Basic explanation of the houses, rulership and signification and how to read the chart (or interpret it on a basic level).
after explaining a little of the signs and the planets now i will attempt to introduce the houses, the rulerships and their respective significators.
i will bring the nakshatras in the next part.
click here for part one, if you wish to read it :).
The Vedic / sideral chart has a different form of layout and from now on we will have two "designs", one is the northern form (the left side) and the southern form (the right side)
The Northern format uses triangles, the kendras (1,4,7,10) are in the middle. the difference is that the houses are fixed but not the sign
and on the southern side, the chart houses are not fixed but the signs are fixed. (picture below).
there is no "right" chart format to choose from, you can use which one is easier for you to understand, I myself use the northern chart and I will be using them for further explanations if I find them necessary but on a solid basic level, those are the charts formats.
and you can see the chart, as a circle if you wish, by using other websites like astro or astroseek which showcase the charts using a circle format independent of the system you choose to use.
The Kendras (or Quadrants): Houses I, 4, 7 and I 0. These are highly significant houses.
The Panapharas (or Successant Houses): Houses 2, 5, 8 and II.
The Apoklimas (or Cadent Houses): Houses 3, 6, 9 and 12.
The Trikonas (or Trines): Houses I, 5 and 9. These are highly auspicious and, along
with the Kendras, determine the health, wealth, status, dignity, rise and virtue of a native.
The lagna, being both a kendra and a trikona, is the most significant of all houses.
The Upachayas: Houses 3, 6, 10 and II. These houses indicate struggle, competition
and material achievement.
The Trika Houses: Houses 6, 8 and 12. These are considered bad houses
(Duhsthanas). They indicate debt, disease, loss and misery.
The Ayu-sthanas (or houses of longevity) : Houses 8 and 3 (8th from the 8th). They indicate the length of life and, therefore, also the death.
The Maraka-sthanas (or killer houses): Houses 2 and 7.
The two halves of a horoscope:
(a) Houses I to 7 indicate the invisible half and houses 7 to I indicate the visible
half of the horoscope.
(b) Houses 10 to 4 indicate the eastern half and houses 4 to 10 indicate the western
half of the horoscope.
first house or the lagna (ascendant).
represents your body's health and appearance, character, and strength (psychical).
ruled by mars ,house of, aries, sun is the significator of the first house as it also signifies the self and the house where the sun exalts.
the second: money earned and material goods as well as the face appearance and the voice and throat.
ruled by venus, house of taurus, jupiter is the significator because is related to accumulated wealth, financial assets and speech.
the third: nervous system, siblings, short trips, communication style
ruled by mercury, house of gemini, mars is the significator because the third house is related to courage and mental ability.
the fourth: mother, emotions, family, home, origins, heredity, and ancestry.
ruled by the moon, house of cancer, moon is the significator
the fifth: love matters, pleasure, leisure, children, ego, artistic skills and intelligence.
ruled by the sun, house of leo, Jupiter again because the fifth house is related to children, education, intelligence, entertainment, cinema and drama.
the sixth: everyday life, daily work and colleagues, co-workers,health, and house of open enemies.
ruled by mercury, house of virgo, significator of the 6th House are Mars and Saturn because the sixth house is related to diseases, enemies & litigations.
the seventh: unions, marriage, other people, associations, and contracts.
ruled by venus, house of libra, venus is the significator.
the eighth: debts and crises, transformations, death, financial investments, and sexuality.
ruled by mars, house of scorpio, is Saturn because the eight house is related to longevity, joint assets of husband and wife, inlaws and their family, death and rebirth, fall and rise, occult sciences, dark knowledge, hidden things and secret affairs.
the ninth: travels, abstract and higher concepts, spirituality, and foreign matters.
ruled by jupiter, house of Sagittarius, the significators are Sun and Jupiter because the ninth house is related to long distance travels, higher education, gurus and luck in life.
the tenth: social success, professional destiny, karma, and reputation.
ruled by saturn, house of capricorn, the significator is Jupiter because the eleventh house is related to gains, profits from all sources, professional networks, friends and family wealth.
the eleventh: friends, social networks, ongs, earned gains.
ruled by saturn, house of aquarius, the significators are and the twelfth: enemies, difficulties, solitude, hidden ordeals, secrets, dissolution, subconscious, spirit guides and imagination.
ruled by jupiter, house of pisces, the significators are Saturn and Jupiter because the 12th house is related to jails, hospitals, asylums, spirituality, spiritual donations, foreign lands, imagination and the subconscious mind.
obs1: the lord of the lagna is called the lagnesh
obs2: rahu and ketu rule no house, but that depends on the author/teacher because rahu co-rules aquarius so he to some people also rules the 11th, and the same for ketu who co-rules scorpio (8th).
just like the first part this was short as well, because this website has a character limiter but, i hoped i explained well enough and helped someone to understand the basics of the houses better.
for the next parts i will tell about the nakshatras and will bring charts to teach how to read on a basic level. thank you for reading <3
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