Spouse
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This information should be used to better understand the natal promise, but don’t lead your life accordingly.
To figure how, who, where,.. won’t fulfill the void, it’s yours to fill.
Natal indications of Spouse
• Planets in 7th : Describe the characteristics of Spouse
• Placement of 7th ruler : Describes where you will encounter your Spouse
• Aspects to the ruler of 7th : Describes information about circumstances
• Darakaraka : Describes nature of Spouse
• Degree of DCS : Describes marriage life and characteristics of Spouse
• Venus : Natural indication of relationships, preferences, love
• Juno : Describes traits of Spouse, what you need, how you commit
• Mars : The ‘bad’ boyfriend
More information about the significance of Juno in the Natal chart
Darakaraka
Note : Method from Vedic Astrology, only works via the Sidereal system
The planet with the lowest degree. (Neptune, Uranus and Pluto don’t count)
The Darakaraka signifies the nature of spouse. The condition of this planet gives away more information.
• Sign placement : Nature of spouse
• House placement : Place of meeting
• Dignity : If strong it gives good qualities of the sign, if weak, it gives negative traits of the sign
• Aspects : Additional information about spouse’s characteristics
Example : if the Darakaraka is Jupiter and it’s conjunct or in aspect to the Moon, the results will be positive.
But if Jupiter is conjunct or in hard aspect to Saturn it might result in a challenging relationship.
More information on the Darakaraka : Click here
Where you will meet your spouse
The house placement of your 7th ruler.
For example : if the 7th house cusp falls into the sign of Taurus, the ruler is Venus. If Venus is located in 2nd house, then you have to interpret this as 7th ruler in the 2nd house. The interpretations for that are listed here :
1st house :
Will walk up to you, anywhere. Your spouse may be a known person. He/she may be from the same community. It may be someone who helps you with something personal that eventually blossoms into romance. They could be your distant relative as well.
2nd house :
In a bank, by a friend of a relative, something involved with money and the things you own. Your spouse may be known to some of your family members. They can be somehow related to your finance, banking or your friends.
3rd house :
Your spouse can come through your siblings, relatives, neighbors or internet. You may meet them through media, or during some short course, or short journey. They can be one from elementary school, or someone you’ve known since an early age.
4th house :
Possibility of meeting spouse via family members, on a boat, restaurant. You may meet them in your student life, they may be someone related to your mother or maternal relatives. Meeting through your job. Could be a friend of someone you work with.
5th house :
In a recreative place, party, casino, night center. In ancient texts it says when your 7th lord is in the 5th house, then it is a clear indication of love marriage. You may meet them in a public setting like entertainment programs, networking or when you do your self-promotion activities. Could be a friend of a neighbor. Meeting through your hobbies.
6th house :
In your daily tasks, routine, hospital or day to day work. They may be your colleagues, maternal relatives, they can be your enemy eventually, or some acquaintance of your enemies. One whom you give service to.
7th house :
An artistic, charming spouse, meeting In a museum, in a music bar, a place where art is involved, business related environment, meeting in a formal environment. Meeting through mutual contacts, among people, busy places.
8th house :
By occultism, or personal overcoming conference, something involved with death, or money. Your spouse can be interested in research, they may like occult, they can be working people. You may even marry a person known to you.
9th house :
In a trip, abroad, on a airport, airplane or cruise. Meeting spouse via spiritual or religious ceremony, university, on a wedding or via travel. From a different community, they can be interested in religion and philosophy, they like literature or higher studies. They can be foreign.
10th house :
You can meet your spouse in your 1st job, social service, professional practices, career situations, classmate.
When you’re out and about in public or at official places.
11th house :
Meeting spouse via friends or social organizations, an acquaintance, you may meet via internet or during some sort of activism work.
12th house :
Meeting spouse coincidental, via blind date, In an institution, river, sea, mistress, something involved with water. your spouse can be from a different religion or foreign place. They can even be maternal relatives.
Symbolism & signs during meeting of spouse
A method from Vedic Astrology. It only works on the Sidereal chart.
Look at the sign on the Descendant and look for the ruler in your chart.
The opposing sign to where the 7th house ruler sits, holds the symbolism.
Example :
Descendant in Virgo = Mercury as ruling planet of 7th.
Mercury is placed in Libra, so Aries is the opposing sign that holds the clues.
