Mercury Enters Virgo

Mercury enters Virgo just hours after aligning with the lunar south node. What’s your communication M.O. now? Is it easier to play the jester than the visionary? Are you more comfortable falling back on inside jokes and playing off misunderstandings than acknowledging the potentially uncomfortable meat of a dialogue? Being persuasive, being a relatable storyteller, may seem critical at this juncture. But as Mercury enters Virgo, we’ll begin to see that our narratives can’t hold water without corroborating data to back them up. Comedians have been called out over such embellishments: for converting true anecdotes into elaborate productions to drive home a punchline. Mercury in Virgo lacks this theatricality. It’s not that Virgo Mercury is dull – hardly! This is a magical placement for the messenger planet after all. It’s just that Mercury’s intention is different in its domicile. Mercury in Leo still wants to inform, but it also wants to get the laugh. Mercury in Virgo wants to make you THINK.

It's post eclipse season and Venus is on the verge of reaching its post-Rx shadow. Far be it from astrologers to accuse anyone of NOT thinking, because that’s just about all we’re doing; thinking of our options. Thinking of the steps necessary to streamline our lives. Thinking of the skills that must be acquired to position ourselves for better. And luckily, we won’t have to wait long for an epiphany, as the sun and Mercury align on August 27/28, cutting through the proverbial treacle. Until then, notice as you begin to detach from the role of the entertainer and start to assume the role of the educator. This transition may be subtle, but it will allow you to appreciate the strength of your voice and intellect, and the ways in which Mercury’s transits shade their expression.