Mercury in the Signs
Mercury in Aries
What’s your style of communication? How do you make decisions? How do you pick up, process, absorb, and exchange information? These questions are answered, in part, by Mercury’s placement by sign in your natal chart. Someone may be an assertive Aries, but they could also have Mercury in Taurus, with a style of communication that’s slower, patient, and not quite as spirited as one would expect from an Aries, as an example. Mercury refines the Sun sign, and it helps to define how we take in–and give out–information.
With Mercury in Aries, you make quick decisions–so quick that it may seem as if you don’t enjoy thinking things over. The truth is, Aries communicators don’t have a lot of patience for mulling. You can be quick and to the point in your communications. You’re typically direct and candid, and some may find you crude at times. You may even come across as aggressive but that usually happens when you encounter opposition to your opinions and ideas and is more a result of frustration and impatience. Mercury in Aries people almost childishly assume that others will accept their opinions smoothly. There is a defensiveness to Aries that is distinct. Sensitivity, too. And, when Mercury is placed in the sign, natives tend to be quite personally attached to their ideas.
You tend to prefer streamlined learning and hate to become bogged down in details. You’re adept at dismissing what you feel are irrelevant details! You usually make quick decisions, and you don’t always understand when others hedge issues or stay “on the fence.” In fact, you can be extraordinarily impatient with slow responses and beating around the bush.
There’s a certain innocent charm to Aries communicators such as yourself. Many people appreciate your utilitarian approach and enjoy that they can pretty much count on you being straightforward. Some may find you a little brusque or too direct.
This Mercury position favors starting new things. Aries is not attached to outdated ideas and is enthusiastic, although not necessarily flowery or gushing. Criticism or negative feedback can be taken personally. Still, you’re not afraid of a fight or a challenge, on a mental level. You have a visionary intelligence that is sometimes on the idealistic side.
New projects and ideas are taken on with an unmatched enthusiasm with this position of Mercury. However, because there is no shortage of new ideas in life, you can be quick to dump one mental pursuit, way of thinking, or opinion for something fresher and more exciting. You love generating new ideas, plans, and projects, but may not enjoy the follow-up work involved.
You’re excellent at promoting your new ideas. When you’re excited about something, your style of communication can be so motivating and fun, your enthusiasm is downright infectious. Aries is a leader, quick to adopt absolutely new and innovative methods–you get a rise out of leading too! You want to be number one, and since this is communication-ruler Mercury in the sign, it’s about the idea, inspiration, and information.
If your Sun Sign is in Pisces or Taurus, you might sometimes wonder why others get frustrated with you. The truth is, your style of communication may lead you to come across as more brusque and impatient than you actually are.
Mercury in Taurus
What’s your style of communication? How do you make decisions? How do you pick up, process, absorb, and exchange information? These questions are answered, in part, by Mercury’s placement by sign in your natal chart. Someone may be an assertive Aries, but they could also have Mercury in Taurus, with a style of communication that’s slower, patient, and not quite as spirited as one would expect from an Aries, as an example. Mercury refines the Sun sign, and it helps to define how we take in–and give out–information.
With Mercury in Taurus, you are a plodder. You might take your time arriving at a decision, but you get there. In fact, you are quite decisive, even stubborn with your opinions. Some may mistake the time you take over decisions for laziness, and there are indeed things you prefer not to ponder, but you do think the important things over, and often do so quite carefully.
You may be slow to start a new project, but you see it through to the end. Others may need to poke you a bit to get you going, however. You have much common sense at your disposal.
You rely on your senses when it comes to processing information. Smells, noises, and mood are all employed. Your communication style may, at times, be slow and measured. You have a deliberate way of talking, thinking, and planning.
There is a placid quality to your communication style – when you speak, you are usually not bubbling or scattered. As a result, others really listen to you, perhaps more than most. They take you seriously. The practicality of the sign of Taurus can manifest as a slightly sarcastic manner, although Mercury in Taurus people have an overall pleasing way of communicating. In fact, you can be quite funny with your “say it like it is” style.
Many people with this placement of Mercury have exceptionally pleasant voices. The down-to-earth quality of Taurus often shows up in the speech, so it’s unlikely that your expression is flowery or affected. Instead, it’s infused with a realistic tone that can be definite and authoritative.