Important to know :
The following can appear in the form of paintings, furniture, names of restaurants,
brandnames, t-shirt print, places, food, statue, sounds, etc etc. Be creative
| Aries | Ram, Horns, physical/body, sports, Computer Ram, may have a goat/ram pet, “facebook”, rarely visited places, meadow, “strong”, “fast”, skull, competitions, alone,.. |
| Taurus | Bull, earth, dirt, slow, finances, “Redbull”, something you own, something with wealth or money involved, sensory perception (such as specific smell), beauty, gardens, sound,.. |
| Gemini | Twins, relatives, duplicate, group, social media, books, double date, something with their lungs, literature, writing (letters, emails), rumors, crafting, talk therapy, ambiguous situations,.. |
| Cancer | Crab, lobster, home, lake, on or near water, boat, mother, car, household, things related to family, breasts, dinner, motel, hotel, things that relate to security both emotional or property,.. |
| Leo | Lion, king, royal, throne, party, concert, gambling, luxury places, leisure time, pleasures, creativity, affairs, pick nick, high places, tropical or warm places, sunflowers,.. |
| Virgo | Virgin, things that relate to health, care, at or related to work, fitness, hospital, wheat, food, gym, servitude, things that relate to pets, illustrations, colleagues, clients, cleansings or detoxes,.. |
| Libra | Scales, law, balance, beauty, arts, skin, at a wedding, flowers, doves, things that relate to justice, social contacts, things that are symmetrical or beautiful, aesthetically pleasing, fruit trees, brothel, boutiques,.. |
| Scorpio | Scorpion, mall, sting, things related to death, cemetery, surgery, bank, private places, secret, at transformative event, in/during/because of a crisis situation, via others, pale or tinted, intensity, dark places, mud,.. |
| Sagittarius | Horse, arrow, bow, shooting, education, travel, “OK cupid”, ceremony’s, adventures, philosophizing, hills, mountains, church, pilots, long distance, holy places, guru, courthouse, library,.. |
| Capricorn | Goat, career, formal, structures, elder people, bruises, related to government, public places, office, cold places, headquarters, things that relate to traditions, rocks, stone, black, decay, delay, ruins.. |
| Aquarius | Watercarrier, internet, technology, Astrology, water bottle, “Aquarius” drink, spilling fluid, aqua, waterfall, dam, modern places, social services, radio, via friends, sudden, airport,,.. |
| Pisces | Fish, sushi, in or near water, duplicate, aquarium, “Plenty of fish”, secrecy, sacred places, on/during a hiatus, gateways, institutions, hospitals, related to charity, hidden places, dreams, pilgrimage, monastery,.. |
The personality of your future spouse
Seen from the house and sign placement of Venus
• Venus : Love, relationship
• Juno : The actual marriage material
Venus in Aries / 1st house :
A courageous and energetic spouse filled with passion. Could have a short temper or impulsive. A fun person to be around and a protector. Someone that will like to take the role of a leader in the relationship. May be dominant in nature.
Venus in Taurus / 2nd house :
A person you can rely on and trust. Possessions and money can be very important to your spouse. Can indicate a spouse with a calculative approach towards the relationship and life. Slow and steady nature. A love for luxury, comfort and food.
Venus in Gemini / 3rd house :
A careful spouse who chooses words wisely, someone that loves communicating with you. An intelligent spouse. One that likes to go on city trips with you and share their visions with you. They seek fun and pleasurable stimuli.
Venus in Cancer / 4th house :
A caring and loving spouse that will put a lot of effort into making you feel fine and comfortable. A spouse with motherly qualities, good cooking and caring. Can have a tendency to rant about small things and gets emotional easily. A romantic and dreamy spouse with a unique philosophy towards the relationship and life.
Venus in Leo / 5th house :
A spouse with a very strong personality and artistic abilities. Well mannered and successful. The ego could cause some difficulties, especially if it’s about the wife in a man his chart, can indicate a dominating wife. Can have a strong desire for children.
Venus in Virgo / 6th house :
An intelligent spouse, very caring and logical with an analytical nature. A tendency to judge, criticize with an eye for detail, also if something about your appearance if ‘off’ , they can point that out. May not always be the easiest if you struggle with low self-esteem.
