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Retrograde Mercury in Second House in Gemini

When retrograde Mercury is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Gemini, Taurus rises in the ascendant. Mercury rules the second and fifth house. In general, it is benefic here, in most cases. The concept of various planets exhibiting tendencies to be benefic or malefic on the basis of the houses they rule in a horoscope has been explained in the book ‘Gemstones: Magic or Science?’.

Retrograde Mercury in the second house of horoscope in Gemini is benefic in most cases, though it may turn malefic in some cases. It may happen when such Mercury is influenced by one or more malefic planets, and/or an overall malefic horoscope. The concept of a benefic planet turning malefic due to influences of malefic planets has been explained in the book ‘Match Making and Manglik Dosh’.

When benefic in nature, retrograde Mercury in the second house of a horoscope in Gemini can bless the native with good results related to love life, children, creativity, spiritual growth, family, wealth, speech, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition, fame and several other good results, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.

Such retrograde Mercury can render various types of benefits to the native, related to or through his family and/or children. Considering family, the native may be born in a rich, influential, resourceful, well-respected, politically powerful, royal and/or spiritually advanced family, and he may witness several benefits by virtue of being a member of such family. Considering children, such retrograde Mercury can bless the native with children who may be physically, intellectually, emotionally and/or creatively better or much better than average. Such children may achieve a lot in many spheres of their lives, and they may bring good name and many other good results to the native.

Looking at profession, such retrograde Mercury can help the native achieve success as a teacher, coach, instructor, consultant, therapist, advisor, lawyer, speaker, orator, journalist, blogger, editor, anchor, mathematician, charted accountant, banker, astrologer, psychic, religious guru, preacher, researcher, analyst, police officer, army, air force, naval, revenue, administrative, foreign services officer, judge, doctor, scientist, engineer, politician, professional dealing in education industry, coaching, marketing, advertisement, event management, computer, software, IT, food, health, pharma, fitness, finance, television, music, sports, media, publishing, travel, hotel, airline, telecom, website, internet industry or some other type of professional, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.

Taking an example for a female native, suppose benefic retrograde Mercury is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Gemini with Venus and benefic Saturn. Benefic Sun is placed in the first house in Taurus with benefic debilitated Ketu; benefic debilitated Rahu is placed in the seventh house in Scorpio, and Jupiter is placed in the eleventh house in Pisces with Mars. In this case, the native may get a well-paying job in a well-established IT company, and she may witness good results.

If benefic Moon is placed in the ninth house in Capricorn, the equation may become better. In this case, the native may come across very good amount of success, money and recognition through IT industry. She may accomplish a lot during her career, and she may keep getting promoted. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, she may serve as CEO of such IT company for several years. Her net worth may be in billions.

Such retrograde Mercury can help the native achieve success through a creative field as an actor, singer, musician, writer, dancer, sportsman, artist, architect, designer, developer or some other likewise professional. Taking an example, kindly read book for detailed example.

On the other hand, malefic retrograde Mercury in the second house of a horoscope in Gemini can trouble the native with problems related to love life, children, family, wealth, speech, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition and several other problems, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.

Mercury rules the second and fifth house, and it is placed in the second house. If such retrograde Mercury is influenced by malefic planets, and/or an overall malefic horoscope, the native may witness various types of problems related to or through his family and/or children. Considering family, the native may be born in a family which may be poor, and/or some of his family members may be alcoholics, drug addicts, criminals and/or they may have some other negative traits. Hence the native may witness several problems in his life, due to bad reputation of his family, and/or bad conducts of some family members. Considering children, the native may lose one or more children through miscarriages that his wife may witness. He may witness delay in childbirth, and/or he may have children who may be physically and/or mentally troubled in some way. He may lose his children through divorce, or his children may engage in immoral/illegal activities, and he may witness bad reputation and many other problems because of them.

The native may witness delays, financial losses, setbacks, failures, job loss, bad reputation and several other problems related to or through his profession. Taking an example, suppose retrograde Mercury is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Gemini with malefic Ketu. Malefic Rahu is placed in the eighth house in Sagittarius with malefic Mars; benefic Sun is placed in the third house in Cancer, Venus is placed in the fourth house in Leo, malefic Jupiter is placed in the twelfth house in Aries with debilitated Saturn; and debilitated Moon is placed in the seventh house in Scorpio. Angarak Yoga is formed in the eighth house.

In this case, native’s parents may get divorced, and the native may live with his mother, losing his father. He may not find a permanent profession throughout his life, and he may keep changing jobs, though he may earn well at times. He may also remain jobless for periods of more than 3 months, many times in his life. His first marriage may fail, and he may settle in his second marriage. He may lose custody of his children from first marriage to his wife, through divorce.

Himanshu Shangari

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Retrograde Mercury in Second House in Taurus

When retrograde Mercury is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Taurus, Aries rises in the ascendant. Mercury rules the third and sixth house. In general, it is partly benefic and partly malefic here, though the malefic part is higher, in most cases. The concept of various planets exhibiting tendencies to be benefic or malefic on the basis of the houses they rule in a horoscope has been explained in the book ‘Gemstones: Magic or Science?’.

Retrograde Mercury in the second house of horoscope in Taurus is malefic in many cases, though it may turn benefic in some cases. It may happen when such Mercury is influenced by one or more benefic planets, and/or an overall benefic horoscope. The concept of a malefic planet turning benefic due to influences of benefic planets has been explained in the book ‘Match Making and Manglik Dosh’.

When benefic in nature, retrograde Mercury in the second house of a horoscope in Taurus can bless the native with good results related to siblings, colleagues, family, wealth, speech, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition, fame and several other good results, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.

Such retrograde Mercury can render various types of benefits to the native, related to or through his siblings and/or family. Considering family, the native may be born in a rich, influential, resourceful, well-respected, politically powerful, royal and/or spiritually advanced family, and he may witness several benefits by virtue of being a member of such family. Considering siblings, some of them may come across success, money, fame, and/or authority, and the native may witness many benefits because of them. They may stand by the native and they may help him get out of his problems, many times in his life.

Looking at profession, such retrograde Mercury can help the native achieve success as a teacher, coach, instructor, consultant, therapist, advisor, lawyer, speaker, orator, journalist, blogger, editor, anchor, mathematician, charted accountant, banker, astrologer, psychic, religious guru, preacher, researcher, analyst, professional dealing in education industry, coaching, marketing, advertisement, event management, computer, software, IT, food, health, pharma, fitness, finance, television, music, sports, media, publishing, travel, hotel, airline, telecom, website, internet industry or some other type of professional, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.

