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Retrograde Venus in Twelfth House in Libra
When retrograde Venus is placed in the twelfth house of a horoscope in Libra, Scorpio rises in the ascendant. Venus rules the seventh and twelfth 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 Venus in the twelfth house of horoscope in Libra is malefic in many cases, though it may turn benefic in some cases. It may happen when such retrograde Venus 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 Venus in the twelfth house of a horoscope in Libra can bless the native with good results related to marriage, husband, wife, creativity, spiritual growth, 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, husband and/or wife. 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.
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.
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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, suppose retrograde Venus is placed in the twelfth house of a horoscope in Libra with benefic Rahu, benefic Jupiter and benefic debilitated Sun. Ketu is placed in the sixth house in Aries, Mars is placed in the ninth house in Cancer, retrograde Mercury is placed in the eleventh house in Virgo, and benefic Moon is placed in the eighth house in Gemini. In this case, the native may become a professional football player, and he may witness good results.
If benefic retrograde Saturn forms Shasha Yoga in the fourth house in Aquarius, the equation may become better. The native may possess remarkable talent related to the sport, and he may come across very good amount of success, money, recognition and fame. He may deliver several match-winning performances, and he may receive many awards/medals. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, he may become a very successful footballer, and his net worth may be in multimillions.
On the other hand, malefic retrograde Venus in the twelfth house of a horoscope in Libra can trouble the native with problems related to marriage, husband, wife, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition and several other problems, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.
Venus rules the seventh and twelfth house, and it is placed in the twelfth 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, husband and/or wife. 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. In an extreme case, she may kill the native due to some reason, or the native may kill her, 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. Taking an example for a female native, suppose malefic retrograde Venus is placed in the twelfth house of a horoscope in Libra with malefic Rahu and debilitated Sun. Malefic Ketu is placed in the sixth house in Aries with Moon; malefic Mercury is placed in the first house in Scorpio, Mars is placed in the seventh house in Taurus with Jupiter; and benefic Saturn is placed in the tenth house in Leo. Grahan Yoga is formed in the sixth as well as twelfth house.
In this case, native’s father may die before her age of 10 or 5. She may not achieve much professional success till her age of 35/40, or throughout her life, though she may earn well at times. She may remain jobless for periods of more than 3 months, many times in her life. She may witness 2 or 3 failed marriages, and she may settle in her third or fourth marriage. She may lose one or more children to death, through miscarriages that she may witness.
Himanshu Shangari