Mercury’ Astrological Significance

The Planet of the Mind

Mercury rules over mental power, communications, connections, and technology. Your Mercury placement rules over the way you speak, how you think, and how you process information. This is how you express yourself in the world. Mercury is not a “social planet”, but it is a powerful planet that dictates how social interactions and relationships can go. Your inner and outer voice is everything, and understanding where Mercury is placed can help you understand the best way to use it.

Keywords:

Communication, mind, intellect, reason, language, intelligence

Transition Time:

Three to Four Weeks 

Rulerships:

Gemini, Virgo

House Rulership:

Third House, Sixth House

Deities:

Mercury, Hermes

Element:

Air

Polarity:

Positive

Energy:

Feminine / Night / Yin

Chakra:

Throat Charka

Crystals:

Blue Lace Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Aquamarine, Sapphire, Sodalite, Angelite

Herbs:

Hibiscus, Skullcap, Rosemary, Sage, Thyme, Hyssop, Cypress

Positive Aspects

Intelligence, intellectual communication, quick, mental power

Negative Aspects

Hyperfixation, obsessive thoughts, overthinking, “stuck in your head”

Dignities

Domicile:

Gemini, Virgo

Mercury Placed in the Gemini Zodiac

Mercury Placed in the Virgo Zodiac

Exaltation:

Virgo

Mecury Placed in the Virgo Zodiac

Detriment:

Sagittarius

Mercury Placed in the Sagittarius Zodiac

Fall:

Pisces

Mercury Placed in the Pisces Zodiac

Myths of Mercury

Section References

Mythology Reference:

Google AI and a lot of questions.

A lot of the information in this section comes from my own personal experience and higher channelings, but I used one main source to fact check myself and fill in any gaps in my knowledge. I have been working with this book for years and I’ve found it to be one of the most concise and straightforward works on Astrology to date. This section wouldn’t have been entirely possible to create without the accompanying works of Isabel M Hickey and her book Astrology: A Cosmic Science.

-Wicked

Source Citation:

Hickey, Isabel M. (1992). Astrology, A Cosmic Science. CRCS Publications