What a house is
Twelve houses, twelve parts of a life, counted from the rising sign; the natural chart; and each house's karaka.
- 6-minute lesson
- Basic course: Jyotish Shishya
- Vedic astrology
- Twelve parts of a life
- The 1st house starts the count
- The natural chart
- Karakas
A first look at the lesson
Signs divide the sky; houses (bhavas) divide a life. A chart has 12 houses, and each holds an area of life: the 1st is you yourself, the 4th your home, the 7th your partner, the 10th your work.
The 1st house is the Lagna, the sign rising in the east at birth. The houses then follow the zodiac: the next sign is the 2nd house, the one after it the 3rd, and so on round to the 12th.
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More lessons on this subject
- Houses 1 to 3: self, wealth, courageTanu, Dhana, Sahaja: what each house holds, and its karaka.
- Houses 4 to 6: home, children, struggleBandhu, Putra, Ari: what each house holds, and its karaka.
- Houses 7 to 9: partner, the hidden, fortuneYuvati, Randhra, Dharma: what each house holds, and its karaka.
- Houses 10 to 12: work, gains, letting goKarma, Labha, Vyaya: what each house holds, and its karaka.
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