Article 354

When benefic in nature, retrograde Mercury placed in the tenth house of a horoscope can render professional success, fame, authority, recognition and many other good things to the native under its influence and accordingly, some natives under such influence may achieve success, money and fame through almost any type of profession available. The type of professions chosen by different natives and the amount of success achieved by these natives in those professions depend on the type and strength of this placement as well as on the overall tone of horoscopes of different natives in question. Tenth house of a horoscope primarily deals with the professional sphere of the native and hence there are no limits regarding the types of professions or the amount of success that a positive influence in this house can bless the native with.

Some natives under this benefic influence may become interested in professional lines related to the field of finances and accordingly these natives may follow different paths related to financial field. Some of these natives may pursue higher studies in accountancy and they may become professional charted accountants after completing their studies. For example, the presence of benefic retrograde Mercury in the tenth house of a horoscope in the sign of Taurus can make the native become a charted accountant and he may start practicing under this profile. If benefic Jupiter or benefic Rahu is also present in the tenth house of the same horoscope in the sign of Taurus, the amount of success achieved by this native may increase many times and accordingly he may receive more incomes and recognition through his work as a charted accountant.

Benefic retrograde Mercury in the tenth house of a horoscope can also bless the native with many other types of professions related to financial line, like some other natives under this benefic influence may become officers with various banks and financial institutions and they may achieve different levels of success depending on the important aspects of their respective horoscopes. For example, the presence of benefic retrograde Mercury in the tenth house of a horoscope in the sign of Cancer can make the native work with some bank and the success achieved by such native can increase if benefic Sun is also placed in the tenth house of the same horoscope in the sign of Cancer. If benefic Mars is also placed in the tenth house of the same horoscope in the sign of Cancer, such native may join an overseas branch of some foreign bank in his country or he may become a top class bank officer in some foreign bank.

It means that such native may get settled in a foreign country by virtue of this combination of benefic planets in the tenth house of his horoscope in the sign of Cancer and he may get a well reputed placement in a bank in that foreign country. It should be noted that though Mars is debilitated in the sign of Cancer, the results delivered by Mars related to the profession of the native in this case may not be substandard and the native may get proper benefits through this benefic placement of Mars. This is due to the fact that the combined positive influence of retrograde Mercury and Sun in the tenth house of the horoscope may provide extra strength to Mars weakened by debilitation and accordingly, such Mars is capable of serving the native with more strength. If benefic Moon also joins this combination in the tenth house of the same horoscope in the sign of Cancer, the results experienced by the native may become phenomenal.

This is due to the fact that the presence of benefic Moon in the tenth house in its own sign may not only provide much more strength to all the planets present in the tenth house, but it may also form NeechBhanga RajYoga in conjunction with benefic debilitated Mars by cancelling the debilitation status of Mars, along with forming the benefic Chandra Mangal Yoga in the tenth house of the same horoscope. As a result, the native benefitting from all these positive influences may become a top class officer in some bank or in some other financial institution where the word top class officer in this context means that the native may become the state head of a national bank at a relatively young age, he may further get elevated to an important post of authority in the national body of the same bank with the passage of time and he may also become a director in the board of directors, in some bank or in some financial institution, provided his overall horoscope allows this.

Benefic retrograde Mercury in the tenth house of a horoscope is very well capable of blessing the native with a position of power and authority in some government department and accordingly, some natives benefitting from this placement may pursue their higher studies with the aim of being selected for some service related to some government department. For example, the presence of benefic retrograde Mercury in the tenth house of a horoscope in the sign of Sagittarius can make the native interested in joining the police force or in becoming an administrative officer with the government and accordingly such native may prepare and appear for relevant competitive exams for these services. Though this placement is well capable of motivating the native to prepare and appear for such competitive exams, it alone is not capable of blessing the native with the desired success through such exams and it needs more support from the horoscope.

Talking about more support, if benefic Sun is also placed in the tenth house of the same horoscope in the sign of Sagittarius, the combined effect of these two benefic influences may increase the chances of success that the native may achieve through such exams, though even this combination may not be enough to get the native selected in one of these services, particularly on the top level. However, if benefic Jupiter is also placed in the tenth house of the same horoscope in the sign of Sagittarius, the equation can improve considerably and the native under the combined benefic effect of these three planets may certainly get selected for police or administrative services through such competitive exams. The combined effect of these three benefic influences in the tenth house of a horoscope in the sign of Sagittarius can certainly bless the native with a post of power and authority in some government department and this post can very well be a top class post.

