In Astrocartography, Mercury lines tend to be places where communication comes to the forefront. But sometimes, could this high mental activity be too much of a good thing?
Mercury in Astrology
In Astrology, Mercury most commonly represents communication, thought, intellect, the way we take in information and relay that information to others. More modern forms of technology through which information is transmitted are represented by Mercury as well, so that means social media, websites and podcasts. Mercury is a light, breezy, curious energy.
Mercury also represent childhood education, like your elementary school years and the friends you make during that time period.
Mercury also governs mercantile, or as it’s more commonly known today as sales. Being a Car Salesman is very mercurial in nature.
Mercury in Mythology
In Ancient roman mythology, Mercury, who was named Hermes in Greek mythology, was known to have wings on his feet. He was always on the go. He was delivering messages, he was keeping travelers safe as they moved from locale to locale, he was watching over merchants as they made their trades (merchant, mercury, mercantile – see the connection?). He was agile and he was fleet-footed.
The lore of Mercury in Mythology will come into play more when we talk about Mercury IC Lines.
Mercury in The Natal Chart
If you have Mercury conjunct your ascendant in your first House, which governs your personality, appearance, the way you look and even plays a role in the way you dress, people are going to know you as someone who is probably very chatty. A prominent mercury placement in the first how can also bestows you with a youthful look, so if the planet is conjunct your ascendant, you might appear younger than your actual age forever. It’s one of the “fountains of youth” in astrology. Having the asteroid Juno conjunct your ascendant will offer a similar gift, making you look younger than your actual age as well.
Mercury in your 8th House would give you a natural inclination towards learning about 8th House topics, potentially including the afterlife, astrology, the occult, but also finances as it relates to loans and mortgages. The 8th House also governs intimacy, so a Sex Therapist might have Mercury in the 8th.
Mercury in the 10th House might make writing or disseminating information an important part of one’s career. Saturn conjunct Mercury placed in the 3rd House could bring delays or in speaking or learning, not only because of Saturn’s restrictive energy being applied to Mercury, but also specifically because they would be sitting in the 3rd House, which is also governs communication, intellect, and early childhood experience – similarly to how Mercury governs those same areas of life.
All of this is going to help us understand what to expect when dealing with Mercury lines in Astrocartography.
Mercury MC Lines
Mercury MC Lines bring the theme of communication to your public persona and your career. If you are a Writer, a Podcaster, a YouTuber, someone who works in Sales or Marketing, Corporate Communications, or if getting your point across clearly and succinctly is important to your success, you may find that Mercury MC Lines are quite supportive of these things.
You may find that its easier to land jobs where you’ll need to be talking, like working as a tour guides, or where writing and scheduling in important, like being an Executive Assistant. This is also a great place for working with your hands, like a Massage Therapists, or anyone who relies on dexterity in their fingers.
Mercury IC Lines
Being on a Mercury IC Lines typically mean that a person’s home life is going to receive a burst of energy! Here we may see that the home becomes a chatty, lively place. Because Mercurial energy can be a bit chaotic, you may see this reflected in your home environment.
You also may of course see a lot of communication originating from the home on a Mercury IC Line. Working from home is well supported on Mercury IC Lines as well. A career in Real Estate is also a natural fit.
Mercury AC Lines
Mercury are probably the most difficult Mercury Line to live on. Here, you’ll begin to embody the mercurial energies that we talked about earlier on in this article. Your mind is on fire and you’re more curious than before you came to your Mercury AC Line about a variety of topics. You may find you’re using social media more.
Because AC Lines have to do with the body in Astrocartography, you could find that you experience an excess of mental energy, kind of like your mind is racing a bit too much. Make sure you’re partaking in activities that will help ground and center you, like yoga or meditating, which can help quiet mind.
Mercury DC Lines
When living on a Mercury DC line, chatty, intellectual energy is brought to your 1:1 relationships. Let’s just say that you’re going to be talking a lot to people. If youw ork in a role where you need to network, or where contracts are key, this is a phenomenal energy for success. This is also a great energy for making friends and getting out there into the community to establish yourself as a friendly person.
Mercury isn’t particularly feminine or masculine, so it is not strongly supportive of romance other than through the means of talking with more people than normal. But romantically, you could find yourself dating younger people because of Mercury’s youthful energy, or attracting really intelligent, clever people.
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