1-4-7-10 houses from Lagna are Kendras (quadrants) 2-5-8-11 houses from Lagna are Panaphara (Succedents) 3-6-9-12

houses from Lagna are Apoklimas (Cadents) 5-9 houses from Lagna are Trikonas (trines) 3-6-8-12 houses from Lagna are Dusthanas (3-6-10-11 are Upachaya houses) Second Bhava represents classic and family education and Fourth Bhava represents higher education of the times. -4 1-5-9 Houses are termed Dharma houses - charitable 2-6-10 Houses are termed Artha houses monetary 3-7-11 Houses are termed Kama houses-desires 4-8-12 Houses are termed Moksha houses-blissful 2-4 Bhavas cannote paternal property and goods. 10th Bhava cannote self earned with exertion 11th Bhava cannote self earned without exertion The Cannotations of Bhavas are detailed below. (A) Lagna (Tanu Bhava) Body strength and constitution, complexion, Head, Appearance, Beauty, Department, Name and Fame, Piety and conduct, Perception, Happiness, Current Birth, Birth place, Longevity. (B) Second Bhava (Dhana Bhava) Family money, Right eye and eye sight, Speech, Expression and eloquence, Authorship, Hands, Meals: Food and drink, Face, Learning, Letter or Document, Belief in sacred tradition. Notes :Family : Immediately the child is born it has first contact only with the mother. Then its family is mother only. Some days later it recognises father. Then its family is father and mother. After sometime it recognises all those in the house. Then its family is all the members of the house. After marriage the patner gets in and after fatherhood the children and then grand-children. Like this the word family is flexible. While reading these effects, confine only to those relatives that come to play part at different ages. Learning : Here it confines to learning in traditional knowledge like Scriptures, Shastras, Vedas, Vedangas as Astrology, Ayurveda etc. (C) Third Bhava (Brathru Bhava) Younger Brothers and Sisters (After - coborns) Bravery and Prowess, Ear, Servants, Minor debts, Chest, Partition of property. (D) Fourth Bhava (Mathru Bhava) Mother-Relations and Friends-Higher Education-Houses and Lands-Equipages-Comfort and Easy going life -Treasure-Trove-Trade and Commerce-Water and Bathing-Wells and Tanks-Conjugal Life and Sexual enjoyment (Specially in Female Horoscope) Heart-Cowperfume-clothes-Ornaments-Happiness-Bridge and River. (E) Fifth Bhava (Puthra Bhava) Issues-Intelligence-Intellect-Spiritual knowledge and Religion-Past karma-Yoga practice and Mantras Intuitive power-Abstract MindSuperiors-Royal favour and patronage-Brain-Lower abdomen and Uterus, Minister, Tax or Toll, Atman, Knowledge of Future, Belly, Sruti (Vedic knowledge), Smriti (Traditional Law), Departed Spirits (Asu), Pregnancy. (F) Sixth Bhava (Shathru Bhava) Enemies-Debt-Disease- Theft and Loss-Hatred-Enmity and Quarrel among relations-Fasting-Bodily tortures-Venereal diseases-Criminal prosecution and Litigation-Imprisonment and penal servitude-wounds or Carbuncles-Domestic Misery and disgrace-Travel from place to place - Transfers-Hip. (G) Seventh Bhava (Kalathra Bhava) Husband or Wife-Sensual desire and enjoyment-sexual organs-Son-in-law-Desires-Increase of family burden-Issues to the second or subsquent wives-Trade-Death-Marriages-Travel-Groins-passion-Gambling-Public-Open opponent-Litigation-Kidneys. Note : Why issues to subsequent wives is given is not known. (H) Eighth Bhava (Ayer Bhava) Duration of Life-Death-Destruction-Loss-Sudden Death and Murder-Death in Battlefield-Fall from a tree or a high place-Constitutional and continued sickness-Disappointments and failures-prosecution-persecution and disgrace -Trouble-Imprisonment and penal servitudeHanging on the gallows-Suicide-Defeat-war Epidemics-Emigration to foreign lands-Distant and sudden transfer-Private partsWidowhood-Will-Legacy. Note :This is both a house of longevity and Death. It's lord being powerful elongates life while a malefic in the Bhava shortens. Usually all the effects of this Bhava arise suddenly without one's previous knowledge. Sickness read from sixth house may be temporary and curable while that of the eighth Bhava is longstanding, incurable and even hereditary. (I) Ninth Bhava (Bhagya Bhava) Deeds of Virtue-Dharma-Father-Preceptor-Wealth Superior-paternal property-Charity-Initiation into the sacred Vestals of ReligionAstamaha Siddhi and Yoga practices spiritual knowledge- Renuciation of wordly ways and living as a recluse in caves and forestsMedicine-Alchemy etc. Perfomance of Yogas and Holy Sacrifices-Trade-Acquisition of Wealth-Faith in God-Abolition of sins done by fore-fathers-Fame-Thighs-previous birth-Luck-Worship-penance virtue or religious merit-A good or virtuous act-Grandson-Distant travel or Sea Voyage. Note .Grandson. This house is 5th from the 5th House of Issue. Travel: Travels are read out from various houses viz. 3-6-7-8-9-12. In each case there is a difference. Travel of 3rd house is not good; so also of 6th. Travels of 8th arise suddenly mostly for bad and of 12 to far distant places. But that caused by 7th is happy sojourn for short time-often going to and fro for pleasure or business. That of the ninth is the best that one earns name, fame and prosperity and foreign tour. (J) Tenth Bhava (Karma Bhava) Avocation-Karma-Sthana-Fame-Knees-Commerce and Trade-Service Rank or position-Honour-livelihood-Sky-Inclination-GCommandSuperior Officer.Note : Karmasthana means either doing some work or do the obsequies of the departed. (I9 Eleventh Bhava (Labha Bhava)

Earning and gain-Acquisition-Elder Brother or sister-Enjoyment of many women-Chas Chowries-Salutes and all honours-State honoursTreasure -Trove-Fulfilment (Siddhi) and Attainment-Commendation-Left ear-Hearing of some pleasing and delightful news-FriendsSecond wife or companion. (L) Twelfth Bhava (Vyaya Bhava) Loss-Bad deeds-Expenditure-Distant Travel-Sleep Bed comforts-Dispute-Litigation-Prosecution-Punishment-Imprisonment-Salvation and liberation of the Soul (Mukti)-Feet-left eye-Decline-Secret opponent, Hospital, Suicide. Note : The only good aspect of this house is Final Bliss. If Ketu (the Karaka for Bliss) be in 12th- Bhava powerfully and auspiciously situated and if he dies in Ketu Dasha he wi11 have no more births. Exhaustive Bhava Karkatwas are given in "Uttara Kalamrita" of Kalidasa. The twelve Bhavas or Houses in detail An individuals horoscope is divided into 12 Bhavas or houses, based on the position of ones lagna in the chart. The nature and qualities of the rasis, planets and the nakshatras explained so far are their basic inherent qualities. Once a persons chart is analyzed from the lagna point of view, based on the way these planets and rasis are placed from lagna, gives them a personal touch and helps us to understand the various aspects and events of ones life. The sign in which your lagna or ascendant is placed becomes your 1st house. The sign next to that (clockwise in the south chart and anticlockwise in a north chart), becomes your 2nd house. The one next to that is your 3rd house and so on till the 12th house. The 1st, 5th, and 9th houses are called Trikonas or trine houses. They are the most powerful and auspicious houses. They are also called Lakshmi sthanas as the rule all kinds of prosperities. The 1st, 4th, 7th, and 10th houses are called Kendras or quadrants. They are also auspicious and powerful houses next to the konas. The 3rd and the 11th houses are called Upachayas or houses of growth. The 6th, 8th, and 12 houses are called Dusthanas or bad houses. 1, 5, and 9 are Dharma houses. 2, 6, and 10 are Artha houses. 3, 7, and 11 are Kama houses. 