When benefic in nature, retrograde Mercury in the fourth house of a horoscope in the sign of Cancer can bless the native with good results related to profession, fame, authority, marriage and many other types of good results depending on the overall tone of his horoscope. Such benefic retrograde Mercury can bless some natives with many types of good results through their marriages and these natives may come across such results, if this retrograde planet is joined by some marriage favoring planets in their horoscopes. Benefic retrograde Mercury in the fourth house in the sign of Cancer can get some natives married to people who may be rich and well established; and these natives may benefit through such marriages. For example, if benefic retrograde Mercury is placed in the fourth house of a horoscope in the sign of Cancer along with benefic exalted Jupiter, benefic Venus is placed in the second house of this horoscope in the sign of Taurus, benefic exalted Saturn is placed in the seventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Libra and benefic Mars is placed in the fifth house of this horoscope in the sign of Leo, the native may receive this result. The native under the collective influence of benefic retrograde Mercury in the fourth house in the sign of Cancer and other benefic planets may get married to a woman who may be rich or who may belong to a rich and well established family.
When supported by other benefic planets in the horoscopes of the natives benefitting from it, benefic retrograde Mercury in the fourth house in the sign of Cancer can also prove beneficial for the professional success of these natives. Such benefic retrograde Mercury can make some natives interested in the field of science due to which these natives may engage in professions related to this field and they may achieve success as medical consultants, researchers, doctors, engineers, IT professionals and other such professionals. For example, if benefic retrograde Mercury is placed in the fourth house of a horoscope in the sign of Cancer, benefic Jupiter is placed in the eighth house of this horoscope in the sign of Scorpio, benefic Sun is placed in the third house of this horoscope in the sign of Gemini and benefic Moon is placed in the fifth house of this horoscope in the sign of Leo, the native may become a doctor. The native boosted by benefic retrograde Mercury in the fourth house in the sign of Cancer and other benefic planets may follow the course of his higher studies in the branch of medical science that deals with issues of psychological nature and he may become a specialist doctor in this field, after completing his studies.
The collective influence of such benefic retrograde Mercury and other benefic planets can bless this native with success through this field of profession and he may earn money and recognition as a psychologist. At the same time, if benefic Venus is placed in the fourth house of this horoscope in the sign of Cancer along with benefic retrograde Mercury, benefic Mars is placed in the ninth house of this horoscope in the sign Sagittarius and benefic Saturn is placed in the sixth house of this horoscope in the sign of Virgo when all other benefic planets are placed in the already mentioned houses of this horoscope, the results may become much better. The native boosted by such benefic retrograde Mercury and other benefic planets may study up to very high level in the field of psychology and he may become an expert psychologist by virtue of the knowledge gained by him. The collective influence of benefic retrograde Mercury in the fourth house in the sign of Cancer and other benefic planets can bless this native with very good amount of money, success and recognition as a psychologist and he may especially come across very good results through this field of profession after his age of 41. Apart from this, benefic retrograde Mercury in the fourth house in the sign of Cancer can bless the natives with success, fame and authority through many other fields of profession.
On the other hand, malefic retrograde Mercury in the fourth house of a horoscope in the sign of Cancer 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. Such malefic retrograde Mercury can hit some natives with problems related to their health due to which these natives may suffer from many types of health problems and diseases which may become damaging in nature, if this malefic retrograde planet receives support from other malefic influences in the horoscopes of these natives. In extreme cases when supported by other malefic planets, malefic retrograde Mercury in the fourth house of a horoscope in the sign of Cancer can trouble the native with a life threatening disease which may kill him at a young age, if there is no strong life saving planet in the horoscope of this native.