4TH HOUSE

ABOUT 4TH HOUS

• Fourth house from the ascendant in the horoscope tells us about several things among which priority is given to mother. The fourth house from the ascendant is the hypothetical ascendant of mother of the individual. If mother’s horoscope of the individual is not available, facts about mother can be known from the fourth house to certain extent.

• Fourth house also gives information about primary education (below graduation), purchase of immovable properties like house, lands, etc, physical comforts and purchase of vehicles.

• If fourth house is influenced by benefic planets like Jupiter, Venus, Mercury or full Moon either by position or aspect, the individual’s relation with mother will be good. His primary education goes off smoothly. His life flourishes from childhood in the above sectors. Venus, if positioned in fourth house gives directional strength (digbalam) and also gives good results during its period.

We can know certain facts about the mother of the individual by watching the Moon Matrukaraka (significator) besides watching 4th house.

• If Saturn is placed in fourth house (not being exalted or moolatrikona), primary education may get delayed. In such combination, the individual may own vehicles driven physically like cycle, bullock cart etc. It may take much time to secure motorized vehicles in such combination. If Saturn is powerful in 4th house, the individual may involve in mining activities. If Mars is positioned, he may own lands and involve in agricultural activities. If fourth house happens to be Taurus, there will be more possibilities for agricultural activities. If Sun is powerfully placed in 4th house, the Government provides vehicles and accommodation by virtue of his employment in Government sector. If the native of the horoscope happens to be a private sector employee, his boss will provide him with vehicles to discharge his duties along with good accommodation on behalf of the company. Position of Rahu with malefic combination in fourth house (debilitation or inimical signs etc) may sometimes drives the individual away from own house or home land. It becomes difficult to him to secure immovable properties. Even, if properties are owned, he will be forced to go away and reside in a rented house on some or other reasons. His primary education may affect. In a few cases, mother of the child born with Rahu in 4th house may give away the child for adoption to some other family or abandon the child. If Rahu is exalted in 4th house, the child may be sent to distant places or foreign countries for education.

With regard to acquisition of vehicles, house, immovable properties, the same occurs during the planetary period influencing the fourth house. This means, during the planetary period positioned in fourth house or aspecting fourth house or the lord of the fourth house. Acquisition of vehicles is also possible during the period of Venus who is Vahana karaka (significator of vehicles).
With regard to zodiac signs, if fourth house happens to be four legged sign (Aeries, Taurus, Leo), the individual can acquire a four-wheeler during the period of planet influencing the said houses or during the planetary periods of the lords of those houses.
In another angle, fourth house is second house from third house and it sometimes indicates death of immediate younger brother or sister.
The Fourth House - Home and Family (Cancer is the natural ruler
The fourth house represents the challenges faced in developing your capacity for emotional closeness and a sense of security. Cancer influences any planet within the fourth house, marking a domestic influence. It is through this domestic influence that the house is seen as describing both your home, family and the kind of environment that makes you feel most comfortable.
The fourth house takes our early childhood experiences and relates them back to our emotional foundation and subconscious self image, representing to us the way we feel about ourselves. It is through this that our sense of belonging is established and our emotional capacity is defined.
The house is associated with unconditional love, nurturing, intuition and instincts, family, childhood roots and the desire to create a strong foundation of security within our lives.
Ruler of the Fourth House in different Houses
Ruler of the Fourth House in the first house
The ruler of the fourth house when connected with the rising sign indicates closeness to matters of the home and in particular mother and the maternal lineage. The fourth sector also reflects educational achievements and if the planet is in dignity and well aspected, this heralds an illustrious educational characteristic to the birth chart.
As one of the pillars of the horoscope the fourth house has to do with wealth and social standing and therefore, depending on how strongly placed this fourth ruler is, it will determine the status and karma of the person. If this fourth ruler is afflicted then inherited wealth may be confiscated or earnings in the latter part of life may not be so favorable.
Ruler of the Fourth House in the second house
The fourth ruler in the second is an excellent combination for attaining wealth through matters of property and land. This also means that the properties of the family may be inherited and are considerably valuable, particularly if this ruler is in a good sign and aspected by good planets such as Venus, Jupiter or Mercury. There's eloquence of speech but the afflicted fourth ruler here makes their speech bitter, cynical and unpleasant, to say the least.
Ruler of the Fourth House in the third house
Because the third sector, is a sector of movement and travel, the person may be unsettled residentially. If the fourth ruler is well dignified and fortified by aspect, then these changes will be profitable to the person, however traditional Vedic astrology implies that relationships with some relatives may not be so good, principally if this planet is badly afflicted and step-brothers or step-mother may cause trouble for them.
Ruler oF the Fourth House in the fourth house
The angular placement of the fourth ruler here in its own sector is a very favorable influence generally on the horoscope and on the person's life. He will have many comforts in life and is interested in improving him or herself educationally. The maternal relationship will also be cordial, especially if this planet is well aspected. Any affliction to this ruler indicates trouble over wealth and properties and depending on the strength of this planet, the latter part of life will either be good, or otherwise.
Ruler of the Fourth House in the fifth house

