Session 4 of 17
BGNR-ENG-09 Session 4 of 17 at 7:30 PM IST
BGNR-ENG-09 – Session 4 Recap
Date: 21 June 2025
Session 4 of 17 – Exploring the 12 Houses: Body, Life & Beyond
In this session, we dived deep into one of the core foundations of astrology — the 12 houses. Guruji explained not only what each house signifies but also how they are connected to one another, how they reflect different phases and functions of life, and why we must go beyond textbook meanings to understand them from cultural, physical, spiritual, and philosophical angles.
🏛️ Key Takeaways from the Session:
🧭 The Universal Significance of 12
Guruji opened the session by explaining how the number 12 shows up across cultures — from 12 months and clock divisions to 12 Jyotirlingas and the 12 disciples of Jesus.
Students were encouraged to continue discussing and sharing examples in the WhatsApp group to help remember these patterns.
📍 Understanding Each House
We walked through all 12 houses in sequence, covering their meanings, associated body parts, and life areas:
1st House: Body, appearance, birth; also linked to happiness and the beginning of the karmic journey.
2nd House: Wealth, family, speech; reflects early environment, and stored past karma.
3rd House: Siblings, courage, vitality, neck region — energy flows through here.
4th House: Mother, comfort, vehicles; deeply tied to emotional security.
5th House: Children, learning, intelligence, and creative expression.
6th House: Enemies, debts, diseases — linked to abdominal and digestive systems.
7th House: Marriage, partnerships, public dealings. Guruji emphasized using the term "spouse" over "wife."
8th House: Transformation, inheritance, longevity, karmic debts.
9th House: Fortune, father, higher learning, dharma.
10th House: Career, responsibility, status — reflects past life debts and worldly contributions.
11th House: Gains, desires, social fulfillment.
12th House: Liberation, losses, subconscious — also linked to sleep and detachment.
🔁 House Connections & Interpretations
Guruji emphasized that houses are not isolated — they are deeply interconnected:
Bhavad Bhava: How the 3rd from the 3rd, 5th from the 5th, etc., reveals deeper truths about life events.
Maraka Houses: The 2nd and 7th houses can become markers of life-threatening periods depending on context.
Triangular Relationships: Understanding how the 1st, 5th, and 9th houses form a dharma triangle helps us analyze purpose and destiny.
Dharma–Artha–Kama–Moksha: Guruji walked us through a 1–12 wheel explaining how each house relates to these four life aims.
🧠 Philosophical Layer of Astrology
Houses aren’t just physical — they reflect mental states, karmic paths, and life philosophy.
Guruji reminded us that astrology is meant for guidance, not fear. He shared a story where he advised a student to delay an exam due to unfavorable transits.
🔍 Real Examples & Thought Exercises
Guruji used practical charts to explain absence of siblings, remarriage signs, longevity predictions, and career karma.
Emphasis was placed on not jumping to conclusions based on one house alone — astrology is holistic.
📝 Assignments & Actions:
🗂️ Prepare any materials/questions for the discussion session and send to Kishore ji.
🔢 Research & share more cultural references to the number 12 in the Telegram group.
🧮 Study triangular house relationships and Dharma–Artha–Kama–Moksha groupings.
🔄 Practice Bhavad Bhava interpretation (e.g., 3rd from 3rd, 7th from 7th).
🎯 Identify maraka houses (especially 2nd and 7th) and understand their context.
📊 Reflect on how house significations can be seen from multiple lenses.
📌 Note to remind Guruji to explain the 2–6–10 connection in future sessions.
This session reinforced that every house in astrology is multi-layered, and learning their meanings is not about memorization alone — it's about insight. Take time to reflect on what each house means to you personally, culturally, and spiritually.
We look forward to continuing this in the upcoming sessions. 🪔
Warm regards,
Astrology EKDK Team