The astrology signs show how we grow spritually through the four qualities of life. They show what happens to us on Earth.
Bhavas (Houses)
1st - (Sun) shows the head - ego
- ones self , body , general prosperity, health and
well being, basic self expression, physical constitution,
personality, Its associations are key (ex. 6th health -
7th relations. Etc.)
2nd - (Jupiter, mercury) gathering / holding resources,
livelihood, speech, youth, financial success (or not)
through career / labor. Show our tastes, food, art / poetry
/ capac. to communicate, how we operate and express.
3rd - (Mars, mercury) curiosity, power, brother,
friends, motivation, interest basic life energy, impulses
and intention that drives us. Will ambition, passion, zeal,
rashness impulsiveness main interests, sport, hobbies
4th - (Moon) emotion, happiness, property, mind,
upbringing, education, refinement, masses, popularity, land
acquisition, vehicles, what is internal, capacity to Relax,
it's afflictions are hard to overcome, most sensitive
5th - (Jupiter) creative intelligence, education,
speculation, romance, children, past life credit, games,
spiritual practices. Creativity in general - giving birth
to our ideas - children show our primal creative urge
6th - (Mars, Saturn) health and disease, work and
service, foreigners, pets, enemies, effort, resistance to
illness, immune system. Our capacity to do hard labor -
overcome physical obstacles / enemies.
7th - (Venus, Jupiter) Long term romantic
relationships, general relations with others, business
associates. Being opposite the ascendant, it shows that to
which we are most drawn and most challenged to learn.
8th - (Saturn) sex, death, the occult, dark / hidden
side of life, longevity, research, destruction /
regeneration of any sort. Through the 8th house we confront
our mortality. It can determine the ultimate meaning of our
lives.
9th - (Jupiter) religious, philosophical or ethical
principles, grace, dharma (life purpose). Shows our highest
principles operating in the world, shaping our life events,
or their inability to do so. The luckiest house.
10th - (Mercury, Jupiter, Sun) public status,
material achievement, skill, success, career, our affect on
the world. Politics. Strong planets here override even the
ascendant for importance.
11th - (Jupiter) aspirations and goals, financial
and material gains, friendship, impulse, abundance and
excess. Ability to project our intelligence on the world.
Where we expand. Planets here show their expansive
nature.
12th - (Saturn , Ketu) subconscious, hidden nature,
loss, liberation, decrease, wastage of energy. Foreign
journeys. Shows the individual negated by adversity into
sorrow or negated by inner peace to enlightenment.
House Types
Kendra 1,4,7,10 - (Lakshmi Houses)
(Like a cardinal sign) Most important, they are strong and
active to accomplish their potential - Sharp energetic -
power for achievement and strong will. Tenth is the
strongest - seventh, fourth, first. Tenth house even
overpower the ascendant. Malefics and Benefics are exalted
(1) BODY (4) HOME (7) MARRIAGE (10) CAREER. Same Modality
as the ascendant.
Trine 1,5,9 - Houses of dharma (1) personal (5)
creative (9) ore collective. They give as well as take. not
as strong as angles but they boost the chart and strengthen
signs 5 and 9. called houses of Vishnu. Jupiter and the
moon are good in trines. One trine aspects all others. They
are in the same element as the ascendant. More important
for spirituality.
Succedent - 2,5,8,11 - (like a fixed) Accumulation of
resources - maintaining what we have. 5th, 11th, 2nd, 8th.
Income houses. 5th - speculation, 11th through income, 2nd
personal work, 8th inheritance. Also mind self expression,
5th, intelligence, 2nd speech, 8th insight, worldly
communication
Cadent - 3,6,9,12 (like a mutable) give sensitivity,
adaptability, high intelligence - but unstable, uncertain -
mental or nervous problems. Good for spiritual development.
9th, 3rd, 6th, 12th. 6th and 12th difficult for health and
happiness - 9th and 12th more spiritual. 3rd and 6th give
conflict and striving.
Upachaya - 3, 6 10, 11 they are increasing
houses. Planets in them give more over time. Mars
and Saturn do well here, give power to overcome obstacles.
Malefics do well in the 11th.
Apachaya - 1,2,4,7,8 houses of decrease.
They lose their strength through time. Malefics do not do
well In them, particularly the 8th.
Dusthanas - difficult houses. 6, 8, 12 - benefics
are weakened esp. under malefic influence - esp. moon. 6th
- Malefics good for power but can cause disease. Benifics
good for intelligence, but disease. Rahu good for
spirituality. 8th. Mars can cause death or harm. Saturn
long life sans prosperity. 12th Benefics are good for
rebirth. Venus for prosperity. Ketu for spiritual capacity.
Rahu nervous system disorders.
Planets near the midheaven in houses 9,10 and 11 represent
how we affect the world in terms of our values (9th),
actions (10th), and goals (11th). Opposite in houses 3,4
and 5 are our vital energy (3), emotional state (4), and
intelligence (5th). Planets high in the chart tend to
dominate those low in the chart.
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