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The detailed version of this article is featured in the book ‘Retrograde Venus Part 2 (Revised Edition)’.
Retrograde Venus in Fourth House in Aries
When retrograde Venus is placed in the fourth house of a horoscope in Aries, Capricorn rises in the ascendant. Venus rules the fifth 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 Venus in the fourth house of horoscope in Aries is benefic in most 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 fourth house of a horoscope in Aries can bless the native with good results related to marriage (male), wife, love life, children, creativity, mother, education, wealth, properties, vehicles, 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 children. 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. Considering children, the native may not witness any complications during the birth processes of his children. He may have children who may be physically, intellectually, emotionally, creatively and/or spiritually better or much better than average. Such children may achieve a lot in many spheres of their lives, and they may bring good name and many other good results to the native.
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, police officer, army, air force, naval, revenue, administrative, foreign services officer, judge, doctor, scientist, engineer, politician, 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 retrograde Venus is placed in the fourth house of a horoscope in Aries with retrograde Mercury. Benefic Moon is placed in the first house in Capricorn, benefic Saturn is placed in the seventh house in Cancer, benefic Rahu is placed in the sixth house in Gemini, Ketu is placed in the twelfth house in Sagittarius, Sun is placed in the third house in Pisces, and retrograde Jupiter is placed in the eighth house in Leo. In this case, the native may start a hotel, and he may witness good results.
If benefic Mars is placed in the second house in Aquarius, the equation may become better. In this case, the native may come across very good amount of success, money and recognition through hotel 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 several hotels worth in billions, by his age of 55/60.
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, Please read book for detailed example.
On the other hand, malefic retrograde Venus in the fourth house of a horoscope in Aries can trouble the native with problems related to marriage (male), wife, love life, children, mother, education, wealth, properties, vehicles, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition and several other problems, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.
Venus rules the fifth and tenth house, and it is placed in the fourth 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 children. 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. 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. Considering children, the native may lose one or more children through miscarriages that his wife may witness. He may witness delay in childbirth, and/or he may have children who may be physically and/or mentally troubled in some way. He may lose his children through divorce, or his children may engage in immoral/illegal activities, and he may witness bad reputation and many other problems because of them.
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 fourth house of a horoscope in Aries with Mercury and malefic exalted Sun. Malefic Rahu is placed in the sixth house in Gemini with Moon; malefic Ketu is placed in the twelfth house in Sagittarius, Mars is placed in the eighth house in Leo, malefic Jupiter is placed in the tenth house in Libra, and benefic retrograde Saturn is placed in the seventh house in Cancer. Grahan Yoga is formed in the sixth house.
In this case, native’s mother may die before his age of 15 or 10. He may not find a permanent profession throughout his life, and he may keep losing jobs, though he may earn well at times. He may remain jobless for periods of more than 3 months, many times in his life. He may witness 1 or 2 failed marriages, and he may settle in his second or third marriage. He may lose one or more children to death, through miscarriages that his wife/wives may witness.
Himanshu Shangari