The 1st House Lord in the 10th House | Career, Social Status, Reputation, Worldly Achievements
People with the 1st house lord in the 10th house are born to be leaders and they aim high on the social ladder while carrying heavy responsibilities and fulfilling their duties. Auspicious position for career success and worldly achievements.
1st house domains: body, the purpose of incarnation, destiny, the look, the path of life, the self, personality, health, and vitality.
Here you can read more about the 1st astrological house.
The 10th house’s main domains are social status, career, worldly achievements, reputation, leadership, organization, structure, government, father or father figure, and authority figures.
The first house ruler brings the agenda of the 1st house into the 10th house.
Wherever the lord or ruler of the 1st house is located in the natal chart, that is where the native puts a lot of effort, energy, and focus. In other words, the native is strongly invested in the 10th house domains.
The 10th house is an Artha house
The 10th house is an Artha house alongside the 2nd and 6th houses. These houses are associated with the earth Zodiac signs. That means taking care of material things,accumulating possessions, careers, and worldly achievements. These are material houses, and not so fun but necessary to do, such as paying the bills and bringing bread to the table.
The 10th house is a Upachaya house.
The houses that are associated with the Zodiac Signs ruled by Mercury and Saturn are the Upachaya houses. The 3rd, 6th, 10th and 11th houses. Those get better with age, once the person learns lessons (Saturn) and skills (Mercury) related to those houses. In a similar vein, these houses are prone to delays, and difficulties however they get better with age.
Ascendant aka the natal chart ruler in the 10th house and the mission of the person
Ascendant ruler, 1st house lord, chart ruler, and 1st house ruler are synonyms. And they refer to the same planet, mind you.
What happens if the 1st house lord is in the 10th house?
This is such a promising and auspicious planetary position for worldly success, career achievements, being a leader, and reaching high visibility.
The 10th house is associated with the Zodiac Sign Capricorn, and it is the highest point in the natal chart.
Having the chart ruler in the 10th house, in the career house is a very strong indicator of worldly success. Though some planets can delay the accomplishments.
As the planet that rules the self,- the ascendant ruler- goes to the 10th house the person identifies themselves with the 10th house domains. Such as with their career, their reputation, their leadership position, social status, and their success.
Having the ruler of the 1st house in the 10th house is a fame indicator. Because the 10th house talks about visibility and that is what the native has a strong desire for. Or that it is part of their destiny to be well-known and have high visibility amongst their peers.
Leadership position and being visible.
With his planetary position, being a public figure or a well-known figure, or even very famous is part of the person’s destiny. It happens once in their lifetime. They might even become iconic figures.
One of the main domains of the 10th house is leadership and being a leader. Hence, being a leader of some sort is also part of these people’s lives. And their life orbits around achieving such high positions with high prestige.
Similarly, they are strongly invested in their reputation. And the planet that goes to the 10th house determines what kind of reputation they have. Mars a competitive and fighting nature, with Venus an easily approachable boss. Anyway, they have a reputation as a responsible and workaholic person.
As the 10th house rules social status too. These people are “sensitive” to their social status, they have a strong desire for reaching a higher social status. Marriage can give social status too.
Career with the 1st house lord in the 10th house.
Career is another subject of life that these people are strongly invested in and the majority of their focus goes on building their career. And succeeding is also part of their destiny.
The father, the boss, and the authority figures.
Every house represents certain people in the person’s life. The 10th house talks about the relationship with the father or with the father figure of the person, and also it shows the qualities of the bosses/employers of the person. And it also shows what kind of authority figure the native becomes.
Having the ruler of the 1st house in the 10th house means that the native identifies with the father, or has a good/strong connection with the father. Or a boss or an authority figure plays a major role in the native’s life in a way that that particular person determines their path in life.
As this planetary placement shows the person becomes a leader at some point in their lives, the planet and the Zodiac Sign fall in the 10th house shows what kind of authority and leader the native is.
For example, Saturn is a very demanding boss, while Venus is an easily approachable, and friendly leader.
The 12 Ascendants with their ruling planet in the 10th house
Aries Ascendant to Taurus Ascendant
Aries Ascendant with Mars in the 10th house in Capricorn: Mars is exalted in Capricorn; therefore this is one of the most promising planetary positions for reaching high status, high visibility, and career success. These people want tangible success. And they are the most competitive ones. They are willing to fight, work hard, and to climb up the career ladder step by step. And they are granted a very strong will. They might be athletes, soldiers, or work for a government, politician, a lawyer. Anything they do they want to win at all costs. For Aries people, Mars rules their 8th house, the sudden reversals and transformation. In other words, their career might go through sudden reversals, ups, and downs, or significant transformations. Or their career is connected to 8th house topics too.
Taurus Ascendant with Venus in the 10th house in Aquarius: As Venus and Saturn and friends, this is a friendly placement for Venus, even though it has more planetary joy in the 4th house. As Venus is the primary marriage significator it can indicate that the person meets their spouse in their workplace, or they work together. In a male chart, Venus talks about the wife. The wife has a high-visibility, leadership position with a good social reputation.
The person is a friendly, easily approachable leader, who strives to have a smooth and harmonious relationship with everyone at the workplace. Also, for Taurus people, Venus rules their 6th house- the house that talks about the work environment and colleagues. This is a double indicator for reaching a high status at work. Also, with Venus in the 10th house in Aquarius, the native can marry up, and reach higher social status with the marriage. They might make a career in the artistic field, or as a lawyer.
