The 1st house lord in the 6th house | Problem Solver & Fixer, Narrow Specialist
People with the 1st house lord in the 6th house in their natal chart are critical and analytical minded, who are skilled at solving problems and conflicts. They can be very useful members of society as their life is connected to service.
1st house domains: body, the purpose of incarnation, destiny, look, the path of life, the self, personality, health.
Here you can read more about the 1st astrological house.
6th house’s main domains: debt, disease, pets, situations out of balance, employees, service, fixing something, daily routine, work environment, cleaning, victims, abused people, servants, unprivileged people, poverty, enemies and accidents, breaking something.
The first house ruler brings the agenda of the 1st house into the 6th 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 6th house domains.
6th house is an Artha house.
The 6th house is an Artha house alongside the 2nd and 10th 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.
6th house is also an 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.
For example, the 6th house rules health issues and diseases. Once a person develops a disease that stops him/her to do what he/she meant to do or wants to do in life until heals and learns some precious lesson regards to health.
Ascendant aka the natal chart ruler in the 6th 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 6th house?
As the 6th house is in charge of many difficult subjects of life, it is considered a difficult planetary position. However, the person with this can make a successful and good life.
As every natal chart is different, every life path is different. We all walk on different paths in life. Astrological reasons why should stop comparing your life to others.
6th house domains, in a nutshell, stop or creates an obstacle of doing what you want to do, or are meant to do. Or it at least seems and feels like that. For example a disease can stop a person, or a problem and issue and shift the focus on solving them. Or an enemy (also 6th house domain) creates an obstacle so the person cannot move forward, or just slows down.
The 6th house is all about solving problems, and finding solutions. Fixing something.
People with the Ascendant ruler in the 6th house can be a narrow specialists at something as they have organized knowledge (Virgo analogy).
Possible occupations/career with the Ascendant ruler in the 6th house
Aries to Virgo Ascendant
Aries Ascendant with Mars in Virgo in the 6th house: their work is competitive or is about to fight for something. Such as being a soldier, fireman, or policeman. They might be prone to have cuts, bruises, scars, and burns o their skin. They can be doctors, or surgeons, or have more than average conflicts in their lives.
Taurus Ascendant with Venus in Libra, in the 6th house: they can work as an artist, lawyer, counselor, mediator, or work with women. They have a love for unprivileged people and for animals. There might be more than average conflicts in their relationships /marriages.
Gemini Ascendant with Mercury in Scorpio in the 6th house: work might be connected to psychology, being a psychologist, digging deep into a topic, being a spy, revealing secrets working with other people’s resources.
Cancer Ascendant with Moon in Sagittarius in the 6th house: the mother of the native might have health issues, more problems than usual, or many conflicts with the mothers. They might have occupations related to taking care of people, children, homes, and properties. Or the work is connected to foreign countries or teaching.
Leo Ascendant with Sun in Capricorn in the 6th house: their work is connected to being in service, to serve others, duties and responsibilities towards less privileged people.
Virgo Ascendant with Mercury in Aquarius in the 6th house: the person is clever and skilled in fixing problems, solving issues and conflicts, learns about health and health issues. Has an analytical mind, and critical thinking. This is a very good position for mercury. Work can be related to reaching a large group of people, working with friends, with high technology, or as an economist.
Libra to Pisces Ascendant
Libra Ascendant with Venus in Pisces in the 6th house: exalted placement for Venus. These people have a genuine love for less privileged people. They can serve others with work that is connected to imagination, vivid fantasy, spirituality, isolation, or faraway places.
Scorpio Ascendant with Mars in Aries in the 6th house: this is the own Zodiac Sign for Mars too. A very strong position. These people can win in competitions and win conflicts. They can be policemen, surgeons, soldiers, or athletes. They might have cuts, bruises, and wounds, on their head.
Sagittarius Ascendant with Jupiter Taurus in the 6th house: They are very intelligent and skilled with handling money and possessions. Work can be connected to finance, bank, the food industry, collections, archives, or teaching about these topics.
Capricorn Ascendant with Saturn in Gemini in the 6th house: their occupation can be connected to fixing and solving problems with communication, and documents. The person should develop skills.
Aquarius Ascendant with Saturn in Cancer in the 6th house: the work might be connected to homes, real estate, mothering, nurturing, or caretaking roles, or the person might work from home.
Pisces Ascendant with Jupiter in Leo in the 6th house: the person can be a leader at the workplace, or work with glamorous people, elite people, or for the best company with the best reputation.
Critical, fixing something, finding faults, and fixing them.
One of the main domains of the 6th house is disagreements and conflicts. The reason is that the 6th house is the 12th house from the 7th house. And the 7th house is all about agreements, contracts, making convenient solutions for both sides. While the 12th house from any house is always the dissolution of that particular house.
In other words, the 6th house is the dissolution of the 7th house.
People with the chart ruler in the 6th house have more than average conflicts and disagreements in their lives. They have more problems to solve, and more issues to fix. And they are often very good at finding problems and flaws as they are granted critical and analytical thinking. Hence, they can make a profession in anything that is connected to finding problems and solving them.
Work and work environment with the ruler of the 1st house in the 6th house
The 6th house also talks about the work environment of the person. As well as duties and employees too.
These people at a certain point in their lives must work for someone else, being an employee, and later on, they can have employees. But they are on the path to experiencing being employed and working for someone.
Also, this planetary position can indicate a workaholic person too. As the 1st house ruler– the self, the personality- is strongly invested and focused on the 6th house- work.
Disease, and health issues with the ruler of the 1st house in the 6th house
Health issues can play a major role in these people’s lives. The better scenario with the planetary position is to be a doctor, a healer, a nutritionist, or a dietitian or the occupation should be connected to working with sick people.
Also, the more positive manifestation of this planetary position is that the native is highly invested in creating a healthy lifestyle, healthy diet, exercise, etc.
Debt with the lord of the 1st house in the 6th house
The 6th house rules so many difficult topics. And one of them is debt. So, these people experience being in debt at least once in their lives. This doesn’t mean it ruins one’s life, it can be a loan for a business or for a mortgage.
Pets and the chart ruler in the 6th house in the natal chart
People with the lord of the 1st house in the 6th house more often than not have pets or make it a profession to take care of pets, be a vet. Or they just take care of sick pets once in their life. and that is one of the more positive manifestations of this planetary position.
What are your experiences with the 1st house lord in the 6th 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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