When it comes to learning, you prefer demonstrations, concrete answers, and basic concepts. You handle repetitive tasks better than most. You learn best when you see real-world uses for the theories you’re trying to absorb. Not that you wouldn’t be able to comprehend the abstract–you simply process information better when you can personalize it (what use is it to me?) and attach it to the practical world. It’s interesting to note that Taurus is a sign that naturally assesses things in terms of what they can do for them. With Mercury placed in the sign, information is processed, and either accepted or discarded, with this kind of “screening” process.
A well-developed sense of color, smell, and touch are characteristic of this position of Mercury. You’re likely to have distinct and definitive tastes, and these revolve very much around the world of the five senses.
If the Sun Sign is in Aries or Gemini, you can come across as more bull-headed than you actually are. You have a no-nonsense approach to decision-making, and your ideas are often very practical and useful.
Mercury in Gemini
What’s your style of communication? How do you make decisions? How do you pick up, process, absorb, and exchange information? These questions are answered, in part, by Mercury’s placement by sign in your natal chart. Someone may be an assertive Aries, but they could also have Mercury in Taurus, with a style of communication that’s slower, patient, and not quite as spirited as one would expect from an Aries, as an example. Mercury refines the Sun sign, and it helps to define how we take in–and give out–information.
With Mercury in the sign of Gemini in your birth chart, you are quick-witted. You may come across as scattered at times, but this is most likely to do with your many eclectic interests. You may hop from one interesting tidbit to the next. You seem to know a little about everything!
People can safely turn to you for a large assortment of facts and figures as well as broad knowledge. Your learning may be a little superficial — you generally have too many interests to delve too deeply into any particular one (unless Mercury is in strong contact with Saturn or Pluto).
You learn best in a stimulating environment. You get bored easily, but you’re a fast learner. Impressionable to a fault, you pick up more from your environment than most, and you process information at lightning speed! The restlessness of Gemini is especially apparent when Mercury is placed in the sign. There is a nervous energy here that is unmistakable.
Although Gemini is a rather open-minded sign, there is often a bias towards logic. Unless Mercury forms a strong aspect to the Moon in your birth chart, you’re not inclined to rely heavily on intuition, nor do you take into account the world of emotion in your decision-making processes. In this sense, you can come across as a little too intellectual or just plain logical. The lack of heart behind what you say and think can be frustrating to more personal communicators. You can separate your emotions and your communications, and those who can’t may believe you are indifferent or insensitive.
Although you are an interested and interesting speaker, you can also be quite detached, easily discarding or ignoring more personal issues. You don’t get attached to your opinions and ideas for too long, and the result is a changeability and coolness that can be frustrating to some. On the other hand, your curiosity and willingness to adapt to the environment around you often endears you to others. Because you have a versatile mind, others appreciate that you’re not rigid and stubborn.
Mercury in Gemini natives can be smooth talkers, even a little deceptive, although this is generally not with cruel intent. It’s done, usually, with a sense of humor. In fact, it’s more of a mental exercise than anything. You can quickly spot human weaknesses and then play around with them. You’re full of stories, and you’re not against adding some embellishments to keep your audience amused and intrigued.
Decision-making is generally done quickly and expertly. You have fun with words, you’re good on the phone, and you make an engaging speaker (unless Saturn strongly connects with Mercury and you’re less inclined to communicate spontaneously). You communicate with a strong sense of fun, and you can communicate with people from all walks of life with equal ease.
You have an enviable presence of mind, and you often impress others with your wit. You’re certainly never boring!
Mercury in Cancer
What’s your style of communication? How do you make decisions? How do you pick up, process, absorb, and exchange information? These questions are answered, in part, by Mercury’s placement by sign in your natal chart. Someone may be an assertive Aries, but they could also have Mercury in Taurus, with a style of communication that’s slower, patient, and not quite as spirited as one would expect from an Aries, as an example. Mercury refines the Sun sign, and it helps to define how we take in–and give out–information.
With Mercury in Cancer in your birth chart, you communicate with feeling, conveying a sensitive, withdrawn, and thoughtful nature to others.
