The Tenth House

The Tenth House

The most difficult and at the same time the most important part in the analysis of a horoscope is the determination or occupation or profession.

In fact, the number of avocations today is so vast and varied that it is nearly impossible to ascertain with any degree of accuracy the exact nature of profession. There are several difficulties that present themselves before an astrologer in his task of adapting ancient astrological principles to suit current professions.

In former times occupations were few and the differentiation between one occupation and another was clearly marked. But proper and judicious investigation into all the relevant factors will reveal which vocation and the degree of success one may achieve in it.

The tenth house refers to occupation, profession, temporal honours, foreign travels, self-respect, knowledge and dignity and means of livelihood.

Results of Lord of Tenth House in Different Houses

1. In the First House: When the lord of the tenth house occupies the Ascendant, the native rises in life by sheer dint of perseverance. He will be self-employed or pursue a profession of independence.

When the Lagna and 10th lord combine in the first house the native becomes very famous and a pioneer in his field of work. He founds a public institution and engages himself in social projects.

2. In the Second House : The 10th lord in the second house makes the native fortunate. He rises well in life and makes a lot of money. He may engage himself in the family trade and develop it. If malefics afflict the 10th house he will suffer losses and be responsible for winding up the family business. He will prosper in catering and restaurant businesses.

3. In the Third House : The native may have to travel constantly on short-journeys. He will be a speaker or writer of celebrity if the 10th lord is well-placed. His brothers may be instrumental to some extent in advancing his career.

If 10th lord is in the 6th, 8th or 12th from Navamsa Lagna or in an unfriendly constellation in the 3rd house, the native’s rise in life is slow and beset with obstacles. If the 3rd lord is also afflicted, rivalry between brothers may lead to reversals, obstacles, etc, in the native’s career.

4. In the Fourth House : The native will be a lucky man and highly learned in various subjects. He will be famous both for his learning and generosity. If the 10th lord is strong, the native is respected wherever he goes and he receives royal avour. He may engage in agricultural pursuits or in dealings with immovable properties.

If the 4th lord, the 9th lord and the 10th are beneficially disposed and related to one another, the native wields great political authority as a president or head of a government. If the 10th lord is depressed, eclipsed, in an inimical sign or afflicted by malefic planets, the native will lose his lands and be forced to take to a life of servitude. The same result obtains if the 10th lord conjoins the 8th lord in the 4th house in a malefic shashtyamsa.

5. In the Fifth House : The native shines well as a broker and engages in speculation and similar business. If benefics join the lord of the 10th in the 5th house, the native leads a simple and pious life engaging himself in prayers and pious activities. He may become the head of an orphanage or remand home if the 10th lord occupies the 6th, 8th or 12th Navamsa.

6. In the Sixth House : The person will have an occupation bearing on judiciary, prisons or hospitals. If Saturn aspects the 10th lord, he may have to work all his life in a low-paying jbb with not much prospects. If benefics aspect the 10th lord, he holds a post of authority and will be held in high esteem for his character. If Rahu or afflicted malefics are with the 10th lord, he may suffer disgrace in his career. He may be exposed to criminal action and face imprisonment.

7. In the Seventh House: The 10th lord placed in the 7th house gives a mature wife who will assist the native in his work. He will travel abroad on diplomatic missions. He will be well known for his skill in talking and achieving objectives. He will make profits through partnerships and co-operative ventures. If malefics afflict the 10th lord, the native will be debased in his sexual habits and indulge in every kind of vice.

8. In the Eighth House : The native has many breaks in career. If the 10th lord is fortified, he will occupy a high office in his field but only for a short time. If a malefic planet afflicts the 10th lord the person has criminal propensities and commits offences. If Jupiter influences the 10th lord by aspect or association in the 8th house, he will become a mystic or spiritual teacher. Saturn here makes the person an undertaker or otherwise employed in burning ghats, graveyards, etc.

