Mercury in Capricorn ♑︎ in the Natal Chart
Mercury in Capricorn in your natal chart provides you with a very pragmatic and realistic approach to communication. This placement implies one who is good at writing, has a dry sense of humor, and can be surprisingly funny.
Your thought process is thorough and you tend to think things through for days, weeks, and even years before coming to a solid conclusion. You have great problem solving skills as your mental pathways search for the most efficient outcomes.
There is a somewhat detached nature about the Mercury in Capricorn individual as you do not tend towards warm or nurturing types of conversation and relationship building. You have a blunt honesty about the way you present information which can be appreciated or not by those around you. Mercury in Capricorn people will continue to be themselves regardless of the present company. This placement would imply someone who makes for a great manager as you do not shy away from difficult conversations.
Mercury in Capricorn can bring out a childlike nature, playful at times to cut the seriousness with which you normally operate. You enjoy surprising people with your humor when you get the chance! There is often a very creative element hiding beneath your surface.
Midheaven in Scorpio ♏︎ in the natal chart
Public Life: If your Midheaven is in the sign of Scorpio in your natal chart then you will often have a very hypnotic energy to your public persona. This placement indicates some potential for notoriety or fame in your chosen field. You are often an expert in the work that you choose approaching your life’s work or “magnum opus” with great reverence, time, and research. Other’s may have trouble trusting you at first when it comes to business or sales but you somehow always find way to win over the crowd. You find the work you do may be in the evening, overnight, or graveyard shifts.
Career Possibilities: Some career possibilities with the Midheaven in Scorpio include: surgeon, butcher, investigator, psychologist, waste manager, undertaker, social worker, psychiatrist, psychiatric technician, sale person, banker, chemist, scientist, lawyer, chef, tattoo artist, piercer, astrologer, tarot reader, sex worker, bartender, hotel night manager, phlebotomist, crisis worker, case manager, hospice worker, emergency room nurse, inventor, or civil engineer.
Ruling Planet: The ruling planet of your Midheaven is Mars and Pluto. Mars is associated with knives and sharp objects which is why you may find yourself in careers involving these tools (butcher, surgeon, piercer). Pluto is often associated with death indicating you are well suited for careers that deal with this subject matter.