Mercury in the 6th house - Invisible Wings



This is a homecoming for Mercury in the house that expresses its most insightful and wise qualities. There are brilliant gifts in the feminine aspect of Mercury hidden that wait to be uncovered through deep introspection and internal provocation. Mercury in the 6th is a very sacred and special condition. This mind subconsciously hides certain patterns, details, and intuitive memories in the space between her thoughts. It accompanies a very intense and private mental experience that may operate in extremes and reach a state of overload before breaking down. In the house of service, solving other people’s problems can be a good excuse to avoid confronting her own. When she is alone, she must develop the skill for deep self-reflection and make a habit of delving deep inside herself to uncover these secret treasures. She must learn to be silent and sit with the intensity of her own mind, and this is no easy task considering how daunting or uncomfortable this may appear to her. This becomes the process of discovering her own way to the peace of mind that she gives other people. Once the mental machinery starts it becomes impossible to stop, so there may also be a habit for ‘busy’ procrastination due to the chaos that she knows is coming. The creative dynamic relates to the birth of new ideas and concepts, and this tends to be conceived alone but inspired on behalf of other people. In traditional astrology, the 6th house is the house of sickness, health, healing, and service. There may be the desire to support, ‘fix’, or rescue people that experience the same or similar afflictions that she does, she cannot seem to ‘practice’ her own advice or taste her own medicine. There be little benefit in talk therapy or sharing troubles considering her internalised mental temperament and the fear of her competency, reliability, or stability being questioned by other people.

The mind is the individual’s biggest enemy and greatest ally with Mercury in the 6th. The mental operation may form or enforce its own rituals, like repeating thoughts or words a certain amount of time or reenacting imaginative scenarios. There is a perfectionist mental quality that can result in a preoccupation with her inadequacies, or overcompensation by taking on too many responsibilities. It accompanies the strict inner pressure to develop the skills and knowledge that make her indispensable to her workplace or other people. The body and mind are direct conduits of one another with Mercury in the 6th. When the mind has not been rested, relaxed, or meditated the body becomes static and contaminated. Disorder within is then subconsciously projected onto the surroundings, so she may become more consumed and agitated the harder and faster that she works. Her nerves can manifest in stomach butterflies or digestive upset, and there may be a tendency to overthink conversations, comments, or bodily aches and pains. It’s also possible to experience issues with the appetite, obsessive and ritualistic behaviour, or periods. A stable and satisfying work life helps her avoid spending too much time in the company of her thoughts. She appreciates a stimulating and interactive working environment that provides the opportunity to learn, up-skill, and move. A good quantity of the inner and outer work and the service she offers is done privately and without notice. It may result in the sense that she is voiceless, nobody notices, or she is never truly heard. But she moves her Mercury wand and casts healing spells with spelling words, there is a magic that comes with the long lost memories of ancient medicines and healing practices. She changes the way that people think, see, or feel on very internalised levels, so the healing light blooms from deep within themselves. She may not hear a ‘thank you’ out loud, but the person’s inner spirit is chanting ‘thank you, thank you’ and nourishes her with a tonic of its own.

Mercury in the 6th is concerned with matters of service, daily stability, and being depended on by other people. The individual may feel like she is not valid or wanted unless she is perfect. People may see her as the girl that has everything, or one with many admirable qualities that she just cannot see through her own self-doubt. She may also find breathing exercises, swimming, gentle mental stimulation like reading, and the company of pets and animals to soothe her anxiety and tension naturally. The more destructive expression of this placement adopts bad habits quickly and tries different poisons to settle her head. Because the mind is so busy and the body is so restless, it’s important that she leaves time for herself to carry out basic self-care like eating properly and resting because she is the first thing that gets neglected when life is hectic. Finding a balance between work and rest is integral to offering the best of her abilities, although she may avoid ‘rest’ out of guilt or fear of being alone with her own head. Something can feel fragmented within Mercury in the 6th. There is a profound depth to this intelligence, and it may be far beyond what the individual understands at this point in time. This is a slow blooming and exquisite type of mind, one that undergoes the process of polishing away the dust that torments her and uncovering the rare diamond inside.

-Cherry

art: Mab Graves

