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Mercury in the 12th house: A hard stretch that asks for action

Thevedic Catalyst

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Your Mercury is in the 12th house. Mercury is about thinking and talking. The 12th house is about rest, loss, foreign lands and spirituality. Source: Phaladeepika, chapter 8 (a classic text), the Mercury slokas. Notes beyond the classic text are the author's own modern reading. Classic texts describe this placement harshly. Read it as a tendency, not a verdict.

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What it means

Your mind can turn inward, so keep moving and keep learning. They speak of low spirits, gaps in learning, insult and inaction.

Read it as a tendency to retreat into your own head. Keep moving, keep learning and do not isolate yourself.

Steady action turns it around.

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