{"id":1407,"date":"2014-01-12T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-12T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/cosmiccandor\/?p=1407"},"modified":"2014-01-07T17:59:16","modified_gmt":"2014-01-07T17:59:16","slug":"going-mental-mercury-in-aquarius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/cosmiccandor\/2014\/01\/going-mental-mercury-in-aquarius.html","title":{"rendered":"Going Mental: Mercury in Aquarius"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Mercury in Aquarius\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tarot.com\/astrology\/mercury-in-aquarius?partner=beliefnet\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1408\" alt=\"mercury-aquarius-380x235\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/329\/2014\/01\/mercury-aquarius-380x235.jpg\" width=\"380\" height=\"235\" \/><\/a>Let your freak flags fly! Mental Mercury moved into quirky Aquarius this weekend, and it&#8217;s time to embrace your most eccentric ideas!<\/p>\n<p>Mercury is the planet that rules thoughts and communication, and Aquarius is highly intellectual and innovative. So think of this as a good thing!<\/p>\n<p>This is a great time to look at your life from a different angle and gain new perspective. Also, Aquarius is very future-minded, so you can use this time to think about how to make your future bright.<\/p>\n<p>And even though Mercury in Aquarius is a very mental transit, it&#8217;s far less emotional than many Mercury transits. Mercury in Aquarius spurs us to think and talk and question, but in a slightly detached and aloof way.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll be juggling so many brilliant ideas now that you may lose touch with your sensitive side, but that&#8217;s OK for a bit, right? Sometimes curbing your emotions can cut down on worries and help you get more accomplished.<\/p>\n<p>I can use this transit! If I can spend some time thinking up brilliant thoughts and grand ideas about my future, maybe it&#8217;ll help me stop worrying about it so much &#8212; at least for the length of this transit, which is a little over two weeks.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Mercury in Aquarius\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tarot.com\/astrology\/mercury-in-aquarius?partner=beliefnet\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more about Mercury in Aquarius at Tarot.com \u00bb<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let your freak flags fly! Mental Mercury moved into quirky Aquarius this weekend, and it&#8217;s time to embrace your most eccentric ideas! Mercury is the planet that rules thoughts and communication, and Aquarius is highly intellectual and innovative. So think of this as a good thing! 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