House ownership and its reasons
The 12 houses of the natal chart has ownership in terms of planetary lords. Each house represents one sign and each sign has a lord associated with the sign.
To understand why a particular planet is assigned lordship over a particular Sign, we need to understand the nature associated with that Sign and its Planet.
Nature of Planets and Signs
For me personally, Saturn is the most favorite of them all. The reason why I am inclined to Saturn is attributed to my nature, which loves justice. Delivering justice, accessing the deserved karma that would mature your soul and propagate your journey through life. We are here for the only reason to learn, we are in the school of life. We are not born to go through a unchallenged life, its boring. We need events to shake our very foundations, question our very existence, look at the bigger picture.
Saturn delivers this. Saturn is a disciplinarian, Saturn is focus of life energy to problems that sharpen your nature. It is the process of making a diamond glitter. Saturn is going to make sure your not laid back, he is the chief justice of the supreme court.
Sign: Libra: As the name suggests is the sign that delivers Justice. Its symbol being that of a balance is not by accident. Thats the very nature of Libra.
When we put Saturn in Libra, they just fall in love with each other. Saturn is in a sign that says, go ahead deliver your justice. Do what it takes to sharpen this person, and I will support you.
Saturn is considered Exalted in Libra.
The very reason why your alive. Its the originator of life, the very cradle of your existence. Sun is you in totality. Its your very being, your Soul, who you are, what you think of yourself, your projection in this world, your very ego. Your source, your Father, Sun is the Father that you look up to and try to emulate. Sun is prime, everything else revolve around it, its the centre. Its the captain of the ship of life.
Sign: Aries, the very first sign in the zodiac. The first 30 degrees is given to Aries. Its the beginning, its the start of the Journey.
When we put Sun in Aries, Sun feels important. Its given the throne, its given the power to navigate the ship. Sun is empowered, Sun is exalted in Aries.
Sun and Saturn are Natural enemies, so they are debilitated in the other's exaltation sign.
Sun debilitated in Libra, Saturn debilitated in Aries.
Why Sun and Saturn do not like each other? Its simple when you think about it. Ego does not like to be questioned. Ego does not like to be delivered judgement. Ego wants control. Ego acts in accordance with what it wants. Ego is selfish. Its your perspective of yourself, you may not like what Saturn is giving you. Ego and Judgement do not live together. Sun and Saturn have opposing interests.
Another interesting aspect to this whole equation is the fact that Saturn is the last considered planet in Vedic astrology, given that neptune and pluto are not considered (unlike western astrology).
Saturn is the furtherest from the Sun, proving that they need the distance to have harmony. They cannot be in the same room. They do not like to be in the same house, thats a big source of disharmony for the concerned person.
All the planets are considered as children of the SUN, but Saturn being the last child, gets least attention from the SUN, and probably SATURN feels like he does not have a father. A child who was abandoned by its father, having a natural source of turmoil and hatred towards father.
My second love Mercury!! It is what is making me write this blog today, giving me the means, and the intellect to understand the foundations of vedic astrology. Mercury is your intelligence, your grasping power, your handwriting, your communication skills, way to learn what is best for your progression.
Mercury is the closest planet to the SUN, being the first born, has the full support of its father. Infact it does not leave the father, its always next to it. Its used to the heat of the father, its happy having the effect of combustion.
Whats super interesting for me is the fact that the Ego is strengthened with a sound intellect. The more learned a person is, the more sharp they are in their thinking the stronger is their Ego. So in a way Mercury strengthens the SUN, but if the same intellect is applied in a negative way, if I do not have the capacity to remember and learn, comprehend the science around me, it plummets the Ego.
So placement of Mercury is benefic in one house, whereas malefic in its other house.
Every planet with the exception of SUN and MOON have the privilege of owning two houses.
Mercury owns Virgo and Gemini. In the house of Gemini it becomes a Malefic, whereas in the house of Virgo it becomes a benefic.
This gives a good idea on how the intellect and ego are intertwined, and how they are directly proportional to each other.
For me personally, I love to see the SUN and MERCURY always in the same house, although combust or close to combust, it shows that the ego and intellect are closely aligned.
