In my opinion,Mercuryis one of the most important planets in astrology.
Youve probably heard ofMercury being in retrograde(orGatorade, if you’re in on the joke).
Emotions can be expressed through your voice; it can tremble, flirt, and stutter alongside your heart.
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Your voice can be also physical, creative, political, and even pleasurable.
Your Mercury placement will also be listed right after your sun andmoon signsand just before yourVenus placement.
In fact, it follows the sun around closer than any other planet.
Your Mercury placement, in other words, is a reflection ofthe sun.
One thing an Aries Mercury doesnt do, though, is hold back.
Lying, for them, feels like pulling teeth.
Because of this, you’re probably the friend who gives the most honest advice.
When working, Aries Mercury tends to do so in spurts.
They prefer being on their feet and seeing instant results for the effort they have put in.
Ive noticed Mercuryin Taurusexperiences a lot of frustration with expressing things in the moment.
This is a Mercury that is more interested in doing instead of saying.
Taurus Mercuries can get tongue-tied in intense conversations.
They get frazzled when they are assigned too many tasks at once.
Theyre not interested in multitasking and consider their commitments too carefully to put their feet in different shoes.
Mercury in Taurus people build things over the course of long periods of time.
They must do things to make it understand them.
They are physical learners who put their whole body into their commitments and their decisions.
When a Taurus Mercury commits, theycommit.
This is a Mercury placement that looks at your actions to judge your character, not your words.
Gemini Mercury is the honor student out of all the placements.
Often, those with their Mercury in Gemini are popular among their peers and authority figures alike.
If you want to compare them to any fictional characters, Fred and George Weasley come to mind.
The twins are smart, but theyre not Hermiones about it.
Something people might not see in Mercuryin Geminiis just how much they actually work.
Gemini Mercury goes hard, but they give the appearance of being able to do things effortlessly and flawlessly.
They have to let go of things that they are used to being in their control and simply relax.
When Mercury retrogrades, sleep in; pop a CBD gummy; dreama lot; forgive yourself.
Relearn something that you once learned as a diligent student at your own pace.
Thats all Mercury retrograde truly wants from you.
Mercuryin Canceris one of the shyest placements.
Its a relatively absorbent Mercury that doesnt dish out anything without a proper strategy.
Its a Mercury that understands the impact of its words.
Its also a fairly scattered Mercury and one that feels very different depending on the hour of the day.
Cancer Mercuries can feel like different people in the morning and in the evening.
They are sensitive and impressionable.
They do not pride themselves on being diligent workers but on their adaptability.
Something about Leo Mercury makes it appear to be very young.
They dont use a lot of fancy words or give a shot to talk about lofty or elitist things.
When they do or say anything, all is done by and through themselves.
Something pure, simple, and frank emanates from this Mercury.
Theyre not interested in putting on airs or making themselves into other people.
They are interested in authenticity.
Those with Mercuryin Leocan be very refreshing.
What you see is what you get.
For better or worse, they stand by their decisions.
They take responsibility when their decisions lead them the wrong way.
I’ve found they dont hide things, but they also do not vent unnecessarily.
When they work, they learn things with their hands like children do.
This makes them supremely good at almost anything they try.
Once they have learned something, they never forget it.
Dont, for a second, think Leo Mercury is uncreative because their Mercury is expressed so simply.
They tend to be creative writers and workers.
Its just that they do not care about being fashionable necessarily.
Their creativity is earned and comes from the heart.
Youll never see them pick up trends just for the sake of it.
This is one of the most powerful and busiest Mercury placements.
Spreadsheets are finished and meetings are powered through in half the time that it takes everyone else.
People with Mercuryin Virgoare smart and see to it everyone knows it.
They dont have to prove their intelligence to anyone, though.
It shows through their actions.
Virgo Mercuries can get caught off guard by Mercurys retrogrades.
They dont have to worry so much theyre more than capable of getting things done around the retrograde periods.
Libra Mercury is very good at making the intelligence of the group stand out.
The thing that Mercuryin Librapeople can struggle with is self-exposure.
They prefer to contribute to the group rather than accomplish things on their own.
One of the quietest Mercuries has a Scorpio placement.
Nothing Mercuryin Scorpiosays or does is superfluous.
They choose their friends and work with great intention.
Scorpio Mercury asks a lot of questions, but tends to keep the motive behind the questions hidden.
But Scorpio Mercurys charisma isnt like the easiness of a Mercury in anair sign.
This is one of the goofiest Mercuries.
Mercuryin Sagittariusis Bjork showing up at a bar and singing her own songs without announcing who she is.
Its Gordon Ramsay saying what he thinks in witty catchphrases.
On the flipside, theyre also masterminds who can take a concept and turn it inside out.
Mercury in Sagittarius is a very productive Mercury.
However, because Mercury is uncomfortable in Sagittarius, it is not interested in getting to a destination swiftly.
The journey itself is what drives them.
Its a detour-loving Mercury placement.
Detours, after all, are where Sagittarius' brilliance lives.
People with Capricorn as their Mercury placement are commonly described as straightforward, methodical, and strategic.
Ive found this to be far from the case.
Instead, Capricorn Mercury is one of the moreout thereMercuries.
After all, a lot of people with Mercuryin CapricornhaveSagittariusorAquarius suns.
Capricorn is a sign dedicated to breaking open patterns.
Mercury in Capricorn likes to startle.
They like to do things that make them feel like theyre a bit of an outlaw.
Theyre rulebreakers and want you to know it.
Usually, Mercuryin Aquariusis interdisciplinary.
They appear to be reflective, but they are fiercely creative.
Mercury in Aquarius does not appear as naive.
When those with this placement do things, they give the appearance of being well-practiced and sure of themselves.
They usually steadily push things until everyone else is ready for what they want to do.
Mercuryin Piscesis very good at telling stories.
The line between truth and fiction interests them most.
They might have had trouble fitting in and felt like they had to hide parts of themselves.
They have beautiful, large, and fun closets ones they have lived in for a long time.
As you may know already, Mercury retrogrades three to four times a year.
Notall Mercury retrogradeswill affect you, though.
When youre born, you start from the 1st House and cycle through the 12 Houses with each birthday.
The best way to think about Mercury retrograde is as a cycle.
Picture Mercury as a fast-moving object that runs circles around the sun.
Their astrological work has inhabited MoMA, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and The Brooklyn Museum.
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