Mercury in Ardra ~ Put contradictions into words

Mercury, the planet of thought and speech, enters Ardra nakshatra, in the sign of Gemini from June 9th to 16th 2025.

Ardra’s symbol of a Teardrop gives your thoughts a quality of light and shade, and a more emotional style of expression than is usual for airy, witty Gemini. Mercury is strong and analytical in this sign, but Ardra also gives you empathy for people’s experiences, and your ideas and conversation have a strong sentimental undertone. One minute you are completely clear and rational, the next overwhelmed with emotion, and the slightest trigger can tip your feelings over.

Ardra’s Shakti, or special power, for Effort, favors putting hours into your studies and you can carry out deep research where you combine academic knowledge and experience. June 9th and 10th bring Mercury together with adventurous Jupiter, which broadens your interests and may see a wise teacher enter into your life. Mercury also receives the influence of radical Rahu through this whole transit, which gives you a taste for unusual and taboo areas most people shy away from.

You break out of a set way of thinking, and your mind is colored by exotic ideas that challenge mainstream opinion. Ardra’s ruler, Rudra, symbolizes inner storms and psychic upheaval, and your changeable mentality can confuse some people. The intense Full Moon on June 11th brings up buried emotions that do not have a simple source or explanation, but you are comfortable with complexities. You are a student of human nature at this point and may spend time with a friend who knows that you understand their contradictions.