Effects of Mercury in the 4th House: Vedic Astrology

The 4th house stands for a native’s family life, home, mother, luxury, and any other source of happiness. Basically, the 4th house represents the aspects of life that bring leisure and happiness to the native’s life. On the other hand, the planet Mercury stands for thinking, reasoning, and communication. Therefore, if Mercury is positioned in the 4th house it allows the native to have substantial intelligence, which leads to the native having good communication skills.

So as Mercury is the planet of speech and communication, its position in the 4th house is highly favorable. However, sometimes it can cause unfortunate events as well. In this article, we get into detail about the effects of Mercury in the 4th house. 

Aspects of Life Affected due to Mercury in 4th house

Let’s see what aspect of life Mercury’s position in the 4^th house touches in our life.

• Relationship and affection with mother
• Happiness from home and family
• Emotions and attachment
• Education of the native

Positive Effects of Mercury in the 4th House

They have a good memory and usually do not forget the information they have been told. They will also have an intelligent mind and critical thinking, which can make them excellent in the science field such as mathematics, and aspects where a sharp mind is necessary. Accompanying this, the natives have a brilliant imagination and come up with all sorts of unique ideas and plans.

Their sharp mind and good memory allows them to have and retain a lot of knowledge. They are also able to make good decisions quickly and efficiently. Additionally, their minds are built to gain more knowledge therefore they are in the constant pursuit of gaining more knowledge. Therefore, they do not back down from any chance which allows them to have more knowledge.

Mercury in the 4th house also bestows the native with excellent communicative skills and these natives utilize this for knowledge and education. Hence, these natives are excellent at talking and can persuade people with their polite and kind manner of speaking. They can engage in communication and dialogues easily and even better when it’s for an intellectual purpose and hence can do well in terms of education in their life. Moreover, they are good observers and always watch a person’s behavior and manner of speaking, and they are able to judge a person based on their education and intellect.

Lastly, Mercury in the 4th house is extremely good for their relationship with their mother. They will have a positive relationship with their mother and will receive all of her comforts and happiness.

Negative Effects of Mercury in the 4th House

A positive aspect of Mercury in the 4th house is that the natives are highly intellectual and can have great ideas, but sometimes this can be the very thing that can cause them a hindrance. They may disagree with many people, and because they are reserved in their ideas, they may end up arguing with them.

Moreover, these people might be good at communicating, but it’s not the case when it comes to expressing themselves. They have brilliant ideas in their mind, but they have difficulty expressing their ideas to others and can become anxious and agitated when they cannot do so properly. It is also the same with their emotions and they have trouble expressing what they are feeling. If they cannot handle the situation properly, they become troubled and can even manipulate other people to get hold of the situation.

The natives can also have a narrow mind and a biased way of viewing things. They have difficulty adapting and with their narrow mind try to impose their thoughts on the situation. They are slow to accept new ideas or plans. As they have a hard time adapting, they do not fancy changes in life, and if forced to go with the change they can have an outburst of emotion.

Remedies for Mercury

It’s not necessary to live with the effects of a weak or troubled Mercury. There are ways to strengthen weak Mercury and improve your life. Let’s look at the solutions:

• The natives must treat women with respect. They must respect their daughters, sisters, aunts, and other females.
• A cure is to dress in green clothing.
• Washing your new garments after purchasing them protects against weak or ill Mercury.
• On Wednesdays, you should donate with a true and committed heart.
• Wear emeralds and feed the birds green gram.
• Pray to Lord Vishnu and pay him respect.
• Say “Om Bramm Breem Broum Sah Budhaya Namah” or “Aum Baum Budhaya Namah,” the Buddhist mantra.

Conclusion

Mercury in the 4th house bestows the natives with intelligence and they will do well in education in their life. They might go on pursuing education for a long time and all this will result to be fruitful. They also have excellent memory helping them more in their personal and professional life. But there will be negative effects as well if the Mercury is weak or debilitated. So you need to follow the remedies to reduce the negative effects.