Planets and its influence on career

S N Rao

In the quest to understand the importance of planets that influence our career many astrologers often restrict themselves to the 6th house, the house of service and the 10th house, the house of career. Planets occupying the 6th house or the 10th house will be looked at with a lot more importance and predictions are made. The dasha, antardasha operating at the time is often overlooked and hence predictions made go awry. The planets which are more active during the dasha period, antardasha period will play an equal / if not more active role in determining the efficacy of the predictions.

Similarly apart from the 6th house and the 10th house, the 3rd house also plays an important role in determining the growth in career. 3rd house happens to be the 6th house from the 10th house / 10th house from the 6th house indicating its importance. It is the house which determines the abilities of the individual to handle a job, service thereby shaping up the career of the native. A strong 3rd house gives a good and high achieving career for which the services are recognized significantly. Similarly a weak 3rd house will not give the native advances in his career and his life will be full of struggles.

The third house in Astrology deals with all art related matters. Painting, singing, writing, films, dance, drama are some of the matters which are governed by the third house. In the charts of famous actors and singers we very often see a strong third house or many planets placed in the third house. We even see a strong third house in the charts of archeologists, journalists, and people associated with the media industry. Venus is not the karaka of the third house but Venus represents art and all the third house matters indicated above. When Venus gets connected with the third house either by ownership, occupation or aspect, it gives a boost to the third house matters. Those who are looking for a career where glamour and public attention are involved need to have a strong Venus and a strong third house. Together with Venus other planets will produce different artists when placed in the third house.

Mercury indicates writing and when a strong Mercury gets associated with the third house a career in writing is indicated. If not a career in writing, then a person may have good writing skills. This is seen in the charts of journalists and writers. Professors and teachers are seen from Jupiter’s occupation, aspect or ownership of the third house, as Jupiter being Guru governs the teaching profession. Saturn in third house, career-wise, gives an interest in philosophy. If a person is a writer, his writings will be philosophical with Saturn in the third house; if a movie director, then he will make movies that have a philosophical outlook. Ketu and Rahu if aspected by a benefic will give glamour and the struggle for it. Mars indicates courage, as does the third house and its relationship with the third house can give a career in fields like police and defense. Sun placed in third house is the same as Mars in the third house and will give courage. Moon in the third house career-wise indicates an interest in psychology.

A strong third house gives good concentration abilities to the person. With this power a person can focus all his energies on the desired objects and achieve them easily. The third house governs willpower as well. With strong willpower a person can achieve many things easily in life. Afflictions to the rest of the birth chart but a strong third house at the same time can give a person what he wants through sheer willpower.

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