The Eighth House: About You

How to Interpret Your Own Eighth House

Summary of the Steps: Its Easy!

In order to help you understand the nature of your Transformation, Obstacles &
Longevity karma, we will walk you through a few steps. First you will learn which
Sign contains your 8th House and how that sign affects your transformations,
obstacles, longevity, legacy, chronic health issues and other 8th house indicators, such as
inheritance, gains through others and sexuality. Then, we will get more specific in
accessing your 8th House by examining the planets placed in that house, and also where
the ruler of your Eighth House is placed. This will all be very easy to do. Finally, we
will test your knowledge with a Quiz using Oprah Winfreys chart.

Step1:
First, you need to know what your 8th House sign is. To do this:

1. Log into Astroved

2. Run the Chart Report

3. On the chart, it will indicate your 8th House with the the number 8 in the box. The
blue letters in the same box indicate the Sign. For your reference the abbreviated
sign names are listed below.
Symbol
Sign Name
Ar Aries
Ta Taurus
Ge Gemini
Ca Cancer
Le Leo
Vi Virgo
Li Libra
Sc Scorpio
Sg Sagittarius
Cp Capricorn
Aq Aquarius
 Pi Pisces
Step2:
Now that you know which sign your 8th House is, please read the description for the
sign that rules your 8th house of Transformation, Obstacles & Longevity. This
description offers you general inclinations you will have due to this sign ruling your 8th
House. As you read the description, please also make note of the Ruling Planet. We will use
this in Step 4 to better understand the specifics of your 8th house karma.

We wish to remind you that there are many factors which influence your chart, your
karma/dharma and your life, including condition of the planet ruling a house, condition of
planets in a house, and what Dasha (planetary) period you are currently running. The ruling
planet indicates qualities of mind and general nature of destiny.
Eighth Ruling
Transformation, Obstacles & Longevity Nature
House Planet
Purification of desires and dissolution of egocentricity. Brings
difficulties for brothers (3rd house of siblings and Mars as the
Aries Mars
karaka for brothers). Mars (Dasha, Bukti, chart placement) can
bring loss of vitality, health and accidents.
Radical changes possible as heart awakens. Depth of character,
Taurus Venus Venus Dasha/Bukti can bring transformation of personality (1st
house is also Venus).
Ability to negotiate way to fulfilling desires. Mercury associations
Gemini Mercury can bring health issues. Gains through friends (Mercury owns 11th
house of friends). Natural tendency toward fairness with others.
Moon brings big changes as well as inheritance. Provoked by
Cancer Moon discomfort to look deeply into things. Understands letting go and
moving on is a necessary part of gaining new increases.
Learning to develop detachment. Can bring sensitive ego, identity
Leo Sun issues related to father. A vulnerable personality. Great potential to
break free from past life karmas.
Deep thinker. Enjoys research, mysteries, occult sciences. Uses
Virgo Mercury intelligence to make best of circumstances. Unconventional
personality.
Talented, original artistic ability. Siblings are either troubled and/or
Libra Venus involved with research/occult sciences. Venus can deplete life force
energy. Purification and transformation of desires.
Scorpio Mars Interest in research and investigation. If afflicted, Mars can bring
scandalous affairs. Great regenerative energies. Courage to undergo
great change and face the unknown. Willingness to create a new
 identity.
Can bring excessive desires (Jupiter owns 11th house of
Sagittarius Jupiter desires), knowledge of the Mystery schools. Able to benefit
from difficulties.
Saturn brings transformations and revelations of a spiritual
nature (as Saturn also owns the 9th house of dharma). Fortune
Capricorn Saturn
can be unsteady in early years. Often uses difficulties to deepen
faith. Can grow in wisdom.
Can bring transformation to relationships (Saturn owns the 7th
house of relationships). If afflicted, brings scandal to
Aquarius Saturn relationships. Must learn to develop trust. Relationships
improve as one gets older. Must learn balance with emotions to
avoid weakening body with stress.
Mind with love for probing the depths of mysteries. Can bring
difficulty in having children. (Jupiter also rules 5th house.)
Pisces Jupiter
Inclined to share with others. Naturally drawn toward spiritual
practice for transformation.
Step3:
Once you have identified which sign is your Eighth house, the next step in understanding
aspects of your Transformation, Obstacles & Longevity house is to know which planets most
directly influence it and modify its nature.