9. In the Ninth House: The 10th lord in the 9th house makes the native a spiritual stalwart. He will be a beacon light to spiritual seekers if Jupiter aspects the 10th lord.

If both benefics and maiefics aspect the 10th lord, the native is generally fortunate and well-to-do. He follows a hereditary profession or that of a preacher, teacher or healer. The father of the native has a great influence on him. He will be a dutiful son and do many charitable deeds.

10. In the Tenth House: If the 10th lord is strongly disposed in the 10th, the native can be highly successful in his profession and command respect and honour. If the lord is weak and afflicted, he will have no self-respect, cringing for favours. He will also be a dependent all his life. He will be fickle-minded. If the 10th lord occupies the 6th, 8th or 12th houses from Navamsa, the native’s career will be routine and ordinary. If three other planets conjoin the 10th lord in the 10th house, the native becomes an ascetic.

11. In the Eleventh House: The person earns immense riches. Fortunate in every respect he will engage himself in meritorious deeds. He will give employment to hundreds of persons and will be endowed with a high sense of honour. He will have many friends. If the eleventh house comes under affliction, “is friends will turn enemies and cause him every sort of hardship and worry.

12. In the Twelfth House : If the 10th lord occupies the twelfth house, the native will have to work in a far-off place. He will lack comforts and face many difficulties in life. If beneficially disposed, the native becomes a spiritual seeker. He will be separated from his family and wander about without success if malefics afflict the 10th lord.

He will indulge in smuggling and other nefarious activities, Rahu afflicting the 10th lord makes the native a cheat and a criminal. He causes sorrow to his family and relatives.

Other Important Considerations

Astrology is a science of tendencies and predictions do not imply fatalism or absolute predetermination. Consequently, it is only one’s natural aptitudes or leanings for specific occupations that can be known from the horoscope. Therefore, no definite astrological factors can be fixed for each vocation. Before judging the profession it is necessary to ascertain the mental, intellectual and physical abilities of the native by a careful examination of the strength or weakness of the Sun, the Moon and the Lagna respectively. The position of Mercury is equally important.

For, though classical astrology has assigned the mental outlook of a person to the position of the Moon, yet our observations go to show that as the planet Mercury rules buddhi or intelligence, his auspicious disposition is equally important in order to measure one’s mental make-up. When either the Moon or Mercury receives a series of evil aspects particularly those of Rahu and Saturn, one lacks the strength of mind needed to face critical situations and would be unfit for professions involving responsibility and the ability to meet critical situations.

It would, in our experience, be reasonable to expect a planet in the tenth or ruling the 10th house to have more influence over the vocation than a planet of general prominence in any other part of the chart. This however is different from implying that the ruler of the 10th or a planet in the 10th house can be considered a fixed factor for any of the professions. A statistical study of over 50 charts has revealed that it is only in 15 charts that the 10th lord and the 10th Bhava were definite factors in determining the native’s profession.

But the most powerful planet in the chart will also have a bearing on profession. Going back to the ability to meet situations, a planet in the 10th house receiving a powerful aspect from a benefic denotes that the individual is not lacking in the ability of the nature of the aspecting planet that he could make a success of it.

If the Sun and Rahu are in the 10th house aspected by Jupiter, the native may preside over political meetings and take interest in political activities ; but politics will not be the native’s profession. If the Sun and Mars are in the 10th house with Mars fortified and in dignity, the native may be a medical man but would be interested in politics and even involved in it.

For purposes of study, we may classify the various occupations into six broad groups or categories, viz., (1) Intellectual avocations, (2) economic avocations, (3) aesthetic activities, (4) routine works, (5) mechanical professions and (6) trades.

This classification is too general because it is impossible to draw a line of distinction between the different categories. An author, whose main work is intellectual, may spend a part of his time in composing and printing or insurance business. In his occupation, therefore, both the intellectual and economic aspects come in. There are instances when people suddenly change their careers from teaching to business. This is explained by the fact that there is a special stimulus to certain qualities at certain ages, probably depending upon the nature of the directional influences (Dasas and Bhuktis) operating then.

