Here is a brief summary of the 12 areas of your life represented by the 12 houses:

First House: This area of your life represents your personality and your self-image and how people perceive you. In other words, what you project to the world? It also gives an indication of your physical appearance, your attitude towards self and the world in general, your self-opinion and how you express yourself. It also shows how you react under stress and to the conditions of the moment.

Second House: All matters pertaining to personal finances and your earnings. Your attitude towards money matters and wealth as well as your spending habits; are you impulsive or cautious in spending and where you spend your money? Are you a good credit risk? What are your best sources of earnings? Will you have material gains through personal effort? Watch your spending now!

Third House: Conditions of your early childhood and type of neighborhood (an important clue to many of your later habits!). Matters pertaining to your brothers/sisters and immediate relatives including your attitude towards them. Your early childhood education. How you communicate and matters pertaining to daily correspondence i.e. letters, telegrams, phone calls as well as events involving changes of address and telephone numbers. It also represents your short trips and if you should be careful about walking, running or any accidents near the home?

Fourth House: Parental home environment and later your own domestic environment. This house can even give you a clue as to where you will eventually settle down! The type of childhood you had and your treatment at home.

Fifth House: All speculative ventures governed by the laws of chance e.g. lottery tickets, stock market, gambling etc. Matters concerning children and your attitudes towards them. Anything to do with your hobbies including stage, drama, theater. This house also sheds light on your love affairs, romance, courtship, and engagements. Which hobbies are you best suited for? What would be the personality of those you love and your children?

Sixth House: Work environment and your attitude towards work. What kind of work environment do you need? What type of worker are you? This house also shows minor ailments and preventive aspects of health and illnesses which could lead to major health hazards if not corrected earlier on.

Seventh House: Personal relationships and marriage. What kind of marriage partner do you seek? Personality as well as known enemies! Are you prone to breakups and separations? Questions about civil courts and starting and ending of all personal ties.

Eighth House: All joint finances and properties. Money that you do not earn through any occupation or as part of your regular earnings. Questions regarding investments, loans, grants, legacies, inheritance, scholarships, income tax, insurance and monetary gifts. Your attitude towards others’ money and income tax. Should you avoid partnerships? Are you lucky with investments? Do you have difficulty raising finances?

Ninth House: All matters pertaining to law, religion, long-distance travel and higher education and universities. Do you have delays in higher education? Should you be careful with the law? How is your attitude towards your own religion and other faiths? Do you have many long distance travels? Are you prone to vehicular accidents or while traveling? Do you an affinity for distant lands, foreigners, languages? Will you migrate to a foreign country? Will you have delays in publishing?

Tenth House:  Career, social status and all matters which affect one’s status in society. Will you have public recognition? and will it be through fame or notoriety?! Will you have a good public response? Are prone to scandals? Will you lead a public life? Do you have early or late recognition in your career and is it through your own efforts?

Eleventh House: Global community which is also social media now. Events affecting hopes and wishes for the future. What kind of social contacts will you have? Who are the type of people who will help you in your future goals? How is your attitude towards future plans? Are you suited for volunteer work?

Twelfth House: All matters that are more or less hidden from the public and long term illnesses. Are you a research-oriented person? Do you enjoy secrets and mysteries? Do you have secret love affairs or are you more into the love of secrets?!

Will you be working for the government or large corporations? Are you suited to work in an institutional setting like laboratory, hospitals, detective work, espionage, prison or a convent? What major illnesses should you watch out for? Who are your secret enemies? Do you tend to isolate yourself? What are your secret inhibitions? All of these constitute The Twelve Houses or the 12 Areas of Your Life.