4, 8, and 12 are Moksha houses. The 12 houses and what they signify and represent in your life. The First house or Lagna called Tanu sthana, represents your birth, body looks and soul, personality traits and inclinations, longevity, health, character and nature. It also rules your head the head, longevity, health, character and nature of the native. It is a kendra a trikona and Dharma bhava, and it is at the same time . It is one of the most important and auspicious house in the horoscope. If you don't know your Lagna click here to use onsite instant calculator The Second house called Dhana sthana, represents your wealth, speech, family, face, right eye, mouth and the food you eat and charity and death. The Third house called Bhatru sthana represents your younger brothers and sisters, courage, servants and subordinates, communications, talents and skills, sports, business, short distance travels. The Fourth bhava called Matru sthana, represents mother, home, relatives, office or factory, emotions, domestic and house related happiness, landed property and conveyances, education mental peace and chest and lungs. The Fifth house called Putra sthana, represents children, education and intellect, creativity, mantra, tantra and pooja. The Sixth house called Shatru sthana, represents health, illness, injuries, loans, sports, maternal uncle, enemies and opposition. The Seventh house called Kalatra sthana, represents spouse, sex life, reproduction and genital organs, partners, enjoyments and Kundalini shakti and death. The Eight house called Ayu sthana, represents destruction, accidents, physical pains, inheritance, legacies, death and insurance. The Ninth house called bhagya sthana, represents luck, prosperity, guru, father, religious and spiritual progress and knowledge of the scriptures, sadhana, pilgrimages, foreign travel and foreign trade, grandchildren. The Tenth house represents your profession, business, authority and power and honours and achievements. The Eleventh house represents gains and income, good news, money, elder brothers and sisters, friends, long distance travels, air lines and entertainment. The Twelfth house represents losses, waste, expenses, foreign countries, imprisonment, death, sadhana and Moksha or final liberation. Each of the 9 different planets, while placed in the 12 different houses, produce different, and at times totally opposite results. Again each of them produce some good results and some bad results. Remember this important fact. As there are 12 houses and only 9 planets, there will always be some vacant houses. In most horoscopes there are more than one planet in a house. The lords of the rasis as mentioned earlier in lesson 1, i.e., Mars for Aries, Venus for Taurus etc., become the lords of your houses falling in those rasis. Which house lord is placed in which house is a very important factor. Again each house lord placed in the

other houses has some good results and some bad. Again because of the dual ownership rasis by planets, a planet placed in a particular house as lord of one house may be good, but bad as lord of the other house. This is the third important parameter to remember. Let us see the example horoscope to make things clear. For every lagna some planets are benific, some are malefic and some are neutral. Again how they are placed in the chart is a very important point to be considered. however the following are the basic thumb rules: Lords of 1,5,9 houses are always benefics. Lords of 4, 7, 10 houses if placed in auspicious houses produce good results. Lords of 6, 8, 12 house if placed in 6, 8, or 12 houses produce good results but are bad if placed in the good houses. 2nd and 11th lords are better placed in the auspicious houses. When two or more planets are placed in a house, it is called the conjunction of planets. The results of these conjunctions of planets will depend on whether they are benefics or malefics from the lagna point of view. The conjunction of the Kendra lords or the Kona lords or the Kendra or Kona lords is highly auspicious. These are called Raja yoga combinations. The Raja yoga combinations give rise to authority, power, position and wealth. However, if a dusthana lord. i.e., 6th, 8th or 12th lord joins them it spoils the rajayogas. When two planets exchange houses, i.e., let us say Mars is in Venus house and Venus in in Mars house, it is called Parivartana Yoga or Exchange Yoga. The Parivartana Yoga is a very powerful one. The Parivartana Yoga becomes auspicious if the exchange is between two auspicious houses, i.e., between the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th, 10th and 11th houses. Similarly if two dusthana lords, i.e., 6th, 8th and 12th, exchange houses then also it is auspicious. However, if a benefic house lord exchanges houses with a malefic house lord, like 9th lord with the 12th lord, then the exchange is inauspicious. Similarly if exalted planets are placed in Kendras etc. it again causes Rajayogas. There are several hundred raja yoga combinations mentioned in the Shastras. HOUSES SINIFICATION First House : Body, limbs, happiness, misery, old age, knowledge, birth place, fame, dream, strength, dignity, politics, longevity, tranquillity, age, hair, stature, pride, livelihood, gambling, stigma, honour, skin, sleep, proficiency, loss of wealth, insult of others, one's nature, recovery from illness, dispassion, doing one's duty, engagement in cattle-breeding, loss of decorum and blame from one's own classmen. First House: self, head, body, personality, mental temperament, health. 1. Tanu Body SUN ARIES DevataAgni_Ruling Gem Ruby_Sapta Dhatu Bones_Dosha (Sun) Pitta_Dosha (Aries) Pitta, The Self (Atman), physiology, innate nature, psychological make-up, personality, temperament, ego, constitution, character, complexion, the empirical self, dignity, sense of self-worth, general welfare, happiness, fame, status in society, splendor, health, vitality, longevity, victory over enemies, strength or weakness, vigour, place of birth/Father's mother.Mother's father. First House. Names: Murti, Anga, Vapu , Kalp, Vilagna, Uday, Adya, Tanu , Lagna, Seersha, Hora, Kalya, Deha, Udaya, Rupa, Janma . Human Body: Skin, hair, limbs, recovery from disease , proportion of different parts of body, vitality, appearance, complexion, spots, body, head , longevity, moles , stomach. Relatives: Mother's father, father's mother , blame from one's castemen , agency, help from relatives. Professions: Vocation, animal husbandry , living . Actions: Appropriating other's money, insulting others, gambling with others. Abstracts: Sacrifice, politics, moral character , misery, rank, caste, tranquillity, age, good behaviour, loss of decorum, asceticism, pride, mark, prestige, sleep, temperament, dream, own insult, proficiency, discontent, happiness, sorrow, old age, knowledge, fame, dignity, state , comforts, discomforts, protection. Places: Residence abroad , place of birth . Skills: Degree of animation, mannerism (body language), visible responsiveness, power of persuasion, personal charm. Second House : Speech, wealth, belief in sacred tradition, supporting others, nails, food, truth and falsehood, tongue, eyes, clothes, diamond, copper, gems, pearl, zeal, artificial preparation (witchcraft ?), family, trade and commerce, liberality, indus-triousness for earning money, help, friend, lustre, miserliness, oratory, learning, gold, silver, corn, modesty, nose, firmness of mind, personal attendant, going and coming and vivacity. Second house: eyes, face, upper part of the throat, speech, wealth, family. 2. Dhana Wealth/JUPITER - TAURUS/Devata Indra/Ruling Gem Y. Sapphire/Sapta Dhatu Fat/Dosha (Jupiter) Kapha/Dosha (Taurus) Vata /Wealth, speech, family, food, drink, jewels, movable property, ornaments, precious metals, clothes, vision, quality of face, hair, mouth, teeth, tongue, jaw & voice; spoken & facial expression, cheerfulness, self-confidence, creative imagination, learning, education, memory, fixity of mind, oral expression of knowledge, sources of income, maintenance of others. /Parental family.Self-created family Second HouseNames: Kosh, Dhan , Vak, Arth, Bhukti, Nayan, Swa, Kutumba , Asya, Annapan, Patrika. Relatives: Gift by younger brother to native. Human Body: Face, mouth, right eye , nails, nose, life force, tongue , Speech , cheeks, chin, teeth, living power. Persons: Friendship , dependants, friends, servants . Professions: Sale and purchase of gold, pearl ; source of income, efforts related to finance; sale and purchase of cloth, diamond, precious stones, pearls, copper; trade in domestic articles , livelihood through others. Actions: Nourishing others

