8th house from Arudha Lagna

The AL8 is a house of sustenance though its karaka is , the significator of longevity. Planets here will show how healthy a person is perceived, or how the life in you is perceived. Sattvic and rajasic planets will make one be perceived as healthy, while tamasics will let everyone know your bad habits. The AL8 also shows transformation, and how nicely or destructively that is done is shown by the planets placed here. Benefics in houses 2, 4, 5, 7, and 8 give excellent results.

The only benefic that won’t give good results in this placement is the , as it is the karaka of the Arudha , to be placed 8 th from it will not have good effect for the overall Arudha. The AL8 also shows whether people will give you a loan or not, as it shows how people perceive your financial position and whether people will take a risk with you.

Arnold Shwarzenegger has 8 th from the AL , he is perceived as someone who has a high level of health. It is less known about his steroid use, drinking and smoking, as the Arudha for health is vibrant.

Sandra Ray, the famous teacher of rebirthing (holotropic breathwork), is famous for her writings on achieving physical immortality. She has and in the eighth house from the Arudha . and together are called Brahma yoga, it is a combination for trying to understand the nature of creation. She has it conjunct her A9 and A3, so her teachers are working on this or have mastered this (one of her gurus is Hairakhan Babaji) and she writes books (A3) on the topic.