So much has changed since my last post. I should appoligize for the delay and thank those of you who reminded me to update my transit predictions.
Saturn is in Sagittarius, Rahu and Ketu in Cancer and Capricorn respectively, and Jupiter is in Libra. The others are making their way more quickly. The Moon, as I write this, is only 3 degrees from exact conjunct with Rahu in Cancer (as I hit publish, this conjunction is exact). There is certain,y some relation between this Rahu in Cancer, the sign of home and defensive perimeters, and all of this independence movement in the world. Saturn’s aspect from Scorpio would have been acting as a somewhat restrictive force, but with Saturn’s movement to Sagittarius this restriction is removed. We will have to watch for Mars to make his way thru Sagittarius, Capricorn (March 7, 2018 & May 2, 2018 respectively until November 5, 2018) as well as his next pass thru his own sign of Aries (beginning Feb 5, 2019). I expect that it will be a particularly hot summer of 2018: heatwaves, drought, as well as the political situation internationally (war, independence movements, the refugee crisis, and every kind of sudden, unexpected and potentially explosive). As you read these horoscopes for each sign, try to keep the world in mind as much as you think about these in a personal way.
In any case:
Aries
Aries is the natural horoscope where the signs and the houses match. Aries natives will find themselves blessed by Jupiter’s aspect to ascendant. This can bring positive personal grow and prosperity that occasionally manifests itself on the belt-line. Guru’s aspects to the 11th house can bring multiple sources of profit and gain as well as expending ones hopes and friends circles. Considering this aspect is coming from the 7th house, Jupiter in Libra can be very good for business allowing for multiple partnerships and contracts. This multiplying effect in the 7th house is good for business, and positive for single people, but for marriage it can be inconvenient for those devoted to monogamy. However, since Jupiter owns the 12th house, all of these 7th house matters could merely be matters of the imagination or expenditure of our life force. Jupiter int he 7th house can be very good for personal motivation. It’s very likely you will find yourself in various situations where you have to look into yourself to discover the right and honest mode of action. Saturn’s aspect to the 3rd house could also cause several delays in your efforts due to wanting to act within the law while also maintaining your own personal sense of Justice as well. Saturn in the 9th house can bring hard luck materially, but spiritually, this Saturn can diminish our sense of greed, ego, and competitiveness (what the Bhagavad Gita calls the triple gates to hell) as well as bringing humility into our lives. The combination of Jupiter and Saturn aspecting the 11th house and the 3rd house is generally beneficial in our lives and the lives of our brothers, both younger and older. The 11th lord in the 9th house (11th from the 11th) is an auspicious placement as is the 9th lord in the 7th house (11th from 9th): gainful for brother, gainful for father, and potentially gain by luck for oneself.
Ketu and Saturn are sharing an aspect to Virgo in the 6th house but the nodes are otherwise acting without influence from the other slow moving planets. These aspects on the 6th house can suggest taking responsibility for ones own health as well as gaining some opportunity to do some kind of service or social work. You could find that your enemies and obstacles are dispersed and restricted thru this period. Rahu can increase your expenses and your impulses as well as personal sense of security. Rahu in the 4th hosue can, however, bring a false sense of security since the imposure might be inside your own home already. This Rahu can bring a change of residence and foreign travel and Saturn in the 9th can bring an arduous pilgrimage.