Such retrograde Mercury can help the native achieve success through a creative field as an actor, singer, musician, writer, dancer, sportsman, artist, architect, designer, developer or some other likewise professional. Taking an example, suppose retrograde Mercury is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Taurus with benefic Venus and benefic retrograde Saturn. Benefic Sun is placed in the third house in Gemini, benefic Rahu is placed in the first house in Aries, Ketu is placed in the seventh house in Libra, retrograde Jupiter is placed in the fifth house in Leo, and Mars is placed in the twelfth house in Pisces. In this case, the native may become a singer, and he may witness good results.

If benefic Moon is placed in the seventh house in Libra with Ketu; the equation may become better. In this case, the native may possess remarkable talent as a singer, and he may come across very good amount of success, money, recognition and fame. He may also write some of his songs, and he may act in some movies. He may deliver several hit songs, and he may receive many awards. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, he may become one of the most successful singers of his time, and his net worth may be in billions.

Such retrograde Mercury can bless the native with authority in government as a police officer, army, air force, naval, revenue, administrative, foreign services officer, judge, doctor, scientist, engineer, politician or some other type of professional. Taking an example, kindly read book for detailed example.

On the other hand, malefic retrograde Mercury in the second house of a horoscope in Taurus can trouble the native with problems related to siblings, colleagues, family, wealth, speech, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition and several other problems, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.

Mercury rules the third and sixth house, and it is placed in the second house. If such retrograde Mercury is influenced by malefic planets, and/or an overall malefic horoscope, the native may witness various types of problems related to or through his siblings and/or family. Considering family, the native may be born in a family which may be poor, and/or some of his family members may be alcoholics, drug addicts, criminals and/or they may have some other negative traits. Hence the native may witness several problems in his life, due to bad reputation of his family, and/or bad conducts of some family members. Considering siblings, he may have bad relationships with some of his siblings, and/or he may witness various types of problems through them or due to them. He may have siblings who may be criminals, and/or drug addicts, and he may face several problems because of them.

The native may witness delays, financial losses, setbacks, failures, job loss, bad reputation and several other problems related to or through his profession. Taking an example, suppose malefic retrograde Mercury is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Taurus with Sun and malefic debilitated Ketu. Malefic debilitated Rahu is placed in the eighth house in Scorpio with Jupiter; Moon is placed in the sixth house in Virgo, Mars is placed in the twelfth house in Pisces with Saturn; and benefic Venus is placed in the fourth house in Cancer. Guru Chandal Yoga is formed in the eighth house.

In this case, native’s father may die before his age of 15 or 10. The native may not have good relationships with some of his siblings, and/or he may witness several types of problems because of them. He may keep changing jobs till his age of 40/45, or throughout his life; and he may remain jobless for periods of more than 3 months, many times in his life, though he may earn well at times. His first marriage may fail, and he may settle in his second marriage.

Himanshu Shangari

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Retrograde Mercury in Second House in Aries

When retrograde Mercury is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Aries, Pisces rises in the ascendant. Mercury rules the fourth and seventh house. In general, it is benefic here, in most cases. The concept of various planets exhibiting tendencies to be benefic or malefic on the basis of the houses they rule in a horoscope has been explained in the book ‘Gemstones: Magic or Science?’.

Retrograde Mercury in the second house of horoscope in Aries is benefic in most cases, though it may turn malefic in some cases. It may happen when such Mercury is influenced by one or more malefic planets, and/or an overall malefic horoscope. The concept of a benefic planet turning malefic due to influences of malefic planets has been explained in the book ‘Match Making and Manglik Dosh’.

When benefic in nature, retrograde Mercury in the second house of a horoscope in Aries can bless the native with good results related to mother, education, properties, vehicles, marriage, husband, wife, family, wealth, speech, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition, fame and several other good results, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.

Such retrograde Mercury can render various types of benefits to the native, related to or through his mother, family and/or marriage. Considering family, the native may be born in a rich, influential, resourceful, well-respected, politically powerful, royal and/or spiritually advanced family, and he may witness several benefits by virtue of being a member of such family. Considering marriage, the native may get married to a woman who may be beautiful, rich, a celebrity, an officer in government, a powerful politician, a successful businesswoman, and/or a citizen of a foreign country. The native may witness several benefits due to or through his wife and/or her family members. The native may settle in a foreign country on the basis of his marriage, if his overall horoscope and running times are supportive.

Looking at profession, such retrograde Mercury can help the native achieve success as a teacher, coach, instructor, consultant, therapist, advisor, lawyer, speaker, orator, journalist, blogger, editor, anchor, actor, singer, musician, writer, dancer, sportsman, artist, architect, designer, developer, mathematician, charted accountant, banker, astrologer, psychic, religious guru, preacher, researcher, analyst, professional dealing in education industry, coaching, marketing, advertisement, event management, computer, software, IT, food, health, pharma, fitness, finance, television, music, sports, media, publishing, travel, hotel, airline, telecom, website, internet industry or some other type of professional, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.

Taking an example for a female native, suppose benefic retrograde Mercury is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Aries. Exalted Venus is placed in the first house in Pisces with Sun; benefic Mars is placed in the third house in Taurus, benefic Moon is placed in the eighth house in Libra with retrograde Saturn; benefic Rahu is placed in the fifth house in Cancer, and Ketu is placed in the eleventh house in Capricorn. In this case, the native may become an astrologer, and she may witness good results.

If benefic Jupiter forms Hamsa Yoga in the tenth house in Sagittarius, the equation may become better. In this case, the native may possess good knowledge of astrology, and she may come across very good amount of success, money and recognition. She may write several books on various topics of astrology, and she may witness money, recognition and fame through them. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, she may become one of the most famous astrologers of her time, and her net worth may be in multimillions.

Such retrograde Mercury can bless the native with authority in government as a police officer, army, air force, naval, revenue, administrative, foreign services officer, judge, doctor, scientist, engineer, politician or some other type of professional. Taking an example, kindly read book for detailed example.

On the other hand, malefic retrograde Mercury in the second house of a horoscope in Aries can trouble the native with problems related to mother, education, properties, vehicles, marriage, husband, wife, family, wealth, speech, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition and several other problems, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.

