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The detailed version of this article is featured in the book ‘Retrograde Jupiter Part 3 (Revised Edition 2021)‘.
Retrograde Jupiter in Eighth House in Taurus
When retrograde Jupiter is placed in the eighth house of a horoscope in Taurus, Libra rises in the ascendant. Jupiter 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? (Revised Edition)’.
Retrograde Jupiter in the eighth house of horoscope in Taurus 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 eighth house of a horoscope in Taurus can bless the native with good results related to marriage (female), husband, siblings, colleagues, health, lifespan, creativity, spiritual growth, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition and several 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 lifespan, marriage (female), husband and/or siblings. Considering siblings, some of them 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. The native may settle in a foreign country on the basis of her marriage, if her overall horoscope and running times are supportive.
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, 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.
Such retrograde Jupiter can help the native achieve success through a creative filed 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 eighth house of a horoscope in Taurus. Benefic debilitated Sun is placed in the first house in Libra with Venus and Ketu, benefic Rahu is placed in the seventh house in Aries, benefic Mars is placed in the second house in Scorpio, and benefic Saturn is placed in the third house in Sagittarius. In this case, the native may become an actor. She may possess good acting abilities, and she may witness success, money, fame and recognition as a lead actor.
If benefic Moon is placed in the fifth house in Aquarius, and Mercury is placed in the first house in Libra with Venus, Sun and Ketu, the equation may become better. In this case, the native may be very beautiful, she may possess very good acting skills, and she may witness a lot of success, money, fame and recognition. She may perform very well in the genres of romance and drama. She may deliver many hit movies, and she may win several awards. She may be very popular among crowds. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, she may become one of the greatest female actors of all time.
Such retrograde Jupiter 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. Kindly read book for detailed example.
On the other hand, malefic retrograde Jupiter in the eighth house of a horoscope in Taurus can trouble the native with problems related to marriage (female), husband, siblings, colleagues, health, lifespan, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition and several other problems, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.
Jupiter rules the third and sixth house, and it is placed in the eighth 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 or through his/her lifespan, marriage (female), husband and/or siblings. 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. 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, suppose malefic retrograde Jupiter is placed in the eighth house of a horoscope in Taurus with malefic exalted Rahu. Guru Chandal Yoga is formed in the eighth house. Malefic Ketu is placed in the second house in Scorpio with Sun, debilitated Venus is placed in the twelfth house in Virgo, retrograde Mercury is placed in the first house in Libra, and benefic Mars is placed in the third house in Sagittarius. In this case, the native may become a drug addict. He may face serious health issues, and he may die before his age of 55 or 50.
If retrograde Saturn is placed in the sixth house in Pisces, and exalted Moon is placed in the eighth house in Taurus with Jupiter and Rahu, the equation may become worse. Grahan Yoga is formed in the eighth as well as second house. In this case, the native may consume harmful drugs in heavy quantities, and he may die before his age of 40, 35 or 30, due to drug overdose.
Himanshu Shangari