Mercury in the birth chart

Mercury is the first personal planet, it is very close to our Sun and cannot move away from it more than 28 degrees, precisely for this reason and for its vast and very rich symbolism it is the personal planet par excellence of the Sun, because it follows it more closely . His diurnal domicile is Gemini, the Virgo night domicile. Exiled in Sagittarius and Pisces, in exaltation in Scorpio and falling in Taurus. The function of Mercury is to put the internal world in communication with the external world, that is, ourselves with the environment in which we are inserted.

It helps us build the sense of reality that allows us to orient ourselves realistically in life, bringing out what we are inside. It presides over cognitive functions: it activates the left part of our brain that encompasses and discriminates all our information that comes from our sensory perception, allowing us to decode the world and then understand it. Mercury is also childhood as a curiosity of the mind, the discovery of the world by the child who at this stage loves to explore and break things down.

It will be the quality of Mercury, its particular characteristics in relation to its sign, to its home and to its position with respect to the other planets, that is its aspects, to describe the quality of the relationships that exist between brothers and sisters or the feelings that they concern. Above all, however, Mercury can be used to represent the nature and expression of the subject's mentality, and its ability to be well aware and aware. It also means manual dexterity and ability to use tools or tools.

Mercury also expresses the desire for research, that curiosity that pushes us further and further into an infinite thirst for knowledge. It follows that the type of school and education received will have a profound effect on the individual. Describes the slowness or speed of learning, the interest or less in the study and the influence of the quality of educational means. Mercury in the birth chart represents the brothers, adolescence, peers, travel, studies, children, literary qualities, journalism. A person with injured Mercury will have trouble communicating with others or transmitting.

Mercury in the Horoscope

Like the Sun, Mercury also passes through a sign in about a month, and consequently its influences manifest themselves in the sign in which it is found, and on the signs involved. Knowing the sign in which Mercury is located is important in the forecasts of the monthly and weekly horoscope and lets you know which signs will be effective and whether it will be positive or negative. Mercury in the horoscope indicates our mental state, the state of affairs and relations with neighboring people, travels, the arrival of news. So in addition to indicating the arrival of a novelty, or news concerning the professional or sentimental sphere, it may indicate returns from the past, the outcome of an examination or an interview, an increase in social life.

In good aspect it makes you shiny, witty, extroverted, good at business, able to speak and brings good news.

On the negative aspect it makes them blurred, confused, misunderstood, leads to difficulties in moving, extra expenses, arguments, misunderstandings.

Mercury in the twelve signs of the zodiac is expressed in different ways and shades. Knowing in what sign of Mercury is found at birth allows us to understand how the individual communicates, perceives reality, assimilates and exchanges information.