Mercury in Leo ♌︎ in the Natal Chart
When Mercury is placed in Leo in the natal chart it gives the native an unpredictable and high spirited way of communicating. You typically act without much forethought preferring to speak based on instinct.
There is a tendency to act with impulse on your heart’s desires. Mercury in Leo individual’s can be quite surprising in how they express themselves. You are easy to fire up, loving a dramatic debate just as much as a delightful conversation.
This placement tends towards indulgences and enjoyment of life. You are attracted to having fun typically placing high importance on life experiences over practical pursuits. Mercury in Leo individuals are great conversationalists. You can talk for hours on seemingly any topic. Other people love to be around you because you are outgoing, entertaining, and lively! You find socializing satisfying and amusing.
On an intellectual level you are typically very smart and capable. You make a great marketer or business person as you can easily understand what people want. There is also potential to be an excellent storyteller, publisher, and writer. Other people are drawn to your natural charisma. You match your manners to the scene you are in. Mercury in Leo individuals often set the trend taking everyone else with them.
2nd House:
Keywords: The keywords associated with the 2nd house are values, self-worth, resources, finances, material possessions, sensuality, physical body, belongings, beliefs, and ownership.
Succedent House Type: A Succedent house type is ruled by a fixed sign. Taurus is the fixed earth sign ruling the 2nd house.
The 2nd house in astrology is the area of life where we develop a relationship with our resources and belongings. In this area of the chart you are called to evaluate your attachments to the material world. In addition, the 2nd house is the place where you learn the value of self-worth, pleasure, satisfaction, and delight. Planets placed in this part of the chart will partially represent your capacity to generate wealth, resources, and income. Planets here need to experience life “hands on.”
The 2nd house symbolizes your relationship with possessions and values. This can relate on a spiritual, physical, or emotional level. How you define yourself based on what your belongings are, your beliefs, the money you have, the relationships you are in, or anything else you can use as a physical definer of who you are can be experienced through the 2nd house. Deciding what you own or if your possessions “own” you is a core lesson of this area of the astrological chart.