The ruler of this angular house in the fifth, a trinal house, is very auspicious and forecasts a powerful future for the person especially when the signs involved are friendly and the aspects positive. The person is charitable and spiritual by nature and has affection for children, not only born to him, but of others.
As this fifth house is the house of spiritual initiation and the fourth house has to do with education, the person may take interest in learning about the scriptures and the impact of mantra, yantra and tantra ( Hindu esoteric practices). Vedic astrology indicates acquisition of vehicles and other luxury items as a result of this placement, unless this planet is particularly afflicted.
Ruler of the Fourth House in the sixth house
This is not a particularly favorable position as an afflicted fourth ruler here can cause havoc for the person generally. The fourth house speaks much of the person's internal happiness and being in the sixth house damages these prospects. It makes him ill tempered and selfish and also indicates a waste of both emotional and material resources. With respect to properties and investments, the person should be cautious as debts may arise due to the ill informed speculation he may make. This is a person who may never settle down.
Ruler of the Fourth House in the seventh house
The fourth ruler in an angle is a powerful testimony to a profitable life, particularly after marriage takes place. As the seventh house is the house of movement, travel and change, the person will also earn his livelihood through frequent journeys. The affliction of the fourth ruler in the seventh house causes dissatisfaction in married life though.
Ruler of the Fourth House in the eighth house
When the fourth ruler of personal contentment is found in the eighth house it becomes difficult for the person to achieve any lasting happiness and this is certain if the planet is badly afflicted and badly placed. One of the parents may actually die prematurely as a result and this is also not beneficial for one's ethics and morals. The person may be highly sexed and finds it difficult to attain happiness in relationships. Property matters are a problem as the eighth sector is one of loss. Properties may be confiscated, lost or subjected to litigation.
Ruler of the Fourth House in the ninth house
The ruler of the angle in the ninth or best trine is an portent of good fortune and spiritual blessing for the individual. Because the ninth house reveals one's past Karma, the individual is born with accumulated credits on this count. They are religious and honour their teachers and superiors and do well abroad if they choose to travel or reside there. As the ninth house is also the house of father, he can be a source of great happiness and support, unless of course an affliction occurs in which case the reverse will be found to be true.
Ruler of the Fourth House in the tenth house
The tenth place is a sector of professional recognition and the placement of the fourth ruler here, if well dignified, indicates a powerful personality and someone who will make his mark felt in the world. Because the fourth sector rules ones home and the tenth, one's profession, there's a direct link between work and home and the person may, at different stages of his professional life, choose to conduct his business from a home base.
Some Vedic astrologers are of the opinion that the medical and pharmaceutical professions are favored by this placement. When Saturn, the Nodes or other malefic planets aspect this fourth ruler in the tenth, the person experiences a fall from grace and his reputation may be tarnished.
Ruler of the Fourth House in the eleventh house
The eleventh house being a profitable sector indicates the person gains financially from the family, and in particular the mother. If the eleventh house is a dual sign or the planet is a dual planet, the person may acquire two mothers or may be adopted. This may also be extended to include stepmothers as well. The person is lucky, rich and profitable in all his ventures if this fourth ruler is well placed and dignified. If there are adverse aspects to this planet, the person may be wasteful and suffer on account of friends and business associates.

