How To Understand Mercury Astrology

Mercury is the fastest planet in the zodiac and in mythology, of course, it was known as the messenger and it actually sort of describes Mercury well because Mercury is about communication. It's about ides. It's about sort of wanting to do things.

Mercury's a great time for looking at sort of wanting to put ideas into action. When Mercury's in your chart, favorable position, it means that you're adaptable, that you're willing to sort of look at certain things. Transits of Mercury mean that you're able to sort of, really sort of get to grips with correspondence, and in a talkative way, it's very good for writing.

Mercury brings messages to you, you know, and it's a very important planet as far as our whole way of working goes. Particularly now, you know, where communication is key. It's one the most important planets now to look for in your sign.

You may have heard people talk about a phenomenon known as Mercury retrograde where the planet appears to go backwards and they'll say, “Oh, it's Mercury retrograde. Oh, that's bad news”. Well, the reason for that is because it appears to go backwards.

Mercury, when it's retrograde, puts in problems with paperwork, letters not arriving, solicitors on holiday, planes not able to take off. And so you want to sort of look at Mercury to make the best you best, you know, advantage of trying to sort of find your way forward. The advantage of Mercury in your chart is it highlights the areas where you are best able to communicate.

So for instance, if Mercury is in Cancer, then it would be a side of you that shows you are greater able to communicate in family situations. Whereas Mercury's in Scorpio, Scorpio's generally associated with secrets, hidden feelings, so Mercury in Scorpio would be an ideal placement for an undercover journalist. So, Mercury is key to understanding where we communicate and how we communicate. .