Mercury in the 10th house
Mercury in the 10th house: a career built on words, ideas, trade or teaching, and a reputation for intelligence.
Meaning
At the top of the chart, near the Midheaven, Mercury puts the mind to work in public. Lilly read this angular house for a person’s profession or trade. Astrologers associate the placement with a career built on words, commerce or skill, and a public life that keeps several projects moving.
In the 10th house, Mercury turns your curiosity, thinking and talk towards career, reputation and public standing.
Correspondences
Related
- MercuryThe planet of thinking, speech, learning and exchange, the messenger between what is perceived and what is said.
- Tenth houseThe angular house that begins at the Midheaven in most systems, read as career, reputation, public role, authority and what one is known for.
- Mercury in the 9th houseMercury in the 9th house: a mind that travels far, through study, languages, philosophy, law and publishing.
- Mercury in the 11th houseMercury in the 11th house: a mind that thrives in networks, groups and the exchange of ideas about the future.