Last updated on June 5th, 2020 at 12:13 pm
What does 8th House Lord in 1st House mean?
When the planet that governs the 8th house of the natal birth chart is located in the 1st house or ascendant, it means to have this planetary combination.
As a general effect of this combination, the significances of the 1st house, such as self, soul, courage, valor, vitality, general health, physical strength, mentality, self-awareness, self-value, conditions of birth, etc are influenced by the significations of the 8th house, such as transformations, spirituality, hidden talents, occult knowledge, all hidden matters, darkness, fears, everything uncertain, as well as hidden treasures, talents, etc.
The given combination is generally considered inauspicious as the 8th house is a malefic house or Dusthana Bhava which brings a lot of disruptions and hardships to the most auspicious 1st house.
The 1st house is a trine and quadrant at the same time which makes it the most important and strongest house as per sidereal Vedic astrology. The presence of a malefic house lord in the ascendant obstructs the favorable energies unless the 8th lord is well placed and in good dignity.
That is if the 8th house lord is in good dignity in the 1st house, that is, in favorable sign and well supported by other planets, it is able to produce some good outcomes out of this combination despite malefic energies.
In addition to that, the 8th house ruler in the 1st house is in 6th from its own sign which adds difficult energies to this combination because the 6th house is another malefic house or Dusthana Bhava.
On the other hand, the 8th house belongs to the triangle of salvation or Moksha Trikona and the 1st house belongs to the triangle of righteousness or Dharma Trikona. Hence, if the 8th lord is in good dignity, it can indicate a deeply spiritually evolved soul, who has gone through lots of hard events.
Results of 8th House Lord in 1st House
Prone To Accidents
It is mentioned in classical scripture BHPS that individuals with this combination can suffer from accidents and which causes physical unhappiness, such as wounds.
The given effect is provided by the general signification of the 8th house, which are all kinds of unexpected difficult events. At the same time, the 1st house signifies body and physical conditions.
Hence, this combination influences the body of the native with various unexpected circumstances. The outcomes are highly dependent on the dignity of the 8th lord in the ascendant.
Accordingly, if the 8th house lord is well placed in the 1st house, it indicates that the native gains physical strength by experiencing all kinds of difficult circumstances and hostile environments in life.
After all, the 8th house is a natural home of Scorpio which is ruled by Mars and it can confer great physical endurance but with lots of situations that force the natives to become stronger.
On the contrary, if the 8th ruler is weak and in bad dignity in the 1st house, it indicates that the negative circumstances, hostile environment, and sudden disruptions overwhelm the native and may cause physical disturbances to the body.
Strong & Durable
If the given combination is well-formed it provides a lot of physical strength and durability to the body.
The given effect is provided by the 6th disposition formed by the placement of the 8th ruler in the given house. Herein the 6th signifies enemies, opposition, fights, war, discipline, and durability.
Accordingly, the body of the native becomes very strong and durable and the mentality of the native becomes very fierce, merciless, and aggressive in order to fight adversities in life that this combination brings.
It also means that these individuals are always opposed by enemies throughout life who are the main cause of sudden disturbances. Hence, there is no other option than become and remain strong.
It is self-explanatory that if the 8th lord is weak in the 1st house, it causes weak body and a lack of competitiveness to overcome adversities caused by enemies. It also causes a lack of courage, valor, and vitality.
As the 8th signifies long term diseases and the 6th (disposition) signifies general diseases, the ill placement of 8th ruler in the ascendant causes various health ailments.
Wicked Soul
Another thing that is mentioned in Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra is that these individuals can be antagonistic towards saints and be devoid of the purity of the soul. This causes enmity with religious people, Brahmins, and God.
This effect is hidden behind various astrological indications. To begin with, the 1st house is the most auspicious house and belong to the triangle of righteousness or Dharma Trikona. Thus, this house carries a lot of pure and righteous energies.
At the same time, the malefic and hostile 8th lord causes a lot of disturbances to the first house of soul and purity. It is like dropping black ink into the milk.
As a result, it is suspected that the native loses purity of the soul and actually becomes wicked from mentality. In the process of experiencing difficult situations in life, the native is in danger to become influenced by these negative energies and become crooked as a result.
If the 8th lord is in bad dignity and not supported by other planets in the ascendant, it indicates that the native becomes very sinful and aggressive after being exposed to hostile environments. These individuals can become involved with negative forces and criminal underground activities. They can also become very violent and aggressive.
While they are sinful, they abandon the path of righteousness and purity of soul which makes them serve negative forces.
Secretive Nature
As the 1st house signifies self, mentality, self-awareness, and general behavior while the 8th signifies everything uncertain and hidden, the given combination influences the native accordingly.
That is, the native has a very secretive and hidden mentality which causes a lot of uncertain feelings in other people. People in the surroundings are unsure and hesitant regarding the native.
As the 8th ruler casts a direct aspect upon the 7th house of public image and society, it reflects this hidden and questionable nature of the native to surroundings which causes others to always question and blame the native.
The 7th also indicates compassion, harmony, peace, and compromise and the aspect of an ill-placed 8th lord cause deficiency of these matters. Hence, the native lacks compassion because of being selfish and aggressive, which also causes bad public image and a lack of support from society.
