The lord of the 10th house in the 2nd house of the horoscope
The lord of the 10th house in the 2nd house directs the career into the sphere of money, speech and family: work brings savings, and the profession is often connected with finance, words, food or a family business. The placement is favourable for material stability when the lord is strong.
What this placement connects
The 2nd house is the house of wealth, family, speech, food, values and accumulated resources. The 10th lord brings professional effort here: the person works for security and a material base, and his status is closely tied to how much he has managed to keep. The 2nd house is the 5th from the 10th, so it shows the fruits and the “intellect” of the career: the ability to plan and invest what has been earned.
How it manifests
- work in banking, accounting, trade, the jewellery or restaurant business;
- professions connected with speech: teaching, negotiation, voice work, singing;
- continuing the family business or working together with relatives;
- a serious attitude to money and the family's reputation;
- sometimes career decisions made with an eye on one's relatives.
With a strong 10th lord in the 2nd house the profession usually gives a stable income, and savings grow together with status. If the lord is weak, income may be uneven, and it is wise to build up a reserve in advance.
Strength and weakness of the lord
For Gemini lagna Jupiter, lord of the 7th and 10th, is exalted in Cancer in the 2nd house — a strong variant for income from consulting, education and partnership affairs. For Leo lagna Venus as lord of the 3rd and 10th is debilitated in Virgo, and for Libra lagna the 10th lord, the Moon, is debilitated in Scorpio: then one has to fight for money, and speech may sound harsher than one would like. Aspects, cancellation of debilitation and the strength of the 2nd house change a great deal.
Dasha of the 10th lord
The period is often connected with rising income, the appearance of savings, a move into a better-paid field or work in the family business. A good time for financial planning and developing speaking skills.
See also The 10th house of the horoscope, The 2nd house of the horoscope and The lord of the 10th house in the houses of the horoscope.
You can get your chart with the position of the 10th lord through a natal chart calculation.