To make this matter interesting, if benefic Mars also joins this combination of three benefic planets in the tenth house of the same horoscope, the native under the combined effect of all these benefic planets may get selected for the highest direct possible rank in police services through such competitive exams, in the very first attempt that he makes towards such exams. Such native may not only get appointed as a top class police officer through such exams, but he may also have a very good career full of achievements and good things. Further, if benefic Moon also comes and joins this combination in the tenth house of the same horoscope in the sign of Sagittarius, the native may get selected for top class post in police as well as in administrative services and he may have an extra ordinary career in one of these services. Such native may accomplish great things during his service and he may receive many formal awards on state and even on national level for his excellent services to his department.

Benefic retrograde Mercury in the tenth house is also a very powerful position when it comes to bless the native with a post of high class power and authority through politics and accordingly, some natives benefitting from this placement may pursue a career in politics where the amount of success achieved through such line of politics by different natives may be different depending on the type and strength of this placement as well as depending on the overall tone of the horoscopes of these natives. For example, the presence of benefic retrograde Mercury in the tenth house of a horoscope in the sign of Leo can make the native interested in active politics and accordingly such native may become involved in active politics though this placement on its own can’t promise very good achievements through politics, and the presence of more benefic influences is required to see good results.

If benefic Sun is also placed in the tenth house of the same horoscope in the sign of Leo, the combined effect of these two benefic planets can increase the chances of success for the native through politics and accordingly, the native may get recognition and he may even get a post of authority in some political organization on a city or even on a state level. Adding more variables to the equation, if benefic Mars is placed in the fifth house of the same horoscope in the sign of Pisces, the amount of success achieved by this native can further increase and now this native may not only achieve a post of authority in some political organization but he may also get a post of power and authority in some department of government like a member or even chairperson of some department, board or trust.

Whereas the presence of benefic Mars in the fifth house of this horoscope under consideration can bless the native with the already mentioned results, the placement of benefic Mars in the fourth house of the same horoscope in the sign of Aquarius can change this scenario and now the results experienced by this native may be different. The native under the combined influence of these benefic planets may get a ticket to run for an election on a city or even on a state level and he may also win this election. As a result, the native may become a member of a city corporation or counsel and he may also become a member of a state assembly if the overall horoscope of the native allows it.

Such native may achieve even more if benefic Moon is also present in the fourth house of the same horoscope in the sign of Aquarius along with benefic Mars while there is a combination of benefic retrograde Mercury and benefic Sun present in the tenth house of this horoscope in the sign of Leo. The native under the combined effect of these four benefic planets may achieve good amount of success through politics on state level or even on national level and he may win state or national elections more than once in his life. Such a native can become a member of a state assembly many times and he may also become a minister in a state government when the running times and the overall horoscope support all this.

The presence of benefic Saturn in the first house of this horoscope in the sign of Scorpio can further improve this equation and as a result, the native under the combined effect of these five benefic planets can witness very good amount of success through politics. Such native may easily become minister in a state assembly, many times in his life and he may also win parliamentary elections and become a minister on a national level, particularly after 42 years of age. Such natives is likely to have a very well established public base and his public image is likely to be very good and solid due to which, he may keep winning election after election and he may keep gaining more and more positions of power and authority in state and even in national governments.

Adding more variables to the equation, if benefic Jupiter is also placed in the first house of the same horoscope in the sign of Scorpio along with benefic Saturn, the results can enhance many times and such native can now become a minister with national government at a relatively young age and he may keep becoming a minister with national government time and time again. If such native is more interested in state politics, he can become a chief minister for the state government once or more than once in his life, especially after 35 years of his age. The same combination of 6 benefic planets can also bless the native with a ministry of great importance in national government, which means that such native can become home minister or defense minister for the national government.

