Blunders and Plunders with Mercury conjunct Mars in Sagittarius

*Caricature courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Since Wednesday is governed by Mercury, let’s see what the planets are up to, with an emphasis on the Winged Messenger.

If you follow the planets daily, it’s amazing how little changes over the course of twenty-four hours. No wonder we look to the Moon – the fastest little orbiter in our solar system – for daily news. Mercury is pretty speedy too, and his domain is definitely news. Still, he’s in the same position today as he was yesterday: hand in hand with buddy Mars in Sagittarius. This combo can really incite us to speak before thinking things through. Been there, done that a few times myself. But if the error is costly it’s no laughing matter, even with jovial Sagittarius in the limelight.

Today especially, while the Moon transits serious Capricorn and squares its stern ruler Saturn, shooting off one’s mouth may cost you in reputation, if not in dollars. Ditto if you rely solely on word of mouth for your information, rather than investigating the matter yourself. Take a breath and let the energy of the Scorpio Sun in trine with Jupiter retrograde in Pisces encourage you to explore the issue in greater depth before barking too far up the wrong tree.