Mystery of 8th House : House of Transformation, death, mundane obstacles and new beginning, a spiritual understanding for removing the The dreaded fear of 8th house.
What is 8th House about ?
Transformation is a process, and as life happens there are tons of ups and downs. It’s a journey of discovery — there are moments on mountaintops and moments in deep valleys of despair.
- Rick Warren
Now question is what actually is transformation and how it is deeply linked with the 8th house matters.Logically 8th house is a mystic house of higher Spiritual transformation, Secretive and hidden agendas,hidden knowledge that we need to dig deeper via keep exploring it till at the end of life cycle. It is a house of an occult sciences, Tantra practises. It gives Death of higher ego (what is bright , acceptable and appreciable in society is in mundane world seen and perceived has higher ego ruled by Aries and Scorpio, Being the house of transformations after life hurdles and obstacles act as house of darkness and transformations where sunlight always reaches late). Being the house of Mundane transformations, ups and downs this house is closely linked with the past birth pending karmic debts that we must have to exhaust in any case, it is mainly deals with the unfinished karmic debts those are done in unconsciously adharmic or mistaken State “Avastha” when conscious is not in awake phase in earlier births.
Deeper Definition of 8th house
8th house is being a vast house of spirituality, Death and transformations is hard to decode in few words. It need lots of understanding in straight way language. It is something hidden that only we can experience and then we can able to know about it and what world is perceived is beyond of this knowledge, what they are seeing its only the mundane transformation but in actual reality it is a house of what is hidden in destiny that we need to explore from hidden or buried form under the ground.
Being the karka house of Scorpio It has mystery, death, transformations, learning and sufferings but its deep essence lies in understanding the deeper transformations appears in 9th house of wisdom. We can never experience wisdom and higher philosophy unless and until we go thorough it. Every Death and Suffering has some higher learning’s and teaching of almighty that is kept hidden for society benefits (10th). Unless and until we never realised the deeper sufferings and transformations connected with the 8th house we can never become a filtered soul who can understand the higher wisdom and philosophy of life that is seen from the 9th house. that’s the reason it is falling in 12th from 9th house, first we need to filter out debts then we can become pious and pure soul who can connect with the brahman tatva.
In Layman language, 8th house covers primarily transformations of mundane worlds, i.e obstacles seen with respect to 7th ( Marriages and partnerships — being falling in 2nd house from 7th house — sustain-er house, if 8th is having beneficial it will sustain the partnerships and joint finances but if malefic’s are present in 8th it will block or end the partnership ), it gives Direct challenges in personal and joint financials life 8th being in 7th from 2nd house.
Malefic’s Being fallen in 8th (Sufferings to the body and intelligence ) from Lagana it affects the longevity of the native and legacy, being a house of 8th and 2nd from 7th, 5th from 4th — inheritance is seen from the 8th house.
Most important it is seen for long lasting chronic health issues pending due to unknown causes but in actual reality true real sense and acute health issues seen from the the 6th house.Being fallen in 11th from 10th house it gives breaks in career and at the same time shows new beginning or new journey of the career of native as seen from the 8th house. being a house of secret unknown hidden truth it could give unknown destiny to the native and can totally changes the path of career of native. One must be aware in the dasha of the 8th house/lord Antardasha period for any sudden change in career path.
Spiritual and Astrological Significance of 8th House
In General, The Eighth House is known for the house of “ Greater Life Transformations, unknown and hidden Obstacles & Longevity related issues those can falls in Marriage and in personal life”. 8th being a house of the moksha trikona house indicates a house of higher awakening, spiritual learning and self realisation for purification of the inner self and soul. If 8th house is well disposed and beneficially placed and is strong it usually indicates healthy mind, body and soul and one can easily overcome life challenges that comes in life, and related to longevity.
If 8th house is malefically disposed or afflicted by strong malefic planets than it can shows karmic backlogs of past births with intent of having deep grudges and revengeful behavior. One must not stick to these deep hidden revengeful thoughts if the soul is wanted to transform in true reality of higher conscious. Being Karka of something hidden, deep and secretive in nature as what we learns form scorpio signs , it shows hidden activity related to 8th house , as it falls in 2nd from 7th (Marriage partnerships) it shows hidden sexual activities, depending on the nature of sign, planets and state (Beneficial and malefic) it shows the sexual orientation in marriage or in relationships. If it is beneficial native might has soft orientation wrt to Sexuality but same time it is having malefic planets native might have rough and wild sexual orientation wrt to Sexual acts.
Meanwhile these sexual deviancy also helps in rising of one’s kundalini shakti after realising the true essence of Yogi.In Sexual tantras this house has major role for understanding or transforming into yog Marg. At the same time if 7th house shows what you are seeking in close relationships between partnerships — love (Moon in 7th ) or libido (Venus in 7th) , 8th house shows how you manage your sexuality and how you and what sort of sexual act you follows in bonding. Malefic can shows imbalance in sexual orientation and beneficial shows native of highest order of spiritual moral and follow the same path. People of highest order of spiritual path usually follows strong penance or Tapa Yoga by controlling their sexual energy into highest order of spirituality, that’s why it leads to Moksha and falls under Moksha trikona sthan — being falling in 5th from 4th ( Skills required in Moksha or bhakti marg).
