Mercury in Aries

There is great mental energy but it may be difficult to sustain interest on the details and you learn best when intellectually challenged. Mercury in Aries possesses innovative ideas that are expressed assertively, directly and with confidence. You tend to make quick judgements and decisions and don’t hang about analyzing a problem.

Your mind is energized and you’re less diplomatic and tend to be straight-forward. Thoughts and words are acted upon and you don’t wait around all day to consider other options. Mercury tends to act subjective in Aries and answers are expressed in an honest, no beating about the bush manner. You might even become impatient with those who can’t keep up mentally because you don’t have time to flap about.

The placement can be prone to quarrelling or you may just come across as an assertive thinker. Other people may feel slow compared to you, because you like to get to the point of the issue fast, you might also be a fast talker and viewed as rather direct. You may jump to conclusions and be bold with your analysis. Perhaps you like to get your point of view across first. Some might see you as having a self-centred perspective.

Mercury in Aries could be described as head strong with burning ideas and a strong intuitive capacity. The mind needs to be active and you learn things quickly. You like to tell others about ideas first and you inspire and motivate people just by what you say. Enthusiasm and the ability to lead with communication and the intellect are strengths. A fondness for debate may be present and you like to win.

It may help to develop some patience and diplomacy and make sure you have all the relevant information before jumping in too quick with assertions, because you tend to speak on impulse. You like to give birth to new ideas and you are great at starting conversations. You always have something exciting to say and the spontaneity of ideas and the expression of thoughts are original. You give the answer now and don’t leave people waiting around. The mind prefers to keep active and independent and there is always something new and fresh budding in your mind, new possibilities and mental adventures, ideas never become stale.