Taking the first group—Intellectual avocations—historians, mathematicians, scientists, philosophers, doctors, astronomers, astrologers, psychologists, psycho-analysts, judges, lawyers, etc., come under this group. To the economic group maybe assigned politicians, bank workers, insurance workers, actuaries, industrialists, mill-owners and manufacturers. Musicians, actors, singers, dancers, dramatists, cinema stars, artistes belong to the Aesthetic group. Routine workers include the large number of clerks, shop assistants, waitors and the general staff in offices, government and business organisations.

Labourers, agriculturists, carpenters, artisans, mechanics, compositors, millworkers, etc., belong to the fifth group. The sixth, viz. traders include the rank and file of merchants, booksellers, publishers, stationers, grocers, printers, journalists, manufacturing representatives, etc. Each one of these avocations can be divided into a number of divisions. For instance, an artist may be a sculptor, photographer or etcher ; a musician may be a violinist, vocalist, composer or flutist.

An engineer may be an inventor, designer or a mechanic and so on. Hence it would be impossible to make an entire catalogue of professions and group them to suit astrological factors generally speaking Jupiter and Mercury refer to intellectual avocations, Venus to aesthetic professions, the Sun, the Moon and Mars to economic occupations. Mercury to traders, Saturn to hard working jobs and Rahu and Ketu to routine workers.

In a chart there may be blends of different planetary influences. A philosopher and a scientist are both intellectual workers : but in the former case Jupiter will be prominent and in the latter Mercury.

If these influences are further affected by those of the Sun or Mars, then service under the State is indicated. Mercury is a very important planet for creative or fictional writing. Jupiter end Venus influencing Mercury in the 10th house may give rise to a poet. Mercury and Jupiter may make one sh.ne as an author or spiritual, literary and religious subjects. Mercury’s situation in the 10th is the best gift for an author. In the absence of such a combination, Mercury should occupy a quadrant, preferably the 7th house.

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Three instances draw our attention in the matter of deciding profession. They are :— (1) When the 10th house is not occupied by any planet (2) When the 10th house is occupied by a planet (3) When the 10th house is occupied by more than one planet.

Taking the first : When there is no planet in the 10th house, take the 10th lord as primary determinant and the lord of the Navamsa occupied by the 10th house as the secondary determinant. Between the two, the stronger planet generally indicates the nature of profession. When the 10th house is occupied by a planet, then of the lord of the 10th house, its occupant and the lord of the Navamsa occupied by the 10th lord, the strongest planet becomes the primary determinant.

When the 10th house is occupied by more than one planet, the most powerful planet becomes the prime determinant provided there is no conjunction. If there is a conjunction, the stronger of the Navamsa lords of these two planets will give the clue. Or, when the different planets are more or less of equal strength, then there will be a blending of influences and more than one occupation may be indicated. These principles are very general and must be adapted suitably.

The 10th house should be reckoned not only from Lagna but also from the Moon and the Sun. It is also common experience that the reckoning made from the strongest of these three centers gives good results in judging occupation.

Chart No. 1 –  The Lagna in this chart is Sagittarius and is very powerful being occupied by own lord Jupiter. The 10th lord is Mercury and he occupies the Navamsa of Mars in great strength He is Vargottama (occupies the same sign in Rasi and Navamsa). The chart belongs to a military emperor with aggressive tendencies. Mars as lord of the sign occupied by the 10th lord Mercury has given a militant profession.

From the Moon also, the 10th house is a sign ruled by Mercury who is in a martian Navamsa. From the Sun the 10th house being Capricorn its lord Saturn is in Scorpio Navamsa ruled by Mars again. Or consider the strongest of the Lagna, the Moon and the Sun. The Lagna is occupied by own lord Jupiter and 2nd and 3rd lord Saturn. The Sun sign is also strong, the Sun being exalted and with Mercury and Venus.

