Mercury in the Signs of the Zodiac

Today we will check information about Mercury in the signs of the zodiac. As you know, each planet affects a person, and today we will learn about the influence of Mercury, about what qualities Mercury gives a person if it is in one or another sign of the zodiac.

Mercury in Aries

Mercury’s position here reveals that we are dealing with someone who is enthusiastic and full of fighting spirit but who sometimes lacks continuity when expressing his thoughts. Consequently, he tends to have fixed ideas, to dig his heels in, and finally to change his mind completely and suddenly. At his best, he is able to translate his intentions, beliefs or dazzling intuitions quickly, into immediate actions. If not, he becomes discouraged and makes errors of judgement because of his impatience or because he can only look at things in the short term. He may be inquisitive and able to fix his mind on many different subjects, each in his eyes more interesting than the others, but he rarely takes the trouble to study them in-depth and finds it hard to concentrate on one thing at a time.

• Keywords: need to give immediate concrete expression to ideas, active curiosity, fighting spirit, militant and idealistic, visionary intelligence, lack of continuity or intellectual coherence, susceptibility.

Mercury in Taurus

In this sign, Mercury reveals an individual who is endowed with good common sense, a practical and realistic mind fixed in material reality. His intellectual reflexes are often slow. He needs to take his time in order to assimilate and understand all the elements of a problem. But, once he understands and holds the key to a problem, he does not let go of it. He may even show himself to be particularly stubborn or obstinate, and to dismiss any reassessment of his ideas or convictions until one can prove to him that there is another way to consider the situation. He likes simple, uncomplicated concepts, things that can be proven with facts. He will always favour constructive ideas that will turn out to be profitable, are easy to understand and practical to operate and achieve.

• Keywords: practical intelligence, materialistic mind, slow, patient, calm train of tought, ability to concentrate. Unshakable convictions, obstinacy, stubbornness.

Mercury in Gemini

Mercury being the ruler of Gemini, the individual’s intelligence is set free, showing a bright intellectual curiosity, an extreme quickness of mind which, in some cases, can turn into a state of constant and draining mental agitation. He is endowed with a critical, sarcastic mind, and enjoys being provocative. Because of his wit, he is naturally detached from reality, acting as if he were a privileged witness to his own life and actions. This form of intelligence colours his temperament with an unusual kind of intellectuality that does not always agree with his lifestyle. Be that as it may, he is sociable, clever, shrewd and very gifted in the art of verbal or written communication, knowing how to transmit and express his ideas in an exciting and inspiring way.

• Keywords: bright, brilliant intelligence, intellectual curiosity, critical, sarcastic and satirical mind, cutting sense of humour, mental agitation, dispersion, insolence, nervousness.

Mercury in Cancer

Mercury in the signs of the zodiac – The individual whose birth chart shows Mercury in this sign, is endowed with a dreamy, meditative, contemplative mind which stimulates his intuitions and often makes use of his excellent memory. Therefore, all that is related to the past – his or that of the community in which he lives – exerts a true fascination for him. His intelligence is often fixed on past memories. It is immersed in emotions and feelings, sometimes drawing from it a genuine creative imagination. But this creativity can be undisciplined and irrational, taking him into a world of his own, a secret garden that others find difficult to enter. Despite these tendencies, he feels the need to experience an affinity of thought with others. If he doesn’t, he adopts a defensive, wary mental attitude, which is also traditionalist and narrow-minded.

• Keywords: dreamy, meditative and passive temperament, excellent memory, very interested in the past and memories of the past, child-like ingeniousness or fanaticism.

Mercury in Leo

When, in a birth chart, Mercury is located in this sign, we are dealing with an individual whose mind is brilliant but also often lacking in depth. He displays a generous spirit and his intentions are noble, and he aspires to a higher intellectual level, but his mental faculties are mostly used up to satisfy his self-respect and promote his own abilities. Thus, he is often very skilful at taking other people’s ideas, making them his own and defending them with such conviction that one could be led to believe that he really did think them up himself! He loves stirring words, passionate speeches, stylish expressions and, most of all, to have the last word. He wants to gain knowledge and to have a greater understanding, but he lacks the humility and patience to spend time and effort acquiring these attributes – he would like a shortcut!

• Keywords: brilliant mind, warm, dominating, father figure, noble and generous ideas, intellectual ambitions, lack of objectivity and critical mind, superficial point of view.

Mercury in Virgo

Mercury is the secondary ruler of this sign, and its position here reveals an individual whose mind is fixed on practical details, and immersed in the material and moral reality and detail of everyday life. He uses all his mental faculties to satisfy his need for order, method, organisation and analysis, to solve mysteries, search and find errors, or apply his theories and ideas to the letter. He loves questions and problems as much as he enjoys the answers and solutions. His good judgement sharpens his critical and self-critical mind. Consequently, he is often an introvert, a shy, anxious, demanding perfectionist, unsure of himself, and life in general. He is a serious person but his send of humour has great finesse because he has a great appreciation of everything around him.

• Keywords: critical and self-critical mind, taste for analysis, study an thought, methodical intelligence, good judgement, introvert, finds it hard to communicate, full of self-doubt.

