On 4 June at 2005 GMT the planet of communication and travel Mercury enters the sign of Cancer for the next 23 days changing the way we think and communicate. In Gemini, a very strong position for ruling planet Mercury, our thoughts were logical and quick. We wanted to exchange information at high speeds and required variety in our lives. We had a tendency to multitask. Mercury in Cancer is in a totally different environment.
Mercury in the sign ruled by the Moon becomes more sensitive, more emotional and empathetic. We communicate depending on how we feel. Our thoughts depend on our emotions. We communicate better with people we feel close to. Those we feel they understand us. We may become more empathetic and loving in our conversations. We become more nurturing with the people we love. Our thoughts are dominated by past memories. We seek comfort by talking about memories. We crave approval by others and quality in conversations. We care more about our needs as well as for the needs of those we care about. On the positive side, this transit can increase creativity and bring inspiration especially to the water signs, Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces. On the negative side our judgement becomes more subjective as it is affected by fluctuating emotions. As a general rule be mindful of how you talk to people as the level of sensitivity will be high for the duration of the transit.
While traveling Cancer Mercury will initially make mostly positive aspects until 16 June when its beautiful and positive trine with Neptune at 18°43’ Pisces becomes exact bringing inspiration, positive influence to any art-related activities and extra intuition, especially to the water signs Cancer. Scorpio, Pisces born on 9 March, 11 July, 11 November (+/- 1 day). That same day however, a difficult opposition with Saturn at 18°50’ Capricorn also becomes exact. This is a challenging aspect that blocks thoughts and can bring transportation or communication problems, delays, blockages. Mercury’s conjunction with Mars on 18 June and its opposition to Pluto on the 19th are aspects that require us to be extra careful as we become more careless or move fast and thus we are prone to accidents. These difficult aspects mostly affect the Cardinal signs Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn born on 9-13 January, 8-13 April, 11-16 July, 12-16 October (+/- 1 day) who need to be extra careful in anything they do from 13-14 June until 20-21 June.
Let’s look at how the signs/ascendant signs can make the most of the planet Mercury’s transit in Cancer.
ARIES
Mercury in Cancer will make most Aries wanting more emotional communication or wanting to be home more with their family and people they love. This will also be a period of increased communications with siblings, neighbors and relatives. Some might have people visiting their house. Aries can now organize family gatherings at their homes during this time. The need for working from home or/and at home might arise. It’s a good time to take a few days off and relax at home if possible. Aries born on the dates mentioned above should be extra careful from 12-13 June to 20-21 June as they are directly affected by Mercury’s challenging aspects. Be mindful of the directness of your speech.
TAURUS
Mercury in Cancer means increased communication, meetings and short distance travel many times with your loved ones or your children. With the ruler of second and fifth house in the third house, many people of Taurus can organize short vacations with their amore. Others can use this influence for heart-to-heart talks with loved ones or with their children. Some may be considering the purchase of a vacation home and their communications focus on that. Business communications are also favored. For those who work with any kind of art, this will be a creative period as imagination and inspiration can be strong, especially around 16 June. Good time to talk financial matters and find lasting solutions. Some Taureans might face car, phone or computer problems the days of the difficult Mercury aspects.
GEMINI
Your ruler Mercury travels your second house of income turning your attention to your finances and resources. You can now find solutions and make decisions on managing your finances better. This is possibly something that you need right now as Mars in the same sign could be wasting your hard-earned money with unexpected expenses. On an emotional level you can work on building your self-confidence and self-image using your mind.
CANCER
You are the second cardinal sign and you are directly affected by the planet Mercury that is in your own sign making you extra communicative and able to convince through dialogue to get what you want. Your communications however are more emotional and sensitive and depend a lot on how feel. You may be more inclined to talk rather openly about things that you have kept inside and these may have to do (but not limited to) with your siblings or other close relatives. You may have the urge to bring to the surface deep feelings and thoughts you were thinking about in private during the past two weeks. You have the chance to meet new people, start a new study program, attend a seminar or reach business deals. Those affected most by the challenging aspects, need to be more careful in anything they do especially during the difficult dates as mentioned in the introduction.
