Mercury in Pisces in the Seventh House

The placement of Mercury in Pisces indicates you have a need to be able to function mentally in a flexible manner that is not unduly confined by “artificial” boundaries. Much of the behavior and many of the personality characteristics associated with Mercury in Pisces are a result of this underlying tension and the constant mental struggle and search for definition that you are likely to experience.  There is an inherent tension in Mercury’s placement in Pisces. This tension is symbolized by Pisces’ natural square to Mercury-ruled Gemini and its natural opposition to Virgo, which is also ruled by Mercury. Pisces is the Mutable Water sign.  The dissipating, watery, changing energy associated with Pisces creates a natural difficulty for the structure-based, objective and precise mental and communication functions associated with Mercury.

It is rather difficult for Mercury’s precise and mental energies to navigate the ever-changeable waters of Pisces. Another difficulty is that your intellect is forced to operate within the realm of emotions. If you cannot make peace with this tension and learn to use it to your benefit, the result will often be a frustration for yourself and others, with issues centering on the indefiniteness of your mental and communicative processes. On the other hand, if you can mentally adjust to the  Piscean environment, then this will open up a whole new world of experience for you and your mental and communicative powers will be enhanced by the flexibility,  agility, and unlimitedness that you are free to explore.

Insecurities

With Mercury in Pisces, if you are insecure, you are likely to feel confused by the utter lack of stable reference points, mentally. Your mind is fearful of taking a stand, knowing that it may be undercut at any time, either because of external change and fluidity or because of internal shifts in your point of view. You are not willing to take that risk.  Instead, you abandon all mental discipline and sink into a state of total relativity.  Constantly shifting your position to suit expediencies, your word cannot be relied upon. Without mental grounding and structure, you perceive the world as chaotic and unordered.

Therefore, your mind is vulnerable to irrational fears growing out of the realization that anything could happen to you at any time. This results in an extreme amount of nervousness, which often compounds your chaotic and confused communication and mental state.

Mercury in the 7th House:

The 7th House is generally a favorable placement for Mercury, since it tends to bring out the communication function represented by the planet. With Mercury in the 7th House, your relationships are more likely to be mental than emotionally based. Your mental energy tends to be directed externally, toward others, rather than introspectively. As an individual with Mercury in the 7th House, you are likely to enjoy the communication involved in relationships, especially when others respond favorably to your communications and to your mental energy. You may, therefore, be quite active in forming and carrying on relationships with a variety of people. You are likely to enjoy people due to the mental stimulation that they provide you.

Having Mercury in the 7th House, your thoughts may dwell on your actual or potential relationships with others. If you become too mentally involved, you may become overly analytical or critical of your relationships. You may also suffer from worry over your relationships.  With Mercury in the 7th House, you may also be vulnerable to your thoughts and perceptions being influenced by your relationship partner(s) or even by those with whom you come in contact. The thought of wanting to please other people may become too dominant, to the extent that you lose your independence of mind or say things you really don’t believe in because you want others to think well of you.

Insecurities

As an individual with Mercury in the 7th House, if you are inwardly insecure, you will be overly concerned with what others think of you. Your thoughts will dwell too much on the reactions that others have to you and you worry about this constantly. This may make you cautious or reluctant to communicate to others or you may say only what you think others want to hear. Because of your own insecurities about your self-worth, you may assume that others think ill of you. This may lead you to adopt a highly critical attitude towards others as a defense mechanism. In this, you are merely responding in-kind to the attitudes that you assume others express toward you. When your negative attitudes go beyond just thinking, you may become verbally abusive.

Intellect’s Focus

With Mercury in the 7th House, your intellect tends to be focused on others. You are likely to pay attention to what others think and the opinions that they express before forming your own opinions. You will also generally think about and analyze your relationships. This generally helps you to put your relationships in perspective, define yourself with respect to others and foster growth in your relationships. If you have an intellectual or academic interest in relationships, this may lead to a career in psychology or counseling.

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Article referenced from:

• Gargatholil, Depth Astrology: An Astrological Handbook – Volume 2: Planets in Signs

• Gargatholil, Depth Astrology: An Astrological Handbook – Volume 3: Planets in Houses

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