Saturday, June 11, 2011
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Mercury leaves the light, logical realm of Gemini and braves the watery depths of Cancer. Mercury governs all manners of thinking, communication, schooling, commerce, short travel and siblings.
In Gemini, our minds are quick to think and move on, our thoughts logical, our words articulate, and truth may unfold through reasoning. In Cancer, our minds need to believe or feel what we think, our thoughts rooted at the heart, our words driven by emotions, and truth may be revealed through intuition. Cancer is the first water sign of zodiac, feminine (receptive), cardinal (creative/leader), and governed by the Moon. Cancer represents our inner sanctum, emotions, intuition, and matters relating with women.
While Mercury is in Cancer, we are reminded that our words have meaning, beyond the obvious. Mere words can uplift or discourage; bring joy or sadness, comfort or frustration, courage or fear; confidence or doubt; facilitate peace or incite war; express love or hate. What we communicate and express are seeded at the thought level.
Mercury in Cancer encourages us to seed our thoughts with consideration that our spoken and written words illicit emotional responses as well as academic or intellectual ones -- our thoughts and words rooted from our intent.
This year, Mercury's transit through Cancer begins on June 16th at 12:09 p.m. PDT / 3:09 p.m. EDT and ends on July 2nd (PDT) / July 3rd (EDT).
How might Mercury's transit in Cancer have an influence on you? Look to the Cancer-ruled house/s in your birth chart. Match the sign with the house cusp/s on your birth chart. Use the list of zodiac signs below to identify the Cancer zodiac sign on your birth chart then click here for a brief explanation of Mercury transiting those houses.
For those without a birth chart, you may use your Sun sign or Rising/Ascendant sign, if you know it. Look for them below then click here for a brief explanation of Mercury's transit in those houses.
- Aries-Sun or Aries Rising ~ 4th House
- Taurus-Sun or Taurus Rising ~ 3rd House
- Gemini-Sun or Gemini-Rising ~ 2nd House
- Cancer-Sun or Cancer-Rising ~ 1st House
- Leo-Sun or Leo-Rising ~ 12th House
- Virgo-Sun or Virgo-Rising ~ 11th House
- Libra-Sun or Libra-Rising ~ 10th House
- Scorpio-Sun or Scorpio-Rising ~ 9th House
- Sagittarius-Sun or Sagittarius-Rising ~ 8th House
- Capricorn-Sun or Capricorn-Rising ~ 7th House
- Aquarius-Sun or Aquarius-Rising ~ 6th House
- Pisces-Sun or Pisces-Rising ~ 5th House
Alternatively, you may cast your own birth chart at alabe.com for use as reference -- birth date, time, and place required.
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What significance do planets, signs, and houses have in astrology? Planets have the function, the job to do. The style/manner they will use get that job done is defined by the zodiac sign they occupy. Where in our life the job gets done is determined by the house the planet occupies/transits. So, when Mars (aggression) is in Aries (bold), he is more assertive than when he is in Cancer (sensitive). When traveling through the 10th house (professional life), he may bring his confidence and motivation in matters relating to our career. While in the 11th house (friendships), we may be more inclined to having our social calendar packed with activities. Having the foresight for what may be coming up or receiving confirmation on what may be happening now are ways astrology can be beneficial ... as above, so below.
Related articles:
- Transiting Mercury in Natal Houses
- Sun in Cancer ~ June 20 to July 22/23, 2011
- Current Planetary Transits
- Solar Returns Explained ~ your personal year
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