Abstracts: Wealth, education, document, letter , accumulated wealth , belief in God, truth or false, help , money lent, money borrowed, receipt of cheques, money left in trust, money employed in speculation, belief in sacred traditions, lawsuits, liberal mind, self-earned money. Childhood, boyhood . Qualities: Talkativeness , imagination, soft speech, memory, charitableness, capacity of clear oratory, aptitude for music, stability/firmness of mind, lustre, splendour, modesty, obstinacy, politeness , steadiness of mind, keeping one's words. Animals: Horses. Eating: Snacks , eatables , food, drink, eating . Objects: Metals , goods, precious stones, minerals possessed , aggarbatti, grains, gold , nine gems, nine kind of grains. Places: Bank, treasury , gems/wealth depository , nine worlds. Third House : Courage, brothers, battle, ears, legs, path, holy place, mental confusion, capacity, paradise, causing sorrow, dream, soldier, valour, kith and kin, friend, movement, throat, tasty food, partition of property, strength, ornaments, virtue, delighting in learning lores, sports, gain, physical growth, noble descent, servant, the part of the palm between the forefinger and the thumb, small boat, a big undertaking, and one's own religious duty. Third House: arms, lower part of the throat, shoulders, brothers, sisters, valor. 3. Sahaja - Coborn /MARS - GEMINI/Devata Subrahmanya/Ruling Gem Red Coral/Sapta Dhatu Marrow/Dosha (Mars) Pitta/Dosha (Aries) V/P/K_ Deliberate actions, motivation, interests, hobbies, sports, pleasures, assistance, servants, neighbors, short-term desires, short trips, short contacts, telephonic contacts, writing, correspondence, strength, valor, courage, stamina, initiation into spiritual practices, singing, acting talent, playing musical instruments, manual skills, computer skills, death of parents, cause of own death. /Siblings...First youngest.Siblings of mother's father Third HouseNames: Uras , Sahaj, Bhratra, Prakram , Dushchikya, Vikram, Sahodar, Dhairya, Virya, Karna , Dhanusk. Relatives: Father , brothers, birth in good family, relatives, mother's paternal uncle, father's maternal uncle, coborn. Human Body: Arms, breast, right ear, throat, chest, growth of body, region between thumb and index finger, legs, collarbone, nervous system, shoulder blade. Medicine Persons: Friend, servants, maid servants, soldier, helpful person, casual acquaintances, neighbors. Profession: publishing-light reading, news etc. of ephemeral nature; employer, gains from service. Actions: Causing trouble to others, short travel in good conveyance, division of wealth, war, decoration, commendable work, journeys , short journeys, conveying messages, transition, journey in small good vehicle, changes, wandering, journey to neighboring countries, capacity to perform carnal acts, carnal pleasure, raping women. Abstracts: Illusion, dream, gain, education, fitness, sorrow, melody in voice, music, signature, rumors. Qualities: Caliber, virtue, patience, courage, valour, prowess, enterprise, mental inclination to study a subject, restlessness. Eating: Eating of roots, bulbs, taking defective food/drink, eating pure food, entitlement to earn food. Objects: Tumbler, goblet, beaker, books, crops, ornaments of ears. Places: Heaven, place coming on way in journey, place, library, book store, change of residence, environment, surrounding regions. Army. Fourth House : Education, kingdom, house, vehicles, oil bath, mother, friend, kinsman, caste, garments, well, water, milk, happiness, perfume, popularity, potent medicine, trust, falsehood, platform, victory, perspiration, agriculture, field, installation of wells, gardens etc., maternal relations, reasoning intellect, father, wife, hoarding wealth, mansion, art and architecture, house-warmimg, conclusion, character, brilliance, paternal property, ambrosia, the art of giving clues to the place where stolen goods are concealed, anthill, Vedas, scriptures, buffaloes, cows, horses and elephants, and produces of wet lands. Fourth House: chest, heart, mother, landed property, friends, conveyances, happiness. _4. Bandhu - Relatives/MOON - CANCER/Devata Varuna/Ruling Gem Pearl/Sapta Dhatu Blood/Dosha (waxing Moon) Kapha/Dosha (waning Moon) Vata/Dosha (Cancer) Kapha_ /Mind, heart, feelings, happiness, close friends, all family members, mother, all wellwishers, home, comforts, home country, landed property, houses, gardens, underground treasures, wells, graves, agricultural products, vehicles, horses, elephants, cows, buffaloes, goats and sheep, holy places, moral virtues, devotion to God, piety, righteous conduct, character, good name and reputation, education, erudition, ultimate results, end of undertakings, conditions at close of life. /Mother.Close relatives. Fourth HouseNames: Amba, Turya, Griha, Suhrit, Vahan, Jal, Yaan, Sukh, Ambu, Neer , Vriddhi, Patal, Hibuk, Kshiti, Vidya, Bandhu, Chatustaya, Geh Relatives: Sister's son, maternal uncle, relations, mother, wife, clan, husband, father's income, evil to father. Human Body: Native's energy, breasts of women, chest, heart, shoulder. Persons: Friend. Professions: Agriculture. Actions: Massaging, abandoning household, secret affairs, digging of well/ponds for public, difficult cultivation, expelling from home, ceremony of entering new house, hoarding of one's savings, entering a hole, development of Vedic, sacred texts. Abstracts: Ambitions, comforts of sleep, faith, false allegation, fame, result, victory, pure intellect, hidden/leftover wealth, wealth, lands, ancestral property, comforts, patrimony, conclusion/ termination of every undertaking, curious secrets, secret life, hidden things, school and collegiate education, artistic ability, intellect. Animals: Cow, buffalo, horse, mad elephant. Eating: Milk, celestial food, eatables. Objects: New vehicle, scent, fragrance, divine medicines, sculpture, produce of the damp fields, comforts of conveyance, ornament, vehicle, perfume, clothes, water, great herbs, harvest, grain produced. Places: Treasure house, garden, residence abroad, gaining house, place of residence, place of sitting, river, bridge, land, kingdom, house, immovable property, good house , reservoir, tank, well, underground well, seat, bed, agricultural field, canopy raised for ceremony, small well, mansion, garden, temple, loss of residence, treasure hidden under ground, mines, public buildings. Horary: Place of stolen article. Skills: Art to indicate direction of stolen wealth, growth of Vedic Shastras.

