Mercury in Virgo

22 September 1958, 05:15, Lajatico, Italy

A reading speaks to the person it was written for, so this one talks to Andrea as “you”.

Besides the Sun and the Moon there are four planets that are very important for personal horoscope analysis and define individual parts of your personality: Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter.

Mercury is the planet, nearest to the Sun and it travels the fastest. That is why it is a very important personal planet, which influences communication, education, relationships, skillfulness and resourcefulness. Mercury also symbolizes transport and travels, especially short ones.

The position of Mercury in personal horoscope tells us how you think, how you communicate with the outer world and generally describes all the things that occupy your mind.

Mercury in Virgo

Mercury is home in Virgo that is why you are very talented for all Mercury matters – commerce, speech, writing, communication,... You have a very rational, critical and reserved nature, your observations and judgments are accurate, precise and analytical. You probably have a talent for writing and also for managing and bureaucratic professions and all areas that demand paying attention to details or trivialities. You are interested in medicine, health, hygiene and similar areas.

Mercury in 12th house

You have vivid imagination and outstanding skills that are mostly dependent on your well-being and also mood at that particular moment. You are often immersed in deep thought and come across slightly chaotic and impractical, but you also have a very good memory, strong intuition and mostly the ability to understand others, that is why you are often involved in social work. But because you are also (if you want) a very good bluffer, you often work in acting, fashion and art.

Mercury as rising planet

Because Mercury is found eastern in your personal horoscope, you are dynamic and flexible, agile, swift and resourceful. You are very youthful, both in personality and in appearance. Because you are interested in all sorts of things and are also talented in many areas, it is useful to direct you already in childhood towards constructive use of excessive thinking energy; you are talented in languages, writing, commerce and marketing. You often also have sense of music and painting. You are very restless, yet articulate and it is extremely important to you to get enough movement. You constantly have to do something, both mentally and physically. You like to express yourself, you mostly talk a lot and are sociable and a good company. Because of your audacious attitude towards life, you attract all sorts of people, also more serious ones.

Mercury in domicile

You are usually skilled in businesses of Mercury; communication, commerce, writing, speech, etc. You are fast, agile, resourceful and adaptable, also devious and cunning. As a rule, you have a gift of articulation and so have good rhetorical skills, you also pass on your knowledge in a quality and interesting way. You are intelligent and funny, you like novelties and constant happening and you love travelling. You are always somehow on the road, you are interested in everything and you learn something new out of every situation, which is beneficial for you in the future.

Mercury conjunction Venus

You are usually a good-spirited person and have a pleasant nature, are sociable and talkative, you always find a way to express your creativity. You love children, animals, nature and art and often your work (or hobby) is connected to them. You are also skilled in household chores, especially those which are connected to handwork and systematization (e.g. organizing, tidying, putting things in order).

Mercury square Saturn

You are often distrustful and insecure, it is difficult for you to completely relax. That is why you sometimes withdraw into yourself and your inner world, where you engage in dark and depressive thoughts and feed your fears. You are prone to being critical and judgmental, sometimes you have old-fashioned views and are quite prejudice. You need to nurture being relaxed and positively oriented. It is very useful that you work or have contact with earth, nature. When you find contact with yourself, when you relax and start trusting more, you can achieve great success, since you are also very ambitious.

Mercury conjunction Ascendant

You are usually a pleasant, open, sociable, communicate and talkative person. This is also why you have a big circle of friends and acquaintances. You have a restless nature and you never stop, you are constantly in movement and action, both in body and mind. You think, speak and act quickly, sometimes without thinking. You are curious and interested in everything, but you often bit off more than you can chew and so tend to be nervous sometimes.

Mercury square MC

You are restless, constantly in action and always on the thinking prowl, you want to get the most out of everything. You are constantly learning, improving yourself and gaining experiences, then you also use what you have learned. In the desire for happening, novelties and progression, you are sometimes even too enthusiastic, because you are very enterprising and ambitious and make numerous acquaintances, also many businesses (often the two are connected), which doesn't always bring the desired effects. To others, you seem too quick, slapdash and therefore unreliable, you are also unreliable, which can make your relationships more difficult, especially in business. You need to nurture attention, persistency and consistency.

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