One of the ten planets of the tradition
Mercury in Western astrology
In the tradition Mercury is thought and speech. It describes how you take in information, how you connect it and how you pass it on.
In each of the twelve signs
Aries
The tradition links Mercury in Aries with quick, direct thinking. You may speak before a sentence has fully formed, but you say it straight.
Taurus
The tradition links Mercury in Taurus with slow, thorough thinking. An opinion, once formed, may stay with you for a long time.
Gemini
Mercury in Gemini stands in its own sign. The tradition links it with a nimble mind, ease with words and curiosity about everything at once.
Cancer
The tradition links Mercury in Cancer with thinking coloured by feeling and with a strong memory. You may understand people more through their tone of voice than through their words.
Leo
The tradition links Mercury in Leo with vivid, self-assured speech. You may be able to tell a story so that others want to listen to the end.
Virgo
Mercury in Virgo stands in its own sign. The tradition links it with a precise, analytical and practical mind.
Libra
The tradition links Mercury in Libra with thinking that weighs both sides and looks for words that reconcile. You may put a decision off until you have heard everyone out.
Scorpio
The tradition links Mercury in Scorpio with a probing mind that looks for what is hidden between the words. You may ask the question others would rather avoid.
Sagittarius
The tradition links Mercury in Sagittarius with broad thinking, aimed at meaning and the big picture. Details may bore you sooner than ideas.
Capricorn
The tradition links Mercury in Capricorn with matter-of-fact, orderly thinking aimed at results. You may say little, but every sentence has its purpose.
Aquarius
The tradition links Mercury in Aquarius with an original mind that likes ideas ahead of their time. You may see a solution before others notice the problem.
Pisces
The tradition links Mercury in Pisces with thinking in images, intuition and imagination. You may understand more than you can put into words.