Taurus
Taurus natives are very likely to receive help and/or good advice to overcome their difficulties. This could very well come unearned or unexpected from a friend or thru mysticism or occult means. Jupiter can bring gains from difficult situations and enmity, but the gain does come with some pain. Jupiter’s 12th house aspect can signify hospital intervention, ashram, charity or even educational expenditures. Again, Jupiter comes with mixed blessings for Taurus natives. The mutual aspect of Saturn and Jupiter on the 10th house can be good for one’s career and public reputation, but you are very likely to have top work incredibly hard; possibly taking on extra work or extra duties or extra hours that you may, or may not, get pain for. Many of Jupiter’s lessons with be taught alongside Saturn thru this period; this is one reason for the mixed results. Saturn is actually yoga karaka planet for Taurus natives. Yoga karaka essentially means that Saturn is very likely to be the most influential planet for bringing good and lasting things into a persons life. He gets this title of Yoga karaka by virtue of his ownership of the 9th and 10th houses; commonly considered the 2 best houses of the chart; essentially ones dharma and ones Karma follow a similar path. As Saturn transits thru Sagittarius, Taurus natives could take a turn for the secretive, hidden, mysterious; a holder of shocking secrets that cannot be disclosed. It could be a good time to acquire assets that will add to your families prosperity, the nature of this prosperity will be determined by ones own chart. If you are in business, you could find yourself seeking to broaden you distributive network; perhaps you have some local product or service that you’d like offer to a broader regional, national or especially foreign clientele. Taurus natives are likely to seek fulfillment thru friend networks, negotiations, contracts and partnerships. Regardless of your success in these endeavours, fulfillment is rarely achieved by following Rahu. This can be a very materialistic placement for Rahu, or, at least your sense of motivation may be suspect. Ketu is in an excellent position to bring you into contact with some kind of new age spirituality and/or spiritual practice. For Taurus natives, Ketu in Capricorn can bring a unique twist to ones life and personality. It could be one of those periods in ones life that we look back on as being a little strange. Ketu in the 9th house can bring many blessings from our past lives.
Gemini
For Gemini natives, this could be a very good period for higher knowledge and education. Jupiter is blessing the 5th, 9th, 11th & 1st houses which can also be good for studentship, spiritual practices, gain of educated friends, as well as providing a broad base for profit. This can be a very good time for luck coincidences. Saturn in the 7th house can be very good for committed relationships, and taking responsibility for our agreements. This Saturn will be better for relationships that are already in progress since it’s likely to delay or restrict the forming of new contracts or partnerships. Jupiter can bring dating and romance in the 5th house, but Saturn effect will be felt in the negotiation/agreement making process. Jupiter will be giving some blessing to any risk taking activity, so I don’t suppose single people will shy from dating, nor, for that matter, will investors shy from risk taking. Jupiter in the 5th makes these kinds of things all about spreading it our; broadening; and expending the risk taking activity in order to diminish the risk. Jupiter does not jump into things impulsively and foolishly. Rahu is in the 2nd house which can be good for savings, assets and collections; but it can just as likely bring our ruin as we seek an image based on these things. Such a false image can be expensive and bring debt by Rahu’s 6th house aspect. Ketu in the 8th can lead to taking your secrets, dreams and those subtle signals from your ancestors for granted. There may be some disturbance in the home as ancestral spirits are disturbed; both repression and dispersal are possible. In any case, you are not likely to find much enjoyment in the home through this period. Since this home energy also connects with the mother, she might also face some difficulties in this period.
Cancer
Cancer natives will be dealing with Rahu in the 1st house. This period will be all about you; other people in your life will either have to toe the line or go away. This is not a good frame of mind for healthy, prosperous relationships. Ketu could throw all these past agreements to the wind which would likely have negative effect on friend circles and distributive networks. Younger brothers are likely to be adversely affected, of you could find yourself associating with (or making business with) criminal elements. However, this Rahu can also bring a profound spiritual experience, world travel, pilgrimage or some unique (and likely intense) spiritual; practice. This Rahu likes Rudra and Durga and these destructively powerful energies of the universe. Knowledge and productivity are likely to progress along these lines. Ketu, as I said, will enhance your feeling of isolation. If we look at all of this as well as Jupiter’s influence to he 12th house this becomes an especially potent time for spirituality, higher knowledge, travel, connecting with ancestor spirits and other experiences that will help to carry you into your future. Be wary of occasional lapses of judgment; be gentle on yourself. Jupiter can also enlarge your home from the 4th house; this could be a renovation or addition to the home structure itself, or it could be an increase in the number of people in the home (children, some family member coming to stay, or perhaps a new tenant or roommate). This sort of thing can sometimes be a little uncomfortable and put people a little on edge making them feel like some normal routine things now have to be completed under the cover of secrecy. Saturn in the 6th house can be beneficial for you as he gives a restrictive influence to your enemies and obstacles. However, the planet of service in the house of service will give you some service to perform in your life; such social service should be considered a great blessing in life.
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This page has information on the 10th lord in the houses, the planets in the 10th house, the Navamsha of the 10th lord & miscellaneous rules relating to the 10th house.