Fifth House : Progeny, father, religious merit, king's minister, good character, mechanical art, mind, learning, foetus, discrimination, umbrella, stories, auspicious invitation, garments, great project, paternal property, intuition, fortune derived through wife, liaison with courtesans, dignity, greatness, secret, politeness, journalism, well-being, friendship, poetic compositions, stomach, undertaking a work, repetition of Mantras, well-earned affluence, gift of food, wisdom, contemplation, ways of earning money, labour, festivities, scholarship and hereditary ministership. Fifth House: stomach, education, intelligence, sons, daughters. _5. Putra - Son/JUPITER - LEO/Devata Indra/Ruling GemY. Sapphire/Sapta Dhatu Fat/Dosha (Jupiter)Kapha/Dosha (Leo) Pitta _/Creative Intelligence, knowledge, education, memory, talents, judgment, discretion, advice, merits from past life, devotion to gods and brahmins, deity of one's choice, knowledge of mantras, tantras and yantras, virtues, ruling powers, royalty, authority, fall from position, literary works, amusements, romance, children, disciples, wealth, prosperity. /Children.Second younger sibling. Fifth HouseNames: Mantra, Sut, Dhi, Dev, Pitru, Raj, Nandan, Panchak, Atmaj, Tanuj, Tanay, Buddhi, Vidya, Vak , Rajanka, Sachiv, Kar, Atma, Asu, Sut, Jathara, Shruti, Smriti. Relatives: Father's wealth, father's thinking, progeny, father, father's good deeds, father's wealth, 2nd coborn, 1st child. Human Body: Heart , belly, conception, growing of belly, hand. Persons: Disciples, friendship, company of court females, ministers . Professions: News journalism, mode of earning, means of earning money. Actions: Charity of grains, engaging seriously in work, recitation of Mantras, Worship of deities, Mantra Sadhana, worrying about far-off places, chanting of Vedic hymns, getting of kingdom, relationship with prostitutes, writing text, poem, courtship, love affairs, sports, games of chance, lottery, gambling, horse race, gain from stocks, short journeys, enjoyment of opera, cinema, drama, dance, music, banquets, amusement, entertainment, auspicious speech, speech in public. Abstracts: Gravity of personality, steadiness of mind, rational mind, mystery, Atma, futurology, intelligence, Mantra , Knowledge, advisory faculty, any plan or scheme, literary works, expertise, great/ desired work, affluence originating from women, discrimination of bad and good deeds, discretion, maintenance, worship by Mantras, good morals, affluence with happiness, secret, good conduct, good news, discrimination, bliss, religious story, education, greatness, modesty, tastes, fancies, royal insignia, discharge of debt. Qualities: Wit, grasping power, maintenance of secrecy, capacity of evaluation, artistic ability, politeness, sincerity, decorum, foresight, steadfastness, profundity, discrimination power. Eating . Mridang, musical instrument. Objects: Sculpture, a long literary production. Skills: Statesmanship, workmanship, managerial skill, diplomacy, Vedic Knowledge (Sruti), traditional law (Smriti), profound learning, mechanical art, oratorical skill, scholarship. National: Ministership inherited, king,tax, Sovereign mark. Sixth House : Disease, obstacle, fighting, maternal uncle, phlegm, glands, cruel deeds, lunacy, boils, enemy, hatred, miserliness, sickness, wounds, venereal disease (gonorrhoea), food,weariness, debt, calumny, enemy's power, consumption, heat, ulcers, mental depression, anguish, enmity with people, incessant eye-trouble, receiving alms, untimely meals, loss of learning, cousins and other blood relations, gain, strain, poison, fetters, colic, guarding one's own reputation, urinary complaints, dysentry, six tastes, reproof, slaves, thieves, calamity, prison, and misunderstandings with brothers etc. Sixth House: the region of the navel, illness, enemies, debts, distress. _6. Ari - Enemy /MARS - VIRGO/Devata Agni/Ruling GemRuby/Sapta Dhatu Bones/Dosha (Sun) Pitta/Dosha (Aries)Pitta _ /Worries, anxieties, obstacles, enemies, thieves, vices, challenges, tests, urge for perfection, self-improvement techniques, competitive power, turning obstacles into opportunities, difference of opinion, conflicts, debts, diseases, suffering, wounds, service, daily job, imprisonment, quadrupeds, pet animals, receiving charity. /Maternal uncle.Stepmother Sixth House Names: Dveshi, Astra, Bheeti, Duskriti, Avagya, Agha, Aji, Gyati, Anga, Roga, Shastra, Bhay, Ripu, Kshat, Matul, Vairi . Relatives: Paternal relation, dispute with coborns, maternal uncle, mis-understanding with coborns. Human Body: Belly, waist, Navel region , chest. Diseases: Venereal disease , wound, injury, disease, chronic eye disease, dysentery, madness, urinary disease, weariness, ulcer of the VD, phlegm, swelling, tuberculosis, eye troubles, sanitation, dietetics, hygiene, untimely death, pains.Danger from manes of the dead, poison. Persons: Strength of enemy and clan, enemy's delight, enmity with many; tenants, enmity with servants, cousins. Professions: Artisan, service. Actions: Arrest, imprisonment, a fall from boat, mental torture, defamation, accepting alms, fight, cruel deeds, wars, sin, a wicked act, battle, help or ordinary service to others, physical exercise. Abstracts: Decline, demotion, suspicion, anxiety, worry, anguish, alarm, doubt, obstacles, sorrow , criticism in big way, reproach, calamity, depravity from art, protection of own prestige, fetters of feet, tastes, debt, fear, humiliation, vices, loss, superstition, hindrance to work, dejected mind, blame, difficulty, grief through women, loss of honour, phenomenal magic, matters likely to bring worry/annoyance, borrowings. Qualities: Miserliness, the six flavours, forgetfulness. Animals: Pets belonging to native. Eatables: Pickles, jams, sweets, grains, cooked rice, difficulty to acquire meal. Objects: Arms, labour, heat, herbs, fire. National: Sanitation, public health, industries, working class. Seventh House : Marriage, unchastity, lustful person, victory, hostility to women, deviation from path, scents, songs, flowers, sumptuous food and drink, betel chewing, journey, curd, forget-fulness, acquisition of clothes etc., semen, husband and wife, genital organ, urine, anus, trade, milk, honeyed drink, eating soup and ghee, gift, loss of valour, overthrow of the enemy, money locked up elsewhere, controversy, sexual union, adopted son, foreign country, sexual secrets, and theft. Seventh House: partnership, sexual relations, spouse, the part of the body below the waist and down to the genitals. _7. Yuvati - Spouse/VENUS - LIBRA/Devata Shachi/Ruling Gem Diamond/Sapta Dhatu Bones/Dosha (Venus) K/V/Dosha (Libra) V/P/K_ /Husband, wife, partner, lover, marriage, partnership, sexual affairs, medium-term desires, business partner, co-operation, trade, commerce, travel, journeys, law courts, litigation, living abroad, nature of spouse, relationship with all others, the world at large as seen by the native, happiness from children.

