Mercury Transits to Your Birth Chart (including Mercury Retrograde)

Mercury is the fastest planet in the solar system and relates to the speed of thought in the human mind. Mercury transits indicate shifts in your mental focus and attention. Thus, shifting the communications you give and receive. 

Mercury will change zodiac signs every 3-4 weeks, therefore hitting a certain house in your birth chart for about a month, unless there is a retrograde mixed in. Mercury goes retrograde three times a year and during that time you will have an extra-long transit in a particular sign/house of your birth chart. 

For example, Mercury is about to move into the sign of Aquarius on January 8th. Now, instead of Mercury moving onto Pisces in a few weeks it will station retrograde and go “backwards” through the sign on Aquarius. It will then station direct on February 20th and begin its movement forward again through Aquarius and eventually entering Pisces on March 15th. So, due to Mercury retrograde it will spend a total of 10 weeks in one sign, Aquarius. 

Mercury retrograde transits usually indicate a slowing down and going inward period versus the typical Mercury expression of quick thoughts, communications, and actions. 

Here are some keywords on where to focus your attention for transiting Mercury through each of the 12 houses:

Transits to your 1st house: focus on yourself, your physical body, your appearance, and a new path/beginning. 

Transits to your 2nd house: focus on your finances, what you value, and what makes you feel secure. 

Transits to your 3rd house: focus on your communication, your thoughts and ideas, learning, and technology. 

Transits to your 4th house: focus on your home and family and your emotional world. 

Transits to your 5th house: focus on your creativity, what makes your life fun, hobbies, children, and romance. 

Transits to your 6th house: focus on your daily routines, your health and wellness, and your work/projects. 

Transits to your 7th house: focus on your relationships and the other people in your life. 

Transits to your 8th house: your joint resources, financial partnerships, taxes, debts, and deep soul work. 

Transits to your 9th house: focus on expanding your perspective, study, travel, and new experiences. 

Transits to your 10th house: focus on your career, public image, reputation, and your life direction. 

Transits to your 11th house: focus on your network, your friends, your community, and your ideals for the future. 

Transits to your 12th house: focus on letting go, rest, reflections, and release. 

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