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How to read Mercury in a birth chart
The sign describes mental style, the house identifies recurring subject matter, and aspects show how thought connects with emotion, desire, pressure, and imagination.
Mercury retrograde
Mercury retrograde invites review of communication and systems; it does not suspend agency or guarantee failures.
Reflection
Which assumption would benefit from a better question or a second source?
Sign, house, and aspects
The sign shows how Mercury performs its function. The house shows where the function becomes active in life. Aspects show how it cooperates or conflicts with other planets. Prioritize tight aspects and repeated chart themes over a placement interpreted in isolation.