No matter how free-spirited the rest of their natal charts may be, Mercury in Cancer people can be very subjective and personal, or they opt not to talk at all. They are slow to respond at times, giving others the impression that they are deep thinkers. In truth, you are probably exactly that. Cancer is a meditative and reflective sign. Even so, you are likely much faster at forming opinions and making decisions than you appear. Because you listen so well to others, this speed is not always noticeable.
Your memory is awesome. You remember almost anything, from your personal past to a casual conversation you had two months ago. Your memory is a little skewed in the direction of emotion. The truth is, you remember the mood surrounding all the moments you have stored away in your brain. This is because you feel people out when you talk with them. The words are not as important to you as the emotions and intentions behind them. Note also that you talk with people not to them.
As a Cancer communicator, you come across as gentle, intuitive, and sentimental. Sometimes, you can be quite defensive, as you often take things personally. You make others feel very warmed and protected. This may be in your voice (solid yet soothing), and often it’s in your message. There can be times when you come across as if you’re hiding something, which can get you into more trouble than you perhaps deserve.
You retain a lot of information, and you learn best when you feel emotionally balanced. You may prefer to focus your concentration on subjects, and approach problems in a step-by-step manner, “feeling out” an answer. This natal chart position gives the gift of rhythm and beat.
No matter what your Sun sign (and it can only be Gemini, Cancer, or Leo since Mercury never travels very far from the Sun), you seem to have feelers. You pick up people’s emotions in conversations. You are the best listeners of all the signs. In fact, it is extraordinarily easy for you to become “lost” in the other person’s expression and opinion. For a while, you can almost lose your own opinions and completely step into the other’s shoes.
Others can count on you to come up with information, culled from your outstanding memory, that others have long forgotten.
Your style may be to avoid arguments. But, make no mistake about it, you can provoke arguments more readily than you realize. This can happen subtly, and when others argue with you, this can take you off guard and hurt your feelings.
You’re likely attracted to poetry, archaic language, expressions of yesteryear, and the like. Because you are so aware of others’ emotions, you’re often diplomatic in your dealings. You may need to step away from others and be alone with yourself to explore all that you’ve absorbed and before making a decision or forming an opinion. You might often ask for time to stew over new information. You are impressionable, and it helps to know this and accept it. Withdrawing into yourself helps you to discriminate.
You might become frustrated with facts-only thinking processes. You also dislike distractions when you’re talking or thinking. You need to focus on the matter at hand in order to come up with the best solutions to problems, making multi-tasking difficult and chaotic. You can be an effective speaker and writer, especially if you also have a Leo or Gemini Sun. Your ability to respond to your audience is remarkable. You have a knack for presenting your ideas concisely, yet powerfully.
If this is the only personal planet in Cancer in their chart, you may come across as more personal and sensitive than you actually are.
Mercury in Leo
What’s your style of communication? How do you make decisions? How do you pick up, process, absorb, and exchange information? These questions are answered, in part, by Mercury’s placement by sign in your natal chart. Someone may be an assertive Aries, but they could also have Mercury in Taurus, with a style of communication that’s slower, patient, and not quite as spirited as one would expect from an Aries, as an example. Mercury refines the Sun sign, and it helps to define how we take in–and give out–information.
When Mercury in Leo, you speak with authority. While some people with this position come across as know-it-alls, most speak with style. You possess considerable presence of mind and know-how, or at least you give off that impression! You’re adept at seeing the big picture, sometimes at the cost of ignoring the details. You’re skilled at the art of persuasion. While others may try to win people over with logic, guilt, or wit, you do it with warmth and goodwill. You excel at promoting ideas and getting your message across.
You can be very attached to your opinions, taking pride in your beliefs, which are often rather idealistic. You are capable on an intellectual level, and you have a particular desire to express yourself and to be heard.
Creativity is especially important to you. You present yourself with a certain flair, and perhaps drama. Often a passionate and enthusiastic speaker, you get your message across with zeal. You’re not afraid of exaggerating or embellishing if these will entertain your audience! The manner in which you present your ideas and thoughts is admirably warm and stylish. You also excel at organizing and directing, and in fact, prefer to take the lead in decision-making.
