The 4th and 10th House in Astrology: Home, Legacy & Motherhood
What do your 4th and 10th houses say about your motherhood journey, your purpose, and the legacy you’re building?
In astrology, the 4th and 10th houses sit opposite each other on the birth chart, forming one of the most powerful and personal axes we can explore. This is the axis of home and legacy, of roots and branches, of mother and matriarch.
Below, you’ll find a deep dive into what this axis reveals, and how understanding it can help you consciously shape both the home you create for your children and the life you’re building in the wider world.
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What the 4th House Represents: Home, Roots & Motherline
Your 4th House sits at the very base of your natal chart — your foundation. It speaks to your inner world, your emotional roots, your connection to home, and the ancestral stories woven into your being.
This is where we find our motherline, the gifts and patterns passed down through generations. It can show both the nourishment we received and the healing we’re here to offer.
The 4th House in Motherhood
As mothers, this house often reflects:
The home we’re creating for our children, both physical and emotional.
The unconscious patterns we’ve inherited from our own parents.
The kind of safety, rhythm, and belonging we want to offer.
The deep inner work we do to feel “at home” within ourselves.
Understanding your 4th House sign (and any planets there) can reveal so much about how you nurture — and the kind of environment you naturally create.
The 10th House: Legacy, Purpose & Visibility
At the very top of your birth chart lies your 10th House, sometimes called the Midheaven or MC. This is your public self, the part of you seen by the world, your children, and your wider community.
It represents your legacy, not only your career, but the mark you leave on those who witness your life.
The 10th House in Motherhood
As a mother, your 10th House reveals:
How you model purpose and ambition for your children.
The values and principles you live by and demonstrate.
The way you’re remembered, the legacy you leave.
How you integrate your personal calling with motherhood.
This is where your roots reach toward the light, where the foundation of your 4th House blossoms into the work, impact, or visibility you’re called to create.
Balancing the 4th and 10th House
The 4th and 10th houses work as a sacred pair. The stronger and healthier your roots (4th House), the more stable and purposeful your branches (10th House) can grow.
In motherhood, this balance might look like:
Honouring your need for home, rest, and safety while also answering your call to create and contribute.
Remembering that nurturing your inner world allows you to shine your light more authentically in the outer one.
Understanding that your children learn from both the home you build and the example you live.
The Zodiac Signs Across the 4th/10th House Axis
Each sign pair brings a unique balance to this axis.
Here’s a quick guide:
Aries 4th / Libra 10th
You create a home where independence and courage are valued. Your legacy is teaching balance, fairness, and partnership.
Taurus 4th / Scorpio 10th
Home is grounded, sensual, stable — a place of comfort. Your legacy is about transformation, depth, and showing strength in vulnerability.
Gemini 4th / Sagittarius 10th
Your home is curious, chatty, full of ideas. Your legacy is expanding horizons, teaching, and showing your children the world is wide open.
Cancer 4th / Capricorn 10th
Home is nurturing, emotional, and protective. Your legacy is structure, responsibility, and showing what it means to build something lasting.
Leo 4th / Aquarius 10th
Your home is warm, playful, and full of creativity. Your legacy is innovation, community, and standing for the collective good.
Virgo 4th / Pisces 10th
Home is practical, orderly, and health-focused. Your legacy is compassion, spirituality, and service to something bigger.
Libra 4th / Aries 10th
Your home is harmonious, beautiful, balanced. Your legacy is courage, leadership, and pioneering your own path.
Scorpio 4th / Taurus 10th
Your home is intense, private, and emotionally transformative. Your legacy is stability, sensuality, and creating something enduring.
Sagittarius 4th / Gemini 10th
Your home is adventurous, open, and philosophical. Your legacy is communication, storytelling, and versatility.
Capricorn 4th / Cancer 10th
Your home is structured, disciplined, and built on tradition. Your legacy is care, protection, and creating belonging on a larger scale.
Aquarius 4th / Leo 10th
Your home is unconventional, future-minded, and freedom-giving. Your legacy is creativity, visibility, and shining your unique light.
Pisces 4th / Virgo 10th
Your home is dreamy, spiritual, and compassionate. Your legacy is service, healing, and creating something practical and helpful for the world.
Integrating Your Axis
Working consciously with this axis can bring profound healing. Try journaling on:
What did “home” mean to me growing up?
What kind of home do I want my children to remember?
What legacy do I want to leave?
How do my roots support my purpose, and how can my purpose honour my roots?
When you understand your 4th and 10th houses, you begin to see how your lineage, motherhood, and purpose are all woven together.
Explore Your Own Chart
Curious to explore this more deeply?
You can generate your birth chart for free at astro.com or Cafe Astrology.
Look for the sign at the bottom (IC) and top (MC) of your chart, and begin exploring how this home–legacy axis is shaping your motherhood story.
Continue the Journey
If you loved this exploration, here are a few ways to go deeper:
🌙 Download your free guides:
The 13 Moons Guide — work with the mother archetypes of each New Moon.
The Cosmic Alignment Guide — understand your personal seasons through astrology.
🔥 Book a Reading:
Explore your 4th/10th house axis and your soul purpose through a Flame Tending Day or The Cauldron — my ongoing astrological mentoring.
Written by Jema Killala-Barnard — astrologer, mother of four, and creator of This Holy Hearth, where we explore the intersection of motherhood, soul, and the stars.
