Mercury in each house of the chart

thinking, speech, learning. Where Mercury sits in the houses is where that shows up in a life.

Mercury rejoices in the first house, the one place the tradition says it is most at ease regardless of sign. Read the first house.

Mercury in the first houseThe body, the temperament and the first move: how a person arrives and is met.
Mercury in the second houseMoney, movable goods and the resources a person holds and can dispose of freely.
Mercury in the third houseSiblings, neighbours, short journeys, letters and the ordinary traffic of the mind.
Mercury in the fourth houseHome, land, parents and origins, and the end or conclusion of any matter.
Mercury in the fifth houseChildren, pleasure, play, creative work, gifts and the enjoyments of a life.
Mercury in the sixth houseIllness, labour, daily routine, subordinates and small animals: the maintenance of a life.
Mercury in the seventh houseMarriage, partners, contracts, and the open opponent in any dealing or dispute.
Mercury in the eighth houseDeath, legacies, dowry and the resources of others: what passes between people.
Mercury in the ninth houseLong journeys, foreign places, religion, law, philosophy and higher learning.
Mercury in the tenth houseProfession, rank, reputation and the standing a person holds in public life.
Mercury in the eleventh houseFriends, allies, patrons, groups, and the hopes a person carries forward.
Mercury in the twelfth houseSolitude, confinement, hidden opposition, sorrow and what a person does unseen.