Black Moon Lilith reveals the hidden aspects of people’s personalities and manifests the shadow aspects that make up the suppressed parts of those hidden qualities. These are often created by conditions and traumas from the past, which is why it is not always an easy path to take when one decides to tackle their own demons. It requires facing the experiences that people have naturally put away and avoid looking back at, yet it is where most answers to their problems will be revealed.
How and where Lilith manifests experiences confronting people with these shadows depends on the house and sign She is in.
In the 10th house of the astrological chart, Lilith finds Herself in the area that rules a person’s primary expressed self and thus the reputation they have among most people.
This is, therefore, not an easy placement to tackle. The challenges Lilith creates are often made public, not easy to ignore, and damaging to a person’s sense of pride, accomplishment, and self-worth.
To not let Her purpose bring you down, but instead become guided towards how you can reclaim your self-empowerment, it is essential to consider in what ways your behavior reflects shadowy aspects and how Lilith is connected to those. This can offer the appropriate tools you will need to navigate your wounded self and act from a place of power instead of helplessness.
Lilith is here to remind you to be sovereign, strong, and authentic. Therefore, the potential power to reclaim is immense in the house of your career and role in the world. Keep reading if such success attracts you; it is ready to be unleashed once Lilith’s influence is integrated!
About the 10th house
Each house in the chart wheel represents a different area of life. They are divided into three categories: the season’s beginning, middle, and end. These categories are called angular, succedent, and cadent.
As an angular house, the 10th is considered the second most powerful of the chart because it points out the direction in a person’s life, where they’re going with their career, and what their highest purpose is in life.
Astrological bodies close to one of the four angles have an intensified energetic influence. Their aspects are emphasized, which is why Lilith in the 10th house is a powerful placement because She too will have more power and manifests more directly into a person’s experiences.
Because the 10th house is home to the earth element and a cardinal point in the chart, it represents a seat of power and building power. Its cusp is known as the ‘Midheaven,’ an essential and meaningful term in astrology because it symbolizes the ‘middle of the sky.’ The sign the Midheaven is in, and the planets that are close to it describe a person’s aspirations, the direction of their life, and the career path they most likely will walk. In esoteric terms, it is connected to Dharma.
It, therefore, represents people’s legacy, work in the world, reputation, and when occupied in a powerful way (like having Lilith there), also a person’s ambition and hard-working attitude.
The 10th house rules a person’s profession and, because it is connected to an earth sign, also their responsibilities, earthly affairs, and accomplishments.
And last but not least, it represents the fatherly figure in their life, authority, employers, and government. It is a house naturally ruled by Capricorn, a zodiac sign symbolizing archetypal traits such as ambition, assertiveness, stamina, persistence, and steadfastness.
What Lilith reveals here
Facing one’s demons and learning to transcend the suppressed and wounded internal parts that rule one’s unconscious patterns can bring tremendous power. The integration of Black Moon Lilith sets such a process in motion. However, it is not an easy path to take and requires openness to accept where and how a person manifests from shadowy aspects of their personality.
Lilith helps people to find the unconscious patterns of extremist or destructive behavior and forces them through challenging experiences to heal their wounded selves. This happens by restoring their internal balance in areas where they may have felt powerless and helpless.
The patriarchal world tends to condition people with a sense of shame, guilt, and rejection regarding their primal nature and wild desires for creative expression, which is the wild feminine side of Nature’s balance and protected by Black Moon Lilith.
Lilith’s influence on the dealings with unconscious trauma and pain is similar to plutonic experiences, locked up in the unconscious, where patterns run in the background and cause problems.
In the 10th house, the main conditioned misbelief in people’s unconsciousness that Lilith reveals is the mistrust of unconditional love, and that love is only a reward for accomplishments.
The belief that being assertive is the only means to receive what they need in their innermost vulnerability, which is loving care and acceptance. This is a difficult misbelief to concur because it affects a person’s inner child directly and provokes the need to strengthen one’s self-confidence and ability to acknowledge their weaknesses.
The reputation of these people will likely be intensely influenced by Lilith, depending on the zodiac sign that She is in, of course.
This placement manifests in ways similar to plutonic experiences; refined and subtle.
