Mercury in Virgo

18 August 1969, 14:05, Boston, MA, USA

A reading speaks to the person it was written for, so this one talks to Edward 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 10th house

You are a nice, youthful, pleasant and dynamic person, always on the move. You probably work in commerce, marketing, writing and publishing. You are also often interested in politics. In your life and career, you often change things. You have very good organizational skills, although you can be slightly too demanding and you react too impulsively.

Mercury as culminating planet

Because Mercury is your culminating planet, you are usually very dynamic and incredibly youthful. You are constantly on the road and are always involved in some business; you are successful in marketing, writing, publishing and similar areas. In your work, you help yourself with many connections; you are always on the road and are very sociable, so you know many people who are also willing to help and follow you, because you have good rhetorical skills and can be very convincing. You are very clever and resourceful, you need a dynamic profession, otherwise you start getting bored.

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 sextile Venus

You are pleasant, usually sociable and communicative, you also have a fun and witty character and people usually like you because of it. You often move in artistic circles. You have open views, many acquaintances and contacts, who can help you towards progress and success. You often have a sense of business and money.

Mercury square Mars

You are restless and always active, your mind is always working. You quickly say things, often without reservations, sometimes you are also argumentative. You quickly get upset when things don't go according to plans. You have a combative and competitive nature. Because of these characteristics, others sometimes find you difficult. You can direct your excessive energy and inner unrest to sport that you are attracted to and often also involved in. You need to nurture tactfulness and patience.

Mercury conjunction Pluto

You usually have exceptional intellectual abilities which you don't always use to your advantage. In everything you do, you are impetuous and passionate, impulsive and determined, but you can't always express yourself best. You often tend to be sarcastic. You are impatient and not always understanding of others, verbally you can also react violently, that is why you sometimes have troubles in communication and relationships.

Mercury conjunction MC

You are sociable and have a good nose for sociable happenings – for 'being at the right place at the right time' (especially if other positions and aspects also contribute to this). You know an enormous number of people and have many friends and acquaintances and many are also useful for you in business sense. You are fast, active and flexible, you do well in basically any area and usually have good sense of business.

Your own chart, read the same way

Every planet, every house and every aspect of your birth chart, chapter by chapter. Marsa wrote every word. Your chart decides which of them you get.

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