Mercury in Cancer – Communicating with Emotion

The people who own Mercury in Cancer in the Astral Map are influenced by the characteristics of this sign added to the area of ​​action of this planet. In other words, the native’s communication will take place in a Cancerian way.

Mercury is the planet that defines how we process the information we receive at all times, how we reason and how we communicate our ideas, opinions, feelings and desires.

Cancer is a cardinal sign of the Water element, ruled by the Moon. Thus, those who have Mercury in Cancer reason and express themselves in an emotional way.

It is someone whose mind is influenced by deeply ingrained emotional patterns.

Understand more about the influence of Mercury on our Astral Chart and the characteristics that those with Mercury in Cancer have.

What does Mercury mean in the Astrological Chart?

The position that Mercury was in the sky when we were born will directly influence the way we think and communicate with the world.

For example, when this planet is well aspected, the child tends to start talking earlier, do well in school, and even be popular at school. This is because her good communication skills allow her to make friends very easily.

When well positioned in an Astral Map, Mercury allows the person to have agility in thinking and great capacity to store information.

However, if poorly aspected, Mercury can bring nervousness and lack of control. This is because this planet is very fast and impatient.

So, if Mercury is not well positioned in your Astral Map, the ideal is that you always try to keep your energy balanced, whether doing energy baths, using crystals, doing reiki or harmonizing the chakras.

Otherwise, you could go through a lot of stress and panic attacks.

With a negative Mercury, the person may also tend to talk too much without saying anything constructive. Or the opposite: talking little and having difficulty expressing what you feel.

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Mercury in Cancer – Traits

What does Mercury in Cancer mean? Generally, people with this birth chart placement have an excellent memory and imagination, but there is a tendency to be constantly looking to the past.

Making plans can sometimes be tiring and cause apprehension as you have to consider and evaluate the unknown.

People with Mercury in Cancer tend to have an imagination that works to their disadvantage, making tempests in a teacup when things don’t go their way.

They are also very sensitive people. They believe that everything done or said in their environment is specifically addressed to them.

Cancer and all other water signs are considered mute, voiceless signs. It is said that when Mercury is in such signs, it promotes speech difficulties.

In the case of Mercury in Cancer in the Birth Chart, communication is influenced by emotional patterns and there is a tendency to absorb information, without being able to put it out clearly.

The unconscious desires of this placement will cause the person to observe some facts and ignore others, which can result in prejudice and interference with objective reasoning.

Sometimes, if Mercury is under a lot of tension, natives can be fake without consciously realizing it.

People with Mercury in Cancer tend to be better listeners than interlocutors and, coincidence or not, there are several therapists with this placement.

Deepen your knowledge of Astrology

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• What each of the signs represents and what are their particularities;
• Which area of ​​your life represents each zodiacal house;
• How to interpret your Astral Map relating the planets and their location in the sky;
• How the planetary transit between the signs and the houses influences the different areas of your life;
• How to identify and what characteristics of your ascendant and midheaven.

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