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Find out how you communicate by understanding your Mercury sign.
By Mehruba Chowdhury — Written on Feb 27, 2019
Everyone has a communication style that's unique. From the cues a person gives when body language is used to the tone of a voice in an argument or with a person that they love, the way you talk says a lot about you, and it also says volumes about how you represent your zodiac sign's personality traits.
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Even in astrology, one of the most important planets reveals information about your communication style. The planet Mercury, which rules the zodiac signs Virgo and Gemini, who are considered to be excellent communiators, shows how you are great at getting a point across, too. For example, if a person's natal horoscope has Mercury in Taurus, that person may be good speaking about money or singing for a living.
If your planet Mercury is in the sign of Gemini, you may be a great journalist or someone who would do well interviewing others in any occupation. Communications is a big part of our lives since so many things depend on this key area. For instance, relationships can break based on a person’s poor communications skills.
Most jobs these days also demand employees to have excellent communications skills. They are actually considered more important than technical skills for certain positions.
Hence, it is important for us to analyze how we communicate so we can figure out how we are coming off to others. By carefully studying how your body language and words are communicated, you can then decide if you need to improve the way that you speak with others to have a better effect in your job or relationships.
Astrology can be of great help in studying one’s communications style. In particular, your Mercury sign affects and shapes the way you communicate much more than any other sign.
Finding out your Mercury sign is not a difficult task. So let’s just dive into the 12 different signs in order to figure out how you communicate based on your Mercury horoscope by zodiac sign.
ARIES (March 21 - April 19)
You are bold in your communications style. Some might also think you are a bit pushy and aggressive, but not everyone and definitely not always!
In general, you tend to be more straightforward and don’t like beating around the bush.
TAURUS (April 20 - May 20)
You are very pleasant in your speech. Well, at least most of the times! Sometimes you can come off as too stubborn, especially if it’s regarding your personal beliefs and values. You can be straightforward regarding your beliefs, as well. But it’s usually in a nice pleasant manner!
You can be as witty as they come! In fact, people love you because you always seem to know just what to say to someone. One thing though is that you might find it difficult to stay on one topic for long. You tend to jump from topic to topic because you have knowledge of so many topics!
CANCER (June 21 - July 22)
You can be a little shy in your speech… perhaps a little hesitant. But once you open up, people get to see your depth and knowledge on topics.
In general, your emotional side might come out more in your speech than you realize.
LEO (July 23 - August 22)
A Leo Mercury makes you sound confident and passionate. You just always seem to know what you are talking about and, therefore, command attention.
The only bad side to this confidence is that sometimes you can appear arrogant about your beliefs and opinions.
VIRGO (August 23 - September 22)
If your Mercury is in Virgo, you are very meticulous about what you say. You are a perfectionist when it comes to your speech, which means that you don’t like to be caught saying something inappropriate.
In general, you like talking clearly and concisely. And your communication style is very effective.
LIBRA (September 23 - October 22)
When your Mercury is in Libra, you always seem to say what is inappropriate in a situation. Your speech is pleasant and people love to socialize with you because of your communications skills.
In particular, you tend to be very diplomatic and people love that about you. But, on the dark side, you can be too non-confrontational, which makes you sweep things under the rug.
SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21)
You are very intense in your communications style. People can always sense the power beneath your speech. You have a quite force in your voice.
In general, you can be very passionate about your beliefs and it shows in your communications style.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 - December 21)
When your Mercury is in Sagittarius, you tend to talk a lot, especially if it’s in an area of your interest! You are also very argumentative when your beliefs are questioned and can love to engage in debates.
In general, you can persuade people by the sheer force of your arguments. But the dark side is that you can step on many toes in the process.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 19)
You are very reserved in your communications. But whenever you speak, the content is usually very substantial. In short, you are a man or woman of a few words.
In particular, when you speak, people take you seriously even if you are soft spoken!
AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18)
You come off as an intellectual, if your Mercury is in Aquarius. You just seem so well-informed about the topics of your interest. You also know how to make anything and everything sound very interesting.
In general, you sound very rational and logical when you speak. No one would accuse of getting carried away by your emotions when you communicate.
PISCES (February 19 - March 20)
You tend to be non-confrontational in communications until you just reach a point where you have bottled things up too long. Then you might have an outburst, which can be quite emotional.
In general, though, you might be able to be flexible in your communications as you grow older and learn to adapt to other people’s communicative styles.
Mehruba Chowdhury is a writer who covers astrology, pop culture and relationship topics.