Depending on your confidence level and age, stubbornness in the face of criticism or over-sensitivity to anything less than praise can be a stumbling block. Whatever the reaction, there are times when you can be mentally arrogant. Mercury, by nature, is detached and reasonable. In Leo, however, the ego comes into play very strongly when it comes to intellectual analysis. With intellect and ego so closely tied, the ability to separate fact from fiction is sometimes challenging. Some people with this position can have a problem with boasting. Inflexibility is another potential issue.
Probably the happiest people with Mercury in Leo are those who’ve found self-expression in a creative field. You can be a magnificent story-teller with your wonderful sense of drama. You speak and write with heart.
Mercury in Virgo
What’s your style of communication? How do you make decisions? How do you pick up, process, absorb, and exchange information? These questions are answered, in part, by Mercury’s placement by sign in your natal chart. Someone may be an assertive Aries, but they could also have Mercury in Taurus, with a style of communication that’s slower, patient, and not quite as spirited as one would expect from an Aries, as an example. Mercury refines the Sun sign, and it helps to define how we take in–and give out–information.
With Mercury in Virgo, you’re unlikely to be flashy in your communication style, but you do thoroughly appreciate it when others acknowledge your brainpower. You thoroughly enjoy keeping track of all the details. You can be a little high-strung when things are not orderly or when things seem out of control, so you put a lot of energy into taking care of day-to-day, practical matters.
You excel at organizing, planning on a short-term scale, and doing errands. You may not enjoy big-picture thinking, finding yourself more comfortable with detail work. You pay your bills on time, enjoy learning the details of a trade, and generally don’t balk at organizational tasks. You function best when you (or others) have laid out exactly what you have to do. Guesswork is not your cup of tea! You’re generally prompt at responding to others (although if you have a Leo Sun, perhaps less so), and you’re often willing to lend a hand to others by doing research and legwork for them.
Generally, you’re considered useful in your work and with friends since you have a handle on the details. You’re reliable and prompt, too!
Although you’re capable of learning a lot, you seem to need an orderly environment in which to learn and study, in addition to organized study methods. You pick up a lot of facts and figures, and you learn your own trade well, but there can be times when you have trouble truly absorbing the knowledge you collect on a deeper level. Although resourceful, may not be as strong a lateral thinker as, for example, someone with a Water sign Mercury.
You often appear humble, and in many respects you are, but you can become quite protective regarding the handling of your day-to-day affairs. You tend to feel that you’re the only one who can get things just right, and you may very well be correct! You can be impatient with others, take on more work than you should, and then complain that you’re doing all the dirty work. However, you have a fantastic eye for flaws that others overlook entirely, and your powers of analysis are virtually unmatched.
Mercury in Libra
What’s your style of communication? How do you make decisions? How do you pick up, process, absorb, and exchange information? These questions are answered, in part, by Mercury’s placement by sign in your natal chart. Someone may be an assertive Aries, but they could also have Mercury in Taurus, with a style of communication that’s slower, patient, and not quite as spirited as one would expect from an Aries, as an example. Mercury refines the Sun sign, and it helps to define how we take in–and give out–information.
With Mercury in Libra, you come across in a very pleasing manner. Diplomacy comes naturally to you. At the very least, you take many pains to be diplomatic. Whether you succeed or not depends on their audience–but more on that later.
You long for equality in the intellectual world. You view mental affinity as one of the most important themes in any close relationship you have. If you’re not getting it, you might look within yourself for answers. Perhaps you are trying too hard to score intellectual points with your partners instead of truly listening to what they are saying. You always attempt to be fair in any discussion, but to more personal communicators, constant comparisons can, in effect, seem unfair! You may go off on so many tangents, and offer excessive disclaimers for any opinion presented, that you end up all over the place.
You tend to handle people with care. When you find fault with others, you express it gently, consciously tending to others’ comfort levels. You seek compromise and the middle ground. In fact, you are extraordinarily uncomfortable with extremes of opinion! This makes you an excellent counselor and go-between, but it also gives rise to plenty of indecision in your personal life. As you seek the best, fairest, most just choice, you can swing from a pro to a con, and back to a pro again–but we can’t forget another “con” just to balance the last “pro.” It can be dizzying for others to observe! You simply can’t help but see the other side. This maddening characteristic leads to a strange paradox — you can end up seemingly incapable of giving a compliment without a “but,” because it would mean essentially drawing a conclusion, or forming an opinion. This is a paradox because Libra is charming, but give you a little time with something, and you will have a hard time arriving at a totally good (or totally bad) conclusion.
