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Debilitated Mercury in Second House
When debilitated Mercury is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Pisces, Aquarius rises in the ascendant. Mercury rules the fifth and eighth house. In general, it is partly benefic and partly malefic here, though the benefic part is higher, 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 second house of horoscope in Pisces is benefic in many 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 second house of a horoscope in Pisces can bless the native with good results related to creativity, spiritual growth, love life, children, family, wealth, speech, 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 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. Some family members may support the native in many ways, in several spheres of his life. Considering children, such debilitated Mercury can bless the native with children who may be physically, intellectually, emotionally, creatively and/or spiritually 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 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 debilitated Mercury is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Pisces with Saturn. Benefic Venus is placed in the third house in Aries, benefic Mars is placed in the tenth house in Scorpio with benefic debilitated Rahu; debilitated Ketu is placed in the fourth house in Taurus, Moon is placed in the seventh house in Leo, and benefic debilitated Jupiter is placed in the twelfth house in Capricorn. Mars forms Ruchaka Yoga in the tenth house. In this case, the native may start a restaurant which may offer fast food items like pizza and other items. He may witness good results.
If benefic Sun is placed in the second house in Pisces with Mercury and Saturn, the equation may become better. In this case, the native may come across very good amount of success, money and recognition through restaurant 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 chain of restaurants having hundreds of branches, worth in billions, by his age of 55/60.
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 debilitated Mercury is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Pisces with Moon and benefic Sun. Benefic retrograde Venus is placed in the third house in Aries, benefic Mars is placed in the fifth house in Gemini, benefic Saturn is placed in the eleventh house in Sagittarius, benefic exalted Rahu is placed in the fourth house in Taurus, and exalted Ketu is placed in the tenth house in Scorpio. In this case, the native may become a singer, and he may witness good results.
If benefic Jupiter is placed in the third house in Aries with Venus, 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 some of his songs, and he may also act in several movies. He may deliver several hit songs, and he may receive many awards. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, he may become one of the most recognized creative artists of his time, and his net worth may be in multimillions.
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.
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On the other hand, malefic debilitated Mercury in the second house of a horoscope in Pisces can trouble the native with problems related to love lie, children, family, wealth, speech, lifespan, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition and several other problems, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.
Mercury rules the fifth and eighth house, and it is placed in the second 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 family, children and/or lifespan. Considering children, the native may lose one or more children through miscarriages that his wife may witness. He may witness delay in childbirth, and/or he may have children who may be physically and/or mentally troubled in some way. He may lose his children through divorce, or his children may engage in immoral/illegal activities, and he may witness bad reputation and many other problems because of them. Considering lifespan, the native may witness reduction in lifespan due to several reasons. For example, he may die in an accident, through a natural disaster, due to a fatal disease, due to a fatal viral infection like COVID, due to drug addiction, he may commit suicide, or someone may kill him, intentionally or unintentionally.
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 second house of a horoscope in Pisces with Saturn and malefic exalted Ketu. Malefic exalted Rahu is placed in the eighth house in Virgo with Jupiter; benefic Sun is placed in the first house in Aquarius, Venus is placed in the twelfth house in Capricorn, debilitated Mars is placed in the sixth house in Cancer, and malefic Moon is placed in the fifth house in Gemini. Guru Chandal Yoga is formed in the eighth house.
In this case, the native may be born in a poor family. His family may have some type of genetic illness which may be passed on to the native, like issues related to heart and blood sugar. He may not achieve much success in his profession, throughout his life. He may also remain jobless for periods of more than 6 months, many times in his life. His first marriage may fail, and he may settle in his second marriage. He may lose custody of his children from first marriage to his wife, through divorce. He may die before his age of 60 or 55, due to a heart attack.
Himanshu Shangari