To do this, run the Chart Report on Astroved. Examine your 8th House and note any planets
in that sign, then read the descriptions for each planet that you have in your 8th House to see
how they affect your 8th house indicators.
Planet in
the 8th General Effect If Afflicted
House
Somewhat shy. Interest and skill in
Weak constitution,
metaphysics, ambitious, self-acquired
difficulty with father.
Sun property, lucky, charitable, lover of music
Eyes or digestion may
and poetry. Can live far from birthplace.
have weakness.
Potential for government employment.
Easy acquisitions, sensual, inner charisma,
Loneliness. Health
learned, changeable. Natural interest in
Moon challenges, few children,
occult. Potential for inheritance. Generous
capricious.
in heart.
Sensual, crafty. Persuasive in speech. May Promiscuity. Vision
Mars
manage other people. impairment.
 Enthusiasm, keen memory, insights into
metaphysical matters, longevity, fame,
Speech or nervous
Mercury elevated status, inherited estate. May
disorders, domestic grief.
change jobs or partners frequently. Good
with details. Potential for world travel.
Luck through inheritance and other sources Liver/kidney problems,
Jupiter
of unearned income, longevity. Generous. promiscuous.
Long-lived, opulent, high status, generous
Sexual disease and
Venus physical comforts, unearned income. Often
difficulties in love.
owns property. Spiritual interests.
Favorable for strong health and longevity.
Work for everything you get. May need to Loss of strength after
Saturn work through anti-social tendencies. strong beginning.
Skilled at their work. Many responsibilities Perianal problems.
in life. Perseveres against odds.
Fearless, luck in speculative ventures, but
can also lose it. Must guard against Argumentative, immoral,
Rahu quarreling. Developing detachment about promiscuous, jealousy
critical opinions of others. Learning to trust from excessive desires.
and value relationships.
Deeply mystical, interest in metaphysical Covetous, mysterious
Ketu studies. Some delays in developing ones reproductive difficulties,
profession. Must learn to handle enemies. immoral.
To help you determine whether your 8th house will tend to have the negative influence
mentioned above, refer to the following chart. If your 8th House sign has an enemy planet
in it, then you need to guard against the negative effects. Rahu and Ketu are not listed as they
are generally considered unfavorable for all signs. Generally, no planet is optimal in the 8th
house. (An exception would be Saturn in its own sign bringing longevity.)
8th House
Friend Neutral Enemy
Sign
Saturn Venus
Aries Jupiter Sun Mars Moon
Mercury
Mercury Saturn Sun
Taurus Jupiter Moon Mars
Venus
Saturn Venus
Gemini Moon Jupiter Mars Sun
Mercury
Saturn Mercury
Cancer Jupiter Mars Moon Sun
Venus
 Saturn Mercury
Leo Jupiter Mars Sun Moon
Venus
Virgo Venus Mercury Saturn Sun Jupiter Mars Moon
Mercury Saturn
Libra Moon Jupiter Sun Mars
Venus
Jupiter Sun Moon Saturn Mercury
Scorpio
Mars Venus
Moon
Sagittarius Mars Sun Jupiter Saturn Venus
Mercury
Venus Mercury Moon Mars Jupiter
Capricorn
Saturn Sun
Aquarius Venus Saturn Jupiter Mercury Moon Mars
Saturn Venus
Pisces Mars Moon Jupiter
Mercury Sun
Step4:
The final step in understanding your personal 8th house is to examine where your 8th houses
Planetary Ruler is placed in your chart and what that means for you. Remember, the Planetary
Ruler can be found in the chart in Step 2.

Now, look again at your Chart Report. What sign is your planetary ruler of your 8th House
placed? For instance, you may find that you have a Pisces 8th House. Pisces ruling planet is
Jupiter. The Chart Report would show you in which House your Jupiter is placed. Perhaps
your Jupiter is in your 2nd House.

The placement of your 8th House planetary ruler will tell you how your Transformation,
Obstacles & Longevity karma will be experienced by you in this lifetime. So, in our example,
if your ruling 8th House planet is Jupiter and placed in your 2nd House (Wealth/Finances)
of Virgo, this favors the ability to generate income from others such as inheritance.

