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Retrograde Jupiter in Twelfth House in Taurus
When retrograde Jupiter is placed in the twelfth house of a horoscope in Taurus, Gemini rises in the ascendant. Jupiter rules the seventh and tenth house. In general, it is benefic here, 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 twelfth house of horoscope in Taurus is benefic in most cases, though it may turn malefic in some cases. It may happen when such Jupiter 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 Jupiter in the twelfth 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 Jupiter can render various types of benefits to the native, related to or through his/her marriage, husband and/or wife. For example, 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. The native may witness several benefits due to or through his wife and/or her family members. She may play an important role in various spheres of native’s life. The native may settle in a foreign country on the basis of his marriage, if his overall horoscope and running times are supportive. Such retrograde Jupiter can also render creativity and/or spiritual growth to the native.
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.
Taking an example, suppose benefic retrograde Jupiter is placed in the twelfth house of a horoscope in Taurus. Benefic Mercury is placed in the seventh house in Sagittarius with Venus, exalted Mars is placed in the eighth house in Capricorn with benefic Rahu, Ketu is placed in the second house in Cancer, and benefic Moon is placed in the first house in Gemini. In this case, the native may become a scientist. He may engage in research related to microbiology as well as immunology, and he may come across good amount of success, money and recognition.
If retrograde Saturn is placed in the eleventh house in Aries, and benefic Sun is placed in the seventh house in Sagittarius with Mercury and Venus, the equation may become better. Benefic Sun and Mercury form Budhaditya Yoga in the seventh house, and Mars forms Vipreet Rajyoga in the eighth house. In this case, the native may witness a lot of success, recognition and fame, along with very good amount of money. He may come across important discoveries in the field of microbiology and immunology, and he may witness a lot of recognition and fame. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, he may become one of the greatest microbiologists of all time.
Such retrograde Jupiter 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. Kindly read book for detailed example.
On the other hand, malefic retrograde Jupiter in the twelfth 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.
Jupiter rules the seventh and tenth house, and it is placed in the twelfth house. If such retrograde Jupiter is influenced by malefic planets, and/or an overall malefic horoscope, 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.
The native may witness delays, financial losses, setbacks, failures, job loss, bad reputation and several other problems related to or through his/her profession. Taking an example for a female native, suppose retrograde Jupiter is placed in the twelfth house of a horoscope in Taurus with Saturn. Rahu is placed in the first house in Gemini, malefic Ketu is placed in the seventh house in Sagittarius with Venus, Mercury is placed in the eighth house in Capricorn, and debilitated Moon is placed in the sixth house in Scorpio. In this case, the native may not get married till her age of 35 or 40. She may only find temporary jobs till her age of 35/40, and she may remain jobless for periods of more than 3 months, many times in her life.
If Sun is placed in the eighth house in Capricorn with Mercury, and malefic retrograde Mars is placed in the sixth house in Scorpio with Moon, the equation may become more troublesome. In this case, the native may not get married till her age of 40/45, or throughout her life. She may not find a permanent profession throughout her life, though she may earn well at times.
Himanshu Shangari