemies. Marriage itself is here. You.
The values and possessions of other people are here. So is death, rebirth, sex, and issues of power. And most importantly, intimacy. Your.
Exploring the ideas of others through higher education, religion, philosophy, reading books, or travelling to far away places is this house. Your thoughts.
The most public self, status and reputation, as well as career goals fall here. What he/she "wants to be when they grow up." Them.
Friends and acquaintences, groups fall here. So do hopes for a better tomorrow, and wanting either to make life better for others, or to get for the self what others have. Their.
Untapped potentials, unfulfilled dreams fall here, as well as secret fears and anxieties. But it is also transcending the past, transcending the self. Their thoughts.
The sign coming up in the east at birth....where the Sun would be at Sunrise....is the Ascendant. It is the first impression people see, and thus shapes their opinion of the person. It is the most outward, most visible, most projected part of the self.
Directly over head....where the Sun would be at Noon....is the Midheaven. It is the ego-ideal, what a person wants to become, or what they feel they should become, and is a major factor in shaping the career focus of the person.