Keep in mind that as the planets have a range of values, so do placement of planets in the
houses. Below are some indications of each House:
Planet that
rules the 8th How your Transformation, Obstacles & Longevity Karma is
House is in shaped
your
A great range of fortunes: if strong (e.g. in its own sign in the 1st), it
brings a skill for the occult, dream work, insights into the psyche as
1st House
well as longevity. If afflicted, the opposite prevails. Must be precise
in dealings with government.
 Ability to earn income from unearned sources. If afflicted, can
2nd House bring addictions and speech difficulties. Must guard against critical
speech. Must maintain balanced diet.
Brings metaphysics into creative endeavors. Can bring difficulties
3rd House with siblings or health problems to them. Must eliminate abusive
language and channel speech in positive direction.
Can dampen happiness and relations with mother. Spiritual practice
brings capacity to cultivate inner contentment and transcend material
4th House
attachments. Must become practical in purchase of cars and not
spend excessively.
Creates obstacles in having children. Favorable for making money
through speculative ventures and entrepreneurial endeavors. Good
5th House for learning new things and does well to take courses throughout
life. Has real charity of heart toward poor and those without high
status.
Ability to overcome jealous adversaries. Favors healing ability.
6th House Possibility of chronic health issues. May have some difficult
employers which they can use to develop humility.
Spouse can have 8th house interests and career: research &
7th House development, investigation, metaphysics. May fail in business before
succeeding.
Longevity, money through inheritance or luck, charismatic
8th House persona, deep interest/knowledge in metaphysics. Excellent ability
to influence others which they must use in positive manner.
Favors mentorship from father figure, possible paternal inheritance.
9th House Must guard against renunciate tendencies and learn to support group
success.
Bring 8th house interests to career: psychology/psychiatry, R &D,
10th House investigation. Can do difficult things and triumph. May have some
periods of poverty.
Favors positive outcomes from speculative adventures through
11th House
friends. Has influential friends. Can bring difficulties to siblings.
Favors long distance travel (esp. foreign lands), spiritual attainment.
12th House Health away from home should be guarded. Interest in religious
matters. Must guard against unnecessary expenses.
By means of another example, if your Eighth House is Aquarius, then your planetary ruler is
Saturn. When you look at your chart, you see that Saturn is placed in its own sign of Aquarius
in the 8th House. Saturn, being the planet of longevity, in the house of longevity, brings you
the promise of a long life.
Summary
At this point, you now have an understanding of:

1. What sign rules your 8th House

2. What planets, if any, are in your 8th house
3. What planet rules your 8th house; and
4. In which house your ruling 8th house planet is placed in your chart.

This will give you a good basic comprehension of which signs and planets are influencing
your transformations, obstacles and longevity. If you have 2 or more planets in your 8th
House, look to which of the planets are weak and causing you difficulties based on the
descriptions of the planets above. Then remedy that planet!

When Transformation, Obstacles & Longevity Karma Become Active

Overcoming obstacles and sustaining strong health are generally an on-going interest for most
of us. But there are times when the lessons and opportunities for growth in these areas are
most pronounced. To see if you are in a period especially influencing your 8th house issues,
run your Planetary Influence report in Astroved for free. This report will tell you your
major and minor planetary period, called Dasha (major) and Bukti (minor). If your major
or minor planet is either the Ruler of your Eighth House or in the Eighth House, this will be a
time of increased focus on 8th house conditions. If the planet is good for you, look for
opportunities for transformational change through the loosing of old boundaries. If it is
unfavorable, then there can be chronic health issues or challenges with reputation or moral
conduct.

8th House Remedies

What Can I do About my 8th House Afflictions? There are several option to remedy ill effects
of the planets affecting your Eighth house.

Mantras:
There are secret mantras to help appease a planet that is destined to cause you problems. The
powerful and secret mantra to improve your 8th house affairs can be found on the Personal
Transformation Video for Level 2.

There are also planetary remedies you can do based upon your newfound analysis. First, to
strengthen your Eighth house, you can chant the mantra of the planet that rules your Eigth
house. The mantras for each house can be found on the Astroved site. Astroved is unique in
that it also offers Virtual Poojas that combine Mantra and Visual depictions of the planets.
This is another powerful way to win the grace of a planet that is not in your favor. Click here
to try a virtual pooja now for free.

Alternative Ways to Propitiate a Planet

You can propitiate a planet on the day of your 8th house ruler. For instance if Mars is the ruler
of your 8th House (i.e. Gemini or Virgo), then on Wednesday, the day ruled by Mars, you can
try fasting during daylight hours, but eat before sunrise and after sundown or remain
vegetarian the entire day.

Rituals:
Depending upon the level of the affliction that planet is causing you, you can perform a fire
ritual (called a homa or yagna) or pooja. Please see Astroved > Remedies > Planetary > >Fire
Rituals for more information.

Gemstone Therapy:
Wearing a gemstone for that planet can be used to placate or modify the influence of a planet.
Click here to learn which gemstone is best for your 8th House. Astroved will soon be selling
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Astrologer Consultation:
Let our astrologers sending you their recommendations for your personalized remedy for your
Eighth house. See our specials page for details.

Quiz:
In order to give a concrete example of 8th House analysis, take the quiz below based on
Oprah Winfreys chart. Venus is the planet indicating relationships in general or the karaka for
relationships. For women, Jupiter is the karaka for their mate.

Take our Eighth House quiz now >>