Venus in Libra / 7th house :
An artistic and very beautiful spouse. Well mannered, passionate and romantic with a good status. A refined nature. Charming, diplomatic and social.
Venus in Scorpio / 8th house :
A very intense and passionate spouse with interest in the occult themes. A mystic appearance, and will have a lot of power. Someone that likes to take lead in the relationship and with a unique philosophical approach towards the relationship and life. Can indicate a very sexual spouse.
Venus in Sagittarius / 9th house :
A philosophical spouse, passionate about religion and knowledge. For a husband this can indicate a strong and fatherly personality, for a wife it indicates a fun loving person who loves to explore. Spouse can be foreign.
Venus in Capricorn / 10th house :
A determined spouse with a good status. Can indicate a business woman or man, who is hardworking, down to earth and caring. Can be much younger or much older.
Venus in Aquarius / 11th house :
A spouse with a rebellious nature, unconventional and refreshing. Loves freedom and will also be your best friend. Indicates an independent person who loves to discuss the big questions of life.
Venus in Pisces / 12th house :
A very emotional and intuitive spouse with psychic abilities is possible. Very romantic and unique. Can be an indication of a foreign spouse.
Indications of Foreign spouse
7th house = spouse
9th house = foreign travel, within same continent, long distance journeys
12th house = overseas travel
• 7th ruler conjunct Jupiter
• 7th ruler conjunct NorthNode
• 7th ruler in Sagittarius, 9th house
• 7th ruler in 12th (overseas)
• 7th ruler conjunct Northnode in 9th or 12th house
• 7th ruler in aspect to 9th ruler
• Mutual reception between 7th and 9th or 12th house
• Jupiter conjunct Northnode
• Jupiter in 7th
• Jupiter or Northnode in de 7th sign from the Moon
• Sagittarius DSC
• 5th ruler in aspect to 9th or 12th ruler (affair, lover)
• Venus in 9th or 12th house
• 9th or 12th ruler in 7th
• 9th ruler in (hard) aspect to DSC
Take note : if you’re currently in a committed relationship and you find any of these indications, it can also mean that you and your partner decide/want to marry in a foreign place.
One indication is not enough, there should be at least 2-3 indications in the natal chart that suggest a foreign spouse. If you’ve got 3 of them, there is a high chance of meeting and/or marrying your spouse in a foreign place.
Northnode in the 9th house or in Sagittarius is often an indication of someone needing/wanting to go abroad. If you have this placement in combination with an aspect between 7th-9th or 7th-12th, there is a strong possibility of marrying a foreign person.
The same applies for a stellium in 9th house, or several personal planets in 9th. The native will be inclined to travel, has a love for other cultures and may meet a potential lover along the journey.
If one planet rules both the 7th and 9th, or 7th and 12th, there can be an indication of foreign spouse, but only if other factors point in the same direction.
Love, Spouse, lovelife depending on the degrees of 7th house cusp
• To know what each of the 30 degrees stand for : Degrees
• More information can be found here : Marriage
7th house cusp on 1 degree can indicate a spouse who is aggressive or very passionate. The 7th house cusp on 7 degrees can indicate a spouse with artistic abilities or someone that’s a bit lazy and charming.
7th house cusp on 23 degrees can indicate a humanitarian spouse, detached and rational,…
• Juno Retrograde is an indication of abuse from a spouse or a male figure, in a female chart.
The profession & finances of spouse
Profession can be seen through your 4th house (4th house is 10th=career from the 7th house) :
• Check The sign on the cusp of 4th house
• Check what planets are occupying in 4th house
• Check where the ruler of 4th is positioned
Finances can be seen through your 8th house (8th house is 2nd=finance from 7th house) :
• Check the sign on the cusp of 8th
• Check what planets are occupying in 8th house
• Check Where the ruler of 8th is positioned
Turning the chart method
To know who your spouse will be : Take your Descendant as ‘ascendant’ of future spouse.
