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Mercury in Leo 

Unconscious Expression

Asleep fear: Losing your dramatic impact and the loyalty of others.

Result: Expressing yourself in ways that appear dictatorial, arrogant, egotistical. This can produce one-sided communication, inadvertently implying that everything you have to say is more important than what anyone else has to say. This unbalanced communication can unintentionally alienate those closest to you.

Conscious Expression

Being open to noticing the effects you have on others shows you that the Leo dramatic ability to communicate can enhance or destroy what you are saying. This talent for communicating with a theatrical impact leaves a lasting impression, for good or ill. When the focus is on conversing with an awareness of shared humanity, you are able to inspire the ideas of others with creativity. By being aware of your love for others, you can instinctively express yourself in a way that inspires loyalty.

–Jan Spiller, Spiritual Astrology

Mercury in Cancer

Unconscious Expression

Asleep fear: Losing your emotional connections with others.

Result: Your rational mind can become dominated almost entirely by moods, feelings, and emotions. This inadvertently forces others to respond with either sympathetic indulgence or overt rebuff. Indulging in communications that demand the sympathy of others may expose you to unnecessary rejection.

Conscious Expression

When you focus on being aware of the sensitivity of others as well as your own, your ability to communicate goes beyond words. You can then reach out emotionally, sensitively, and empathetically in ways that are a true reflection of your caring for others.

–Jan Spiller, Spiritual Astrology  

Mercury in Taurus

Unconscious Expression

Asleep fear: Losing tangible support.

Result: From a rational point of view, this may lead you to repeat ideas and plans. This leads to an overstructured mind that gets tied up in a material or literal level of thought and stifles your creativity. Indulging in the tendency to resist ideas that are not your own can result in excluding others from assisting you  in achieving what you value.

Conscious Expression

When you are willing to communicate openly and to acknowledge that the ideas of others can be as valuable as yours, you discover that these ideas may actually transform and enhance your own. By using other people’s ideas as resources, your own concepts gain acceptance through the resultant transformation. By listening to others first and then communicating your perceptions–how their ideas can produce tangible results–your sense of self-worth is increased.

–Jan Spiller, Spiritual Astrology

Mercury in Aries

Unconscious Expression

Asleep fear: Losing the visible impact of direct and authoritative communication. 

Result: You cease to communicate successfully with others. You may tend to speak in ways that appear aggressive, overbearing, and almost militant. This challenging, intimidating attitude toward the audience can result in alienation and misunderstanding.

Conscious Expression

When your attention is on communicating in a way that inspires others to act, your natural sense of combat is turned into a creative, stimulating interaction. By focusing on inspiring  others, you are able to express yourself in ways that awaken them to new perceptions of their immediate circumstances. By becoming aware of their reactions, you can know in advance the impact your communication will have. This awareness of the other person leads to successfully gaining the Aries sense of freedom for assertive expression.

–Jan Spiller, Spiritual Astrology