Careers by house
First self-employment, politics or the public at large, the body (e.g. health club)
Second banking, investments, accountants, restaurants, teaching, consultants,
psychologists, writing
Third communication, arts, sales, advertising, computing, writing, publishing
Fourth agriculture, building trades, real estate, vehicles, water, geology and
mining
Fifth politics, stockbrokers, religious rituals, entertainment, authorship
Sixth lawyers, military, police, labour, health related professions, food, waiters.
Seventh business, trade, merchant, females, foreign business.
Eighth insurance, research, death-related, metaphysics (e.g. astrology), sex
industry.
Ninth law, university teaching, travel, religious professions, foreign countries.
Tenth government jobs, dealing with public and the masses, managers, politics.
Eleventh trade and business, accountants, financial institutions, group work.
Twelfth foreign, jobs requiring secrecy, travels, hospitals, prisons, charities,
advocacy.
connected to secrecy and foreign countries. Moreover, Mars and the 2nd house
are strengthened immensely by a very favourable aspect from Jupiter.
This chart analysis shows how several different houses are often involved in a
single profession. In my experience, this is a necessary way of doing astrology.
However much we may want to keep things simple, we also have to recognize
that astrology does not lend itself well to simply deductive rule-based systems.
Although individual houses may be connected to individual professions, (e.g.
writing and the 3rd, health and the 6th), in practice we generally look for
combinations of houses.
The Moon is placed in the 12th house debilitated in Scorpio with Mars. This
dussthana placement of a luminary is not what we would expect from a world
famous entertainer. Still, it's worthwhile to note that simple house placement
isn't everything. The Moon here has some problems but it is also aspected by 1st
lord Jupiter, an aspect . that gives prominence.
She has a four planet stellium in the 2nd house in Capricorn. The 2nd house
represents speech and communication. For a woman who earns her living talking
to millions on television every day, this is a reasonable placement. The 10th lord
of career is Mercury, and it is placed in the 2nd, so that is another hint that the
2nd house will be central to Oprah's career. Jupiter aspects this Mercury very
closely and thereby confers great strength to the Mercury (the planet of
communication) and to the 10th house by virtue of its lordship.
So the evidence begins to accumulate that pushes the 2nd house to the forefront
of the chart, along with Mercury. Mercury in fact may be the strongest planet in
the chart. The Sun is also rendered superstrong through its extremely tight
conjunction with Venus -- with just 8 minute s orb. Besides further boosting the
2nd, it also supports the indications of the 9th house, including higher
knowledge and duty.
This is perhaps one reason why Oprah did not pursue the usual TV trash daytime
talk show and instead chose to tackle more serious and refined social issues that
aimed at the betterment of her viewers.
A Rough Guide to Career Astrology
So here are some rough and ready rules for career selection. Its nearly
impossible to suggest which factors are most important since each depends on
several other subsidiary associations. Its best to simply make note of each of
them and watch for repeating themes.
1. House and sign of Sun, Moon and ascendant and ascendant ruler
(lagnesh). Look for repeating patterns e.g. A Jupiter-dominated horoscope
might have Suns dispositor conjunct Jupiter and Moon in Sagittarius with
Pisces rising.
2. All aspects to these. e.g. a close square from Mars to the Moon will often
lend a definite martial flavour to the person and influence career choices
in that direction.
3. Any houses with 3 or more planets (outers excluded). This house and the
one opposite will usually be connected with career in some basic way.
4. 10th house and its lord and aspects thereto. Also planets in close aspect
to MC.
5. The strongest planet in the chart such as one that is exalted and
unafflicted or receives a close aspect from Jupiter, Venus, or Mercury. Also
planets that are heavily aspected by several planets are like pivots for the
whole chart. Similarly, slow (less than 20% of normal speed) or stationary
planets exercise an undue influence. If connected to the 2nd or 11th
houses representing money, strong planets will probably provide the best
avenue in life for prosperity.
The Rahu influence neednt be negative for occupation at all since Rahu is
associated with ambition and material gain. The Uranus influence is also not a
hindrance for career matters and may describe the sudden or tumultuous nature
of life events throughout the period. Saturn is further strengthened by virtue of
its placement in Purvashada, a nakshatra owned by Venus. Venus, as we know,
is very strong by exaltation and placed in a kendra with the Sun.
Finally, the favourable 9th and 10th lords Sun and Mercury are both placed in
Uttara Bhadrapada, a nakshatra ruled by Saturn. This enhances the results of
the Saturn dasha, especially as they pertain to career advancement (10th
house) in legal matters (9th house).
The bhukti lord Mars is a crucial factor here. 5th lord Mars is placed in the 3rd
house and is aspected by Saturn, lord of the 2nd house of status and wealth. Its
dispositor Saturn is strong in the first house. Its nakshatra lord Rahu is also
strong since it is placed in the favourable 5th house. Moreover, the benefic Moon
is placed in Dhanista, a Mars-ruled nakshatra.
The two dasha lords, Mars and Saturn are in a very auspicious 3-11 house
relationship with each other which also helps the results for this period.