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Debilitated Venus in Eighth House
When debilitated Venus is placed in the eighth house of a horoscope in Virgo, Aquarius rises in the ascendant. Venus rules the fourth and ninth house. In general, it is benefic 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?’.
Debilitated Venus in the eighth house of horoscope in Virgo is benefic in many cases, though it may turn malefic in some cases. It may happen when such 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, debilitated Venus in the eighth house of a horoscope in Virgo can bless the native with good results related to mother, education, wealth, properties, vehicles, father, creativity, lifespan, marriage (male), wife, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition, fame and several other good results, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.
Such debilitated Venus can render various types of benefits to the native, related to or through his marriage, mother, father and/or lifespan. Considering parents, native’s father/mother may be a rich man/woman, a celebrity, an officer in government or a powerful politician. The native may enjoy many benefits because of his father/mother’s money, influence and/or status. He/she may give a big amount of money, and/or wealth to the native, while he/she’s alive, and/or through his/her will. Considering marriage, 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. The native 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 debilitated 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.
Taking an example, suppose benefic debilitated Venus is placed in the eighth house of a horoscope in Virgo with Moon and benefic exalted Rahu. Exalted Ketu is placed in the second house in Pisces, benefic Mars is placed in the fourth house in Taurus, benefic Sun is placed in the sixth house in Cancer, retrograde Mercury is placed in the seventh house in Leo, and benefic retrograde Jupiter is placed in the twelfth house in Capricorn. Venus and Rahu form Neechbhang Rajyoga in the eighth house. In this case, the native may start a company which may manufacture cars and other automobiles, and he may witness good results.
If exalted Saturn is placed in the ninth house in Libra, the equation may become better. In this case, the native may come across very good amount of success, money and recognition through automobile industry. His business may expand after his age of 35/40, and it may keep growing. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, he may own a business empire worth in multibillions, by his age of 55/60.
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Such debilitated 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, kindly read book for detailed example.
Such debilitated 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 benefic debilitated Venus and benefic exalted Rahu form Neechbhang Rajyoga in the eighth house of a horoscope in Virgo. Benefic exalted Ketu is placed in the second house in Pisces, benefic retrograde Jupiter is placed in the third house in Aries with retrograde Saturn; benefic Mars is placed in the ninth house in Libra with retrograde Mercury; and exalted Moon is placed in the fourth house in Taurus. In this case, the native may become an officer in an intelligence agency of government, like CIA (USA) or RAW (India). He may enjoy a good career.
If benefic Sun is placed in the tenth house in Scorpio, the equation may become better. In this case, the native may come across very good amount of success, recognition and authority. He may serve at several important posts, and he may accomplish a lot during his career. He may lead several missions on foreign soils, and he may achieve success in most of them. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, he may serve at one of the top 2 ranks in an intelligence agency, before retirement.
On the other hand, malefic debilitated Venus in the eighth house of a horoscope in Virgo can trouble the native with problems related to mother, education, wealth, properties, vehicles, mental health, father, health, lifespan, marriage (male), wife, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition and several other problems, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.
Venus rules the fourth and ninth house, and it is placed in the eighth house. If such debilitated 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, mother, father and/or lifespan. Considering parents, the native may not have a good equation with his father/mother, his parents may get divorced and he may live with his father/mother, his father/mother may suffer from a long-lasting illness, he/she may be an alcoholic and/or a drug addict, he/she may be a criminal, and/or he/she may die before native’s age of 20, depending on native’s overall horoscope and running times. Considering marriage, the native may witness delay/disturbances in marriage, and/or one or more failed marriages. Considering 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 intentionally or unintentionally.
The native may witness delays, financial losses, setbacks, failures, job loss, bad reputation and several other problems related to or through his profession. He may also become a criminal. Taking an example, suppose debilitated Venus is placed in the eighth house of a horoscope in Virgo. Malefic debilitated Moon is placed in the tenth house in Scorpio, malefic Ketu is placed in the fifth house in Gemini with Saturn; Rahu is placed in the eleventh house in Sagittarius, benefic Mars is placed in the third house in Aries, Sun is placed in the sixth house in Cancer, Mercury is placed in the seventh house in Leo, and retrograde Jupiter is placed in the twelfth house in Capricorn.
In this case, native’s father may die before his age of 15 or 10. His mother may become a criminal after his father’s death. The native may also become a criminal, and he may work with his mother. He may engage in drug trafficking on international level, and he may also engage in other crimes like money laundering and human trafficking. He may get caught between his age of 35 and 45; and he may spend more than 20 years in prison. If the finer factors and running times are very bad, he may spend more than 30 years in prison, and he may even die inside a prison.
Himanshu Shangari