The Sun in Houses 1 - 12 by Bronwyn Beatta

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When considering the Sun in Jyotish, we find that it plays a significant role as the “soul of all” according to Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra. The Sun is that inner spark in each of us that helps us feel like we’re a part of something bigger and able to fulfill our purpose in life. 

The Sun signifies our main life force. It is our projection to the outside world. Being of royal nature, it represents leadership, responsibility, confidence, self-sacrifice, honesty, reliability and consistency. At times it can bring a sense of loneliness that comes with leadership. The Sun is about having a grand vision and leading from that vision. Intelligence, strength of character, and fortification are also parts of its hallmark. The Sun is fiery and therefore pitta in nature. It is enthusiastic, focused, and has a way of organizing others. Someone with a prominent Sun can easily become the centerpiece who everyone else revolves around. 

The Sun is considered a cruel planet. This means that it can bring stress, hardship and difficulties. These aren’t necessarily bad things though; there are areas in life where the crueler influences are necessary to succeed and grow.  

It is also considered a masculine planet. This means that it is active, focused, self-reliant, builds things intended to last, and inspires. Its drive is external and therefore it’s a beacon of light to others. 

I like to have the image of the Sun as a Sattvic Kshatriya, a type of king-warrior. This archetype in us (when doing well) improves situations because we’re inspired to do so. There’s clarity, truth and natural flow mixed with willpower to defend what’s dharmic. Command and authority spring from a place of divine light of who we really are as individuals. 

The Sun is luminous and is an outer representation of our inner light. By ruling Leo, its place within the chakra system is at the third eye alongside the Moon. Through this, we see ourselves in worldly form while having a direct connection to Source. 

With grand vision and the gaze of the spiritual eye, the Sun is represented by the bird in flight as it searches for its kingdom, its place where it belongs and its purpose to fulfill. It “looks up” for all possibilities. At times this can mean that a plan isn’t always realistic. 

The Sun is a dry planet. People who have a prominent Sun can be direct, lack diplomacy, disregard comforts in their environment and in their speech to others. They just want to get to get to the point and be done. They won’t care about explanations, yet they are very interested in keeping their kingdom safe. “Kingdom” can refer to their home, their family, their career or a project they’re working on. 

Lastly, the Sun means sacrifice. Wherever the Sun is placed in someone’s chart will indicate where they need to release something in order to fulfill their highest potential.

The Sun through the Houses  

The Sun is the karaka for the first house, and so the Sun in the 1st represents the body and one’s sense of self. It’s where we look for one’s health and vitality, immune system, bone structure and sharpness of vision. The Sun in the 1st may indicate someone who has a dignified appearance and a strong constitution. They’ll usually present themselves as a leader on first take. 

The second house relates to our values and wealth. It is the place of early childhood impressions, immediate family and responsibilities. A strong Sun in the 2nd house can show somebody who maintains their wealth intelligently. They may also have a vision for their wealth as well as have confidence in their own self-worth. They’ll typically provide well financially for themselves and their family members. 

The Sun positioned in the third house shows someone who consistently uses their skills. They could be the one to whom younger siblings or teammates revere, or who rallies their friends to get behind their own vision for something greater. The Sun here may lead others in adventures, be very self-reliant and enthusiastic about life. They may also take leading roles in dramas,  musicals or become a prominent writer on visionary matters. 

The fourth house is the place of home, psycho-emotional stability, and the mother. It also indicates our vehicles, land and property. When the Sun is in the 4th, one’s house may be quite arid and brightly lit, or their land could be parched. They may be less available to talk about their emotions and terse in how they share their feelings.  

If the Sun lands in the fifth house, the house where we learn to trust ourselves, it shows a person who generally leans towards self-confidence and joyfully expresses their creative intelligence. Someone with a strong Sun in the 5th may find that they do well with leading children or being a captain for an outdoors sports team. They may also succeed in becoming a brilliant advisor for investments and other speculative risks. 

In the sixth house, the Sun takes up its mantle as a champion for the vulnerable through acts of service. Sometimes daily details can interrupt the Sun’s desire to think bigger; they may find that delegating these tasks is helpful. It’s possible that they’ll find leadership roles in government, the medical industry, or be their own expert in nutrition, diet or food service. If the Sun is strong here, they’ll do well with dealing with enemies, paying off debts and cleansing out diseases. 

The Sun in the seventh house relates to those who have strong projections in long-term relationships. Because this is the 10th from the 10th house, the Sun in this position really brings forward one’s public image, status and fame. As a maraka house, the exchange of energy from life to death impacts the Sun because it has to deal with the ebb and flow of what  life brings. The Sun wants to have its goals, and being in this house can be a distressing  placement for the Sun’s nature as it must at times sacrifice personal desires in order to attend  to the higher dharma in relationships. 

In the private eighth house, the Sun is placed in an uncomfortable situation of sudden breaks, transformations, hidden resources and the occult. The Sun loves consistency and commitment so being here can turn the Sun’s agenda on its head. Most things represented by this house are inward, more feminine. With the Sun wanting more external fulfillments, one may feel unable to connect with their subtle, sensitive psychological issues. One confluence here is that both the 8th house and the Sun, when each are strong, can lead to longevity of life.

The Sun as karaka for the ninth house indicates the father as teacher or guru in someone’s life. The 9th is the area where we look at one’s dharma or purpose. The Sun here can represent one’s ability to be a teacher or leader in philosophical matters, law, higher education or in religious institutions. Someone with the Sun in their 9th house may be naturally inclined to inspire others to find solutions or choose higher morals. They may have good fortune in whatever leadership role they pursue.  

For the tenth, the Sun as karaka represents one’s kingdom, the government, authority figures, and the father as an authority. This house deals with professional achievement and one’s activity in the world. The Sun in the 10th can be very powerful as the person may be a born leader in their chosen career. They may find fame and high status depending on the dignity of their Sun and whatever other aspects are influencing it. Because the Sun wants to defend those who are weak, this position in the 10th may indicate someone who works for the well being of the underprivileged. 

Personal aspirations and gains synchronize together in the eleventh house. When the Sun is here, the person’s ambition shines; there are no doubts as to what their goals are. The Sun lives brightly here, sharing its vision, hopes and dreams for itself and society. In the 11th, the Sun may intelligently find more opportunities than anywhere else to gain wealth, awards and social status. 

Lastly, the person whose Sun sits in the twelfth house may incur losses and expenses due to their ambitions, fiery nature or because they had larger goals than were realistic. If they’ve learned to work with their Sun positively, they may have a very fulfilling meditation practice by focusing this luminescent energy into its natural place in the third eye. Some may find that they’re reaching their highest potential by sacrificing their earthly goals and committing to the path of self-realization. 

References  

Fish, Richard & Kurczak, Ryan. The Art and Science of Vedic Astrology. Asheville: Asheville  Vedic Astrology, 2012. 

Kurczak, Ryan & Fish, Richard. The Art and Science of Vedic Astrology, Volume 2. Asheville:  Asheville Vedic Astrology, 2014.