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| Mercury Facts | ||
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| Dignified | Gemini | In the Universal Mind, duality does not exist. When the link is made between the Universal Mind and your personality, the mind ceases to function as we know it and all is truly one. |
| Virgo | Virgo gives practical common sense to the airiness of Mercury. | |
| Detriment | Sagittarius | You tend to shun discipline, but need to learn it. |
| Pisces | Your analyzing nature must be dissolved in the love and compassion of Pisces. When this is done, you no longer need the link (Mercury) between your personality and the Universal Mind. | |
| Exalted | Aquarius | Your intuition combines with your intellect and your mind is not fogged by emotions. |
| Fall | Leo | The mind is dissolved in the light of the spirit and you must let go of your pride and vanity. |
| House Naturally Ruled: 3rd and 6th | ||
| Keywords | Communication (mental and physical), intellect, link between spirit and matter, mind, reasoning ability | |
| Associations | Health | Arms, brain, hands, lungs, mouth, all hormones, nervous system, respiratory system, shoulders, sight, thyroid, tongue |
| General | Activity, adaptability, agility, analyticalness, avenue of expression, children, communication, day-to-day travel, duality, educational capacity, expressiveness, intellectual urge, letters, logic, means of transportation, neighborhood activities, perception, reasoning power, short journeys, siblings, skills, speaking, techniques, writing, youth | |
| Positive Traits | Alert, articulate, attentive to detail, brilliant, clever, dexterous, discriminating, efficient, intellectual, perceptive, precise, urge to acquire knowledge, versatile | |
| Negative Traits | Argumentative, cynical, hypercritical, inconsistent, indecisive, irresponsible, lacking sense of purpose, mentally unstable, mental strain or stagnation, overly sarcastic, restless, skeptical, uncontrolled nervous energy, verbose | |
- Where Mercury is placed is where you must focus your attention and awareness and where you must learn skills and techniques.
- Mercury channels all the energy that flows through you-- whether it's used constructively or destructively depends on how you think.
- The sign Mercury occupies indicates what kind of mind you have and influences how you think and your ability to communicate. It also indicates the predominant concerns that occupy your mind.
- The sign Mercury is in indicates the psychological mindset that determines your ability to make decisions and convey those decisions to others.
- The sign Mercury is in reveals what type of information/facts you notice or think are important and what you choose to ignore.
- The house Mercury occupies indicates what practical affairs occupy the mind and communications and what areas of activities will be influenced by your thoughts and communications.
- The house of Mercury determines the type of environment from which you draw your ideas.
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| Aspect | Effects |
| General | Mercury is neutral and takes on the colorings of the planet(s) aspecting it. The most powerful aspects indicate your predominant manner of thinking and your primary interests for mental energy. |
| Conjunctions | Conjunctions indicate that the mind has power and understanding combined with reasoning and communicating abilities and placed mental emphasis on matters related to the sign and house the planets occupy. |
| Trines | Trines indicate a creative and inspired use of the mind. You can think quickly and communicate easily. Your ideas usually gain acceptance. Success is assured if you use your mind properly. Your social and professional advancement is helped by education. You understand and do well in areas related to the planets, signs and houses involved. |
| Squares | Squares indicate difficulties and mental blocks in learning and communication. Although you're intelligent and mentally active, you tend to be biased, opinionated and unable to use your mental abilities constructively, creating lots of mental tension. These effects are most noticeable in areas related to the planets, signs and houses involved. |
| Sextiles | Sextiles indicate opportunity for mental growth and the ease and flow of mental energy. You have good thinking and reasoning ability and are especially skilled in writing, communicating and forming new friendships. You have many opportunities for expressing ideas through groups. These effects are most noticeable in areas related to the planets, signs and houses involved. |
| Inconjuncts | Inconjuncts indicate a need for mental adjustment related to the matters controlled by the planets, signs and houses involved. |
| Oppositions | Oppositions indicate difficulties in relationships arising out of differences of opinion and outlook. You also have trouble communicating with others. You're often unaware of how others perceive things and must learn to see others' points of view. These effects are most noticeable in areas related to the signs, houses and planets involved. |
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