Mercury in Pisces in the First 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 1st House:

Having Mercury in the 1st House suggests that your mind and your ability to communicate play an important role in defining your identity and your sense of self. Inwardly, you may mentally focus on your self-identity. You are apt to think consciously and analytically about your identity and selfhood. You are more likely to consciously form the question, “Who am I?” than are most people. You can be expected to take a rational approach to answering this question. With Mercury in the 1st House, your self-analysis may extend beyond this basic question to others involving the definition of your identity. The danger in your mental energy being particularly focused on your self-identity is that you may become too self-absorbed.

With Mercury in the 1st House, tt is even more common for you mental and communication functions to manifest as an integral part of your identity. You are likely to see yourself as a thinking person (or, if you shun seeing yourself as an “intellectual,” as a communicating person). Because the mental and communicating functions are so closely identified with your self-concept, they are likely to be energized and extroverted.

Insecurities

As an individual with Mercury in the 1st House, if you are inwardly insecure, you may feel that your self-identity and self-worth are tied to your intellectual ability and/or your ability to communicate to others. With Mercury in the 1st House, you think about and analyze yourself and your worth excessively. When critically comparing yourself to others, you inevitably come up short. You may think, consciously or subconsciously, that you are mentally inferior to others or that you cannot communicate as well as others can.

Having Mercury in the 1st House, you may have an idealized mental picture of yourself – one that is flattering to your ego – but when you think about yourself honestly and realistically, you feel ashamed that you are not what you think you should be. Your response may be to belittle yourself or to express your lack of self-confidence. As an individual with Mercury in the 1st House, you may also over-compensate by criticizing others and becoming arrogant about your own intellectual abilities. Your over-compensation, however only hides your own inadequacies from yourself.

Intellect’s Focus

With Mercury in the 1st House, your intellect is generally self-focused. You are likely to be self-analytical and to think about your self-identity. Of course, you, also apply your intellect to a variety of external situations and tasks but you usually consider your intellect to be an important dimension of your personality and to define who you are.

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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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