Meaning of the 8th House
The eighth house represents death, longevity, calamities, accidents, obstacles and impediments, failure, self-undoing, self-sabotage, guilt and punishment, victimhood, martyrdom, delays, defeat, tragedy, arrest and detention, destruction, poor reputation, dishonor, scandal, will, inheritance, legacy, estates, insurance coverage, insurance settlements, corruption, investigation, research, smuggling, espionage, spying, undercover work, invention, discovery, innovation, disappointment and depression, anxieties, suicide, prosecution, persecution, mystery, mysticism, sacrifice, privation, austerity.
Death - its cause and place, widowhood, incurring debts, giving loans, gait, hole or cavity, mental pain, physical pain, disease, infection, impurity, calamity, urinary disease, splitting of partnerships or friendships, defeat by diplomatic strategy, severe difficulties, seas, crossing rivers & seas, path through mountains or forests, weapons, fear of enemies, boats, arrest, detention, imprisonment, theft, thievery, going astray, total destruction, bad name & ill fame, insult, ill repute, servitude, slaves, slavery, acquisition & construction of religious property, house, impediments, punishment inflicted by government, mutilation or loss of a limb, murder, happiness, disappointment, dejection, legacy, unearned wealth, prizes, wins, windfalls, rewards, awards, cash settlements, insurance payments, deposited money, facial disease, fatigue, enemy’s fort or strength, bad news, battle, war, siege, defeat, fear, fight, killing animals, slaughterhouse, butchers, hide tanners, furriers, leather manufacturers, adventures, exploration, accidents, injuries, blame, disgrace, dishonor, health & constitutional weakness, coroner, mortician, health inspector, medical officer, surgeon, corruption, duration, delay, epidemics, famine, fire, floods, earthquakes, mudslides, natural disasters where many are killed or injured, execution, hanging, death penalty, fall from grace, failure, end.
Body parts — anus, rectum, tail bone, left foot