The Face of the Word

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From July 2 to 12, Mercury crosses Cancer and creates there a rare emotional intelligence: the capacity to put words to inner currents, to name what others feel confusedly, to communicate with precision and gentleness simultaneously. These natives are translators of the soul — they bridge the world of emotions and the world of articulated thought.

Mercuriel in Cancer produces storytellers, therapists, and teachers who touch because they know how to link concept to sensation. But this combination can also generate a tendency toward excessive analysis of one's own emotions and those of others — rationalizing what simply needs to be felt. The mind intervenes too quickly sometimes, preventing the heart from experiencing things fully.

The Three of Cups represents three women raising their cups in communal celebration. For this Mercurian decan of Cancer, the card says that the truest communication is the one that celebrates the bond rather than the one that analyzes it. These natives find their fullest flourishing when they use their emotional intelligence in service of shared joy rather than solitary rumination.

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