On Friday, 15th August 2014, Mercury entered the sign of Virgo. In doing so, it raises the question – are your thoughts and words solving problems and healing wounds, or are they causing them?
Mercury traditionally represents intellect and communication. The ruler of the sign of Gemini, Mercury is known for having a quick mind and a quick mouth. Though very charming and youthful in nature, Mercury can also be very logical.
In the sign of Virgo (ruled by Chiron), Mercury may find that its more serious intellectual and communicative skills are being applied to some rather mundane yet necessary situations as Virgo attends to the day-to-day of life. Life’s practical and functional matters are addressed here, such as: Did the bills get paid? Did the laundry get done? Did you do the grocery shopping? Are you healthy and well – physically, mentally, and emotionally?
To that point, Mercury in Virgo may find its quick and curious mind applied to finding solutions and fixes for things that aren’t working in your own life or the lives of others. If they aren’t working, you’ll need to fix them. If they are working, you may find that you’re called upon to make them work better or more efficiently or effectively.
This is where how you think and communicate may come into play. If things are working but you’re thinking about how to make things better, some people (including yourself!) may take your ‘constructive criticism’ as blunt criticism. Virgo often gets a bad rap for being so matter-of-fact – it has a difficult time recognizing others’ emotional sensitivity because it believes it is simply stating what it sees could be better. With Mercury in this sign, this matter-of-fact approach may be even more pronounced as the intellect does not improve the odds for being emotionally tuned-in.
Yet in situations when things aren’t working, Mercury in Virgo may provide a much-needed voice of reason in situations where there is a great deal of emotional panic and excess. Its logical and methodical approach may be exactly what is needed to bring the circumstances and everyone involved in them back to a practical and functional state, possibly even a healed or healthier state. From here, problems can be addressed & solved, misunderstandings can be resolved, and/or plans can be made.
Mercury will be in Virgo through 2nd September 2014. It’s a quick trip, but an effective one. Whether it is effective for constructive or destructive purposes (or both!) is yet to be seen. Either way, do your best to enjoy the ride.
Thank you for reading and sharing Signs and Numbers. Until next post…
~ Light, Love, and Blessings,
Grace
