"THINKING" WITH THE HEART !!!

Mercury began its transit through the domestic and sympathetic sign of Cancer today, May 29th, at 5:12 AM  EDT ... our thought and communicative processes now turn from an intellectual mode towards a more emotional mode of operation as the ruler of Cancer is the Moon which among other things rules the emotions ... Mercury in Cancer has a way of subconsciously picking up signals from everyone else .. the mind becomes as much a receiver as a transmitter under this energy ... here we have a highly intuitive mode of thinking and communicating ... this placement also usually bestows a very good memory along with strong poetic power ... Mercury in Cancer thinks with the heart and often interprets the meaning of others communications through how it "feels" ...

Mercury in Cancer does not always say everything it is feeling as it tries to avoid hurting itself and others as well with careless ill-spoken comments ... one is very protective of their thoughts ... it likes to nurture ideas and encourage growth before sharing ... one uses emotions as well as logic and often may end up letting sensitivities sway ones decisions ... subconscious fears, habits, or prejudices could inhibit ones objectivity or openness to the new ... there is usually an above-average psychic ability ... one learns through absorbing their experiences and making emotional connections ... interest here may include family, the home, the land, the past, the public or security ... Oh yes, we most definitely may find ourselves thinking about food A LOT - and with Venus currently transiting through Taurus, we may find ourselves partaking of the dreadful activity of over eating which ultimately causes the wrong kind of "expansion" in our lives !!!

The lesson of Mercury in Cancer is all about thinking through nurturing ... its the caring mind ... one has to be careful not to take everything so personally here ... it is important to remember to look at the facts in addition to the opinions of others ... it is also important to remember and be aware that each one of us is our own source of light and warmth ... most importantly it is necessary to make a collection of good memories that will give rise to clear and positive thinking ... the energy of Mercury in Cancer can be expressed in the following ways:

POSITIVE: mentally tenacious, good memory, reliable, sensitive mind, poetic, intuitive, agreeable, absorbs information, attuned to public opinion, profound, polite, softly-spoken, discreet, diplomatic, arouses sympathies, emotionally appealing, persuasive speaker

NEGATIVE: mentally habit-ridden, distracted, inflexible, overly impressionable, impractical, irrational, yes-person, too open, taking things too personally, depressive, self-conscious, unclear, incomprehensible, diffuse,  prejudiced, untruthful

Mercury now joins Jupiter in the sign of Cancer and will not complete its full transit through Cancer until - WAIT FOR IT ... WAIT FOR IT ... July 31st - yes you read correctly !!! ...  Mercury will get no further than 3 degrees Cancer at which point it will begin its SECOND RETROGRADE journey in for 2014 on June 7th - insert loud collective groan here !!! - returning to the sign of Gemini on June 17th where it will go back down to 24 degrees Gemini ... Mercury has been in its shadow point since May 22nd so things may already have begun to go slightly awry ... and with Jupiter completing its transit through Cancer in July along with Mercury, the beginning of Summer - or Winter for those of you in the Southern hemisphere - might prove to be highly emotional on some level !!!

With Mercury in Cancer, one should realize that the natural ability to influence others is worthy of only the highest motives ... tuning in to ones finer feelings and expressing them is ultimately more rewarding ... and finally, try to focus on what you are after, who you are with and why ... and then stick with that !!! ... and by all means - enjoy the mental trips down memory lane as they surely will "light the corners of your mind" !!!