The Moon sign is Virgo aspected by Saturn. The Lagna would emerge the strongest of the three and the 10th lord from here indicates a military profession. In deciding the vocational determinant, another important factor is also to be considered, viz., the planet whose shadvargas predominate in regard to the 10th lord and the 10th house.

The Ascendant (10.2 rupas) is more powerfully than the Moon (8.8 rupas). The 10th is occupied by the Moon. The 10th lord is Mercury and he is in the Navamsa of Mars. Mercury occupies six vargas of Mars while Mars has 3 vargas of the Sun.

Though the Moon (occupant of the 10th house) is more important than Mercury (the ruler of the 10th house) yet as the Moon is in a bhava-sandhi (junction point), he is rendered incapable of giving the results of the 10th house. Therefore Mercury and his shadvarga strength, viz., that of Mars, determine profession as being predominantly military.

Planets in the Tenth House

1. The Sun : The native is successful in all that he undertakes. He will be strong and happy. He will have sons, vehicles, fame, intelligence, money and power. He will be employed in government service. He will acquire ancestral wealth. He will be fond of music and have personal magnetism. If Mars associates with the Sun, the native becomes addicted to vices like drinking, etc.

If Mercury joins the Sun he acquires profound knowledge of the sciences. He will be fond of women and ornaments. If Venus joins the Sun in the 10th house, the native gets a rich wife. Saturn with the Sun generally causes sorrow and dejection.

2. The Moon : The native will be religious, wealthy, intelligent and bold. He will succeed in all his evdeavours. He will obtain corn, ornaments, women and will be skilled in the arts. He will be of a helpful nature and virtuous. Jupiter with the Moon makes the native learned in ancient subjects and skilled in astrology.

If Saturn aspects the Moon, the native will be a dispassionate thinker but earning through printing and selling books. He will have many friends and lead a comfortable and long life. He will be the trustee of religious institutions.

3. Mars : Other combinations favouring the native may become a cruel ruler. He will be fond of praise and may take bold steps in governing. He will be rash. He will earn much money. If Mercury joins Mars, the person will be a skilled scientist or technician patronised by the rulers.

If Jupiter is with Mars, the native becomes the head of low-class people. If with Venus, he becomes a trader in foreign lands. If Saturn and Mars combine in the 10th house, he will be daring but will have no progeny.

4. Mercury: He will be a happy and straightforward person. He will be a scholar in many subjects and engaged in acquiring more knowledge and fame. He will be successful in all his endeavours. He will have defective eyesight but profound knowledge in astronomy and mathematics.

If Venus joins him, the native will have a charming wife and wealth. If Jupiter, he will be unhappy, and childless but move in prominent circles of the government. Saturn and Mercury make the native toil in jobs like that of a copyist or proofreader and suffer penury.

5. Jupiter : The native will be a high official in the government. Rich, virtuous, steadfast in his spiritual or religious life, wise and happy, he will be guided by high principles. If Jupiter and Venus combine in the 10th house, the person is held in esteem by the government and entrusted with the protection Of the Brahmins (learned people).

If he is with Rahu, he becomes a mischief-maker and will create trouble for others at every step. If Jupiter is aspected by Mars, the native heads research institutes, academics and educational institutions.

6. Venus : The native earns through houses and buildings. He will be highly influential and has many women working for him. He will be social, friendly and renowned. If Venus combines with Saturn, the native will profit from cosmetics and articles used by women. He will have healing powers and will be a skilled trader. His education will be disrupted. He will have respect for divine people.

7. Saturn : The native becomes a ruler or minister. He will be an agriculturist, brave, rich and famous. He will be dispassionate in nature and will work for the downtrodden masses. He will be judicious and work in the capacity of a judge. The native visits sacred rivers and shrines and in later life becomes an ascetic. His career will be marked by sudden elevations and depressions.

