Upachaya Houses : Where Universe Gives Free Will - Introduction to 3rd House

The 3rd House in our birth chart (kundli) signifies our environment, hobbies, subconscious mind, siblings, neighbours, friends, information, communication, courage and skills.

It is the first Upachaya House which means we are given free will to make decisions here and whatever we choose that defines how we think, act, feel and progress in our life.

For example, Leo ascendants are naturally artistic, creative, take decisions courageously but after careful thought, like a sophisticated environment and are skilled communicators,

On the other hand Cancer ascendants are naturally anxious as they have a habit of overthinking about the problems which don't exist and then they try to solve them.

Psychologist Michel Gauquelin proposed a theory suggesting a statistical link between athletic success and the position of the planet Mars in the sky at birth but in practice we will usually find Mars effect in the 3rd House of Athletes.

3rd House also represents Thyroid Gland and among all the consultations taken, I have observed that the natives with issues related to Thyroid have a damaged 3rd House as they have polluted their subconscious mind with negative thoughts. 

Our environment governs our subconscious brain and changes our thoughts.

What we think, feel and decide is merely through our subconscious mind, hence it becomes essential for us to protect and feed our subconscious mind with positive information.

It is quite interesting when we observe that every marketing strategy is designed to programme our subconscious mind because they know once they control our subconscious brain, they can govern our decisions and ensure we buy what they are selling. 

For example, all the advertisements are now showing scientific research to gain the trust of the public and it is fed to us to such an extent that we have forgotten to ask questions.

Our subconscious mind can’t differentiate between reality and illusion which makes it a double edged sword.

If we absorb negative information we become anxious, frustrated and Reactive but if we take responsibility to protect it and choose what we need to absorb, we become immensely calm, clear and we get into a state of Action instead of Reaction.

A simple remedy to improve our 3rd House is to create a conscious filtration system to choose what information we wish to absorb and ensure we question everything.