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Retrograde Saturn in 11th House in Aries
When retrograde Saturn is placed in the eleventh house of a horoscope in Aries, Gemini rises in the ascendant. Saturn rules the eighth and ninth 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 Saturn in the eleventh house of horoscope in Aries is benefic in many cases, though it may turn malefic in some cases. It may happen when such Saturn 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 Saturn in the eleventh house of a horoscope in Aries can bless the native with good results related to father, creativity, spiritual growth, friends, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition, fame and several other good results, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.
Such retrograde Saturn can render various types of benefits to the native, related to or through his father and/or friends. Considering father, native’s father may be a rich man, a celebrity, an officer in government or a powerful politician. The native may enjoy many benefits because of his father’s money, influence and/or status. 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.
Looking at profession, such retrograde Saturn can help the native achieve success as a researcher, analyst, lawyer, astrologer, religious guru, teacher, preacher, consultant, police officer, army, air force, naval, revenue, administrative, foreign services officer, judge, doctor, scientist, engineer, politician, professional dealing in real estate industry, iron, steel, automobile, IT, health, pharma, fitness, media, finance, education, coaching, movie, television, music, sports, travel, food, hotel, airline, telecom, internet industry or some other type of professional, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.
Taking an example, suppose retrograde Saturn is placed in the eleventh house of a horoscope in Aries. Benefic retrograde Jupiter is placed in the twelfth house in Taurus, exalted Mars is placed in the eighth house in Capricorn with Rahu, Ketu is placed in the second house in Cancer, benefic Moon is placed in the first house in Gemini, and benefic Mercury is placed in the seventh house in Sagittarius with Venus. In this case, the native may become a scientist. He may specialize in microbiology, and he may witness good amount of success, money and recognition.
If benefic Sun is placed in the seventh house in Sagittarius with Mercury and Venus, the equation may become better. Sun and Mercury form Budhaditya Yoga in the seventh house. In this case, the native may possess remarkable knowledge of his field. He may engage in research related to various aspects of microbiology. He may come across important discoveries, and he may witness success, recognition, fame and money through them. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, he may become one of the greatest scientists of all time.
Such retrograde Saturn 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. Kindly read book for detailed example.
On the other hand, malefic retrograde Saturn in the eleventh house of a horoscope in Aries can trouble the native with problems related to father, health, lifespan, friends, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition and several other problems, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.
Saturn rules the eighth and ninth house, and it is placed in the eleventh house. If such retrograde Saturn is influenced by malefic planets, and/or an overall malefic horoscope, the native may witness various types of problems related to or through his profession, father, friends, health and/or lifespan. Considering friends, many 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 due to such friends, many times in his life. Considering health and 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 father, the native may not have a good equation with his father, his parents may get divorced and he may live with his mother, his father may suffer from a long-lasting illness, he may be an alcoholic and/or a drug addict, he may be a criminal, and/or he may die before native’s age of 20, depending on native’s overall horoscope and running times.
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 Saturn is placed in the eleventh house of a horoscope in Aries. Malefic Mars is placed in the third house in Leo with retrograde Mercury, benefic Sun is placed in the fourth house in Virgo, benefic Moon is placed in the tenth house in Pisces, and benefic Jupiter is placed in the fifth house in Libra with Venus. In this case, the native may become a criminal. He may engage in several crimes, he may get caught, and he may spend more than 7 years in prison.
If malefic Rahu forms Pitra Dosh in the ninth house in Aquarius, and malefic Ketu is placed in the third house in Leo with Mars and Mercury, the equation may become worse. In this case, the native may become a hardcore criminal, and he may engage in drug trafficking as well as in violent crimes. He may kill several people. He may get caught between his age of 35 and 45, and he may spend more than 20/30 years in prison. He may even die inside a prison.
Himanshu Shangari