The world changed.

It wasn’t sudden. Change never is. It comes quietly. In small steps. First, we rode horses. Messages tied to saddles or tucked in the hand of a galloping man. Then came pigeons—white feathers flying across Warfield and borders, carrying small scraps of paper inked with hope or loss.

Later, men in uniform knocked on doors. Telegrams. Few words. Enough to bring tears. Then came envelopes. Letters that smelled of home. You waited for weeks. You held them in your hand, felt the weight of paper, the weight of someone else’s time. You opened them carefully. Words mattered.

Then the pace quickened.

Post offices. Couriers. A blue box by the corner street. You dropped your heart in it and waited. Slowly, the distance shrank. The world became smaller. And then—one day—you clicked a button, and your voice travelled.

Emails. Texts. Video calls. Social media. You type, and someone thousands of miles away hears you. Sees you. Answers back in less than a breath. No waiting. No wondering. Just noise. Continuous and bright.

This is where we are now. A world of fast words.

And at the heart of it all, if you ask an astrologer, it is Mercury.

Mercury is not a big planet. It’s not loud. But it matters. It rules communication—how we speak, think, write, trade, connect. If you’ve ever heard someone speak and couldn’t look away, felt drawn into their words like a tide, it’s Mercury in motion.

In astrology, when Mercury sits strong in a birth chart, the person thinks sharply. Speaks clearly. Moves with ideas that cut through noise. These are the people who say things once and you remember them for life.

Mercury moves fast. Faster than any other planet. Always close to the fire. It never wanders far. Never more than 28 degrees from the Sun in the sky. Which means, you’ll only see it during the stillness of twilight or the hush before dawn. Like all rare things, you must look closely to find it.

But when you do—it changes how you see the world.

It’s not just about talking. Mercury governs how you process life. It’s intellect. It’s reasoning. It’s that quiet moment when you’re struggling and a sudden thought light up the room. An idea that seems simple, yet you’ve never had it before. That’s Mercury whispering.

Many times, in our lives, we work hard but feel stuck. We try, we fail, we rise, we fall. And one day, something shifts. It’s not always loud. It’s not always dramatic. Just a quiet, strange idea that comes out of nowhere and changes the course. That’s Mercury’s gift.

Sometimes, the thoughts are even wilder. Unpredictable. Disruptive. Those often belong to Rahu or Uranus. They break things. Reshape society. Invent the future. But Mercury works differently. It improves the present. It sharpens what already exists. It takes the ordinary and gives it edge.

Mercury’s thoughts help you manage your day, fix a broken business, say the right thing in a room full of people. It gives you the tools to win today’s battles. And sometimes, that’s the kind of miracle you need.

Still, not everyone is blessed with a strong Mercury. Some speak, but their words fall flat. Some think, but they hesitate. Even the most educated struggle if Mercury is weak. They know what to do but can’t quite do it. Their nerves betray them. Their voice shakes. Their ideas wander.

But astrology doesn’t believe in permanence. Nothing is fixed. Everything can be worked on.

So how do you strengthen Mercury?

You return to the Earth. To the green. You breathe clean air. You surround yourself with silence and soil. Mercury is the planet of the nervous system, and the nervous system needs calm. Slow walks. Deep breaths. Thoughtful reading. Writing without noise. Being near plants. Loving Nature. These are more than poetic ideas—they are remedies. Ancient and powerful.

In the end, Mercury is not a god of thunder or war. It doesn’t roar. It doesn’t shake the ground. It just speaks—clearly, wisely, quietly. It’s the small voice in the storm that tells you what to do. The idea that saves your day. The line in the book that stays with you forever.

Strengthen Mercury and you strengthen yourself. You become better at speaking, thinking, deciding. And that can change everything.

Because words matter. Ideas matter. And Mercury is the keeper of both.

Thank you for staying with me through this reflection. If anything I said stayed with you, I’m grateful.

You can write to me for deeper astrological consultation. I do my best to respond, though sometimes it may take a few days. Life moves fast. But Mercury helps me listen.

Writer:

Mainak Majumdar

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