Effect of Saturn-Venus conjunction

The conjunction of Saturn and Venus can bring about political volatility, a possible increase in crime rate; people will be more attracted towards illegitimate pursuits and take more interest in sensory enjoyment and so on and so forth. The country will witness political unrest and resentment among the masses and the political establishment all across the country will have to work very hard to check the dissatisfaction among the people. These are some of the ill-effects of the conjunction of Saturn and Venus as perceived by astrologers. According to Pandit Ashok Sharma, a noted Delhi-based astrologer this planetary conjunction could bring about political instability in the country as differences in the government would appear incessantly. On Presidential polls, he however maintained that India is most likely to see the first woman President of the country but there would be a lot of mudslinging in between. Politicians will have to tread a cautious path and ensure that their differences do not snowball into controversies. High ranking leaders in the country can also face health trouble and this could turn out to be very serious issue. Since Shani (Saturn) is in Ketu’s Nakshatra viz Ashvin, said Pandit Sharma, “this will give rise to differences with neighbouring countries and India will have to face simmering disputes that linger on. As Venus represents fertility, it will motivate the people towards sensuality so much so that they can go to any extent to satisfy their desires. It could also lead to more love for luxury and promiscuous behaviour in the society with people tending to use shortcuts for material gains,” adds the astrologer. There is more bad news for women as they are likely to face adverse situations, if the astrological calculations hold good. They could face more atrocities at home and the cases of female foeticide are likely to increase during this period. “Saturn and Moon coming together would also add to the strife in the family as women will be more assertive due to the planetary influence. The cases of divorce are also likely to go up in this period,” says Pandit Sharma. As far as health of the people is concerned, astrologically speaking, there is apprehension of increase in sexually transmitted diseases. With Shani entering Singh rashi on July 15, old people are likely to face trouble in their life with youngsters becoming cold towards their elders. They would face more incidents of cruelty and are likely to find refuge in old age homes, according to Pandit Sharma. “Shani will also enter into conjunction with Shukra and Ketu on that day, and this bodes ill for society as there is likely to be an increase in the incidents of arson and loot. On the business front, the conjunction of Saturn and Venus is likely to benefit industry and trade. People are more likely to enter into new ventures and set up new industries but those in partnerships are likely to face difficulties in the near future.” Here it must be mentioned that this conjunction happens once in every 13-14 months. This time the conjunction was almost 45 degrees away from the Sun and the event was clearly visible, making it a special event.(Abhishek Behl, Merinews 03 July 2007, Tuesday )