In astrology, Mercury is considered the patron planet of the mind. Those born under this sign have special mental abilities, they easily understand even the most complex things and like to evaluate all the pros and cons before making even the smallest decision. Mercury people are thinkers who put the mind above the senses, but sometimes this does not work in their favor. The emotions raging in the hearts of those marked with a Brilliant Planet have more influence on them than it seems at first glance.
The sign of Mercury: the origin of the name
The planet is named after the god Mercury. In ancient Roman mythology, he was the patron of trade and "messenger". He also had speed and was first in all competitions. The planet Mercury moves the fastest, as if leaving other planets behind. This similarity gave Mercury its name.
Sign of Mercury: Meaning
Any space object affects a person, his life and destiny. The activity of this or that planet determines character traits and peculiarities of thinking, prophesies problems and bestows talents.
Born under Mercury will always bemasters of their thought process. All their creative forces will be directed by the planet in this direction. They will be endowed with a propensity to express thoughts aloud and the ability to make the right decisions.
Mercurians always know which things are important and which are secondary. From childhood, they know how to pay attention to the most significant, omitting meaningless trifles.
Mercury and natal chart
Emotionally, this planet brings nervousness, mobility, resourcefulness, a tendency to deception. The desire of those marked by Mercury to win can make them go to extremes.
Mentally, they are multifaceted, quick to understand things, quick-witted, comprehensively developed. The ability to solve complex mental problems sets them apart from other people.
Physically, Mercurians have speed, endurance and agility. They can be distinguished by their gestures, finger movement, stable hormonal levels and energy.
Influence on appearance
Those born in the sign of Mercury are good-looking: stately, beautiful, beautifully built. They are distinguished by pale skin and childish features even at a later age. Mercury in the active phase often gives its "children" smart, "owl" and penetrating eyes of dark shades and very expressive eyebrows.
Mercury governs the mind, so people marked by him have a high forehead. Such a distinctive feature is considered a sign of great intelligence and wisdom.
A distinctive feature of the Mercury,which affects their appearance - activity. Spending most of their lives in motion, they retain their youth and become very old, suffer less from problems of the musculoskeletal system, which allows them to maintain their growth throughout their lives.
Long arms are another feature of Shiny Planet people, although fingers are usually the usual length. This feature helps them achieve success in sports.
Influence on character
Mercury is the fastest planet. She also gives speed to those born under her sign. Therefore, among the "children of Mercury" there are many athletes, dancers, acrobats and stuntmen. The people of this planet are fast, graceful and dexterous. They are also strong in games that require mental effort - billiards, chess, fencing.
People marked by Mercury have a vivid imagination and a good fantasy. Their thought processes are fast and precise. They deal with the most difficult situations instantly and maintain a sober view of things even at the most critical moments.
Nothing escapes their watchful eye. They are very difficult to deceive, but they, in turn, are often cunning and cunning. Over the years, they become more and more demanding in food for the mind, therefore they are often inclined to esotericism: Kabbalah, metaphysics, astrology, divination, magic and the paranormal.
Mercurians also have negative traits. First, they are envious. Those born to be first cannot bear the failure and success of other people. Secondly, their love of solitudeoften leads them to complete loneliness. Thirdly, a short temper is not uncommon among those born under the sign of Mercury.
Skills and talents
For the most part, people of Mercury are capable of diligent study of the exact sciences (physics, mathematics, astronomy, medicine), but a vivid imagination endows some representatives with excessive ease. Such individuals are more suitable for creative areas - philosophy, painting, sculpture, oratory.
The success of people marked with the sign of the planet Mercury comes from their mental abilities. They are excellent analysts and strategists. It helps them in business, trading and long-term planning.
Mercury in the signs of the Zodiac
The planet influences each zodiac sign with different force. To some he gives the power of the mind, and to others - a vivid imagination and vigor.
Aries, under the influence of Mercury, are quick-witted, hasty in conclusions, active, but at the same time they can be sarcastic, extremely suspicious and inconsistent in judgments. Extraordinary thinking is combined with nervousness and mood swings. In case of failures, they often fall into pessimism, seeing the world only in "black color".
For Taurus, the influence of Mercury is less positive. They get impenetrable stubbornness and perseverance. Even in cases of their wrongness, they stand to the last. This most often leads to sad consequences and difficulties in communicating with other people.
Gemini,marked by Mercury, they are distinguished by versatile thinking and often become professional speakers, lawyers and lawyers. The weaknesses of such people are poor ability to concentrate, unreasonable variability in views and judgments, and a tendency to superficially look at things that do not seem important to them, although, in fact, they can be of great importance to them.
Cancerians are endowed with a Mercury ability to perceive music, painting and other arts, good adaptability and a unique style in everything they do. They have a tenacious memory and a wild imagination.
Those born under the sign of Leo, Mercury gave phenomenal intellectual abilities. They can intelligently weigh all the events and find the only correct solution. They are unscrupulous in achieving their goals. They often make promises they don't plan to keep.
The main Mercury ability - concentration of attention - went to the Virgos in full. Although with a negative development of the personality, they lose the ability to prioritize and form their attitude to things and situations. They have a penchant for mathematical sciences, thanks to which they are successful in commerce, business, and trade.
Libras have a well-developed intuition, reach heights in many types of science, clearly formulate goals and know how to reach them. At the same time, they often become indifferent to the problems of others, do not seek mutual understanding. Ready to go to great lengths to achieve the set goal, professional inmanipulation.
Scorpions can be called very controversial personalities. Mercury affects them in different ways. To some he gave a sharp mind and intuition, and to others - secrecy, anxiety and an unhe althy craving for mysticism.
Sagittarians under the sign of Mercury have great vitality and energy. Their characters are balanced and universal, but when exposed to negative factors in childhood, they grow up to be tyrants.
Capricorns get clarity of thought and ambition from the "Brilliant Planet", but often get hung up on themselves and their problems, lose the ability to see things objectively. Most of their lives are spent on achieving material goals.
Thoughts of prosperity constantly live in the head of Aquarius. This is how Mercury affects them. Which zodiac sign is more "loved" by this planet? Probably none. Aquarians get the opportunity for complete self-realization. Although sometimes they reach in this desire to eccentric oddities. They do not know how to listen to the opinions of others and often miss important little things, as they strive to cover "everything at once".
Pisces from Mercury get weak will. They often feel sorry for themselves at the slightest setbacks, they like to suffer theatrically, although they have a high level of empathy and high hopes for the future. Of the strengths, one can single out a well-developed intuition and imagination.
Evil influence of planets
Heavenly bodies can have various effects on the formation of a person's personality. This also applies to the planet Mercury. Zodiac sign canfall under its positive and negative influence, which ultimately will determine his fate.
Mercury can be fickle, talkative, unimaginably stupid. They are not able to learn from their mistakes, repeating them over and over again. Giving preference to the esoteric world, they very quickly lose touch with reality. Their belief in the paranormal makes them obsessed. The real world loses all interest for them, and they spend their natural talents searching for answers to rhetorical questions.
Intuition developed by nature often leads those born in the sign of Mercury in a bad direction - they become thieves and swindlers.