Mercury rules the fourth and seventh house, and it is placed in the second house. If such retrograde Mercury is influenced by malefic planets, and/or an overall malefic horoscope, the native may witness various types of problems related to or through his mother, family and/or marriage. Considering family, the native may be born in a family which may be poor, and/or some of his family members may be alcoholics, drug addicts, criminals and/or they may have some other negative traits. Hence the native may witness several problems in his life, due to bad reputation of his family, and/or bad conducts of some family members.

Considering marriage, the native may witness delay/disturbances in marriage, and/or one or more failed marriages. He may have serious differences of opinion with his wife, she may suffer from a long-lasting illness, she may be an alcoholic and/or a drug addict, she may be a criminal, she may not be loyal to him, she may have extramarital affair/affairs, and/or she may die within 10 or 5 years of marriage.

The native may witness delays, financial losses, setbacks, failures, job loss, bad reputation and several other problems related to or through his profession. Taking an example, suppose retrograde Mercury is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Aries with malefic Venus and malefic exalted Sun. Malefic Saturn is placed in the seventh house in Virgo, malefic Rahu is placed in the sixth house in Leo with Jupiter; malefic Ketu is placed in the twelfth house in Aquarius with Mars; and Moon is placed in the eighth house in Libra. Guru Chandal Yoga is formed in the sixth house.

In this case, native’s father as well as mother may die before his age of 20 or 15. The native may not find a permanent profession throughout his life. He may only find temporary jobs, and he may remain jobless for periods of more than 3 months, many times in his life. He may not get married till his age of 35/40, or throughout his life. Considering another probability, he may get married once, the marriage may fail, and he may not get married again.

Himanshu Shangari

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Retrograde Mars in Second House in Pisces

When retrograde Mars is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Pisces, Aquarius rises in the ascendant. Mars rules the third and tenth house. In general, it is benefic here, in most cases. The concept of various planets exhibiting tendencies to be benefic or malefic on the basis of the houses they rule in a horoscope has been explained in the book ‘Gemstones: Magic or Science?’.

Retrograde Mars in the second house of horoscope in Pisces is benefic in most cases, though it may turn malefic in some cases. It may happen when such Mars is influenced by one or more malefic planets, and/or an overall malefic horoscope. The concept of a benefic planet turning malefic due to influences of malefic planets has been explained in the book ‘Match Making and Manglik Dosh’.

When benefic in nature, retrograde Mars in the second house of a horoscope in Pisces can bless the native with good results related to siblings, colleagues, family, wealth, speech, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition, fame and several other good results, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.

Such retrograde Mars can render various types of benefits to the native, related to or through his family and/or siblings. Considering family, the native may be born in a rich, influential, resourceful, well-respected, politically powerful, royal and/or spiritually advanced family, and he may witness several benefits by virtue of being a member of such family. The native may be a good, very good or gifted speaker, and he may achieve good results in many spheres of his life, by virtue of his speech abilities. Considering siblings, some of them may come across success, money, fame, and/or authority, and the native may witness many benefits because of them. They may stand by the native and they may help him get out of his problems, many times in his life. A sibling of the native may give him a big amount of money, and/or wealth, while such sibling is alive, and/or through his/her will. A sibling of the native may donate an organ to the native, in order to save his life.

Looking at profession, such retrograde Mars can help the native achieve success as a fire fighter, fitness trainer, body builder, sportsman, athlete, physician, dietician, researcher, analyst, discoverer, explorer, lawyer, police officer, army, air force, naval, revenue, administrative, foreign services officer, judge, doctor, scientist, engineer, politician, astrologer, tantric, psychic, spiritual guru, healer, religious guru, professional dealing in sports industry, fitness, arms, metal, energy, automobile, health, pharma, medical, transport, travel, hotel, airline, television, music, media, computer, software, IT, telecom, internet industry or some other type of professional, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.

Taking an example, ,

Such retrograde Mars can help the native achieve success through a creative field as an actor, singer, musician, writer, dancer, sportsman, artist, architect, designer, developer or some other likewise professional. Taking an example, suppose benefic retrograde Mars is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Pisces with benefic retrograde Jupiter. Benefic Sun is placed in the first house in Aquarius, Mercury is placed in the twelfth house in Capricorn, benefic Rahu is placed in the third house in Aries, Ketu is placed in the ninth house in Libra, Moon is placed in the eighth house in Virgo, and Saturn is placed in the fifth house in Gemini. In this case, the native may become a singer, and he may witness good results.

If benefic Venus is placed in the first house in Aquarius with Sun, the equation may become better. In this case, the native may possess remarkable talent as a singer, and he may come across very good amount of success, money, recognition and fame. He may deliver several hit songs, and he may receive many awards, including more than one Grammy. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, he may become one of the most successful singers of his time, and his net worth may be in billions.

On the other hand, malefic retrograde Mars in the second house of a horoscope in Pisces can trouble the native with problems related to siblings, colleagues, family, wealth, speech, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition and several other problems, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.

Mars rules the third and tenth house, and it is placed in the second house. If such retrograde Mars is influenced by malefic planets, and/or an overall malefic horoscope, the native may witness various types of problems related to or through his family and/or siblings. Considering family, the native may be born in a family which may be poor, and/or some of his family members may be alcoholics, drug addicts, criminals and/or they may have some other negative traits. Hence the native may witness several problems in his life, due to bad reputation of his family, and/or bad conducts of some family members. He may also witness various types of problems and/or abnormalities related to his speech, and he may face several issues because of such abnormalities. Considering siblings, he may have bad relationships with his siblings, and/or he may witness various types of problems through them or due to them. The native may have siblings who may be criminals, and/or drug addicts, and he may face several problems because of them. In an extreme case, the native may lose one or more siblings to death, before their ages of 40 or 30.

The native may witness delays, financial losses, setbacks, failures, job loss, bad reputation and several other problems related to or through his profession. Taking an example, suppose retrograde Mars is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Pisces with malefic exalted Ketu. Malefic exalted Rahu is placed in the eighth house in Virgo with debilitated Venus and malefic Moon; Sun is placed in the sixth house in Cancer with Mercury; Saturn is placed in the tenth house in Scorpio, and debilitated Jupiter is placed in the twelfth house in Capricorn. Grahan Yoga is formed in the eighth house.