For siddha purushas this is the house of Kundali Awakening to reach into highest order of Subconscious mind and its stability and how you went through it — balance it or suffering via it which can results to psychological issues , everything depends on the strength of the 8th house and its lord in d1 and d60 chart. that’s the reason those having strong 8th house have deep hidden talents wrt to occult sciences and blessed with highest order of deep intuitions and psychic abilities. People falls in these types of categories are well versed in seeing futures those related with deaths and mysteries, can see futuristic dreams those related with Something bad future events or related to destructive points wrt to personal relations or might be related to mundane worlds too. In many of cases people develops deep interest in decoding deep and hidden meanings of interpreting weird and hidden dreams signals. it has been seen many people have abilities to speaks with dead souls too.
Being a house of legacy, it is also shows of corruptions, scandals and negative traits regarding unethical monetary gains via lottery and scandalous money. Being the house of deep secrets and root of Kundalini regarding 8th house hidden mysteries it shows energy level of Mool dhara chakra we have in our body and any imbalance in 8th house energy can leads to imbalanced root chakra and disturbed Mental and financial life.
Longevity and 8th house ( verses from Brihat Parashara hora Shashtra ) :
Sage Parashara in BPHS has clearly said it is primarily seen for the longevity matters , below are the translations of 8th house as explained by Sage:
Regarding Long Life :
“ O excellent of the Brahmins, listen to me speak on the effects of 8th House. If 8ths Lord is in an angle, long life is indicated.”
“Meaning : It 8th lord is well placed in trines ( 1, 5 and 9th house it indicates long life)
Regarding Short Life :
“ Should 8ths Lord join Lagnas Lord, or a malefic and be in 8th itself, the native will be short lived.”
Meaning : If 8th lord is connected with Lagnesh or any malefic and all are placed in 8th house then it is a yoga for short life. for e.g Leo Lagana — lagnesh sun (1st) is with Jupiter (8th) and Rahu (7th lord-Markesh) in 8th house that shows short life of the native.
Saturn and 10ths Lord about Longevity :
“ Similarly consider Saturn and 10ths Lord in the matter of longevity. 10ths Lord is in 8th along with a malefic Planet and/or Lagnas Lord.
“Regarding Long Life :
“ There will be long life, if 6ths Lord is in 12th, or, if 6ths Lord is in 6th, as 12ths Lord is in 12th, or, if 6ths Lord and 12ths Lord are in Lagna and 8th. If the Lords of 5th, 8th and 1st House are in own Navāmśaas, own Rāśis, or in friendly Rāśis, the native will enjoy a long span of life. Should the Lords of Lagna, 8th and 10th House and Saturn are all disposed severally in an angle, in a trine, or in 11th House, the subject will live long. Like these, there are many other Yogas, dealing with the issue of longevity. The strength and weakness of the Planets concerned be estimated in deciding longevity.”
Regarding Short Life :
“ Ones span of life will be between 20 and 32 years, if Lagnas Lord is weak, while 8ths Lord is an angle. The native will only be short-lived, if 8ths Lord is in fall, while 8th House has a malefic in it and 1st House is bereft of strength. Death will be instant at birth, if 8th House, 8ths Lord and 12th House are all conjunct malefics. Malefics in angles and/or trines and benefics in 6th and/or 8th House, while 1st House has in it 8ths Lord in fall: this Yoga will cause immediate end. If 5th and 8th House and 8ths Lord are all conjunct malefics, the life span will be very brief. Within a month of birth, death will befall the child, if 8ths Lord is in 8th itself, while Moon is with malefics and be bereft of beneficial Aspect.”
Regarding Long Life :
“ One will be long-lived, if Lagnas Lord is in exaltation, while Moon and Jupiter are, respectively, in 11th and 8th House. If Lagnas Lord is exceedingly strong and receives a Aspect from a benefic, which is placed in an angle, the person concerned will be wealthy, virtuous and long-lived.”
Spiritual Experience regarding 8th house :
During the recent past years, i have heard and seen from many of people who are scared about the dreaded fear of 8th house — as being 8th house is always about a house of death, house of past birth curses, house of sufferings, Delays, Hurdles and obstacles and Many more bla bla things without knowing its spiritual essence etc.One should always remember death of Soul and Body is only one aspect of 8th house, it has many more hidden secrets that are stored in deep mystery world. Death is majorly seen only when strength of Lagnesh (1st) and 8th lord is purely devoid and weakly placed in D1, D9 and d60 chart.Main planet for Seeing Death via 8th house is always be a separative planet ( Nodes ).
Always remember God never punishes you without any reason, he is the one who gives us new chance and watches our every actions, and those who aspire to reach new heights for new spiritual journey out of your past karmic actions and sins, he gave them bliss of spirituality for guiding mankind in right path. Those who are in fear or guilt of their past actions god gave them first opportunity to learn and helps to let them transform themselves into new path of spirituality for the well being of own soul and other pathless souls.
