Determining Income from the Horoscope

Introduction

Money forms the foundation of most societal dealings and is crucial for survival. However, many struggle with their finances because they have a difficult time finding a steady job or source of income. It is in these situations that astrology can provide some useful guidance.

In Indian astrology, the birth chart provides fundamental understanding of a person's life and what they receive, and it is from here that we gauge information about a person's income and jobs. Career is a vast detailed subject and we'll be dealing with that in another post. This post will be focused on the income aspect.

For a look at how a person's wealth is gauged from the chart, take a look at the this article that we wrote.

Note that even if the birth chart mentions something, it is possible to change it through our actions. Astrology is not fatalistic. It only mentions some tendencies that are innate. By understanding these, it is possible to change them as well. With that said, let's consider the aspects of your birth chart that talk about income.

Eleventh house

We split the entire zodiac into twelve signs. The sign with the ascendant is called the "first house" and we count progressively from there from one to twelve.

The eleventh house denotes income. This is the first thing to check in the birth chart when considering about the financial sitation of a person.

Most importantly, we need to consider the planets situated in the eleventh house and the planet that owns this house. Each planet's presence creates a specific effect on the person's life. When we say "consider", we mean look at the planet, look at the corresponding effects that it is creating and address that planet with effective remedies.

Other houses

Other important houses to also consider:

• 2nd house - represents wealth.
• 10th house - represents career.

Wealth itself will give income. Therefore, you need to consider the wealth house and seek remedies for the specific problems in them. A person may have an innate tendency towards good income but shifting career prospects can cause fluctuations or obstacles towards realising income. If the problem is fundamentally about the job or career path, consider the 10th house as well.

Effects of each planet

The list below provides some basic correspondences of each planet. The planets in the second house should be checked with these:

• Sun: father, authorities
• Moon: mother, mind, arts
• Mars: siblings, courage, activity
• Mercury: intellect, learning, writing
• Jupiter: teachers, ethics, teaching
• Venus: spouse, arts, luxury products or services
• Saturn: servants, cleaning, disciple
• Rahu: theives, fraud, hidden things
• Ketu: obstacles

Bringing It Together

The steps you'll follow would be something like this:

• Note the planets in the 11th house
• Look at their effects and form an interpretation, e.g. the presence of Rahu can indicate a person becoming victim to cheating, while Sun would indicate higher authorities
• If the planets are strong, income would come from such sources, or that problems due to these are avoided.
• If the planets are weak, the person could have problems from these sources, and face obstacles.
• Identify your career with the help of the strong planet
• List down which planets need to be fixed and address them through remedies such as wearing gemstones (after consulting with astrologers), giving donations to the needy, and helping make others successful.

Follow the steps and have a happy and wealthy life.