Mercury in Capricorn

Mercury in Capricorn...

Mercury in Capricorn has a heaviness in their manner of communication and a seriousness to their tone. They choose words carefully and prefer to discuss things that have a real impact in the world rather than personal concerns or emotional matters. Frivolously conversation and small talk are not only outside of their comfort zone, but are seen as a waste of time.

Capricorn is a future oriented sign that has a keen awareness of the value of time.

So the mental processes of a Mercury in Capricorn person are always focused on how to do things efficiently and maximize the benefit for the future. Often their thoughts are centered around planning and strategics. When learning or encountering new information, they focus on what they consider important and will move them forward.

There is a tendency for these chart holders to feel overwhelmed when taking in information. They have a slow, plodding nature to their mental processing, and if information is coming at them too quickly, they may feel like they hit a wall and have to stop and recoup. Capricorn is extremely determined and will always get through it, but they need to do things at their own pace. When allowed the time, they are likely to achieve a higher level of understanding than the other signs. There is a driving need to appear competent, which accounts for much of their painstaking thoroughness.

This need for competence shows through in their communication. With all of the effort they put into making sure they get things correctly so they don't embarrass themselves, Mercury in Capricorn can appear overly confident when they speak. As a cardinal sign, Capricorn likes to be in charge and this confidence can can off as condescending if they aren't careful to remember that other people don't necessarily want to follow their lead.

Capricorn's often overly-realistic view of the world can make them a bit negative. They don't necessarily believe what they hear, especially if it sounds too good to be true or sounds wishful or too optimistic. They don't want to play the fool, so they are careful filter what people say to sort out what seems likely

and what seems like nonsense. People may find this offensive because the Mercury in Capricorn will never just jump in and agree with them or get excited about what they are saying. But Mercury in Capricorn is simply realistic, and in the end, they are sound, thorough thinkers and communicators.