The 10th house is the main house of career, public reputation and social leadership. The 6th house describes the kinds of duties we have to perform day to day. Traditionally, the 2nd house would show our family lineage which would have a strong influence on our main occupation at well. These are the karma houses, they answer the question: “What will I do?” I will go into more detail about these below, but before I do that I will just briefly go over some of the ways that the other houses affect your career since there are so many things to take into account for this important topic.
What we do is greatly influenced by what we believe. Some suggest that karma is the wealth of our dharma. What we do shows the value of what we believe (9th house). This tells us the importance of the Dharma houses (1st, 5th & 9th houses) in determining career. 1st house shows the foundation of our career – reputation. 5th house show’s the sudden and unexpected events in our career that happen by circumstance (right time, right place). We seek sanctuary from our careers in the 9th house; however the beliefs and higher knowledge of the 9th house forms the foundation of the 6th house service we perform.
Most people who are concerned about career are also concerned about gathering some fruit from that career, so, we have to consider the kama trine (3rd, 7th & 11th houses). This is what motivates us. In the third house we are willing to leave our comfort zone and make an effort to appease our inner narrative. Although the 3rd house does not ring with the light and the truth of the 9th house, this inner narrative and the stories we tell ourselves are of great importance in our lives regardless of their truth or falsity. The 3rd house also shows the obstacles we will face in our career. The 7th house shows the way we honour our agreements and our negotiating style and is especially important for business people, counselors or others whose careers involved contracting their time or negotiations. The 7th house also shows our reputation with our career. The 11th house shows the value of all that 10th house activity as well as our connections in the marketplace.
Within the moksha trine (4th, 8th & 12th houses) the 4th house showing foundation education is the natural partner to your career. This shows the basic education necessary to maintain your position in society. The 8th house show gain from that career and position in society including bonuses, perks, health benefit plans and the like. Of course it’s also famous for hidden and unearned wealth. The 12th house shows how our a career allows us to reach out to the world. This shows the mentality of our boss or the company we work with.
The 10th lord in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 10th, 11th houses are generally good for career. In the 6th house can also be good. Much depends on the condition of the 10th house and the 10th lord.
Special yogas and beneficial aspects will raise ones social stature.
The sign in the 10th house shows the general field in which you will be known and recognized.
Afflictions will lower our stature.
The 10th lord in the 6th 8th or 12th house can give troubles from authority, government, boss.
In the 3rd 6th or 9th there may also be enmity, sudden shock or loss related to career.
The 3rd house is upachya and one may face many obstacles early. Due to the messaging content of this house you will likely face some opposition in your career.
The 6th house is an upachya house so one needs patience; it’s the house of servitude so one needs humility. This can bring recognition for public, community, social service. One needs to release themselves from the expectation for results. (Gita Remedy)
The 10th lord in the 9th house is a special case. House of luck and fortune will take us away from concerns about social leadership except in temple or university setting where the focus becomes knowledge which is higher than the structures of social governance.
10th lord in the 1st house: Can give fame and rise by perseverance, you can be identified with some pubic institution or be self employed. Often give leadership ability or being identified with those in leadership. Your personality provides a strong base for your career and you could work in fields related to psychology or the physical body. May also provide for figurehead positions.
Any conjunction between 1st and 10th lords can be very beneficial. If this occurs in the first house they may be pioneers in their field and found an institution.
Any kind of benefic aspect to the 10th lord in the 1st house can give top position of power, authority and leadership.
Malefic aspects can bring some kind of disgrace or humiliation.
If exalted, moolatrikona or with a very powerful planet your public reputation and good works will be remembered even after your death
10th lord with Sun in the 1st house is likely to give an independent profession or self employment.
… with Moon and the 1st house may give social recognition thru your career
… with Jupiter can give career in law or as a priest. Jupiter in 1st house in general gives education, status and honour.
… with Mercury one may work in communications or other outreach work. May be fickle in career matters.
… with Saturn in the 1st can make a good accountant, beaurocrat some other relatively dry career.
… with Rahu or Ketu in the 1st can give computer work, secret service or spying
10th lord in the 2nd house: This is good for banking, finance, investing, record keeping & storage related careers. One may be a speaker or singer, a cook, a hair stylist, a dentist. The career may follow the family business and it could involve historical knowledge and languages. This is typically a very strong position for wealth and social recognition.
