Benefic retrograde Mercury placed in the fifth house of a horoscope can render professional success, intelligence, fame, good health and good children among many other good things to the native under its influence where the type of results and quantum of results received by different natives depend on the type of this placement as well as on the overall tone of the horoscopes of these different natives.
The placement of benefic retrograde Mercury in the fifth house of a horoscope can bless the native with good results related to his education and particularly the results related to his higher education due to which some natives benefitting from this positive influence may perform well or very well at their higher studies. These natives have fast processing brains, deep insight and good memory which help them understand a matter faster than an average native and which also help them memorize what they have learnt or understood. Due to these abilities, these natives are able to perform well at studies and some of them may get good amount of success and recognition through higher studies. It means that some of these natives may become toppers in their respective classes, batches or even in some type of competition and accordingly, they may achieve success and recognition.
For example, the presence of benefic retrograde Mercury in the fifth house of a horoscope in the sign of Sagittarius can help the native a lot towards his higher studies and such a native may achieve good amount of success in the sphere of studies. If benefic Mars also joins this placement in the fifth house of the same horoscope, the success achieved by the native in his studies may increase many times and such a native may keep achieving top positions in his higher studies and various competitions. If this benefic combination is further joined by benefic Sun in the fifth house of the same horoscope in the sign of Sagittarius, such a native may receive phenomenal results related to his studies. This native is likely to be a topper in his studies right from the beginning and he is likely to perform exceptionally well throughout his studies. The same benefic combination is also very well capable of blessing the native with a post of power and authority in a government department as the native may get selected for one of such services through some competitive exams where he may once again perform exceptionally well.
Apart from blessing the native with good success in studies, benefic retrograde Mercury in the fifth house can also bless the native with good or very good results related to his profession and accordingly, many natives benefitting from this placement may achieve success through their professional spheres on various levels where the type and quantum of such success depends on the type and strength of this placement as well as on the overall tone of the horoscopes of different natives. Some natives under this positive influence can become successful engineers of different types and they may achieve success on different levels. For example, the presence of benefic retrograde Mercury in the fifth house of a horoscope in the sign of Taurus can make the native become a mechanical or structural type of engineer who may deal in designing and building vehicles, buildings, bridges, roads and other such things.
The success of such native may increase many times if at the same time, benefic Mars or benefic Venus is present in the tenth house of the same horoscope in the sign of Libra. The native blessed by both these benefic placements may achieve very good amount of success through his profession. If benefic Jupiter also joins benefic Mars or benefic Venus in the tenth house of the same horoscope in the sign of Libra, such native may work on international projects and he may achieve success, fame and recognition on international level, for his projects, provided the overall tone of his horoscope allows it.
Taking another example, the presence of benefic retrograde Mercury in the fifth house of a horoscope in the sign of Aquarius can make the native follow a path of engineering in the field of networking, software, electrical or electronics and accordingly, the native under such influence may become an engineer specializing in one of these fields. If benefic Moon also joins this placement in the fifth house of the same horoscope in the sign of Aquarius, the success achieved by such native may increase many times and such native may keep getting one good project after the other, without having to worry much. The placement of benefic Rahu in the fifth house of the same horoscope can further provide more strength to this combination due to which, the native under the combined benefic influence of these three planets may see great results in the sphere of his profession and he may also get international projects to work on.
Movie or television line is one more line which can become the line of profession of the native under the effect of such benefic influence and accordingly some natives under this positive influence may try their luck in one of these lines. The type of exact role chosen by these natives and the amount of success received by different natives under this benefic influence depend on the type and strength of this benefic placement as well as on the overall horoscope of the native in question. For example, the presence of benefic retrograde Mercury in the fifth house of a horoscope in the sign of Libra can motivate the native to become a movie actor and accordingly, the native may try his luck in movies or in television, depending on the important factors present in his horoscope.
If benefic Moon is also present in the fifth house of the same horoscope in the sign of Libra, the native blessed by this combination may become a main stream movie actor and he may achieve good amount of success through this profession. At the same time, if benefic Jupiter, benefic Saturn or benefic Rahu is present in the tenth house of the same horoscope in the sign of Pisces, the native may receive much appreciation for his acting works and he may also receive some formal awards for his outstanding acting in one or in more than one movie. Looking at one more possibility, the presence of benefic Sun or benefic Jupiter in the fifth house of the same horoscope in the sign of Libra along with this benefic combination can also enhance the amount of professional success, money and fame achieved by the native under the combined influence of these benefic planets.
