What does it mean to have your natal Jupiter in eighth house of the birth chart?
The eighth house is a dark and mysterious place. Associated with death, trauma, sex, and transformation, it tackles the greatest mysteries of life. You would agree that it seems to be a dangerous house in the natal chart.
Luckily, Jupiter is such a beneficial planet that it’s welcome even in the eighth house! It’s not called the planet of luck for nothing.
Jupiter in eighth house people tend to be lucky in eighth house matters. This planet rules good fortune, abundance, and wealth. Jupiter is the planet of BIG money.
Now, you might wonder why is this important. Because the eighth house is a money house, too.
It’s the house of other people’s money. Jupiter in the eighth house suggests financial gain trough others: legacy, marriage, or even banking.
Keep reading to learn more about the meaning of a Jupiter in eighth house!
Natal Jupiter in Eighth House and Your Guardian Angel
Jupiter in the eighth house is an exciting placement, and there are many things you have to know about it.
The eighth house is a house full of secrets. However, these secrets can only be discovered when you experience trauma and pain. Sometimes called Plutonian experiences, you become a new version of yourself, for better or worse. This house is associated with death, near-death experiences, crisis.
The beneficial energy of Jupiter here offers protection in these moments of danger. Planets in the eighth house tend to be dormant until you find yourself in an emergency situation. Crisis activates them, and they come to expression.
If you get close to dying, Jupiter in the eighth house usually saves you. Of course, death is a complex topic, and everyone who was born has to die, no one can escape it. Not even Jupiter in eighth house people.
But if you have to undergo an operation, suffer an accident, or get in a life-threatening situation, your chances are better than others to survive and recover fully. The eighth house is about regeneration and rebirth, too. Jupiter here grants you excellent regenerative abilities. You have nine lives, as they say, like this cat here:
Another characteristic trait of Jupiter in eighth house is its spiritual approach to death. People with this placement are not just nor afraid of death, they are often interested in topics like life after death and the occult. Sometimes Jupiter in the eighth house indicates psychic ability. Planets in water houses (especially the eighth and the tenth) make you very intuitive.
As mentioned before, the eighth house is all about transformation. And Jupiter is not just the planet of philosophy, in your birth chart, it’s the planet of your own personal views, too. Jupiter in the eighth house people experience multiple times that their views are completely changed, sometimes because of the influence of a traumatic event or crisis.
The more willingly you shape your philosophy, the less you suffer.
Besides experiences related to death, the eighth house is the house of sex, too. Jupiter here suggests that you have enormous sexual appetite. You tend to be attracted to partners who are affluent, and some people with this placement have secret love affairs. Jupiter in eighth house suggests that you enjoy the finer things in life.
When someone breaks your heart, you get over it quickly. The enormous regenerative power of a Jupiter in eighth house is unmatched. You recover emotionally, quickly
Jupiter in Eighth House and Rich Spouses
There are many ways money and financial gain comes into your life. Sometimes you make it on your own, sometimes money comes into to you on its own. The eighth house is about the latter: money you get through other people.
Jupiter in eighth house makes you lucky in this aspect, especially if it receives harmonious aspects from the rest of the chart. One man’s loss is another man’s gain is the key phrase here. You often inherit large sums of money, marry someone rich, or in some other way receive money through others. If you receive a large inheritance, it passes to you easily, unless Jupiter is seriously afflicted in your chart. Jupiter in eighth house people often become well-to-do through joint resources.
This placement is excellent for dealing with finances. Jupiter in eighth house people often work as tax collectors, bankers, financial advisors. You can be successful in any field where you take care of other people’s money.
You can also become financially successful through eighth house matters, not limited to other’s money. This house also rules surgery, investigations, death. Some Jupiter in eighth house people find their luck working as an undertaker.
However, make sure you don’t become greedy. Remember, Jupiter is a generous and benevolent planet. And it wants you to be generous and benevolent, too. The more you become like Jupiter, the more it will reward you. On the opposite, if you try to abuse its benevolence, sooner or later it will leave you. If you crave wealth in a way that hurts others, Jupiter here can cause crisis in your life.
Jupiter in eighth house people have to be careful not to overdo things. The thing with Jupiter is that it’s not reliable. It saves you one time, the next time, but maybe the tenth time it won’t. Being aware of risks is very important here.
In the natal chart, Jupiter represents your ethics. Placed in the eighth house, it’s important to follow your moral rules in financial matters (and in general). If your Jupiter in eighth house is afflicted, there can be conflicts related to your principles (or the lack of them), especially in the field of work. Sometimes you work ethics is different than your coworkers’, and there are arguments because of this.
Meaning of Jupiter in Astrology
Here’s what Jupiter represents in astrology in a nutshell. If you know a little bit about this planet, you know that is associated with good fortune, luck, abundance.
Finding and understanding Jupiter in the natal chart is extremely important. This planet shows you where you can expect an easy flow of energy. In the corresponding life area, success comes to you naturally. The house of Jupiter in your natal chart tells you where, the sign of Jupiter tells you how you can become lucky.
Jupiter rules the zodiac sign Sagittarius in astrology. The natural house of Sagittarius and Jupiter is the ninth house. This is the house of long-distance travel, philosophy, higher education, spirituality, people of religion. If you have an emphasized ninth house, chances are these will be an important part of your life.
In astrology, Jupiter expands everything it comes into contact with. Where you see it in the birth chart, you can expect growth and abundance.
If you want to learn more about this magnificent planet, you can read more about Jupiter in astrology here.
The Eighth House in the Natal Chart
The eighth house is a water house, traditionally connected with the sign Scorpio and Pluto. In astrology, the eighth house is the transformation process we all have to go through. It’s the gate of the underworld.
Some life areas associated with this house are death, sex, rebirth, transformation. It also rules other people’s money, joint resources, heritage. The eighth house is the house of things hidden under the surface, something not visible immediately.
The eighth house is the second house (financial assets) from the seventh house (spouse, business partners). This house shows assets you have access to through others.
An emphasized eighth house in the birth chart suggests a person drawn to secrets, the great mysteries of life or the occult. Several planets here suggest that you perform well under pressure and you are aware of the darker side of life.