Minderwiz
Yes, Bee the traditional view is that the father is fourth house. Hone wrote at a time when the continuity of Astrology was fractured and probably went for the mother on the Cancer = Fourth basis.
There was quite a period when there was a debate over the issue but Liz Greene has led many psychological Astrologers back to the view that the fourth is the house of the father (IF it has to be given to one member of the family).
If you go to Astro.com, (not a traditional Astrology site by any means) and look at the 'Brief Introduction to Astrology' you will find that they too take the fourth as the house of the father.
My point really here is that people studying Astrology should be aware that cultural influences play a great role in the way it is organised (and indeed one could say the same for Tarot). It's not a matter of saying the fourth is the house of the father, by definition. It's a cultural thing. Also I can see instances, where I might reverse the normal assignation because of the specific situation or person under consideration.
There was quite a period when there was a debate over the issue but Liz Greene has led many psychological Astrologers back to the view that the fourth is the house of the father (IF it has to be given to one member of the family).
If you go to Astro.com, (not a traditional Astrology site by any means) and look at the 'Brief Introduction to Astrology' you will find that they too take the fourth as the house of the father.
My point really here is that people studying Astrology should be aware that cultural influences play a great role in the way it is organised (and indeed one could say the same for Tarot). It's not a matter of saying the fourth is the house of the father, by definition. It's a cultural thing. Also I can see instances, where I might reverse the normal assignation because of the specific situation or person under consideration.