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Exalted Mercury in Tenth House
Exalted Mercury in the tenth house of horoscope in Virgo is benefic in most cases, though it may turn malefic in some cases. It may happen when such exalted Mercury is influenced by one or more malefic planets, and/or an overall malefic horoscope. The concept of a benefic planet turning malefic due to influences of malefic planets has been explained in the book ‘Match Making and Manglik Dosh’.
When benefic in nature, exalted Mercury in the tenth house of a horoscope in Virgo can bless the native with good results related to marriage, husband, wife, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition, fame and several other good results, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.
Such exalted Mercury can render various types of benefits to the native, related to or through his marriage. For example, the native may get married to a woman who may be beautiful, rich, a celebrity, an officer in government, a powerful politician, a successful businesswoman, and/or a citizen of a foreign country. The native may witness several benefits due to or through his wife and/or her family members. The native may settle in a foreign country on the basis of his marriage, if his overall horoscope and running times are supportive.
Looking at profession, such exalted Mercury can help the native achieve success as a teacher, coach, instructor, consultant, therapist, advisor, lawyer, speaker, orator, journalist, blogger, editor, anchor, mathematician, charted accountant, banker, astrologer, psychic, religious guru, preacher, researcher, analyst, professional dealing in education industry, coaching, marketing, advertisement, event management, computer, software, IT, food, health, pharma, fitness, finance, television, music, sports, media, publishing, travel, hotel, airline, telecom, website, internet industry or some other type of professional, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.
Taking an example, suppose benefic exalted Mercury is placed in the tenth house of a horoscope in Virgo with debilitated Venus and benefic Sun. Benefic Saturn is placed in the twelfth house in Scorpio with Ketu, benefic Rahu is placed in the sixth house in Taurus with Mars, benefic retrograde Jupiter is placed in the fifth house in Aries, and Moon is placed in the eleventh house in Libra. Mercury forms Bhadra Yoga whereas Sun and Mercury form Budhaditya Yoga in the tenth house.
In this case, the native may become a journalist. He may possess very good skills, and he may witness a lot of success and recognition along with good amount of money and fame. He may engage in investigative journalism, and he may unravel several high-profile scandals and conspiracies. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, he may become one of the most recognized journalists of his time, and he may receive several awards, including more than one Pulitzer.
Such exalted Mercury can help the native achieve success through a creative field as an actor, singer, musician, writer, dancer, sportsman, artist, architect, designer, developer or some other likewise professional. Taking an example, kindly read book for detailed example.
Taking another example, suppose benefic exalted Mercury is placed in the tenth house of a horoscope in Virgo with debilitated Venus. Mercury forms Bhadra Yoga in the tenth house. Benefic retrograde Saturn is placed in the third house in Aquarius, benefic Jupiter is placed in the eleventh house in Libra, benefic Sun is placed in the ninth house in Leo, benefic Rahu is placed in the first house in Sagittarius, Ketu is placed in the seventh house in Gemini, debilitated Mars is placed in the eighth house in Cancer, and exalted Moon is placed in the sixth house in Taurus.
In this case, the native may become a singer, and he may witness very good amount of success, money, recognition and fame. He may possess remarkable talent, he may deliver several hit songs, and he may receive many awards, including more than one Grammy. He may also act in some movies. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, he may become one of the most successful singers of his time, and his net worth may be in billions.
Such exalted Mercury can bless the native with authority in government as a police officer, army, air force, naval, revenue, administrative, foreign services officer, judge, doctor, scientist, engineer, politician or some other type of professional. Taking an example, kindly read book for detailed example.
Taking another example, kindly read book for detailed example.
On the other hand, malefic exalted Mercury in the tenth house of a horoscope in Virgo can trouble the native with problems related to marriage, husband, wife, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition and several other problems, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.
Mercury rules the seventh and tenth house, and it is placed in the tenth house. If such exalted Mercury is influenced by malefic planets, and/or an overall malefic horoscope, the native may witness various types of problems related to or through his marriage. For example, the native may witness delay/disturbances in marriage, and/or one or more failed marriages. He may have serious differences of opinion with his wife, she may suffer from a long-lasting illness, she may be an alcoholic and/or a drug addict, she may be a criminal, she may not be loyal to him, she may have extramarital affair/affairs, and/or she may die within 10 or 5 years of marriage.
The native may witness delays, financial losses, setbacks, failures, job loss, bad reputation and several other problems related to or through his profession. Taking an example, suppose exalted Mercury is placed in the tenth house of a horoscope in Virgo with Mars and malefic Ketu. Rahu is placed in the fourth house in Pisces, malefic Venus is placed in the twelfth house in Scorpio, Saturn is placed in the eighth house in Cancer, benefic retrograde Jupiter is placed in the seventh house in Gemini, and debilitated Sun is placed in the eleventh house in Libra. In this case, the native may not find a permanent profession till his age of 35/40, and he may remain jobless for periods of more than 3 months, many times in his life, though he may earn well at times. He may witness 1 or 2 failed marriages.
If malefic Moon is placed in the eleventh house in Libra with Sun, the equation may become more troublesome. In this case, the native may not find a permanent profession throughout his life, and he may remain jobless for periods of more than 6 months, many times in his life. He may also witness disputes and bad reputation through profession. He may witness 2 or 3 failed marriages, and he may settle in his third or fourth marriage.
Himanshu Shangari