Mercury in Cancer gives imaginative, associative, and emotionally colored thinking. A person remembers not only the fact, but also the mood, intonation, place, smell, facial expression, family or personal context. Their memory is often selective: what touched the soul may be kept for years, while dry information without emotional connection quickly disappears. This mind is directed toward the past, roots, memories, family stories, and inner experiences.
The speech of Mercury in Cancer does not open immediately. In a close circle, the person may be very lively, subtle, soulful, with gentle humor and good intuition in communication. But in a cold or unsafe environment they close down, speak carefully, indirectly, sometimes capriciously. They are sensitive to other people's thoughts, catch subtext, and may understand the other person's mood before that person names it. This is a good placement for psychologists, writers, historians, teachers, family consultants, and people who work with memory and human stories.

