The second House refers to your own money and possessions, what you value, your hidden talents, sense of self-worth, self-esteem (how you value yourself, instead of describing your personality as in the 1st House). Possessions include anything a person owns (except the house/home which is ruled by the 4th House): cars, furniture, clothing, moveable property, investments and securities, etc. The 2nd house specifies how you gain and spend your own money (as opposed to other’s money in the 8th house), your attitude towards wealth and material possessions, and your potential for accumulating it/them.
The 2nd house rules a person’s finances, material resources, attitude towards and ability for earning money, family, speech and self worth. The second house is the house of money. It denotes the financial circumstances, fortune, profit or loss and financial prosperity of the person. This house shows what the person acquires by individual effort and the degree of prosperity which he will enjoy with all the possessions of extrinsic value bonds, stocks, cash and bank balance etc. It relates to earning capacity, one’s ability to provide for self in life. It does not indicate career but indicate the financial success. In short, all that is acquired come under the purview of this house. This is not limited to what one own, in terms of tangible things but also one’s feelings and emotions, as well as our inner selves, abilities, needs and wants in short our self worth. This house also deals with family. It includes all close relatives of the person without reference to any particular relationship. The immediate family likes grandfather, grandmother, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters, etc. Another important influence of the second house is the one’s ability to express his thoughts, the speech or the voice. It also represents the vision or the power of observation. It is also one of the maraka or death inflicting houses the other being the 7th house.
This house refers to the second sign of zodiac, the Taurus or the Vrishaba or Vrish. The natural significator of the second house is the planet Venus and Jupiter. The parts of the physical body governed by the 2nd house are the eyes (generally 2nd house rules the right eye and the 12th house rules the left eye), tongue, nose, teeth, cheeks, chin and all the neck and throat area. As per Mundane or State or Political Astrology, the second house signifies national wealth, exchequer, revenue, banks, commercial affairs, trade and activities and matters which concern revenue. It governs all the matters signified by the finance, food and family welfare ministry.
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