In this case, native’s mother may die before his age of 15 or 10. His father may get married again, but the native may not have a good equation with his stepmother. He may have bad relationships with some of his siblings, and/or he may witness several problems because of them. He may not achieve much professional success throughout his life, and he may keep changing jobs. He may remain jobless for periods of more than 3 months, many times in his life. He may witness 1 or 2 failed marriages, and he may not get married after that.

Himanshu Shangari

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Retrograde Mars in Second House in Aquarius

When retrograde Mars is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Aquarius, Capricorn rises in the ascendant. Mars rules the fourth and eleventh house. In general, it is benefic here, in most cases. The concept of various planets exhibiting tendencies to be benefic or malefic on the basis of the houses they rule in a horoscope has been explained in the book ‘Gemstones: Magic or Science?’.

Retrograde Mars in the second house of horoscope in Aquarius is benefic in most cases, though it may turn malefic in some cases. It may happen when such retrograde Mars is influenced by one or more malefic planets, and/or an overall malefic horoscope. The concept of a benefic planet turning malefic due to influences of malefic planets has been explained in the book ‘Match Making and Manglik Dosh’.

When benefic in nature, retrograde Mars in the second house of a horoscope in Aquarius can bless the native with good results related to mother, education, properties, vehicles, friends, family, wealth, speech, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition, fame and several other good results, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.

Such retrograde Mars can render various types of benefits to the native, related to or through his family, friends and/or mother. Considering family, the native may be born in a rich, influential, resourceful, well-respected, politically powerful, royal and/or spiritually advanced family, and he may witness several benefits by virtue of being a member of such family. The native may be a good, very good or gifted speaker, and he may achieve good results in many spheres of his life, by virtue of his speech abilities. Considering mother, native’s mother may be a rich woman, a celebrity, an officer in government or a powerful politician. The native may enjoy many benefits because of her money, influence and/or status. She may give a big amount of money, and/or wealth to the native, while she’s alive, and/or through her will. Such retrograde Mars can bless the native with good education, vehicles, residential house/houses and/or several other good results. Considering friends, some of his friends may come across success, money, fame, and/or authority, and the native may witness many benefits because of them.

Looking at profession, such retrograde Mars can help the native achieve success as a fire fighter, fitness trainer, body builder, sportsman, athlete, physician, dietician, researcher, analyst, discoverer, explorer, lawyer, police officer, army, air force, naval, revenue, administrative, foreign services officer, judge, doctor, scientist, engineer, politician, astrologer, tantric, psychic, spiritual guru, healer, religious guru, professional dealing in sports industry, fitness, arms, metal, energy, automobile, health, pharma, medical, transport, travel, hotel, airline, television, music, media, computer, software, IT, telecom, internet industry or some other type of professional, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.

Taking an example, suppose benefic retrograde Mars is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Aquarius with benefic Moon. Benefic exalted Venus is placed in the third house in Pisces, retrograde Jupiter is placed in the fourth house in Aries, Mercury is placed in the fifth house in Taurus, Sun is placed in the sixth house in Gemini, benefic Rahu is placed in the first house in Capricorn, and Ketu is placed in the seventh house in Cancer. Chandra Mangal Yoga is formed in the second house. In this case, the native may start a hotel, and he may witness good results.

If benefic retrograde Saturn is placed in the second house in Aquarius with Moon and Mars; the equation may become better. In this case, the native may come across very good amount of success, money and recognition through hotel industry. His business may expand after his age of 35/40, and it may keep growing. He may also invest in travel as well as finance industry, and he may witness very good profits. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, he may own several hotels and other businesses by his age of 55/60. His net worth may be in billions.

Such retrograde Mars can help the native achieve success through a creative field as an actor, singer, musician, writer, dancer, sportsman, artist, architect, designer, developer or some other likewise professional. Taking an example, ,

On the other hand, malefic retrograde Mars in the second house of a horoscope in Aquarius can trouble the native with problems related to mother, education, properties, vehicles, friends, family, wealth, speech, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition and several other problems, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.

Mars rules the fourth and eleventh house, and it is placed in the second house. If such retrograde Mars is influenced by malefic planets, and/or an overall malefic horoscope, the native may witness various types of problems related to or through his family, friends and/or mother. Considering family, the native may be born in a family which may be poor, and/or some of his family members may be alcoholics, drug addicts, criminals and/or they may have some other negative traits. Hence the native may witness several problems in his life, due to bad reputation of his family, and/or bad conducts of some family members. He may also witness various types of problems and/or abnormalities related to his speech, and he may face several issues because of such abnormalities. Considering mother, the native may not have a good equation with his mother, his parents may get divorced and he may live with his father, his mother may suffer from a long-lasting illness, she may be an alcoholic and/or a drug addict, she may be a criminal, and/or she may die before native’s age of 20, depending on native’s overall horoscope and running times. Considering friends, some of his friends may be selfish, opportunists, criminal-minded, criminals, drug addicts, traitors and/or they may have some other negative traits. The native may witness several problems because of such friends, many times in his life.

The native may witness delays, financial losses, setbacks, failures, job loss, bad reputation and several other problems related to or through his profession. Taking an example, suppose retrograde Mars is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Aquarius with malefic Sun and malefic Jupiter. Malefic exalted Ketu is placed in the third house in Pisces with debilitated Mercury; malefic exalted Rahu forms Pitra Dosh in the ninth house in Virgo, Venus is placed in the twelfth house in Sagittarius, Moon is placed in the eighth house in Leo, and Saturn is placed in the sixth house in Gemini.

In this case, native’s mother may die before his age of 20 or 15, and his father may die before native’s age of 25 or 20. The native may not find a permanent profession throughout his life, and he may only find temporary jobs, though he may earn well at times. He may remain jobless for periods of more than 3 months, many times in his life. He may witness financial tightness and debts, many times in his life. He may face several problems because of some of his friends, including financial losses and bad reputation. He may not get married till his age of 35/40, or throughout his life. Considering another probability, he may get married once, the marriage may fail, and he may not get married again.

Himanshu Shangari

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The detailed version of this article is featured in the book ‘Retrograde Mars Part 1 (Revised Edition)’.

Retrograde Mars in Second House in Capricorn

When retrograde Mars is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Capricorn, Sagittarius rises in the ascendant. Mars rules the fifth and twelfth house. In general, it is partly benefic and partly malefic here, though the benefic part is higher, in most cases. The concept of various planets exhibiting tendencies to be benefic or malefic on the basis of the houses they rule in a horoscope has been explained in the book ‘Gemstones: Magic or Science?’.