10th lord Venus in the 2nd house can give a sweet talker, sales and service. Those working in economics, finance, investing, deal making. One may be the face of he company. 10th owner Venus can also be in Aquarius in the 2nd house.
Mercury here will like banking and counting and will be very interested in communications
Technical planets (Saturn, Ketu, Mars) can give knowledge of linguistics and grammar, knowledge of languages or even the technical language needed for programming and such things.
Jupiter often gives a lecturer and good likelihood of following their family line the law, real-estate. This can be very powerful position for those with Gemini rising.
Affliction to the 10th lord in the 2nd house as well as to the 10th house can give losses to or the end of the family business
10th lord in the 3rd house: Crafts, engineering, media, writing, marketing, sales, public relations, scheduling, programming, data entry, dealing with social conflict, much short travel, writing reports and holding meetings. Frequent job changes are possible.
Mars here can give a military or engineering career. This can be a very empowering placement for success.
Conjunction with the 3rd lord can give boom prosperity during dasha of 10th lord. Swift career rise and many promotions. If 10th lord is also in 6th, 8th, or 12 from karakamsha this will not be the case; instead there will be a slow rise with many obstacles.
10th lord in the 4th house: Education as a parent or teacher. Police, security, defense sector (3rd house is more offence). May work with cars, roads or transportation generally. Real estate, home building, or even nation building (civil infrastructure). Career may follow the seasonal rhythms of the area like a farmer. May work from home and get pleasure from ones career.
If the 10th lord is strong it gives universal respect, royal honour, politics, land or property ownership
If the 10th lord is eclipsed, afflicted, or conjunct the 8th lord it can give loss of lands; sudden loss of position.
Mercury can give wealth thru business and trade.
If 4th & 10th lord are in exchange one can be a successful politician or minister.
If 4th, 9th & 10th lords are beneficial and related to each other in some way head of state; high authority.
10th lord in the 5th house: Excellent placement for the performing & creative arts and other centre stage roles like politics, literature. You may be known for speculation, gambling, gaming, or children. Career could be somewhat volatile like 3rd house following unexpected boom and bust cycles much like celebrity culture. There may be many changes in your career.
If 10th owner Sun goes into the 5th house Pisces private life may become public shining a light on your personal dramas and romantic encounters. Known thru the tabloids. You may be known for being in the centre of shocking sudden unexpected events
If 10th lord in 5th house is in a trikon house in Navamsha one may become the head of an orphanage or remand home.
If the 10th lord is afflicted in the 5th house one will suffer professional blockage, inability to settle on a profession, or lack of recognition from superiors.
10th lord in the 6th house: Doctor, lawyer, judiciary, prison, hospital, military service, criminal activity. All kinds of service to the underprivileged. One may be comfortable working for others. One may receive little respect in their career; public servant or servitude. May have wield more responsibility that you are entitled to, or hold your position without having the necessary credential. May undergo great debts in order to attain your position in society. The greatest remedy for this position is studying the Bhagavad Gita so as to understand that you are responsible for giving your best service, however the results of that service are in gods hands. z
With Sun here suffer from an overbearing boss which may lead to great success and central roles in the clinic, the courtroom.
Saturn can give very strong social service, though one may also be known for health problems or chronic conflicts.
Mars will defeat ones enemies them thru aggressive action (exercise, surgery, military, in the court room).
Mercury can give a career communicating about illness and obstacles. Court reporter, medical writer, or reporter.
Venus here gives law and advocacy. One may work with addictions, divorce.
If 6th and 10th lords are in a friendly angle they may perform beneficial service, have a good professional life, have good relations with subordinates, may attain a position of authority without much financial benefit.
If 6th and 10th lords are enemies one may have inconsiderate boss, blemished professional record, poor monetary stability. Further association with Rahu can bring disgrace, criminal activity, imprisonment.
If 10th lord is afflicted here one will likely suffer troubles, transfers, career enemies, fear in professional life, perhaps even legal trouble.
10th owner in the 7th house: Diplomacy, brokerage, advice, negotiation, contract attorney, work spouse, social or spiritual career, may work in a partnership, good position for successful, may be known as a crusader whose advice is sought.
