NATAL MERCURY IN CANCER - THE EMOTIONAL ORATOR
Mercury shows how we communicate with others through speaking, writing, typing and posting online. It also rules short distance travel, transportation, the local community. Cancer is a Water sign concerned with feelings, nurturing, protection and safety and is ruled by the Moon which represents our subconscious emotions and intuition.
When Mercury is placed in any water sign, there is a merging of emotions originating from the subconscious with the rational mind. Nonetheless all water signs are characterized by emotional intelligence. In Cancer communication is influenced by feelings. Mercury in Cancer may inhibit its expression when they don't feel safe with their conversation partners. They may come off as timid and introverted in conversations with other people if the environment is not familiar. If they don't feel defensive, these people can express very clearly through words how they, or other people are feeling. Because of this, natives can understand and rationalize their or other peoples emotions and instinctual reactions.
Mercury in Cancer likes to talk about family lineage, their home, their country and cultural background and also, with close ones they like to discuss intimate and emotional matters. When speaking about something emotional these people can trigger sensitivity and even bring other people to tears. Because they are so emotionally intelligent, in the negative expression of this placement they can use words to manipulate others. These people can travel a lot because of their family and communicate very often on the phone and internet with their relatives. Because Mercury can also represent colleagues and the work environment, these people can work in the home or with their relatives, or they could have a familial relationship with their co-workers.
NATAL MERCURY IN LEO - THE CREATIVE MIND
The planet Mercury represents communication and logical thinking and is indicative of 3rd house matters: speaking, writing, short distance travel, practical skills, colleagues, siblings, neighbors. Similar to Venus, Mercury is a social planet. Being ruled by the Sun, Leo is a sign preoccupied mostly with ego matters (we see Leo placements frequently in celebrity charts). Leo wants to receive recognition and admiration for its self expression, as it is a very creative sign .
Natives with Mercury in Leo have a confident way of communicating, and when they speak about something, even a mundane matter, they usually capture the attention of those around them. Their speech is warm and attracts people. In childhood these natives gained the attention of their peers and classmates very easily. They are very creative with words and in writing. These people can be good at artistic writing: poetry, novels, movie scripts, etc. Mercury in Leo has authentic thoughts and ideas. They speak with boldness, courage and authority, sometimes in a bossy manner. Because Mercury rules communication devices and social media, these natives can become famous on social platforms (if they have other placements in Leo like the Sun, or if Mercury is placed in the 10th house). They can also get famous by writing a book or a blog. Because Leo rules children, these people may be very good at communicating with kids, or writing/ illustrating books, making cartoons or games for children. I can definitely see Mercury in Leo writing comic books. Leo rules our sense of humor. These natives know how to tell good jokes and some can even perform as standup comedians.
Natives with Mercury in Leo can have a famous sibling, or they can live in the same neighborhood as a celebrity. They are also very loyal to their siblings and group of friends.
Mercury rules practical skills especially done by hand. These natives may be talented at pottery, sculpture, painting, etc.
Mercury in Leo native is most often loved by people in his local community.
NATAL MERCURY IN VIRGO - THE ANALYST
Virgo is one of Mercury's home signs. The planet Mercury deals with the way we communicate, how are mind works to solve everyday problems and it also represents matters of the 3rd house like transportation, local community, siblings, neighbors, colleagues, etc. Virgo as a mentioned is a Mercury ruled sign focused on practical goals, health of the body, routines and daily tasks, service and helping other people. When Mercury is in Virgo our style of communication is simple, concise and to the point. These people are great at giving practical instructions. With this placement of Mercury there could be a tendency of overexplaining things out of the fear of being misunderstood. Mercury in Virgo is the best at analyzing, noticing details and calculating odds. If you want to find out the most probable outcome of a situation just ask a Mercury in Virgo person, they will give you the answer in percentages.
Because Virgo, but also Mercury is linked to daily tasks these natives are very organized in their routines. They function on a schedule with do do lists and probably sticky notes. They usually plan all their daily activities. Mercury in Virgo can give the impression of restlessness and it may like to keep busy. The native could have a nervous tone when speaking.
