The lord of the 12th house in the 6th house of the horoscope

The lord of the 12th house in the 6th house is one of the forms of Viparita Raja yoga, Vimala yoga: the lord of the house of losses in the house of obstacles usually weakens both expenses and adversaries. The person is thrifty and independent, and comes out of difficulties to his own advantage.

The 6th house is rivals, debts, illnesses, service. The 12th house is expenses and losses. When the lord of one dusthana stands in another, the unfavourable significations cancel each other out, as it were: this is how Viparita Raja yoga works. The variant with the 12th lord in the 6th, 8th or 12th house is called Vimala yoga; tradition associates it with moderation, independence and a good disposition. From the 6th house the planet aspects the 12th, protecting its own house once more.

How it manifests

• expenses under control, a tendency to economise and not take on unnecessary obligations;
• rivals lose strength, and disputes are more often settled in the person's favour;
• work in hospitals, service, law, helping professions, with foreign clients;
• the ability to benefit from crises and other people's mistakes without creating conflicts.

The 6th house is connected with ailments and the 12th with hospitals and rest; this placement often gives a good capacity for recovery, especially if one keeps a routine and does not neglect rest.

Strong and weak lord

For viparita yogas, many schools do not regard the weakness of a dusthana lord in a dusthana as a drawback, and sometimes it even strengthens the effect. But if the planet also rules a favourable house, that house suffers. An example is Libra lagna: Mercury, lord of the 9th and 12th houses, ends up in the 6th house in Pisces, the sign of its debilitation; Vimala yoga works, but the themes of the 9th house — teachers, luck, the father — require more attention. It is also important that the lagna and its lord be strong: then the person receives the fruits of the yoga.

Dasha of the 12th lord

The period of the 12th lord in the 6th house often brings victory over competitors, repayment of debts, savings, successful work in services or medicine. The reverse placement: The lord of the 6th house in the 12th house; summary: The lord of the 12th house in the houses.

A natal chart calculation will show whether your chart has Vimala yoga or other viparita yogas.