Mercury in aspect to Ascendant

Mercury conjunct the Ascendant shows that you are intensely preoccupied with yourself. You probably start your conversation with 'I' more often than most people do, and the word 'me' crops up regularly in your dialogue. This is not such a terrible thing, but it is boring to others. Your mental faculties are well-developed, and for the most part you are bright and witty, so your incessant use of the personal pronoun must be tolerated. Intellectually enthusiastic about every bit of information you receive, you are inclined to burst out with rash statements of opinion when provoked. You pride yourself on how easy it is for you to learn, and may show disdain for anyone who has to concentrate harder. You are mentally impulsive and rarely give anyone the chance to answer your questions. In a crowd, you can dominate the conversation by asking questions that you answer yourself or by posing problems that you immediately solve. An original and creative speaker, you often dramatize what you have to say with a display of acting ability. People are fascinated by your command of language and effective delivery. You are not afraid to speak up when you know you are right, but the fact is that you aren't always right. When your views are criticized, you become indignant and argumentative. You are no shrinking violet, and would rather put up than shut up.

Mercury conjunct Ascendant: Mercury on the Ascendant shows a fondness for contacts with the outside world; also a need for continual change and give-and-take. There is great curiosity, and often this makes us early-wise. Mercury is a mobile planet and, when on the Ascendant, gives physical mobility and unrest, sometimes nerviness too, but also considerable manual dexterity. This conjunction, which generally indicates a bright mind, does not necessarily promise great learning capacity, since we find it hard to concentrate. We are at our best when free to chop and change and to do several things at the same time (although the remainder of the chart must be taken into consideration before one can hazard an opinion on the degree of changeability involved).

Mercury conjunct Ascendant: People born with this conjunction are able to put their thoughts into action, for Mercury rules the mind, the ability to communicate. The Ascendant indicates how we start things, and how we function best in career. These may be talkative people, but the energy can be channeled to help them get their point across.

Mercury conjunct Ascendant: The immediate impression that a Mercury conjunct Ascendant individual might make is of being bright, youthful and curious - and very chatty. These people have a very pronounced need to talk, and often to write, especially about their own experiences. All contacts from Mercury to the Ascendant-Descendant axis favor autobiographical writing. As always, the sign placement, other aspects to the configuration, and the houses where Gemini and Virgo are to be found, will all have great bearing on Mercury rising and form part of the overall complex.

People with Mercury rising usually have very strong early issues around siblings and schooling. Exactly what the issues are will be shown by the overall picture. Mercury rising people often immediately talk about their siblings and what those issues are.

Mercury conjunct or opposite Ascendant: With Mercury conjunct either end of the Ascendant-Descendant axis, there is a strong need to communicate with someone else in a one-to-one setting, a need to discuss oneself, and oneself in relation to other people. Lots of people gravitate to therapy situations with these contacts for there is a need to be listened to. It is through verbal interchange with another person that the individual is able to arrive at his or her own position on given subjects.

With all contacts there are often lots of comings and goings and general activity around the individual's birth. A lot of talking is also implied.

People with Mercury rising, and sometimes making other contacts to the Ascendant-Descendant axis generally, often have two or more names which they may be known by simultaneously or at different times. This reflects the general ambidextrous quality of these contacts.

Mercury conjunct Ascendant: Paul Newman 0, Hillary Rodham Clinton 1, Robert Anton Wilson 1, Arnold Schwarzenegger 2, Bram 2, Marcy 2, G.W. Bush 3, Madonna Ciccone 3, Mahatma Gandhi 3, JRosh 3, Mikael 3, DJenkins 4, Ted Turner 5, William Randolph Hearst 6, Patti Smith 6, U.G. Krishnamurti 7, Terence McKenna 7, TonyC 7, Arnold Palmer 9

Mercury sextile Ascendant

Mercury sextile the Ascendant shows that you know how to express yourself. You are rarely misunderstood because you dramatize what you say and get the full attention of your listeners. You know that you are creative, perhaps because your parents encouraged you to develop your creative potentials and even provided opportunities if they saw that you would use them. In any case, you do understand your enormous capabilities, and only have to decide that you will capitalize on them. You know what you can accomplish as well as what your limits are. You speak optimistically about your goals in life. With your enthusiasm, your chances for succeeding are good, but if there are setbacks or reversals, you will simply start anew, because you don't accept defeat. You learn from every experience, and find new ways to use your talents. Determined to succeed, you will always find people who will support you in your endeavors.