Your ability to think in the abstract endows you with a healthy measure of objectivity. Your thoughts are dominated by relative thinking–you simply can’t seem to evaluate your environment without comparing one thing to another. This trait contributes to refined tastes.
You’re good at making connections with others, but you can be a bit lazy on a mental level. This can prevent you from following up and maintaining the connections you’ve made. You hate to be thought of as the bad guy and can end up trying to make too many people happy. Your understanding of everyone’s point of view is genuine, but some might think you’re two-faced.
You might often turn to others for opinions when making a decision. The maddening part of it is this: If someone answers you, you’ll probably take the other side. For example, if you’re deciding between two restaurants, and someone suggests restaurant A, you’re almost certainly going to suddenly see restaurant B’s merits. You frequently play devil’s advocate. Often enough, you don’t even truly believe the side — you’re simply engaging in an intellectual argument. Watch that you don’t get so caught up with trying to win an argument and correcting the (perceived) biases in others’ beliefs and actions that you totally lose sight of what really matters to you.
You’re seeking balance and harmony. Your fair-minded approach and politeness are much needed and appreciated.
Favorite expression: “On the other hand…”; “But then again…”
Mercury in Scorpio
What’s your style of communication? How do you make decisions? How do you pick up, process, absorb, and exchange information? These questions are answered, in part, by Mercury’s placement by sign in your natal chart. Someone may be an assertive Aries, but they could also have Mercury in Taurus, with a style of communication that’s slower, patient, and not quite as spirited as one would expect from an Aries, as an example. Mercury refines the Sun sign, and it helps to define how we take in–and give out–information.
With Mercury in Scorpio, you’re exceptionally perceptive. You’re on an eternal quest to get to the very heart of any matter. This trait appears in anything that requires thought, and in almost every conversation you have. Totally fearless when it comes to delving into depths that nobody else wants, or even thinks, to explore, you excel at learning the source and the core of any problem or issue. You’re blessed (or cursed, depending on how you want to look at it!) with the observation skills of a surveillance camera, seeming to see all and know all.
Sometimes you can be quite “dark” because of your tendency to focus on the false to get to the truth. You detest superficiality. You can come across as suspicious and can annoy other, more optimistic people with a slightly cynical or what they may feel is paranoid take on things from time to time.
As a Scorpio communicator, you’re passionate in your speech, sometimes even given to lecturing. You’re just as passionate about giving others real advice and help. You’re quite willing to let others in on a few of your secrets–regarding other people, that is, not yourself! The truth is, you’ve observed things that many haven’t. You give the best advice around. You’re at your best when you’re talking about things for which you’re not personally involved. That’s when your shrewd judgment shines. It’s when you’re personally involved that clouded judgment is more likely.
Your intelligence is entirely instinctive. Strategies are your specialty! Your idea of constructive criticism can be interpreted as destructive criticism, depending on your audience. It can be very challenging for others to win an argument or debate with you. You’re absolutely driven to prevail, not just for the sake of scoring intellectual points, but simply to come out on top in general. Besides that, it’s hard to deny that your thinking is lucid. Others may need to grit their teeth and concede.
You’ll staunchly support and defend anyone you care about. And, the energy in your speech (or sheer intensity) can be motivating. You give awesome pep talks.
You’re also quick to home in on motivations. You size people up quickly and expertly. You may be naturally suspicious, or your experiences shape this trait. With Mercury in Scorpio, you love intrigue, mystery, and hidden motives. If you don’t channel this interest into mental pursuits, you can end up creating your own mysteries.
You adore anything that challenges the brain and you’re intensely interested in what makes people tick. There’s very little that surprises you, and you make an extraordinary confidant.
Mercury in Sagittarius
With Mercury in Sagittarius, you seek freedom. You communicate in an optimistic, forward-looking manner. Your ideas are often very big, but you’re not always concerned about details. You have vision and mean well. In fact, you may want to change the world, and you’re very excited about sharing your viewpoint.
