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Exalted Mercury in Seventh House
Exalted Mercury in the seventh house of horoscope in Virgo is benefic in most cases, though it may turn malefic in some cases. It may happen when such exalted 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, exalted Mercury in the seventh house of a horoscope in Virgo can bless the native with good results related to mother, education, wealth, properties, vehicles, marriage, husband, wife, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition, fame and several other good results, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.
Such exalted Mercury can render various types of benefits to the native, related to or through his mother and/or marriage. Considering mother, native’s mother may be a rich woman, a celebrity, an officer in government or a powerful politician. The native may enjoy many benefits because of her money, influence and/or status. Considering marriage, the native may get married to a woman who may be beautiful, rich, a celebrity, an officer in government, a powerful politician, a successful businesswoman, and/or a citizen of a foreign country. The native may witness several benefits due to or through his wife and/or her family members. The native may settle in a foreign country on the basis of his marriage, if his overall horoscope and running times are supportive.
Looking at profession, such exalted 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.
Taking an example, suppose benefic exalted Mercury is placed in the seventh house of a horoscope in Virgo with debilitated Venus. Mercury forms Bhadra Yoga in the seventh house. Benefic Mars is placed in the eighth house in Libra with Ketu and debilitated Sun, benefic Rahu is placed in the second house in Aries, benefic Moon is placed in the fourth house in Gemini, benefic retrograde Jupiter is placed in the third house in Taurus, and Saturn is placed in the tenth house in Sagittarius.
In this case, the native may engage in real estate. He may start a company which may deal in real estate projects, and he may witness very good amount of success, money and recognition. His business may expand after his age of 35/40, and it may keep growing. After 40/45, he may start television channels, and he may witness very good profits. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, he may own a business empire worth in billions, by his age of 50/55.
Such exalted 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 for a female native, suppose benefic exalted Mercury is placed in the seventh house of a horoscope in Virgo with Saturn, debilitated Venus and benefic Jupiter. Benefic debilitated Mars is placed in the fifth house in Cancer with benefic Rahu, Ketu is placed in the eleventh house in Capricorn, Sun is placed in the sixth house in Leo, and benefic debilitated Moon is placed in the ninth house in Scorpio. Mercury forms Bhadra Yoga in the seventh house.
In this case, the native may become a singer. She may possess remarkable talent, and she may witness a lot of success, money, recognition and fame. She may be a good dancer, and she may also write some of her songs. She may deliver several hit songs, and she may receive many awards, including several Grammys. She may also act in several movies. If the finer factors and running times are supportive, she may become one of the most successful creative artists as well as top singers of her time, and her net worth may be in billions.
Taking another example for a female native, kindly read book for detailed example.
Such exalted 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 exalted Mercury in the seventh house of a horoscope in Virgo can trouble the native with problems related to mother, education, wealth, properties, vehicles, mental health, marriage, husband, wife, profession, finances, reputation, authority, recognition and several other problems, depending on his/her overall horoscope and running times.
Mercury rules the fourth and seventh house, and it is placed in the seventh house. If such exalted 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 mother and/or marriage. Considering mother, the native may not have a good equation with his mother, his parents may get divorced and he may live with his father, his mother may suffer from a long-lasting illness, she may be an alcoholic and/or a drug addict, she may be a criminal, and/or she may die before native’s age of 20, depending on native’s overall horoscope and running times. Considering marriage, the native may witness delay/disturbances in marriage, and/or one or more failed marriages. He may have serious differences of opinion with his wife, she may suffer from a long-lasting illness, she may be an alcoholic and/or a drug addict, she may be a criminal, she may not be loyal to him, she may have extramarital affair/affairs, and/or she may die within 10 or 5 years of marriage.
The native may witness delays, financial losses, setbacks, failures, job loss, bad reputation and several other problems related to or through his profession. Taking an example, suppose exalted Mercury is placed in the seventh house of a horoscope in Virgo with malefic Sun and malefic Rahu. Grahan Yoga is formed in the seventh house. Ketu is placed in the first house in Pisces, Mars is placed in the sixth house in Leo, malefic Saturn is placed in the twelfth house in Aquarius, and Jupiter is placed in the eighth house in Libra. In this case, the native may only find temporary jobs till his age of 35/40, and he may remain jobless for periods of more than 3 months, many times in his life. His first marriage may fail, and he may settle in his second marriage.
If Moon is placed in the twelfth house in Aquarius with Saturn, and malefic Venus is placed in the sixth house in Leo with Mars, the equation may become more troublesome. In this case, native’s mother may die before his age of 20 or 15. He may not find a permanent profession throughout his life, and he may remain jobless for periods of more than 6 months, many times in his life. He may also witness financial losses, failures and bad reputation through profession. He may witness 2 or 3 failed marriages, and he may settle in his third or fourth marriage. One of his marriages may fail due to an extramarital affair that he may have. He may not have children till his age of 40/45, or throughout his life.
Himanshu Shangari