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Retrograde Saturn in 7th House in Virgo
When retrograde Saturn is placed in the seventh house of a horoscope in Virgo, Pisces rises in the ascendant. Saturn rules the eleventh and twelfth 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 Saturn in the seventh house of horoscope in Virgo is malefic in many cases, though it may turn benefic in some cases. It may happen when such Saturn 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 Saturn in the seventh house of a horoscope in Virgo can bless the native with good results related to friends, creativity, spiritual growth, marriage, husband, wife, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition, fame and several other good results, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.
Such retrograde Saturn can render various types of benefits to the native, related to or through his friends, marriage and/or wife. 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. 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. Considering friends, some of his 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.
Looking at profession, such retrograde Saturn can help the native achieve success as a researcher, analyst, lawyer, astrologer, religious guru, teacher, preacher, consultant, police officer, army, air force, naval, revenue, administrative, foreign services officer, judge, doctor, scientist, engineer, politician, professional dealing in real estate industry, iron, steel, automobile, IT, health, pharma, fitness, media, finance, education, coaching, movie, television, music, sports, travel, food, hotel, airline, telecom, internet industry or some other type of professional, depending on his overall horoscope and running times.
Such retrograde Saturn 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 Saturn is placed in the seventh house of a horoscope in Virgo. Benefic Jupiter is placed in the eighth house in Libra, Venus is placed in the tenth house in Sagittarius, benefic retrograde Mercury is placed in the eleventh house in Capricorn with Sun, Rahu is placed in the sixth house in Leo, benefic Ketu is placed in the twelfth house in Aquarius, and benefic Moon is placed in the fifth house in Cancer. In this case, the native may write nonfictional books falling in the genres of war, crime, politics and some other genres. He may witness good amount of success, money, recognition and fame.
If benefic Mars is placed in the first house in Pisces, the equation may become better. In this case, the native may possess remarkable talent as a writer, and he may come across very good amount of success, money, recognition and fame. He may write for several decades, he may deliver many bestsellers, and he may receive several awards, including more than one Pulitzer. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, he may become one of the greatest writers of all time, in his respective genres.
On the other hand, malefic retrograde Saturn in the seventh house of a horoscope in Virgo can trouble the native with problems related to friends, marriage, husband, wife, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition and several other problems, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.
Saturn rules the eleventh and twelfth house, and it is placed in the seventh house. If such retrograde Saturn is influenced by malefic planets, and/or an overall malefic horoscope, the native may witness various types of problems related to or through his friends, marriage and/or wife. Considering friends, many of his friends may be selfish, opportunists, criminal-minded, criminals, drug addicts, traitors and/or they may have some other negative traits. The native may witness several problems due to such friends, many times in his life. Considering marriage, he 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 profession. Taking an example, suppose malefic retrograde Saturn is placed in the seventh house of a horoscope in Virgo with malefic Sun. Malefic Venus is placed in the ninth house in Scorpio with Mars, Mercury is placed in the sixth house in Leo, Jupiter is placed in the eighth house in Libra, and benefic Moon is placed in the fourth house in Gemini. In this case, the native may witness various types of problems related to or through his friends. He may witness 1 or 2 failed marriages, and he may settle in his second or third marriage.
If malefic Rahu is placed in the tenth house in Sagittarius, and malefic Ketu is placed in the fourth house in Gemini with Moon, the equation may become more troublesome. Grahan Yoga is formed in the fourth house. In this case, the native may witness 2 or 3 failed marriages, and he may settle in his third or fourth marriage. He may only find temporary jobs throughout his life, and he may remain jobless for periods of more than 3 months, many times in his life. Some of his friends may be drug addicts and/or criminals, and he may witness bad reputation, financial losses and several other problems because of them.
Himanshu Shangari