Mercury Sextile Aspects for Each Planet in the Natal Astrology Chart

In astrology, a sextile occurs when two planets or bodies in an astrology chart are 60° apart. Sextiles occur in complementary elements, for example, a water sign with an earth sign. So, they are typically thought of as an easier aspect. The energy, however, doesn’t flow quite as easefully as in a trine or conjunction. There is still some work involved to create life’s desires with a sextile, but friction is not very common. Sometimes trines and conjunctions lead to an overabundance of the qualities they deal with. Sextiles are more of a balanced energy.

When it comes to sextiles, there is an allowable orb of 10° according to some astrologers. Others say the allowable orb is only 3° or 4°. An orb is how off the aspect is from being exact. So, a sextile between one planet at 3° Taurus and another at 6° Cancer is still considered a sextile, even though it is not at the same exact degree.

Mercury is a planet of intellect, communication, and wit. It represents how you interact with others through words, how you learn, and whether or not you enjoy communicating. When other planets form aspects to Mercury, it affects these qualities and how they interact with your life. The sign, house, and other aspects to your Mercury also affect how Mercury energy shows up for you.

Natal Mercury Sextile Aspects in Astrology

Natal Mercury Sextile Natal Sun

Mercury never gets more than 25° away from the Sun. A sextile with the sun in the natal chart is not possible.

Natal Mercury Sextile Natal Moon

With natal Mercury sextile your natal Moon, the energy flows smoothly between your communication and emotions. You easily find ways to make people feel comfortable to communicate with you. They find themselves opening up to you without feeling overly exposed. You probably have a better memory than the average person. Your communication style is warm and approachable.

Natal Mercury Sextile Natal Venus

When Venus and Mercury are sextile to each other, the way to your heart is through words and knowledge. Perhaps you will meet your partner in a class and your attraction will come from their curiosity. Perhaps your ideal partner is a wordsmith who can write you the juiciest love letters. Your most significant relationships, both platonic and romantic, will often result from your love of learning.

Natal Mercury Sextile Natal Mars

With Mercury sextile Mars natally, you enjoy a bit of friendly competition. This low-level competition doesn’t tend to cause much conflict. Instead, it spurs you and everyone around you to be better and achieve greatness. As you get older, you might make a great coach, teacher, or consultant because you have a special way of combining action with communication. You will be able to impart your wisdom to others in a way that feels uplifting and not condescending.

Natal Mercury Sextile Natal Jupiter

You’ve got an expansive mindset with Mercury sextile Jupiter in your natal chart. In general, this works in your favor. You probably enjoy an academic environment. You enjoy learning how things work, especially when it comes to the soft sciences like sociology and psychology. However, it can cause you some anxiety or over-expansion. There is so much you want to learn about that you can’t choose. Or you overpromise when it comes to your words, but you can’t actually follow through.

Natal Mercury Sextile Natal Saturn

When Mercury is sextile Saturn natally, you learn best when there is structure. Some people would prefer to learn with no boundaries. They hate the schedule of school or regular lessons and would rather learn through experience in the world. This is not you. You thrive when the boundaries and expectations of learning are clear. However, this can hold you back because you may not recognize your own skills or gifts if you haven’t gotten a degree or certification in them.

Natal Mercury Sextile Natal Uranus

You’re probably great with technology if Mercury is sextile to Uranus in your natal chart. You pick things up with technology easily and adopt new ideas with ease. You roll with the changing times and don’t feel much nostalgia. Learning is a passion, and you are probably a voracious reader. As much as you love to learn, you also love to disseminate information. Even if you don’t become a teacher in a formal sense, teaching will be a big part of your life.

Natal Mercury Sextile Natal Neptune

With natal Mercury sextile your natal Neptune, you have a special way of communicating your creative ideas without having it affect your relationship to illusion as much as in a conjunction or trine. You’re naturally curious about conceptual ideas and things that seem murky or unclear to others. Because of this, you might spend a lot of time in education trying to get to the bottom of things so you can bring your findings to others. If not, you might become interested in spirituality or esoteric arts.

Natal Mercury Sextile Natal Pluto

This sextile in the natal chart means you have a certain way of synthesizing intensity and explaining it to people. Because of this, you might be attracted to extreme physical activities, or you may dive into the depths of the extremities of the mind. You may find yourself enjoying things like true crime or researching grotesque medical conditions simply for the fun of it. You might feel drawn to work with communities suffering from extreme conditions because you can personally handle and hold space for the intensity of their experiences.

Natal Mercury Sextile Natal Chiron

In mindfulness practices, people are instructed to observe their thoughts and note that the observer is the true self. With natal Mercury sextile natal Chiron, you have keen observation skills that allow you to notice your pain and wounding. You can separate what is your own triggers and what is a real problem more easily than other people. You are also probably drawn to studying topics related to your greatest wounding in life so you can help others with the same wound.

Natal Mercury Sextile Natal Black Moon Lilith

When Mercury is sextile to your Black Moon Lilith, you are probably quite charming with your words. Maybe you are even a big flirt! You feel ashamed about much. If you do feel shame, you are able to analyze it logically and make it go away pretty quickly. This allows you to lead an authentic life free from the restriction of what other people think about you. Criticism tends to roll off your back, which is generally a blessing. However, you have to be able to consider critique when it is valid so you can learn and grow.

Natal Mercury Sextile Natal Ascendant

This aspect in your natal chart makes you a naturally social person. However, you’re not overly outgoing and you know when to step up and step back in group situations, so everyone gets their turn to speak. You’re probably a bit of a social chameleon. You pay attention to social groups and try to morph yourself into what each situation calls for. This is a great skill in some situations, and quite tiring in others. Developing a firm sense of yourself is essential to avoid feeling burned out on social activities.

Natal Mercury Sextile Natal North Node

When Mercury is sextile to your North Node in the natal chart, it is usually also trine to your South Node. This means there is a balance between these two nodes, with a slight favor towards your South Node. The energy flows there a bit more easily so you may find that you’re stuck in the past, which isn’t always a bad thing. You’re able to take in the wisdom of your earlier experiences and ancestors to help you on your journey. This sextile can also help you. You will just have to work at it a bit to reveal the benefits that will assist you on your life’s path. Using Mercury’s favored tools like communication and learning is likely to help you with this mission.

Natal Mercury Sextile Natal South Node

This aspect means that Mercury is also trine to your North Node. Here, the energy flows harmoniously between the two points, with a slight favor towards your North Node. The sextile here reminds you of the lessons of the South Node, but you don’t get as stuck in the past as you do with the trine. You’re able to synthesize these lessons and process them in order to move forward in your life. With Mercury trining your North Node, you’re an excellent communicator and probably drawn to professions that require logical thinking.

Natal Mercury Sextile Natal Midheaven

With natal Mercury sextile natal Midheaven, you have a natural gift for jobs that involve writing, speaking, and analyzing things. However, you may not feel drawn to these jobs or realize that you have these skills, at least at first. As you progress through life, you might have a few career changes that will help you to discover your skills. You love learning and it’s possible that taking a class or learning a new skill will spark a new career that will truly suit you. But it might be your second or third career.

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