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In the last part we discussed about the placement of different Zodiac signs in different houses and the method to find out the approximate position of Sun in a house from the time of birth. In this post, we will discuss about the meaning of different house. If you haven’t read the first part of this discussion then I recommend you to read that first for better understanding of this topic. Read here -:  Part-1 The 1st house is referred as “Ascendant” and it is present in the eastern horizon at the time of birth. The 7th house is referred as “Descendant” and it is present in the western horizon at the time of birth. Fig-1 : Image showing names of different  kendra houses The 10th house is referred as “Mid-heaven Coeli (Latin for “Top of the sky”) or “M.C” and it is present above the head at the time of birth. The 4th house is referred as “Imum Coeli (Latin for “Bottom of the sky”)” or, “I.C” and it is present above the head in the other hemi-sphere of...

In the series of “ Houses in Vedic astrology ”, we have discussed about the meaning of houses in astrology and their basic classification in groups according to their nature. In this series, we will know more about the houses and the things they represent in a very logical and reasonable manner. Let us, understand the houses by taking an analogy of the image below (fig-1) -: Fig-1: Illustrating houses  In the above image, the numbers from 1 to 12 are the twelve houses of astrology. We can also see some direction names in the image like east, west etc. We all know that Earth rotates in eastward (From West to East) direction and thus it seems as if the celestial bodies like the sun, moon and other stars moving in westward direction (From East to West). This is called as “Apparent movement of Sun or, Moon or, any other celestial bodies”. Zodiac signs are nothing but, the division of space around the earth and therefore, they also have apparent movement like other cel...

In the last 2 parts of our discussion on the houses, we get to know many things about houses like, various house systems in astrology, the correct house system to follow etc. In this post, we will discuss about different categorization of the 12 houses along with the basic meaning of each house. If you haven’t read the first and second part of this discussion then I recommend you to read them first for better understanding of this topic. Read here -:  Part-1  ,  Part-2 Houses as “Bhavas” In Vedic astrology, a house is called as “Bhava”. The word “Bhava” means “Thoughts” and it is very obvious to name the houses as “Bhava” because each house possesses some kind of “Thought” in it and they represent certain things. Like the Rashis (Zodiac signs) and Grahas (Planets), they also represent certain things and thus each house (Bhava) has a special name associated with it that conveys its inner thought or, the related things that it represents. In the ...

In our last part of this topic, we discussed about some preliminary concepts on the houses and different house systems that are used in astrology by different astrologer. Today let’s continue our discussion further. If you haven’t read the first part of this discussion then I recommend you to read that first for better understanding of this topic. Read here -:  Part-1 The Perfect House System After an introduction to so many house systems, an obvious question arises in our mind, i.e., "Which is the most correct house system to use?" Well, the answer for this question is hidden in the experiences of Vedic astrologers regarding various house systems. First of all, among the two broad categories of house systems, most of the Vedic astrologers usually prefer the “Linear house systems” because of some limitations present in the “Non-linear house systems”, such as, They are only extensible to house from ascendant (Lagna) and not fro...

Introduction In n astrological chart, houses act like the containers for the planets and zodiac signs. Therefore, the houses are as important as the planets and zodiac signs and form the base of any prediction. In Vedic astrology; just like the zodiac signs (Rashis), each house has a span of 30° and there are 12 houses in total. The ascendant or, rising sign (The zodiac sign that rises from the eastern horizon at the time of birth) plays a vital role in case of determining houses and their span. For example -: If at the time of birth of the native, the zodiac sign “Cancer” is present in the eastern horizon at 7°00’ then, it is become the mid-point of the 1 st house and native is said to have “Cancer” ascendant. In this way, the sign “Leo” takes the mid-point of 2 nd house, “Virgo” takes the mid-point of 3 rd house and so on as shown in the below table (fig-1) -: fig-1 : Houses for Cancer ascendant people Similarly, for “Virgo” ascendant peopl...