Ruler of the Fourth House in the twelfth house

This causes troubles in the person's early upbringing and also danger to the mother, or at least illness and deprivation to her, particularly if we find this planetary ruler in poor placement or hard aspect. At some point the person might develop strong spiritual tendencies as the fourth and twelfth houses regulate the spiritual sphere of life. These are called Moksha sthanas or houses of emancipation.
The person may well reside in foreign countries or could at least have an interest in educating himself in foreign cultures or traditions. Depending on how badly afflicted this planet is, the persons life may possibly not go smoothly and there can be some severe Karma from a previous existence.
Fourth House     Ruling Planet     “Home & Heart” Nature
Aries     Mars     Mars rules both the 4th and the 11th house, making it a malefic planet for Capricorn rising, this can bring difficulty from the mother. They will have strong desire nature and can acquire wealth and property, possibly from the mother.
Taurus     Venus     Their home is very esthetically pleasing with an artistic flair. They are very artistic and love to travel, which is displayed in the home. Their parents are highly social and charming. They have a strong desire for knowledge and educational degrees with a love for beauty.
Gemini     Mercury     They will favor a partner who is cultured and well educated. They come from a family educationally accomplished (esp. mother and maternal lineage).
Cancer     Moon     Since the Moon owns Cancer and is the karaka for the 4th house, it becomes a “double signification”, bolstering the positive values of the 4th house. This person can be very nurturing and create a very comfortable, nurturing home and home life.
Leo     Sun     Emotionally sensitive nature, as well as sensitive siblings (since the Moon owns the 3rd house of siblings). A strong-willed mother (Sun’s influence) and the potential for good success in real estate if the Sun is well placed.
Virgo     Mercury     There is a love of family and a strong connection to the mother, since Mercury owns both the 1st and 4th house (self and mother), and home and material possessions is influenced by the mother. Money can come through mother as well.
Libra     Venus     Venus ruler ship brings love of luxury and beauty in the home. Gains, such as wealth and real estate, can come through the mother (since Venus also owns the 11th house of gains).
Scorpio     Mars     A strong pursuit of educational degrees (strong because Mars also rules the 9th house of higher learning). May become property owners.
Sagittarius     Jupiter     Strong interest/connection to the mother’s lineage. Male native will pursue a partner who resembles his mother.
Capricorn     Saturn     A strong sense of power and purpose, as Saturn also rules the 5th house (making for a Raja Yoga). Able to live simply. Maternal side can be Saturnine – reserved, undemonstrative.
Aquarius     Saturn     Strong emotional nature, desire for truth and higher knowledge (with Moon ruling 9th house of dharma).
Pisces     Jupiter     Strong connection to the mother and a love for the home – a ‘homebody’. A happy, optimistic heart. Gracious home space.

