Mercury gets exalted when it is placed in the sign of Virgo, which means that Mercury gains great strength when placed in the sign of Virgo. Hence retrograde Mercury in the third house of a horoscope can give strong positive or negative results when placed in its sign of exaltation, depending on its working nature and the overall tone of the horoscope under consideration. Benefic retrograde exalted Mercury in the third house of a horoscope can bless the native under its impact with good results related to marriage, profession, fame, authority and many other types of good results depending on the overall tone of his horoscope. Such benefic retrograde exalted Mercury can bless some natives with good results through their marriages due to which these natives may benefit by virtue of their marriages in many ways, when this benefic retrograde exalted planet receives support from their overall horoscopes. Benefic retrograde exalted Mercury in the third house can get some natives married to people who may be rich and famous; and these natives may benefit through such marriages. For example, if benefic retrograde exalted Mercury is placed in the third house of a horoscope in the sign of Virgo along with benefic Sun, benefic Venus is placed in the first house of this horoscope in the sign of Cancer; and benefic Jupiter is placed in the eleventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Taurus along with benefic exalted Moon, the native may witness this result. The native boosted by benefic retrograde exalted Mercury in the third house and other benefic planets may get married to a woman who may be some type of celebrity and he may benefit through this marriage.
If present in combination with other benefic planets in the horoscopes of the natives under its impact, benefic retrograde exalted Mercury can also prove beneficial for the professional success of these natives and it can bless them with fame, authority and success through many fields of profession. Benefic retrograde exalted Mercury in the third house can render creative abilities to some natives boosted by it due to which these natives may engage in creative professions which may correspond to the abilities possessed by them and they may achieve success as actors, singers, dancers, directors, designers and other such professionals. For example, if benefic retrograde exalted Mercury is placed in the third house of a horoscope in the sign of Virgo, benefic Mars is placed in the fourth house of this horoscope in the sign of Libra; benefic Venus is placed in the first house of this horoscope in the sign of Cancer and benefic exalted Moon is placed in the eleventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Taurus, the native may become an actor. The native boosted by benefic retrograde exalted Mercury in the third house and other benefic planets may have good acting abilities and he may engage in the field of acting on professional basis.
The collective influence of such benefic retrograde exalted Mercury and other benefic planets can bless this native with lead roles in main stream movies and he may earn money, success and fame as an actor. At the same time, if benefic Sun is placed in the third house of this horoscope in the sign of Virgo along with benefic retrograde exalted Mercury, benefic Rahu is placed in the first house of this horoscope in the sign of Cancer along with benefic Venus; and benefic Ketu is placed in the seventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Capricorn, the results may improve a lot. The native boosted by benefic retrograde exalted Mercury in the third house and other benefic planets may become a well established lead movie actor in main stream movies and he may earn very good amount of money, fame and success through the field of acting. The collective influence of benefic retrograde exalted Mercury in the third house and other benefic planets can bless this native with grand success in movies and he may become a big celebrity of his time. Apart from this, benefic retrograde exalted Mercury in the third house can bless the natives with success through many other fields of profession.
On the other hand, malefic retrograde exalted Mercury in the third house of a horoscope can trouble the native with problems related to marriage, profession, health and many other types of problems depending on the overall tone of his horoscope. Some natives may feel the heat of this malefic retrograde exalted Mercury in the field of their profession due to which they may have to face many types of problems related to this field. Malefic retrograde exalted Mercury in the third house can make some natives engage in temporary jobs and they may not find permanent professions despite their best efforts. In extreme cases when supported by other malefic planets, malefic retrograde exalted Mercury in the third house of a horoscope can keep the native away from permanent profession throughout his life and such native may also have to remain jobless, many times in his life.