Mercury or Buddha is one of the nine planets in Vedic astrology. Mercury is considered like a prince among the planets. It rules the zodiac sign of Gemini and Virgo.
Mercury is responsible for qualities like decision making, communications skill, mathematics, analytical and reasoning skills, trade, transactions, creativity, with hands, playfulness, etc.
Mercury is generally considered a benefic planet in vedic astrology. People with a strong mercury or with maximum planets in mercurian signs are skilled with good communication, decision making, planning and analysis.
Mercury gives you an extroverted personality. It gives you childlike curiosity. Hence, for general intelligence of the world and things going around us mercury plays a vital role.
Letās check out the placement of mercury in different houses and its affect on the life of the native.
Mercury in the first house
The first house is the house of self. It is the house that rules our physical body, our desires, ambitions and important character traits.
Mercury is generally considered auspicious in the first house. This placement makes the native playful, curious, intelligent, and youthful. A well placed mercury in the first house can make the native good with people.
They love to make friends and interact with others. They have a high energy and they love to explore different things in life. They may easily get into fight, if things donāt go according to them. They love to debate and discuss.
Mercury in the second house
The second house is the house of accumulated wealth, family, speech, food intake, assets, etc.
Mercury in the second house is considered highly auspicious. It gives you immense wealth and prosperity. A well placed mercury in the second house can give you a diplomatic and powerful speech. Being close to the first house, this placement can also make you youthful and extroverted.
The second house placement of Mercury makes you creative about money. You love to handle the finances and manage your wealth and assets.
With this placement there is a high chance that you will not spend money easily. You will be very calculative about your own wealth and earnings.
Mercury in the third house
The third house is the house of communication, learning, strength and courage, early education, short travel, siblings, friends, close neighbours, hands and throat, etc.
Mercury in the third house is generally good for early education, intelligence, communication skill, relationship with siblings, creativity with hands, paper work, documentation, etc.
However, mercury being a benefic planet does not perform really well when it comes to courage, strength, and will power. Malefics in the third house, generally perform better when it comes to such traits.
Mercury in the fourth house
The fourth house is the house of family, home space, mother, peace of mind, comfort, land, and property, masses, etc.
In the fourth house, Mercury gives you a happy home environment. There can be a possibility of playground, school, or childrenās park, close to your home. This placement can make the home-space comfortable and joyful to the native.
Itās good placement for a good early education and a great bond with mother, where your relationship can be more friendly and positive.
Mercury in the fifth house
The fifth house is the house of luck, fame, purva punya, ancient scriptures, languages, intellect, work, action, progeny, romance, love, drama, theatre, sports, arts, etc. It is one of the most auspicious houses of the chart.
Benefic placement like mercury in the fifth house is considered good. The person can be intelligent and playful. You love going parties, participating in sports and other events.
Such people can be good at drama and theatre as well. This placement can make the native, creative and good with languages. When it comes to love and romance, you prefer a friendly relationship rather than pure attraction. ļæ¼
Mercury in the sixth house
The sixth house is the house of debts, transactions, enemies, health service, legal matters, mundane activities, etc.
Mercury goes in the sixth house it gives the native a good hand with micro management and multitasking. The person is well organised and good with management. These people can be very good at finance trading or similar activities.
They are very vocal with their point of view and opinions. When they get in fight, they mostly make confrontation with words Rather than getting physical or violent. These people are very methodological and good with money. They perform well when it comes to service related jobs.
Mercury in the seventh house
The seventh thousand is the house of marriage, partnership, legal partnership, other people etc.
Mercury in the 7th house can give you a partner who is either younger to you, or has a youthful childlike energy. Your marriage relationship with will be more of friendship and compatibility, rather than physical attraction.
You can be very good when it comes to trading, marketing, and dealing with people. You will be tactful when it comes to business partnerships and business decisions.
Mercury in the eighth house
The eighth house is the house of uncertainties, sudden ups and downs, transformation, chronic diseases, scandals, hidden treasure, longevity, occult, mysticism, etc.
Mercury in the 8th house can give inclination to occult and paranormal studies. The person can be interested studies of psychology, risk assessment, criminal investigation, research, oil and gas, underground minerals, etc.
The relationship with the siblings and friends will not be stable.
This placement can also mean that the native is bad at decision making or has poor analytical skills, unless the signs of Virgo and Gemini are powerful.
Mercury in the ninth house
The ninth house is the house of luck, prosperity, divine blessings, fortune, dharma, religious pilgrimage, father and ancestors, etc.
Mercury, being an auspicious planet does good in the ninth house. The person can be inclined towards the studies of their religion. They may be methodological in following their own traditions. This placement can make a person learned and full of wisdom. You have guidance of good teachers and friends.
Mercury in the tenth house
The 10th house is the house of karma duty status in society, father, career, and profession, et cetera
Mercury in the 10th house can make someone diplomatic when it comes to the career and dealing with their colleagues. The native can be working in fields related to finance, planning and development, analysis, banking etc.
These people are very organised and well planned, when it comes to their work. They donāt like spontaneous decision making or uncertainties at workspace.
Mercury in the eleventh house
The 11th house is the house of gains, desires, social network, logistics, etc.
Mercury in the 11th house can make the native very good at networking. These people have a huge friend circle and maybe part of big social groups and organisations. They are pretty good at trading and logistics related work.
This position is good for finance and can give huge monetary gains, if the 11th lord is strong.
Mercury in the twelfth house
The 12th house is the house of isolation, moksha, solitude, losses, expenditure, bed pleasure, imagination, subconscious mind, hospitals, jails, asylum, foreign land, etc.
Mercury the 12th house natives can be very creative, especially when it comes to writing and art. They have great imagination. But this placement is not very good for decision making and analytical skills unless there are other good combinations.
On subconscious level, they can feel a bit of disturbance and nervous trouble.
This placement gives opportunities to make friends or a network of people who are either foreigners or dealing in professions such as medical line, people working with less privileged, NGOs, Jails and asylum.
These are some generalised results for Mercury placements in different houses in vedic astrology.
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