Not always thrilled about taking care of routine matters, you prefer to expand your mental horizons through thinking and reading about larger subjects, like philosophy. Your thirst for knowledge is insatiable, but you have little patience for dry academics or cold, hard facts. Yours is a restless intellect. You learn best when you’re allowed the freedom to think and discover for yourself, when you’re genuinely interested in the topic at hand, and when the things you’re learning are fun or meaningful.
Even though your definition of justice might bewilder some, you defend truth and freedom religiously. You’re principled, and you love to share your views. Your optimism is both your strength and weakness. Your conversations are stimulating and invigorating, and you make life a little better for your positive, optimistic outlook. Sometimes, though, your optimism can be a bit blind to reality.
Organization, too, is not a forte of Mercury in Sagittarius. Who has the time for organizing anyhow? When the clutter around you becomes too unbearable, you’re given to trashing or piling things instead of putting them in their rightful places. You do appreciate lots of room, or at least the illusion of space, when you’re working, studying, or thinking. So, your office might look alright at first glance. Open up a drawer or a closet, however, and it may be bursting its seams!
Your discussions are always interesting. Others can’t help but admire your enthusiasm. At your worst, you take to preaching instead of conversing. This may not be intentional and can get you into all kinds of trouble nonetheless. A good debate is hard for you to pass up. You think you’re open-minded–and you are in many ways–but you can come across as quite moralistic at times, too. You’ll be the first to spot bias or prejudice in everyone else’s communications, but you can be a little blind to your own. You’re not always the best listener, either, and not adept at picking up the subtleties in others’ conversation as you enthusiastically communicate your viewpoint.
Bluntness of speech is a trademark of Mercury in Sagittarius. You become impatient with indirectness and beating around the bush. It baffles you, in fact! It may even piss you off for a while. A sure-fire way to get under your skin is by playing mind games with you.
When you’re not fired up about some issue or another, you’re fun-loving. You love to laugh, and it’s usually pretty easy to get you giggling. You’re forever curious, a bit prophetic, and you enjoy a hearty debate.
Mercury in Capricorn
With Mercury in Capricorn, you have a strong need to compartmentalize the impressions you receive from the world. You sometimes speak and write slowly or methodically. You appreciate structure and order. Although you’re resourceful, you quickly become frustrated when too much information is thrown at you at once. You break down ideas into manageable parts before arriving at a decision.
Usually quite mentally active, you’re productive and prefer taking on projects that yield tangible and practical results.
You have an authoritative air about you. You don’t appreciate being taken off guard, and you quickly become impatient with people who don’t honor their word. There’s a bit of a law-maker in this position of Mercury. At times, you can seem a little strict and judgmental with others, and you’re easily bothered when others don’t seem to “get” things that seem extraordinarily evident to you, and especially with those who don’t follow basic rules.
You have seemingly crystal-clear judgment, although your thought processes can be skewed to the practical world. You sometimes too quickly reject what you deem to be frivolous ways of thinking. Not given to much fancy, you feel most comfortable in the practical world.
There’s a bit of a doubting Thomas in Mercury in Capricorn people. Your first reaction to information may be skepticism! If you have the Sun in Sagittarius or Aquarius, you may come across as more hard-nosed, conservative, and practical than you actually are! The reason for this is that you process, and relay, information in a serious Capricorn way.
Your style of communication is usually of the no-frills variety. Capricorn is a sign that hates waste and values time. You’re often rather concise in your presentation, although you do take your time when you make plans–you consider it an investment in the future. You’re practical and resourceful. Your sense of humor is well-developed, too.
You choose your words carefully. You fear coming across as inept so that you may be a little stiff in presentation. Even if you’re the smooth type (and many people with Mercury in Capricorn do achieve this), you’ll likely have fretted over your communication skills and intellectual abilities behind the scenes.
Communication difficulties are generally most apparent when you’re relating to those with Mercury in Aries (who find you too deliberate and methodical), Mercury in Cancer (who think you’re too cold and practical), and Mercury in Libra (who find you too judgmental). You have your gripes with them too–Aries seem too hasty, Cancer too emotional, and Libra too argumentative. The key to overcoming these challenges lies in understanding that they result from differences in styles of communication more often than real lack of agreement.