You know how to convert your creative resources into cash. Not the most ardent laborer, however, you try to find effective ways to make money with the least amount of physical effort. You are not afraid to take chances in order to attract attention to your ideas. But you don't trust only to luck, for you know how to examine the details of any proposal and logically evaluate its chances for success.

You know how to de-emphasize your negative qualities and overplay the positive ones. You seek the approval of your friends and generally get it, because of your views on matters of current interest. You let others think you are primarily concerned for their welfare and best interests; with your superiors, you use this tactic with masterful skill. Although you recognize the importance of getting an education, you depend more on effective communication to help you get what you want. You don't like to be challenged by competitors if you are uninformed and know you can't win.

Mercury sextile Ascendant: Farmer 1, Jean 1, Walt Disney 2, Jack Nicklaus 2, Bill Clinton 3, Robert De Niro 3, Tenzin Gyatso 3, Mick Jagger 3, George 3, Leif 3, Supr 3, VinCal 3, Friedrich Nietzche 4, Wilhelm Reich 4, BarryKl 4, Victoria 4

Mercury square Ascendant

You are often misunderstood when you express yourself. People tend to react negatively when you talk with them and resent what you say, though they may not show it. You are unable to project yourself with confidence, and this lack of assurance is unwittingly transmitted to your listeners, who find it hard to believe you. Your air of superiority doesn't quite hide your feelings of inferiority. Hoping to win the approval of those you deal with, you appeal to their emotions, but your flattery is obviously tinged with insincerity. People are never really sure what you mean and may ask you to repeat yourself so they will know whether they heard you right the first time.

You want your friends to like you, and you willingly do favors for them, hoping they will show their appreciation. You are guardedly optimistic about gaining your objectives, because your early home life taught you to seek only those goals that your superiors would approve of. This condition delayed your development as an individual, which would have enabled you to be independently secure on your own merits. You tend to compare yourself with peers who have succeeded while still relatively young, and resent the fact that you did not have the same opportunities to become successful.

Your education may have been delayed because of family priorities. But a late start doesn't deny you success; it only means that you will have to work harder to catch up, if that's so important to you. It may also mean that you will feel frustrated when challenged by well-educated and trained competitors. Don't give anyone a chance to demonstrate superiority over you. You can succeed in competition by getting the education you need and by working hard to gain experience. You can train yourself and acquire a reputation for excellence in everything you do. If you think positively about developing your creative potentials, you will learn to like yourself for what you can accomplish. Also you will win the admiration you deserve.

Mercury square Ascendant: LucSr 0, Woody Allen 2, Prince Charles 2, Alex Jones 2, JerGar 2, Jim Carrey 3, Martin Luther King, Jr. 3, John D. Rockefeller 3, Andrea 3, Ralph 3, RoyO 3, VinG 3, PapayaJ 4, Patrice 4, George Carlin 5, Georges Gurdjieff 5, Robert Plant 5, Mother Teresa 5, Vincent van Gogh 5, Antonio 5, Cate 5, Joze 5, L.Ron Hubbard 6, Flossie 6, Prabhuta 6

Mercury trine Ascendant

Mercury trine the Ascendant shows that you know how to express yourself. You are rarely misunderstood because you dramatize what you say and get the full attention of your listeners. You know that you are creative, perhaps because your parents encouraged you to develop your creative potentials and even provided opportunities if they saw that you would use them. In any case, you do understand your enormous capabilities, and only have to decide that you will capitalize on them. You know what you can accomplish as well as what your limits are. You speak optimistically about your goals in life. With your enthusiasm, your chances for succeeding are good, but if there are setbacks or reversals, you will simply start anew, because you don't accept defeat. You learn from every experience, and find new ways to use your talents. Determined to succeed, you will always find people who will support you in your endeavors.

