Mercury in Krittika ~ Cut to the heart of an idea

Mercury, the planet of communication and commerce, is in the nakshatra of Krittika across the signs of Aries and Taurus from May 21st to 28th 2025.

Krittika’s symbol of a Flame or a Razor is ruled by Agni, the Sacred Fire, and its energy gives you mental zest, passion and spontaneity. You put your plans through a period of fiery scrutiny where only the best and most profitable ideas remain. Sharp thinking is excellent for research and development, where you cut away external information and get to the heart of the matter. Insight comes from clearing away obstacles and trusting your intuition gives you an advantage in business, as well as psychology and divination.

Krittika’s Shakti, or special power, ‘To Burn’ suggests sharp, stinging words, but also a kind of mental purification where you get an important matter off your chest. A fiery statement or debate sees provocative words exchanged, and an issue comes out into the open. Mercury is ideal for letter-writing and campaigning or speaking up publicly for an idea you believe in. From May 23rd Mercury in the Taurus portion of this nakshatra gives your ideas practical form, and Krittika’s connection to digestive fire sees you absorbing information and ‘mind food’.

Be mindful of a stubborn attitude, however, and try to let others have their say. Mercury also combines closely with the New Moon in Taurus on May 27th, where keeping a clear mind helps you overcome an emotional moment and deeply subjective thinking. This is an excellent time to begin a new academic program or a media project for the month ahead and beyond.