♈ Mercury

Mercury in Aries

You think fast, speak directly, and love a good debate.

Mercury governs
How you think, communicate, and learn
Sign element
Fire
Sign modality
Cardinal
Sign ruler
Mars

What Mercury does in a chart

Mercury describes how you think, communicate, and learn. Its sign says in what style, and its house says in which part of life.

Mercury in Aries

Aries is a cardinal fire sign. Fire signs act first, warm the room, and need somewhere to put their energy. Cardinal signs start things. They open each season and like to lead. Mercury in Aries takes on that style.

What this page cannot tell you

Sign is one of three things that describe a placement. The house Mercury falls in and the aspects it makes to the rest of the chart change the reading a great deal. Two people with Mercury in Aries can live it very differently.