Mercury (Budh)

Mercury (Budha) – Mercury is the planet of information, communication, knowledge and business. It is considered as young prince, who is very active and curious. You will see such traits in the people who are Gemini and Virgo ascendants, as Mercury is the lord of these two signs. Placement of Mercury plays an important role in the education and the command on the communication, both written and verbal. Skin related problems happens because of bad placement of Mercury. It is exalted in its own sign of Virgo, while debilitated in Pisces. Mercury blends with the planets it is placed with, hence if it is placed with benefic planets it gives benefic results, and if placed with malefic planets it gives malefic results. In order to differentiate it with Jupiter, we can say that Mercury gives Knowledge, while Jupiter gives Wisdom.