marriage astrology and 7th house BY AMIT KAPOOR

7th house astrology :


    

Seventh House	Ruling Planet	“Relationship” Nature
Aries	Mars	With Mars also owning the 2nd house, there can be money issues in the marriage or partnership. Challenges with marriage and money issues. May be possessive, however, will have orientation toward productive partnerships.
Taurus	Venus	May experience issues of betrayal and abandonment in relationships or make sacrifices for partner. Will be drawn into relationships to resolve karmas through strong attractions.
Gemini	Mercury	Likely to work with spouse (Mercury also owns 10th house of career), also to work in business partnerships. Some ability for public success and good relationship with public.
Cancer	Moon	Must attend to needs. Partner/spouse can be very emotional, emotive, high intelligence. Both partner and self very relational, high desire for relationship.
Leo	Sun	Powerful, successful spouse though can be overbearing. Sun creates challenges for marriage and other relationships. Needs others to help give confidence.
Virgo	Mercury	Desire for an intelligent, conversant partner/spouse. Interested in their cultural background. Has natural ability for verbal communication with others.
Libra	Venus	Financial and status gain through marriage. Income and financial affairs are linked to partnerships with Venus also ruling the 2nd house of Finances/Wealth. Passionate, fulfills agreements, enjoys luxuries, wants the finest.
Scorpio	Mars	Mars rules the 12th as well, so brings a range of 12th house potentialities to relationships/marriage: loss, abandonment, enlightenment, and dispensation of debt. Powerful passions.
Sagittarius	Jupiter	Marriage/partnership can bring power and prestige (since Jupiter also owns the 10th house). Can meet partner/spouse through the career. Strong ability to give through career in noble way. Relationships may improve status.
Capricorn	Saturn	Marriage can bring sense of restriction, likely to someone older or with older viewpoint and strong-willed. Can be loss of status or controversy regarding spouse. Vulnerable. Must guard against coldness. Relationships improve over time with more trust.
Aquarius	Saturn	Because Saturn also rules the 7th house, spouse/partners will have range of 7th house traits: competitive, enmity, or could be a healer and bring healing to the relationship. Must confront insecurities in partnerships.
Pisces	Jupiter	Drawn to someone like his or her mother (Jupiter owns 4th house as well). Partners/marriage brings 4th house comforts. Must remain true about what feels good and what doesn’t in relationships and not pick romantic partners who do not give respect.

Step3:
Once you have identified which sign is your 7th house, the next step in understanding aspects of your Relationship house is to know which planets most directly influence it and modify its nature.

To do this, Examine your 7th House and note any planets in that sign, then read the descriptions for each planet that you have in your 7th House to see how they affect your 7th house indicators.

Planet in the 7th House	General Effect	Negative Effect
Sun	Late marriage, enjoys travel and foreign things, wealth through partner. Powerful partner. Must guard against arguing. Likes to take the lead.	Can incur scandal through relationship, loose moral conduct. Headaches.
Moon	Good looking with very attractive partner, passionate, successful, sociable. Good for creative / arts businesses. Gives affection easily.	Sexual excess, aimless, jealous. Back trouble.
Mars	Slender, tension in married life, passionate, intelligent, stubborn and idiosyncratic. Powerful, controlling mate. Persuasive, goal-oriented.	Rash, argumentative, promiscuity. Sloppy business practices.
Mercury	Intelligent, youthful, attractive partner. Literary talent and success, diplomatic, attractive spouse, wise, widely respected, wealthy, adroit business skills and success, interest in the occult (astronomy, astrology and math). Good sense of humor.	Short-tempered. Mentally unstable mate. Skin ailments.
Jupiter	Supportive, prosperous partner, happiness from children, diplomatic, well educated, fame. Can attract and keep good partners. Good for legal transactions and contracts.	Partner lacks recognition for works or incurs legal problems. Wasteful. Weight problems.
Venus	Beautiful, refined partner; happy marriage. Individual will be passionate, sensual. Good business skills.	Sexual excess, low moral conduct, poor grooming.
Saturn	Marriage later in life and/or to a much older spouse. Diplomatic, political success well traveled, ambitious. Practical, detached. Relationships improve over time.	Intestinal (colon) problems, sickly mate, loneliness in marriage.
Rahu	Spouse/partners from foreign culture, brave, life lesson focus on learning to work in partnership. Not favorable for lasting union.	Over-bearing spouse. Spouse has reproductive ailments. Over indulgence in food, blood sugar ailments. Adultery.
Ketu	Passionate, spiritual partner If 7th house is Scorpio, Ketu is exalted, bringing out most benefic indicators of Ketu (e.g. enlightenment). As with Rahu, greatest life lessons, challenges, and growth come through relationships. Enjoys making spiritual journeys.	Loose morals, sickly partner. Tired.