The combined effect of these benefic planets can also bless the native with a post of the highest authority on national level which means that such native can become prime minister or president of his country, provided the overall horoscope as well as the running times support such achievement. If benefic Rahu is placed in the first house of the same horoscope in the sign of Scorpio and benefic Venus is present in the seventh house of the same horoscope in the sign of Taurus, the native may become prime minister or president of his country as the combined effect of all these benefic planets is fully capable of blessing the native with one of these posts of highest power and authority, provided the overall horoscope of the native allows it.

Some natives may wonder when I have already mentioned the placement of all nine planets in the horoscope of this native, what else can count for the overall tone of the horoscope of this native? Well, the placement of planets in different houses of a horoscope is just one aspect and it is not everything. There are many other factors in a horoscope which can change the results given by these planetary combinations, to some extent and even to great extent. For example, the presence of benefic Jupiter and benefic Saturn in the first house of this horoscope under consideration, in the sign of Scorpio as well as in the nakshatra called Jyeshtha can very well bless the native with a post of the highest power and authority whereas the placement of the same planets in the same sign but in the nakshatra of Anuradha can make the native miss out on this post. Such native may get closer to being elected or being selected for such posts, once or more than once in his life, but he may miss by small margin and he may instead get some other very important post like home minister.

Similarly, if a period of one of the most empowered benefic planets in the horoscope of this native comes in effect on right time, he may certainly get a post of highest power and authority or otherwise he may once again miss it by margin. For example, if Sun is placed in the tenth house in the sign of Leo as well as in the nakshatra of Magha in the same horoscope and the main period of Sun hits the native at proper time, he may become prime minster or president of his country. The term proper time here means the age and time of the life of this native when he is eligible as well as actively contesting for one of these posts.

For example, if in the same horoscope, the main period of such empowered Sun hits this native at the age of 10 years or 15 years, this period will go waste and the native can’t get the maximum that this period can offer. On the other hand, if the same period of this fully empowered Sun hits this native at a relevant age say 56 and the native is already contesting for one of these posts, he may definitely get his post, provided there are no other restricting combinations in his horoscope. It should be noted that the results of the highest order in any sphere of life are the most difficult ones to get and accordingly, they need all the combinations as well as the running times in the horoscope of the concerned native to be in perfect order and even a small unfavorable change in any one of these factors can make the native miss that thing of the highest order.

Apart from these things, benefic retrograde Mercury in the tenth house of a horoscope can bless the native with many other good things and the above mentioned good things are just  a few of them. However, the presence of malefic retrograde Mercury in the tenth house of a horoscope can cause as many problems for the native, as many benefits it can provide when it is working positively. Accordingly, many natives suffering from this malefic influence may have to face problems in different spheres of their lives where the type and quantum of these problems may vary from case to case depending on the type and strength of this malefic placement as well as depending on the overall tone of horoscopes of different natives.

Profession is undoubtedly the first sphere which is affected adversely when retrograde Mercury placed in the tenth house of a horoscope turns negative and accordingly, different natives may have to face different types of problems related to their professional spheres, with different intensities. Some natives suffering from this malefic influence may not get professionally established till late or very late in their lives and they may have to struggle a lot in order to achieve and maintain even a reasonable amount of professional success. Some of these natives may have to work for low paying or very low paying labor class jobs whereas some other such natives may have to keep changing their jobs or even lines of profession every now and then. Malefic retrograde Mercury in the tenth house of a horoscope can also trouble the native with financial losses, bad name, court cases and some possible punishment through their professional spheres.

Some other natives suffering from this malefic influence may engage in a life of crime and accordingly, they may have to face disgrace and court cases from time to time. When this malefic influence is strong and the overall horoscope is also negative, the native under such malefic influence may have to spend some time in prison, by virtue of punishment imposed on him by a court of law, for some crime committed by him. For example, the presence of malefic retrograde Mercury in the tenth house of a horoscope in the sign of Scorpio can develop criminal tendencies in the native and if malefic Moon or malefic Rahu also joins this placement in the tenth house of the same horoscope, the native may actively engage in a life of crime. If at the same time, malefic Saturn or malefic Mars is placed in the twelfth or eighth house of the same horoscope, the native under the combined effect of these malefic planets may have to spend some years of his life in prison, as a punishment for some crime committed by him.