With benefice influence it may enhanced career prospects after marriage, one’s spouse may be helpful or you may work in partnership,
If afflicted, one may be known for improper relationships, contracts, or negotiating tactics.
10th owner in the 8th house: Mining, minerals, managing confidence, advisory, law, astrology, research, secrecy, tantra, wills, insurance. Sudden falls from leadership, unexpected rise in position. May undergo a great change in your life due to what you do for a living. Emergency room, trauma care or careers related to death.
Jupiter here can give a mystic, spiritual teacher, confidential advisor. He can also cause ones fall through disgrace, superstition.
Mars can give emergency medical technician; especially in Virgo.
If conjunct Lagnesha can give work accident.
Afflictions can give “working under the table.”
10th owner in the 9th house: This can give positions of leadership in the judiciary, university, temple space. This position can have some drawbacks in regards to our career life and can keep us away from any kind of position of leadership or recognition from society. On the other hand, this can be a silver spoon in our mouth at birth and all we need to do is follow in our fathers footsteps (this can be our birth father, our mentor, our priestly adviser). Gain from the marketplace.
Jupiter here is likely to give very high education with advisory, leadership an mentoring roles.
Venus can be problematic for career, but good for bhakti spiritual practices and temple culture. May be a messenger for the temple.
Saturn can give heavy duties and responsibilities in the field of law or religion. Can give renunciation and priestly, fatherly duties.
10th owner in the 10th house: This will give strong results related to the sign and planets involved. Excellent position for providing some kind of social leadership and recognition throughout the community. Planets placed here often signify policy makers or trend setters in their fields.
Sun here will give a leadership position in the creative arts, politic, speculation, games. What you do in the public sphere is likely to be well known to people. May bring some of the harsh glare of he paparazzi into ones life.
Moon will bring more popularity from the public for your nurturing, protective or educational leadership in society. Career and recognition will likely wax and wane following the natural course of the tides (of opinion, of the ocean, of the seasons, of the waterways) Moon will bring many well wishers into our life.
Mars here likes to cook, cut and engineer things
10th owner in the 11th house: This is a good position for recognition and leadership in the marketplace and among the masses.
Moon here can be good for fame. Profits and popularity will wax and wane.
Mars will make one known for their activity in the marketplace. Business.
10th owner in the 12th house: may relate to meditation, retreat centres, hospitals, prisons, ashrams, bed rooms, behind closed doors, foreign (people, places & things), and imagination.
Moon here can give shipping; import-export.
Mars will give a lot of activity behind closed doors, in emergency rooms, prisons, very active structured retreat centres. Can give workplace affairs.
Planets in the 10th house
Sun in 10th: gain from government, vehicles, strength, fame, leadership. pomp and show celebrations, father profession, social service, political or social science.
Aspected by a good Mars can give rapid advancement and/or a career as a judge or minister.
Aspected by a good Saturn can make corporate or government executive. A poor Saturn will bring hardships and delays into professional life.
In Scorpio this could signify a doctor
Moon in 10th: frequent rise and fall of career, enjoys the pomp and show, public recognition and success in elections (malefic influence can bring public scandal). Trade of household articles, import/export of luxury items related to comfort and pleasure, rare and novel items. Sea faring, nursing, cooks (providing nourishment), hawking, advertising, education, housing.
Benefice Mars can make one a manager or coach. Malefic Mars can bring heavy losses.
Malefic Saturn conjunction can bring difficulties in trade.
Afflicted moon brings reversal, downfall, or opposition by the public, scandal (the more strongly placed is the 10th lord, the greater will be the scandal).
beneficial influence on the Moon in 10th will make one popular and can give success from public election, leadership and all other ventures carried out in the public sphere.
Mars in 10th: Auspicious placement for mars can give sudden rise and often makes one a “self made man.” A cruel king praised by others. Known for courage and adventure. As raja yoga planet he can give high distinction in police or military. An influential person, sportif, commanding, manager, obeyed, popular. Gain in agriculture, land deals, fire, energy, construction, engineering, sculpture, draftsman, dentist or work with steel. Could be a manager or salesman or dentist. May face defamation.
Beneficial relationship with Mercury can make a craftsman, tradesman or engineer, sculpture, mechanic, surgeon, ect
Afflicted by a poorly placed Mercury will give a lower skill labourer, iron smith, butcher tanner, bath or laundry attendant, furnace-man.
