Mercury: Planet of Communication

Mercury, much like the winged messenger of the gods, comes in
on feather-light wings and commands us to speak.
Communication, intellect and awareness are all within Mercury's
domain, as are logic and reasoning, our manner of thinking, and
how we create and express our thought processes.

A mercurial nature brings to mind restlessness and motion. Rat-
a-tat-tat -- things happen fast here. Mercury is about a quick wit,
quick thinking, possibilities, opinions, reasoning and the ability to
rationalize things. Mercurial energy can be good or bad, but it
will certainly be energizing! This Planet also prompts us to move
from one thing to the next and to get answers on both a physical
and psychological level. Further, Mercury's energy is both
dexterous and perceptive.
Mercury is about short trips: a visit to a neighbor or a friend
across town, the workaday commute, a weekend getaway.
Siblings, and transportation in general, are also within Mercury's
realm.

Speaking, writing, books, online communications and learning
are all within Mercury's domain. This Planet implores us to
express ourselves often -- and well. When Mercury goes
retrograde (the appearance of traveling backward), however, our
communications will be challenged.

Mercury is never more than 28 degrees from the Sun; it takes
about 88 days to complete its orbit of the Sun. It is neither
masculine nor feminine energy and assumes the gender of the
Sign it is in. It rules both Gemini and Virgo and the Third and
Sixth Houses.