The 12 Houses in Prashna — Question-Specific Meanings
In Prashna, houses retain their natal meanings but acquire question-specific layers. The 6th, 7th, 8th, and 12th carry extra weight in Prashna because they often dictate the outcome path.
Houses 1-6
- 1st: the question itself, the asker.
- 2nd: wealth, family, what is owned.
- 3rd: short journeys, siblings, courage.
- 4th: mother, home, property, comfort.
- 5th: children, intelligence, speculation.
- 6th: disease, debts, enemies, litigation.
Houses 7-12
- 7th: spouse, opponent in court, partner in business.
- 8th: hidden, longevity, sudden events, death.
- 9th: long journeys, dharma, fortune.
- 10th: career, status, action.
- 11th: gains, friends, fulfilment of desires.
- 12th: losses, foreign lands, hospitalisation, moksha.
Outcome-path houses
- 3rd: minor effort solves it.
- 6th: through struggle.
- 10th: through action.
- 11th: through gain.
- 8/12: through loss or transformation.
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