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Mercury

Mercury, the messenger of the gods, is the ruler of Gemini and Virgo. Mercury is the messenger in Astrology as it is in Mythology. It is the planet of day-to-day expression and communication. Mercury's action is to take things apart and put them back together again. It is an opportunistic planet, decidedly unemotional and curious. In modern times, we tend to "meet" people's Mercury f irst. Many people make a connection f or the f irst time through e-mails, f or example. Mercury rules whether we are f lowery in our speech and/or written words, concise in our choice of words, or business-like even in our personal communications. Mercury not only rules communication, it represents coordination. T hought processes, ideas, and sensory inf ormation f rom both unconscious and unconscious sources all need to be coordinated and understood. Mercury analyzes, sorts, groups, and makes sense of things. How does we handle nervous energy? How do we express and convey our thoughts? How do we approach others and inf ormation in order to learn and exchange ideas? When we are "acting out" our Mercury, we are inquisitive, curious, communicative, and versatile. On the negative side, we can be high-strung or nervous, nit-picky, indecisive, and overly technical. On a personal level, look to Mercury in the chart to reveal how individuals get their point across, how they study, and how they process inf ormation. Mercury by sign shows an individual's style of communication. By house, Mercury reveals where natives seek to have a voice as well as which areas of lif e they tend to intellectualize and give a lot of thought to. Mercury colors the planets it aspects with a desire f or communication and exchange of inf ormation. Similarly, the planets Mercury aspects af f ect the way an individual communicates. Mercury prominent in a chart points to wit, liveliness, and curiosity. See each position of Mercury by sign: Mercury in the Signs Mercury in the Houses Aspects of Mercury in the Natal Chart: Mercury-Sun aspects | Mercury-Moon aspects | Mercury-Venus aspects | Mercury-Mars aspects | Mercury-Jupiter aspects | Mercury-Saturn aspects | Mercury-Uranus aspects | Mercury-Neptune aspects | Mercury-Pluto aspects | Mercury-Chiron aspects | Mercury-Ascendant aspects Mercury in Synastry (Relationship Astrology) Mercury's glyph, or symbol, resembles that of Venus, with the addition of a semicircle (hat) at the top. Spirit (circle) over matter (cross), resulting in receptivity (crescent).

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