If you've read the last two daily articles you may get the idea that I believe that the 10th house, representing our career, is not connected to our life purpose. This is not the case. I think the 10th house is overrated for representing our life purpose and that we often mistakenly believe that we have to do an influential, public work to fulfill our dharma.

The 10th house is called the karma sthana or house of action. It is the 30 degrees segment of the sky that is directly overhead, the zenith. It needs to be looked at for understanding our life purpose because it's represents our actions that are the most visible, what we are most known for publically, the mark we leave in the world. There are four significators of the 10th house: Mercury, Saturn, the Sun and Jupiter. The fact that the Sun and Jupiter are included in this list, as well as being the significators of the dharma houses (as we saw in yesterday's article) confirms that the 10th house is an important consideration.

However, our work is obviously not always what inspires us and gives our lives meaning. Some people, for instance, lead dual lives where their work is what makes them money, but their real passion is a hobby that they do on the side. It's what keeps them inspired, which is what is most important in the final analysis with regards to fulfilling our life purpose.

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