When benefic in nature, retrograde Mercury in the first house of a horoscope in the sign of Capricorn 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 prove very good for the professions of the natives under its influence due to which these natives may engage in a number of professions and they may achieve the amount of success through them, as allowed by their overall horoscopes. Benefic retrograde Mercury in the first house of a horoscope in the sign of Capricorn is a powerful placement of this retrograde planet and when supported by other positive planets in a horoscope, it can bless the native with a post of authority in the house of government through job or through politics. Accordingly some natives under its impact may engage in the field of law, some of these natives may become administrative officers, some other such natives may become officers in the education department and yet some other natives of this type may become officers with revenue department.
For example, if benefic retrograde Mercury is placed in the first house of a horoscope in the sign of Capricorn, benefic Mars is placed in the sixth house of this horoscope in the sign of Gemini, benefic Sun is placed in the second house of this horoscope in the sign of Aquarius and benefic Moon is placed in the eighth house of this horoscope in the sign of Leo, the native may engage in the field of law. The native blessed by such benefic retrograde Mercury and other benefic planets may pursue the course of his higher studies in the subject of law and he may start practicing as a professional lawyer after completing his studies. The combined effect of such benefic retrograde Mercury and other benefic planets mentioned in this example may bless the native with success and money through this field of profession and the native may also have a good success rate as a lawyer. It means that the native under the collective influence of such benefic retrograde Mercury and other benefic planets may win majority of cases undertaken by him.
At the same time, if benefic Venus is placed in the first house of this horoscope in the sign of Capricorn along with benefic retrograde Mercury; and benefic Saturn is placed in the sixth house of this horoscope in the sign of Gemini along with benefic Mars, the equation may improve. The native blessed by such benefic retrograde Mercury and other benefic planets may get elevated to the post of a judge in a higher court of law after practicing as a successful lawyer for some years. The combined effect of benefic retrograde Mercury in the first house in the sign of Capricorn and other benefic planets can bless the native with a good career as a judge and he may achieve very good amount of success and recognition through this field of profession. The addition of benefic exalted Jupiter to the seventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Cancer can provide more strength to benefic retrograde Mercury as well as to the entire horoscope. As a result, the native under the collective influence of such benefic retrograde Mercury and other benefic planets may get elevated to the post of a judge in the highest court of law in a country.
Benefic retrograde Mercury in the first house of a horoscope in the sign of Capricorn can also render creative abilities to some natives under its impact due to which these natives may engage in creative fields and they may achieve success as actors, directors, musicians, dancers, singers, writers, designers and other such professionals. The presence of such benefic retrograde Mercury in the first house of a horoscope can bend some natives under its impact towards the field of education due to which these natives may engage in various professions related to this field and they may achieve success as teachers, educational institute owners, book sellers and many other such professionals. Benefic retrograde Mercury in the first house of a horoscope in the sign of Capricorn can make some natives interested in the field of real estate due to which these natives may engage in this field and they may achieve success through various professions related to this field. Some natives under the impact of such benefic retrograde Mercury may engage in professions falling under the domain of science and they may achieve success as doctors, engineers, scientists, IT professionals and many other such professionals.
On the other hand, malefic retrograde Mercury in the first house of a horoscope in the sign of Capricorn can trouble the native with problems related to marriage, health, profession and many other types of problems depending on the overall tone of his horoscope. Some natives may feel the heat of this malefic retrograde planet in the field of their marriage and they may have to suffer from many problems in this field, which may intensify if there are other malefic planets in their horoscopes. For example, if malefic retrograde Mercury is placed in the first house of a horoscope in the sign of Capricorn along with malefic Venus and malefic Sun; and malefic Saturn is placed in the eleventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Scorpio, the native may have to suffer from a broken marriage on account of serious issues in such marriage.