When benefic in nature, retrograde Mercury in the eighth house of a horoscope in the sign of Cancer can bless the native with good results related to marriage, profession, authority, fame and many other types of good results depending on the overall tone of his horoscope. Such benefic retrograde Mercury can bless some natives with good results through their marriages, if it works in tune with marriage promoting planets in their horoscopes. Benefic retrograde Mercury in the eighth house in the sign of Cancer can bless some natives with life partners who may be the citizens of foreign countries and these natives may permanently settle abroad on the basis of their marriages. For example, if benefic retrograde Mercury is placed in the eighth house of a horoscope in the sign of Cancer along with benefic Sun, benefic Venus is also placed in the eighth house of this horoscope along with these two benefic planets and benefic retrograde Saturn is placed in the first house of this horoscope in the sign of Sagittarius along with benefic Mars, the native may receive this benefit. The native boosted by benefic retrograde Mercury in the eighth house in the sign of Cancer and other benefic planets may get married to a woman who may be the citizen of a foreign country and he may settle in the country of his wife on the basis of such marriage.
Benefic retrograde Mercury in the eighth house in the sign of Cancer can also introduce the natives under its impact to many types of good results through many fields of profession, when working in tune with profession favoring planets in the horoscopes of these natives. Such benefic retrograde Mercury can bend some natives towards the field of finance due to which these natives may engage in professions related to this field and they may achieve success as bank officers, revenue officers, charted accountants, loan officers, stock market professionals and many other types of professionals. For example, if benefic retrograde Mercury is placed in the eighth house of a horoscope in the sign of Cancer, benefic retrograde Saturn is placed in the sixth house of this horoscope in the sign of Taurus, benefic Rahu is placed in the tenth house of this horoscope in the sign of Virgo, benefic Ketu is placed in the fourth house of this horoscope in the sign of Pisces and benefic Moon is placed in the second house of this horoscope in the sign of Capricorn, the native may become a banker. The native boosted by benefic retrograde Mercury in the eighth house in the sign of Cancer and other benefic planets may become a professional banker and he may come across good results through this field of profession.
The joint impact of such benefic retrograde Mercury and other benefic planets may bless this native with a well paying job in well established bank and he may earn money and success through this field of profession. At the same time, if benefic exalted Jupiter is placed in the eighth house of this horoscope in the sign of Cancer along with benefic retrograde Mercury; and benefic Sun is also placed in the eighth house of this horoscope along with these two benefic planets when all other benefic planets are placed in the already mentioned houses of this horoscope, the equation may become much better. The native boosted by benefic retrograde Mercury in the eighth house in the sign of Cancer and other benefic planets may get selected for a post of authority in a government owned bank and he may enjoy many benefits. The joint impact of such benefic retrograde Mercury and other benefic planets can bless this native with a very good career as a banker, he may come across many posts of authority during his career and he may work at very high levels before his retirement. Apart from this, benefic retrograde Mercury in the eighth house in the sign of Cancer can bring good results to the natives through many other types of profession, when working in tune with profession approving planets in the horoscopes of these natives.
On the other hand, malefic retrograde Mercury in the eighth house of a horoscope in the sign of Cancer can trouble the native with problems related to marriage, profession, health and many other types of problems depending on the overall tone of his horoscope. Such malefic retrograde Mercury can hit some natives in the field of their marriage due to which these natives may come across many types of problems through their marriages. Malefic retrograde Mercury in the eighth house in the sign of Cancer can make some natives witness deceptions and betrayals from their life partners; and the quantum of these problems may intensify with the addition of other negative planets to the horoscopes of these natives. In an extreme case of this type when working in association with other malefic planets, malefic retrograde Mercury in the eighth house of a horoscope in the sign of Cancer can get the native killed through a conspiracy, and such conspiracy may be planned by the wife of this native.