/Spouse.2nd child.3rd younger sibling Seventh HouseNames: Jamitra, Gaman, Kam, Sampat, Dyuna, Asta, Kalatra, Smar , Chittotha, Mada, Loka, Marga, Adhvan. Relatives: Spouse (husband,wife) , paternal grandfather, having or not having 2nd wife, adopted son, 3rd coborn, quarrels with wife, pair of wives; grandfather, 2nd child, children through second wife. Human Body: Rectum , sex urge, urinary tract , semen, urine, secret part, anus, kidney, bones. Loss of memory, thirst . Persons: People, other women coming in contact, defeated enemy, enmity with debauched female, banker, lender, borrower, death of enemies. Horary: Thief, pickpocket. Professions: Music, trading , trade in clothes. Actions: Journey, losing of temper, breaking journey, victory, coition, fight, unchasteness, straying from path, getting clothes, marriage, coming/ going, argu-mentation, journey to many places in one trip; obstacles to journey, divorce, gambling, winning of love, deviation from right path, secret carnal pleasure, attracting others, listening to music, litigation and success in it. Abstracts: Complaint, desire, passion, purity, mistake, wealth kept at 2nd place, money locked up in another place, things related with coition, charity, valour , asceticism , legal bondage, agreements, contracts, honour abroad. Eatables: Pulses, curd, Gur, milk, sweet drink, soup, eating Ghee, eating nutritious food, chewing Paan (betel leaves), taste of things cooked in Ghee, food of liking. Objects: Lost or stolen wealth or article, flower, good perfume, gifts. Places: Watershed, a way, road, other country, living in a distant land. Eighth House : Longevity, happiness, defeat, wealth left behind by a deceased person, afflicted face, death, suffering, urinary disease, quarrel for food, calamity, brother's enemy, trouble to wife, tuft of hair, enemy's fortress, laziness, punishment by the king, fright, loss of wealth, creditor, long-standing money, arrival of a wicked person, sin, killing a living being, mutilation of a limb, decapitation, distressing talk, misfortunes or portents, zeal for committing cruel deeds, warfare, and intense mental suffering. Eighth House: genitals, anus, death, legacies. _8. Randhra - Vulnerable Point /SATURN - SCORPIO/Devata Brahma/Ruling Gem B. Sapphire/Sapta Dhatu Muscles/Dosha (Saturn) Vata/Dosha (Scorpio) Kapha_ /Longevity, transformation, intuition, knowledge of past, present and future, cognition of universal consciousness, experience of the constitution of the universe, transcendence, siddhis, rebirth, discontinuation, separation, chronic ailments, dangers, agonies, accidents, enemies, mode of death, wealth of spouse, unearned wealth, inheritance, underground places, hidden treasures, mysteries of life and death, overseas journeys. /Family of spouse. Eighth HouseNames: Sangram, Chidra, Yamya, Nidhan, Lay, Pad, Mriti , Vinash, Randhra, Mrityu, Ashta, Ayu, Ran, Mangalya, Parabhav, Malina, Adhi, Klesa, Apavad, Asuchi, Vighna, Das. Relatives: Differences amongst family members, Dead relations, enemy of brother, wife's bodily trouble, enmity with wife. Human Body: Rectum, health. Diseases: Sting of poisonous insects, escape from death, diseases, mental trouble, being bitten, urinary disease, chronic trouble, being maimed, being beheaded, afflicted face, cancer. Dangers: Death in war, fear of punishment by state, fear, death due to disease, phobia against swimming, longevity, mode of death, fear from poison. Persons: Servant, destruction by or of enemies, enemy's fortress. Profession: Lending-borrowing, living by earning interest, salary, service, work in slaughter houses, butchers, surgeons, medical or health officer. Actions: Going underground in caves etc., travel hazards, murdering, beheading, Sinful deeds, defeat, sin, killing of living being, enthusiasm for cruel acts, destruction of articles, meeting a sinner, lending, quarrel over food, getting other's money unexpectedly, robbery, theft, disputes, fall from height. Enjoyment of food. Abstracts: Blame, sorrow, mental pain, obstacle, scandal, impurity, long standing wealth, insurance money, idleness, calamity, trains of mis-fortune, misery, laziness, intense sorrow, life after death, insult, losses, agony, mystery, unnecessary expenditure, misfortune, unearned wealth, share of profit, anger. Objects: Lost articles, tuft of braided hair, artificial hair of women, new crop. Places difficult to reach. Witchcraft. National: Nation's exports and imports, debts due from foreign countries, surrender, loss of territory to another country, public sales, public mortality, death rate, serious accidents, floods, famine, fire, earthquake, national calamity or grief, public loans, financial relation with foreign countries, estate duties. Ninth House : Charity, virtue, pilgrimage, penance, reverence to elders, medicine, conduct, purity of mind, worship of God, endeavour to acquire learning, affluence, travel, conveyance, fortune, diplomacy, prowess, moral story, religious bath, nourishment, company of the virtuous, patrimony, children, prosperity of eight kinds, horses, elephants and buffaloes, coronation hall, establishment of spiritual (Vedic) values, sacrificial rite, and treasure. Ninth House: hips, thighs, religion (dharma), devotion to God, prosperity, religious preceptor (guru), father. _9. Dharma - Spirituality /JUPITER - SAGITTARIUS/Devata Indra/Ruling GemY. Sapphire/Sapta Dhatu Fat/Dosha (Jupiter) Kapha/Dosha (Sagittarius) Pitta _/Dharma, Vedic science, support of nature, merits from past lives, fortunes, wisdom, meditation, yagya, tapas, life philosophy, world view, religion, faith, guru, worship, piety, morality, ethics, higher education, professional training, children, solution to problems, visits to shrines, pilgrimages, foreign travels, air travels. /Brother's wife.Wife's brother.Children.Grandchildren.4th younger sibling. Ninth HouseNames: Dharm, Guru, Nav, Bhagya, Puja, Acharya, Daivata, Purvabhgya, Sukruta, Pautra, Aryavansa, Shubh, Tap, Marg. Relatives: Father, noble family, family members, maternal uncle, grandson, daughter. Human Body: Thigh. Persons: Preceptor, deity, those who eat together, boss. Profession: Publishing of intrinsic value, science, law, religion etc., submission of thesis research, invention. Actions: Virtuous acts, circulation of money, religious bathing, Vedic sacrifice, charity of wealth, exertion for learning, establishing absolute knowledge, humanitarian acts, excessive mundane pleasures, donation.