LEO
The transit of planet Mercury in the sign of Cancer will affect you Leos mostly on a psychological level. Your mind might keep returning to the past and to memories from the past. Your dreams may have to do with the past or they may be more intuitive. Many of you may also have a lot of communications that you will not announce or meet with friends secretly. Some might discover that someone you consider as a friend is not a friend at all. Stress over money issues is possible. This is also a time during which you may make decisions and plans on how to move forward but will not implement them just yet. In any case, trust your instinct.
VIRGO
Your ruler Mercury travels your sector of friendships and ideals and makes you very sociable at this time. This transit brings you many invitations, proposals and opportunities to meet new people, to communicate more and get together with friends, or to go on short trips with friends or with a group. This is a good time to sign up for a new club or association where you can meet new people with whom you share the same interests. Your mind will be more on humanitarian issues. Some Virgos may attend seminars with colleagues at this time.
LIBRA
Mercury travels the top of your natal chart bringing you the opportunity for many communications, discussions, invitations, contracts, agreements in your career or social circle. Libras who are unemployed and looking for work might find one now. In any case the mind of most Libras will be on their career and with Mercury in the 10th this is a good time to set goals for the future. The Libras who are directly affected by transiting Mercury’s challenging aspects need to be extra careful in their communications and travel during those days.
SCORPIO
The planet Mercury is transiting your ninth house making your communications more optimistic and at the same time more emotional and sensitive. This is a time that favors long-distance travel — especially with friends, loved ones or your children — learning a new language, learning about a new culture. Anything related to foreign countries is also favored. During this time many will tend to philosophize more as the mind and horizons expand. Many will have the urge to talk about their views and in some instances even try to impose them on others. Scorpios born on the dates mentioned above will receive the very positive influence of the Mercury Neptune trine near 16 June which can be particularly helpful for creative projects, hobbies related to art, and general inspiration. At the same time those Scorpios may also face problems with their phones, vehicles or computers between 12-13 June and 20-21 June
SAGITTARIUS
The planet Mercury in Cancer affects the house of shared resources and deep transformation. This is a time during which you can have many meetings, discussions, agreements on shared resources eg debts, loans, inheritances, or your partner’s money. For some the mind may be stuck on the past and on things that happened in the past. Try not to obsess though and do not be absolute in your views. This is also a time during which you can search deep for information you need. You may be more interested in learning more about astrology and the occult.
CAPRICORN
The planet Mercury transits the sign directly across yours affecting the sector of your close relationships and long-term partnerships. This is a time during which you can improve your relationship through better communication as you can feel more what your partner needs. It is also a time of increased communications, more heart-to-heart talks with your partner, more outings, and more travel. Business contracts are also favored. Those directly affected by Mercury’s difficult aspects need to be extra careful on the dates mentioned as relationships that end during this time may end permanently.
AQUARIUS
Mercury travels the sign of Cancer and your sector of work and health. This will be a very busy time-period for you Aquarius people, full of communications and meetings. Your mind and your communications will be focused on work issues and matters related to your daily routine and habits. You can have increased communications, travel and much less free time as you will have so much to do on an everyday basis. Good opportunities for meeting people while doing everyday stuff or even at the fym. Some might be thinking more about health issues or feel the need to find solutions to health issues.
PISCES
Mercury transiting your fifth sector brings positive and sensitive communication with loved ones and children. During this time your mind will be on your hobbies and on entertainment rather than on work. Your thinking will be much more creative. You may be thinking more about love if you are single or about your children if you are older. You may feel more the need to communicate with the members of your family and loved ones on a more emotional level. You can understand their needs so heart-to-heart talks are quite favored and can help resolve relationship issues or improve communication with your children. Many Pisceans might start thinking about growing their family with a new addition. Pisceans affected by Mercury’s positive trine with their rule Neptune around 16 June should take advantage of this influence especially if the work with anything related to art. Inspiration and imagination will be quite high around those days so take advantage!
Note: I would like to clarify that a general article such as this one can only provide general forecasts/predictions that concern a specific planetary move and indicate the general trend/influence that is at play. Some of you might feel that you do not relate to the general prediction and that your personal circumstances ae different. This happens because something else in your natal astrology chart affects you personally (you are going through a different phase) or other planetary movements that co-exist in the sky have influence you more.
Therefore a personal session for an in-depth analysis of your entire natal chart is absolutely necessary for accurate and precise forecasts and answers to specific questions.
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