Virgo is a sign that is preoccupied with physical health. These people try to incorporate healthy routines in their day to day life. If Mars is also in Virgo so that this Mercury can concrete its planning through actions, these natives will most likely hit the gym or diet pretty often. Because Mercury represents the mind, these people can frequently think or talk about their or other people's health issues. Expect to see health apps on their electronic devices. They can enjoy reading topics about improving health.
If these people have pets (Virgo also rules pets) they are likely to take meticulous care of them and may frequently visit the veterinarian for health checkups.
Because this placement of Mercury has a sharp and alert mind, these people will not get drunk easily when consuming alcohol (unless Neptune is also making an aspect to Mercury). This is the friend that brings you home safely after a wild party.
In their local community they are known as the person you turn to for help and practical advice. Just don't expect Mercury in Virgo to comfort you emotionally and give you hugs like a Mercury in Cancer would.
NATAL MERCURY IN LIBRA - THE SUGAR COATER
All of the Air signs, including Libra are social and enjoy sharing ideas. Mercury is all about thinking and communication so it does well in all Air signs. Libra is ruled by Venus the planet of love and beauty. Here Mercury wants communication to be balanced, well received by others, diplomatic. Words are used in an aesthetically pleasing manner. These natives know how to make anything sound nice. This could be a negative, as in order to sound pleasing to others and not stir up conflicts, they may avoid telling the truth and being honest. These people prefer to compromise and abandon their own wants to avoid arguments. Because Libra deals with social values like justice, fairness and equality these people may like to talk about subjects like social inequality and corruption of the justice system.
Libra is an indecisive sign and Mercury here, representing the mind, can make a person incapable of reaching a decision even after thinking every alternative through. They like to analyze pros and cons to any problem before reaching any conclusion. They ask and listen to other people's opinions. Similar to Mercury Venus aspects, Mercury in Libra may desire to use words in the most beautiful way possible and can give the native the ability to write poetry. Mercury also represents writing and skills with hands. Like Mercury in Leo, these natives can be talented in calligraphy, sculpture, painting, pottery.
Libra is the sign of one on one relationships (platonic and romantic). Mercury in Libra knows how to seduce people with their words. They are very good at conversations and people find pleasure in talking to them. They should be skilled in writing love letters.
NATAL MERCURY IN SCORPIO - THE PRIVATE EYE
Mercury is the planet of thinking and communication. In the birth chart it can show our way of reasoning, speaking, writing, the way we perform daily tasks. Scorpio on the other hand is a sign of intensity and depth. The modern ruler of Scorpio is Pluto. Pluto signifies our primal instincts linked to survival, trauma, the things we burry deep in our psyche. Pluto is actually really important here because many people born during 1983 till 1995 with Mercury in Scorpio also have Mercury conjunct Pluto in Scorpio.
Mercury in Scorpio people can have a depth to their thinking process, and can sustain this depth because Scorpio is a Fixed sign. Their speech can be very powerful and persuasive, bordering on manipulation. They know how to psychologically trigger people with their words. On the other hand, if their intentions are pure, Mercury in Scorpio can be a great psychotherapist for the people around them, noticing their psychological wounds and being capable of healing them.
These people know how to keep a secret, even to their grave. They usually delve into taboo subjects like sex, death, the occult. They do not like to share too many things about themselves but make sure to find out every detail about others. Mercury in Scorpio natives know that information is power and can use their knowledge transactionally, as a bargaining tool or even to blackmail people. Alongside Mercury in Virgo these people are the most investigative. Because Mercury is the conscious mind and Scorpio is a water sign correlated with intense emotions these people can suffer from anxiety, paranoia or intrusive thoughts/ emotions that interfere with their rational thinking. These people can think of revenge more often than others.
They are very good at researching people onthe internet, or internet stalking. Because Mercury also rules communication devices like phones and computers and Scorpio is a pretty secretive sign, these natives can be very clever at hiding information on electronic devices by using passwords, specific apps or tricks.
Mercury can also represent our siblings/ neighbors/ colleagues. Mercury in Scorpio can know stuff about these categories of people and keep or expose their secrets. Because Scorpio rules joint finances, taxes and loans these natives may be very skilled in obtaining advantages with money through their speech, writing. They know what to say to convince people to share their resources with them.