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Debilitated Mercury in Fourth House
When debilitated Mercury is placed in the fourth house of a horoscope in Pisces, Sagittarius rises in the ascendant. Mercury rules the seventh and tenth house. In general, it is benefic here, in most cases. The concept of various planets exhibiting tendencies to be benefic or malefic on the basis of the houses they rule in a horoscope has been explained in the book ‘Gemstones: Magic or Science?’.
Debilitated Mercury in the fourth house of horoscope in Pisces is benefic in most cases, though it may turn malefic in some cases. It may happen when such debilitated 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, debilitated Mercury in the fourth house of a horoscope in Pisces can bless the native with good results related to marriage, husband, wife, mother, education, wealth, properties, vehicles, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition, fame and several other good results, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.
Such debilitated Mercury can render various types of benefits to the native, related to or through his mother and/or marriage. Considering mother, native’s mother may be a rich woman, a celebrity, an officer in government or a powerful politician. The native may enjoy many benefits because of her money, influence and/or status. She may give a big amount of money, and/or wealth to the native, while she’s alive, and/or through her will. Considering marriage, 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 debilitated 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 debilitated Mercury and benefic Sun form Budhaditya Yoga in the fourth house of a horoscope in Pisces. Benefic Saturn is placed in the first house in Sagittarius with Moon; benefic exalted Rahu is placed in the sixth house in Taurus, benefic exalted Ketu is placed in the twelfth house in Scorpio, retrograde Venus is placed in the fifth house in Aries, and Mars is placed in the seventh house in Gemini. In this case, the native may start a shipping company, and he may witness good results.
If benefic Jupiter is placed in the fifth house in Aries with Venus, the equation may become better. In this case, the native may come across very good amount of success, money and recognition through shipping industry. His business may expand after his age of 35/40, and it may keep growing. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, he may own a business empire worth in billions, by his age of 55/60. His fleet may include dozens of ships.
Such debilitated 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 debilitated Mercury is placed in the fourth house of a horoscope in Pisces with benefic Sun and benefic debilitated Rahu. Debilitated Ketu is placed in the tenth house in Virgo, benefic Saturn is placed in the sixth house in Taurus with exalted Moon; Mars is placed in the third house in Aquarius, and retrograde Venus is placed in the fifth house in Aries. Sun and Mercury form Budhaditya Yoga in the fourth house. In this case, the native may become a fashion designer, and he may witness good results.
If benefic Jupiter forms Hamsa Yoga in the first house in Sagittarius, 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 design clothes for movies stars and other celebrities. He may also start a fashion house, and he may make profits. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, he may become one of the most recognized fashion designers of his time, and his net worth may be in multimillions.
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Such debilitated 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.
On the other hand, malefic debilitated Mercury in the fourth house of a horoscope in Pisces can trouble the native with problems related to marriage, husband, wife, mother, education, wealth, properties, vehicles, mental health, 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 fourth house. If such debilitated 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 mother and/or marriage. Considering marriage, 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. Considering mother, the native may not have a good equation with his mother, his parents may get divorced and he may live with his father, his mother may suffer from a long-lasting illness, she may be an alcoholic and/or a drug addict, she may be a criminal, and/or she may die before native’s age of 20, depending on native’s overall horoscope and running times.
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 debilitated Mercury is placed in the fourth house of a horoscope in Pisces with malefic exalted Ketu. Malefic exalted Rahu and retrograde Mars form Angarak Yoga in the tenth house in Virgo, malefic Venus is placed in the third house in Aquarius with Sun and malefic Moon; Saturn is placed in the eighth house in Cancer, and Jupiter is placed in the sixth house in Taurus.
In this case, native’s mother as well as father may die before his age of 20 or 15. The native may suffer from a serious mental disorder, and he may never get out of it. He may avail therapy as well as medicines, to keep it under control. He may also spend some time in a mental asylum. 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. His first marriage may fail, and he may not get married again; or he may not get married even once. If the finer factors and running times are very bad, he may spend several years in a mental asylum.
Himanshu Shangari