Mercury in Cancer
5/28/20 11:09 AM
Natural Chart / Whole Houses
Mercury in Cancer (General)
When Mercury (I think) is in Cancer (I feel) people's minds and thought processes are ruled, or over ruled, by their emotions. The mind is clouded by the emotions and it isn't as quick as it is normally. Decisions may be based on feelings rather than facts. The House where Cancer falls in your natal chart is where you are likely to feel the effects of mercury in Cancer.
- If your rising sign is Aries, Cancer is your 4th House.
- If your rising sign is Taurus, Cancer is your 3rd House.
- If your rising sign is Gemini, Cancer is your 2nd House.
- If your rising sign is Cancer, Cancer is your 1st House.
- If your rising sign is Leo, Cancer is your 12th House.
- If your rising sign is Virgo, Cancer is your 11th House.
- If your rising sign is Libra, Cancer is your 10th House.
- If your rising sign is Scorpio, Cancer is your 9th House.
- If your rising sign is Sagittarius, Cancer is your 8th House.
- If your rising sign is Capricorn, Cancer is your 7th House.
- If your rising sign is Aquarius, Cancer is your 6th House.
- If your rising sign is Pisces, Cancer is your 5th House.
Example
Mercury in Cancer and the 9th House
I think about how I feel nostalgic and moody about my spiritual growth and dreams.
The urge to think expresses itself as nostalgic, nurturing, and moody and this generally manifest in the area of spiritual growth, dreams, and long journeys. Mercury in Cancer in the 9th house can indicate a mind clouded by one's feelings about spirituality and their direction in life. Any decisions made regarding your spiritual growth will likely be based on feelings rather than cold, hard, facts. You may also feel the urge to travel to places you've never been before or meet and speak with people from other cultures.
Aspects
Aspects, or relationships between planets, are another dimension of astrological interpretation that should be considered. Let us suppose then that you have Natal Pluto at 3° Libra that would mean that Mercury at 0° Cancer is making a square to your Natal Pluto. A square is a type of hard (difficult) aspect in which the energy or urge of one planet is squaring off against the energy or urge of another planets creating friction. When Mercury squares Pluto you can be more pessimistice and brooding. You're more suspicious of other people now and their motivations and feel the urge to investigate them to get to the bottom of hte matter.
The Ruler of the House
The Ruler of the house should also be considered. Mercury rules both Gemini and Virgo and so the natal houses these signs occupy will be affected by the ingress of Mercury into Cancer. For the purpose of this blog I will focus on Virgo. To interpret this place you need to ask yourself two questions. They are:
- What house does Mercury Ruled Virgo occupy in my Natal Chart?
- What housed does Cancer occupy in my Natal Chart?
Let us suppose that Virgo is your 11th house, which would make Cancer your 9th House. This could be expressed as the Ruler of the 11th house in the 9th house or the activities of the 11th house serve the agenda of the 9th house. This, in turn, can be expressed as "friends, associates, and connections serve higher education, travel, and meeting people from different places and cultures." We can than extrapolate on this statement and say something like "your friend include people from many different places and cultures and they introduce you to new ways of thinking and believing. You travel with your friends and have a shared interesting if discoverin glife's meaning. "
How will the ingress of Mercury in Cancer manifest for you?
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