Health Astrology - 3^rd Houses

3rd house represents courage and communication to deal with things. It also represents one alertness and how one takes decisions. It basically signifies judgment capabilities of person. Medically also it depicts various diseases and organs.

This House Signifies

Arms: Arms role is to assist us in our day to day work
Shoulders: Shoulder gives arms enough power and strength.
Respiratory and Nervous system: Respiratory system is required to get correct amount of oxygen in our body and nervous system role in our body is to pass electric signals to our body and is further controlled by brain and glands.
Neck: Neck hold Lymph, Larynx and esophagus tube are connected to it which passed food to abdomen.

Generally when this house is in aspect of benefic planets, then one will

Strong arms and shoulders.
Good respiratory system to take care of oxygen.
No neck problems.
Good nervous system

When this house is having shadow of malefic planets then one may suffer from:-

Respiratory problems like Asthma: There may be problems in breathing episodes and can give more problems in polluted environment.
Bronchitis: This is also Lung disorder combined with chest pain.
Problems in Lungs: Problems in alveoli's and they may become inflamed leading to many diseases of lungs.
Shortness of Breath: - Shortness of breath may be due to any other medical problem.
Neck pain: - Neck pain may be due to wrong postures.
Pain in shoulders: - which hinders day to day work.
Carpel Tunnel syndrome etc: - problem relating to fingers, arms, elbows.
Nerve Problems:- due to that pain, tingle ness in arms.
Pneumonia: - characterized with high fever.

Mars is known as a soldier planet. Mars is representative of energy, action, fitness, selfishness, aggression, leadership and competition. Mars in 3rd house makes one courageous and makes them bold enough to achieve their goals.

Significance and Characteristics of Mars in 3rd House in Astrology

Mars in the third house of astrology represents tremendous courage in the native but with selfishness. The native of Mars in the third house wants to lead and be in charge of everything, and the native always wants to direct or control his family members or siblings. This leads the native to be a selfish leader or manager such as a selfish athlete, mean manager or boss, rude and aggressive authoritative figures. The native of Mars in the third house can be an athlete, aggressive salesman, self-made attorney or businessman.
The native is seen with the art of weaponry and could be a hunter, martial artist or involved in sports related to the weapons. If Mars is debilitated, the native could be a criminal and has the energy of a thug, looter or gangster.
The native will be an honest and devoted journalist, and if involved in writing, he will write violent and aggressive novels or be a technical writer. The native will feel competitive even with teachers and his father. The native of Mars in the third house aspires to be at the top.
When Mars aspects the sixth house and is debilitated, it signifies divorce and separation in a marriage. However, if Mars is excelled or is in a friendly position, it determines courage to continue the marriage.

What does the 3rd House signify in Astrology ?

The 3rd House in Astrology represents short distance travel, like from state to state, or from one town to another like a truck driver. The third house also represents siblings and relationships with them, media, networking skills, writing, and speaking ability. This house also promotes courage. It's the house of one's willpower and efforts, that is, where one's efforts will be and how much effort will he put in his work. This is also the house of longevity since it's 8th from the 8th house.

The third house represents the interaction with siblings and is an important part of the early life experience (before school years). It is a great exploration and discovery journey, which includes learning how to communicate and build up strength and independence.

Physically, after the face, the next parts of the body are the shoulders and arms. The significance of arms and hands also brings in manual dexterity. The correspondence with Mithuna (Gemini) adds communication.