Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and never farther than 28 degrees. He takes 87 days and 23 hours to orbit the Sun and stays about 30 days in a Zodiac sign. In the zodiac, Mercury rules over Gemini, the airy sign, and Virgo, the earthy sign.
Gemini and Virgo fall in the common or mutable category of zodiac signs; mutable or common signs indicate changeable and indecisive nature. The Mercury of Gemini represents sharp intellect, inquisitiveness, curiosity, memory power, inventive faculties, wittiness, humour, analytical power; exploring and research oriented nature, unstable and changeable and extrovert nature whereas the Mercury of Virgo represents a nature of expertise in planning and executing with a sole objective of gaining material advantage –fulfilling epicurean pursuit.
Mercury signifies intellect and communication; it is also called the messenger planet: in the context of the present era, the planet of mass communication. Mercury is very curious and has great desire for learning and changes. He enjoys disassembling and reassembling things that generate his curiosity.
The native with strong Mercury in his horoscope can easily sense what the other, in front of him/her is about to say. In the planetary cabinet, Mercury holds the position of prince. Having a changeable nature, Mercury quickly takes on the characteristics of the planet he is associated with, but he doesn’t give up his own nature.
He assumes malefic nature, when in conjunction with malefic planets and benefit nature when in conjunction with beneficial planets and gives those malefic or benefic results according to his own nature. In this context, one important point to keep in mind is that a planet delivers the results during his Mahadash or Antardasha or Pratyantardash. Functioning of a planet is influenced by the sign, house and the planets and Nakshatra linked with.
But the planets never lose their inherent nature in giving result. For example, if Rahu is a functionally good planet in a particular horoscope, then he will deliver his good results according to his inherent nature: through predicament, chaos, confusion and disorder – never smoothly. Saturn’s aspect to or conjunction with Mercury is good because it gives him stability.
On the other hand influence of Venus any way makes the native subservient and slavishly obedient to other. Mercury is also karaka of Mathematics. His conjunction with Mars in a friendly sign or association with the sign of Aries makes the native good in mathematics.
Human anatomically Mercury represents our skin, ears, nose, tongue, hands, arms, hair, brain, mind, lungs, and nervous system. Therefore, afflicted, debilitated, and ill placed Mercury causes to happen the diseases related with any of these body parts or organs, a few namely, stammering, dumbness, deafness, lisping, epilepsy, whooping cough, typhoid, thyroid, and gallbladder disease.
Mercury rules over the mental faculties and Moon rules over the mind; therefore, severely afflicted Mercury and Moon in the 5th or 1st house presage insanity.
But the planets never lose their inherent nature in giving result. For example, if Rahu is a functionally good planet in a particular horoscope, then he will deliver his good results according to his inherent nature: through predicament, chaos, confusion and disorder – never smoothly. Saturn’s aspect to or conjunction with Mercury is good because it gives him stability.
On the other hand influence of Venus any way makes the native subservient and slavishly obedient to other. Mercury is also karaka of Mathematics. His conjunction with Mars in a friendly sign or association with the sign of Aries makes the native good in mathematics.
As for profession, Mercury signifies hosts of professions relating to the area of learning, academics, transport & communication, creative writing, intellectual pursuits and publishing.
To be specific, Mercury indicated professions are journalism (print & electronic), wireless communication, BPO, website designing, internet related profession, transport and export and import related profession, literary, school teacher, clerk, astrology, mathematics teacher, poetry, traveling agent, insurance agent, income tax department, accountancy, banking, printer, book, magazine and journal publisher, interpreter, secretaries, postman, messenger, short hand writer, auditing, lawyer, coordinator, orator, engineer, radio and wireless operator, and doctors (ENT and neurologist).
The following are some of the important points about the Mercury: -
1) The day of the week represented by Mercury: -Wednesday.
2) The colour represented by Mercury: - All shades of green.
3) The direction: -North direction.
4) Season: - autumn season.
5) Gender: - Neuter gender.
6) Deity: - Lord Bishnu.
7) Element: - earth.
8) Gemstone: - Emerald.
9) The sign of exaltation: - Virgo ( 0° to 15°
10) The sign of debilitation: - Pisces.(0° to 27°)
11) Mool Trikona sign: - Virgo (16° to 25°)
Mantra for Mercury: - Om Oiung sthring shring Budhaya Namah. 17,000 times.
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