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Retrograde Venus in Twelfth House in Gemini
When retrograde Venus is placed in the twelfth house of a horoscope in Gemini, Cancer rises in the ascendant. Venus rules the fourth and eleventh 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?’.
Retrograde Venus in the twelfth house of horoscope in Gemini is benefic in many cases, though it may turn malefic in some cases. It may happen when such retrograde 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, retrograde Venus in the twelfth house of a horoscope in Gemini can bless the native with good results related to marriage (male), wife, mother, education, wealth, properties, vehicles, friends, 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 (male), wife, mother and/or friends. 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. Considering mother, native’s mother may be a rich woman, a celebrity, an officer in government or a powerful politician. The native may enjoy many benefits because of her money, influence and/or status. She may give a big amount of money, and/or wealth to the native, while she’s alive, and/or through her will. Such retrograde Venus can bless the native with good education, vehicles, residential house/houses and/or several other good results.
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.
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 for a female native, suppose benefic retrograde Venus is placed in the twelfth house of a horoscope in Gemini with Mercury, benefic Moon and benefic Mars. Jupiter is placed in the tenth house in Aries with debilitated Saturn; benefic exalted Rahu is placed in the third house in Virgo, and exalted Ketu is placed in the ninth house in Pisces. Moon and Mars form Chandra Mangal Yoga in the twelfth house. In this case, the native may become a singer, and she may witness good results.
If benefic Sun is placed in the eleventh house in Taurus, the equation may become better. The native may possess remarkable talent as a singer, and she may come across very good amount of success, money, recognition and fame. She may deliver several hit songs, and she may receive many awards. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, she may become one of the most successful singers of her time, and her 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, Please read book for detailed example.
On the other hand, malefic retrograde Venus in the twelfth house of a horoscope in Gemini can trouble the native with problems related to marriage (male), wife, mother, education, wealth, properties, vehicles, friends, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition and several other problems, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.
Venus rules the fourth and eleventh house, and it is placed in the twelfth 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 (male), wife, mother and/or friends. 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. Considering mother, the native may not have a good equation with his mother, his parents may get divorced and he may live with his father, his mother may suffer from a long-lasting illness, she may be an alcoholic and/or a drug addict, she may be a criminal, and/or she may die before native’s age of 20, depending on native’s overall horoscope and running times. He may also witness various types of problems related to properties, vehicles and/or mental health.
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 retrograde Venus is placed in the twelfth house of a horoscope in Gemini with Sun and malefic Mercury. Malefic Rahu is placed in the fourth house in Libra with Moon; malefic Ketu is placed in the tenth house in Aries with Jupiter; malefic retrograde Saturn is placed in the ninth house in Pisces, and Mars is placed in the sixth house in Sagittarius. Grahan Yoga is formed in the fourth house whereas Guru Chandal Yoga is formed in the tenth house.
In this case, native’s mother may die before his age of 15 or 10. His father may get married again, but the native may not have a good equation with his stepmother. He may not find a permanent profession throughout his life, and he may keep losing jobs. He may remain jobless for periods of more than 6 months, many times in his life, though he may earn well at times. He may lose one or more good friends to death, before his age of 35 or 30. He may witness 1 or 2 failed marriages, and he may settle in his second or third marriage.
Himanshu Shangari