Article 347

When benefic in nature, retrograde Mercury placed in the third house of a horoscope can bless the native with good results in profession, marriage, health and many other spheres of his life. Like always, the type of good results received by the natives having this benefic influence in their horoscopes as well as the quantum of those good results is different for different natives depending on the type and strength of this benefic placement as well as depending on the overall tone of the horoscopes of these natives.

Such benefic influence is especially very good for professional aspect of the native under its influence as it can bless the native with money, success and fame through some job and it can also bless the native with good to great amount of money, success and fame through his own business or practice. Some natives under this benefic influence can become reporters for print or electronic media, lawyers, writers who write news, articles, blogs, books, scripts and many other types of writings, gym trainers, coaches who provide guidance and training for various types of sports as well as for other physical activities and many other types of professionals dealing in many other types of professional spheres. For example, the presence of benefic retrograde Mercury in the third house of a horoscope in the sign of Gemini can make the native a successful reporter, journalist or writer and the presence of benefic Sun in the same house in the sign of Gemini can increase the amount of success achieved by such native, many times.

Such a native may get recognition on state, national or even on international level through his reporting or writing skills provided the overall tone of his horoscope allows such success and fame. If at the same time, benefic Saturn is present in the second house of the horoscope and benefic Venus is present in the eleventh house of the horoscope of such native, the native may become the owner of a news paper or an electronic media channel and he may achieve much financial success, fame and recognition through such news paper or news channel, if there is no other strong and negative placement or combination in his horoscope which denies such success.

For example, the presence of malefic Ketu in the third house of the same horoscope along with such benefic Mercury and Sun in the sign of Gemini can limit the amount of success and fame received by the native, and these things can further reduce if malefic Mars is placed in the fourth house of the same horoscope, in the sign of Cancer where Mars is malefic as well as debilitated. In this case, the native may receive very limited amount of success despite having such benefic combinations in his horoscope as there are two malefic placements in his horoscope, which are directly interfering with the good results indicated by the benefic combination in his horoscope.

Benefic retrograde Mercury in the third house of a horoscope can also bless the native with success through the practice of law and accordingly some natives under this positive influence may achieve success and fame through law. The natives who pursue the field of law under this influence are more likely to become criminal lawyers than any other type of lawyers and they may achieve success and fame on different levels depending on the important factors in their horoscopes. In cases where this placement is strong and the overall horoscope is supportive, the native under such benefic influence can become a very successful and famous lawyer and he may even go beyond that. For example, the presence of benefic retrograde Mercury in the third house of a horoscope in the sign of Sagittarius can bless the native with good amount of success through the practice of law due to which such a native my become a successful lawyer.

The financial gains and fame achieved by such native may increase a lot if benefic Sun also joins such placement in the third house of the same horoscope in the sign of Sagittarius. Discussing one more possibility, if such benefic retrograde Mercury is present in the third house of a horoscope along with benefic Sun in the sign of Sagittarius and at the same time, a combination of benefic Venus and benefic Saturn is present in the ninth house of the same horoscope, the native under the combined effect of such benefic influences may get elevated to the post of a Judge who practices in some higher or even in one of the highest ranked courts of a country. The presence of such benefic Mercury and Sun combination can also render the post of a high authority Judge to the native if a combination of benefic Venus and benefic Moon is present in the ninth house of the same horoscope in the sign of Gemini and the same effect can also be created if a combination of benefic Moon and benefic Saturn is placed in the ninth house of the same horoscope in the sign of Gemini.

It should be noted that though the presence of a combination of benefic Venus plus Saturn, benefic Venus plus Moon or benefic Moon plus Saturn in the ninth house of this horoscope in consideration can bless the native with the post of a Judge, the amount of power and authority received by the native as well as the amount of success achieved by the native in these three different cases can vary a lot, which means one of these combinations can bless the native with more success than the other. For example, the presence of a combination of benefic Moon plus Saturn in the ninth house of this horoscope in the sign of Gemini is likely to render more power and authority to the native than a combination of benefic Venus and Moon in the same house of the horoscope.

Going even deeper, the presence of benefic combination of Moon plus Saturn where both Moon and Saturn are placed in the middle of the sign of Gemini in the ninth house when a benefic combination of retrograde Mercury and Sun is present in the third house of the same horoscope, can make the native take some strong and historical decisions as a Judge. Such a native is not likely to spare the criminals and he may deliver harsh or very harsh decisions in most cases, like imposing maximum amount of punishment on criminals and especially on the criminals who are guilty of very hardcore type of crimes. This is the type of Judge who is likely to deliver maximum number of life sentences and capital punishments as and when the situation so demands. It should be noted that such a Judge is not likely to impose such punishments when they are not required and he is only likely to impose such punishments where the convict duly deserves them.

On the other hand, the presence of the same benefic combination of Moon plus Saturn in the later parts of Gemini in the ninth house of the same horoscope can bless the native with the post of a high authority Judge and in this case, such Judge is not likely to impose harsh penalties or maximum punishments on criminals. On the contrary, such Judge is likely to take a soft and kind approach towards most criminals and he is more likely to subject them to minimum or moderate kind of punishments as he believes in mercy and in giving most criminals a second chance. Hence such a Judge is not likely to be known for his harsh and strong decisions and he is more likely to be known as a kind Judge who is willing to give the criminals a second chance, in most cases.

