Mercury in the signs and houses

In the signs

Mercury in Aries

You speak fast and head-on, cut in and finish other people’s sentences. You find the answer first and work out the details as you go.

Mercury in Taurus

You think slowly and dislike being hurried. On the other hand, you do not replay what you have settled. You explain by example and in plain terms; the abstract bores you.

Mercury in Gemini

You pick things up on the fly and talk easily about anything. You hold a dozen subjects at once and jump between them. Sometimes you never reach the bottom of one — you get bored first.

Mercury in Cancer

You remember not facts but how it felt. You agree or argue by feel and gather the reasons afterwards. When someone near you is irritated, you lose the thread.

Mercury in Leo

You speak vividly and know how to hold attention. You put your opinion as final. Arguing with you in public is a bad idea; alone you are far more reasonable.

Mercury in Virgo

You notice inaccuracies and cannot let them pass. You explain in detail, sometimes in more detail than is wanted. You pick at words — your own included.

Mercury in Libra

You weigh both sides and so take long to decide. You put things gently and go round the sharp corners. You hear the other argument honestly, not for show.

Mercury in Scorpio

You hear not what is said but what is behind it. You ask the awkward questions. You keep your own counsel until you are sure of the person.

Mercury in Sagittarius

You think in broad strokes and dislike detail. You speak straight and sometimes too bluntly. You promise more than you later have time for.

Mercury in Capricorn

You speak briefly and to the point and promise nothing extra. You cannot stand chatter. Your jokes are so dry that not everyone notices they were jokes.

Mercury in Aquarius

You reach conclusions by a strange road and turn out to be right. You argue out of interest, not to win. The common opinion puts you off rather than convinces you.

Mercury in Pisces

You think in images rather than words: inside it is all clear, but hard to explain. You catch the mood of a conversation more exactly than its content. Dates and figures fall out of your head.

In the houses

Mercury in the 1st house

You think aloud and speak first. People remember you by the way you talk.

Mercury in the 2nd house

You think about what is practical: what it costs and how long it will last. You decide slowly and do not replay it afterwards.

Mercury in the 3rd house

Your head is busy all the time and with several things at once. You learn easily but dislike going deep.

Mercury in the 4th house

You think much of it over at home and alone. Talks with your own people mean more to you than business ones.

Mercury in the 5th house

You like inventing things and telling about them. You learn well when it is interesting and not at all when it is dull.

Mercury in the 6th house

Your head is full of tasks and lists. You notice details others miss, and it wears you out.

Mercury in the 7th house

You test your thoughts by talking them over with someone close. Deciding anything undiscussed is hard for you.

Mercury in the 8th house

What is hidden occupies you. You dig down to causes and do not trust the first explanation.

Mercury in the 9th house

You think in wide terms: meaning, views, distant plans. Small details bore you.

Mercury in the 10th house

Your words work for the job. Speaking in front of people comes naturally.

Mercury in the 11th house

You think together with others. Ideas arrive in conversation with like minds.

Mercury in the 12th house

You think to yourself and do not say all of it. Hunches come to you before explanations.