Abstracts: Moral story, divine worship, luxuries, policy, dignity, respect for preceptors, purity of mind, splendour, prospects in life, Tapa, charity, compassion, gain, mind, sources of profit and gain, pleasure, happiness, desires, previous luck, penance, prayer, religious merit, virtues, leadership, devotion, worship, occult and metaphysical mind, favours from others, providential help, monetary vows, blessings from family deity. Animals: Buffaloes. Objects: Medicine, medicinal drugs, conveyance. Places: Place of coronation,road, rest house, distant places, watershed. Yoga, politics. National: Immigration, emigration. Tenth House : Trade and commerce, honour from the king, riding a horse, athletics, kingly duty, servitude, agriculture, physician, fame, treasures, and hoarded wealth, sacrifices preeminence, teacher or elder, machine (talesman), incantation, mother, expansion of merits, medicine, thigh, Gods, accomplishment of Mantra, wealth, adopted son, lord, self-respect, road, honourable living, sovereign, education, seal of authority, subjugation and command. Tenth House: knees, back, status and position in life, activity, honor from government. _10. Karma Activity /MERCURY - CAPRICORN/Devata Vishnu/Ruling Gem Emerald/Sapta Dhatu Skin/Dosha (Mercury)V/P/K/Dosha (Capricorn)Vata_ /Activity, occupation, profession, career, reputation, prestige, success and status in society, honor from government, promotion, rank, renown, fame, ambition, happiness, authority, royalty, ruling power, sense of importance, dignity, living in foreign lands, commerce, trade, clothing. /Father. Tenth House Names: Pitru, Akash, Rajya, Tat, Maan, Gagan, Nabh, Madhya , Vyapar, Meshuran, Gyan, Raj, Aspad, Karm, Kratu, Vyoma, Kirti, Jaya, Achara, Pravritti, Gamana, Aagya, Sat. Relatives: Mother, adopted son, father, family. Human Body: Waist, backbone, two knees , thighs. Persons: Servant,sovereign , assistant, elders, heir apparent, prince, master, gods, king. Profession: Commerce, agriculture, service, teaching, physician, aptitude for work, profession, position, administrative appointment. Actions: Worldly activities, renunciation, getting kingship, sculpture, Mantra Siddhi, state work, incantation, controlling others, pious deeds, pious life, athletics, horse riding, good conduct, conduct, actions, acts of public utility, gain by royal favour, gaining the objective, travel. Abstracts: Quality, inclination, command, rank or position, sacrifice, success, gait, honour, ruling power, honour , recognition from state, pre-eminence, wide fame, order, Yagya etc., investments, excellence, expansion, magnitude of moral merit, luxuries, subjection, supremacy, opinion, thoughts, intellect, happiness, public life, moral responsibilities, apex of the horoscope, connection with higher ranks, credit, public esteem, wisdom, ambitions, big position with the king, achievement related to four human aims, news from distant place. Qualities: Native's capability, charitableness. Animals: Horse. Objects: Medicines, stamp, talisman, banner , ornaments, dresses. Places: Place of residence,residence in far-off places,sky, path. National: Government, rain , drought. Eleventh House : Allround gain, receipts, bad desire, dependence, eldest brother, paternal uncle, worshipping the Deities and the virtuous, learning, gold, clever ways of earning money, paternal property, knee, love of gems and ornaments, king's wealth, lost wealth, fine arts, making ornaments for one's sweetheart, intelligence, ministership, brother-in-law, dawn of fortune, realization of one's desire, cooking, desire, mother, longevity, ears, shanks, and painting. Eleventh House: calves of legs, friends, income. _11. Labha Income /JUPITER - AQUARIUS/DevataIndra/Ruling GemY. Sapphire/Sapta DhatuFat/Dosha (Jupiter) Kapha/Dosha (Aquarius) V/P/K_ /Income, gains, long-term desires, profits, all articles, prosperity, fulfillment of hopes and wishes, good news, auspicious events, elder siblings, air travel, circle of friends, community, club-life, quadrupeds; eleventh lord signifies difficulties and diseases. /Elder siblings.First eldest.Son's wife.5th younger sibling. Eleventh House Names: Aagam, Prapti , Upantya, Bhav, Aay, Labh, Ekadas, Vibhava, Agaman, Siddhi, Aapti, Sarasa, Slaghyata. Relatives:Elder coborns , death of children, issuelessness, mother's longevity, eldest coborn, elder brother, father's brother, gain from father-in-law , enjoying many wives. Human Body: The shank, thigh , feet, left ear, hair , right foot, left hand, two thighs. Hunch in the back , recovery from ill health, discharge from hospital. Persons: Supporters, well-wishers, lasting friends, close acquaintances, favourites, victory over enemies, admirers, flatterers, advisers, associates, adherents, enemy's enemy. Profession: Prestigious post, minister's post, dep-endence, to live by dancing and singing. Actions: Embellishment, adorning, cooking food, making ornaments for beloved, worship of pious person , regaining lost things, reformative and unconventional activities, wicked desire, playful sexual acts, blaming others. Abstracts: The dawn of fortune, master's wealth, gains and receipts of all kinds, undesirable hopes, wisdom, paternal wealth, gain of desired object, gain without difficulty, intellect, loss of interest on money, liking for ornaments, precious stones; hope , absence of misery, income, acquisition, commendation, riches, profit, ingress, satisfaction due to hearing something, delightful news, gain, fulfilment, wealth , bad desires, festivity, decoration, learning, gains through education, pearls; relief of mental duress, desire to bag other's money; fortune, termination of will, legacy; profit, number of the winner in horse race, lasting gains, principal plus interest in lending, group advantage, lordship. Objects: Things juicy, ornaments of gold, doli clothes, new dresses. Skills: Expertise in painting, expertise in earning gold, money , skill in arts. Market: Irrigation, government loans, electric companies, estate, agriculture, silk, museum. Trusts. National: Parliament, legislation, municipal bodies, government policies. Twelfth House : Disturbance to sleep, mental affliction, feet, fear of the enemy, imprisonment, liberation from pain and debts, horses, elephants, paternal property, enemy, ascent to Heaven, left eye, people's enmity, loss of a limb, becoming a paramour, dissolution of

marriage, renouncing the couch, loss of job, mental aberration, wretchedness, fetters, loss of happiness of paternal uncles, disputation, anger, bodily injury, death, going abroad, allround loss and death of wife. Twelfth House: expenditure, loss, sexual enjoyment, left eye, teeth, confinement. _12. Vyaya Loss /SATURN - PISCES/Devata Brahma/Ruling Gem B. Sapphire/Sapta Dhatu Muscles/Dosha (Saturn) Vata/Dosha (Pisces)Kapha_ /Expenses, losses, wastes, loss of relativity, gain of spirituality, moksha, renunciation, enlightenment, loss of attachment, loss of identification, intoxication, lonely places, donations, charity, journey to far off distant lands, confinement in prison, barracks, hospital or monastery, pleasures of the bed, spies, secret enemies, fall, sin. /Father's brother.Stepfather Twelfth HouseNames: Apay, Vyay, Nash, Prantya, Antya , Rishpha, Dwadas, Daridrya, Pap, Dukha, Anghri, Kshaya, Suchaka, Bandhan, Sayan. Relatives: Loss of wife, blow to the thought of happiness to parents, brothers , father's wealth, indicates about eldest child. Human Body: Two feet , leg, left eye. Bodily defects, physical handicaps, loss