90% of the people will have this combination as mercury is in close proximity to the sun, there is a very small time window when it actually moves to the next sign from where the SUN is.
Sign: Gemini and Virgo are two signs that is ruled by Mercury. Interestingly both these signs are symbolized by man (women for virgo). Perhaps thats a clear indication of wanting to use one's intellect depicted by Mercury. (Elephant and Dolphins are equally if not higher than man, but constraint by their body)
Mercury is exalted in Virgo at first 20 degrees, at its mool-trikon at 20-25 degrees and 25-30 degrees its own house.
4.Moon
The mystery planet (I know its not a planet but from a the zodiac perspective it is given the status of a planet)!! Moon is something I personally cannot grasp as its been combust in the ninth house along with a host of other planets, on the first day after new moon, its barely surviving!! So personally the effect of Moon for me is zero. Anyway so this has always been my personal quest, to find out about Moon, as for me to comprehend the moon is harder given my disposition.
Moon represents the mind, the mother, the women's menstrual cycle, door to occult, metaphysics, that which is all hidden within us, our connection to the source.
Mind is a mystery, it cannot be explained scientifically. Mind cannot be grasped as its the mind which is trying to grasp itself.
The Moon is not placed accidentally in the sky, it is there for a specific reason. Also there is only one moon for Earth (its purposely decided that way), as it represents the mental plane. Multiple moons would represent multiple planes for souls entering this dimension, which Earth does not support for various reasons. Souls entering the Earthly plane, rests on the Moon waiting for the right body.
The mind cannot exist without the body. So Moon is a natural friend of the SUN as the latter is the source of the physical body. Moon cannot function without a sound intellect, so again Mercury becomes a natural friend for the Moon. From Moon's perspective, its natural friends are SUN, MERCURY. .
Sign: Taurus is a fixed Earth sign. The purpose of the Moon is to push souls to Earth and control their mental plane, so it makes sense for Moon to be exalted in Taurus, particularly at 3 degrees. Own house happens to be Cancer.
Moon does not have any enemies, it considers everything else including Rahu/Ketu to be neutral.
The most fiery planet. Loves the SUN and extends its nature. Sun's most favorite son!! The energy that feeds into the ego, the personality of the created. So if you guessed where Mars is super happy is Aries, ur absolutely right, and when Sun is placed, the dad feels so welcome and exalted.
Mars drives the native to act. Mars is the accomplisher, its the energy that takes you to your workplace. Its the blood of our body, carrier of material. Loves Earth, as without Earth this energy cannot be dissipated. The commander in chief of the army. Mars governs our nature, whether we are compassionate or cruel. Mars is raw power, energy that needs guidance and discipline. If left to itself it can self destruct. The natural controller is our SATURN.
Saturn checks the power of Mars. Signs owned by Saturn are Capricorn and Aquarius. So naturally MARS will need to work at its maximum capacity when placed in these two signs as its within the direct control of SATURN. Mars is exalted at 28 degrees Capricorn. Capricorn is an Earthly movable sign which favors Mars. Own house happens to be Aries and Scorpio. Mooltrikon happens to be 0-18 degrees Aries. Cancer is the sign of Mars's fall, and maximum fall at 28 degrees. I am yet to understand why its fallen in Cancer.
Mars is something I am still learning, and have not paid much attention to this planet. Negatively placed Mars is source of all blood related disorders, and affliction can make the personality cruel and lack compassion.
Mars represents everything and anything that you can do with Earth. Earth literally meaning soil. How much land you will possess in this lifetime, and how much of it you inherit/earn. Land related disputes arise if Mars is afflicted.
The bizarre thing about Mars is that it actually causes "dosha", i.e negative relationship with spouse in almost every position. There are very few positions in the chart where when its placed, is well disposed. The most cruel of them all would be Mars in L7 of one's chart. We need to further evaluate the D9 chart and check where its placed on that, but when Mars is in L7, it would not help in producing a healthy offspring, as when not properly matched (arranged marriage through horoscope matching) as its a mismatch at the blood level, the DNA pairing goes for a toss.