Mercury in Aquarius
Unconventional in self-expression, you enjoy breaking the rules. With your Mercury in Aquarius, you are not necessarily loud or flamboyant, but you can have a quiet way of stirring others up! You may very well delight in exposing what you deem biases in others’ way of thinking, or simply enjoy surprising or shocking others.
Very quick to contradict others and to offer a different perspective, you enjoy intellectual debates. You’re objective and highly alert, and your powers of observation are particularly strong. You usually win debates. In fact, you’re very interested in scoring intellectual points, which can be maddening to others at times!
Aquarius is an air sign, which is detached and intellectual by nature. It is also a fixed sign, so people born under Mercury in Aquarius often have an intellectual “agenda.” Some with this position have an apparent intellectual superiority complex and can intimidate others.
Fortunately, though, most Mercury in Aquarius people make for delightful company. You always have something interesting to say, and your perspective on issues can be delightfully unusual, quirky, and surprisingly insightful. You’re quick to say “I know,” and the truth is, your intuition is so powerful, and your mind is so bright, that you often do!
You may have unusual study habits. You’re a bit resistant to following schedules, even if you have a Capricorn Sun–and perhaps particularly so with a Pisces or Aquarius Sun sign. Although you’re often surprisingly organized, your sense of order may not be entirely apparent or understandable to others.
You can be particularly attracted to scientific, technical, and/or metaphysical pursuits. Anything that promises progress and advancement for mankind has special appeal. Your sense of humor is well-developed and unique. Practical jokes and anything that shocks and stirs up others is especially appreciated!
You’re clever, spontaneous, independent, and progressive in thought, and also a little stubborn. You despise backward and biased thinking. You’re loyal to ideas up to a certain point, after which you see great value in updating your views as times change. In other words, you’re not married to tradition, but you don’t blindly attach yourself to new ways of thinking, either, although cutting-edge ideas do excite you. You’re highly intuitive and quick to grasp even the most abstract concepts.
Mercury in Pisces
With Mercury in Pisces, you’re a gentle communicator with a soft touch that is pleasing and warm. You may even come across in an almost poetic way. Not given to bother too much with details, you tend to sponge up the feelings and moods of your environment. The information you extract from your surroundings can be unusual and certainly unique. More often than not, it’s heavily skewed in the direction of emotion and feeling.
You’re usually a lovely listener and, when you get talking, a warm conversationalist. When it comes to communicating, you’re moody, and this extends to your texts and emails, too. It’s a kind of odd thing — people never know when you’ll be in a quiet mood or a yakking state. You don’t compete for airtime, but you can talk up a storm when you’re in the right frame of mind. Predicting when that will be can be difficult, though!
With your Mercury in Pisces, you’re tactful because you don’t want to offend others in any way. You feel out your audience and sometimes search for what you think others want to hear. Yes, Mercury in Pisces can fib. It’s not because you’re malicious–you just want others to be comfortable.
You may come across as dreamy and indirect. It can be hard to pin you down to any one belief or decision. It’s not that you want to drive people crazy or anything–it’s just that you take in so much information from the world. As well, your open-mindedness prevents you from taking a stance for too long. You have an unusual aversion to cold facts and hard decisions. Driven more by intuition than facts, you avoid list-making and the like. Others might think you disorganized, but you have an uncanny knack of finding things nonetheless. You have a tendency to avoid detail work or tying up loose ends, not to mention your mind often drifts off to Never-Never Land. Pisces is the escape artist, and since Mercury rules studying and concentration, you are not always living in the moment!
You tune in to all the nuances of subjects and environments. You pick up on subtleties of all kinds, so what you lack in organization you make up for with insight. If your Sun Sign happens to be Aries, much of the brashness and directness of Aries is considerably toned down with Mercury in Pisces. If your Sun sign is Aquarius, you’re especially artistic, humane, and whimsical. If your Sun sign is Pisces, well, you’re doubling up on the sign and your creativity and imagination are boundless.
You’re often vague and indirect in your communications. If you learn to express yourself with more clarity, you’ll find that a lot of the problems you encounter with misunderstandings will lessen. Your impressionable nature can make you an easy target at times. Your plans may seem too dreamy and unrealistic to more practical sorts, lacking the details that make them seem viable or attainable. But your vision is extraordinary, your unusual point of view delightful, and your leaps of faith are admirable.
Favorite expression: “I believe…”
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