Mercury in the signs - Leo

Money spinner

Mercury in Leo can be an excellent money maker, in particular if the Sun is also strong in the horoscope. This Mercury is not told what to think and at times can comes across as being a little self-righteous and determined to convince others that his point of view if the only one worth having.

However, someone with this placement goes through life wholeheartedly, mostly full of joy and determined to make his mark. Mercury in Leo only thinks big and when he speaks, he commands respect and attention. This Mercury uses conversation to express himself  - while others may sue their creativity or fashion sense to paint a pictures of themselves – this one does is through debates, discussions and by talking about his grand mission and vision.

Therefore, this in an excellent placement for a chairperson or any kind of public speaker who uses his intellect and natural ability to hold other people’s attention and pull the strings.  A person with this placement also tends to look for opportunities in conversions that allow him to perform – like actors on stage, he is in his element when he has an audience to entertain. Often, there is also a lot of warmth in the way people with this placement express themselves.

Canzoni Italiane

The opera singer Andrea Bocelli has his Mercury in Leo, together with Venus and Pluto. This combination of two of the planets that naturally rule speech, voice and language quite literally makes for a powerful voice and potentially even a dramatic way of self-expression.