Mercury entered its sign of rulership, Gemini at 7:56a on Wednesday, 7 May 2014. But when Mercury comes home after traveling the Zodiac, it doesn’t rest. Instead, it strives to exchange and process a whole lot of information in a very short time.
This home stay for Mercury will be quick one – a straight shot through Gemini from 07-29 May 2014. Yet it is the first of two home visits for Mercury in 2014 as the planet will re-enter Gemini on 17 June in retrograde motion and stay home until 13 July when it embarks on another journey around the Zodiac ellipse in earnest.
Words and information are both Mercury and Gemini’s strengths, so when these two are together, be ready for the words and ideas to fly! If something hasn’t already been said, get ready to hear it or be ready to say it yourself. If you haven’t already learned it, get ready to learn it now.
This combination has a way of delivering and processing information at a remarkable rate of speed. It can also add a youthful charisma to presentations and communications, and you may notice that you and people around you may be inclined to engage in friendly banter and/or play more word and mind games than usual. Mercury in Gemini enhances the pride people may take in being intelligent and intellectual (a.k.a. – the smartest in the room).
Yet this 2014 version of Mercury in Gemini is most likely to bring an energy of impatience to things, as you may notice already in world events if not in matters of your own life. Though there is a zealous desire to learn and gather information and knowledge, most people would rather get the Cliff Notes than deal with the full version as Mercury in Gemini encourages very short attention spans and even shorter fuses. You may notice that people (including yourself) are eager to “get on with it already”, and as result, there may be rushes to judgment or decisions made in haste during this time – choices that may bring regret or remorse later, especially if they are made from arrogance or pride. Words are apt to come out and actions are apt to be done much more quickly and easily than they can be taken back…if they can be taken back at all.
You may also notice during this time that not only do you need to be ready to receive information quickly, you’d best be able to deliver information just as quickly. Otherwise, you may lose your audience. Your only caveat for this is if what you’re saying is really interesting. Under the influence of Mercury in Gemini, the only thing that people like better than information that comes to it quickly is a lot of information that keeps their minds engaged. The more interesting your subject matter, the more people will stick around to learn it.
Some important dates and transits for the 2014 Mercury in Gemini:
07 May – Mercury enters Gemini
12 May – Mercury trine Mars Retrograde in Libra
15 May – Mercury sextile Venus conjunct Uranus in Aries
18 May – Mercury trine Ceres Retrograde in Libra
19 Jun – Mercury Retrograde conjunct Gemini 4 Sun
02 Jul – Mercury turns to direct motion
13 July – Mercury re-enters Cancer
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