Mercury in Cancer

When Mercury is in sensitive Cancer, get ready for some real talk.

If it's not easy or natural for you to talk about your feelings, this is the time to get deep and open up. Cancer is a particularly nurturing sign, so embracing intense emotional talks may feel more natural at this time—and will result in building stronger connections! Emotions can run high in Cancer, so during this placement, try not to take things personally. Family discussions also come to the forefront here, so be careful to approach lingering feelings and resentments as rationally as possible.

Mercury in Cancer: Significance & Meaning

Element And Modality: Water & Cardinal

Positive keywords for Mercury in Cancer:

• Collecting
• Comforting
• Deep
• Shrewd
• Sympathetic

Negative keywords for Mercury in Cancer:

• Closed off
• Crabby
• Isolated
• Touchy
• Subjective

Mercury in Cancer Personality

Both elephants and those with their Mercury in Cancer rarely forget. The past is their mental playground, so they spend a not-insignificant amount of time ruminating upon it. Rumination is the nature of these natives' minds. Each conclusion they reach is well thought out and stirring when expressed. It could be said that this placement takes everything very personally.

Unlike their airy precursor, Gemini, Cancer Mercury's communication is oriented towards the emotional rather than the logical. Overall, body language—both their own and others'—counts just as much as standard language for these watery folks. In fact, because they tend to be more introverted, nonverbal cues may be the most you'll get from them at times. But their withdrawn nature doesn't emerge from some superiority complex. Rather, Cancer Mercuries are simply easily overwhelmed by others' emotions due to their sensitivity.

Positive Traits

While these natives are guarded, they can quickly draw other people from their shells. These Mercurial Crabs have a sensitive and empathetic way about them that appeals to even the shyest people. Once these folks are out and open, Cancer Mercuries will hang onto their every word.

Listening comes naturally to those with this placement, perhaps because they more than anyone understand the trust involved in sharing thoughts and emotions. When they do speak, their preferred conversational topics are intimate and nostalgia-tinged. For this reason, they make for great poets or even speech writers.

Negative Traits

Cancer Mercuries tend to be emotional creatures, so objectivity isn't their strength. As a result, their ideas can be swayed (and even manipulated) by appeals to their emotions. The Mercury in Cancer approach to communication can be manipulative when they weaponize their vast emotional intelligence. They tend not to argue overtly, but the argumentative tools in their arsenals can be just as deadly—and doubly annoying.

Furthermore, peeling back the layers of the emotions to finally reach the crux of their moods may frustrate more to-the-point communicators as well as others who lean more heavily on logic and reason.

Conclusion

Those born with their Mercury in Cancer speak with the sentiment and authority of a parent. If their mood permits, these imaginative folks can inspire just as easily as they tear down.

However, their conflict-avoidant ways can test even the most patient souls. However, these individuals generally do mean well, and this becomes evident once you've sifted through their shifting emotions. Despite their moodiness, those with their Mercury in Cancer are more than worth the trouble, as you'd be hard pressed to find someone more willing to lend a listening ear and a shoulder to cry on.