Your DSC will be their ASC, Your IC will be their MC, Your MC will be their IC. This doesn’t mean that your DSC will be their actual ASC. This technique is used to know more about his/her career, childhood, finances, status, friends, desires,…
OR
Instead you can just look at your own birthchart and look at your own houses and know what they represent according to the one you are meant to be with:
Your 1st house :
The values of your spouse in love, the love language they speak, their business partners and possible legal matters with the court and lawyers
Your 2nd house :
The sexdrive of your spouse, possible inheritances from their family, death of spouse
Your 3rd house :
Education of spouse, the higher knowledge and religion. possibilities of foreign spouse or a spouse that travels a lot, spiritual or philosophical organizations of spouse
Your 4th house :
Career and reputation of spouse, the father of your spouse
Your 5th house :
The friends of your spouse, possible organizations they are in, his/her desires in life, life goals of spouse
Your 6th house :
Possible accidents or hospitalization of spouse, the secrets they have, the possibilities of spouse being psychic, the way your spouse wants isolation and time to themselves
Your 7th house :
The personality of your spouse, the approach to life and appearance
Your 8th house :
The income of your spouse, their work ethics and what he/she will value in life, their possessions and properties
Your 9th house :
The way of communicating of your spouse and the relationship they have with their siblings
Your 10th house :
The upbringing of spouse, how his/her home-life will be, their personal needs and feelings
Your 11th house :
The self-realization of spouse, their creativity, ways of having fun and activities he/she will love, possibility of having children, and their romance
Your 12th house :
The health of your spouse and the daily routines and tasks they do
Predicting from your Moon sign
This method is very similar to ‘turning the chart’, But instead of taking the DSC as the ASC of the future spouse,
you take your Moon sign as the ASC of spouse.
It works the exact same way, so the house where your Natal Moon is placed in, becomes the 1st house of future spouse.
2nd house from your moon sing is the 2nd house of your future spouse, and so on,…
The sign that’s opposing your Natal Moon sign, is what qualities the future spouse will have.
Example : If your Moon sign is Cancer, the future spouse will have some Capricorn qualities to him/her.
Age of spouse
This method is from Vedic Astrology, Some things are best to consider via your Sidereal chart such as Nakshatra’s and Atmakaraka/D9.
What planet rules the 7th house
• Venus , Sun , Mercury, Jupiter = Average age gap of 5-6 years
• Saturn = Elder spouse 7+ years
7th ruler in Nakshatra’s
You check check this via Astro-seek
If 7th ruler is in the Nakshatra of Saturn, it indicates elder spouse (7+ y)
• Pushya
• Anuradha
• Uttra-Bhadrapada
If 7th ruler is in the Nakshatra of Mercury, it indicates no age difference or a very small difference (0-3 y)
• Revati
• Jyestha
• Aashlesha
Aspects to 7th ruler for younger spouse
Maturity level of spouse could be less than you, if the 7th ruler is in aspect with these planets, especially conjunction
• Moon
• Mercury
Aspects to 7th ruler for average age difference (5-6 y)
• Jupiter = Indicating a spouse that teaches/guides you
• Sun = Indicating a very mature spouse
Age gabs
• Venus-Saturn aspect = Elder spouse
• Venus in aspect to Mercury, Mars, Moon = Average age difference (0-4 y)
• Venus semisextile Mars = huge age difference (especially in female chart)
• Jupiter in aspect to Moon, Mercury = Average age difference (0-4 y)
• 7th ruler in Gemini = youthful spouse, can be younger
• 7th ruler conjunct Moon = younger spouse
• 7th ruler or Venus in aspect to Persephone
• Saturn in 7th = mature spouse, later in life
• Capricorn on the Descendant = mature spouse, later in life
Atmakaraka
Find out what planet is your Atmakaraka in the birthchart and than check the condition in the Navamsha chart.
Example : If the Atmakaraka is in the 3rd house of the D9 chart and Saturn is in the 9th house, it means Saturn is 7 houses away from the Atmakaraka and this signifies an elder spouse.
• Saturn 7 houses from the Atmakaraka = Elder spouse
Age gab relationships are often indicated by a strong Saturn aspect to the 7th ruler.
Sometimes an aspect of Uranus could be involved as it indicates an unusual spouse or unconventional circumstances.
If the ruler of the 7th is placed in Gemini it could indicate a younger spouse, if Saturn is involved it indicates a (large) age gab.
The Most common indication is Saturn in aspect to Venus or Moon for an age gab relationship.
Saturn ruling the 5th or 9th , or Saturn in the 5th or 9th .
• Predicting a meeting or a start of a new relationship : Transits
• Most accurate prediction for significant meeting : Love timing