Mercury Combust in Cancer ~ Think deeply about security

Mercury, the planet of thought and speech, is combusted by the life-giving Sun from Jul 24 to Aug 9th, 2025.

Combustion arises when Mercury is close to the Sun and burnt up in the solar glare, and you lose your power to communicate and think clearly. Mercury literally disappears in the sky, and symbolically leaves you with thoughts and opinions that are either not properly formed, or your voice feels unheard in discussion. Your overall communication can be confused, where you are obsessed with an idea to no good effect and lack the confidence to argue back.

Mercury is also retrograde through this transit, starting off close to the Sun in Cancer, before the two planets come together exactly on August 1st. This point brings the most powerful combustion, where a pressing issue dominates your thinking, or perhaps an overpowering personality makes you anxious and unsettled. In Cancer, you are preoccupied with security, emotional and financial, and you are also sensitive to atmospheres and people’s moods. You may want to impress somebody or feel that they have power over you, and it’s difficult to get perspective.

Your mentality is highly subjective and you may overthink every slightest problem and make it bigger than it really deserves to be. Talking to a trusted friend helps you separate facts from imagination, or you may get an expert view from a professional. This transit culminates with the Full Moon on August 9th, where you balance high emotions with rational thinking. In all, this transit favours careful negotiation and leaving yourself room to manoeuvre, where you are not caught out by a sudden change of events.