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Debilitated Mercury in First House
When debilitated Mercury is placed in the first house in a horoscope, Pisces rises in the ascendant. Debilitated Mercury is benefic in the first house in most cases though it may turn malefic in some cases. This may happen when Mercury is afflicted by malefic planets, such as through conjunction and/or aspects. As the number of malefic planets and the strengths of such planets increase, Mercury may become more malefic.
Since Mercury is weak due to debilitation, it may become easy for malefic planets to add negativity to Mercury. If debilitated Mercury is afflicted by one or more than one malefic planet in the first house, it may turn significantly or highly malefic. Apart from that, the overall theme of horoscope having such debilitated Mercury can also turn it malefic in some cases, when such theme is malefic. The concept of benefic planets turning malefic due to influences of malefic planets has been explained in Manglik Dosh section of the book ‘Match Making and Manglik Dosh (Revised Edition)’.
Let’s look at some results which may be given by debilitated Mercury in the first house when it is benefic. Such benefic debilitated Mercury can bless the native with good results related to health, lifespan, mother, education, vehicles, properties, marriage, husband, wife, profession, finances, reputation, fame, authority and several other good results, depending on his overall horoscope.
Such benefic Mercury can render creative abilities to the native. Hence the native may achieve success as an actor, singer, dancer, musician, writer, sportsman, fashion designer, interior designer, painter, sculptor, software developer, video game developer, web developer or some other type of creative professional, depending on his overall horoscope and running times.
Taking an example, suppose benefic debilitated Mercury is placed in the first house of a horoscope in Pisces. Benefic Jupiter is placed in the third house in Taurus with Saturn, benefic Rahu is placed in the sixth house in Leo, Ketu is placed in the twelfth house in Aquarius with Venus, and benefic Moon is placed in the tenth house in Sagittarius. In this case, the native may become an actor. He may engage in acting around the age of 25 and he may work in mainstream movies as a lead hero. The native may possess good acting abilities and he may come across success, money, fame and reputation as an actor. He may perform very well in the genres of romance and action. The native may receive formal awards for his acting performances in various movies.
If benefic Mars is placed in the third house in Taurus with Jupiter and Saturn, and Sun is placed in the first house in Pisces with Mercury, the equation may become better. In this case, the native may possess very good acting talent and he may witness a lot of success, money, fame and recognition as an actor. The native may be a very good dancer and he may be popular for his dance moves. He may have a large number of fans and he may enjoy a long career in movies. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, the native may earn billions through movies and advertisements. He may get married to a woman who may engage in a creative field and the couple may enjoy a good marriage. They may have more than one child and their children may achieve success in creative spheres. The native may enjoy good health and he may live beyond the age of 75 or 80, depending on the finer factors and running times.
Such benefic debilitated Mercury can help the native achieve success as a teacher, consultant, wedding planner, event manager, astrologer, tantric, psychic, healer, spiritual guru, religious guru, revenue officer, army officer, police officer, administrative officer, foreign services officer, health officer, education officer, doctor, engineer, lawyer, judge, politician, professional dealing in matrimonial industry, education, hotel, airline, travel, liquor, casino, movie, music, media, sports, entertainment, automobile, book, advertisement, marketing, agriculture, real estate industry or some other type of professional, depending on his overall horoscope and running times.
Apart from these, benefic debilitated Mercury in the first house of horoscope can bless the native with several other good results, depending on his overall horoscope and running times.
On the other hand, malefic debilitated Mercury in the first house of horoscope can trouble the native with problems related to mother, education, properties, vehicles, marriage, husband, wife, health, lifespan, profession, finances, reputation and several other problems, depending on his overall horoscope and running times.
Such debilitated Mercury can trouble the native with delay in marriage, disturbances in marriage and/or one or more failed marriages, depending on his overall horoscope and running times. Taking an example, suppose debilitated Mercury is placed in the first house of a horoscope in Pisces with malefic Saturn. Venus is placed in the twelfth house in Aquarius with malefic Ketu, malefic Rahu is placed in the sixth house Leo and benefic Jupiter forms Hamsa Yoga in the tenth house in Sagittarius. If this is the horoscope of a female, she may witness delay in marriage. However, she may get married by the age of 35 and she may enjoy a good marriage with occasional problems. If this is the horoscope of a male, he may not get married till the age of 35 or 40, depending on his overall horoscope and running times.
If malefic exalted Sun is placed in the second house in Aries, Moon is placed in the sixth house in Leo with Rahu, and benefic Mars is placed in the fourth house in Gemini, the equation may become more troublesome for marriage. In this case, the native may not get married till the age of 40 or 45, or he may remain single throughout his life. Depending on the finer factors and running times, the native may get married around the age of 35, he may witness serious problems in his marriage, he may get separated from his wife and he may not get a divorce for many years, or for his entire life. Hence the native may officially remain married to his wife though he may not stay with her or even meet her.
Apart from these, maleic debilitated Mercury in the first house of horoscope can trouble the native with several other problems, depending on his overall horoscope and running times.
Himanshu Shangari