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The sixth house is the house of practical affairs. It describes our daily agenda, our work environment, productivity, maintenance, co-workers, our regular routines, responsibilities, and duties.
This is also the house of service, where we find our usefulness and the kind of help we offer and receive. Planets in the sixth house describe one's attitude toward work, routine, efficiency, co-workers, and service. Our approach toward organization is also the realm of the sixth house.
This house is naturally ruled by Mercury. It is a Yin house, its modality is mutable, its element is earth, and the perspective is social. Because Mercury is the natural ruler of the sixth house, this house represents an element of the mind used for problem-solving. It is a mental house, showing how we go about figuring out complexity.
Pets are also the property of the sixth house because they are in our service (in the case of large animals and guide dogs) or we are in their service (in the case of house pets). We are focused on self-improvement in the 6th house. This is the house of perfection, and we find the analysis we are driven to do is to create order. Scrutiny and criticism help us to refine and improve. We endeavor to experience peak performance in the 6th house.
Not only does the 6th house or attitudes toward perfection, we also find accidents in the 6th house, how we missed the mark. Because health and nursing are the property of the sixth house, we find accidents affecting health here as well. Our grooming, hygiene, and self-care routines are the realm of the sixth house, how we practically take care of ourselves on a daily basis. Cleanliness and our attitudes toward clutter are also described by the sixth house.
Planets in the sixth house show what archetypes we employ to meet our daily needs and affairs. A preponderance of planets in the sixth house points to a tendency toward pickiness, a need for organization, intolerance, and being critical of self and others, and also an appreciation for minimalism.