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Different aspects of life signified
by each House in the Horoscope

1st house (Lagna Bhava)
- (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 house
(Dhana Bhava)
- (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 house
(Bratru Bhava)
- (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 house (Shukha Bhava)
- (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 house
(Putra Bhava)
- (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 house
(Satru Bhava)
- (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 house
(Kalatra Bhava)
- (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 house
(Ayur Bhava)
- (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 house
(Bhagya Bhava)
- (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 house (Karma
Bhava)
- (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 house
(Laba Bhava)
- (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 house
(Vyaya Bhava)
- (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.
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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