Saturday, November 16, 2013

Debilitated / Exalted and Retrograde Planet in Astrology




 When  there is a  debilitated and retrograde planet it gives you ability to reverse debilitation.

Many times people ask questions about the planet debilitated at the same time it is retrograded.


When  there is a  debilitated and retrograde planet it gives you the ability to reverse the debilitation.


Generally in vedic astrology it is called Neecha Bhanga yoga (cancellation of debilitation) but nothing is cancelled, everything is added. So whenever a planet is debilitated and retrograde at the same time, it just simply means the person is not taking any action and stepping back therefore the planet's debilitation is reduced in some way.


To understand this let’s take an example of Mercury retrograde and it is debilitated at the same time. Mercury is debilitated in Pisces. Mercury is a planet of intelligence and communication. When Mercury is debilitated the person has confused communication, has a habit of exaggeration of words, not focusing on details, not able to live in reality  and has a dreamy nature. Debilitated Mercury means, someone's misspeaking, not paying attention to details. 


But when Mercury turns retrograde it actually has the effect of reversing the problem of Mercury debilitating. So when the planet is debilitated and retrograde, what happens is it  reverses the quality of the debilitated planet. First it tends to make us hesitant, we are less confident, and it backs up our consciousness where we act impulsively. The person thinks before speaking or communicating with others. So when Mercury debilitates we are likely to do confusing communication but when it is retrograde, first we think and then speak and it will tend to bring a reversal of the communication and they found a solution very quickly. Pisces Mercury have a tendency to confuse detail but when it retrograde it reflects on confusion related with communication and they try to correct the confusion.  But the person still has a problem of debilitated Mercury. They still have a tendency to misspeak but when it goes retrograde the planet reverses some of the difficulty of the debilitated planet.


When Mars debilitated in the sign of Cancer. Mars is the planet of strength, courage and fighting ability. When it comes in the sign of Cancer it loses it fighting ability, because Cancer is a very soft and sensitive sign. But when Mars is debilitated and retrograde at the same time the person tries to strengthen their weakness and tries to face life problems with courage. 


Some people have Venus debilitated. Venus debilitated in the sign of Virgo. Venus is the planet of love, happiness and relationship. When it comes to the sign of Virgo it becomes very critical and analytical in relationships. We all want a love which is pure and without any criticism, because no one likes criticism in love. Therefore when Venus is debilitated there are a lot of chances in breaking off the relationship. But when Venus is debilitated at the same time it is retrograde what happens the person reflects on those things which indicate debilitated Venus. The person thinks before doing any criticism, will try not to do much analysis in the relationship therefore the relationship may work out. A debilitated planet with retrograde try to reduce the impact of debilitation.


Jupiter is debilitated in the sign of Capricorn. Jupiter is the planet of hope and wisdom and it comes in the sign of Capricorn it loses it quality the person may be materialistic and hopeless in bad times, but when it debilitates at same time retrograde the person does not lose its hope in bad times and try to strengthen the personal faith.


Saturn is debilitated in the sign of Aries. Saturn is the planet of responsibility, hard work and long term goals. When Saturn debilitated the person suffers in long term goals and is not able to sit in one place. But when it gets retrograde, they think about their long term goal and to try to minimize the effect of debilitation of Saturn.


So whenever a planet is debilitated and retrograde at the same time, it means the person has the capacity to reverse the debilitating effect of the planet and the person may feel less effects of debilitation of the planet. 


The same theory applies to exalted retrograde planets. If any planet is exalted and retrograde at the same time. It loses its exaltation effect and it loses its power in some way.




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