Planet in the 4th House     General Effect     If 4th House is afflicted…

Sun     Success in foreign countries and after middle age, good reputation, sharp mind     Lack of home comforts, friends, land and home; heart ailments, quarrelsome.
Moon     Happy, well-educated, sensuous, good relations with mother and friends.     Unhappy home life, unhappy/unhappiness with mother.
Mars     Brave, courageous heart, good technologies in the home.     Quarrels in the home, coarse nature.
Mercury     Very scholarly, wise, prosperous in physical comforts (vehicles and homes), good friends.     Bookish, likes to play tricks.
Jupiter     Wisdom, happy, good material comforts and wealth, good mother, charitable giver, great spiritual advancement.     If your 4th House is Aries or Capricorn, Jupiter here could bring losses or debts as it is also Lord of your 12th House of Loss (Pisces or Sagittarius).
Venus     Attractive, esthetically pleasing home, clothes and vehicles, good looking, affectionate, affectionate mother, musical, domestic happiness.     Boastful, vain.
Saturn     Wise, wealthy, favorable for meditation and spiritual attainment, capability of austerity, success in foreign places.     Sickly in early childhood, disconnection or breaks from mother, phlegm diseases
Rahu     Proficient in foreign languages.     Few friends, fraudulent, errant behavior.
Ketu     Sudden reversals and changes in life circumstances Live far from birthplace, propensity for deep spiritual practices.     Malicious speech, deprived of maternal happiness and properties.
Psychology Problems & the Role of 4th House
The Fourth House shows your home and how you tend to act there. It also shows relationship with the parent of lesser influence, usually the father, the first few years of your life and paradoxically, the last years of your life, what we become as we get older. The fourth house of your horoscope governs areas related to home, family and property. Your roots, family background, childhood, inner emotions, immovable possessions, domestic life, the end of life and endings in general are covered by this house. Psychological foundations and conditioning are also found in the 4th house. There is some controversy as to whether this house covers the Father or the Mother. One might say that the parent with the most influence is covered by this house. In my practice, the Mother is found in the fourth house and the Father in the tenth house. Given that females are ruled by the moon in your chart and the moon is the natural ruler of the fourth house, I use the fourth house as a significant factor of the mother. This house also covers the one that nurtures, which is primarily the mother. The 4th house cusp is formed in your chart by the IC, the Imum Coeli. This is the lowest point of the chart, the nadir, on the zodiac wheel. This is why it is described as being our roots, our foundation of life. This point is directly opposite the Midheaven (MC) or the tenth house. Cancer is the sign that governs the 4th house in the natural zodiac. Unhappy feelings are a lot like weeds. Neglect to take them up by the roots and they'll just grow back again. Yet who probes willingly into the soil where emotions grow? Finding the roots of feeling can be hard. You might learn this under the gray skies of a Saturn/Moon transit. If you're like most people, you'll try to ignore your depression. You'll put on a happy face for loved ones. You'll pretend to be caring, cool-headed or commanding at work. You'll send energy to your 1st house image, your 7th house partner, or your 10th house career. But eventually, inexorably, you'll fall. And the 4th house is where you'll land. The 4th is where we go when we collapse. It rules home and family, ancestors and homeland. It provides a literal retreat. Push ourselves too hard and we'll likely end up at home, sick in bed. Suffer a devastating loss and we may knock on the door of a family member and ask to be taken in. But the 4th is just as much a retreat of the imagination. It is our psychic hearth. It holds the memories that both comfort and haunt us. As the base of our chart, it represents both the ground and mystery of our being. If we lean over the chasm of the 4th, we'll find, as the poet Rilke wrote, “something dark and like a web, where a hundred roots are silently drinking.” The 4th house in any birth chart has various significations such as house, vehicles, peace of mind, mother etc. Generally most astrologers look at the 4th house with a view to deciphering whether the native will be blessed with comforts and vehicles. A significant aspect of 4th house is attributable to mental peace and inner purity. Generally 6th lord in 4 goes under the name "Kapata Yoga" or yoga for becoming a thief. It generally refers to lack of cohesion in thought, word and deed. Malefics in 4 or aspecting the 4th house make a person deceitful in all dealings and this in turn deprives the native of peace of mind. Mental stress is caused if the 4th house is aspected by malefics. In medical astrology malefics in 4 can lead to cardiac problems. Mars is "Bhoomi Karaka", if Mars is afflicted in the 4th, one will be bereft of happiness and also property related dealings will suffer. To understand the full features of 4th house we need to look at Moon, Mars and Mercury. Moon is the karaka for mother. So Moon and the 4th lord both afflicted lead to deprivation of maternal happiness. The greatest source of joy and comfort in this world is a loving mother. There is a saying that when a person is born, God also designates a "Guardian Angel" to look after that person. We know that a loving mother is the physical equivalent of that Guardian Angel. When Moon is afflicted, one's mother will not be of any help to the native. So that could be one causative factor for mental anguish. "Insanity or madness will not be present unless the Moon and Mercury are involved in heavy afflictions". This is because Moon rules the mind and Mercury rules certain emotions like sense of humour. To conclude, one will be blessed with peace of mind, happiness and comforts if the 4th house and 4th lord are free of any blamish of any sort. Benefics such as Jupiter or Venus aspecting the 4th house would also give a person, cheerfulness, joy and enthusiasm.Today most doctors all over the world assess a person's state of mind before writing out a prescription.Stress is now considered as a serious causative factor in many psychosomatic disorders.So all afflictions to the 4th need to be reckoned before diagnosis of such disorders is made. REMEDIAL MEASURES To treat often mental problems moon stone along with panch mukhi rudraksha and yellow saffire are used for healing. Silver made Chandra yantra is given to wear it in neck.
Fourth house counted either from ascendant or from the moon denotes the relation with mother and other significations of 4th house as explained is various Texts. We are discussing some of the important yoga’s connected to the happiness and comforts of mother with the native.
A. Cordial relationship with mother
    Lord of 4th posited in a trikona from lagna and aspected by a benefic and by the lord of lagna will make the native to love and respect his mother.
    When lord of 1st & 4th are mutual friends and aspected by benefics, the native will maintain good relation with his mother.
    if lord of 4th house is located in a Kendra aspected by benefics the native will be lucky to have an ideal & chaste mother.
    If there is cordial relation between mars and Jupiter then the native will look after the welfare of his mother.
    Lord of 4th house occupied in lagna and aspected by benefics will give the best comfort of mother to native and the native will also take care of his mother.