What Lilith manifests with Her ambitious, rebellious, and creative nature is a charismatic reputation. These people will likely come across as powerful, attractive, and independent individuals who also have a mysterious air around them. Self-willed, rebellious, and seductive are the other characteristic expressions of Lilith that may very well be a part of these people’s reputation.
With such charisma, these people have no problem getting what they want and can influence others, which is not just a result of their attraction but also due to their innate understanding of the human psyche.
Depending on their integrity, this power can be used in manipulative ways, but that is not a strict indication of Lilith’s influence.
Because the 10th house is related to a person’s reputation and is placed in the middle of the sky, it is the placement where Lilith manifests Her nature in the most visible ways. On top of their charismatic demeanor, these people will likely have a raw and seductive energy that rarely goes unnoticed.
It is similar to having Lilith near the Ascendant; in both cases, Her qualities infuse these people’s presence.
A few challenges come with this placement, mainly because most people highly regard their image and role in the world as important because they impact the sense of purposefulness directly.
The rebellious nature of Lilith can affect their career and public image, which is more permanent than the reputation one has in smaller circles. And thus, harder to deal with or navigate when Lilith plays a role in this area.
Also, relational problems with a parental figure, most often the father, are common when Lilith is in the 10th house. Perhaps in their childhood, this parental figure was not available to them emotionally and lovingly. Their upbringing could have been more practically supported but also involved domineering, cold, or overly demanding aspects. Lilith can cause these people to be faced with the wound that fuels their desire to accomplish great things in order to prove to this parent that they are worthy of love. And that, of course, is not a healthy mechanism to go by and should not be the driving force behind a person’s ambitions.
Other traumatic experiences in the relationship with parents, such as divorce or early death, could also relate to Lilith.
The drive and intense ambition of people with this placement often have caused them to prioritize making an impact on the world. They don’t want to settle for mediocrity. They are self-conscious about everything they do and who they are, indicating that their ambition is often a mask for hidden insecurity about their self-worth and the perception others have of them.
Especially if this was developed at a younger age, the fear of failure in the public eye could lead to problems with anxiety, burn-out, and depression later in life. This fear about what others think can transcend into more self-confidence over the years, but that requires a humbleness in these people’s ego and the willingness to see in what ways they are wounded and compensate for that with their ‘good’ reputation, which is not built upon a secure foundation of internal strength.
Eventually, because these people are confronted with such matters, they can achieve freedom in this area and reclaim their power in the public world. Lilith enjoys being the center of attention, and these people, if they work on themselves enough, can achieve great things and a successful status.
To become an influential person, power and being in control over one’s life are essential priorities to maintain. Lilith often influences those with such characters in the 10th house.
And lastly, because Lilith also represents sexual desires and taboos in the house of work, She can create an indication that these people make a career in sex work. Alternatively, it can also indicate public reputations about these people’s sexual nature, life, or problems.
Privacy on this topic, in conclusion, is rarely granted when Lilith takes Her position near the midheaven.
The way to heal Lilith’s wound
The problematic point of Lilith’s position in a birth chart indicates the area in life where a person needs to face their shadows and trauma. The subconscious avoidance of integrating Her energy is not a solution because Lilith, as the dark Feminine energy, works through the unconscious plane and causes many issues to arise to the surface.
To avoid unnecessary problems in the long run, these people would benefit from considering how they show extreme behavior regarding their ego, ambition, and focus on external success to cover up the internally sensed fear of failure.
Though the house Lilith is in is essential to depict in what area of life Her influence manifests, it is also recommended to read into the positioned sign of Her placement in your unique chart. Aspects to Her modify how She works as well. In general, the information provided by this article and the one about the sign She is in can offer plenty of insights on how to tackle your deep-rooted shadows and transcend the painful experiences in life that they cause.
To integrate Lilith in the 10th house, those with this placement must learn to accept themselves for who they are despite the external accomplishments they have made.
Lilith suggests that, unless they excel in whatever they’re driven by, they don’t feel worthy until someone, often a parental figure, acknowledges their success and rewards it with love.
This can cause an obsession with living up to expectations, which will simply burn a person out at some point because it is not realistic nor psychologically healthy to measure one’s value by the expectations of others. The only proper way to become as powerful as your accomplishments are by first valuing oneself as a whole. Only then can a difference in the world be made because such intentions have to come from a place of power and determination, not fear of being worthless, judged, or unloved when they haven’t ‘done something good and great.’