6th & 8th House

Healing versus Transformation

In Vedic astrology, we can derive deeper meaning from houses by learning about them in pairs. As in the I Corinthians 13:4-5 passage on love, learning what a house is not, helps us contemplate what it truly is. We practice this exercise often in the technique called Argala.

Persons with Grahas in the 6th house will be more pulled to perform and experience karmas related to six house matters and the same is true for persons with Grahas in the 8th. These houses are complimentary yet also opposing.

Complimentary Yet Opposing

“...learning what a house is not, helps us contemplate what it truly is.”

6th House:

This house pulls the native into a pattern of dealing with trouble, enemies, problem-solving, shorter-term illness, hard work, bad habits, and legal battles. Although this house can be beneficial, it is characterized as a virrodha or blockage house for the reasons listed above.

8th House:

This house pulls the native into a pattern of dealing with research, secrecy, transformation, chronic health conditions, vulnerability, major life transitions, and financial leverage. This house is characterized as an argala or giving house, as it allows the native to gain and change their current situations for the above reasons. Important, this phenomenon is not to be confused with the ability to change your karmas in and of itself.

Pros and Cons

Both houses have the potential to run the native into equal trouble and success, depending on the planetary dignities and one’s personal goals.

A sixth house emphasis has the potential to allow the native to focus on healing, identify problems, work hard, fight enemies, and fix situations at hand. On the flip side it can prevent the native from looking at bigger, better opportunities and making major shifts necessary for certain life goals.

An eighth house emphasis has the potential to allow the native to maximize their financial potential and longevity, uncover hidden secrets, and more drastically change their life over time. On the other hand, such an emphasis may cause debt, chronic disease, secrecy, and too much focus on constant change while losing sight of fixing and healing the current circumstance.

Both houses hold strengths and weaknesses. What are your thoughts?

- Zelda Astrology

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