Mercury in Aries, Mars in Cancer

Mercury in Aries ♈︎ in the Natal Chart

Mercury in Aries in the natal chart symbolizes speaking out of turn and taking action. There is a tendency towards impulsivity given the quick and fiery nature of this sign. Mercury in Aries individuals are known for instigating change and at times bringing much needed awareness to social causes often using adversarial means if necessary. 

You love intellectual pursuits but due to your short attention span you never stay with any one topic for too long. This gives you an overall sense of variety and basic knowledge in a wide area of interests. The Mercury in Aries individual will respond quickly based off of emotions as opposed to thinking things through. You are passionate and responsive; reacting well in the event of crisis or disaster. 

As a Mercury in Aries person you are gutsy and enjoy being the hero. You have a love of adventure or love reading about the adventures of others. With a fearless approach to life you speak your mind freely never allowing your true feelings to be repressed. You may tend towards a bad temper as you need an outlet to express anger and rage. Mercury in Aries individual’s act as a catalyst, a leader, and organizer for change.

Mars in Cancer ♋︎ in the Natal Chart

Archetypes: Advocate, Caregiver, Matriarch 

What Drives You: If you have Mars in Cancer in your natal chart than you are driven to fiercely protect the people you love. There is almost an aggressive quality to how far you will go to make sure those you care about are safe. Mars in Cancer is deeply affectionate towards others. You give freely of your energy knowing that you deeply want to receive affection in return. 

Mars in Cancer drives you to want to take care of people. Your often make an excellent cook as this is a tangible way you can express this intense need to nurture others. 

This Mars placement also comes with a great deal of loyalty. You find yourself joining up with causes you care deeply about and you are willing to put up a fight in order to see the results actualized. Mars in Cancer individual’s have the power to manifest their desires. These people will put passion behind what they want and go for it without restraint. At times you may loose your temper getting swept up in the moment.  Sexuality: This Mars placement tends to be very generous in bed. You have a deep well of passion often being drawn to sexually intense relationships.