Influence Of The Twelve Houses
1st House (This is the first 30° segment about to rise above the left horizon of the chart which represents the east.) It influences the body- the appearance- the principle energies and motivations of the personality- identity – capacities – external character – outward talents – obvious qualities – personal ego- self – beginnings – childhood- vitality -matters of personal nature -immediate environment .
2nd House Earnings- material possessions- constructive undertakings- physical destiny or karma–powers – fortune-money – ambition- emotions – desires – stimulations – investments – financial gain- prescribed draft or pattern of destiny – monetary affairs.
3rd House Immediate relatives- early home and family – writing – speech – adaptability-short journeys – correspondence -brothers and sisters – mentality, subconscious mind- travel – activity – kinship – correspondence and communication, talents and literature, education, interests, intellectual activity.
4th House Home – parents- domestic situations- real estate and property-home life – environment – estate -inheritance – end of life – environment – living environment in general -realms of habitat- environment in latter years – mines – inherited tendencies – patrimonial affairs.
5th House Enjoyments- entertainment- pleasures- creations- offspring – children-enterprises – hazards – sex – the senses – speculation- -friendships- disappointments in friendship or children – work for children-creative talents – love – responsibilities – dharma-education – theatres -teenagers, newspapers, gambling, risks.
6th House Health- service- illness- work- sense of responsibility- ways and means – employees – health – nursing – medical – rectification – adjustments – healing- aunts and uncles – (fathers side) in female – service .
7th House Spouse- marriage- partnerships – individuality – self emergence – marriage – open enemies –sharing bonds – karmic ties – husband (female’s chart) public in general – opponents in litigation – contracts and agreements.
8th House Death- regeneration- finality- subtle destiny- payments – losses – fatalities -partner’s money – occult – psychic consciousness- – finalities – endings – conclusions – completion – legacies – marriage partner’s finances – occult – sex – soul destiny- soul limitations- beginnings and endings both.
9th House Philosophy – travels of the mind – travels of the body- philosophy and religion – aspiration – religion — philosophy – imagination – long journeys- – expansion – mind and physical adventures- religion – philanthropy – legal profession- visionary -science – spiritual matters -devotion.
10th House Worldly status – career- worldly achievements – citizenship, avocation – honour — profession – reputation- work – standing in the community – mother (in female’s horoscope) authority and power in the social order – public affairs.
11th House Friends- ambitions -desires -aspirations — altruism – self abnegation – social — associations – companionships – sympathies – brotherhood- step children – social affiliations – attitude towards people -hopes and wishes.
12th House Secrets- limitations- imprisoning influences-solitude- loneliness- self undoing – failure – secret enemies – restrictions – inhibitions.- an indication of past life – inner self – withdrawal from the world – spiritual matters – meditation – negative bonds – hates- karmic negatives – exile – locked out – impairment of the senses- sacrifice -hospitals – occult – prisons- trouble! It is an indication of the end of one’s life.
It is largely due to the tradition specific references to the aspects of human life and to human nature, that detailed analysis of character and prediction of events can be made.