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Other Names for 8th House: Randhra
Bhava – Ayusthan (longevity) - Ashtama Bhavam, Mangalya (marital bond)
Parashara calls this Bhava the “cavity or
flaw.”
“Sometimes not getting what you want is a
wonderful stroke of luck.” Dalia Lama
The house of change the greatest gift of
the 8th house - spiritual transformation, transforming our insecurities into
strengths.
Ruled by Scorpio –mars/ketu
Karaka
mars: Mars signifies accidents, wounds,
injuries, surgeries, operations, etc. The eighth house too signifies all these
things as well as chronic and mental illnesses.
Karaka
Shani: Hardest lessons in life - Saturn shows
loss and grief in life.
General
Explanation: The hidden, shocking,
scandalous, deceptive and unexpected events in life come through the eighth
house. It’s related to endings, weakness and our deepest fears.
This is the house of in-laws and married
life, separation from partner or death of partner, dowry house of
transformation and regeneration.
The 8th bhava is the most feared bhava
with all its negative implications and Saturnalian qualities.
8th magnifies the 6th house qualities – thus,
you get chronic ailments, dangerous enemies, hardship and toiling work etc.
The 8th house is moving into the lower
dark hemisphere and connotes loss of energy and vitality.
Of the dusthanas the 8th house is
maligned as the most malefic because it’s the 12th house (loss) from the 9th
house (fortune), which makes it the house of misfortunes
“The Lord of the 8th house by virtue of
being the 12th from the 9th does not produce good results.''(Laghu
Parashari Ch 1 shloka 9)
