Moon Sextile Mercury: Clarity & Expression

What does a Moon-Mercury sextile mean? This aspect opens people and relationships up and allows them to express their emotions clearly and healthily. It connects the mind and the heart.

Emotional connections are easy when the Moon is sextile Mercury. People with this aspect in their charts tend to be more friendly. Couples with this aspect between them can connect on a deep emotional level with little trouble.

No aspect is perfect, but this one is generally smooth sailing. This aspect has positive, outgoing energy and is, for the most part, beautiful and easy-going.

Natal

You are emotionally open and communicative if you’ve got the Moon sextile Mercury in your Natal Chart. You likely don’t find sharing your feelings challenging, especially with your loved ones.

You don’t just share your feelings, either. You are someone that others can talk to about their feelings. You’ll listen with care and compassion and understand them even if they don’t always explain their feelings as well as you do.

The Moon-Mercury sextile is an excellent aspect if you want to go into any career that involves working with teams or something like counseling, where you can help others work through their emotions.

In a group, you might act as a mediator or motivator. You are likely in a good mood most of the time and can share that positive energy with others. Other people may find you inspiring and encouraging.

People with this sextile are typically emotionally intelligent. They know how to manage and express all their emotions, not just the positive ones. In the long run, that generally makes them happier and more content.

Someone with this aspect in their chart will likely be intelligent in other ways, especially if their Mercury is in a sign typically associated with intellect. They are not stuffy, overly rational, or focused on academics for the most part, though.

This sextile can also lead someone to be a poet or writer. Even if they don’t do that professionally, writing is probably their hobby. At the very least, they will typically journal to express their feelings.

Being around someone else with this aspect will likely feel good. It will be easy to connect with them deeply, even if you’re not the most emotionally open person.

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Transit

When the Moon is sextile Mercury during a transit, it will feel like emotional communication has opened up. Even if you’re usually more distant or closed off, this will be a time when you can easily communicate how you’re feeling.

When the Moon forms an aspect with Mercury in this way, connecting with others will feel easier and more freeing. If you’re someone who feels shame about your emotions or has trouble communicating them, you’ll suddenly feel like you can let them out.

You may be a better listener during this time as well. Others may sense the shift in your energy and want to open up to you more. When this happens, you’ll be able to handle their feelings and provide helpful insight.

You might feel a sense of unity with the people around you in a way you usually don’t. You might feel more connected to your coworkers, neighbors, and casual acquaintances. You may be more friendly or talkative with everyone.

This is a great time to have some discussions you’ve been putting off or to open up to the people around you. You’ll be able to handle more intense emotional discussions and likely feel a lot better afterward.

Writing may also be easier at this time. You might feel a sudden surge of creativity, even if you don’t usually do things like journal or write poetry. This might be an excellent time to pick up a new hobby or further develop an old one.

The nice thing about a Moon-Mercury sextile transit is that you will come out of it feeling calmer and more at peace. Even when this transit is no longer occurring, you will likely still feel its effects for a while.

Synastry

When the Moon is sextile Mercury in synastry, this typically means that a couple can easily talk about their feelings with one another.

The Moon partner and the Mercury partner have a balanced relationship when it comes to communication and expressing feelings.

Depending on the exact signs, the Moon partner might be a bit more sensitive, and the Mercury partner might be more chatty, but this is rarely an issue. The Mercury partner will encourage the Moon partner to open up. The Moon partner will feel comfortable doing so.

There are not many Moon sextile Mercury cons. This is a great aspect to have in a Synastry Chart. It is easy for each partner to be together because they make one another feel comfortable.

There are many Moon sextile Mercury pros, though. The rationality of Mercury works well with the sensitivity of the Moon when these two form a sextile in a chart.
If anything, this relationship can sometimes get too comfortable, which may bore some people. This couple can work through that, though.

The Moon partner will love listening to the Mercury partner, and the Mercury partner will respect the emotions of the Moon partner. If these two experience conflict, they can quickly resolve it because they’re comfortable enough to address their issues.

If the Moon partner in this relationship is more shy, the Mercury partner can help them to communicate more. They will want to hear their partner talk about their feelings and will encourage them to do so.

If the Mercury partner is a bit more cerebral, the Moon partner will bring out their emotional side. There will rarely be issues for these two when it comes to finding balance and discussing their relationship.

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Composite

When the Moon is sextile Mercury in a Composite Chart, this creates a relationship where communicating about emotions comes easily to both people in the couple.

In this relationship, there is an almost psychic bond between the partners. They tend to know what the other is thinking and feeling, even if they don’t voice their thoughts or feelings aloud.

This is typically a talkative couple. They always communicate with one another, whether sharing their thoughts and opinions about something or having deep, emotional discussions.

This couple feels genuinely happy when they are together. Talking comes easily to them, especially if they share specific interests already. If nothing else, they can always chat about their feelings or whatever happens to be on their minds at any given time.

This couple might seem like they have it all together since communicating about feelings can be a struggle in many relationships. They aren’t perfect, however. There can still be some downsides with a Moon-Mercury sextile.

Because certain things in this relationship are intuitive, it can be difficult when this couple encounters things that don’t come naturally to them. They also fall back on their intuitive understanding of one another’s feelings too much.

Communication might be a strong point in this relationship, but this couple can’t just assume that they always know how the other is feeling without asking. They have a certain level of intuition for what’s going on with the other, but it’s still good to check-in.

Overall, though, this is a positive aspect and creates a positive relationship. Each person in this couple will likely feel emotionally fulfilled. They will know they can always be open and honest about their feelings.

Solar Return

When the Moon is sextile Mercury during a solar return, this typically means you can expect some balancing of the heart and mind in the upcoming year.

The rational thoughts of Mercury and the sensitive emotions of the Moon will come together when they are sextile in a Solar Return Chart.

If you typically have a block between your mind and heart, it will be removed in the year following this solar return. You might find that you’re better able to communicate your feelings or rationalize your emotions better.

There is a better connection between your conscious and unconscious thoughts and feelings. If you usually have trouble putting words to your feelings or don’t quite know why you think or feel something, you may get some clarity.

If you already have a good balance between your thoughts and feelings, this year will be even more of a breeze for you. You might uncover some things you’ve been hiding or feel more connected to all parts of yourself.

You may feel more creative. The year following this solar return will be great for developing your writing skills or picking up another creative hobby. Poetry might flow more naturally from you, even if you’ve never written it before.

Your sense of self has changed a little bit throughout this year. That is not usually because you’ve actually changed. It is because you will become more aware of parts of yourself you’ve been shoving down.