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Originally posted by Aries23Degrees:
I am not sure how it functions in retrograde. But Mercury in 9th suggests being pulled in all directions in the intellectual sense-especially when it comes to 9th house affairsLuckily yours is in Virgo. And that suggests that there is more stability/consistency and being able to concentrate on tasks to completion
*You are likely to have no specific religious affiliation. You reason 9th house affairs a lot.
*Seeing "god" as an intellectual perhaps even scrutinizing the belief system to a point of being indifferent
*siblings that are very bright
*excelling in school and going beyond the syllabus
*productive trips esp long distance i.e travelling for tasks.
The list is not exhaustive. Most people think this planet in a "detrimental" house. I am not too sure about that.
I think the possible disadvantage here may be that one may get bogged down by the specifics and find the broad nature of the affairs of this house overwhelming.
So say for instance in vasity, there could be issues in studying things from a theoretical level i.e Studies that are more open-ended in nature like "Communications Science", "International relations" etc. As the mind may be more technically minded.
But when the individual specializes or when there is supplemention through thesis writing or vocational work,the inner genius is unleashed. The individual may study exhaustively and if Pluto/Jupiter aspects Mercury, it may even be to their very death.