To help you determine whether your 7th House will tend to have the negative influence mentioned above, check in the following chart. If your 7th House Sign has an “enemy” planet in it, then you will have more tendencies toward the negative effects. Rahu and Ketu are not listed as they are generally considered unfavorable for all signs. As a rule of thumb, no planet is favorable in the 7th house, unless it is in its own sign.

7th House Sign	Friend	Neutral	Enemy
Aries	Jupiter Sun Mars	Moon	Saturn Mercury Venus
Taurus	Mercury Sun Saturn Venus		Jupiter Moon Mars
Gemini	Saturn Mercury Venus	Moon	Jupiter Mars Sun
Cancer	Jupiter Mars Moon	Sun	Saturn Mercury Venus
Leo	Jupiter Mars Sun	Moon	Saturn Mercury Venus
Virgo	Venus Mercury	Saturn Sun	Jupiter Mars Moon
Libra	Saturn Mercury Venus	Moon	Jupiter Sun Mars
Scorpio	Jupiter Sun Moon Mars		Saturn Mercury Venus
Sagittarius	Jupiter Sun Mars	Moon Mercury	Saturn Venus
Capricorn	Venus Mercury Saturn		Moon Jupiter Sun Mars
Aquarius	Venus Saturn Jupiter	Mercury	Moon Mars Sun
Pisces	Mars Moon Jupiter		Saturn Venus Mercury Sun

Step4:
The final step in understanding your personal 7th House is to examine where your 7th House’s Planetary Ruler is placed in your chart and what that means for you. Remember, the Planetary Ruler can be found in the chart in Step 2.

Now, look again at your Chart Report. In what Sign is your Planetary Ruler of your 7th House placed? For instance, you may find that you have a Gemini 7th House. Gemini’s ruling planet is Mercury. The Chart Report would show you in which House your Mercury is placed. Perhaps your Mercury is in your 10th House.

The placement of your 7th House planetary ruler will tell you how your Relationship karma will be experienced by you in this lifetime. So, in our example, if your ruling 7th House planet is Mercury and placed in your 10th House (“Career”) of Virgo, you may partner with your spouse in your career and/or your partner has a public career.

Keep in mind that as the planets have a range of values, so do placement of planets in the houses. Below are some indications of each House:

Planet that rules the 7th House is in your …	How your Relationship Karma is Shaped
1st House	May travel often. Marriage or business partnership brings great sense of self, purpose and fulfillment. Mate/partner is very mature, stable, Can marry someone known from early years of life. If afflicted, can be promiscuous.
2nd House	Wealth comes through marriage (by virtue of association), partner is well spoken, family-oriented. Able to manage money well. Must guard against overindulgence.
3rd House	Strong voice, make impression on thers. Driven, ambitious, adventuresome spouse with likely bent for the arts. Mate may have challenges “settling down.” Brings luck to brothers.
4th House	Educated, blessed. Happy, fortunate marriage with good children and material comforts. Business partnerships could favor real estate. Does well to do humanitarian actions.
5th House	Very favorable for a happy marriage with deep love and affection, deep soul connection with mate. Happy relationships with children. Strong character. Potential for high financial status.
6th House	Spouse can be a healer, attract jealousy (competitiveness from others). Depending on chart and the individual’s practices, mate can be sickly or become like an enemy.
7th House	Charismatic personality draws many suitors, well educated. Powerful mate/partners. Loyal, bold. Very persuasive.
8th House	Wealthy partner. Spouse has strong interest in the occult and learns money through ‘unearned’ sources (e.g. inheritance, lottery). Must guard against anxiety.
9th House	Accomplished spouse who supports/inspires dharma. Marriage brings good fortune. Could be involved with father-in-law for business. Has ambition.
10th House	Mate and partners are important part of your career success. They are also very career-driven, have public careers. Can bring career abroad and/or with foreign interests. Can attract helpful people.
11th House	Spouse can bring wealth to the marriage, favors daughters, and good fortune in speculative ventures especially through associations of the mate. Influential on many.
12th House	Partner can be spiritual and/or come from foreign culture. Can also indicate loss or unhappiness in partnership. Must not waste time.