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Exalted Mercury in Second House
Exalted Mercury in the second 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 second house of a horoscope in Virgo can bless the native with good results related to friends, family, wealth, speech, 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 family and/or friends. Considering family, the native may be born in a rich, influential, resourceful, well-respected, politically powerful, royal and/or spiritually advanced family, and he may witness several benefits by virtue of being a member of such family. Considering friends, some of his friends may come across success, money, fame, and/or authority, and the native may witness many benefits because of them.
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 second house of a horoscope in Virgo. Benefic Venus is placed in the first house in Leo with Moon and benefic Sun, retrograde Jupiter is placed in the eighth house in Pisces, retrograde Saturn is placed in the sixth house in Capricorn, benefic Rahu is placed in the eleventh house in Gemini, and Ketu is placed in the fifth house in Sagittarius. In this case, the native may start a company which may provide telecom services, and he may witness good results.
If benefic Mars is placed in the second house in Virgo with Mercury, the equation may become better. In this case, the native may come across a lot of success, money, recognition and growth through telecom business. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, he may own a telecom group worth in billions, by his age of 50 or 55. He may be counted among the richest people in the world.
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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.
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, suppose benefic retrograde exalted Mercury is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Virgo with Jupiter and benefic Sun. Benefic Venus is placed in the first house in Leo with Ketu, benefic Rahu is placed in the seventh house in Aquarius, benefic Mars is placed in the fifth house in Sagittarius, Moon is placed in the twelfth house in Cancer, and retrograde Saturn is placed in the ninth house in Aries. Sun and Mercury form Budhaditya Yoga in the second house.
In this case, the native may become an administrative officer. He may achieve success in civil exams, and he may get selected for the highest possible direct rank in administrative services. He may serve at several important posts, and he may witness very good amount of success, recognition and authority. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, he may serve as the head of an administrative department, before retirement.
On the other hand, malefic exalted Mercury in the second house of a horoscope in Virgo can trouble the native with problems related to friends, family, wealth, speech, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition and several other problems, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.
Mercury rules the second and eleventh house, and it is placed in the second 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 family and/or friends. Considering friends, some of his friends may be selfish, opportunists, criminal-minded, criminals, drug addicts, traitors and/or they may have some other negative traits. The native may witness several problems because of such friends, many times in his life. Considering family, some of his family members may be alcoholics, drug addicts, criminals and/or they may have some other negative traits. Hence the native may witness several problems in his life, due to bad reputation of his family, and/or bad conducts of some family members. He may also witness various types of problems and/or abnormalities related to his speech, and he may face several issues because of such abnormalities.
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 second house of a horoscope in Virgo with malefic Saturn and malefic Ketu. Malefic Rahu is placed in the eighth house in Pisces, malefic exalted Moon is placed in the tenth house in Taurus, benefic debilitated Sun is placed in the third house in Libra, benefic Venus is placed in the fourth house in Scorpio, and debilitated Jupiter is placed in the sixth house in Capricorn. In this case, the native may only find temporary jobs till his age of 35/40, and he may remain jobless for periods of more than 3 months, many times in his life.
If debilitated Mars is placed in the twelfth house in Cancer, the equation may become more troublesome. In this case, the native may be born in a poor family. He may suffer from a defect related to his speech, like he may speak with difficulty, or he may stammer. He 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 bad reputation through profession, and one or more of his jobs may be terminated on the basis of accusations.
Himanshu Shangari