Afflicted by Saturn can give business failure, very hard labour, vindictive, resentful, skeptical.
Beneficial relationship with Saturn can give chemistry, army, technical skills,
Beneficial relationship with Jupiter can give executive management plus advisory skills enterprising, courageous, good instincts.
Affliction by Jupiter in some way can make a person known for being self-deceptive, wasteful and overly enthusiastic.
Afflicted Mars in the 10th can give public defamation.
Mercury in 10th: Earns from teaching, arts and crafts, music, writing, working with the courts. Banking sector, astrologer, analysis, occultist, electrician, psychologist, math, clerk, newspaper vendor, postal service, commissions.. May have several occupations. Sweet spoken and pleasure loving, high learning, knowledgeable, wealth, property, honour from king.
If alone (without aspect or conjunction) = exporter, wholesaler, distributor, commissions agent
Good aspect = adaptable; bad aspect = difficult fluctuations.
With a beneficial Sun one may be involved with printing or publishing or even medicine.
With a beneficial Mars one may be a construction, (cutting measuring), land broker, commercial and enterprising work.
With a beneficial Saturn one may be involved with land business, administration, or chemistry and science. Rules based repetitive communication.
With a beneficial Jupiter one may be an astrology or philosophy professor, an intellectual, thinker capable of profitable ventures. Known for a lot of different activity (forms of social leadership).
If Mercury is exalted or in his own sign one will have success in language, business, excellent memory, speech, mathematics, linguistics, brokerage, writing, finance. They will be very whitty.
If Mercury is poorly placed in enemy sign with malefic influence one is likely to be known for their “antics” foolish activities which obstruct everyone including themselves.
In fire signs gives mathematics, teaching, clerk in engineering department.
In air signs gives clerk in survey department or post office.
In earth signs gives business, commissions, travel agent
In water signs gives editor, printer, publisher, news papers or stationary.
Jupiter in 10th: High official of the state, excellent conveyance, performs public ceremonies, recognized and renown, banker, professor, philosopher, insurance, strategy maker, acts are beneficial to society, secure, influential, important position. Gains wealth (5th look on 2nd house), owns a large spacious building (7th look on 4th house), always seeking good health (9th look on 6th house).
If conjunct Sun wealth thru father is likely; dutiful, righteous
If conjunct Moon wealth from mother and lots of nourishment and emotional awareness.poorly placed this can give very emotional style of leadership.
If conjunct Mars one may receive wealth from enemies (from husband if woman). Management and executive decision making.
If conjunct Mercury one will receive wealth from friends. Very intellectual career.
If conjunct Venus one will receive wealth from the wife for a man (from women for females). Shirley blessed in advisory roles, dealmaking, style.
If conjunct Saturn one gets wealth from servants workers. May go into public service; their career (leadership) will be their life. Working continually.
Afflicted by Mars gives legal trouble, heavy losses
Afflicted by Sun or Moon gives little social success, or publicity; many changes and travel
Afflicted by Mercury makes one minor clerk, grocer, advising on mundane matters.
Benefic Mercury involved with Jupiter here will make a good judge, minister, ambassador, philosopher, councilor, trustee, professor.
Venus in 10th: Trade related to jewels or luxury items, hotel, beauty, pleasures, art, music, entertainment, sex. Occupations that involve storage, acquisition, appearance, beauty, deal making, negotiations, activity that brings people together. Gain from government, farming or women. Stylish clean person. May be a widely celebrated personality. Likely to rise in status.
If afflicted with malefic influence one my have trouble from government, face limitations be of insignificant status, receive support from authority & face disrepute.
Good aspect of Sun, Jupiter or Moon will give social distinction, honours, financial success
Good aspect by Mercury will likely give a love of art, music, painting, eloquence, composition, stagecraft, officers, printer, decorators, druggist, bar tenders, travel.
If in Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, Aquarius this can give science, mathematics, astrology
Saturn in the 10th: Very prudent person. Prime Minister or chief of city or village, judiciary, public service, social work, electronics, mining, petroleum, cleaner, security guard, peon, factory worker, slave, menial worker, hard work. Long slow career; steady advancement. My gain from agriculture or maintain status in foreign land. Careers which are known to be dry and cold. Long hours
If in Pisces one may take a spiritual direction renounce the world.