Mercury in Libra

Mercury in the signs of the zodiac – The individual whose birth chart shows Mercury in this sign, has a subtle and refined intelligence, a practical and critical mind, and they appear selective and a perfectionist. For him, the notion of choice is very important. He never makes a decision without first studying every aspect of a problem. He takes time to weigh up the pros and cons. He always tries to reach a compromise, to find the halfway solution, the perfect answer. Because of this, he seems sociable and friendly, easy-going and tolerant. He is able to show great detachment when weighing up his options which sharpens his critical mind and his objectivity and stimulates his power of observation. However, he sometimes lacks the ability to actually make decisions or else he is so meticulous in his desire to make the best choice that he finds it difficult to get down to it. He may also become influenced by the ideas or opinions of others.

• Keywords: mental refinement, critical and selective mind, taste for what is ethical and aesthetic, search for the right balance, ability to compromise, sociable, meticulous, perfectionist.

Mercury in Scorpio

The individual with Mercury in this sign has an instinctive intelligence and things arouse his curiosity his thirst for knowledge. He has a desire to know, to reflect and get to the bottom of things, to experiment and to investigate reality right down to its very roots. He is fundamentally very individual, sometimes provocative or argumentative, he would not hesitate to tell a lie in order to be able to investigate something and get to the truth. He may prove to be a fine strategist or be able to use his intelligence to divide those around him in order to control them better and thus exert a subtle influence over them. He knows how to destroy illusions and he has no time for pretension of any kind, he wants to be beyond the world of appearances and reach reality, the bottom of things. Consequently, he sometimes appears to be rebellious or else suspicious and aggressive, and this is more apparent in his speech than in his actions.

• Keywords: instinctive intelligence, individual, penetrating mind, search for the unknown and the unexpected, taste for strategy, exploration, destructive criticism, refusal to compromise.

Mercuri in Sagittarius

When placed in this sign, Mercury reveals an individual whose intelligence is well-meaning but coloured by ingenuousness, naivety and generosity. This is a person who shows great tolerance of situations and of others. His mind and understanding tend to be simplistic in that he is not receptive to very complex concepts or more complicated ideas. On the other hand, he shows great interest in everything which is likely to widen his cultural and social horizon, particularly when these things stimulate his ever-present need for escapism and adventure. He is firmly optimistic, warm, and a lover of the good things in life. He will always be available and open to the ideas of others provided that the resulting exchanges remain simple and spontaneous. He derives great pleasure from relationships with friends, but his tolerance and naivety mean he may be easily taken in by other people.

• Keywords: well-meaning intelligence, ingenuous, optimistic, sometimes simplistic mind, humanist and generous behaviour, refusal to face problems and complications.

Mercury in Capricorn

Mercury in the signs of the zodiac – The intelligence of the individual whose birth chart shows Mercury in this sign, is ruled by reason and logic. Consequently, the qualities of his practical mind make him rational at all times. They stimulate his ability to concentrate and be discerning, as well as his perseverance, seriousness and tenacity. This does not leave much room for humour and imagination for this individual whose logical mind is also sceptical, calculating, methodical and disciplined. On the other hand, his opinions and convictions, which are acquired slowly but surely, after much soul-searching, are unshakeable. However, too much rigidity can make his temperament become cold and distant, and make him unpleasantly demanding and fatalistic.

• Keywords: rational intelligence, concrete, lucid, sceptical and methodical mind, great ability to concentrate, moral ridigity, logical reasoning, intransigence, pessimism, fatalism.

Mercury in Aquarius

When placed in this sign, Mercury reveals a flexible, adaptable and dynamic intelligence and an individual who, in some way or other, always calls attention to himself by his ideas and the way he expresses them. In this case, we are dealing with a mind, keen on paradoxes, and displaying freedom of thought or original ideas. This sometimes leads him to make a stand, become militant or throw himself into social, intellectual or cultural adventures that are innovative or avant-garde, or into research, investigations or experiences that are out of the ordinary. He knows how to combine logic, intuition and concentration, and how to focus on entirely new or original projects, but he should beware because his deep curiosity sometimes turns into mental instability.

• Keywords: adaptable and tireless intelligence which is both intuitive and logical, taste for paradox and contradiction, free spirit, inquisitive, unstable or rebellious, machiavellian, lack of discipline.

Mercury in Pisces

The intelligence of the individual whose birth chart reveals Mercury in this last sign of the zodiac is essentially intuitive and inspired, sometimes enhanced, sometimes engulfed by the uncontrollable emotional turmoil which goes on inside them all the time. In this configuration, therefore, the mind may be raised by waves of enthusiasm, faith and pure love, and helped along by intuition which is almost visionary, but they are may equally be dragged down by irrational and unfounded fears and suffer periods of melancholy, sadness and fatalism. For the most part, the individual goes from one extreme to another, which explains his need to be understood but also to be loved and appreciated for his ideas, and if he is not then this makes him susceptible and fearful.

• Keywords: intuitive and inspired intelligence, secret, romantic mind, need to feel morally and intellectually in tune with others, gift of premonition, fears, anxieties, illusions.

To think or to reflect?

What is the difference between thinking or reflecting? The Latin pendere means “to hang, to be hanging” whilst to reflect derives from reflectere meaning “bend, or bend back”. Thus, the fact of thinking implies that you are hanging, letting go and in a state of receptivity, but to reflect suggests a return or self withdrawal. Both thinking and reflection belong to the realms of intelligence and therefore to the world of Mercury. But, the act of thinking refers us to the direct or indirect influences of the Moon and Neptune (Mercury in Cancer or Pisces, for instance), whilst the act of reflecting is related to qualities associated with Saturn and Uranus )Mercury in Capricorn and in Aquarius, for instance).