INSIDE: Mercury in signs tells us about our authentic verbal and non-verbal expressions. It can tell us a lot about our cognitive abilities, our desire to learn, our style of learning, and our inborn skills and abilities. Let’s discover what makes each of the 12 Mercury placements so unique…
How we memorize things, how we communicate, and how we learn new skills differs from person to person. After all, no mind is the same, and that’s what makes us all extraordinary.
According to Very Well Mind, the style of learning and the way we approach new knowledge plays a key role in how quickly we forget new information, but so does the time of learning. Astrology associates our cognitive abilities with one particular influence, and that is the planet, Mercury.
Mercury is so much more than the retrograde planet everyone blames when things go wrong. It is a planet of intellect, communication, learning, and skills. It represents our logical mind and is an important part of our astrological makeup.
Here’s what you need to know about Mercury, and the meaning behind each Mercury in signs…
What is Mercury in Astrology?
After the Sun, which represents our identity and ego, and the Moon, which is all about the subconscious and emotions, comes the planet of intellect, communication, and mind – Mercury.
One of the five personal planets, it plays an important role in understanding our personality and how we consciously operate in the world. Never too far from the Sun, It is usually placed in the same sign as the Sun or one sign before or after the sign that the Sun is placed in.
It is a fast and changeable planet that can change signs every 15 to even 60 days, depending on whether it goes retrograde in a sign or not.
Next to the planet of love, the God of War, and the Lord of Karma, Mercury usually and unjustly gets overlooked. This is not a flashy planet that can tell us how we love or how assertive we are, yet it is a planet that serves to help us voice our love and our opinions.
What is interesting about Mercury is that it is neither a negative nor a positive influence on its own. Its nature and how it affects one’s life will very much depend on the placement of Mercury in one’s chart.
Here is what this interesting planet is all about…
It Represents Communication
Before anything else, Mercury in signs represents verbal, written, and non-verbal communication. This is the planet that corresponds with the Throat Chakra and expression.
Mercury is the planet of social media, the internet, and the travel of information. It is very much linked to the global tech changes we are experiencing, the era of cellphones and Instagram. Mercury is all the likes, shares, subscribes, stories, and gossip around us.
It represents our communication style, the transfer of information in general, how we voice our opinions, and how we connect with others intellectually.
Mercury rules speech and language and is a crucial element in understanding one’s rhetoric abilities. It also represents lies, trickery, misinformation, and verbal manipulation.
It Represents The Mind & Skills
Mercury not only rules speech but also the mind and the intellect. This is the planet that, more than any other, can show us our special talents and skills. Mercury is a student of astrology, always learning new things, and so it represents our practical knowledge and our learning style.
It represents the thought process, the logical mind, and the ability to find a link between cause and consequence. It rules our memory, cognition, perception, and everything else that has to do with human consciousness and the rational mind.
It also has to do with mental brilliance, the ability to bargain, convince, and trade. Because of that, Mercury in the signs is also associated with wittiness and cunningness.
It Represents Analysis & Details
Ruling Virgo and Gemini, Mercury represents all types of analysis. It represents truths, especially scientific truths, facts, and established laws of science we learn about in schools.
Mercury is associated with charts, lists, books, and anything that describes things in detail. Because it deals with details, it represents processes, from beginning to end, be those technical processes or developments of ideas.
It deals with matters of practicality, organization, and also efficiency. It is associated with abstract thought, curiosity, and the desire to understand how things work.
It Represents Movement & Change
After the Moon, Mercury is the fastest planet in astrology, and therefore it is no wonder that it rules change and movement. Mercury in signs symbolizes not only the transport of information but also the actual means of transport, be those cars or planes. It rules short trips, short travel, and is also associated with trade and local tourism.
This is the planet that is associated with everyday practical changes, such as changes of jobs, place of living, or buying new things, depending on which house…
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