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Exalted Mars in 8th House
Exalted Mars in the eighth house of horoscope in Capricorn is malefic in many cases, though it may turn benefic in some cases. It may happen when such exalted 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, exalted Mars in the eighth house of a horoscope in Capricorn can bless the native with good results related to friends, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition, fame and several other good results, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.
Such exalted Mars can render various types of benefits to the native, related to or through his friends. For example, some of his friends may come across success, money, fame, and/or authority, and the native may witness many benefits because of them. Depending on native’s overall horoscope and running times, one or more friends of the native may put their lives in danger, or they may kill someone, in order to save native’s life.
Looking at profession, such exalted 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.
Taking an example, suppose exalted Mars is placed in the eighth house of a horoscope in Capricorn with benefic Rahu. Ketu is placed in the second house in Cancer, benefic retrograde Jupiter is placed in the twelfth house in Taurus, benefic Moon is placed in the first house in Gemini, benefic Mercury is placed in the seventh house in Sagittarius with Venus, and retrograde Saturn is placed in the eleventh house in Aries. In this case, the native may become a scientist. He may engage in research related to microbiology as well as immunology, and he may witness good results.
If benefic Sun is placed in the seventh house in Sagittarius with Mercury and Venus, the equation may become better. Benefic Sun and Mercury form Budhaditya Yoga in the seventh house, and Mars forms Vipreet Rajyoga in the eighth house. In this case, the native may witness very good amount of success, recognition and fame, along with good amount of money. He may come across important discoveries in the field of microbiology and immunology, and he may witness a lot of recognition and fame. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, he may become one of the greatest microbiologists of all time.
Such exalted 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, kindly read book for detailed example.
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Such exalted 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 exalted Mars is placed in the eighth house of a horoscope in Capricorn with Saturn and benefic Rahu. Ketu is placed in the second house in Cancer, benefic Sun and Mercury form Budhaditya Yoga in the seventh house in Sagittarius, benefic Jupiter is placed in the fourth house in Virgo, and Venus is placed in the ninth house in Aquarius. In this case, the native may become a football player, and he may witness good results.
If benefic Moon is placed in the fifth house in Libra, the equation may become better. In this case the native may possess good talent related to the sport, and he may witness very good amount of success, money, recognition and fame. He may deliver several match winning performances, and he may win many awards/medals. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, he may become one of the most recognized footballers of his time, and his net worth may be in multimillions.
On the other hand, malefic exalted Mars in the eighth house of a horoscope in Capricorn can trouble the native with problems related to friends, health, lifespan, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition and several other problems, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.
Mars rules the sixth and eleventh house, and it is placed in the eighth house. If such exalted 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 friends and/or lifespan. 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. Considering lifespan, the native may witness reduction in lifespan due to several reasons. For example, he 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.
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 exalted Mars is placed in the eighth house of a horoscope in Capricorn. Malefic Ketu is placed in the sixth house in Scorpio with Saturn, malefic Rahu is placed in the twelfth house in Taurus, Mercury is placed in the ninth house in Aquarius with Venus, benefic Jupiter is placed in the fourth house in Virgo, and Moon forms Gandmool Dosh in the seventh house in Sagittarius. In this case, the native may become a criminal. He may engage in several crimes, and he may spend more than 7 years in prison.
If Sun is placed in the eighth house in Capricorn with Mars, the equation may become more troublesome. In this case, the native may engage in violent crimes, and he may kill several people. One or more of his friends and/or siblings may also work with him. He may get killed in an encounter with police, between his age of 30 and 40. A friend and/or a sibling may also get killed with him.
Himanshu Shangari