Lal Kitab Houses
Lal Kitab reads a chart by house position first. These twelve pages cover what each house governs and how planets placed there are traditionally interpreted.
The twelve houses
Ascendant / Lagna
1st House
Self, body, temperament, beginnings
House of wealth and speech2nd House
Family wealth, speech, food, accumulated resources
House of courage and siblings3rd House
Siblings, courage, self-effort, short journeys
House of home and mother4th House
Home, mother, property, inner peace
House of children and learning5th House
Children, education, creativity, judgement
House of service and obstacles6th House
Service, health routines, competition, debt
House of marriage and partnership7th House
Marriage, spouse, partnership, agreements
House of transformation8th House
Longevity, inheritance, sudden events, hidden matters
House of fortune and belief9th House
Fortune, father, higher learning, long journeys
House of career and status10th House
Career, profession, duty, public standing
House of gains and networks11th House
Income, gains, friends, elder siblings
House of expenditure and seclusion12th House
Expenditure, foreign places, seclusion, sleep