Mercury will be in Pisces for an extremely long time from 28th Feb and till 6th May. Generally he stays in a sign for just an average of 20days, but now he will be staying in Pisces, debilitated for an 68days! (Watch the YouTube video here)

During this period he will be going combust again for about 20days from 18 Mar – 8 Apr. (He was just combust for about 33 days in Jan Feb.) And he will also be retrograde from Mar 15 – Apr 7. He is, a very impressionable planet and in this time he will be in close proximity of Sun, Venus, Rahu, Saturn and each of them will influence him. Also he will aspect Ketu and influence him. He will also be participating in two eclipses, lunar and solar in this time frame. And on the first day of the new year Shri Vishvaavasu he will be debilitated, retrograde and combust!

Mercury is your ability to think. He gives structure to your thoughts and allows you to use them sensibly. He helps you create options and then helps you confidently choose the right option. He first creates karma and then helps you work through it.
But now, all Mercury things will remain unsettled, and this will continue to affect all of us throughout the new Hindu year too.

So open your birth chart and check the positions of Gemini, Virgo and Pisces. These aspects of your life are going to be highly confused in these 68 days. Especially analyse Pisces, this sign is currently a disaster with so many graha in it. their so many events – debilitations, exaltations, retrogressions, eclipses, graha yuddha and their several combinations messing up its energy.

Mercury debilitated in Pisces is extremely uncomfortable, unable to function rationally. Pisces is an expansive and bottomless watery sign belonging to Jupiter. Mercury needs structure and this is simply not possible in the infinite ocean of Pisces. Pisces is a reflective, dreamy, imaginative sign. And Mercury gets lost in its depths. He has full freedom here, but he has no direction. He feels purposeless, lost and confused in Pisces. His data, details, databases all sink to the depths of the sub-conscious. Mercury is of the material world and cannot make sense of the astral and other-worldly environment of Pisces. Then Mercury combust is fiery divinely inspired intelligence determined to burn his opponents to the ground. He is a fiery ball of self ego powered by self serving logic. Mercury retrograde means that all keywords of Mercury will get confused.

So in this time of Mercury debilitated, where he will also be going briefly retrograde and combust, best stay away from arguments. You will be incapable of considering the other’s view points. Do not indulge in speculation, loose talk, excessive talk or gossip. You might see yourself and the others around you thinking illogically and behaving irrationally. Expect to misunderstand and be misunderstood. Choose your words correctly and be very clear about what you want to say. Be aware of your actions and avoid acting foolishly as this will have long term impacts. You might forget important things and your judgement will be clouded. In fact, everyone will speak selfishly in this time, be rude and cheap. Vulgarity, low level thoughts, cheap ideas, senseless behaviour will be on a high. In fact stay away from social media, as it will become even more trashy and adversely influence young minds.

Avoid signing any new contracts or financial instruments or get into major investments in this time, as you will make mistakes. Try to complete any projects which you had left halfway, rather than starting new projects in this time. There will be a financial crunch and you may need to dip into your savings. Mercury unhappy in a watery sign means that he may trigger emotional meltdowns. Misunderstandings in personal life now can have long term impacts. One important thing, if you feel unhappy or depressed in this time, do consult a medical professional. Talk to someone qualified to help you.

On the other side, if Mercury is supportive for you, then you will be selfish, rude and twist the situations around you to gain yourself. You will earn money or influence important people in this time. Your actions in this time may not be ethical, moral or legal, but you will manage to get away with it. You will be known as someone who gets things done by hook or crook.

Now briefly lets see the results expected from this Mercury in Pisces for the birth Moon signs,

Aries birth Moon – Mercury is not favourable. You might be insulted or humiliated. Ill health and nervous issues can trouble you. Temporary separation from the spouse is possible. Overwork and mental agitation will make you restless. A big financial loss is possible in this time so due care must be taken.

Taurus birth Moon – Mercury is supportive and you will gain money by legal or illegal means in this time. He will allow you to twist the situations and the people around you to your advantage. Your family will be happy, spouse will be supportive and your children will obey you. You will be able to think logically and take decisions which help only you.

Gemini birth Moon – Mercury can give some good results. You will destroy your enemies especially in your work place. People will think you to be rude but efficient. Family life will also be stable and you will be overall comfortable. Your efforts will be successful and you will gain money. However you will imagine things and be under needless mental and physical strain in this time.

Cancer birth Moon – Mercury is not auspicious for you and he can create obstacles in your projects. You might not get expected returns. You will feel lazy and lethargic in this time. Your diet and rest will be affected. You will suffer from excessive heat in the body. You will be irritated yourself and also cause trouble for others.

Leo birth Moon – Mercury can give you some good results in this time. Your family will support you. Your intelligence will work overtime and you will take logical and rational life decisions. He can give you some tangible gains and earn some extra income. But you will be distressed for imaginary reasons. Health may suffer as diet and rest will be affected.

Virgo birth Moon – Mercury is not favourable for you. You will argue with others at home and in the office for no good reason. Body will suffer from excessive heat and your temper will be high. Feelings of dullness and depression will make you unpleasant. There will be difficulties in your projects and you will not get what you want. Misfortune and humiliation is possible.

Libra birth Moon – Mercury can be supportive in this time. And you will be able to win over your enemies and succeed in life. There will be overall progress and gains in several aspects of your life. You will feel courageous and bold in this time. Your social image will improve. You will think in different ways, be selfish and achieve what you want.

Scorpio birth Moon – your family life will be disturbed. Spouse will not support and children will not listen to you. Your mind will be agitated and restless. Life will be overall difficult. You will argue and quarrel with everyone because of your own selfishness and self ego. loss of reputation is possible. Heath will be afflicted by heat type of diseases. Mercury is not supportive for you.

Sagittarius birth Moon – Mercury can give you some benefits in this time. Any joint venture with your family members or your spouse or your mother can give you some gains. Family will be supportive and you will be generally satisfied in this time. But you will overthink issues and this will lead to sleepless nights.

Capricorn birth Moon – Mercury will give you mixed to bad results. You might meet some new and useful people in this time frame. But temporarily your relatives will behave as your enemies. And on the negative side, you might make some serious mistakes and then suffer heavy financial losses due to these mistakes. The simplest projects seem to get into difficulties and you will be worried and under mental stress.

Aquarius birth Moon – Mercury will give mixed results. You might suffer humiliation or loss of reputation in some way. Temporary or permanent separation from a close family member is possible. But on the positive side. Health will remain good. You might meet some new and good people in this time. And there is a chance of getting some money unexpectedly from dubious sources.

Pisces birth Moon – Mercury is not auspicious. You might face financial losses. People will gossip about you and try to spoil your image. There is a chance that you will be cheated in some way. Legal issues will pop up. You will not be able to apply your knowledge to practical things and thus face losses. Your capacity to think logically will be affected. Travelling might be tiring. Your diet and rest will be disturbed.

The remedies are as always the two, Mantra and Daana. So do something to balance your energies at least on Wednesdays. If you can take up a lifetime routine of daily pujas it will be very effective and give your life a solid energy foundation. Especially if you have your birth Mercury in an inauspicious position or your current Dasha and transits are not favourable, then you must take efforts to remain in balance. And if you are a student of Jyotish and are aware of your birth chart energies then think on what can go wrong and act intelligently to avoid any issues in this time.

Dr. Tejaswini Arvind Patil