Have you ever noticed how children learn through their bodies—running, jumping, playing—long before they absorb abstract concepts? This natural embodied learning reveals the true essence of the third house in astrology, traditionally associated with siblings and education but holding far deeper mysteries.

Join astrologer and herbalist Cameron Allen as he unveils the lunar wisdom of this often-misunderstood astrological house. Unlike the broadcasting energy of the ninth house that transmits knowledge from on high, the third house is where wisdom becomes incarnated, where philosophy transforms into embodied experience. Here, in the darkness near the bottom of the chart where the Moon finds its joy, we discover how our earliest and most authentic learning happens.

Cameron explores how the third house represents the dance of night consciousness—that polytheistic realm where multiple identities within us can emerge and express themselves. When daylight's monotheistic ordering principle fades, we access the morphic, dreaming wisdom that connects us to prophecy, divination, and direct knowing. This explains why profound insights often arrive in dreams or during those mysterious hours after midnight.

The conversation ventures into fascinating territory: the connection between Chiron (whose name means "hand") and third house bodily communication; how ancestral lineages speak through third house energies; and why modern screen-based "communities" fail to provide the true relational field this house represents. Cameron shares personal experiences of accessing different identities through night-time ritual practice, revealing how stepping into third house consciousness allows hidden aspects of ourselves to emerge.

Looking to deepen your astrological practice? Try stepping outside when the Sun is traveling through your third house at night and notice what emerges in that lunar environment. Your body might remember wisdom your mind has forgotten.

Join us in Santa Fe this October for Living Astrologies, where this conversation continues in person. Although the conference is full, you can get on the waitlist and see what might happen.

Artwork is Sandro Botticelli, Mary With the Child and Singing Angels (detail), 1477

To learn more about Cameron and his work go here.

Podcast Musician: Marlia Coeur
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In this episode of On the Soul’s Terms, recorded under the olive trees of Epidavros, I’m joined by Collette Davis for a slow, winding exploration of Hansel and Gretel through the lens of the 3rd house.

We sit with the archetypal threads of this beloved fairy tale—breadcrumb trails, dark forests, devouring mothers, and sibling bonds—and reflect on how they echo through the astrological terrain of early learning, memory, intuition, and the rational mind. The 3rd house becomes a space not just of communication, but of somatic knowing, lunar memory, and the stories we carry from childhood.

Tender and layered, this episode meanders like a path through the woods—sometimes lit by the moon, sometimes lost in shadow. Join us for a mythic descent recorded live in the land of Asclepius, just days before entering the dreaming chambers.

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We leave behind the sensual landscape of the Second House and wander into the neighbourhoods of the Third — the realm of language, mimicry, siblings, and the looping rhythms of early life. In this episode, we explore how our voice is shaped by what we echo, the childhood accents we absorb, and the environments that teach us how to move, speak, and remember.

From the myth of Echo to the sibling stories of Hermes and Apollo, Castor and Pollux, and even Cinderella, we reflect on how our earliest dynamics continue to ripple through our adult relationships. We touch on memory, mood, writing, gossip, vehicles, and the lunar rhythms of daily life — all woven together in the Third House’s tapestry.

As always, astrology is our map, but myth, story, and experience fill in the terrain. Plus, a brief invitation to “untrain your parrot” — and begin listening for the deeper voice beneath the chatter.

Speaking of...

Untrain Your Parrot is a book by Elizabeth Hamilton

The Sibling Constellation by Brian Clark is also discussed.

Podcast Musician: Marlia Coeur
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