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The detailed version of this article is featured in the book ‘Retrograde Jupiter Part 1 (Revised Edition 2021)‘.
Retrograde Jupiter in First House in Taurus
When retrograde Jupiter is placed in the first house of a horoscope in Taurus, Taurus rises in the ascendant. Jupiter rules the eighth and eleventh 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?’.
Retrograde Jupiter in the first 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’.
When benefic in nature, retrograde Jupiter in the first house of a horoscope in Taurus can bless the native with good results related to health, lifespan, profession, finances, reputation, fame, authority, recognition, creativity, spiritual growth, friends, marriage (female), husband and several other 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 health, lifespan, marriage (female), husband and/or friends. Considering friends, some of native’s 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. 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, actor, singer, musician, writer, dancer, sportsman, artist, architect, designer, developer, 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.
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Such retrograde Jupiter 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 Jupiter is placed in the first house of a horoscope in Taurus with benefic exalted Moon. Benefic Sun is placed in the second house in Gemini, benefic Mercury is placed in the third house in Cancer with Venus, and benefic Saturn is placed in the eleventh house in Pisces with Mars. In this case, the native may become an actor, and he may witness good amount of success, money, recognition and fame.
If benefic exalted Rahu is placed in the first house in Taurus with Jupiter and Moon, and Ketu is placed in the seventh house in Scorpio, the equation may improve. In this case, the native may come across very good amount of success, money, fame and recognition as an actor. He may perform very well in the genres of romance, drama and comedy, though he may do well in other genres also. He may deliver several hit movies, and he may win many awards. The native may have an acting career which may last for decades, and he may become one of the most successful actors of his time. He may have his net worth in billions.
On the other hand, malefic retrograde Jupiter in the first house of a horoscope in Taurus can trouble the native with problems related to health, lifespan, marriage (female), husband, friends, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition and several other problems, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.
Jupiter rules the eighth and eleventh house, and it is placed in the first 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 his/her health, lifespan, marriage (female), husband and/or friends. 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 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 for a male native, suppose malefic retrograde Jupiter is placed in the first house of a horoscope in Taurus with malefic exalted Rahu. Malefic exalted Ketu is placed in the seventh house in Scorpio with Venus and Mercury, Moon is placed in the eighth house in Sagittarius, and debilitated Sun is placed in the sixth house in Libra. In this case, the native may suffer from several health problems, which may trouble him, and they may reduce his lifespan. The native may die before the age of 55 or 50.
If malefic Mars is placed in the eighth house in Sagittarius with Moon, and Saturn is placed in the seventh house in Scorpio with Venus, Mercury and Ketu, the equation may become worse. In this case, the native may die before the age of 45 or 40. He may develop some type of cancer, like stomach cancer or pancreatic cancer, and he may die because of it. Depending on the finer factors and running times, the native may also get infected with a viral infection like COVID, after his age of 30, and he may die because of it. Such viral infection may also be a sexually transmitted disease like HIV AIDS, and it may kill the native before his age of 40.
Himanshu Shangari