Mercury in Sagittarius, Mercury in the 5th House

Mercury in Sagittarius ♐︎ in the Natal Chart

The mind of a person with Mercury in Sagittarius in the natal chart is a free thinker. You are philosophical and tend towards idealism. As Sagittarius is a fire sign there is a tendency for you to think and speak quickly. You easily master complex philosophical and sociological concepts. 

Mercury is Sagittarius individuals are typically very candid with an outspoken way of communicating. You will always speak up if injustice is occurring and people can trust this is coming from a sincere place. 

There will be a tendency to dominate conversations or lead other people through your well developed ideas. Learning languages, perfecting your grammar, or studying linguistics are often great sources of interest for you. With Mercury in Sagittarius you may speak out against authority or demonstrate some form of rebellion in the way you express yourself. 

You appreciate satirical and political humor. This placement desires mind expansion. You will seek out wisdom both religious, spiritual, and philosophical in order to give you a more well rounded view of life. Mercury in Sagittarius will drive you to be more culturally sensitive understanding the diversity and variety that exists in our world. You see time as malleable and therefore may take weeks to return other people’s messages or phone calls.

5th House

Keywords: The keywords associated with the 5th house include love affairs, romance, sex, sexuality, creativity, art, dating, play, playfulness, children, spontaneity, fun, diversity, and the spotlight. 

Succedent House Type: The Succedent house type is ruled by a fixed sign. Leo is the fixed fire sign ruling the 5th house. 

The 5th house in astrology is symbolic of creativity, sexuality, and children. The reason all of these themes come together in the 5th house is due to the fact that they all of them are related to making or creating something outside of oneself. Creativity brings forth something new and imaginative. Your relationship to sexuality or how you express your sexuality can be a creative act or viewed as the reproductive act that creates babies. 

Having an emphasis of planets or lack of planets in the 5th house speaks more to what you make and create in life and less literally to how many children you will or will not have. When you are playing in the 5th house it is all about finding your creative spark, what enlivens you, and how you can bring your true identity forward. 

The focus of the 5th house is what unique experience do you want to share with others, what makes you special. The 5th house is also associated with affairs, flings, and romance due to the playful and often spontaneous nature of this area of the chart.