Mercury in the 2th House

Self-esteem. Mercury’s position in the second house shows that mental processes underlie judgments about the self. Thinking is somewhat egocentric, as it is occupied with discussing questions of personal “virtue and vice.” The task is to make judgments about oneself based on precise and objective self-perception. Clear self-knowledge, despite the sometimes painful nature of self-examination, can only help you. Ownership. You rationally organize your possessions; the very nature of your holdings reflects your mental orientation. You are drawn to communication tools or objects that can later be used to expand contacts with people. As with the Moon, you also constantly dwell in the realm of possessions, but the reasons for this are not emotional but rooted in curiosity. Possessions, especially new ones, dispel boredom. However, when an object loses its mental appeal—when it no longer exercises your mind—it loses all value for you. The task is to use possessions to satisfy your nervous system’s constant demand for new stimulation. Money. Your thoughts and communication with others often revolve around the topic of financial resources, their acquisition and expenditure. Like the Moon, fortune may turn to you now face, now back, but in this case, the emphasis is entirely mental rather than emotional. Money is used to create mental stimuli, to further education, or to facilitate connections with others, maintaining a sense of being plugged into the network of ideas. The task is to view the acquisition and spending of money as an endless game, a stimulus that develops rational abilities of clear perception and organization. Self-organization. Your primary mode of effort is mental rather than physical; you work with your head. You prefer to analyze tasks rather than rely on muscular energy to complete them. Thinking and communication are your most natural avenues of work, though physical movement is still necessary to create a sense of satisfaction. Tedious repetition dulls your motivation. The task is to break work into smaller tasks, shifting your focus sequentially from one to another until the work is done; this way, you maintain high interest in the task and turn it into a game. Sensuality. You experience vivid sensations; your nervous system has heightened sensitivity to pleasures derived from contact. You are intensely interested in physical sensations, the connections between bodily experience and emotional response. This planetary position does not correlate with excessive sensuality, for Mercury is a neutral planet indicating more a detached interest than any specific feeling of sympathy or antipathy. Mercury’s position in the second house shows that thinking and communication are almost sensual experiences; physical pleasure is gained through mental stimulation. The task is to regard thinking as an expression of personal pleasure and to understand that the brain is the most sensual organ of the body.

A smart person is one who constantly answers questions that God never intended to ask. The environment here is quite active and constantly bombards the person with various mental ideas, suggestions, contacts with people, and—especially with a harmonious 2nd house—material gifts; in case of affliction due to thoughtless interactions with the outside world, unplanned expenses arise. The person finds it difficult to mentally relax even during rest; their mind quickly grows bored and starts playing with itself or simply generates a stream of speech—perhaps not very interesting, but energetic—which often irritates those around them. The environment seems very dynamic and rational to the person, who structures their behavior in it based on rational principles (if Mercury is in a water sign, this is softened, as strong emotional influences mix into the motivations dictated by reason). The details depend on Mercury’s aspects, but in any case, the value system is rooted in the rational comprehension of the external world and remains well-aligned with social norms for a long time. At least, money as a symbol of the environment’s primary value persists until this Mercury placement is worked through to a very high level (another ideal being “I want to know everything,” in the informational sense), and it is very difficult to dissuade the person—rather, they will talk you into submission in any debate about non-specific ethics of behavior in the surrounding world.

Such a person primarily values ​​what can be used practically. He is interested in money and business, and often goes to extremes, becoming too generous or very stingy. Successful in business and teaching. Successful as an economist, entrepreneur, editor, fiction writer and communicator. The mind is occupied with business contracts and financial problems. The attitude towards value depends on whether it is related to specific practical results or not. In the areas of communication, such a person is very businesslike (writing, publishing, media and telephone). Strives for higher education in order to increase the chances of getting a well-paid job. Always full of original ideas regarding making money. The financial affairs of such a person are always methodically planned. Successful as an accountant, secretary, advisor and founder of a trading company. Often such people are engaged in product advertising or classification. There is a penchant for scientific activity. Often such people become good administrators or ideologists of large trading frauds. They successfully create commodity schemes and financial mechanisms. They almost always have good earnings, which they spend on purchasing material goods and luxury goods. They often become successful journalists, singers and artists. Profit can come from public service and invention. All troubles are associated with superficiality and imprudence, as well as with excessive conceit.

There are many "financial" and "material" conversations, with the mind focused on thinking over and discussing ways to earn money, as well as expenses and purchases. With positive aspects, it favors the receipt of commercial profits. There may be income from intellectual activities, literary work, thanks to mediation, cheating, and concluding profitable deals. When afflicted, it indicates losses in the same areas. In solving a person's financial problems this year, a significant role is played by their brothers and sisters, other relatives, neighbors, friends, classmates, as well as mediators, journalists, writers, and people engaged in intellectual work. Sometimes - when the importance of Mercury's aspects and its connections with the 3rd and 8th houses are taken into account - it indicates receiving news of profit, receiving a certain amount of money from a letter, by phone, in a conversation.

In material things, a person is drawn to their utility, practicality, and technological aspects – he is indifferent to their external appearance, tends to things that are inexpensive and of short-term use. If he buys a large item and it is disassemblable (for example, a computer), he buys it in parts. He accumulates information carriers (which he does not always use). His library is inaccessible, there are many books, but he manages to read less than 20% of them. If Mercury is afflicted, it is even harder to figure out what he needs and what he doesn't. He likes office supplies, good notebooks, and expensive pens. He draws energy from the air environment.

Thinking influenced by transactions and money matters. There is a sense of efficiency in those areas that are related to communication: writing, publishing, radio, television, telephone, teaching. Pursuit of higher education to improve earning potential. They have original ideas for raising money, and financial affairs are always methodically planned. There are many economists, advisers, founders of trading companies. Your mental abilities and intelligence are aimed at practical goals, and any abstract idea or concept interests you from the point of view of having a tangible result. You are very interested in finance, economics and ways to make money.

Your mental and communicative abilities will largely be applied to financial, business and managerial affairs. You have an innate ability for making money by means of intellectual effort. In this respect you view education and learning only as means of increasing your earning potential. You are not inclined to involve yourself in anything that does not, at the end of the day, produce concrete practical results. Your mental qualities are ideally suited to business and commercial enterprise.