The symbolism
Mercury represents learning, speech, writing, and the exchange of ideas. Consider both a sign’s style and the aspects Mercury makes to other planets. Retrograde motion is an apparent reversal seen from Earth; astrology uses it as a symbol for review rather than evidence of inevitable disruption.
Reading it in your chart
Find Mercury in your chart’s placements. Read its sign as a style, its house as an area of life, and its aspects as connections to other symbolic functions. Consider the whole chart and your actual experience. This is an interpretive framework, not a prediction.
Keep exploring
Study the vocabulary and traditions in the AstroWiki reference. Astronomical calculations use Astronomy Engine. Interpretations are original Asteria editorial content and are not scientific predictions.