If Saturn is associated with the 8th lord in a malefic Navamsa, the native suffers under a tyrannical superior officer. If the 10th lord joins Saturn together with the lord of the Navamsa occupied by the 10th lord and is influenced by aspect or conjunction with the 6th lord, the native will have more than one wife.

8. Rahu : There is a tendency to lusts after widows. He will be a skilled artist with a flair for poetry and literature. He travels widely and is learned. He will be famous and will engage himself in business. He will have limited issues. Bold and somewhat adventurous he commits many sins.

9. Ketu : The native will be strong, bold and well-known. He will commit vile deeds and be impure in his resolves. He will face many obstacles in all his undertakings. He will be very clever. If beneficially disposed, the native will be happy, religious, well read in the scriptures and visit many pilgrim centers and sacred rivers.

Important Combinations

The 10th house rules Karma. It is not possible to find an English equivalent for this term but broadly interpreted Karma means what the native does in his life. The most important aspect of a person’s existence is his activities and whether mundane or spiritual come under a study of the 10th house. Sanyasa Yogas are also signficant for in this case the native occupies himself or makes it his life’s goal to seek the Divinity in and around him. Below we give some combinations that comprehend the significations of the 10th house. Jupiter, Mercury, the Sun and Saturn afficted in the 10th house prompt a person to indulge in vice. The afflicted Moon here makes the native a gambler and violent in disposition.

If the 10th lord exalted but occupying the 6th, 8th or 12th house will never let the native finish any good work he undertakes. If the 9th or 10th houses are occupied by benefic planets and their lords and Jupiter are well-placed, the native will be a noble man of excellent deeds in conformity with customs and morality.

If the planets in the 5th and the 10th houses and the lords of the Lagna, the 9th and 10th houses are strong in shadbala, the native will be very learned in the scriptures and Vedas. He will have intuitive knowledge as a result of initiation. Three strong planets in the 10th house in own sign, exaltation or benefic vargas and the 10th lord also fortified make the native an ascetic. But if the 10th lord be weak and in the 7th house, the native will be of evil conduct. If the 2nd and 7th lords be two of the planets in the 10th house, the native will be lustful.

Five planets including the 10th lord in a quadrant or trine give birth to a saint of great spirituality who will be a jeevanmukta. Four planets in the 10th house make one a renunciate. If the Sun be one of the planets in these two cases and causes combustion, the native though pious and spiritually inclined will not renounce the world.

If the Moon occupies a decanate of Saturn and is also aspected by Saturn or if the Moon is in the Navamsa of Saturn or Mars aspected by Saturn, the native leads a life of dispassion and renounces the world. If the Lagna lord is weak and free of planetary aspects but himself aspects Saturn, or if Saturn aspects the weak Lagna lord, then also the native will be a Sanyasi.

If Saturn or the Lagna lord aspect the lord of the sign occupied by the Moon, the native becomes a member of a religious order. If the Moon is in a s; gn of Mars aspected by Saturn and in a decanate of Saturn, the yoga leads to asceticism. If the Moon is in the 9th house free of aspects, the native becomes an ascetic The presence of Rajayogas in the chart will not hinder the yoga for asceticism. If Aries, Scorpio, Aquarius, Capricorn, Pisces or Sagittarius be the Ascendant and Jupiter occupies the 9th house, the native becomes a holy man.

When all the four quadrants are occupied by benefics, the native is endowed with a very powerful intellect. He will possess many qualities of head and heart and earn oustanding fame, immense wealth and earn recognition. If the kendras are all occupied by malefics, the result is notoriety.

Such natives resort to crime and hypocrisy, suffer poverty, possess women belonging to others, indulge in harmful occult rites and become dangerous to society Benefics in the 10th from the Ascendant or the Moon make the native noble-minded while malefics make him addicted to evil deeds. Then, there are special yogas.

They do not indicate the nature of career a native is likely to take up but their presence enhances the degree of success in profession. More yogas in one chart indicate outstanding success, fame and distinction in life.