Exploring further, the presence of benefic retrograde Mercury in the fifth house of a horoscope in the sign of Sagittarius can make the native more interested in directing movies or television programs than directly acting in them and accordingly, the native under such benefic influence may choose to become a movie or television director. The placement of benefic Jupiter in the fifth house of the same horoscope can motivate such native to make more and more movies related to the genre of mystery, suspense or paranormal whereas the presence of benefic Venus in the fifth house of the same horoscope in the sign of Sagittarius can motivate the native to make more and more movies on the genre of romance and drama. Similarly, the presence of benefic Moon in the fifth house of the same horoscope can result in the native making more and more drama type movies based in foreign setups or he may make movies or television programs falling under the genre of divination or mythology whereas the presence of benefic Mars in the fifth house of the same horoscope can make the native interested in making more and more action movies.
Benefic retrograde Mercury in the fifth house of a horoscope can also bless the native with capable, courageous and intelligent children and accordingly some natives under this positive influence may have children who possess various types of good abilities depending on the overall horoscopes of the natives in question. Some female natives under this benefic influence may give birth to intelligent and well spoken children whereas some other female natives benefitting from this good influence may give birth to brave and courageous children. For example, the presence of benefic retrograde Mercury in the fifth house in the sign of Virgo in the horoscope of a female can bless her with intelligent children who may be very good at studies and who may also have very good communication skills. On the other hand, the presence of benefic retrograde Mercury in fifth house in the sign of Aries in the horoscope of a female can bless her with brave and courageous children who may engage in various sports or who may make a career choice in some type of defense or security related services.
It should however be noted that retrograde Mercury in the fifth house of a horoscope can cause much damage in many sphere of native’s life if it turns malefic. Accordingly different natives suffering from this bad influence may have to face many problems in different spheres of their lives depending on the type and strength of this malefic influence as well as depending on the overall tone of their horoscopes. Such bad influence is especially very bad for the professional aspect of the native suffering from it due to which, some natives under this malefic influence may not be able to establish themselves professionally until late or very late in their lives. Such natives may have to struggle a lot in order to find well paying professions and they may have to remain jobless for many months, many times in their lives. Some of these natives may even have to accept jobs which may pay them much less compared to their qualifications and abilities.
This placement is one of the worst placements of this planet when it comes to make the native suffer on account of the native having to engage in professions which are much below his qualifications and abilities. It means that though some natives suffering from this bad influence may receive good academic education or some professional degree, they may still have to engage in jobs which don’t belong to the field of their education or degree, and which are below or far below their education. In extreme cases when this placement is strong and the overall horoscope is also negative, it can make the native wander here and there for jobs and such native may also have to settle for a labor type job despite having good educational credentials.
Malefic retrograde Mercury in the fifth house of a horoscope can also trouble the native with child aspect and accordingly, some natives suffering from this placement may face problems related to children. Such malefic placement is especially very bad if it happens to be in the horoscope of a female and accordingly, some female natives suffering from this placement may have to wait till late or very late in their lives in order to conceive and deliver their first child. Some other females may suffer even more and they may have to witness abortions or loss of new born children due to the malefic effect of this placement.
For example, the presence of malefic retrograde Mercury in the fifth house of a horoscope in the sign of Leo in the horoscope of a female can trouble her with delay in childbirth and it can also inflict her with health issues related to her reproductive region. If malefic Mars or malefic Ketu is also present in the fifth house of the same horoscope in the sign of Leo, such female native may have to suffer the loss of one or more than one child through abortions and in some extreme cases, the child may die in the womb and it may cause poisoning inside the body of such female. Considering one more case, the presence of malefic Saturn in the fifth house of the same horoscope in the sign of Leo along with malefic retrograde Mercury can further delay the child birth and in some extreme cases where the overall horoscope is also negative, such malefic combination may altogether deny the possibility of child birth to such female native.