| You are recognized by how you speak, write, | | | | huge determining factor in his/her school |
| interpret and think. In your natal horoscope, the | | | | experience. If a child has an earth or water |
| planet Mercury indicates how you communicate. | | | | Mercury, they don't necessarily adapt to the |
| People who have Mercury in air signs (Libra, | | | | standard way of learning and teaching in most |
| Aquarius, Gemini) ask questions. They bounce | | | | schools. The parent or teacher has a great |
| around concepts easily and may not be attached | | | | advantage in being aware of the child's Mercury |
| to any one thought. If something has an impact, | | | | placement, because it will enable them to provide |
| they often remember what they hear verbatim. | | | | the child with the environment required to |
| Air sign Mercury's have the gift of conversation. | | | | encourage successful communication and |
| They like to talk, read, gather information and | | | | education. |
| exchange ideas. | | | | When Mercury is a fire sign (Aries, Leo, |
| If someone has Mercury in a water sign, (Cancer, | | | | Sagittarius) ideas flare and can die quickly, |
| Scorpio or Pisces) they retain knowledge best | | | | sometimes before they're verbalized. When |
| when it carries an emotional charge. They need to | | | | speaking with a fire Mercury, it's important to |
| feel and absorb information. The perception that a | | | | attract their interest. They respond best if they |
| person who looks away is untruthful is not | | | | identify in some way to the conversation. If their |
| necessarily accurate with a water Mercury. | | | | passion is ignited, so will the flame of conversation. |
| This is the kind of misconception that can happen | | | | Earth signs (Capricorn, Taurus, Virgo) are the note |
| when Mercury signs are very different. A water | | | | takers of the zodiac. Once they've made it |
| sign Mercury can be trained to make more eye | | | | concrete, it has more impact. They may be |
| contact, but it may be possible they lose | | | | slower with response, because they don't |
| something in the translation. Like any language, | | | | necessarily think out loud. Don't underestimate |
| encouraging the shift when they are young is | | | | them if they seem slower to catch on; they |
| easier than training your grown spouse or | | | | work the soil of the information and make it their |
| co-worker. | | | | own. |
| Within each element there are also nuances. For | | | | This is a brief outline of how Mercury works in |
| instance in water, Mercury in Scorpio may prefer | | | | the horoscope to show us how a person thinks. |
| to observe rather than volunteer information. | | | | You probably recognized your favorite way to |
| Pisces may drift from topic to topic with no | | | | absorb information and transmit it. Looking at the |
| apparent connection. Mercury in Cancer needs to | | | | twelve signs can show you there is no standard |
| feel comfortable. | | | | way we all communicate, but learning how |
| A water sign Mercury child may show an interest | | | | another does will help in any dialogue. |
| in art or music, because they may come later to | | | | © copyright 2009 Pamela Cucinell All rights |
| verbal communication. The way a child learns is a | | | | reserved. |