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The detailed version of this article is featured in the book ‘Retrograde Jupiter Part 1 (Revised Edition 2021)‘.
Retrograde Jupiter in Second House in Gemini
When retrograde Jupiter is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Gemini, Taurus rises in the ascendant. Jupiter rules the eighth and eleventh 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? (Revised Edition)’.
Retrograde Jupiter in the second house of horoscope in Gemini is malefic in many cases, though it may turn benefic in some cases. It may happen when such Jupiter 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 (Revised Edition)’.
When benefic in nature, retrograde Jupiter in the second house of a horoscope in Gemini can bless the native with good results related to marriage (female), husband, family, wealth, speech, friends, creativity, spiritual growth, profession, finances, reputation, fame, authority, recognition and several other good results, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.
Such retrograde Jupiter can render various types of benefits to the native, related to or through his/her family, marriage (female), husband and/or friends. Considering friends, some of his friends may come across success, money, fame, and/or authority, and the native may witness many benefits due to them. They may stand by the native and they may help him get out of his problems, many times in his life. Considering marriage (female), she may get married to a man who may be rich, a celebrity, an officer in government, a powerful politician, a successful businessman, and/or a citizen of a foreign country. The native may witness several benefits due to or through her husband and/or his family members.
Looking at profession, such retrograde Jupiter can help the native achieve success as an astrologer, tantric, psychic, spiritual guru, healer, religious guru, teacher, preacher, consultant, researcher, analyst, police officer, army, air force, naval, revenue, administrative, foreign services officer, judge, doctor, scientist, engineer, politician, professional dealing in education industry, coaching, computer, book, IT, food, health, pharma, finance, matrimonial, television, music, sports, media, fitness, travel, hotel, airline, telecom, internet industry or some other type of professional, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.
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Such retrograde Jupiter 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 for a female native, suppose retrograde Jupiter is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Gemini. Benefic Moon is placed in the tenth house in Aquarius, benefic Mercury is placed in the ninth house in Capricorn, Venus is placed in the eighth house in Sagittarius, retrograde Mars is placed in the third house in Cancer, benefic Rahu is placed in the eleventh house in Pisces, and Ketu is placed in the fifth house in Virgo. In this case, the native may become a writer. She may write fictional books falling in the genres of romance, drama, tragedy and some other genres. She may witness good amount of success, money, fame and recognition.
If benefic Saturn is placed in the eighth house in Sagittarius with Venus, and benefic Sun is placed in the tenth house in Aquarius with Moon, the equation may improve. In this case, the native may possess wonderful talent as a writer. She may deliver many bestselling books, she may receive several awards, and she may come across a lot of success, money, fame and recognition. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, she may win awards of the highest order like Pulitzer for fiction, and Nobel prize for literature. She may become one of the most successful writers of her time, and some of her books may be converted into movies.
On the other hand, malefic retrograde Jupiter in the second house of a horoscope in Gemini can trouble the native with problems related to marriage (female), husband, family, wealth, speech, friends, health, lifespan, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition and several other problems, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.
Jupiter rules the eighth and eleventh house, and it is placed in the second house. If such retrograde Jupiter is influenced by malefic planets, and/or an overall malefic horoscope, the native may witness various types of problems related to his/her family, marriage (female), husband and/or friends. 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 (female), the native may witness delay/disturbances in marriage, and/or one or more failed marriages. She may have serious differences of opinion with her husband, he may suffer from a long-lasting illness, he may be an alcoholic and/or a drug addict, he may be a criminal, he may not be loyal to her, he may have extramarital affair/affairs, and/or he may die within 10 or 5 years of marriage.
Taking an example for a female native, suppose malefic retrograde Jupiter is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Gemini with retrograde Saturn. Malefic Mars is placed in the sixth house in Libra with malefic Rahu, Ketu is placed in the twelfth house in Aries, Mercury is placed in the seventh house in Scorpio, and benefic Moon is placed in the fifth house in Virgo. Angarak Yoga is formed in the sixth house. In this case, the native may get married in time, but she may face serious disturbances in her marriage. Her first marriage may fail, and she may settle in her second marriage.
If Venus is placed in the sixth house in Libra with Mars and Rahu, and Sun is placed in the eighth house in Sagittarius, the equation may become more troublesome. In this case, the native may witness 2 or 3 failed marriages, and she may settle in her third or fourth marriage. Her first marriage may be horrible. She may face physical violence along with other problems. Her second marriage may be short lasted, and it may fail within months.
Himanshu Shangari