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Retrograde Venus in Eleventh House in Leo
When retrograde Venus is placed in the eleventh house of a horoscope in Leo, Libra rises in the ascendant. Venus rules the first and eighth 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 Venus in the eleventh house of horoscope in Leo is benefic in many cases, though it may turn malefic in some cases. It may happen when such retrograde Venus 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 Venus in the eleventh house of a horoscope in Leo can bless the native with good results related to marriage (male), wife, health, lifespan, friends, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition, fame and several other good results, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.
Such retrograde Venus can render various types of benefits to the native, related to or through his marriage (male), wife, friends and/or lifespan. Considering marriage (male), the native may get married to a woman who may be beautiful, rich, a celebrity, an officer in government, a powerful politician, a successful businesswoman, and/or a citizen of a foreign country. He may witness several benefits due to or through his wife and/or her family members. He may settle in a foreign country on the basis of his marriage, if his overall horoscope and running times are supportive. Considering friends, some of his friends 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. One or more of his friends may help him financially as well as in other ways, in order for him to start a new business, or repair/consolidate an already existing business.
Looking at profession, such retrograde Venus can help the native achieve success as an artist, fashion model, beautician, interior designer, poet, host, chef, consultant, marriage counselor, facilitator, arbitrator, diplomat, lawyer, banker, orator, police officer, army, air force, naval, revenue, administrative, foreign services officer, judge, doctor, scientist, engineer, politician, professional dealing in hospitality industry, beauty, fashion, apparel, perfume, luxury products, television, music, movie, glamour, entertainment, travel, hotel, airline, liquor, tobacco, casino, matrimonial, marketing, advertisement, event management, finance, food, automobile, agriculture, media, publishing, IT, telecom, internet industry or some other type of professional, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.
Such retrograde Venus 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, Please read book for detailed example.
Taking an example for a female native, suppose retrograde Venus is placed in the eleventh house of a horoscope in Leo. Benefic Moon is placed in the tenth house in Cancer with Mercury and benefic Saturn; Jupiter is placed in the seventh house in Aries, benefic debilitated Rahu is placed in the second house in Scorpio, and benefic Mars is placed in the eighth house in Taurus with debilitated Ketu. In this case, the native may become an actor, and she may witness good results.
If benefic Sun is placed in the tenth house in Cancer with Moon, Mercury and Saturn; the equation may become better. The native may possess remarkable acting talent, and she may come across very good amount of success, money, recognition and fame. She may perform well in the genres of drama, romance and immense type of roles. She may deliver several hit movies, and she may receive many awards, including Oscar. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, she may become one of the most successful actors of her time, and her net worth may be in billions.
On the other hand, malefic retrograde Venus in the eleventh house of a horoscope in Leo can trouble the native with problems related to marriage (male), wife, health, lifespan, friends, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition and several other problems, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.
Venus rules the first and eighth house, and it is placed in the eleventh house. If such retrograde Venus is influenced by malefic planets, and/or an overall malefic horoscope, the native may witness various types of problems related to or through his marriage (male), wife, friends and/or lifespan. Considering marriage, the native may witness delay/disturbances in marriage, and/or one or more failed marriages. He may have serious differences of opinion with his wife, she may suffer from a long-lasting illness, she may be an alcoholic and/or a drug addict, she may be a criminal, she may not be loyal to him, she may have extramarital affair/affairs, and/or she may die within 10 or 5 years of marriage. 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. Some of his friends may be his hidden enemies, and they may keep causing problems for him. 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. Taking an example, suppose retrograde Venus is placed in the eleventh house of a horoscope in Leo with malefic Ketu. Malefic Rahu is placed in the fifth house in Aquarius, malefic Jupiter is placed in the twelfth house in Virgo with Sun and exalted Mercury; Mars is placed in the eighth house in Taurus, benefic debilitated Saturn is placed in the seventh house in Aries, and Moon is placed in the sixth house in Pisces.
In this case, native’s father may die before native’s age of 15 or 10. The native may not achieve much professional success till his age of 35/40, or throughout his life, though he may earn well at times. He may remain jobless for periods of more than 3 months, many times in his life. He may lose one or more good friends to death, before his age of 35 or 30. He may not get married till his age of 35/40, or throughout his life. He may die before his age of 55 or 50, in an accident, due to a fatal viral infection like COVID, or someone may kill him.
Himanshu Shangari