Mercury in Leo Aug. 2020

Mercury in Leo 

8/4/20  8:32 PM 

Natural Chart / Whole Houses

Mercury in Leo (General) 

When Mercury in in Leo, people think BIGGER and are more confident and generous. People can be more honest with their thoughts and even a little selfish or self-centered.  With Mercury in Leo, creativity is sharper and people are more playful, friendly and engaging with other. The sense of humor is more jovial and people generally have a more youthful outlook. 

Where Leo falls in your Natal Chart is the area of life that is being activated by Mercury in Leo. 

• If your rising sign is Aries, Leo is your 5th House. 
• If your rising sign is Taurus, Leo is your 4th House. 
• If your rising sign is Gemini, Leo is your 3rd House. 
• If your rising sign is Cancer, Leo is your 2nd House. 
• If your rising sign is Leo, Leo is your 1st House. 
• If your rising sign is Virgo, Leo is your 12th House. 
• If your rising sign is Libra, Leo is your 11th House. 
• If your rising sign is Scorpio, Leo is your 10th House. 
• If your rising sign is Sagittarius, Leo is your 9th House. 
• If your rising sign is Capricorn, Leo is your 8th House. 
• If your rising sign is Aquarius, Leo is your 7th House. 
• If your rising sign is Pisces, Leo is your 6th House. 

Example 

Mercury in Leo and the 10th House 

Mercury (I Think) in Leo (I will) in the 10th house of career, ambition, profession, and your public standing can translate to I have big thoughts and ideas about my career. When Mercury is in Leo and the 10th house, you think a great deal about your goals and aspirations in terms of your career. You have big dreams and goals and you have more conversations about them with others, especially your boss or mentor(s). You can see the big picture now and make long terms plans for your future and you take a more practical and serious approach to achieving success. 

Aspects 

Aspects, or relationships between planets are another dimension of astrological interpretation that should be considered. Let us say, for example that you gave Venus at 2° Scorpio. That would mean that Mercury in 0° Leo is applying a Square to Venus in 2° Scorpio. A square is a type of aspect in which the energy or urge of one planets is squaring off against the energy or urge of another planet. 

Mercury Square Natal Venus can translate to mental laziness in that you just don't want to have to think for yourself so you'll likely engage in mentally light activities that don't require too much though on your part such as reading a romance novella that is short on plot and heavy on romance or sexual tension. 

Ruler of the House 

The Ruler of the House should also be considered. To understand the ruler of the House you have to ask yourself two questions. 

1. What Houses does Mercury Rule in my Natal Chart. 
2. What House does Leo occupy in my natal chart. 

Mercury Rules both Virgo and Libra. For the purposes of this blog entry I will focus on Virgo. Let us suppose that you have Scorpio Rising, that would put Virgo in your 11th House and Leo would be in your 10th House. Therefore you would say that the Ruler of the 11th House is in the 10th House. This might be translated as "friends, associations, and connections serve reputation achievement, and a desire for recognition from others."

You might extrapolate on this sentence and say something such as "You rise in your profession because of who you know and not what you know. You make the right connections that help further your career. You gain fame through your friends or because of the social issues your bring to the public's attention. You can turn a cause in to a successful career."

How will the ingress of Mercury manifest for you? 

Carolina Dean