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Exalted Mercury in Fifth House
Exalted Mercury in the fifth 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 fifth house of a horoscope in Virgo can bless the native with good results related to family, wealth, speech, love life, children, creativity, 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 children. 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 children, such exalted Mercury can bless the native with children who may be physically, intellectually, emotionally and/or creatively better or much better than average. Such children may achieve a lot in many spheres of their lives, and they may bring good name and many other good results to the native.
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.
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, suppose benefic retrograde exalted Mercury is placed in the fifth house of a horoscope in Virgo with debilitated Venus and benefic Saturn. Benefic Rahu is placed in the second house in Gemini, Ketu is placed in the ninth house in Sagittarius, Jupiter is placed in the sixth house in Libra, Mars is placed in the seventh house in Scorpio, and benefic Moon is placed in the ninth house in Capricorn. In this case, the native may become an actor, and he may witness good results.
If benefic Sun is placed in the fifth house in Virgo with Venus, Mercury and Saturn, the equation may become better. Sun and Mercury form Budhaditya Yoga in the fifth house. In this case, native’s father as well as mother may be actor. The native may possess remarkable talent, and he may come across very good amount of success, money, recognition and fame. He may perform very well in the genres of drama, romance and comedy. He may deliver several hit movies, and he may receive many awards. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, he may become one of the most successful actors of his time, and his net worth may be in multimillions.
Taking another example, kindly read book for detailed example.
Taking another example, suppose benefic retrograde exalted Mercury is placed in the fifth house of a horoscope in Virgo with benefic Sun, benefic Moon and benefic Rahu. Sun and Mercury form Budhaditya Yoga in the fifth house. Ketu is placed in the eleventh house in Pisces, retrograde Venus is placed in the fourth house in Leo, retrograde Jupiter is placed in the tenth house in Aquarius, and Mars is placed in the seventh house in Scorpio. In this case, the native may become a writer, and he may witness good results.
If benefic retrograde Saturn is placed in the ninth house in Capricorn, the equation may become better. In this case, the native may possess remarkable talent, and he may come across very good amount of success, money, recognition and fame. He may write books falling in the genres of drama, adventure, fantasy and some other genres. He may deliver several bestsellers, and he may receive many awards. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, he may become one of the most successful writers of his time, and his net worth may be in multimillions.
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 for a female native, kindly read book for detailed example.
On the other hand, malefic exalted Mercury in the fifth house of a horoscope in Virgo can trouble the native with problems related to family, wealth, speech, love life, children, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition and several other problems, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.
Mercury rules the second and fifth house, and it is placed in the fifth 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 children. The problems related to children may aggravate if the native is female. She may witness delay in childbirth, medical complications, miscarriages, abortions, and/or birth of dead children. In an extreme case, she may die while giving birth to a child, and even the child may die with her. Considering family, some of native’s 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/her life, due to bad reputation of his/her family, and/or bad conducts of some family members.
The native may witness delays, financial losses, setbacks, failures, job loss, bad reputation and several other problems related to or through his/her profession. Taking an example for a female native, suppose retrograde exalted Mercury is placed in the fifth house of a horoscope in Virgo with malefic Mars. Malefic Rahu is placed in the sixth house in Libra with debilitated Sun and retrograde Venus, Ketu is placed in the twelfth house in Aries, benefic Saturn is placed in the fourth house in Leo, and malefic Jupiter is placed in the seventh house in Scorpio. Grahan Yoga is formed in the sixth house. In this case, the native may not deliver her first alive child till her age of 35/40, and she may witness 1 or 2 miscarriages.
If Moon forms Gandmool Dosh in the eighth house in Sagittarius, the equation may become worse. In this case, the native may not find a permanent profession throughout her life, and she may remain jobless for periods of more than 6 months, many times in her life. She may witness 1 or 2 failed marriages, and she may settle in her second or third marriage. She may not deliver her first alive child till her age of 40/45, or throughout her life. She may witness more than 2 miscarriages. She may have an affair before her first marriage, she may get pregnant, and she may abort the child.
Himanshu Shangari