Taurus & the 2nd House in Vedic Astrology

Taurus & the 2nd House in Vedic Astrology

Taurus & the 2nd house in Vedic Astrology go hand in hand and have many similar qualities.

The 2nd house represents your speech, family, security, wealth, money, and resources. Resources include everything we need in life to survive: food, clothing, shelter, and language(communication). This is the house following the 1st house of self, birth, and the physical body. Naturally, the next house would be that of family and learning our first words, and having the stability and security of home.

The 2nd house is known as an Artha house. Artha refers to the physical work that needs to be done, such as establishing a shelter and acquiring all the necessary resources. Every house represents a part of the human body. The 2nd house represents the face, nose, eyes, and lips. The face is related to a person's fame, so fame can also be seen from this perspective, as well as speech. The second house is also where we first start to learn how to talk because it represents the age of being a toddler. Planet and sign influences on the 2nd house will affect the native's speech, whether it be sweet or harsh, and is where family members first influence us, teaching us the basic early human skills like eating, talking, and walking.

The 2nd house also rules wealth, so it encompasses "all things money," such as banks, gold, jewelry, and so on. How we make our money and where we keep it all can be seen from the 2nd house.

Jupiter is the Karaka of the 2nd house. This is because Jupiter represents abundance and growth of resources, including wisdom.

Aries Lagna creates the original placements of the the zodiac and houses. Following Aries in the first house is Taurus in the 2nd house. Taurus will have many of the same qualities of the 2nd house with just a few differences. The house is the foundation of the different parts of our life, and never moves, whereas the zodiac sign placement can change depending on the birth time.

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Taurus is a fixed earth sign and its symbol is the bull. Each zodiac sign is ruled by a planet and Taurus is ruled by Venus. This means Taurus will have the qualities of Venus wherever it is placed in the natal chart.

The Moon & Rahu are exalted in the sign of Taurus. Moon feels its most stable and secure in the sign of resources and wealth. The Moon is the mind, and when the mind does not have to worry about the necessities of life, it can focus on the higher purpose. Rahu is also exalted here because Rahu is the shadow planet of obsession and possession, and Rahu has everything it needs in Taurus.

Taurus is a non-technical sign and is more about those Venus qualities of beauty, art, needs, and desires.

Whenever a planet is in the sign of Taurus, it will feel grounded. Taurus, being of security and stability, will give a planet a sense of calm. On the negative side, Taurus can also make a native stubborn and unwilling to change due to its fixed nature; even quite lazy.

Vedic Astrology, however, places more importance on your Moon placement or Rising sign at the time of birth.

To find out where your Moon is placed or what your Rising sign (lagna) is using the Vedic Sidereal system, click here.