Critical Mentality
This combination also causes a very quarrelsome (6th) and critical mentality (1st) to the native.
As a result, they become very criticizing in nature and prone to initiate quarrels and disputes with people.
If this combination is ill-formed, it indicates that the native becomes extremely self-destructive because of critical mentality. It also causes loss of harmony in their surroundings, which makes them miserable.
Moreover, in such a case, these natives may be involved in secret projects where they oppose other righteous people.
Deep Wisdom
However, if the 8th lord is strong and in good dignity, it gives a very talented mentality to the native regarding deep knowledge and research.
Such individuals become fit for activities where they are involved in the investigation and deep research. This talent is caused by strong 8th lord which brings the wisdom of hidden matters and occult-related things to the house of mentality.
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Religious truth & wisdom to bless your life
Keep repenting and repeating secretly in mind: "God is enough for me and I bear witness that there is no other worthy of worship than the Almighty Creator alone" for the joy and abundance of God to flow in.
(Surat al-Baqarah 2:163)
Whoever makes the Hereafter (aims for piety & righteousness to attain salvation) his/her goal, Allah (english: God) makes his/her heart rich, and organizes his/her affairs, and the world comes to him/her whether it wants to or not.
(Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2465)
And God is the most merciful and loving. The God Almighty said: By My might and majesty, I will continue to forgive them, as long as they seek My forgiveness.
(Musnad Aḥmad 11237)
And God protects the faithul more than a caring Mother protects her child.
(Sahih al-Bukhari 5999)
Do not perform idolatry, impiety, disrespect for parents. Never endanger lives (saving one life is like saving whole humanity). Do not commit theft, adultery, false witness (disregard all cruel conspiracies towards innocent believers), and do not envy.
(Surat al-An’am 6:151-153)
The Messenger of God [PBUH] used to stress charity in his sermons, and prohibit mutilation. But protect truth and believers at all costs.
(Sunan an-Nasa'i 4047)
There must be no racism, sects, tribes, or gangs amongst you, and take special care of women, and increased rewards get those who educate women especially who suffer in calamities.
(The Last Sermon, Riyad as-Salihin 278)
Holy Prophet [PBUH] raised the status of and established legal rights for women which were never present before, and protected them from harassment, and stressed duty and good treatment to mother. Also, completely prohibited injustice towards girl-children (unjust people used to get rid of them for financial reasons).(Sahih al-Bukhari 3446, Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 5, al-Baqarah 2:228)
All people are practically beleivers if they believe in one God, The Prophets (some of them: Solomon, Moses, Jesus) and The Seal of Prophets (Muhammad) peace be upon them. That is, do not be quick to judge and leave judgment to God except when there is direct threat to righteous beleivers.
All people are practically beleivers if they believe in one God, The Prophets (some of them: Solomon, Moses, Jesus) and The Seal of Prophets (Muhammad) peace be upon them. That is, do not be quick to judge and leave judgment to God except when there is direct threat to righteous beleivers.
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying while pointing his hands towards the east: The turmoil would appear from this side; verily, the turmoil would appear from this side (he repeated it thrice)(Sahih Muslim 2905e).Muhammad [PBUH] was most akin to Jesus [PBUH], who is coming back, and the best of people will be under protection of Jesus [PBUH].
Some of The Last Words of God via The Last Prophet [PBUH]
(Riyad as-Salihin 1808)
Moreover, the 1st house is also related to general intelligence. Hence, the presence of the 8th ruler provides a deep understanding of all the hidden things and sciences.
This also suggests that they still remain very secretive, but in this case, it is for good as they become involved in secret activities or organizations where their deep wisdom supports them.
Spiritually Evolved Soul
On the contrary, if the given combination is well-formed, it indicates that people with this combination become more mature and evolved from soul and mentality after experiencing a lot of negativity.
In this situation, they are able to grasp and learn what is good and what is bad which makes them avoid the mistakes made by others in the future.
As a result, they can actually become very spiritual from the soul as all these hardships prompt the natives to evolve into mature beings from souls.
After all, the 8th house belongs to the triangle of salvation which makes these natives deeply interested in spiritual topics and enlightenment, which will lead closer to salvation or heaven.
Equally, this combination makes these natives experience paranormal sights or other similar deeply subconscious events that initiate the process of transformation of the soul, which causes opening up the third eye, or in other words, to become awakened.
The native is forced to face all the fears and step into the unknown darkness in order to find the light towards enlightenment. The paranormal events caused by sensation of hidden energies become the guides to the soul.
s the 8th house remains malefic, even when the lord is well placed, it still provides a lot of painful situations that actually make the soul stronger and motivate it to become evolved and notice the beauty and hidden miracles of life. This is the beauty of transformation, which is hard, but extremely rewarding.
When the 8th lord is in good dignity, it also causes a considerably good public image of the native. Yet, they still appear mysterious to people, but in this case, in a good way.
Namely, people see them as highly mature and spiritually evolved souls. As a result, they also attract like-minded people from society and get support from them. It is because the average person can not understand these individuals with this combination.
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