of limb , mutilation of a limb, liberation from pain, bodily injury, death, sickness, chronic diseases, poisoning. Bad condition of body after death , fear from enemy. Persons: People's enmity , opponent in litigation or election, enmity with public, secret inimical activity, enemy's imprisonment, secret enemies. Profession: Termination of appointment, livelihood in places other than native place. Actions: Fall into hell , journey by foot, punishment, adultery, fulfilling responsibility, marriage, good/bad deeds, building reservoir etc., loss by marriage, discussion or dispute, renouncing one's couch, discharge of debts, going to another place, entry into heaven , worrying about desired object , imprisonment, sinful deeds, sin, scandals, fraud, treachery, intrigue, deception, boot-legging, smuggling, murder, assassination, blackmailing, arson, rape, loot, kidnap, secret toil of mind, secret and silent suffering, self-undoing, extradition, conspiracy, secret plots and schemes, secret working of mind, repayment of loan, issue of cheques, unselfish deeds, profound service rendered to mankind, donations, exile. Abstracts: Expenses , loss, misery, decline, poverty, last, awakening from sleep, mental pain, harm , receipt of charity, hardship, losses (physical, financial and mental), degree of freedom enjoyed, convent or monastic life, segregation, restraint, limitation, penury, purchases, investments, waste, obstacles, impediments, sorrow, anxiety, urgent demands, obscurity of mind, paternal wealth lost, secret intelligence, suspicion, anxiety, misgiving, fear and inferiority complex, extremities, solitude, self-sacrifice, seclusion, restrictions, envy, malice. Qualities: Obstinacy, gallantry, anger, wretchedness , cunningness. Animals: Cattle, large cattle, beasts. Palanquin. Places: Bed, sleeping place , place of enemy's confinement in chains , inauspicious house, mental institutes, hospitals, nursing homes, sanatoriums, life in a foreign place, change of place. National: Means to hamper progress of enemy , spy, tale-bearer, enemy's war movements, minister. Going House to House Just as the 12 houses rule different parts of life, for example, the 2nd house is wealth, the 3rd house is younger brothers and sisters, the 4th house is mother and real estate and so on, similarly, these same houses from each house, rule these same things for the house in question. For example, the 4th house is real estate and, therefore, the 4th house from any house is the real estate of that house. The 9th house is religion and also the spiritual master or priest or guru, therefore, the 12th house which is 4th from the 9th, rules the real estate of the spiritual master or guru. Let's use a couple tables to make this point. Here's a single word or concept for each of the 12 houses in a chart. These are not the only or even the best or main descriptions of the houses, but let's work with these in our example: 1-Overall life 2-Money 3-Younger siblings 4-Vehicles 5-Intelligence 6-Debts 7-Spouse 8-Worries 9-Religion 10Career 11-Friends 12-Donations Now, taking these concepts given above, let's apply them to the houses COUNTED FROM the 4th house, and see how we can read much about "mother" from our own chart: 4- Mother's Overall life 5- Mother's Money 6- Mother's Younger siblings 7- Mother's Vehicles 8- Mother's Intelligence 9- Mother's Debts 10- Mother's Spouse 11- Mother's Worries 12- Mother's Religion 1- Mother's Career 2- Mother's Friends 3- Mother's Donations Simple and clear right? And you can and should do this from each and every house. These are the "compound" or "secondary" things that houses stand for. If you know how to read a chart in this way, you can comment on almost anything a person asks about. You can usually describe their immediate family members quite accurately. I have had experiences in talking to people about their charts, using this system, where I was able to accurately guess the nature of their immediate relatives rather accurately. The 12th house rules loss, and therefore, the 12th house from any house is the loss of that house. For example the 7th house rules marriage and any other types of partnerships. Therefore the 6th house which is 12th from the 7th rules over loss of the partner or loss of the spouse. One way to know some of the good and bad things governed by a house is to judge the house that is 12 from it and that it is 12th from. For example, take the 9th house which rules fortune, religion or Dharma, the father, the spiritual master and guru, and God's grace. The 9th house is 12th from the 10th house. This means that the house of Dharma or religion is the house of loss to our house of career, profession and position. Does this make sense? Does religion or Dharma drain away the energy of our career? According to the Vedic system of philosophy, yes it does. The truth is that the creation itself is set up in such a way to say yes to this important question. The Vedic house system reflects the utter truth surrounding us on all sides. The answer is automatically yes and so you can further deduce that until you understand that "religion" drains "position" you have not understood either these words, or the real nature of these houses. The 10th house rules not only career, but mainly it rules rise and status in material life. It rules standing up tall and straight and getting some position, some fame, some power in this material life. The 9th house is definitely detrimental to this because it is the aim of real dharma or real religion to end our pride in this our material lives, to bring us to a point where we see ourselves as servants of God,

humble, dependent, and so forth. This is definitely contrary to a rise in power and position in this material life. To even want to be powerful in this material life means to identify ourselves as our material body. Vedic religion comes and tells us as it's first lesson that we are not this body and thus immediately deals a pretty serious blow to our material ego. To make progress in spiritual life, one begins by understanding that they are not the body. This very first lesson is detrimental to the 10th house, or the house of "pratishta" (material position). Later, as we progress in spiritual life, our material ego is replaced with a spiritual ego. The 9th house, the house of true fortune and grace from above, can easily replace and give more to us than anything that we can hope to receive from the 10th house. So, to continue with the "12th house" relationship examples: The first house is 12th from the 2nd, meaning that our body drains away our money, and indeed, paying for our bodies shelter, food and medical bills, are some serious wealth drainers- so the 1st house (our body) is a serious cause of loss (12th) to our wealth (2nd). The 2nd house is 12th from the 3rd house. The 2nd house rules, amongst other things, our family members and the 3rd house amongst other things rules courage. Therefore, it would not be incorrect to say that our family drains away our courage. Indeed, it is often said that a great person is not recognized in their own land. Perhaps this is because of another saying, "familiarity breeds contempt." The people who know us best all our lives are the ones who are most likely to put us down and tell us we won't achieve something. Often our own family members work to our great detriment in life. So in this way, the 2nd house is 12th from the 3rd house showing that according to nature and reality, family often drains us of courage. Due to their