Retrograde Mars in the second house of horoscope in Capricorn is benefic in many cases, though it may turn malefic in some cases. It may happen when such retrograde Mars is influenced by one or more malefic planets, and/or an overall malefic horoscope. The concept of a benefic planet turning malefic due to influences of malefic planets has been explained in the book ‘Match Making and Manglik Dosh’.

When benefic in nature, retrograde Mars in the second house of a horoscope in Capricorn can bless the native with good results related to love life, children, creativity, spiritual growth, family, wealth, speech, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition, fame and several other good results, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.

Such retrograde Mars can render various types of benefits to the native, related to or through his family and/or children. Considering family, the native may be born in a rich, influential, resourceful, well-respected, politically powerful, royal and/or spiritually advanced family, and he may witness several benefits by virtue of being a member of such family. The native may be a good, very good or gifted speaker, and he may achieve good results in many spheres of his life, by virtue of his speech abilities. Considering children, the native may not witness any complications during the birth processes of his children. He may have children who may be physically, intellectually, emotionally, creatively and/or spiritually better or much better than average. Such children may achieve a lot in many spheres of their lives, and they may bring good name and many other good results to the native. Such retrograde Mars can also render creativity to the native.

Looking at profession, such retrograde Mars can help the native achieve success as a fire fighter, fitness trainer, body builder, sportsman, athlete, physician, dietician, researcher, analyst, discoverer, explorer, lawyer, police officer, army, air force, naval, revenue, administrative, foreign services officer, judge, doctor, scientist, engineer, politician, astrologer, tantric, psychic, spiritual guru, healer, religious guru, professional dealing in sports industry, fitness, arms, metal, energy, automobile, health, pharma, medical, transport, travel, hotel, airline, television, music, media, computer, software, IT, telecom, internet industry or some other type of professional, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.

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Such retrograde Mars can help the native achieve success through a creative field as an actor, singer, musician, writer, dancer, sportsman, artist, architect, designer, developer or some other likewise professional. Taking an example, suppose retrograde Mars is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Capricorn. Benefic Mercury is placed in the eighth house in Cancer with Venus and benefic Sun; benefic Rahu is placed in the eleventh house in Libra, benefic debilitated Saturn is placed in the fifth house in Aries with benefic Ketu; and Moon is placed in the third house in Aquarius. Sun and Mercury form Budhaditya Yoga in the eighth house. In this case, the native may become a writer, he may write books, and he may witness good results.

If benefic retrograde Jupiter forms Hamsa Yoga in the fourth house in Pisces, the equation may become better. The native may engage in book writing, screenwriting and movie direction. He may possess remarkable talent, and he may come across very good amount of success, money, recognition and fame. He may deliver several bestselling books, and he may deliver many hit movies as a director. He may receive several awards. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, he may become one of the most recognized creative artists of his time, and his net worth may be in multimillions.

On the other hand, malefic retrograde Mars in the second house of a horoscope in Capricorn can trouble the native with problems related to love life, children, family, wealth, speech, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition and several other problems, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.

Mars rules the fifth and twelfth house, and it is placed in the second house. If such retrograde Mars is influenced by malefic planets, and/or an overall malefic horoscope, the native may witness various types of problems related to or through his family and/or children. Considering family, the native may be born in a family which may be poor, and/or some of his family members may be alcoholics, drug addicts, criminals and/or they may have some other negative traits. Hence the native may witness several problems in his life, due to bad reputation of his family, and/or bad conducts of some family members. He may also witness various types of problems and/or abnormalities related to his speech, and he may face several issues because of such abnormalities. Considering children, the native may lose one or more children through miscarriages that his wife may witness. He may witness delay in childbirth, and/or he may have children who may be physically and/or mentally troubled in some way. He may lose his children through divorce, or his children may engage in immoral/illegal activities, and he may witness bad reputation and many other problems because of them.

The native may witness delays, financial losses, setbacks, failures, job loss, bad reputation and several other problems related to or through his profession. Taking an example, suppose retrograde Mars is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Capricorn with malefic Moon and malefic Venus. Malefic exalted Ketu is placed in the twelfth house in Scorpio with Sun and Mercury; malefic exalted Rahu is placed in the sixth house in Taurus, Saturn is placed in the eighth house in Cancer, and benefic Jupiter is placed in the third house in Aquarius. Grahan Yoga is formed in the twelfth house.

In this case, native’s father may die before his age of 15 or 10. The native may witness a troublesome childhood. He may not find a permanent profession throughout his life, and he may keep changing jobs, though he may earn well at times. He may remain jobless for periods of more than 3 months, many times in his life. He may not get married till his age of 35/40, or throughout his life. Considering another probability, he may get married once, the marriage may fail, and he may not get married again. He may not have a child till his age of 40/45, or throughout his life.

Himanshu Shangari

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Retrograde Mars in Second House in Sagittarius

When retrograde Mars is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Sagittarius, Scorpio rises in the ascendant. Mars rules the first and sixth house. In general, it is partly benefic and partly malefic here, though the benefic part is higher, in most cases. The concept of various planets exhibiting tendencies to be benefic or malefic on the basis of the houses they rule in a horoscope has been explained in the book ‘Gemstones: Magic or Science?’.

Retrograde Mars in the second house of horoscope in Sagittarius is benefic in many cases, though it may turn malefic in some cases. It may happen when such retrograde Mars is influenced by one or more malefic planets, and/or an overall malefic horoscope. The concept of a benefic planet turning malefic due to influences of malefic planets has been explained in the book ‘Match Making and Manglik Dosh’.

When benefic in nature, retrograde Mars in the second house of a horoscope in Sagittarius can bless the native with good results related to health, lifespan, family, wealth, speech, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition, fame and several other good results, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.

Such retrograde Mars can render various types of benefits to the native, related to or through his family and/or lifespan. Considering family, the native may be born in a rich, influential, resourceful, well-respected, politically powerful, royal and/or spiritually advanced family, and he may witness several benefits by virtue of being a member of such family. The native may be a good, very good or gifted speaker, and he may achieve good results in many spheres of his life, by virtue of his speech abilities. Such retrograde Mars can render bravery, courage and leadership abilities to the native, among other things. Hence, he may achieve success through a wide variety of jobs, and/or businesses. It can also bless the native with good health and a long life, like beyond 70, 80 or 90, depending on his overall horoscope and running times.

