Mercury transits to your natal Mercury will stimulate your intellect. They provide a great deal of mental agility as well as a greater ability to learn. These are excellent for coming up with ideas or approaches related to studies, projects or research. These transits sharpen your senses, allowing you to express yourself more clearly than on other days.
You need to communicate and be understood. You need to keep your mind active and do things that interest you. These are appropriate times to talk, explain any argument, speak in public, or discuss the points of any negotiation or contract.
You may simply want to talk, even if it is about unimportant, superficial topics. In these cases, you may be able to learn something about the way you interact. You can now see the details and notice many things that seem to have no importance. These transits can indicate phone or email communications with someone from a foreign place, or a short trip.
Transit Mercury Conjunct Natal Mercury
You are mentally sharp and alert when transiting Mercury is in conjunction to your natal Mercury. Your curiosity is aroused regarding new ideas, unfamiliar facts and interesting concepts. Your objectivity is strong, and your thinking is free of emotional biases. You have clearer ideas now than any other time of the year.
You can reason better and have a greater ability to handle complicated subjects or studies. You can see the flaws in other people’s reasoning. You can see the reason for any misunderstandings or arguments.
You’re now able to communicate your ideas clearly, so you can be very convincing, or at least give the impression that you know what you’re talking about. Your way of communicating and interacting with others is very fluid and spontaneous. You can talk about topics that interest you without omitting any important detail.
It’s a good time to come up with new ideas or learn something new that you can put to use in the coming year. This transit usually occurs around your birthday, so it can assist you in developing new interests. It also helps you know which steps will bring you closer to your goals, or how a new project should be proposed. It’s a favorable time to go on a short trip and learn something interesting.
Transit Mercury Trine Natal Mercury, or Transit Mercury Sextile Natal Mercury
You are very sharp when transiting Mercury is trine, or sextile, to your natal Mercury. It’s an excellent time to make plans and communicate your ideas to others. You think clearly and accurately. You feel like exploring new ideas and new ways of thinking about things. You are more curious and are willing to learn about your surroundings.
You get the most out of your conversations with other people. These may be a source of new ideas for you. Conversations go smoothly and there is a harmonious give-and-take exchange between you and others. You are able to get people to understand you, even when dealing with difficult and complicated issues, because you manage to speak at their level of understanding, and do so while listening to others, so you can adjust your words to their needs.
This is a very favorable time to travel, close a deal or contract, or conclude a negotiation. If you need to tell someone something, this is the right time. If you need to make any changes to your plans, you will have the flexibility to keep everything in perfect sync.
Transit Mercury Square Natal Mercury
When transit Mercury is square to your natal Mercury, you may need to readjust your ways of thinking or communicating with others. It’s a good time to put your ideas to the test and see how other people react to them. You must learn to listen in order to know how you can make yourself understood better and thus avoid disagreements. It may be a good day to clarify your own ideas or make plans, but communicating them will be more difficult.
This transit can indicate situations in which there is some misunderstanding. The important thing is to stay flexible even if it is difficult to accept a compromise that causes delays in discussions or negotiations. You may think that you understand things clearly, but you may be misinterpreting something.
Everything is moving very fast, and the day is full of seemingly unconnected things, so you are quite jittery. Try to avoid noisy environments or those where there are too many people.
Transit Mercury Opposite Natal Mercury
You are mentally alive when transiting Mercury is in opposition to your natal Mercury. Your thinking may not be the clearest as you tend to vacillate between two sides of an issue. Your opinions and ideas might be challenged by others. Nervous tension and anxiety could affect you today.
This transit stimulates the flow and exchange of ideas. You will have to move around a lot, meet many people and have many important conversations. If you happen to be alone, your mind will be very active.
This is a good time to think about and review the past, as well as to make decisions or plans for the future. It is a very favorable time for you to be able to interpret the outcomes of your life, and to know how to act from now on. It is also a good time to get to know the opinions of others, making sure not to be defensive. You should allow your ideas to be put to the test and overcome your fear of change, especially if you have an argument.
Your mind may now be excessively quick, which causes you unnecessary tension and distraction. Therefore, you should avoid hasty decisions and you should also be cautious when traveling. If you have to sign a contract or make a major decision, you should consider everything carefully, taking time to think about all the details, and to understand the other person’s position.