Part of Fortune in 4th House: A Wonderful Home and Family
Those with the Part of Fortune in the 4th house may find that they experience really good fortune and happiness in the areas of life associated with the 4th house. Some of these areas include the family, home, mother, and domestic activities like cooking and maintaining a beautiful home.
What is the Part of Fortune in Astrology?
The Part of Fortune is arguably the most delightful calculated point in the birth chart. It’s said to pinpoint the source of one’s highest joy, where they are especially lucky, and discover success. The house it’s in indicates the areas of life which may bring the most joy, luck and success while the sign it’s in indicates the personality traits which may help them to live their best lives, essentially.
It’s an Arabic part and therefore not widely used by Western astrologers. In fact, before I started to interpret the Part of Fortune for Stars & Paths Astrology, I struggled to find much information about it online OR offline. There aren’t many books in circulation which mention it — even briefly. I couldn’t find a single one that offered in-depth interpretations, although, I suppose this shouldn’t be too surprising considering it isn’t a part of the syllabus of most Western astrology courses.
So you know how it’s actually identified in the birth chart, the degree of the Ascendant is added to the degree of the Moon and then the degree of the Sun is subtracted.
A Happy Home Life
Although their domestic situation could have been a little unpleasant during childhood, their domestic situation as adults, is often exceptionally easy and pleasant. Perhaps even idyllic. The people they live with, whether family or not, are especially pleasant, helpful and considerate.
While others may occasionally find themselves fretting over where to live, these natives always seem to have a decent home in which to lay their hat, so to speak. This could be their own home, which they purchased with relative ease, an inherited property, or a property they live in rent free, such as the family home.
Some of these people will inevitably reside in idyllic homes. Others in perfectly mundane ones, however, they all seem to land in safe and comfortable places regardless of their financial circumstances. This may seem almost magical to them, as if they are being guided by the invisible hand of fate.
Working from home is becoming more common thanks to the internet and computing devices. The recent COVID pandemic meant that many people were instructed to work from home and these people would have been some of the first to jump onto the work-from-home bandwagon. Home, to these people, is the place they adore the most in the world. It’s where they feel safest, happiest and most fulfilled.
They might be self-employed, work for someone else or perhaps freelance. However they earn an income from home, it’s likely to be decent, and their work very satisfying. This placement also suggests that an income may be made by working in other people’s homes. They may have a passion for homes and enjoy observing how others decorate their places. Considering this, they could become successful interior designers, painters, builders, renovators or flippers. If they have a passion for cooking, another 4th house theme, they might become a chef or a culinary social media star.
Some of these folk enjoy running their own home in a business-like manner, making sure that everything inside their abode remains in order. Home organization is very likely their strong suit. Visitors might even comment on how neat, clean and well-run their home is. Although activities likes cooking, cleaning and tidying up are most often associated with women, men with this placement may be equally likely to excel in these areas too.
Success with Family
These individuals may be particularly fortunate with the family members they have. They probably have some really self-aware, supportive and caring relatives. Some of their folk could also be very successful professionals who regularly furnish them with helpful career advice. Maybe various members of their family run lucrative businesses and feel compelled to offer various forms of assistance to help them achieve their own entrepreneurial dreams.
Certain members of their family may also be highly creative and resourceful individuals and they might enjoy embarking on various creative projects with them. As well as having a fun and lighthearted time together, the result of combining their ideas, energy and resources, could make a significant amount of profit. Or, it could just mean lots of good old family time!
Their family might also leave various assets to them in their will like property, land, and expensive items like jewellery. Maybe they even inherit from multiple family members. An old friend with this placement received an inheritance from her father, grandmother, plus a second cousin who she was close to!
It may also prove fortuitous to reach out to family members who they haven’t been in touch with for a long time. They may find that although they drifted apart when they were younger, both people could find much joy in spending time together again. They might find they get on better now they’re both older and, hopefully, wiser.
Family Business
Their parents could have run a business and wished for their children to take it over as adults. I’ve personally observed a few people with this placement who grew up on farms here in the UK. Farms, as many of you know, are obscenely expensive to buy and run — the cost can be upwards of a million, so owners need to be clever about how they run them.
One old friend whose parents owned a farm in the English countryside had created multiple streams of income from it. These streams included the sale of meat, eggs, herbs and plants, cow and sheep’s milk, as well as soap made using sheep’s milk. The family also built delightful little cafe on the farm that welcomed people who were driving by. It was such a lovely place that eventually, people started traveling to it specifically instead of stopping off by chance for a quick cup of coffee and a look at the sprawling green pastures it was surrounded by. Now, as adults, they run the farm altogether as a family and make a great living from it.
If these natives check their family tree, they might find that it contains numerous successful business people going back centuries. Most people in bygone years ran brick-and-mortar businesses and many of them lived comfortable and pleasant lives as a result. Perhaps some of this entrepreneurial ambition passed down the generations, encouraging their descendants — i.e. these natives — to get into business for themselves.
An Exceptionally Good Mother, Grandmother, or Primary Caregiver
Their mother was probably a prominent and widely respected figure throughout their childhood and well into their adults years. They may have chosen to continue to live with her over the age of eighteen because their relationship was so positive and beneficial. In some cases, maybe the thought of leaving home was pained them because they loved the comfort of being so close to their beloved mother.
Their mother may have influenced them to work hard and be successful. Perhaps she had a fabulous career or ran her own successful business. If she didn’t work outside the home, her business acumen was very likely apparent. She could have just been too busy raising a family to put her natural abilities to use within the realm of enterprise. Nevertheless, her excellent business savviness probably rubbed off on her children, propelling them to go into business.
Their childhood home may also have been a place where they began an enterprise of some kind with the help of their mother or other family members. For example, they could have made items and sold them online. One of my friends has this placement and when she was a kid she would make beautiful candles at home with her mother who would sell them on eBay — platforms like Shopify or Etsy didn’t exist back then! She still runs a business with her mother today, although their candle making days are sadly behind them.
An Active and Creative Retirement
The 4th house rules beginnings and endings. By the time we reach retirement age, most of us has achieved quite a lot, however, those with the Part of Fortune in the 4th may have a particularly fortuitous, prosperous, and peaceful retirement because of what they accomplished in their younger years. They may experience the joy of living in suitable accommodation in a nice neighbourhood as well as a healthy retirement fund.
Some people with this placement might find that their creativity blossoms in their retirement. After decades of work, they might finally have the time to explore the creative pursuits they’ve always been drawn to like painting, baking, pottery and writing. Sharing their creations with friends and family is likely to bring them a lot of joy. They may also choose to sell their creations to bring joy to strangers — and create some additional income for themselves at the same time.
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