A closer look
Eighth house astrology traditionally rules over the incredibly stressful triad of death, taxes, and deep intimate bonding. It is frankly hilarious that ancient astrologers decided that the same sector of the sky managing your profound sexual connections should also be in charge of your impending audits by the internal revenue service. People with strong placements here love to brag about being deep, mysterious, and incredibly powerful, when in reality they are mostly just prone to brooding in dark rooms and aggressively overthinking their shared finances. The pairing of extreme psychological trauma with bureaucratic paperwork is a stunningly accurate representation of adult life, making this specific astrological house the most cynically realistic part of the entire esoteric belief system
