posted March 30, 2016 01:27 PM            

1. Planets are the moving bodies that generate the fundamental energies of astrology. They are always first in importance.

2. Signs are 30° segments of the sky that are fields of varying polarity (+/-) that are general modes of expression. A planet moves through a sign which colors its mode of expression while there.

Mercury is thought and communication. Pisces is mutable water expressing the principle of Jupiter-Rx or Neptune. Any trip through Pisces colors Mercury with idealism, symbolism, feeling, putting it into a less natural mode of expression (than Virgo or Gemini) for Mercury which relies on 'dictionary definitions' for understanding across generations and timelines where there is no body language or other indicators of emotive implication. Mercury in Pisces is highly literate in imagination and fantasy, the timeless, but less attuned to the language of here-and-now.

3. Houses are similar to signs in that they average 30° arc, but define areas of life. So your 3rd house relates to those areas of life identified often with Gemini, such as communication, writing, relations with siblings, cousins, etc. It is the first house of relationships, so siblings and similar relations, including some friendships can come into focus here.

A 3rd house ruled by Virgo can indicate being particular in communication, but it depends on what if any planets are there, etc. With Virgo's ruler Mercury in Pisces, the practicality is essentially removed, often for the abstract vs literal. Without planets in the 3rd house its sign has little significance until planets transit or progress there.

posted April 01, 2016 02:01 AM            

The other way of looking at it is viewing the house where Mercury is placed. Since that will be the area of life where you are likely to be curious and want to know as much as possible.

If in the 7th house for instance, it could suggest that you want to know as much as possible about your associates i.e business, friends, spouses, people you interact with daily etc.

This is even more so if Mercury is in Virgo/Gemini. But if in Pisces, it "dilutes" this curiosity a great deal towards a more "introverted" approach.

So once again, when taking the 7th House Mercury example, it could suggest that one tends to be shy in asking questions, tends to stare at others long before speaking to them, "rehearses" conversation in their head ,speaks softly or ambiguously when addressing others(even when one is sure that they are being "clear").

There could also be issues in expressing yourself or feeling misunderstood by those whom you associate with(7th).

In other cases, it could also suggest that one could have a sort of "telepathic" connection with those that they deal with daily; almost instinctively being able to tell what they are going to say/do at any given moment or time etc.