Mercury trine Ascendant: PaulS 0, Bette Davis 2, Ken Kesey 2, Willie Nelson 2, Malcolm X 2, AlexP 2, JBLight 2, Michelle 2, Suzanne 2, William Blake 3, Deepak Chopra 3, Tiger Woods 3, Ashira 3, Leigh 3, Wilt Chamberlain 4, Babe Ruth 4, BenSt 4, Marie 4, Ursula Andress 5, Bruce Springsteen 5, Gloria Steinem 5, Jon Voight 5, Cesar 5, ChrisC 5, Nirvesh 5, Melanie Griffith 6, Q 6

Mercury quincunx Ascendant

Mercury inconjunct the Ascendant shows that you try hard to understand the people with whom you are involved. If you have to confront them in a challenging situation, you make a supreme effort to give them the benefit of the doubt. You tend to submit without resistance, assuming that others know more about themselves than you do. More often than not, however, your evaluation and conclusions about people are right, which may make them uncomfortable.

Wanting to win approbation as a sensible person with good reasoning ability, you are crushed when people don't take you seriously and dismiss you with a wave of the hand. You are serious about your continued development and growth. A 'jack-of-all-trades' and master of most of them, you are a good learner and an equally good teacher. You never stop learning, and you strive for excellence in everything you do. Although you may work efficiently, you may talk too much on the job and annoy those working closest to you. You despise being constantly asked what you are doing and why. But you love it when someone needs your help in learning how to do something.

You don't know yourself as well as you know others. You worry over matters that can't be changed, and if someone tries to draw you into a discussion of your shortcomings, you quickly divert the conversation to other topics. Your friends admire you for your talents, and your superiors realize that you have a sharp intellect. There are few questions you can't answer, even though you may not have received a higher education. You like to indulge in nostalgic memories of days past, remembering them with good feelings. Keenly aware of the power of money, you have planned carefully for security in your later years. Pension plans and regular savings are as important to you as earning a living now.

You should take frequent restful vacations to slow down and relax. You are easily keyed up by the pressure of your daily concerns, so you should get away from them periodically.

Mercury quincunx Ascendant: The uncertainty of the inconjunct is beyond our control, and it gnaws at us whenever we make contact with the people around us. We are not good at expressing ourselves, and we tend to say things at the wrong moment. This causes trouble, and the reactions of others can make us wonder why we are the way we are. The reason is that our approach (the Ascendant) is so completely different from the way in which we naturally think about things and would like to speak of them to others (Mercury) that we become hesitant and nervous. The stress of the inconjunct is felt in the thought-life, and we find it hard to relax. Quite often, owing to an inner compulsion to think and communicate, we become very proficient at thinking and communicating. But first we have to get down to the root of our unrest.

Mercury quincunx Ascendant: Susanna Arundhati Roy 0, JudyPl 0, Leen 0, John F. Kennedy 1, Jamie 3, Tyler 3, JT 4

Mercury opposite Ascendant

Mercury opposite the Ascendant means that whenever possible, you try to share the opinions of the people you associate with. Fearing you will be rejected, you wait until you have heard what your associates say before you express your views. Although you do this cleverly, you still don't succeed in convincing people that you have a mind of your own. Because of this, you are not taken seriously. You want everyone to think you are the most agreeable person they ever met. People feel comfortable with you, because you never threaten them by saying they are wrong, even when they are. Actually, you are trying too hard to be liked; you would be more respected if you were more sincere and less conniving.

You try to say the right thing at the right time so that people will admire you. Most times you succeed in this, but when you don't it can be awful. Actually, you are a master conversationalist and can hold an audience in the palm of your hand. So there is no need for pretending to be other than what you are - a delightful person to have around.

Sometimes you bend the truth about your family background or heritage in order to make a good impression. Or you alter the facts to make them fit your objectives. With your gift of effective communication, you would be most successful in an occupation that requires close, intimate contact with people. You are very adept at social activities, public relations, and communications, where you have every opportunity to show your skill in handling people.

Though you really like and need people, you don't want to feel obligated to them. You are independent, and resent having your freedom restricted, even temporarily. You try to form friendships with persons who can help you in reaching your objectives; in return, you are willing to serve them when they need help. It will be difficult for you to rise to the position you seek unless others intercede on your behalf. Don't forget them when you succeed.

With all contacts there are often lots of comings and goings and general activity around the individual's birth. A lot of talking is also implied.

Mercury opposite Ascendant: Adolf Hitler 1, DavMcC 1, Bertrand Russell 2, Ju 2, Bob Dylan 3, Charles Manson 3, Cathy O’Brien 4, Suzanne Somers 4, Roberto 5, Clint Eastwood 6, Yarrow 7