Looking at profession, such retrograde Mars can help the native achieve success as a fire fighter, fitness trainer, body builder, sportsman, athlete, actor, singer, musician, writer, dancer, artist, architect, designer, developer, physician, dietician, researcher, analyst, discoverer, explorer, lawyer, astrologer, tantric, psychic, spiritual guru, healer, religious guru, professional dealing in sports industry, fitness, arms, metal, energy, automobile, health, pharma, medical, transport, travel, hotel, airline, television, music, media, computer, software, IT, telecom, internet industry or some other type of professional, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.

Taking an example, suppose retrograde Mars is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Sagittarius. Benefic Moon is placed in the sixth house in Aries with benefic debilitated Saturn; Mercury is placed in the eighth house in Gemini, benefic debilitated Rahu is placed in the first house in Scorpio, Venus is placed in the seventh house in Taurus with debilitated Ketu; and benefic Sun is placed in the ninth house in Cancer. In this case, the native may become a doctor, and he may witness good results. He may specialize in surgery.

If benefic Jupiter is placed in the tenth house in Leo, the equation may become better. The native may possess remarkable knowledge of his field, and he may come across very good amount of success, money and recognition. After his age of 35/40, he may start his own hospital, and he may witness very good results. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, he may become one of the most recognized doctors of his region by his age of 55/60, and his net worth may be in multimillions.

Such retrograde Mars can bless the native with authority in government as a police officer, army, air force, naval, revenue, administrative, foreign services officer, judge, doctor, scientist, engineer, politician or some other type of professional. Taking an example, ,

On the other hand, malefic retrograde Mars in the second house of a horoscope in Sagittarius can trouble the native with problems related to health, lifespan, family, wealth, speech, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition and several other problems, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.

Mars rules the first and sixth house, and it is placed in the second house. If such retrograde Mars is influenced by malefic planets, and/or an overall malefic horoscope, the native may witness various types of problems related to or through his family and/or lifespan. Considering family, the native may be born in a family which may be poor, and/or some of his family members may be alcoholics, drug addicts, criminals and/or they may have some other negative traits. Hence the native may witness several problems in his life, due to bad reputation of his family, and/or bad conducts of some family members. He may also witness various types of problems and/or abnormalities related to his speech, and he may face several issues because of such abnormalities. Considering lifespan, the native may witness reduction in lifespan due to several reasons. For example, the native may die in an accident, through a natural disaster, due to a fatal disease, due to a fatal viral infection like COVID, due to drug addiction, he may commit suicide, or someone may kill him intentionally or unintentionally. Considering some unintentional incidents, he may get caught in a crossfire between two rival criminal gangs or that between criminals and police, or someone may accidently kill him.

The native may witness delays, financial losses, setbacks, failures, job loss, bad reputation and several other problems related to or through his profession. He may also become a criminal. Taking an example, suppose retrograde Mars is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Sagittarius with malefic Rahu and malefic Venus. Malefic Ketu is placed in the eighth house in Gemini, malefic Mercury is placed in the third house in Capricorn with Sun; retrograde Jupiter is placed in the sixth house in Aries with Moon; and retrograde Saturn is placed in the twelfth house in Libra. Angarak Yoga is formed in the second house.

In this case, native’s mother may die before his age of 20 or 15. He may have not have a good equation with his father. He may become leader of a criminal group which may deal in woman trafficking and violent crimes. He may kidnap and sell several women, he may rape many of them, and he may kill some of them. He may execute several robberies and kidnappings, he may injure many people, and he may kill several people. He may get killed between his age of 45 and 55, in an encounter with police, or by another criminal.

Himanshu Shangari

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Retrograde Mars in Second House in Scorpio

When retrograde Mars is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Scorpio, Libra rises in the ascendant. Mars rules the second and seventh house. In general, it is benefic here, in most cases. The concept of various planets exhibiting tendencies to be benefic or malefic on the basis of the houses they rule in a horoscope has been explained in the book ‘Gemstones: Magic or Science?’.

Retrograde Mars in the second house of horoscope in Scorpio is benefic in most cases, though it may turn malefic in some cases. It may happen when such retrograde Mars is influenced by one or more malefic planets, and/or an overall malefic horoscope. The concept of a benefic planet turning malefic due to influences of malefic planets has been explained in the book ‘Match Making and Manglik Dosh’.

When benefic in nature, retrograde Mars in the second house of a horoscope in Scorpio can bless the native with good results related to marriage, husband, wife, family, wealth, speech, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition, fame and several other good results, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.

Such retrograde Mars can render various types of benefits to the native, related to or through his family and/or marriage. Considering family, the native may be born in a rich, influential, resourceful, well-respected, politically powerful, royal and/or spiritually advanced family, and he may witness several benefits by virtue of being a member of such family. The native may be a good, very good or gifted speaker, and he may achieve good results in many spheres of his life, by virtue of his speech abilities. Considering marriage, the native may get married to a woman who may be beautiful, rich, a celebrity, an officer in government, a powerful politician, a successful businesswoman, and/or a citizen of a foreign country. The native may witness several benefits due to or through his wife and/or her family members. The native may settle in a foreign country on the basis of his marriage, if his overall horoscope and running times are supportive.

Looking at profession, such retrograde Mars can help the native achieve success as a fire fighter, fitness trainer, body builder, sportsman, athlete, physician, dietician, researcher, analyst, discoverer, explorer, lawyer, astrologer, tantric, psychic, spiritual guru, healer, religious guru, professional dealing in sports industry, fitness, arms, metal, energy, automobile, health, pharma, medical, transport, travel, hotel, airline, television, music, media, computer, software, IT, telecom, internet industry or some other type of professional, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.

Such retrograde Mars can bless the native with authority in government as a police officer, army, air force, naval, revenue, administrative, foreign services officer, judge, doctor, scientist, engineer, politician or some other type of professional. Taking an example, ,

Such retrograde Mars can help the native achieve success through a creative field as an actor, singer, musician, writer, dancer, sportsman, artist, architect, designer, developer or some other likewise professional. Taking an example, suppose benefic retrograde Mars is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Scorpio. Benefic debilitated Sun is placed in the first house in Libra with Venus; exalted Mercury is placed in the twelfth house in Virgo, benefic Rahu is placed in the tenth house in Cancer, benefic Ketu is placed in the fourth house in Capricorn, Jupiter is placed in the seventh house in Aries, and benefic Saturn is placed in the eighth house in Taurus. In this case, the native may become a music composer, and he may witness good results.

