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Debilitated Mercury in Third House
When debilitated Mercury is placed in the third house of a horoscope in Pisces, Capricorn rises in the ascendant. Mercury rules the sixth and ninth 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 third 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 third house of a horoscope in Pisces can bless the native with good results related to father, creativity, spiritual growth, siblings, colleagues, 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 father and/or siblings. Considering father, native’s father may be a rich man, a celebrity, an officer in government or a powerful politician. The native may enjoy many benefits because of his father’s money, influence and/or status. He may give a big amount of money, and/or wealth to the native, while he’s alive, and/or through his will. Considering siblings, some of them may come across success, money, fame, and/or authority, and the native may witness many benefits because of them. They may stand by the native and they may help him get out of his problems, many times in his life.
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.
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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 third house of a horoscope in Pisces with Sun. Benefic Venus is placed in the fourth house in Aries with benefic Rahu and benefic debilitated Saturn; retrograde Jupiter is placed in the tenth house in Libra with Ketu; and benefic Moon is placed in the first house in Capricorn. In this case, the native may become a writer. He may write fictional books falling in the genres of drama, romance, tragedy and other genres. He may also be a screenwriter as well as a playwright, and he may witness good results.
If benefic exalted Mars is placed in the first house in Capricorn with Moon, the equation may become better. Mars forms Ruchaka Yoga in the first house whereas Moon and Mars form Chandra Mangal Yoga in the same house. 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 several bestselling books as well as hit plays, and he may receive many awards, including a Pulitzer. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, he may become one of the most successful writers as well as one of the top playwrights of his time. His net worth may be in multimillions.
Taking an example for a female native, suppose debilitated Mercury is placed in the third house of a horoscope in Pisces with benefic Jupiter and benefic debilitated Rahu. Debilitated Ketu is placed in the ninth house in Virgo, benefic retrograde Saturn is placed in the eleventh house in Scorpio, benefic Mars is placed in the fifth house in Taurus, exalted Sun is placed in the fourth house in Aries, and benefic Moon is placed in the twelfth house in Sagittarius. In this case, the native may become a tennis player, and she may witness good results.
If benefic exalted Venus is placed in the third house in Pisces with Mercury, Jupiter and Rahu; the equation may become better. In this case, the native may possess remarkable talent related to the sport, and she may come across very good amount of success, money, recognition and fame. She may win most of her matches, as well as several championship titles. She may rank number 1 for many years. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, she may become one of the greatest female tennis players of all time, and her net worth may be in billions.
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.
On the other hand, malefic debilitated Mercury in the third house of a horoscope in Pisces can trouble the native with problems related to father, siblings, colleagues, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition and several other problems, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.
Mercury rules the sixth and ninth house, and it is placed in the third 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 father and/or siblings. Considering siblings, the native may have bad relationships with some of his siblings, and/or he may witness various types of problems through them or due to them. The native may have siblings who may be criminals, and/or drug addicts, and he may face several problems because of them. Considering father, the native may not have a good equation with his father, his parents may get divorced and he may live with his mother, his father may suffer from a long-lasting illness, he may be an alcoholic and/or a drug addict, he may be a criminal, and/or he may die before native’s age of 20, depending on native’s overall horoscope and running times.
The native may witness delays, financial losses, setbacks, failures, job loss, bad reputation and several other problems related to or through his profession. He may also become a criminal. Taking an example, suppose debilitated Mercury is placed in the third house of a horoscope in Pisces with Mars and malefic Sun. Saturn is placed in the sixth house in Gemini, Venus is placed in the fourth house in Aries with malefic Rahu; malefic Ketu is placed in the tenth house in Libra with malefic Jupiter; and Moon is placed in the eighth house in Leo. Guru Chandal Yoga is formed in the tenth house.
In this case, native’s father may be a criminal, and he may spend more than 5 years in prison. The native may also become a criminal. He may become leader of a group which may engage in drug trafficking and violent crimes. He may traffic narcotics worth in billions. He may injure many people, and he may kill 1 or more people. He may get caught between his age of 35 and 45, and he may spend more than 20 years in prison. If the finer factors and running times are very bad, he may get killed in an encounter with police, between his age of 40 and 50.
Himanshu Shangari