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Retrograde Venus in Seventh House in Taurus
When retrograde Venus is placed in the seventh house of a horoscope in Taurus, 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 seventh house of horoscope in Taurus 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 seventh house of a horoscope in Taurus 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, 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 seventh house of a horoscope in Taurus with benefic Sun and benefic exalted Rahu. Benefic retrograde Jupiter is placed in the first house in Scorpio with benefic retrograde Saturn and exalted Ketu; Mercury is placed in the eighth house in Gemini, and Mars is placed in the eleventh house in Virgo. In this case, the native may become an actor, and he may witness good results.
If benefic Moon is placed in the second house in Sagittarius, the equation may become better. The native may possess remarkable acting talent, and he may come across very good amount of success, money, recognition and fame. He may act well in the genres of action, comedy, drama and romance. He may deliver several hit movies, and he may receive many awards. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, he may become one of the most successful actors of his time, and his net worth may be in multimillions.
Such retrograde Venus can bless the native with authority in government as a police officer, army, air force, naval, revenue, administrative, foreign services officer, judge, doctor, scientist, engineer, politician or some other type of professional. Taking an example, suppose retrograde Venus is placed in the seventh house of a horoscope in Taurus with benefic debilitated Ketu. Benefic debilitated Rahu is placed in the first house in Scorpio, Sun is placed in the ninth house in Cancer with retrograde Mercury; benefic Moon is placed in the tenth house in Leo with Mars; and Jupiter is placed in the eleventh house in Virgo. In this case, the native may engage in politics, and he may become a member of parliament of his country.
If benefic Saturn is placed in the tenth house in Leo with Moon and Mars; the equation may become better. The native may possess remarkable skills as a politician, and he may come across very good amount of success, recognition, authority and fame. He may win several elections, and he may become a minister in national government. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, he may serve as prime minister or president of his country.
On the other hand, malefic retrograde Venus in the seventh house of a horoscope in Taurus 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 seventh 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, suppose malefic retrograde Venus is placed in the seventh house of a horoscope in Taurus with malefic Mercury. Malefic Rahu is placed in the sixth house in Aries with exalted Sun; malefic Ketu is placed in the twelfth house in Libra with retrograde Saturn; Mars is placed in the fifth house in Pisces with benefic Jupiter; and Moon is placed in the eighth house in Gemini. Grahan Yoga is formed in the sixth house.
In this case, native’s parents may have a disturbed marriage, and he may witness a troublesome childhood. He may not find a permanent profession throughout his life, and he may keep changing jobs, though he may earn well at times. He may witness financial losses and bad reputation through profession. He may witness 2 or 3 failed marriages, and he may settle in his third or fourth marriage. He may lose his first wife to death.
Himanshu Shangari