You see, even though the combination of benefic Moon plus Saturn is present in the ninth house of the same horoscope in the same sign and nothing changes in the horoscope except the placement of Moon and Saturn within the same sign of Gemini, the result can change a lot. This is due to the reason that the nakshatra Ardra falls in the middle of the sign Gemini and Ardra is a harsh or sometimes very harsh and extreme type of nakshatra, which means that the placement of Moon and Saturn in this nakshatra is likely to make the native harsh and extreme in nature and he is not likely to show any undue mercy on criminals and he is not likely to give even a second chance to most criminals. On the other hand, the nakshatra Punarvasu falls in the end of Gemini and Punarvasu is one of the kindest and most benevolent nakshatras among all nakshatras. Accordingly, the placement of benefic Moon and Saturn in this nakshtara can make the native very kind and benevolent and therefore, he is likely to be kind and merciful even towards the criminals and hence he may impose much less punishments on most criminals.

Apart from this, benefic retrograde Mercury in the third house of a horoscope can also bless the native with good results through politics, various types of businesses and many other professional spheres. Accordingly, some natives under this benefic influence may excel in the field of politics through which they can achieve different levels of success depending on their overall horoscopes whereas some other natives may make good amount of money and name through a wide variety of businesses, under the same benefic influence. For example, the presence of such benefic retrograde Mercury in the third house of a horoscope in the sign of Gemini can bless the native with success through politics and such success may increase if benefic Sun also joins this placement in the third house of the same horoscope, in the sign of Gemini.

If at the same time, benefic Saturn is present in the tenth house of the same horoscope in the sign of Capricorn, such native may achieve a post of high authority through politics and if benefic Mars is placed in the fifth house of the same horoscope in the sign of Leo, such native may achieve and retain a post of very high authority for a very long period of time. It means that such a native may become the head of a state or a cabinet minister with the central government. If however, benefic Mars is placed in the tenth house of the same horoscope in the sign of Capricorn and benefic Saturn is placed in the fourth house of the same horoscope in the sign of Cancer, the same native may become a top class police officer or administrative officer with the government.

On the other hand, malefic retrograde Mercury in the third house of a horoscope can cause many problems for the native under its influence and accordingly, different natives suffering from this malefic influence may experience problems in different spheres of their lives depending on the type and strength of this placement as well as depending on the overall tone of their horoscopes. Such malefic placement is especially very bad for professional sphere of the native and accordingly, some natives under such bad influence may have to face different types of problems related to their professional spheres. Some of these natives may not get professionally established till late or very late in their lives whereas some other natives may have to face frequent job changes, loss of money and reputation through their professions and they may have to face some other types of problems.

Such bad influence can also make the native suffer losses through business due to which some natives under this malefic influence may have to face financial losses through their businesses from time to time. Some of these natives may also have to face bad reputation more than once in their lives by virtue of his malefic influence in their horoscopes. In some extreme cases, where this malefic influence is strong and the overall horoscope is also negative, the native under this bad influence may have to face the complete failure of a business and he may also have to face bad reputation, a court case and even some punishment imposed on him through some court of law.

Malefic retrograde Mercury in the third house of a horoscope can also cause problems in the marriage and married life of the native due to which some natives under this bad influence may get married late or very late in their lives whereas some other natives may have to face many problems after their marriages. For example, the presence of such malefic retrograde Mercury in the third house of a horoscope in the sign of Capricorn can delay the marriage of the native due to which such native may get married late or very late in his life. If at the same time, malefic Ketu or malefic Saturn is present in the seventh house of the same horoscope in the sign of Taurus; such native may not get married at all, throughout his life.

Similarly, the presence of such malefic retrograde Mercury in the third house of a horoscope in the sign of Gemini may not delay the marriage of the native under its influence but this malefic placement can cause many problems in his marriage. If at the same time, malefic Rahu, malefic Ketu, malefic Saturn, malefic Jupiter or malefic Mars is present in the same house of the horoscope in the sign of Gemini, the combined effect of such malefic energies can easily break one marriage of the native and such native may have to face a broken marriage provided there are no other marriage saving combinations in his horoscope. For example, the presence of benefic Venus and benefic Moon in the seventh house of the same horoscope in the sign of Libra is very well capable of saving the marriage of such native even if a combination of two or even three malefic planets is present in the third house of his horoscope.

When malefic in nature, retrograde Mercury placed in the third house of a horoscope can also give bad or very bad results related to the overall health and well being of the native and such malefic influence can also reduce the lifespan of the native under its influence. For example, the presence of malefic retrograde Mercury in the third house of a horoscope in the sign of Capricorn can trouble the native with health related problems and diseases due to which, such native may have to suffer financial losses and physical pain on account of such diseases, many times in his life. If at the same time, malefic Ketu is also placed in the third house of the same horoscope in the sign of Capricorn and malefic Mars is placed in the eighth house of this horoscope in the sign of Gemini, such a native may die at a relatively young age on account of some serious disease or in some type of accident or violence.