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The detailed version of this article is featured in the book ‘Retrograde Mars Part 2 (Revised Edition)’.
Retrograde Mars in Sixth House in Aquarius
When retrograde Mars is placed in the sixth house of a horoscope in Aquarius, 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 sixth house of horoscope in Aquarius 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 sixth house of a horoscope in Aquarius can bless the native with good results related to siblings, colleagues, 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 siblings. For example, 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. A sibling of the native may sacrifice his/her life or kill someone, in order to save native’s 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, suppose retrograde Mars is placed in the sixth house of a horoscope in Aquarius. Benefic debilitated Rahu is placed in the third house in Scorpio with Saturn; benefic debilitated Ketu is placed in the ninth house in Taurus, benefic exalted Mercury is placed in the first house in Virgo with Sun; benefic Jupiter is placed in the twelfth house in Leo, and benefic Moon is placed in the fifth house in Capricorn. Exalted Mercury forms Bhadra Yoga in the first house. In this case, the native may become a magician, and he may witness good results.
If benefic Venus is placed in the eleventh house in Cancer, the equation may become better. The native may possess remarkable talent as a magician, and he may come across very good amount of success, money, recognition and fame. He may perform hundreds of magic shows during his career, on stage as well as on TV. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, he may become one of the greatest magicians of all time, as well as one of the richest magicians in the world. 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 for a female native, ,
On the other hand, malefic retrograde Mars in the sixth house of a horoscope in Aquarius can trouble the native with problems related to siblings, colleagues, lifespan, 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 sixth 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 siblings and/or lifespan. Considering siblings, the native 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. Considering another extreme, the native may kill one or more siblings due to some reason, or he may get killed by them. 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 malefic retrograde Mars is placed in the sixth house of a horoscope in Aquarius with Mercury and malefic Rahu. Malefic Ketu is placed in the twelfth house in Leo, malefic Sun is placed in the seventh house in Pisces, Venus is placed in the eighth house in Aries with retrograde Saturn; benefic Jupiter is placed in the ninth house in Taurus, and benefic Moon is placed in the fourth house in Sagittarius. Angarak Yoga is formed in the sixth house.
In this case, the native may become leader of a criminal group which may engage in woman trafficking, financial and violent crimes. One or more siblings may also work with him. He may kidnap and sell several women, he may rape many of them, he may injure some of them, and he may even kill some of them. He may engage in robberies and kidnappings. He may injure several people, and he may kill some people. He may get killed between his age of 35 and 45, in an encounter with police, or by another criminal. Considering another probability, one of native’s siblings may kill him or get him killed, in order to take over his business.
Himanshu Shangari