Astrology at Work: How Mercury influences your communication style.

In Astrology, the planet of Mercury symbolizes the mind, speech, intellect, curiosity, and commerce.

Depending on the astrological house and sign that rules Mercury in your birth chart, it can indicate your "native style of communication" and what you feel most comfortable communicating about. In a work context, this is important to understand since we communicate with others so frequently.

Mercury will also transit various houses throughout the year, indicating a possible shift in your communication style depending on which of the 12 astrological houses it's occupying at that time.

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Mercury in Aries: Direct and frank communicators that can be perceived as being very blunt and harsh. They can be stubborn when defending their ideas and seem inflexible. They can also be very decisive and quick to make decisions.

?Mercury in Taurus: Thoughtful and grounded communicators who might need some additional time to formulate their response, they are not very prone to reacting. Because they do take time to consider what they say, they appear very resolute and declarative. They can communicate in a very grounded and methodical manner.

Mercury in Gemini: Witty is the first word that comes to mind! These communicators can also be scattered due to their varied interests and hyper-curiosity. They often forget where they were going with a point. They can also be very logical and intellectual often lacking an emotional sensitivity in their voice.

Mercury in Cancer: These are emotional and sensitive communicators, often you can feel the care and compassion in their voices. They are quiet in group discussions, absorbing the collective emotional temperature about what is being discussed before giving their own insight. They are gentle and intuitive when dealing with their peers.

Mercury in Leo: These individuals can be quite commanding in their speech and often communicate with great authority. Great at persuasion, they can often turn the dials up and down with logic, drama, and emotions to great effect on their listeners. They are staunch and proud defenders of their positions and perspectives.

Mercury in Virgo: Although somewhat bland in their communication style these individuals communicate with great detail. They are conscious of every word that leaves their mouth. They stick to the facts and can become impatient with conversations that drift away from logical thinking and expression.

Mercury in Libra: These are very diplomatic communicators often playing the role of balancing the varied perspectives in the room. They are fair, always trying to ensure everyone gets an opportunity to speak and express their perspective. The possess a high degree of tact in their delivery making the selection of words as precise as possible.

Mercury in Scorpio: Getting to the heart of the matter is a signature of this communicator. They are ready to discuss the difficult things others try to avoid. In dialogue, they are absorbing and processing the full range of emotions being expressed making them highly intuitive, instinctual, and sensitive to others' true motivation. They will often not participate in superficial discussions that don't carry a certain depth.

Mercury in Sagittarius: These communicators are very optimistic and energetic in their style. They enjoy discussing big ideas even though they might not have a handle on all of the details. They love interesting philosophical discussions and are very open to all perspectives and hearing what others have to say but impatient to express their own. Their speech is blunt but don't take it personally, they mean well.

Mercury in Capricorn: These individuals consume and distribute information in a very methodical way. Separating various ideas into groups and taking a process-driven approach to communication is their preferred method. They carry a certain authority in their speech and are quite honourable in their discussions. They are somewhat prone to disregarding emotional and subjective ways of thinking.

Mercury in Aquarius: Rebellious and loves a good debate, these individuals will intentionally stir the pot in a discussion as a way of keeping things exciting. The more "chaos" there is, the easier it is for them to demonstrate their intellectual prowess which should not be underestimated. Skilled conversationalists, everyone will enjoy engaging with this communicator s their range to satisfy the full spectrum of communicators is strong.

Mercury in Pisces: These people are emotional and gentle in their communication style. They keep a keen awareness of the collective emotions in the room and will develop unusual insights that can be quite profound in helping the group to a decision or consensus. This can also be attributed to their exceptional ability to listen with their ears and heart. They understand nuance very well and can annoy those who are more rational.

?So which one sounds like you?

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