Usual Effects of Mercury in 2nd House

Mercury in second house makes you patriotic with deep roots in your history and religion. You are programmed to carry out the family intelligence, will become extremely communicative in the art of public speaking, controlling the masses like a politician, with the capacity to convey messages to the public. You can become a profound singer as 2nd house Mercury gives you the ability to mesmerize others through your melodious voice. Your song will deliver the message to the masses and touch the heart of the society.

Bliss in communication and speaking comes from Mercury in 2nd house, especially, in the field of finance, your logical mind would make you profits and earn gains in your business. The way your calculative and analytical mind works, no one can put you down in the financial sector. If Mercury is placed in Virgo, Capricorn and Taurus, you will be a genius in calculating and in the finance sector. You can become a manager, salesperson, documentation expert and will even do very well at a high post in the financial sector. You will achieve success through your self-efforts.

Your intellectual mind would make you put your own efforts and gain success in life. You will channel your intelligence through marketing and sales, by coordinating and communicating to sell your product. Mercury will make you a good salesperson, who can sell anything.

If afflicted, Mercury will cause a glitch and hiccup in your speech. Mercury will make you materialistic, make your communication only about gaining money, without any concern for anyone. It can also make you a tax collector, who loves the work and also gets to accumulate wealth. Astrology will also interest you as it involves mathematics and calculation. You will not believe in mystical things.

Positive Mercury

A positive Mercury in 2nd house will bless you with humour, wit, intelligence, knowledge, and presence of mind. You will be good in the financial sector and money management. It makes you super clever and intelligent; you will be very good at expressing your ideas as per the current marketing demand, may it be verbal or written communication.

Negative Mercury

A negative Mercury in 2nd house makes you stubborn and you will not go with the flow. You don’t like to be rushed into any kind of work and no one can push you to do anything that you don’t want to. Because of logic and reasoning, you think you know everything and will not listen to others’ advice or take anyone’s help. Life may bring serious challenges your way that can take a toll on you, but your pride will not make you accomplish as much as you had hoped.

Some notable sign placements for Mercury in 2nd House

• Gemini-Mercury: It will make you a ruler of communication, technology and travel. You will have the ability to think quickly and express through your own dramatic style, which will impress others.
• Virgo-Mercury: It gives you the ability to express your emotions to the fullest, makes you highly organised and dwell in detailed research. Your train of thoughts is streamlined for maximum efficiency. You are attentive, focused, detail-oriented, and focus on perfectionism.
• Pisces-Mercury: This position activates your subconscious mind, which amplifies your inner voice and gives you the empathetic feeling to help others. You will be driven by your aspirations and turn them into your dreams. You will have a positive attitude and believe that there’s something much bigger about to happen in life.

Retrograde Mercury in 2nd House

Retrogression of Mercury in 2nd house will make you rigid and inflexible, you will not be able to take positive decisions for your growth and will always drift towards your pride. You think you know everything and can conquer the world by your intelligence and will not accept the present reality. You will not like being pushed to do your work, neither will you listen to others. This attitude will make you arrogant and rude towards others.

Combust Mercury in 2nd House

Combust Mercury will cause financial loses and legal litigation problems for you. Your intelligence and cleverness will not be able to shine and bring you recognition in your professional field. You will suffer humiliation; people will not listen to what you are trying to communicate, which might make you feel insulted. You will face financial losses in your business as you will not be able to deliver as per the demand of your customer.

Common Yoga positions possible with Mercury in 2nd House

• Kalanidhi Yoga: If Jupiter is placed in its own sign and is conjunct with Mercury and Venus, it will form Kalanidhi Yoga that brings you success and glory in the fields of art, entertainment and culture.

Famous people with Mercury in 2nd House

• Cameron Diaz (American Actor & Model): She has been named as one of the highest paid Hollywood actresses over 40 in 2013. As of 2018, Diaz's films grossed a total over USD 3 billion, making her the fifth highest grossing US domestic box office actress.
• Cristiano Ronaldo (Portuguese Footballer): Often considered the best player in the world, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Noted for his dribbling and flair, he has often displayed on field an array of tricks such as the step overs and ‘chops’ that have became his trademark.
• Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Indian Politician): He served three terms as the Prime Minister of India; was one of the co-founders and a senior leader of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). Renowned as an orator, his phenomenal collections of speeches, articles, poetry, and slogans have been translated in English. He received numerous accolades in his lifetime, including India’s highest civilian award - Bharat Ratna.
• Deborah Kerr (British Actor): Nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, she has received many honorary awards, including those from the Cannes Film Festival as an artist of impeccable grace, beauty and dedication.

Other notable people with Mercury in 2nd House

• Aishwarya Rai (Indian Actor)
• Priyanka Chopra (Indian Actor)

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