Astrologically, let me tell you 8th house energy is not easy to understand in simple layman language, its being Karka house of saturn ( Longevity) and Ketu ( Occult and higher Spirituality ).One should know first what saturn (Karmic Transformations) and Ketu ( Pending Karams, Occult and divine spirituality ) represents — Initially saturn being lord of Mool Dhara chakara first gets disturbed here due to imbalanced mundane desires arise after sufferings,delays and hurdles and out of those difficulties it makes person first empty hand and when further those disappointments makes your more closer toward higher divine path it activated the Kundlaini energies toward higher chakaras and when all the chakras in balance state, everything including any sort of mundane desires will be comes to you without any efforts but in right time, but first preparation and learning is important Here.
Ketu being the karka of 8th it makes you ultimate divine and after learning of pending karmic duties it balances you so that you can move further without support. It’s the Universal rule, to activate your kundalni energy you need to first become balance and eligible for it and when it reaches to 12th house ( HIgher Sub Conscious samadhi) it makes one more toward higher almighty and its dhayan.
logically it’s not a house of death of Body and Soul, its a house of death of ego and false intelligence ( represented by lagana) being falling in 8th from 1st — it ends the lagana false properties and over proud — as Rahu and Sun being stronger in lagana.
It’s more a house of spiritual transformation and sacrificing your mundane desires and gives new understanding on spirituality being falling in 9th from 12th. It’s about house of surrendering your false ego and destroying your falseness given by Lagana .
when you surrender all of your mundane desires and greeds it gives you new transformations that where your new experience spiritual journey starts. Mundane sufferings leads to new journey of spirituality and transformations and end is peace and you will be a blessed one that where the roles of 9th house came ( Divine wisdom). That’s why it is falling in 5th ( Skilled require for Bhakti) from 4th — the moksha trine, where 4th is the bhakti sthan then 8th is the house of sadhna required for bhakti for divine mother — where it sits. being fallen in 12th from 9th house of Sanchit karama it represents the what is left from your past karams — the debits of past that you have to finish in this birth without any if and buts. Debits are not curses, they are left over tasks that you have to finish in any case. Its not a house of curses it only shows your debits of past wrt to your past karmas and actions you had unknowingly done by moving in Adharamic path due to negligence of intelligence and believing in false ego and proud.
So, those having any number of malefic or benefic planets in 8th house need not to worry, it’s not meant for you to suffer unknowingly it’s only a call from higher divine to Surrender yourself toward him and move ahead in the path of spirituality that’s what it shows 11th from 10th house- new beginning (11th) of your karama (10th) for society that is needed in this birth. In simple language 8th house shows your new spiritual journey toward higher goals, those having planets in 8th house, first Surrender your ego and let move your soul toward higher journey of hidden secrets of spirituality.
Case Studies :
Case study 1 : Jyotish, Spirituality and Research : Author of Jagannath Hora ( P.V.R Narsimha Rao)
This is a strong chart of Having strong Spiritual Transformations and doing deep research after experiencing Jyotish Journey, meeting Jyotish Guru and later diving deep in exploring Jyotish scriptures. Here, Lagnesh being Beneficial is in 8th house with 8th lord Mars, 2nd lord Venus (Beneficial) , 6th lord Saturn and getting aspect from Retrograde Jupiter (Beneficial) shows long life — with blessing of spiritual bliss via Mode of Jupiter (Guru, Jyotish and spirituality etc) and also shows sharp mind, with straightforward logical approach while writing and speaking. Junction of Mercury, Mars and Saturn shows having greater level of patience in engineering and calculative tasks, andalso furthers shows native would be an expert mathematician. All the junction falls in 3rd from Moon shows very much skilled in calculative tasks, lagnesh and 3rd lord link also shows Dhi-Manta yoga in research and showing ability and presence of sense of logical approach in every way .
Case study 2 : Spirituality and Meditation : Osho Rajneesh
This is an another example Strong chart of showing higher order of spirituality and learning experience after deep meditation. Here lagnesh Venus (Beneficial) is in 8th house in sign of Sagittarius, with 10th lord Saturn, 3rd lord Moon, 5th lord Mercury and 12th lord Mars shows — highest order of transformations and deep spirituality after experiencing Deep meditation.Lagnesh is placed in 8th house of occultism with 2nd lord mercury shows very much logical approach and highest order of intellect, making him a blissful speaker with profound logic. Junction of planets on sagittarius signs shows deep thought on ideas of revolution of deep mystery, higher wisdom and life philosophy. Even chart also shows presence of Dhi-Manta yoga, writing ideas based on experiencing deep emotional thoughts.
Case study 2 : Short life and life Transformations
This is an example chart showing short life at the age of 23 after facing serious disorder of neural and blood clotting.Here lagnesh Sun is in 8th house with 8th lord Jupiter and North node rahu shows Short life span due to some sort of accidents or disorder related with head. Moreover 6th lord Saturn also in close mutual aspect with Bhadkesha Lord Mars falling in 8th from AL too further shows serious threat to longevity.
With thanks and Regards,
Rakesh Singh Jamwal
Source and Reference:Brihat Parashara hora shashtra
Originally published at www.vedicsiddhanta.in.