Effects of Mercury in different houses of natal chart

Mercury rules the conscious, reasoning mind. Mercury's house and sign placements show how the mind directs its thoughts. Mercury reflects our link of reason between the conscious and sub-conscious, between physical and spiritual.

• Mercury in first house: With this position, these people grow younger and younger as age proceeds. These have active, logical minds and very intelligent. These people are aware of everything around them. Talkative and often write a great deal. They make good physicians, writers, body-builders, secretaries and scholars.

If Mercury in Earthy signs (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn), then makes person very great Businessman.

Counteract, if Mercury in Aries and Leo, then the person is debaucher, alcoholic & prone to bad habits.

Mercury in Scorpio makes an Occult Researcher and a Scientist, while Mercury in Pisces Ascendant reveals erotic, carnal pleasures of the native with most disturbing mind.

• Mercury in Second House: This is excellent position of this planet in all aspects. Firstly, the person has very attractive, beautiful and charming Face. These people have original ideas. These are Brainy, Entrepreneur, Baron, Merchant, Author, a Business magnet and very communicative.

Mercury+Jupiter in 2ndH – Great Mathematician.

• Mercury in Third House: Superior Intelligence and elegant Hand-writing. Very strong interest in all sorts of communication. Much short-distance travelling. Puzzle-solver. Memory abilities are intact.

If Mercury in Virgo/Scorpio/Aquarius in 3rdH, then he/she will learn Astrology, with aspects of Saturn may learn Palmistry.

While if Mercury has harsh aspects in 3rdH, then there will be difficulty with contracts and agreements.

• Mercury in Fourth House: These people often lead a nomadic life, roaming from place to place. They will likely to have a large personal library in their home. Earth Sciences interest them. They may even be writers dealing with environmental problems.

Sun in 5^th H, Mercury in 4^th – loss of money. Angry  disposition in case Mercury in Fiery signs (4thH).  Good results will receive if Mercury in Gemini, Aquarius and Libra signs.

• Mercury in Fifth House: Here you find playwrights and drama critics. They like mental games. First born probably be female progeny. These secretly recite mantras & tantras. These have calculative mind, astrologers and astronomers.

Debilitation of Mercury i.e in Pisces makes foppish, fretful, creative imagination, love of fantasy, intuitive ability, caprice & dreamy. They are unpredictable.

• Mercury in Sixth House: Methodical, efficient people who usually pursue highly specialize work that involves exacting attention to detail. Enmity with own people. May affect with diseases like tuberculosis, asthma and chest related problems. Favorable for Science, Engineer and Medical career.

• Mercury in Seventh House: Adept at working and communicating effectively with other people in a partnership (or) cooperative type of work. They make good mediators and counselors. They need marriage partners who are intelligent and well educated. These may be Impotent. Behave like opposite gender.

• Mercury in Eighth House: There is interest in matters dealing with death, inheritance, taxes and insurance. Usually secretive people, these love intrigue. These people never forget a wrong performed against them. However, these are scholars, high officials; beget name & fame and occultists. Their own death is often caused by respiratory diseases (or) by disorders of the nervous system.

• Mercury in Ninth House: Good position for Lawyers. Very fortunate life. Wise, learned and book-worm. Age doesn’t matter to educate themselves. Much interest in foreign cultures and travel.

• Mercury in Tenth House: Good organizers and planners. Leadership ability. Nice position for publishing, lecturing and teaching professions. These will gain paternal inheritance. Great Judge of Mankind. Always make low profile. Speak truth. Achieve a higher position in later life because of his humbleness.

• Mercury in Eleventh House: These people are interest in group communication. They function at their best in concert with others; there are no ‘loners’ here. Adapt themselves to environment. Clever tackle in achieving money. Most often they have some affiliation with astrology, humanitarian causes, scientific investigations and various occult matters. On extreme cases, they are eccentric and impractical.

• Mercury in Twelfth House: They make decisions based more on feelings than on facts or logic. These are shy people who rarely say what is really on their mind. There can be great psychic ability and awareness. Childhood faces lot of tensions and obstacles. Lots of secret enemies. If Mercury is afflicted, there can be mental illness (or) neurotic behavior.