If in weak or enemy sign once may be cruel and provide miserly service.
Influenced by favourable Mercury can make a government official, land surveyors, managers, lawyers, scientist, geologist, architects, mining engineer, employment requiring care, skill, patience and great effort.
Afflicted by Mercury will give menial jobs like coal handler or gardener
In Aries, Leo, Sagittarius, Gemini can make a teacher, administrator, occult scientist.
If in Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn, Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces, Libra, Aquarius one may be a renunciate, a writer, an astrologer, or preacher.
Rahu in the 10th: Gives a strong desire to get out into the world. Work may involve foreigners, outsiders, migratory. Police, railway, insurance, bank. Does not tolerate hindrances.
If well placed Rahu in the 10th can be sensual, extravagant, affluent, killer of enemies, fond of drama, battle, successful in business, diplomacy, a ruler, success in lawsuits, skilled in writing or publishing. Can allow a person to rise beyond their credentials. Which may precipitate a fall.
If poorly placed this Rahu can be a clever thief, characterless, quarrelsome, dishonest, miserable, inert, indifferent, unfortunate,
Ketu in the 10th: Ketu may not be too concerned about “the real world” of the 10th house (as parents everywhere call it). This can be a very nice spiritual placement as one may reject artha (material) for moksha (liberation).
Ketu in 10th is not good for business, but one may find success in a foreign land if it’s in a movable sign.
If poorly placed Ketu here will give lowly habits, no support from parents, opposes all good activities, fraud, failures, faces unfavourable public and market conditions, economic changes and depressions. Good for baba-ism.
Miscellaneous rules of influence
Technical planets: Mars, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu
Jupiter in 1st, 4th, or 10th gives good wealth.
In Virgo ascendent, Saturn rules the 5th and 6th houses; this Saturn is in the first house often makes a teacher.
“Should a benefic occupy the 10th house and the 10th lord is in full strength, occupies and angle or a trine position identical with it’s swakshetra or exaltation sign, or if the lord of ascendent is in the 10th house, then the native will be revered by all, widely celebrated, inclined to virtue. He will be fortunate like a king and enjoy longevity.”
If 10th lord is in any way associated with a malefic including malefic varga = humiliation.
If 10th house has more malefic aspect = imperfect in performance of duties.
10th house hemmed by benefics = respected person (if also aspected by benefic will earn a great name).
Rahu or Ketu influence on 10th house = order or exercise of cruel duties
10th lord in the 6th, 8th or 12th house is said to give trouble from the government.
For Business:
more benefic aspect on the 10th , Mercury in the 10th, Lagnesha in 10th,
Lord of 10th in Kendra, trine or 11th house with benefic aspect
Lord of 10th in own sign associated with benefic = respectable businessman
Navamsha of the 10th Lord
It’s also said that profession will be related to the Navamsha occupied by the 10th lord. I’ve summarized from Mantreshwara’s Phala Deepika as translated by S.S. Sareen.
If 10th lord is in….
Sun’s Navamsha: fruit trees, mantra, cheating, gambling, lies, selling wool, medicine, work with metals, service to the king, or renunciate.
Moon’s Navamsha: water products, pearls, coral, transacting agriculture, cattle, garments, voyage to holy place, or service under young women.
Mars’ Navamsha: metals, warrior, cook, land, gold, weapons, making trouble, tourism, spying, theft, keeping company of evil men.
Jupiter’s Navamsha: from Brahmins, deities, state favour, recitation of Purana, study of Sastra, preaching, giving religious instruction, lending money.
Venus’ Navamsha: from women, cows, buffalos, elephants, horses, 3 forms of dancing, thru silver, scents, milk, ornaments, silken finery, royal association, own poetic talent (writing).
Saturn’s Navamsha: roots, fruits, hard work, thru attendants, rogues, from menials with no scruples, adulterated food grain, as porters, base occupations, sculpture, wooden materials, butcher, executioner.
Additional rules relating to Navmasha
If the Navamsha of the Atmakaraka is associated with the Sun = government or public business
If planets in their exaltation occupy their depression Navamsha, Raja Yoga’s become futile
If exalted Sun is in depressed amsha = prince becomes a beggar
