THE THIRD HOUSE PART 3: MENTAL REST VS. MENTAL AGITATION

This is Part 3 in our series of articles on the Secret of the Third House from our new book due out by Oct. 15th:

MENTAL REST AND THE THIRD HOUSE :

Planets in the 3^rd house will show how much mental rest is needed to restore energy and resist stress.  Because the 3^rd house is 12^th from the 4^th house of the mind, it shows how much we need to retreat and rest in order to overcome stress.  This can be studied from the moon chart or from the natal rising sign and may help with vacation time planning but some planets place here usually do not practically allow enough time for vacation.  Sun in the third house needs 6 months to recuperate while Saturn needs a whole year and Rahu 8 months and Ketu 3 months. Most of us do not have the luxury to take that much time off.

The moon can recharge in the 3^rd house with a 48 minute cat-nap so it can move through stress more quickly.  Mars needs a day or max. 7 days and Jupiter needs a month and Venus 2 weeks and Mercury 2 months.

If you have weak planets in the 3^rd house by lack of dignity or connected to malefic energies, planets in the 3^rd house may be come a source of mental troubles and depression and headaches.    Venus or Jupiter in the 3^rd house will create mental tension from women or spouses.   Saturn in the 3^rd house will create excessive mental tension around work and Mars in the 3^rd house will create excessive tensions from fighting with sibling or neighbors.  Planets debilitated in the 3^rd house may create such anguish that you may sense that that signification for that planet  is actually killing you.   Put Rahu here which is said to be “good” in the 3^rd house and you may be plagued by unethical and unscrupulous people.  Afflicted moon here may create constant worry from work.   Again, planets need to be afflicted or weak to cause mental distress.

The remedy may be to strengthen the 3^rd lord to eliminate the stress.  If Venus owns the 3^rd house and is weak and afflicted the spending more time with women and artistic creativity  or going to a movie may release tensions.  If Jupiter owns the 3^rd house, you may need to teach or visit your spiritual place of worship or find a Guru.

Having the 1^st lord afflicted in the 3^rd house may lead to excessive beating up of oneself and causing one’s own problems through bad judgment and this may lead to  depression. If the lagna lord is strong and well-placed, it will not be an issue.

The rule is that you want malefics in the third house because you need some aggression to fight your enemies but so often they cause trouble there also because there is usually some affliction.  Still we need malefics in the 3^rd house to support drive and courage to get us through our challenges.   Benefics in the 3^rd house may support family life and friendship.  Jupiter in the 3^rd house needs a Guru to initiate it and get it on the spiritual path or it will fall to much party energy. Malefics in the 3^rd house in a woman’s chart may lead to a divorce (dharma of marriage is hurt)  and 9^th from a male chart may do the same.

Third house is a minor dustana because is 8^th from the 8^th so it brings past negative karma. The 3^rd house blocks the 11^th house of gains so it may yield a sense of scarcity and force struggle and sweat to get something done.

Third House and Secret of the Elements

If water planets like the Moon or Venus are in the 3^rd house,  there will be a deficit of fire element in the chart and the person will lack initiative and courage and organizational strength.  If Saturn or Rahu (air planets) are in the 3^rd house there will be a shortage of water element in the chart and marriage and family may suffer. If Mars or Sun or Ketu are in the 3^rd house, there will be a shortage of earth element and financial instability will not be there and there will be problems with learning and problems with acute disease or dangers from operations.  If Mercury is in the 3^rd house then there will be a shortage of air element ruling strength, physical and mental endurance and responsibility.

REMEDIES FOR THE 3^RD HOUSE:

Remedies for the 3^rd house require bringing in the 2^nd house ie food and family and money.  Sometimes you have to bring in the values of the afflicted planets in that house:

If you have Jupiter in the 3^rd,  bring sweets and support teachers  and support your father.

If you have Moon in the 3^rd house, do something for mother or family.

If you have Saturn in the 3^rd house, support elders in your family.

If you have Mars in the 3^rd, support brother or veterans in your family.

If you have Venus in the 3^rd, take yogurt or sour things and support women or wives.

Special thanks to Bill Levacy,  Komilla Sutton and Zoran Radosavljevic  and Sanjay Rath for their insights on this house.

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