Mercury in Punarvasu ~ Renewed mental energy

Mercury, the planet of communication, is in Punarvasu, across the signs of Gemini and Cancer, from June 16th to 25th 2025.

Punarvasu’s symbol of a Quiver of Arrows is associated with a long-distance vision, where Mercury sends your thought arrows towards their target. The Quiver is also symbolic of replenishment and home, so your mental focus is on providing security and peace, where you rest up and prepare for the future. You can chase a distant academic horizon, or else be satisfied with what you have and remain amiable and open.

A philosophical quality to your thinking sees the big picture while you find extra energy and new enthusiasm, and this transit brings out your writing, communication, and gift for sharing knowledge. The Shakti of this nakshatra, ‘To Acquire Wealth’, also plays to Mercury’s commercial skills, where you make contacts and show generosity, with the promise of an excellent return. You may have a long-term ambition, as you prepare to teach and perhaps become a guru figure in your own right.

Mercury moves into the Cancer portion of Punarvasu on June 22nd and creates greater emotional complexity in your thinking. You may also feel pressure to complete work at this point or be driven to find a solution to a personal problem. Punarvasu is ruled by Aditi, the boundless Vedic sky goddess, so as well as your search for business deals and abundance you look within for peace and security. This transit ends with the New Moon on June 25th, where you can meditate on a study direction and look forward to learning with new depth and inspiration.