posted September 04, 2014 02:28 PM            

I also speak several languages fluently. I started in 3rd grade with french casually because I felt like English just wasn't enough for me, then Polish because I lived in Chicago in a diverse neighborhood, then Spanish in 7th, then French studying abroad, then Farsi because I thought it would be useful. I'm now learning Putonghua.

Does anybody else identify with this? What aspects make a person language obsessed(not necessarily communication obsessed)

Gemini Sun/Virgo ASC/Leo Moon
Mercury trine Uranus(4HPlacidus/5H whole inCapricorn)
Mercury sextile Jupiter(10H P/11H W in Cancer)
Mercury in 9H in Taurus)

posted September 04, 2014 04:43 PM            

* Mercury in H1 (fast learners)

- Mercury or Jupiter in H3 (the house of communications)

* Possibly Mars in H3

* = I have these and I learn languages very fast too.

posted September 04, 2014 07:16 PM            

I really love studying ancient languages, too, and their alphabets. I've taken classes in Latin and Biblical Hebrew and lessons in Ancient Greek.

I have the formation that Kibriana mentions: Mercury trine Uranus and sextile Jupiter, which is their midpoint.

That Uranus is conjunct Moon and they're both in Sag. Uranus is in H3, Moon close to the H2/H3 cusp. I also have Neptune in H3.

So H7 Aries Mercury is trine H3 Sag Uranus and H2/H3 Sag Moon, and sextile H4 Aqu Jupiter, which is Moon/Mercury & Mercury/Uranus midpoint.

posted September 04, 2014 09:21 PM            

11H Cap Mercury conjunct Mars,
sextile Uranus (on her 9H cusp),
sextile Pisces Venus

So Mercury-Mars on the Venus-Uranus MP.

posted September 04, 2014 10:29 PM            

If Mercury's ruler is in a 'difficult' house for education, like the 12th, or if Mercury and/or its ruler are adversely aspected by Neptune, there could be issues with communicating and the attention span in general, which may impede language learning capacities.

Even if Mercury is positively aspected by a benefic like Jupiter, it doesn't indicate language learning capacities, either. Mercury-Jupiter might have a bright outlook and a gift for gab, but it doesn't really point to a love of language. In some cases, yes; but easily no, in others. There would have to be other signs: Mercury in the 3rd or 9th, or Jupiter in either house, and possibly some Saturn influences to either one or both planets. Adding Saturn to the mix will allow for intense concentration and focus so projects [like language assignments, for example] can be finished in-depth.

I've actually found that people with Mercury-Saturn, Mercury-Mars, Mercury-Uranus and/or Moon in Gemini or Virgo are the ones more likely to find an interest in language, at the very least - and most I've known [including myself] are good at learning language, with hard work and study. As I've said throughout this post, Mercury-Saturn leads one to take education and studies seriously (usually). Mercury-Mars can create a sharp, quick thinker, which can help with language abilities. Mercury-Uranus shows a love of all things different and transnational, which makes sense for a love of language.

posted September 05, 2014 01:12 AM            

-Mercury in Gemini
-Mercury in Virgo
-Mercury in the 3rd House (main indicator)
-Mercury-Venus aspects
-Venus in the 3rd House
-Gemini in the 3rd House

Knack for learning a language:

-Mercury in Gemini
-Mercury in Sagittarius
-Mercury in the 9th House (main indicator)
-Gemini Venus
-Sagittarius Sun
-Gemini Sun
-Mercury-Jupiter aspects
-Jupiter in the 3rd House
-Mars in the 3rd House

There are of course many other placements that would encourage such an interest in learning many languages, but these are some of the main ones, in my opinion. I also feel that other people already covered the more special and complex indicators like MP and stuff. I only covered most of the basic, fundamental ones that are specifically related to language. Like Geeky said, Mercury in the 1st House would make someone have a skill for learning a language, and I agree, because those people are fast at learning in general, but I didn't include it in my list because I was only listing placements that were specific to learning a language(s) (as well as many other placements that could end up pursuing a language) ~ (like take Jupiter in Sagittarius for example, because they're very open-minded and interested with other cultures and things around the world and not native to their own) ~ (Jupiter in Sagittarius's main focus is indeed Philosophy, though), but they don't exactly pinpoint to learning a language, as they're the more broad placements - that can manifest in being interested in learning a language(s).

But to sum up the general astrological components that are necessary for making up a person that either has a knack or skill in learning languages... here they are:

posted September 05, 2014 06:02 AM            

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Originally posted by Dreaminess:
I have actually noticed alot of sagittarius/jupiter influenced people can speak different languages they dont even have to have sag mercury or mercury/jupiter in their charts,

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posted September 05, 2014 06:37 AM            

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Originally posted by Canadiangirl:
--Think it might be other aspects than these. I have many of these aspects (venus, mercury, sun in third house, gem ascendant, well aspected mercury) and learning other languages was never easy for me. Or maybe I'm weird

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posted September 05, 2014 02:09 PM            

saturn => structural thoughts, discipline

posted September 05, 2014 04:34 PM            

quote:

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Originally posted by sweet-scorpion:

I've actually found that people with Mercury-Saturn, Mercury-Mars, Mercury-Uranus and/or Moon in Gemini or Virgo are the ones more likely to find an interest in language

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I have Mercury conj. Saturn in H1. I posted earlier about other aspects... this makes sense.