When exalted Mercury is placed in the second house in a horoscope, Leo rises in the ascendant. Exalted Mercury is benefic in the second house in most cases though it may turn malefic in some cases. This may happen when Mercury is afflicted by malefic planets, such as through conjunction and/or aspects. As the number of malefic planets and the strengths of such planets increase, Mercury may become more malefic.
If exalted Mercury is afflicted by two or more than two malefic planets in the second house, it may turn significantly or highly malefic. Apart from that, the overall theme of horoscope having such exalted Mercury can also turn it malefic in some cases, when such theme is highly malefic. The concept of benefic planets turning malefic due to influences of malefic planets has been explained in Manglik Dosh section of the book ‘Match Making and Manglik Dosh (Revised Edition)’.
Let’s look at some results which may be given by exalted Mercury in the second house when it is benefic. Such benefic exalted Mercury can bless the native with good results related to family, speech, communication, wealth, profession, finances, reputation, marriage, friends, associates and several other good results, depending on his overall horoscope.
Looking at profession, exalted Mercury in the second house of horoscope can help the native achieve success as a singer, actor, dancer, sportsman, writer, musician, poet, fashion designer, video game developer, web developer, architect, sculptor, software developer, IT professional, reporter, journalist, blogger, columnist, editor, anchor, television show host, orator, speaker, teacher, coach, consultant, advisor, lawyer, judge, banker, financial analyst, investment banker, charted accountant, mathematician, scientist, engineer, doctor, therapist, researcher, analyst, explorer, politician, administrative officer, revenue officer, police officer, army officer, air force officer, foreign services officer, professional dealing in movie industry, television industry, music industry, book industry, sports industry, media industry, finance industry, education industry, coaching industry, advertisement industry, marketing industry, event management industry, software industry, IT industry, investment industry, health industry, pharmaceutical industry, fitness industry, travel industry, food industry or some other type of professional, depending on his overall horoscope.
Taking another example, suppose benefic exalted Mercury is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Virgo along with benefic Sun. Benefic Venus is placed in the first house in Leo, benefic Rahu is placed in the tenth house in Taurus, Ketu is placed in the fourth house in Scorpio and exalted Jupiter is placed in the twelfth house in Cancer. In this case, the native may engage in food business, he may start a restaurant and he may come across good amount of success, money and recognition. Depending on the overall horoscope, finer factors and running times, the native may also open a grocery store and he may witness good result through it.
If benefic Mars is placed in the first house in Leo with Venus, exalted Saturn is placed in the third house in Libra and exalted Moon is placed in the tenth house in Taurus with Rahu, the equation may become better. The native may engage in restaurant industry and he may witness very good amount of success, money, fame and recognition through it. The native may start a restaurant, he may witness good results and he may achieve a lot of growth over the years. After the age of 40, he may own a chain of restaurants and he may earn millions or billions, depending on the finer factors and running times. After the age of 50, the native may witness expansion of his business on international level. Hence his company may open restaurants in many foreign countries and the native may earn billions through this business.
Taking another example, suppose benefic exalted Mercury is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Virgo along with Saturn. Jupiter is placed in the eleventh house in Gemini, Moon is placed in the sixth house in Capricorn and Sun is placed in the first house in Leo. In this case, the native may engage in finance industry. The native may get selected as a high rank officer in a bank and he may witness good amount of success, money and recognition. Depending on the overall horoscope, finer factors and running times, the native may also own a company which may provide financial loans to the interested parties and he may earn good amount of money.
If benefic Mars is placed in the second house in Virgo with Mercury and Saturn, benefic Rahu is placed in the eleventh house in Gemini with Jupiter, Ketu is placed in the fifth house in Sagittarius and benefic Venus is placed in the first house in Leo with Sun, the equation may become better. In this case, the native may start a financial institution and he may come across very good amount of money, success and recognition through it. He may witness growth of his business with time, he may earn millions through it after the age of 40 and he may earn billions after the age of 50. If the finer factors and running times are favourable, the native may own a big banking corporation which may have several branches across the country and he may earn billions through it.
Apart from these, benefic exalted Mercury in the second house of horoscope can bless the native with several other good results, depending on his overall horoscope.
On the other hand, malefic exalted Mercury in the second house of horoscope can trouble the native with problems related to family, speech, finances, wealth, profession, reputation, health, marriage and several other problems, depending on his overall horoscope. Looking at the sphere of profession, such malefic exalted Mercury can trouble the native with delays, setbacks, financial losses, bad reputation and other problems through his profession.
Taking an example, suppose exalted Mercury is placed in the second house of a horoscope in Virgo with malefic Saturn. Debilitated Sun is placed in the third house in Libra, and malefic debilitated Moon is placed in the fourth house in Scorpio along with Venus. In this case, the native may not find a well-paying job till late in his life and he may suffer from financial problems. The native may also have to lose his job many times in his life and he may remain jobless for periods of more than 6 months, more than once in his life.
If debilitated Jupiter is placed in the sixth house in Capricorn, malefic Rahu is placed in the fifth house in Sagittarius, malefic Ketu is placed in the eleventh house in Gemini and debilitated Mars is placed in the twelfth house in Cancer, the equation may become worse. In this case, the native may not earn much through his profession, throughout his life. He may witness financial tightness for most of his life, he may avail financial debts and he may not be able to pay many of them in time or at all. Hence he may have to face bad reputation and court cases also.
Apart from these, malefic exalted Mercury in the second house of horoscope can trouble the native with several other problems, depending on his overall horoscope.