Start with the Ascendant or Lagna; it sets the chart’s reference point
Read each house from its sign, ruling planet, and planets placed in it
Check the house lord’s sign, house placement, strength, and aspects
Note benefic and malefic influences on the house
Study conjunctions in the house for combined effects
Examine aspects from other planets to the house and its lord
Compare the house with its opposite house for balance
Use divisional charts for deeper confirmation
Judge the house in relation to the native’s overall chart
Interpret the first house for self, body, and personality
Interpret the second house for wealth, speech, and family
Interpret the third house for courage, effort, and siblings
Interpret the fourth house for home, mother, and inner peace
Interpret the fifth house for intelligence, children, and creativity
Interpret the sixth house for disease, enemies, and service
Interpret the seventh house for marriage, partnerships, and public dealings
Interpret the eighth house for longevity, transformation, and hidden matters
Interpret the ninth house for luck, dharma, and higher learning
Interpret the tenth house for career, status, and karma
Interpret the eleventh house for gains, networks, and ambitions
Interpret the twelfth house for loss, expenses, and liberation
Consider planetary periods for timing of results
Confirm results through transits when needed