attachment for us also, they often don't want to see us venture out to "take on" life. Rather, they want us to stay home (in the 2nd house), and thus they drain away our courage. Next, the 3rd house is 12th from the 4th house. The 4th house amongst other things rules mother and the 3rd house amongst other things rules younger siblings. Is it true that younger siblings drain away the energy of our mother. Yes, indeed, especially in relation to us. As soon as there is born a younger brother or sister, the mother's attention turns to them and away from us. Often times we find the child who was the youngest baby beating up on the new baby because the new baby is responsible for taking away the mother's affection. So in this way, our third house is inimical to our fourth house. Next the 4th house is 12th to the 5th house. The 5th house amongst other things rules romance and the 4th as already mentioned, mother. Is our mother often inimical to our romance? Indeed. We are least comfortable displaying our romance in front of our mother, and often our mothers are not exactly immediately friendly towards those who we pick to be romantic with. Next, the 5th house is 12th to the 6th house. Amongst other things, the 5th house rules winning at the lottery and the 6th house rules debts, therefore, it is easy to understand that if we win at the lottery, we can cure all our debt problems. So, the 5th house which is a money house, puts an end to the 6th house, the house of debts. The 6th house is 12th to the 7th house. The 7th house rules the other people in our life, our partners, our spouses mainly. The 6th house ruling enemies, diseases and debts is naturally 12th to the 7th house. In modern life there is a saying, "Until debt do we part" as a replacement to "Until death do we part," because, indeed, it is often debt that drives marriages crazy and ultimately to the brink of divorce. So our debts (6th) are one of the worst things we can bring to our partner, and therefore, our 6th house has a very negative effect on our 7th house affairs. The 7th house is 12th to the 8th house. The 8th house rules the base of the spine, the genital and the seat of mysticism or the kundalini chakra, the lower chakra. The 7th house ruling the spouse drains away the energy of the 8th house, because the spouse offers us unlimited sex life which drains away the vital source of energy which is seated within the 8th house. It is said that the 8th house rules mysticism. This is referring to the mystic processes of yoga such as Kundalini Yoga. Most of the Yoga systems of India, especially the serious mystic processes, all assume the position of brahmachari or celibacy because of the great need for the seminal energy regardless of the practitioners gender, in order to begin and sustain the mental concentration required for these yogic processes. The 8th house also rules longevity and the 7th house which amongst other things governs our love life, drains away our vital energy decreasing our life span. This is the opinion of the Ayurvedic and other Vedic scriptures that deal with the energies within the body. This does not mean that Vedic wisdom is anti-sex life exactly, but there is a price for every action. If you want one thing, you have to give up those things opposed to it. For 8th house style Kundalini Yogic processes, retention of the sexual energy is essential. The 8th house rules independent endeavor to achieve mystic power. It is 12th to the 9th house. The 9th house rules the receiving of power through the process of grace, revelation, or in other words, gifts from God. Therefore, the 9th house rules really very pure religion because of its basis being dependence upon the supreme power, whereas the 8th house rules our own individual, empirical endeavor to achieve mystic power through yoga and other difficult processes. So, since the 8th house rules the approach to mystic power which is opposed to simply receiving grace from God, it is, therefore, 12th from the 9th. Also, on another level, the 9th house represents father. The 8th house, therefore, represents loss of father. Therefore, if we find the 9th lord in the 8th house in a chart, it is often found that the person lost their father. As mentioned earlier, the 9th house is 12th to the 10th house and indeed, true religion attempts to end our pride of existence in this material world. It is said that pratishta, which means the attainment of position, name and fame in this world, is one of the main enemies of the real spiritual seeker. So, when our 10th house comes under the control of our 9th house, it becomes purified. If the 10th house and it's lord are stronger than the 9th house and its lord, then our attempt to gain position and status in this life will be stronger than our spirituality. The 10th house is 12th to the 11th house. The 10th house rules the attainment of position, status and eminence and our career. The 11th house is called labha stana which means the house of desire. It rules friends, because we all desire to be with our friends. It also rules hopes, wishes and dreams that we have. It also rules gains, so it is the house of the material incoming current- the house of desire. How is it that the 10th house then is 12th to the 11th house? Don't we work in order to fulfill desires? Indeed, the 11th is 2nd from the 10th, meaning it is the place where the money of the career is stored. So we work in order to fulfill the 11th house. But how is it that the 10th drains away the 11th? It is because when we want to go to attain status and eminence, we must leave the comfortable place of our lolly-gagging dreams and hanging-out. We must stand up and work and go away from our friends. Simply have desires (11th) is not the way to actually attain your goals (10th). It takes work (10th) and people who are simply wanting to hang out with their dreams and wishes never seem to actually get to work. Therefore, for judging if someone will actually do what they want, see if the 10th lord (doing) is stronger than the 11th lord (wanting). In general, those planets which are hanging out in the eleventh house represent departments of life (the houses they lord) which will always be "in a state of want" (11th), or in other words, "unfulfilled", indicating a lot of unfulfilled dreams or desires in life- not a truly happy or successful way to live. The 11th house is 12th from the 12th house. As mentioned, the 11th house is the house of desire and gains. The 12th house is the natural house of losses. So, naturally, getting our desires fulfilled is the opposite of losing out. Fulfillment of gain is the opposite of fulfillment of loss. Picture in your mind "Rudolph the red nosed reindeer". When they didn't let him into any more reindeer games he was experiencing

the 12th house energy- losses and disappointments. Later, when he became appreciated and loved by one and all for being the "guiding light" on Santa's sleigh, he was experiencing a large dose of "satisfaction", or 11th house energy. Often, what people "want" is not actually "good for them", if judging from the perspective of their bodily health or spiritual growth. The eleventh house can be a killer in that it can drag us down the path of slothful indulgence. Lastly we come to the 12th house, which is the house of loss for the 1st house, which is our overall life. So, the 12th house is the "overall" house of loss- not governing a particular type of loss, but rather, his signature is often required in a chart to "seal the deal" regarding other losses.