B. Bad Relations or Enemity with mother
Lord of 4th posited in 6th, 8th or 12th either from Lagna or from lord of lagna may bring enemity with the mother.
Moon in 10th house aspecting 4th house and 4th house occupied by malifics will bring enimity with the mother.
7th form either moon or venus occupied and aspected by malefics or saturen occupying 4th house under the aspect of malefics, will not get mother’s love to the native.
If Lord of 4th occupying a Rashi belonging to Mercury or Jupiter in 6th house will make the native to have his stepmother.
If Lord of 4th posited in 6th house in conjunction with the lord of 6th the native will have a stepmother.
Malefics occupying 4th house and 4th lord in conjunction with any of Lords of 6th, 8th or 12th and aspected by any one of them the native will have a stepmother.
C. Longevity of Mother
Moon in between malifics and posited in 4th house and aspected by malefics, Mother is short lived.
Jupiter in Lagna, Saturn in 2nd house and Rahu is 3rd house Mother Short lived.
Lord of Lagna in 4th house or Lord of 4th in Lagna or there is exchange of houses between Lord of Lagna and 4th and aspcted by moon (Malific) Mother short lived.
Lord of 3rd occupying 6, 8 or 12th house in conjunction with moon will give early death of mother.
Malefic occupying 4th & 7th house, weak moon in conjunction with lord of 2nd house will give early death of mother.
Saturn in lagna, moon in 4th, sun in 7th & Jupiter in 8th will give early death of mother.
Moon & venus are strong and aspected or conjuncted with Benefics, Benefics Located in Karka Navmasa and in 4th house of natal chart, Mother will have Long Life.
Lord of 4th being strong in relation with Benefics, Benefics Occupying 4th house and aspecting moon Mother will have long life.
Lord of 4th occupying a Kendra and Moon in Trikona and both having Benefic aspect, Mother will have Long life.
Conjunction of lord of lagna & 4th in 9th house and aspected by lord of 7th Mother will have long life.
Lord of 4th exaulted, Benefics occupying 4th house and moon well placed with benefic aspects, Mother will have long life.
D. Loose moral/Loose character of Mother
Moon in conjunction with Rahu or Ketu and the lord of Navmasa occupied by moon afflicted by a malefic, Mother will have loose character and the native is illegitimate child.
Weak and afflicted moon in lagna, Venus in 5th, Mars in 3rd and 4th house is afflicted, Mother will have loose character and the native is illegitimate child.
Mars Being lord of 6th and in conjunction with moon in 4th and 4th house is under malefic aspect, mother will have loose character.
Afflicted moon occupying 6th, 8th or 12th house and moon with rahu in Navmasha chart Mother will have loose character.
Lord of 4th in conjunction with Rahu, Shani or Surya, and if moon is afflicted, Mother will have loose character.