Mercury trine Venus
Mercury trine Venus never occurs in a birth chart: the two stay within about 74° of each other, so their ease takes the form of a sextile.
Meaning
A trine needs 120°, far beyond the reach of two planets held so close to the Sun. Nobody is born with it. It appears only between two charts, in synastry, or by transit, when Mercury in the sky meets a natal Venus.
How thinking meets affection: tact, charm in speech, taste, and the ability to make ideas pleasant and relationships easier to talk about.
Seen from Earth, Mercury and Venus are never more than about 74° apart, so the sextile is the only flowing major aspect they can form. With it, you communicate gracefully: you can negotiate, compliment sincerely or write in a way that makes people feel considered.
Correspondences
Related
- MercuryThe planet of thinking, speech, learning and exchange, the messenger between what is perceived and what is said.
- VenusThe planet of love, pleasure, beauty and what someone values, the lesser benefic of tradition.
- TrineTwo bodies 120° apart, a third of the circle, usually in signs of one element: the aspect of ease, talent and natural flow.
- Mercury conjunct VenusMercury conjunct Venus: thought and affection fused, a mind with an ear for harmony and words chosen with care for the listener.
- Mercury sextile VenusMercury sextile Venus: the widest aspect these two can form, where speech and affection cooperate once the link is put to use.