Are you ready to challenge the boundaries of conventional wisdom?
Are you prepared for a cultural shift that will redefine innovation, communication, and our quest for knowledge?
Change is inevitable, and collectively speaking, we are on the cusp of a technological and cultural revolution that will leave its mark on future history.
The nature of that change will become more clear beginning February 5, 2024 as Mercury enters Aquarius and immediately links up with Pluto. Mercury’s transit will be quick — it is in Aquarius only through February 22 — but it could show us a preview of what to expect for the next 20 years in the Aquarius part of our lives.
Here’s what you need to know about this and how to work with it.
Planets and Signs Are Archetypes and Attitudes
In the language of astrology, every planet represents a part of our personality — an archetype we have within us.
The sign in which the planet is in directs how the planet will act, or the “attitude” that governs the space.
Just like you might bring out different parts of yourself at work, at home, or when on vacation, the nature of how each archetype is expressed differs based on the sign.
Mercury: The Messenger
The planet Mercury is the Messenger. It is also the Salesperson and the Statistician, among other roles. Mercury is the planet of communications, data, travel, languages, technology and information. It is how we make decisions, learn, and process information.
Mercury represents the part of us that loves to study, learn, communicate, have and share insights and ideas, travel, sell things, and broadcast our messages.
Aquarius: Fixed Air Sign
Aquarius is the 11th sign of the zodiac and the middle sign of the winter season, coming between Capricorn and Pisces. As the middle sign in the season it is a fixed sign. Its element is air, and it is ruled by Saturn, the planet of boundaries and restriction.
Fixed signs are known for stubbornness and rigidity. Air signs are known for detached intellectualism. In addition, Aquarius is the sign of the collective
Mercury in Aquarius
Mercury in Aquarius operates differently from Mercury in other signs. Understanding how Mercury operates in Aquarius can give us insight into how we bring our “messenger” archetype to the part of our life that falls within this fixed air sign.
3 Things to Know About Mercury in Aquarius in 2024
In 2024 Mercury’s journey through Aquarius is particularly notable, as it might offer a preview of what this transit will bring for the next 20 years. More on that below.
Here are 3 things to know about Mercury in Aquarius, and it’s important role in 2024.
(1) Innovative, Experimental, and Unconventional
Aquarius is known as a sign of innovation and experiments. Mercury here operates in this fashion.
This transit offers a pocket of time to tap into your most innovative ideas and run experiments.
Forget about “thinking outside of the box” and throw out the box entirely. Open yourself to new and original ideas, or embrace your own innovative insights.
Forget about “thinking outside of the box” and throw out the box entirely. Open yourself to new and original ideas, or embrace your own innovative insights.
This is a time to experiment not only with the ideas you nurture, but also with how you communicate them.
For example, if you tend to articulate your ideas through writing, maybe it’s time to ditch the keyboard for the video camera, launch a podcast, or try drawing your ideas.
Aquarius is a sign associated with technology and Artificial Intelligence. How can those play a role in your creative expression?
Personally, I’m waiting for the development of a chip I can have inserted in my brain that can magically write essays with all the thoughts in my head.
Until then, I might be mixing up how I share my ideas by experimenting with new forms of media.
What innovative project or idea have you been pondering that this transit could help bring to life?
(2) Curious, Contradictory, and Critical
Mercury in Aquarius will not choose just one path forward. It is interdisciplinary, weaving together different areas to create new fields of study.
Aquarius is the sign of the scientist and experimenter. Mercury explores something to its limits. It breaks the rules.
Mercury explores something to its limits. It breaks the rules.
Mercury here can also be contradictory. It wants to investigate the ideas and gather more information, but it also can be set in its ways of what it knows.
Its challenge is to stay rooted in what it knows without being attached to its ideas, so it can be open to new ideas or ways of expression.
It relishes intellectual debate, but wants to win, which can become dogmatic.
As much as it can be curious and open, Mercury in Aquarius can also be logical, detached, and critical. This can be of service when it comes to weeding out disinformation, or engages in debate, but can be a detriment when our Mercurial mind forgets about our emotions.
This is a space for us to find the both/and: remaining open and curious while also investigating and seeking proof.
As Mercury transits Aquarius, how can you remain open to new and innovative ideas without getting swept up in them?
(3) Mercury Conjunct Pluto: A Preview of the Next 20 Years
Astrologer Chani Nicholas described how this year, as Mercury enters Aquarius, it is “greeted at the door” by Pluto, which also just entered the sign.
Pluto will be in Aquarius for the next 20 years (with one more brief retrograde back into Capricorn in the fall). Mercury visits each sign at least once a year, so this meetup between Mercury and Pluto is the first of 20 that will occur over the next two decades.
Take note of what happens, as it can be a preview of what to expect for the next 20 years as these planets meet up in Aquarius.
On The Astrology Podcast, astrologers Chris Brennan and Austin Coppock shared that Mercury conjunct Pluto generally brings depth of research and ideas, exposés, revealing hidden secrets or hidden documents.
Pluto is about transformation and digging deep into the bottom of things, and Mercury likes to report things.
We might discover or reveal the truth of a situation that was previously a mystery to us.
With Mercury in Aquarius, especially conjunct Pluto, We might discover or reveal the truth of a situation that was previously a mystery to us.
Pluto can also bring obsessions, so be mindful of where you notice you’re obsessed with revealing or discovering a truth, or where you might be caught up in your own mind about something that isn’t actually true.
Mercury conjunct Pluto can also bring hard truths. As astrologer April Kent explains:
When Mercury connects with Pluto, there’s no room for small talk, pretense, or equivocation.
How can you stay compassionate and empathetic even while revealing or receiving hard truths?
How to Work with Mercury in Aquarius in 2024
As Mercury transits Aquarius, notice where your mind goes.
Be curious and open, yet discerning.
Explore and investigate new ideas and insights, including your own. Don’t be afraid to innovate or think beyond the status quo.
Dare to break the rules and defy convention.
Share your with others; even—especially—your “crazy” ones. Nothing gives an idea traction better than community.
Be sensitive to hard truths and remember to speak with compassion and lead with empathy.
The detached nature of Mercury in Aquarius isn’t always healthy. Remember that we are still human beings subject to emotions.
If you know what part of your life falls in Aquarius, pay special attention to ideas and insights you have in that area.
How might you embrace the curious and innovative energy of Mercury in Aquarius in your work, relationships, or other parts of your life?
What transformative insights will you discover?
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