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Mercury in the 5th house — a game of the mind, creativity with words and flirting

Mercury in the 5th house — in the sphere of pleasure and creativity: joy comes through words and play of the mind.

HouseFifth house — creativity, love, children
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What it means

You like puzzles, board games, quizzes, writing, witty messaging. Flirting is with words. With children you explain and learn well.

The flip side is that romances can live more in your head and in messages than in life; a thrill in arguing for the sake of arguing.

This isn't about you if games of the mind and word play bore you and flirting with words isn't your thing.

How to check it on yourself

Check it against your past — write your answer down before you look at the chart.

  1. If your Mercury is in the 5th house

    What should match. Recall your favorite pastimes. At least one out of three is puzzles, word games, quizzes, writing or witty messaging.

    When it’s not about you. Not one of these — this isn't about you.

Your sign and house of Mercury — in the free calculation: build my chart. How we check the rest — the site’s method.

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