Gemini Ascendant to Cancer Ascendant
Gemini Ascendant with Mercury in the 10th house in Pisces: These people are all about business, making deals, selling, advertising, being on the marketplace, and sharing goods. And communicating. They are born to be businesspeople. Mercury rules teaching and skills, so these people can teach skills to others. Also, Mercury rules the siblings too. The native might have a sibling in a high-visibility position, or the sibling is a public figure. For Gemini Ascendant people Mercury rules the 7th house too, the house of marriage. Their social status, reputation, and career can benefit from their marriage. Or their spouse has a high visibility position too.
Cancer Ascendant with Moon in the 10th house in Aries: The family life, the private life is in the public. Or the mother of the person has public visibility. They have a reputation as a soft, mothering, nurturing, and caring person. However, Moon in Aries is not very emotional and not very sensitive either. The native might make a career in Moon-related fields, such as being a mother, anything to do with properties, homes, or working for the government. Also, this is an indicator that the person takes over the position of the mother. Being wealthy, and living a luxurious life is their reputation.
Leo Ascendant to Virgo Ascendant
Leo Ascendant with Sun in the 10th house in Taurus: These people are very confident and charismatic leaders. They shine birth in leadership positions, as an authority. Or they have overpowering, dominating bosses/authority figures. Also, the Sun is a career significator. They can make a career in Taurus-ruled fields, such as food, and finances, with banking, singing, and being an environmentalist. As the Sun rules the father of the native, these people might have a father in a high visibility and leadership position. And they might take over their father’s work.
Virgo Ascendant with Mercury in the 10th house in Gemini: Mercury in Gemini has good dignity since it is its own sign, therefore it takes good care of its own sign. These people have more than one career in their life or achieve success in more than one career field. The reason is the Gemini, the twins are more than one. They can make a career in any kind of business, selling, or advertising. They can make a career with communicating teaching skills. Also, Mercury rules the sibling. Their siblings might have a leadership position or high visibility.
Libra Ascendant to Scorpio Ascendant
Libra Ascendant with Venus in the 10th house in Cancer: They are probably the most popular authorities and leaders. They have a reputation as a loving, nurturing, mothering, caring person who cares about others, about their own country. For Libra Ascendant people Venus rules their 8th house too, Taurus. Their career and social status are prone to have a sudden reversal, a transformation, a big ups, and downs. Or their career is connected to 8th-house topics. Also, Venus is the significator of marriage. They might meet their spouse at work, or the spouse has a high visibility, leadership position- in a male chart.
Scorpio Ascendant with Mars in the 10th house in Leo: These people need to work for the most elite, most glamorous company with the best reputation out there. They are driven to reach high visibility positions, and leadership positions, and are willing to win all the battles. For Scorpio people, Mars rules their 6th house too. It is a double indicator for reaching high social standing with their work as the 6th house rules the work of the native. These people are very competitive in nature. Also, they should be careful with dealing with bosses and authorities as they can be aggressive and argumentative with them.
Sagittarius Ascendant to Capricorn Ascendant
Sagittarius Ascendant with Jupiter in the 10th house in Virgo: These people want to spread their wisdom and knowledge therefore a strong indicator to be a teacher, a guru, or an adviser. And Sagittarius people love teaching and preaching. They teach about higher-minded topics, or about religions. Or they can be any kind of teacher. Also, if they aren’t teachers as an occupation, they have a reputation for giving advice and spreading their wisdom. For Sagittarius people Jupiter rules their 4th house too, the house of mother. It means that the mother might take over the role of the father, or the mother has a high visibility position in life, or a leadership position.
Capricorn Ascendant with Saturn in the 10th house in Libra: Saturn is exalted in Libra, hence it gives wonderful results regarding career, social status, reputation, and worldly achievements. These people aren’t afraid to put in the hard work like no one else to succeed, and they are willing to take on massive responsibilities. For Capricorn people, Saturn rules their 2nd house too, and it is a wealth combination. Their finances are directly connected to their career, social status, and leadership roles. They might work for the government. Worldly success and achievements might come later in life for them, it might be delayed or they have to work extra hard for them.
Aquarius Ascendant to Pisces Ascendant
Aquarius Ascendant with Saturn in the 10th house in Scorpio: Saturn has a very weak dignity and Scorpio, and it is very difficult to handle at a young age. These people can make a career in Scorpio-rules fields. Such as in emergencies, in handling other people’s finances and possessions, as a psychologist, or in helping others going through transformations or upheavals. For Aquarius people, Saturn rules their 12th house too, the house of dissolutions and losses. Their career might be dissolved, or it is an indicator that they develop disinterest in their career and social status, and achievements.
Pisces Ascendant with Jupiter in the 10th house in Sagittarius: Jupiter in Sagittarius is in its own sign, therefore it gives wonderful results there. The person might be a teacher, preacher, guru, a religious leader. They have a strong desire to spread their knowledge, and their wisdom. And having the 10th house ruler in the 10th house is a strong indicator of career success and good social standing.
What are your experiences with having the 1st house lord in the 10th house?
Please note that I use the Whole Sign House System for the natal chart reading.
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Ruler of the 1st house: In the 1st house, In the 2nd house, In the 3rd house, in the 4th house, in the 5thhouse, in the 6th house, in the 7th house, in the 8th house, in the 9th house, in the 10th house, in the 11th house and in the 12th house.
Planets in the 1st house: Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, South Node, and North Node.
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