If benefic debilitated Moon is placed in the second house in Scorpio with Mars; the equation may become better. Moon and Mars form Neechbhang Rajyoga as well as Chandra Mangal Yoga in the second house. In this case, the native may possess remarkable talent as a music composer, and he may come across very good amount of success, money, recognition and fame. He may compose music for several hit songs as well as movies, and he may receive many awards. He may also sing some songs. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, he may become one of the most successful music composers of his time, and his net worth may be in multimillions.

On the other hand, malefic retrograde Mars in the second house of a horoscope in Scorpio can trouble the native with problems related to marriage, husband, wife, family, wealth, speech, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition and several other problems, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.

Mars rules the second and seventh house, and it is placed in the second house. If such retrograde Mars is influenced by malefic planets, and/or an overall malefic horoscope, the native may witness various types of problems related to or through his family and/or marriage. Considering family, the native may be born in a family which may be poor, and/or some of his family members may be alcoholics, drug addicts, criminals and/or they may have some other negative traits. Hence the native may witness several problems in his life, due to bad reputation of his family, and/or bad conducts of some family members. He may also witness various types of problems and/or abnormalities related to his speech, and he may face several issues because of such abnormalities. Considering marriage, the native may witness delay/disturbances in marriage, and/or one or more failed marriages. He may have serious differences of opinion with his wife, she may suffer from a long-lasting illness, she may be an alcoholic and/or a drug addict, she may be a criminal, she may not be loyal to him, she may have extramarital affair/affairs, and/or she may die within 10 or 5 years of marriage.

The native may witness delays, financial losses, setbacks, failures, job loss, bad reputation and several other problems related to or through his profession. Taking an example, suppose retrograde Mars is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Scorpio with malefic exalted Ketu. Malefic exalted Rahu is placed in the eighth house in Taurus with Mercury; benefic exalted Sun is placed in the seventh house in Aries, malefic Jupiter is placed in the sixth house in Pisces with exalted Venus; Moon is placed in the twelfth house in Virgo, and benefic Saturn is placed in the fifth house in Aquarius.

In this case, native’s parents may have a disturbed marriage, and the native may witness a troublesome childhood. He may not find a permanent profession throughout his life, and he may keep changing jobs, though he may earn well at times. He may remain jobless for periods of more than 3 months, many times in his life. He may witness bad reputation through profession. He may witness 2 or 3 failed marriages, and he may settle in his third or fourth marriage.

Himanshu Shangari

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Retrograde Mars in Second House in Libra

When retrograde Mars is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Libra, Virgo rises in the ascendant. Mars rules the third and eighth house. In general, it is malefic here, in many cases. The concept of various planets exhibiting tendencies to be benefic or malefic on the basis of the houses they rule in a horoscope has been explained in the book ‘Gemstones: Magic or Science?’.

Retrograde Mars in the second house of horoscope in Libra is malefic in many cases, though it may turn benefic in some cases. It may happen when such retrograde Mars is influenced by one or more benefic planets, and/or an overall benefic horoscope. The concept of a malefic planet turning benefic due to influences of benefic planets has been explained in the book ‘Match Making and Manglik Dosh’.

When benefic in nature, retrograde Mars in the second house of a horoscope in Libra can bless the native with good results related to siblings, colleagues, family, wealth, speech, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition, fame and several other good results, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.

Such retrograde Mars can render various types of benefits to the native, related to or through his family and/or siblings. Considering family, the native may be born in a rich, influential, resourceful, well-respected, politically powerful, royal and/or spiritually advanced family, and he may witness several benefits by virtue of being a member of such family. The native may be a good, very good or gifted speaker, and he may achieve good results in many spheres of his life, by virtue of his speech abilities. Considering siblings, some of them may come across success, money, fame, and/or authority, and the native may witness many benefits because of them. They may stand by the native and they may help him get out of his problems, many times in his life. A sibling of the native may give him a big amount of money, and/or wealth, while such sibling is alive, and/or through his/her will. A sibling of the native may donate an organ to the native, in order to save his life.

Looking at profession, such retrograde Mars can help the native achieve success as a fire fighter, fitness trainer, body builder, sportsman, athlete, physician, dietician, researcher, analyst, discoverer, explorer, lawyer, police officer, army, air force, naval, revenue, administrative, foreign services officer, judge, doctor, scientist, engineer, politician, astrologer, tantric, psychic, spiritual guru, healer, religious guru, professional dealing in sports industry, fitness, arms, metal, energy, automobile, health, pharma, medical, transport, travel, hotel, airline, television, music, media, computer, software, IT, telecom, internet industry or some other type of professional, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.

Taking an example for a female native, suppose retrograde Mars is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Libra. Retrograde Saturn is placed in the first house in Virgo, benefic Jupiter is placed in the eighth house in Aries, benefic Mercury is placed in the ninth house in Taurus with Sun; benefic Rahu is placed in the sixth house in Aquarius, and benefic Moon is placed in the twelfth house in Leo with Ketu. In this case, the native may become a journalist. She may get a well-paying job in a well-established newspaper, and she may witness good results.

If benefic Venus is placed in the ninth house in Taurus with Mercury and Sun; the equation may become better. The native may possess remarkable knowledge of her field, and she may come across very good amount of success and recognition, along with good amount of money and fame. She may engage in investigative journalism, and she may uncover several high-profile scandals and conspiracies. She may also write some books. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, she may become one of the most recognized journalists of her time, and she may receive several awards, including a Pulitzer.

Such retrograde Mars can help the native achieve success as an actor, singer, musician, writer, dancer, sportsman, artist, architect, designer, developer or some other likewise professional. Taking an example, ,

On the other hand, malefic retrograde Mars in the second house of a horoscope in Libra can trouble the native with problems related to lifespan, siblings, colleagues, family, wealth, speech, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition and several other problems, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.

