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Mercury in Cancer
Mercury in Cancer thinks with memory and feeling. The mind is receptive, impressionable and remembers tone more than content; it learns what it cares about and forgets the rest. Speech is indirect, protective and often kind. Decisions are made by mood and confirmed by logic afterwards. The work is to separate what is true from what is familiar, and to say the hard thing plainly.
| Mercury signifies | thinking, speech, learning |
|---|---|
| Cancer is | water, cardinal — belonging, care, memory |
| Sign ruler | Moon |
| Mercury here is | with minor dignity at some degrees (triplicity, bound or face) |
Reading it by degree
Within Cancer the placement is coloured by its decan (the ten-degree face) and its bound (the Egyptian term), each with a planetary ruler of its own. Your chart shows both for every planet.
Decans (faces) of Cancer
| 0°–10° | Venus |
|---|---|
| 10°–20° | Mercury |
| 20°–30° | Moon |
Egyptian bounds of Cancer
| 0°–7° | Mars |
|---|---|
| 7°–13° | Venus |
| 13°–19° | Mercury |
| 19°–26° | Jupiter |
| 26°–30° | Saturn |
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See also Cancer rising and Mercury in the other signs.
Common questions
What does Mercury in Cancer mean?
Mercury in Cancer thinks with memory and feeling.
Is Mercury strong in Cancer?
Mercury in Cancer is with minor dignity at some degrees (triplicity, bound or face). The house and aspects in your own chart decide how it plays out.