The 6th House - Health, Work (Service), and Pets
The 6th house is the house of daily labor and care: the effort required to maintain your body and to keep your work going.
Principal meanings
The 6th house signifies illness and health, including whether an illness will be brief or prolonged; employees, servants, daily work and labor; and small domestic animals such as cats and dogs.
When is this house used?
Questions about the course of an illness belong here. Remember, however, that while the illness itself is shown by the 6th, the person who is ill is shown by the 1st house.
Body and traditional note
The 6th house governs the lower abdomen and intestines. Mars rejoices in this house. Large animals such as horses and oxen belong to the 12th house.
Sample question: Will this illness last a long time, or will it pass soon?
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