Mars rules the third and eighth house, and it is placed in the second house. If such retrograde Mars is influenced by malefic planets, and/or an overall malefic horoscope, the native may witness various types of problems related to or through his family, siblings and/or lifespan. Considering family, the native may be born in a family which may be poor, and/or some of his family members may be alcoholics, drug addicts, criminals and/or they may have some other negative traits. Hence the native may witness several problems in his life, due to bad reputation of his family, and/or bad conducts of some family members. He may also witness various types of problems and/or abnormalities related to his speech, and he may face several issues because of such abnormalities. Considering siblings, he may have bad relationships with his siblings, and/or he may witness various types of problems through them or due to them. The native may have siblings who may be criminals, and/or drug addicts, and he may face several problems because of them. In an extreme case, the native may lose one or more siblings to death, before their ages of 40 or 30.

The native may witness delays, financial losses, setbacks, failures, job loss, bad reputation and several other problems related to or through his profession. He may also become a criminal. Taking an example, suppose malefic retrograde Mars is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Libra with retrograde Saturn and malefic Ketu. Malefic Rahu is placed in the eighth house in Aries with Moon; malefic Sun is placed in the third house in Scorpio with Mercury; benefic Venus is placed in the fourth house in Sagittarius, and retrograde Jupiter is placed in the sixth house in Aquarius. Grahan Yoga is formed in the eighth house.

In this case, native’s parents may have a disturbed marriage, and he may witness a troublesome childhood. He may become leader of a criminal group which may engage in drug trafficking and violent crimes. One or more siblings may also work with him. He may traffic narcotics worth in billions, over some years. He may injure several people, and he may kill many people. He may get killed in an encounter with police, between his age of 30 and 40. A sibling may also die with him, in the same encounter.

Himanshu Shangari

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Retrograde Mars in Second House in Virgo

When retrograde Mars is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Virgo, Leo rises in the ascendant. Mars rules the fourth and ninth house. In general, it is benefic here, in most cases. The concept of various planets exhibiting tendencies to be benefic or malefic on the basis of the houses they rule in a horoscope has been explained in the book ‘Gemstones: Magic or Science?’.

Retrograde Mars in the second house of horoscope in Virgo is benefic in most cases, though it may turn malefic in some cases. It may happen when such Mars is influenced by one or more malefic planets, and/or an overall malefic horoscope. The concept of a benefic planet turning malefic due to influences of malefic planets has been explained in the book ‘Match Making and Manglik Dosh’.

When benefic in nature, retrograde Mars in the second house of a horoscope in Virgo can bless the native with good results related to mother, education, properties, vehicles, father, creativity, spiritual growth, family, wealth, speech, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition, fame and several other good results, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.

Such retrograde Mars can render various types of benefits to the native, related to or through his family, mother and/or father. Considering family, the native may be born in a rich, influential, resourceful, well-respected, politically powerful, royal and/or spiritually advanced family, and he may witness several benefits by virtue of being a member of such family. The native may be a good, very good or gifted speaker, and he may achieve good results in many spheres of his life, by virtue of his speech abilities. Considering parents, native’s father/mother may be a rich man/woman, a celebrity, an officer in government or a powerful politician. The native may enjoy many benefits because of his father/mother’s money, influence and/or status. He/she may give a big amount of money, and/or wealth to the native, while he/she’s alive, and/or through his/her will. Such retrograde Mars can also render creativity to the native.

Looking at profession, such retrograde Mars can help the native achieve success as a fire fighter, fitness trainer, body builder, sportsman, athlete, actor, singer, musician, writer, dancer, artist, architect, designer, developer, physician, dietician, researcher, analyst, discoverer, explorer, lawyer, astrologer, tantric, psychic, spiritual guru, healer, religious guru, professional dealing in sports industry, fitness, arms, metal, energy, automobile, health, pharma, medical, transport, travel, hotel, airline, television, music, media, computer, software, IT, telecom, internet industry or some other type of professional, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.

Taking an example, suppose benefic retrograde Mars is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Virgo with benefic Sun. Benefic Mercury is placed in the first house in Leo with benefic Rahu; Saturn is placed in the seventh house in Aquarius with Ketu; Moon is placed in the sixth house in Capricorn, and retrograde Jupiter is placed in the ninth house in Aries. In this case, the native may engage in IT industry. He may start a company which may offer software solutions, and he may witness good results.

If benefic Venus is placed in the fourth house in Scorpio, the equation may become better. In this case, the native may come across very good amount of success, money and recognition through IT industry. His business may expand after his age of 35/40, and it may keep growing. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, he may own a business empire worth in billions, by his age of 55/60.

Such retrograde Mars can bless the native with authority in government as a police officer, army, air force, naval, revenue, administrative, foreign services officer, judge, doctor, scientist, engineer, politician or some other type of professional. Taking an example, ,

On the other hand, malefic retrograde Mars in the second house of a horoscope in Virgo can trouble the native with problems related to mother, education, properties, vehicles, father, family, wealth, speech, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition and several other problems, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.

Mars rules the fourth and ninth house, and it is placed in the second house. If such retrograde Mars is influenced by malefic planets, and/or an overall malefic horoscope, the native may witness various types of problems related to or through his family, mother and/or father. Considering family, the native may be born in a family which may be poor, and/or some of his family members may be alcoholics, drug addicts, criminals and/or they may have some other negative traits. Hence the native may witness several problems in his life, due to bad reputation of his family, and/or bad conducts of some family members. He may also witness various types of problems and/or abnormalities related to his speech, and he may face several issues because of such abnormalities. Considering parents, the native may not have a good equation with his father/mother, his parents may get divorced and he may live with his father/mother, his father/mother may suffer from a long-lasting illness, he/she may be an alcoholic and/or a drug addict, he/she may be a criminal, and/or he/she may die before native’s age of 20, depending on native’s overall horoscope and running times. He may also witness various types of problems related to properties, vehicles and/or mental health.

The native may witness delays, financial losses, setbacks, failures, job loss, bad reputation and several other problems related to or through his profession. Taking an example, suppose retrograde Mars is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Virgo with Jupiter and malefic Moon. Sun is placed in the twelfth house in Cancer with Mercury and Venus; malefic Rahu is placed in the third house in Libra, malefic Ketu is placed in the ninth house in Aries, and malefic Saturn is placed in the tenth house in Taurus.

In this case, native’s father may die before his age of 10 or 5, and his mother may die before his age of 20 or 15. He may not achieve much professional success till his age of 35/40, or throughout his life. He may remain jobless for periods of more than 3 months, many times in his life. He may witness bad reputation and litigations through profession. He may lose more than 1 good friend to death, before his age of 40 or 35. His first marriage may fail, and he may settle in his second marriage.

Himanshu Shangari