There are 12 houses in astrology
Houses are a way of dividing up the
birth chart into 12 segments. Each house represents an area of life’s
activity.
There
are various house systems used by astrologers: Equal houses, un-equal houses, Placidus,
Koch etc.
In your chart the houses are counted counter clockwise. So the first house, represents the sign
of the zodiac that is rising at the time of your birth. All planets rise in the east and set in
the west.
The
midheaven is the zenith of the chart- the Sun at midday set for the place of
the chart. The descendant is the Sun at sunset. The IC (short for Imum Coeli)
is the base of the chart and would be the Sun at midnight.It takes 24 hours for
the houses to move through all 12 signs.
The significations of the houses:-
|
House
|
Meaning in Vedic Astrology
|
Ruling Planet
|
Sign
|
|
First
|
Body, self-image, appearance, persona, vitality, how you dawn on
others, your charisma, physical stature, constitution, limbs of the body,
head
|
Mars
|
Aries
|
|
Second
|
Money, self-esteem, self-worth, movable possessions, how you value
yourself, oral traditions, early family life, voice, speech, adornments,
drinking habits, face, mouth, teeth, neck, vision in general-right eye in
particular,
|
Venus
|
Taurus
|
|
Third
|
Younger siblings, correspondence, communication, neighbours, local
network, acquaintances, short travel, courage, performing arts, manual
activities, hearing in general, hands, shoulders, arms and lungs, cervical
vertebrae, helping hands (maids, cooks, nannies, drivers etc.)
|
Mercury
|
Gemini
|
|
Fourth
|
Mother, home, family, mother land and masses, emotional defences, EQ,
immovable assets, roots, foundations, ancestors, trusted friends, land,
agriculture, happiness, vehicles, fixed assets, breast and heart, education
till graduation, respect in society due to personality or knowledge
|
Moon
|
Cancer
|
|
Fifth
|
Children, speculation, gambling, play, self expression, true
intelligence, wisdom discernment, counsel, past life, good karma, romance,
heart, Ishta Dev, management, mental creativity, performance creativity,
students, subordinates, consultation, uturus, sabbatical (suspension from work), awards and decorations, recognition
and fame
|
Sun
|
Leo
|
|
Sixth
|
3Ds (debts, diseases and difficulties), health, conflict, anxiety,
health workers, debt, sport, intestines, lumbar, servants (24x7), power,
position and prosperity, theft, accidents, work environs, work, service, job,
co-workers, loans, litigation
|
Mercury
|
Virgo
|
|
Seventh
|
Sexual appetite (natural and un-natural), self- employment, brokers,
spouse, residence in foreign lands (immigration), kidneys, reproductive
organs, marriage, spouse, business partner, clients, adversaries-open enemies,
day-to-day transactions
|
Venus
|
Libra
|
|
Eighth
|
Longevity and death, psychotherapy, transformation, occult, para-psychology,
sex, other people’s money, inheritance, chronic illness, losses, grief,
scandals, obstacles, secrets, bankruptcy, psychic abilities, research, external
reproductive organs, fatal accidents, prostate, piles, sudden happenings,
govt. taxes, hidden sciences, NGO work, spirituality, fear of unknown,
chronic addictions, terminal diseases, conspiracy, sea voyages
|
Mars
|
Scorpio
|
|
Ninth
|
Biological Father, long distance travel, religion, beliefs,
higher education, law, philosophy, intuitive knowing, dharma, spirituality,
teachers, mentors, seniors, luck, good fortune, hips and thighs, marital happiness,
nature of profession, extended family, nature of profession
|
Jupiter
|
Sagittarius
|
|
Tenth
|
Father-the-provider, success in career, achievement, status,
professional expression, social position, status, fame, honours, bosses,
government, authority figures, knees, structural power and position,
professional competence and growth
|
Saturn
|
Capricorn
|
|
Eleventh
|
Professional contacts and friends, groups, hopes, mass media, social
affinities, easy money, older siblings, gains from profession, left ear,
ankles, gizmos, items of luxury, luxury cars, expensive antiques, ambition
and fulfilment, recurring income
|
Saturn
|
Aquarius
|
|
Twelfth
|
Hidden strengths and weaknesses, hidden enemies, suffering, loss, withdrawal,
inner worlds, the divine, sexual joys, comforts of the bed, expenses, sleep,
endings, confinement (hospital), foreigners and foreign countries, charities,
enlightenment, feet, left eye, addictions, miserliness, illegitimate
relations
|
Jupiter
|
Pisces
|
Derived Relations
This
is a technique that enables astrologers to locate your relatives in your birth
chart.
As
your mother is the 4th house, then her mother is four houses from it, counting
the 4th house as the first. So her mother- your maternal grandmother is in the
7th house.
Working
with the Vedic system of astrology which recognises the 9th house as father and
uses whole signs as a house, this is how it works:-
|
House
|
Relatives in your chart
|
|
First House
|
|
|
Second House
|
|
|
Third House
|
Younger siblings, Father-in-law
|
|
Fourth House
|
Mother
|
|
Fifth House
|
Children, Paternal grandfather
|
|
Sixth House
|
Mother’s younger siblings
|
|
Seventh House
|
Spouse, Maternal grandmother,
|
|
Eighth House
|
|
|
Ninth House
|
Father
|
|
Tenth House
|
Mother- in- law
|
|
Eleventh House
|
Older siblings
|
|
Twelfth House
|
Paternal grandmother, Maternal grandfather
|
This
information may well be useful when recognising where Saturn is in your chart
and which ancestor may have a story that you are encountering as karma in this
lifetime.
For
example, if Saturn is in the 12th house clues may be found with two of
your grandparents. Were they immigrants? Did they spend time in a hospital or
felt outside of society?
