I’ve debated a long time at the threshold of this house, wondering if I should venture into its void. Traditional astrology terms it a house of sorrow, unhappiness and worries. It signifies death, ancestral legacy, ancestors, debt, joint finances (after marriage), partner’s parents and privacy.
I’m going out on a limb to declare that no planet functions well in this house. No outer planet and certainly no inner planet. Those who have planets in the 8th will have a layer of darkness at their core which, if not recognized and addressed, can swallow the chart holder like a black hole.
It doesn’t matter if its a tropical chart or sidereal or whatever the system, if you have a planet in the 8th, then you are influenced by its energies. This influence is insidious and hidden in the depths of our psyche. In a sense, the 12th and 8th houses are hidden from the chart holder because the rising (ascendant) cannot, proverbially, shine light on them and what’s hidden in its depths. The 12th too, being adjacent to the ascendant, cannot be ‘seen’ by the chart holder and is commonly known as the house of ‘loss’
The 8th is a different kind of unseen. Unlike the 12th house, whose energy is not necessarily malevolent; the 8th house is associated with malevolence, especially if you have malefics like Mars, Saturn, or the lunar nodes in here.
An 8th houser seems haunted by something unseen and responds to life based on these unseen and often ungrounded fears. There’s a distinct lack of trust in oneself, others and ones place in the world. This distrust and suspicion can express as a self fulfilling prophecy, so to speak.
It would seem like their life is a series of transformative experiences which force the native into a survival mode for the most part. With Venus in the 8th, this native is transformed through their romantic relationships and partnerships. If Sun, then the father plays an important role in native’s finances etc.
The theme common to any planet in the 8th is fear. Fear of and fear from. These fears may lead to developing a sense of insecurity or not feeling safe in the world. Unchecked insecurities eventually lead to self sabotaging behaviors where the native self destructs in a misguided attempt to address the 8th house energies.
The only way to approach the 8th house is with a huge helping of courage. The courage to confront what lies beneath the surface of our mask(ascendant) that we present to the world.
This house is also associated with ancestral legacies, trauma being one of those legacies. To heal the planets in this house then, would require reconciling and integrating inter-generational trauma so that it does not unduly affect this lifetime.
A very effective way to assuage and mitigate 8th house is to seek forgiveness and gratitude. The forgiveness is sought and given for all our unintentional wrongs done to us and by us in past lifetimes. And gratitude is shared for ones current lifetime.
The power of prayer.
Here’s a transcript of an Ho’oponopono prayer by Morrnah Nalamaku Simeona that simply works. The video can be found on youtube if you follow this link. This transcript is for those who prefer to read it in their own voice.
Divine creator, father, mother, son, all in one If I, my family, relatives or ancestors, have offended you, your family, relatives and ancestors in thoughts, words, deeds and actions from the beginning of our creation to the present we ask your forgiveness let this cleanse, purify, release and cut all the negative memories, blocks, energies and vibrations transmute these unwanted energies into pure light and so it is to clear my subconscious of all the emotional charge stored in it I say when and and another time, during my day, the key words of ho'oponopono I'm sorry, please forgive me, I love you, I'm grateful I declare myself at peace with all the people on earth and with whom i have outstanding debts for this moment and in all time for everything that i do not like in my present life I'm sorry, please forgive me, I love you, I'm grateful i release all those from who I believe I'm receiving harm and mistreatment because they simply give me back what I did to them before in some past life I'm sorry, please forgive me, I love you, I'm grateful Although it is difficult for me to forgive someone it is me who asks for the forgiveness of that someone now for this instance, and at all times, and for everything that i do not like in my present life, I'm sorry, please forgive me, I love you, I'm grateful for this sacred place that i inhabit day by day and with whom I'm not comfortable I'm sorry, please forgive me, I love you, I'm grateful for the difficult relationships of which I only kept bad memories I'm sorry, please forgive me, I love you, I'm grateful for all that I do not like in my present life, in my past life, in my work and in what is around me divinity, cleaning me, contributing to my scarcity I'm sorry, please forgive me, I love you, I'm grateful If my physical body experiences anxiety, worry, guilt, fear, sadness, pain I speak and think my memories I love you, I'm grateful for the opportunity to release you and me I'm sorry, please forgive me, I love you, I'm grateful right now, I affirm that I love you I think of my emotional health and of all my loved ones I love you for my needs and to learn to wait without anxiety, without fear, I acknowledge my memories here, at this moment I'm sorry, please forgive me, I love you, I'm grateful. beloved mother earth who I am, if I my family, my relatives and ancestors mistreated you with thoughts, words facts and actions from the beginning of our creation to the present moment I ask your forgiveness let it clear and purify, release and cut all the negative memories, blockages, energies and vibrations transmute these undesirable energies into pure light, and so it is, in conclusion I say that this prayer is my door, my contribution to your emotional health which is the same as mine and as you heal I say that : I'm sorry, for the painful memories I share with you. I ask your forgiveness for uniting my path to yours for healing
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